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1 Chronicles 13

Ukubuyiselwa Kwebhokisi Lesivumelwano

1 UDavida wacebisana lezikhulu zakhe zonke, abalawuli bezinkulungwane labalawuli bamakhulu. 2 Wasesithi kuwo wonke umbuthano wako-Israyeli: “Nxa likubona kulungile njalo nxa kuyintando kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, asithumeleni ilizwi eduze lakhatshana kubo bonke abafowethu kuwo wonke amazwe ako-Israyeli, kanye lakubaphristi labaLevi abalabo khonale emadolobheni abo lasemadlelweni abo, sibanxusa ukuthi beze bazohlanganyela kanye lathi. 3 Asibuyiseni ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wethu kithi, ngoba asizange sibuze kulo ngesikhathi sokubusa kukaSawuli.”

4 Bonke ababebuthene bavumelana ukukwenza lokho, ngoba bonke abantu bakubona kufanele ukukwenza lokho.

5 Ngakho uDavida wahlanganisa ama-Israyeli wonke, kusukela eMfuleni uShihori eGibhithe kusiya eLebho Hamathi, ukuyathatha ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu eKhiriyathi Jeyarimi. 6 UDavida labo bonke abako-Israyeli ababelaye baya eBhahala yakoJuda (iKhiriyathi Jeyarimi) ukuthi baye khonale bayebuya lebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu, osesihlalweni sobukhosi ephahlwe ngamaKherubhi – ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova elibizwa ngaleloBizo.

7 Balisusa ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu endlini ka-Abhinadabi ngenqola entsha, eyayiqondiswa ngu-Uza lo-Ahiyo. 8 UDavida labo bonke abako-Israyeli babejabula bezithokozisa ngamandla abo wonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ngezingoma betshaya lamachacho, lezingungu, lezigubhu, lamacilongo.

9 Bathi befika esizeni sokubhulela eKhidoni, u-Uza welula isandla sakhe ezama ukuzinzisa ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova, ngoba inkabi zazikhubekile. 10 Ulaka lukaJehova lwavutha ku-Uza, wamtshaya wafa ngoba wayebeke isandla sakhe phezu kwebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova. Ngakho wahle wafa khonapho phambi kukaJehova.

11 Ngakho uDavida wathukuthela ngoba ulaka lukaJehova lwavutha ku-Uza, kuze kube lalamuhla indawo leyo ibizwa ngokuthi Pherezi Uza.

12 UDavida wamesaba uNkulunkulu ngalolosuku waze wabuza wathi: “Pho ngingaliletha njani kimi ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu?” 13 Kasazange alithathe ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova ukuze libe ngakuye eMzini kaDavida. Kodwa-ke walisa eceleni endlini ka-Obhedi-Edomi umGithi. 14 Ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu lahlala kwabendlu ka-Obhedi-Edomi endlini yakhe okwezinyanga ezintathu, yikho uJehova wabusisa indlu yakhe lakho konke okwakungokwakhe.