1 AmaKhosi 8 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

1 Amakhosi 8 Umphongolo wesivumelwano walethwa eSiyoni

¹ USolomoni wabutha amalunga akwa-Israyeli, nazo zonke izinhloko zezizwe, izinhloko zezindlu zoyise zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, babuthane enkosini uSolomoni eJerusalema ukuba bakhiphe umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova emzini. KaDavide, eSiyoni.

² Bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli babuthana enkosini uSolomoni emkhosini ngenyanga ka-Ethanimi, eyinyanga yesikhombisa.

³ Eza onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli, abapristi bawuthwala umphongolo.

⁴ Bakhuphula umphongolo kaJehova, netende lokuhlangana, nazo zonke izinto ezingcwele ezazisetabernakele, kwenyusa abapristi namaLevi.

⁵ Inkosi uSolomoni nayo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli eyayibuthene kuyo babe nayo phambi komphongolo, benza imihlatshelo yezimvu nezinkomo ezingenakubalwa nezingenakubalwa ngenxa yobuningi.

⁶ Abapristi bawungenisa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova endaweni yawo endlini engaphakathi yendlu, eNgcwelengcwele, phansi kwamaphiko amakherubi.

⁷ Ngokuba amakherubi elulele amaphiko awo omabili phezu kwendawo yomphongolo, amakherubi asibekela umphongolo nezinti zawo ngaphezulu.

⁸ Zazizinde izinti, ukuze izihloko zezinti zibonakale endlini engcwele phambi kwendlu engaphakathi, zingabonakali ngaphandle; akhona kuze kube namuhla.

⁹ Kwakungekho lutho emphongolweni, kuphela izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe uMose azibeke khona eHorebe, lapho uJehova enza isivumelwano nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekuphumeni kwabo ezweni laseGibithe.

¹⁰ Kwathi lapho abapristi bephuma endlini engcwele, ifu lagcwalisa indlu kaJehova.

¹¹ Abapristi babengenakuma ukukhonza ngenxa yefu, ngokuba inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaJehova.

¹² USolomoni wasesithi: UJehova wathi uzahlala ebumnyameni.

¹³ Ngikwakhele nokukwakhela indlu yokuhlala, indawo yokuhlala yakho kuze kube phakade.

¹⁴ Inkosi yasiphendulela ubuso bayo, yabusisa lonke ibandla lika-Israyeli, inhlangano yonke yakwa-Israyeli yema.

¹⁵ Wathi: “Makatuswe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owakhuluma ngomlomo wakhe kuDavide ubaba, wakufeza ngesandla sakhe ngokuthi:

¹⁶ Kusukela osukwini engakhipha ngalo abantu bami u-Israyeli eGibithe, angikhethanga muzi kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukuba ngakhe indlu ukuba igama lami libe khona kuyo; kepha ngakhetha uDavide ukuba abe phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli.

¹⁷ Kwakukhona enhliziyweni kaDavide ubaba ukwakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli indlu.

¹⁸ UJehova wathi kuDavide ubaba: ‘Kusenhliziyweni yakho ukwakhela igama lami indlu, wenza kahle ngokuba kwakusenhliziyweni yakho lokho;

¹⁹ Kodwa wena akumelwe uyakhe indlu; kepha indodana yakho eyakuphuma okhalweni lwakho yiyona eyakwakhela igama lami indlu.

²⁰ UJehova waligcwalisa izwi lakhe alikhulumayo, ngase ngisuka ekamelweni likaDavide ubaba, ngahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli, njengalokho uJehova ethembisile, nangakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu indlu yakwa-Israyeli.

²¹ Ngamisela lapho indawo yomphongolo okukuyo isivumelwano sikaJehova asenza nawobaba lapho ebakhipha ezweni laseGibithe.

²² USolomoni wema phambi kwe-altare likaJehova phambi kwayo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli, welulela izandla zakhe ezulwini.

²³ Wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akakho uNkulunkulu onjengawe ezulwini naphansi emhlabeni, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa ezincekwini zakho ezihamba phambi kwakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yazo.

²⁴ Owagcina encekwini yakho, ubaba uDavide, lokho owakuthembisa kuyo; wakhuluma ngomlomo wakho, wakugcwalisa ngesandla sakho njengokuba kunjalo namuhla.

²⁵ Ngakho-ke, Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, gcina encekwini yakho, ubaba uDavide, lokho owakuthembisa kuye ngokuthi: ‘Akuyikuntula muntu emehlweni ami ukuba ahlale esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli; ukuze abantwana bakho babone indlela yabo, ukuthi bahambe phambi kwami, njengoba wahamba phambi kwami.

²⁶ Manje, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, maligcwaliseke izwi lakho owalikhuluma encekwini yakho, ubaba uDavide.

²⁷ Kodwa ingabe uNkulunkulu uzophila ngempela emhlabeni? bheka, izulu nezulu lamazulu alinakukwanela; kakhulu kangakanani le ndlu engiyakhileyo?

²⁸ Kepha lalela umkhuleko wenceku yakho nokunxusa kwayo, Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, ukuba uzwe ukukhala nomkhuleko inceku yakho ewukhulekayo phambi kwakho namuhla.

²⁹ Ukuze amehlo akho avuleke kule ndlu, ubusuku nemini, nendawo owasho ngayo ukuthi: ‘Igama lami liyakuba lapho, ukuze uzwe umkhuleko inceku yakho eyakuwenza kule ndawo.

³⁰ Kulalele ukunxusa kwenceku yakho nokwabantu bakho u-Israyeli lapho bekhuleka kule ndawo; ngikulalele usezulwini, endaweni yakho yokuhlala; futhi lapho usuzwile, uthethelele.

³¹ Uma umuntu ona kumakhelwane wakhe, athweswe isifungo sokumfungisa, bese kufika isifungo phambi kwe-altare lakho kule ndlu,

³² Yizwa-ke usezulwini, wenze, wahlulele izinceku zakho ngokulahla omubi, ubeke indlela yakhe phezu kwekhanda lakhe; nolungileyo, amnike njengokulunga kwakhe.

³³ Lapho abantu bakho u-Israyeli behlulwa phambi kwesitha, ngokuba bonile kuwe, baphendukela kuwe, balivume igama lakho, bakhuleke, bakuncenge kule ndlu,

³⁴ Yizwa usezulwini, uthethelele isono sabantu bakho u-Israyeli, ubabuyisele ezweni owalinika oyise.

³⁵ Uma izulu livalekile, imvula ingabi khona, ngokuba bonile kuwe; uma bekhuleka kule ndawo futhi bevuma igama lakho futhi bephenduka esonweni sabo uma ubacindezela;

³⁶ Yizwa usezulwini, uthethelele isono sezinceku zakho nesabantu bakho u-Israyeli ukuba ubafundise indlela enhle abamelwe ukuhamba ngayo, unise imvula ezweni lakho owalinika abantu bakho njengefa.

³⁷ Uma kukhona indlala ezweni, uma kukhona umashayabhuqe, izikhukhula, isikhutha, izinkumbi nezinkumbi; uma izitha zabo zibavimbezela ezweni lemizi yabo; noma yisiphi isifo, noma yisiphi isifo;

³⁸ Noma yimuphi umthandazo nokunxusa okungase kwenziwe yinoma ubani noma yibo bonke abantu bakho u-Israyeli abayokwazi, kube yilowo nalowo inhlupho yenhliziyo yakhe futhi belulele izandla zabo kule ndlu;

³⁹ Yizwa-ke usezulwini, lapho uhlala khona, uthethelele, wenze, unike yilowo nalowo njengezindlela zakhe owazi inhliziyo yakhe; (ngoba nguwe wedwa owazi izinhliziyo zabantwana babantu;)

⁴⁰ ukuze bakwesabe zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwabo ezweni owalinika obaba.

⁴¹ Kepha umfokazi ongesiye owabantu bakho u-Israyeli kepha ovela ezweni elikude ngenxa yegama lakho;

⁴² (Ngokuba bayakuzwa ngegama lakho elikhulu, nangesandla sakho esinamandla, nangengalo yakho eyeluliweyo) uma eza akhuleke ebheke kule ndlu;

⁴³ Yizwa wena ezulwini, endaweni yakho yokuhlala, wenze njengakho konke umfokazi akubiza ngakho, ukuze zonke izizwe zomhlaba zilazi igama lakho, zikwesabe njengabantu bakho u-Israyeli; ukuze bazi ukuthi iGama lakho libiziwe phezu kwalendlu engiyakhileyo.

⁴⁴ Uma abantu bakho bephuma ukulwa nesitha sabo, nomaphi lapho ubathuma, bakhuleke kuJehova bebheke emzini owukhethileyo, nasendlini engiyakhele igama lakho;

⁴⁵ Yizwa-ke ezulwini umkhuleko wabo nokunxusa kwabo, ubamela icala labo.

⁴⁶ Uma bona kuwe (ngokuba akukho muntu ongoni) bese ubathukuthelela, ubanikele esandleni sesitha, ukuze babathumbe babayise ezweni lesitha, elikude noma eliseduze;

⁴⁷ Kepha uma becabanga ezweni abathunjelwe kulo, bephenduka, bancenge kuwe ezweni lalabo ababebathumbile, bethi: Sonile, senza okubi, senzile ububi;

⁴⁸ babuyele kuwe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo ezweni lezitha zabo ezabathumbayo, bakhuleke kuwe ngendlela yezwe labo owalinika oyise, umuzi owawukhethayo, nendlu engiyakhele igama lakho;

⁴⁹ Yizwa umkhuleko wabo nokunxusa kwabo ezulwini, endaweni yakho yokuhlala, ubamele indaba yabo,

⁵⁰ Ubathethelele abantu bakho abonile kuwe, nazo zonke iziphambeko zabo abeqe ngazo kuwe, ubenzele umusa phambi kwalabo ababathumbile njengeziboshwa, ukuze babe nesihe kubo.

⁵¹ Ngokuba bangabantu bakho nefa lakho owalikhipha eGibithe, esithandweni sensimbi;

⁵² ukuze amehlo akho avuleke ekunxuseni kwenceku yakho nasekunxuseni kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli ukuba ubalalele kukho konke abakhala ngakho kuwe.

⁵³ Ngoba wena wabahlukanisa phakathi kwabantu bonke bomhlaba ukuze babe yilifa lakho, njengokukhuluma kwakho ngesandla sikaMozisi inceku yakho ekukhupheni kwakho obaba eGibhithe, Nkosi Jehova.

⁵⁴ Lapho uSolomoni eseqedile ukwenza wonke lowo mkhuleko nokunxusa kuJehova, wasukuma phambi kwe-altare likaJehova ngemva kokuguqa ngamadolo izandla zakhe zelulele ezulwini.

⁵⁵ Wasukuma, wabusisa lonke ibandla lika-Israyeli ngezwi elikhulu, wathi:

⁵⁶ Makabongwe uJehova owaphumuza abantu bakhe u-Israyeli njengakho konke akuthembisileyo; akwalahleka nelilodwa izwi kuzo zonke izithembiso zakhe ezinhle azikhulumayo ngesandla sikaMose inceku yakhe.

⁵⁷ UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu makabe nathi njengoba wayenabokhokho bethu; makangasishiyi futhi angasilahli.

⁵⁸ Ukuze athobise izinhliziyo zethu kuye, ukuze sihambe ezindleleni zakhe zonke, sigcine imiyalo yakhe, nezimiso zakhe, nezahlulelo zakhe ayala ngakho obaba.

⁵⁹ Lawa mazwi ami engawancenga ngawo phambi kukaJehova makabe seduze noJehova uNkulunkulu wethu imini nobusuku ukuba amise udaba lwenceku yakhe nodaba lwabantu bakhe u-Israyeli ngezikhathi zonke njengokusho kwezwi;

⁶⁰ ukuze bonke abantu bomhlaba bazi ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu, akakho omunye.

⁶¹ Inhliziyo yenu mayibe qotho kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukuba nihambe ngezimiso zakhe, nigcine imiyalo yakhe njenganamuhla.

⁶² Inkosi no-Israyeli wonke kanye nayo baletha umnikelo phambi kukaJehova.

⁶³ USolomoni waletha umnikelo wokubonga awuletha kuJehova, izinkomo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili. Inkosi nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayingcwelisa indlu kaJehova.

⁶⁴ Ngalolo suku inkosi yangcwelisa ingaphakathi legceke eliphambi kwendlu kaJehova; ngoba waletha lapho iminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo eyenziwa ngomlilo lamahwahwa eminikelo yokubonga, ngoba ilathi lethusi elaliphambi kweNKOSI lalilincane kakhulu ukuthi lingamukela iminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo eyenziwa ngomlilo lamahwahwa eminikelo yokubonga.

⁶⁵ USolomoni wenza idili ngaleso sikhathi, no-Israyeli wonke enaye, ibandla elikhulu, kusukela ekuyeni eHamati kuze kube semfuleni waseGibithe, phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, izinsuku eziyisikhombisa nezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, izinsuku eziyishumi nane.

⁶⁶ Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili wabamukisa abantu, bayibusisa inkosi, baya ematendeni abo, bejabula, bejabula ezinhliziyweni zabo ngakho konke okuhle uJehova akwenzile encekwini yakhe uDavide nakubantu bakhe u-Israyeli.