February 7, 2012, Ukufunda

First Book of Kings 8:22 – 23, 27 – 30

8:22 Khona-ke uSolomoni wema phambi kwe-altare likaJehova, emehlweni enhlangano yakwa-Israyeli, futhi welulela izandla zakhe ngasezulwini.
8:23 Wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akakho uNkulunkulu onjengawe, ezulwini phezulu, nasemhlabeni phansi. Ugcina isivumelwano nomusa nezinceku zakho, abahamba phambi kwakho ngenhliziyo yabo yonke.
8:24 Ugcwalise, ngenceku yakho uDavide, ubaba wami, lokho owakusho kuye. Ngomlomo wakho, ukhulumile; nangezandla zakho, uqedile; lolu suku nje lufakazela.
8:25 Ngakho-ke manje, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, gcwalisa, ngenceku yakho uDavide, ubaba wami, lokho owakukhuluma kuye, ethi, ‘Akuyikuthathelwa ndoda phambi kwami, ongahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaIsrayeli, uma nje amadodana akho eyoqapha indlela yawo, ukuze bahambe phambi kwami, njengoba nje uhambe emehlweni ami.’
8:26 Futhi manje, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, qinisa amazwi akho, owakukhuluma encekwini yakho uDavide, ubaba wami.
8:27 Ingabe kunjalo, bese, ukuze kuqondwe ukuthi ngempela uNkulunkulu uzohlala emhlabeni? Ngokuba uma izulu, nezulu lamazulu, abakwazi ukukubamba, kakhulu kangakanani lendlu, engizakhileyo?
8:28 Nokho bheka ngomusa umkhuleko wenceku yakho nokunxusa kwayo, O Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wami. Lalela ihubo nomthandazo, inceku yakho ekhuleka kuyo phambi kwakho namuhla,
8:29 ukuze amehlo akho avuleke phezu kwalendlu, ubusuku nemini, phezu kwendlu owasho ngayo, ‘Igama lami liyoba lapho,’ ukuze ulalele umkhuleko inceku yakho ewuthandaza kuwe kule ndawo.
8:30 Ngakho kwangathi ungalalela ukunxusa kwenceku yakho nokwabantu bakho u-Israyeli, noma yini abazoyithandazela kule ndawo, kanjalo ungazilalela endaweni yakho yokuhlala ezulwini. Futhi uma ulalela, uzakuba lomusa.

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