“INkosi uDavide,” Izindaba zeTestamente eliDala (2022)
“INkosi uDavide,” Izindaba zeTestamente eliDala
1 Samuweli 18–19; 31; 2 Samuweli 1; 5; 11–12
INkosi uDavide
Imizabalazo yenkosi
Inkosi uSawulu, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, yayihlabeke umxhwele ngokunqoba uGoliyati kukaDavide. USawulu wenza uDavide umholi wamabutho akhe.
UDavide wayeyithanda iNkosi, futhi wayehlezi efuna ukwenza lokho okwakukuhle. Abantu bakwa-Israyeli babemthanda uDavide.
USawulu wagcwala umona, wazama ukubulala uDavide Kodwa uDavide wayelandela iNkosi, futhi iNkosi yamvikela kuSawulu.
Abakwa-Israyeli balwa izimpi eziningi. Ngelinye ilanga uSawulu namadodana akhe bafela empini. UDavide wayebathanda futhi wazizwa edangele ukuzwa ngokufa kwabo. Manje abakwa-Israyeli babedinga inkosi entsha. INkosi yakhetha uDavide ukuba abe yinkosi. Abantu babejabulile.
1 Samuweli 31:2–6; 2 Samuweli 1:11–12; 5:1–5
INkosi yambusisa uDavide futhi yamhola. Ngosizo lweNkosi, ibutho likaDavide lanqoba izitha zalo.
Langa limbe ngesikhathi uDavide kwakufanele aye khona empini, wahlala ekhaya. Wabona intokazi enhle. Igama layo kwakunguBati Sheba, futhi uDavide wayefuna ukuyishada. Kodwa yayisishade u-Uriya, isosha ebuthweni likaDavide.
UDavide wayefuna ukushada uBati Sheba, ngakho-ke wayisa umyeni wakhe u-Uriya empini eyingozi khona u-Uriya ayezobulawa.
Maduzane uDavide wezwa ukuthi u-Uriya ufile empini. UDavide wathumela izisebenzi zakhe ukuba zilethe uBati Sheba emzini wakhe, futhi wamushada.
Kodwa iNkosi yayingejabule ngalokhu okwenziwe uDavide. INkosi yathumela uNathani, umphrofethi, ukutshela uDavide ukuthi isono sakhe sasinzima kanjani. UDavide wazizwa edangele ngalokhu ayekwenzile ku-Uriya nakuBati Sheba. Wakhuleka wazila nokudla ukuze axolelwe yiNkosi.