2 Samuweli 7:1-17

Kwathi inkosi ihlezi endlini yayo, uJehova wayinika ukuphumula ezitheni zayo zonke; Inkosi yathi kuNathani umprofethi: “Bheka, mina ngihlala endlini yokhuni lomsedari, kepha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uhlala ngaphakathi kwezilenge. UNathani wasesithi enkosini: Hamba wenze konke okusenhliziyweni yakho; ngoba iNkosi ilawe. Kwathi ngalobo busuku izwi likaJehova lafika kuNathani, lathi: Hamba utshele inceku yami uDavida ukuthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Wena uzakungakhela indlu yokuhlala? Angihlalanga endlini kusukela osukwini engakhuphula ngalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eGibithe kuze kube namuhla, kepha ngahamba etendeni nasetabernakele. Ezindaweni zonke engangihamba kuzo kanye nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngakhuluma izwi kunoma yisiphi isizwe sakwa-Israyeli engabayala ukuba seluse abantu bami u-Israyeli, ngathi: “Kungani ningangakheli na? indlu yemisedari? Ngalokho wothi encekwini yami uDavide: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Ngakuthatha esibayeni sezimvu, ulandela izimvu, ukuba ube ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. Nganginawe nomaphi lapho uya khona, ngachitha zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho, ngakwenzela igama elikhulu njengegama labakhulu emhlabeni. Ngizabamisela indawo abantu bami u-Israyeli, ngibatshale, ukuze bahlale endaweni yabo, bangabe besaxega; abantwana bobubi abasayikubacindezela njengakuqala; Kusukela kulesosikhathi engalaya ngaso ukuthi babe ngabahluleli phezu kwabantu bami uIsrayeli, nganiphumuza kuzo zonke izitha zakho. UJehova futhi uyakutshela ukuthi uzokwenzela indlu. Kuyakuthi lapho izinsuku zakho sezigcwalisekile, usulala koyihlo, ngiyakuvusa inzalo yakho emva kwakho, eyakuphuma ezibilinini zakho, ngiqinise umbuso wayo. Nguye ozakwakhela ibizo lami indlu, njalo ngizaqinisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakhe kuze kube nininini. Mina ngizakuba nguyise, yona ibe yindodana yami. Uma enza okubi, ngiyakumshaya ngenduku yabantu nangemivimbo yamadodana abantu; Kepha umusa wami awuyikusuka kuye, njengalokho ngawususa kuSawule, engawususa phambi kwakho. Indlu yakho nombuso wakho kuyakuma phambi kwakho kuze kube phakade; isihlalo sakho sobukhosi sizaqiniswa kuze kube nininini. Njengawo wonke lawa mazwi nangawo wonke lowo mbono, kanjalo uNathani wakhuluma kuDavide.