Disemba 24, 2011, Ukufunda

The Second Book of Samuel 7: 1-5, 8-12, 14, 16

7:1 Manje kwenzeka lokho, lapho inkosi isihlezi endlini yayo, uJehova wamnika ukuphumula kuzo zonke izitha zakhe,
7:2 wathi kumprofethi uNathani, “Awuboni yini ukuthi ngihlala endlini yemisedari?, nokuthi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ubekwe phakathi kwezikhumba zetende?”
7:3 UNathani wasesithi enkosini: “Hamba, yenza konke okusenhliziyweni yakho. Ngokuba uJehova unawe.”
7:4 Kodwa kwenzeka ngalobo busuku, bheka, izwi likaJehova lafika kuNathani, ethi:
7:8 Futhi manje, uyakusho kanjalo encekwini yami uDavide: ‘Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti: Ngakuthatha emadlelweni, ekulandeleni izimvu, ukuze ube ngumkhokheli phezu kwabantu bami uIsrayeli.
7:9 Futhi benginawe yonke indawo lapho uhamba khona. Futhi ngizibulele zonke izitha zakho phambi kobuso bakho. Futhi ngikwenzele igama elikhulu, ngaphandle kwegama labakhulu abasemhlabeni.
7:10 Futhi ngizomisela indawo abantu bami u-Israyeli, ngiyakubatshala, njalo bazahlala khona, futhi abasayikuphazanyiswa. Futhi amadodana obubi ngeke aqhubeke ebahlupha njengakuqala,
7:11 kusukela osukwini engabeka ngalo abahluleli phezu kwabantu bami uIsrayeli. Futhi ngiyokunika ukuphumula kuzo zonke izitha zakho. Futhi uJehova uyabikezela kini ukuthi uJehova ngokwakhe uyokwakhela indlu.
7:12 Futhi lapho izinsuku zakho ziyobe sezigcwalisekile, uzolala koyihlo, ngiyakuvusa inzalo yakho emva kwakho, ozophuma okhalweni lwakho, ngizawuqinisa umbuso wakhe.
7:14 ngizoba ubaba kuye, futhi uyakuba yindodana kimi. Futhi uma enza noma yimuphi ububi, ngizamqondisa ngentonga yabantu langemivimbo yamadodana abantu.
7:16 Futhi indlu yakho iyothembeka, umbuso wakho uyakuba phambi kobuso bakho, kuze kube phakade, futhi isihlalo sakho sobukhosi siyohlala silondekile.’”