Sono SeNkhosi Davide

Ngesikhatsi Sawula sekafile, Davide waba yinkhosi. Abeneminyaka lengu-30 budzala. Ngemuva kweminyaka lembalwa, ngalobunye busuku eme etulu endlini yakhe, wabona umfati lomuhle. Lomfati bekunguBhatisheba futsi abengumfati wa-Uriya lobekalisotja. Davide watfumela kutsi kuletfwe Bhatisheba endlini yakhe. Waya naye ecasini futsi wakhulelwa. Davide wetama kusifihla sono sakhe. Watjela umholi wemphi kutsi abobeka Uriya embili bese lalamanye emasotja ayakwesha kuye. Uriya wabulawa emphini wase Davide ushada naBhatisheba.

Jehova watibona tonkhe letintfo letimbi Davide latenta. Wenta njani? Watfumela umphrofethi Nathani kuDavide. Nathani watsi: ‘Indvodza lenjingile beyinetimvu letinyenti, kodvwa lelephuyile beyinelizinyane lemvu lebeyilitsandza kakhulu. Lendvodza lebeyinjingile yayitsatsa lemvu yalendvodza lephuyile lekuphela kwayo.’ Davide watfukutsela wase utsi: ‘Lendvodza lenjingile kufanele ife noma kanjani!’ Nathani watsi kuDavide: ‘Nguwe lendvodza lenjingile!’ Davide weva buhlungu kakhulu wase uvuma liphutsa lakhe kuNathani watsi: “Ngonile kuJehova.” Lesono saba nemiphumela lebuhlungu kuDavide nemndeni wakhe. Jehova wamjezisa Davide kodvwa akazange ambhubhise ngobe abetsembekile futsi atfobekile.

Davide abefuna kwakhela Jehova lithempeli kodvwa Jehova wakhetsa indvodzana yakhe Solomoni kutsi ilakhe. Davide wacala kufunela Solomoni tintfo tekulakha wase utsi: ‘Lithempeli laJehova kufanele libe lihle kakhulu. Solomoni usemncane kodvwa ngitamsita sente emalungiselelo ekulakha.’ Davide wanikela ngemali yakhe lenyenti kute kwakhiwe lelithempeli. Wafuna nebantfu labakwati kahle kwakha. Wafuna ligolide nelisiliva wase utsenga nemisedari eThire naseSidoni. Nasekatawufa, Davide watjela Solomoni kutsi kufanele alakhe njani lelithempeli. Watsi kuye: ‘Jehova utse angikubhalele letintfo phansi. Jehova utakusita. Ungesabi, cina ube nesibindzi wente lomsebenti.’