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1 UDavida esehlezi esigodlweni sakhe wasesithi kuNathani umphrofethi, “Uyabona, mina ngihlezi esigodlweni esakhiwa ngomsedari, kodwa ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo lingaphansi kwethente.”
Afei, ɛberɛ a Dawid nyaa atenaseɛ wɔ nʼahemfie hɔ no, ɔka kyerɛɛ odiyifoɔ Natan sɛ, “Me deɛ manya ahemfie a wɔde ntweneduro asi no fɛfɛ mu atena, nanso Awurade Apam Adaka no deɛ, ɛhyɛ ntomadan mu.”
2 UNathani wathi kuDavida, “Konke okusengqondweni yakho, kwenze, ngoba uNkulunkulu ulawe.”
Natan buaa sɛ, “Deɛ ɛwɔ wʼadwene mu a wopɛ sɛ woyɛ no, kɔ so na Onyankopɔn ka wo ho.”
3 Ngalobobusuku ilizwi likaNkulunkulu leza kuNathani, lisithi:
Saa anadwo no ara, Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Natan sɛ,
4 “Hamba uyetshela inceku yami uDavida uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo: Ayisuwe ozangakhela indlu yokuhlala kuyo.
“Kɔka kyerɛ me ɔsomfoɔ Dawid sɛ, ‘Sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie: ɛnyɛ wo na ɛsɛ sɛ wosi asɔredan ma me tena mu.
5 Angikahlali endlini kusukela mhla ngakhulula abako-Israyeli eGibhithe kuze kube lamuhla. Sengibhode ngisuka kulelithente ngaya kuleliyana, ngisuka endaweni ethile yokuhlala ngisiya kweyinye.
Ɛfiri ɛberɛ a mede Israelfoɔ firii Misraim bɛsi ɛnnɛ, mentenaa asɔredan mu da. Daa, mete ntomadan mu na wɔde di atutena.
6 Konke lapho engihambe khona labako-Israyeli, kambe kukhona lapho engike ngathi kubakhokheli babo engabalaya ukuthi beluse abantu bami, “Kungani lingangakhelanga indlu yemisedari na?”’
Na mannwiinwii ankyerɛ Israel ntuanofoɔ no a wɔyɛ me nkurɔfoɔ nnwanhwɛfoɔ no da. Memmisaa wɔn da sɛ: “Adɛn enti na momfaa ntweneduro nsii efie mmaa me da?”’
7 Ngakho tshela inceku yami uDavida ukuthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo uSomandla: Ngakuthatha emadlelweni ekweluseni izimvu, ukuze ube ngumbusi wabantu bami abako-Israyeli.
“Afei, kɔka kyerɛ me ɔsomfoɔ Dawid sɛ, ‘Sɛdeɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ nie: Meyii wo sɛ di me nkurɔfoɔ Israelfoɔ anim wɔ ɛberɛ a na woyɛ abarimaa dwanhwɛfoɔ a worehwɛ wo nnwan wɔ adidibea.
8 Ngibe ngilawe lapho obuhamba khona, ngizinqobile zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho. Ngalokho ibizo lakho ngizalenza libe lodumo olufana lamabizo amadoda adume kakhulu emhlabeni.
Baabiara a wokɔeɛ no, mekaa wo ho. Na masɛe wʼatamfoɔ nyinaa. Na mɛma wɔagye edin wɔ asase yi nyinaa so.
9 Njalo ngizalungisela abantu bami bako-Israyeli indawo engeyabo ngibafake khona labo babe lekhaya labo lapho abangayikuhlutshwa khona. Abantu abagangileyo abasayikubancindezela futhi, njengalokhu abakwenza kuqala
Mama me nkurɔfoɔ Israelfoɔ no baabi a wɔbɛtena afebɔɔ. Beaeɛ bi a ɛwɔ banbɔ a obiara renha wɔn. Ɛhɔ bɛyɛ wɔn ankasa asase a aman amumuyɛfoɔ renhyɛ wɔn so, sɛdeɛ wɔyɛɛ wɔ ɛberɛ bi a atwam no,
10 lalokhu asebephikelele ukukwenza kusukela esikhathini engamisa ngaso abakhokheli ebantwini bami u-Israyeli. Ngizazinqoba zonke izitha zakho. Ngiyaqinisa kuwe ukuthi uThixo uzakwakhela indlu:
firi ɛberɛ a meyii atemmufoɔ sɛ wɔnni me nkurɔfoɔ so no. Na mɛka wʼatamfoɔ nyinaa ahyɛ. “‘Na merepae mu aka sɛ, Awurade bɛsi efie ama wo, ahennie nnidisoɔ.
11 Kuzakuthi nxa insuku zakho seziphelile ususiya kubokhokho bakho, ngizakwenza inzalo yakho ithathe isikhundla sakho, omunye wamadodana akho, njalo ngizawuqinisa umbuso wakhe.
Na sɛ wowu a, mɛma wo mmammarima no mu baako so, na mama nʼahennie ayɛ den.
12 Lowo nguye ozangakhela indlu yami, ngakho ngizamisa isihlalo sombuso wakhe kuze kube nininini.
Ɔno ne obi a ɔbɛsi efie a ɛyɛ asɔredan no ama me. Na mɛtim nʼahennwa ase afebɔɔ.
13 Ngizakuba nguyise, yena abe yindodana yami. Angiyikususa uthando lwami kuye, njengalokhu engakwenza kulowo owakwandulelayo.
Mɛyɛ nʼagya na ɔbɛyɛ me ba. Merenyi me dɔ a ɛnsa da no mfiri ne so, sɛdeɛ meyi firii Saulo a wodii nʼadeɛ so no.
14 Ngizambeka yena endlini yami lasembusweni wami kuze kube nininini, lombuso wakhe uzakuma kokuphela.’”
Mɛma nʼase atim wɔ mʼahennie nnidisoɔ ne mʼaheman mu ɛberɛ nyinaa mu, na nʼahennwa no bɛtena hɔ daa.’”
15 UNathani wabikela uDavida amazwi wonke esambulelo.
Enti, Natan sane kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn kɔkaa saa adiyisɛm yi nyinaa kyerɛɛ no.
16 Ngakho inkosi uDavida wangena wahlala phambi kukaThixo, wasesithi, “Ngingubani mina, awu Thixo Nkulunkulu wami, bayini abendlu yami, lokho okwenze waze wangibeka kulesi isimo?
Afei, ɔhene Dawid kɔtenaa Awurade anim bɔɔ mpaeɛ sɛ, “Me ne hwan, Ao Awurade Onyankopɔn, na mʼabusua yɛ abusua bɛn a enti wode me abɛduru saa tebea yi mu?
17 Kanti njalonje lakho kubuye kukhanye kungathi kakwenelanga emehlweni akho, Oh Nkulunkulu, usukhulume ngelizayo ngendlu yenceku yakho. Ungiphethe Nkulunkulu wami, awu Thixo Nkulunkulu wami, kungathi ngingomunye wabaphakemeyo kakhulu.
Na seesei, Awurade, yei nyinaa akyi no, woka sɛ wobɛma me ahennie nnidisoɔ afebɔɔ. Wokasa me ho te sɛ obi a meyɛ ɔkɛseɛ pa ara, Ao Awurade Onyankopɔn!
18 Kambe kuyini okunye uDavida angakutsho kuwe ngokuhlonipha okwenze encekwini yakho? Ngoba wena uyayazi inceku yakho,
“Ɛdeɛn na menka bio mfa ɛkwan a woafa so ahyɛ me animuonyam yi ho? Wonim sɛdeɛ wʼakoa teɛ ankasa.
19 Oh Thixo. Ngenxa yenceku yakho, njalo langentando yakho, uyenzile into le enkulu, waziveza obala lezizithembiso ezinkulu kangaka.
Ao Awurade, me enti ne wo pɛ mu enti, woayɛ saa nneɛma akɛseɛ yi nyinaa, na woada no adi.
20 Kakho ofanana lawe, Oh Thixo, njalo kakho omunye uNkulunkulu kodwa nguwe kuphela, njengoba sesizwile ngezethu indlebe.
“Ao Awurade, obiara nni hɔ a ɔte sɛ wo. Onyame foforɔ bi nni hɔ! Yɛntee da mpo sɛ onyame foforɔ bi wɔ hɔ te sɛ wo!
21 Njalo ngubani ongafanana labantu bakho bako-Israyeli esiyiso sodwa isizwe emhlabeni esiloNkulunkulu owayazikhululela abantu, lokuzenzela ibizo, lokwenza imimangaliso enzima ngokuxotsha izizwe phambi kwabantu bakho, owabakhulula eGibhithe?
Ɔman foforɔ bɛn na ɛwɔ asase so a, ɛte sɛ Israel? Ɔman foforɔ bɛn, Ao Onyankopɔn, na woayi no afiri nkoasom mu de wɔn abɛyɛ wʼankasa wo nkurɔfoɔ? Ɛberɛ a wogyee wo nkurɔfoɔ firii Misraim no, wode gyee edin. Wonam nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a ɛyɛ ahodwirie so pamoo aman a wɔayɛ akwansideɛ ama wɔn.
22 Wabenza abantu bakho u-Israyeli baba ngabantu bakho kuze kube nini lanini, njalo wena, Thixo, usunguNkulunkulu wabo.
Woyii Israel sɛ wɔmmɛyɛ wo nkurɔfoɔ afebɔɔ, na wo, Ao Awurade, woabɛyɛ wɔn Onyankopɔn.
23 Lakhathesi, Thixo akuthi lesosithembiso owasenza encekwini yakho labendlu yayo sigcwaliseke kuze kube nininini. Yenza njengokuthembisa kwakho,
“Ao Awurade, afei di ɛbɔ a wohyɛ faa wʼakoa ne ne mʼabusuafoɔ ho no so. Ma ɛnyɛ bɔhyɛ a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa.
24 kuze kubonakale ukuthi ibizo lakho lizaphakanyiswa kuze kube nininini. Ngakho abantu bazakuthi, ‘UThixo uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngoka-Israyeli uNkulunkulu!’ Kuthi indlu yenceku yakho imiswe phambi kwakho.
Wo din ase ntim, na wɔnhyɛ no animuonyam afebɔɔ sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a ewiase nyinaa bɛka sɛ, ‘Awurade Otumfoɔ yɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ Israel!’ Na ma wo ɔsomfoɔ Dawid ahennie nnidisoɔ no ase ntim wɔ wʼanim.
25 Wena Nkulunkulu wami ukuveze obala encekwini yakho ukuthi uzayakhela indlu. Ngalokho inceku yakho isithole isibindi sokukhuleka kuwe.
“Ao me Onyankopɔn, masi me bo abɔ saa mpaeɛ yi, ɛfiri sɛ, woada no adi sɛ wobɛsi fie ama me, mʼahennie nnidisoɔ a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa.
26 Oh Thixo, unguNkulunkulu wena! Usuthembise lezizinto ezinhle encekwini yakho.
Ɛfiri sɛ, woyɛ Onyankopɔn, Ao Awurade. Na me, wo ɔsomfoɔ, woahyɛ me nneɛma pa yi ho bɔ.
27 Ngakho kukuthokozisile ukubusisa indlu yenceku yakho, ukuthi ibe khona phambi kwakho kuze kube nininini ebusweni bakho; ngoba wena, Oh Thixo, uyibusisile, njalo izabusiswa nini lanini.”
Na afei, asɔ wʼani sɛ wobɛhyira me ne mʼabusuafoɔ, sɛdeɛ yɛn ahennie nnidisoɔ bɛkɔ so afebɔɔ wɔ wʼanim. Na sɛ wohyira a, Ao Awurade, ɛyɛ nhyira a ɛtena hɔ daa nyinaa!”
