Christian Bible Discipleship

2 Samuel 7:16

Indlu yakho nombuso wakho kuyakuqiniswa njalo phambi kwakho; isihlalo sakho sobukhosi siyakumiswa kuze kube phakade.’ ”

2 Samuel 9:1

UDavide wathi: “Usekhona yini osele endlini kaSawule ukuba ngimenzele umusa ngenxa kaJonathani na?”

Isehlo esenzeka engadini yase Getsemane,sisho ukugcwaliswa kabuhlungu komusa.It is the final moment in which God fulfilled His promise of Grace to mankind.

Insimu yaseGetsemane, indawo egama layo ngokwezwi lisho “isikhamo samafutha,”Insimi yase Getsemane ikwi ” slope” se Ntaba Yeminqumo in the East of Jerusalem. Insimu yezihlahla zomnqumo zasendulo isekhona nanamuhla. UJesu wayevame ukuya eGetsemane nabafundi bakhe ukuyothandaza,kwaze kwafika lapho ekhashelwa khona ngomunye wabafundi bakhe.

John 18:2

NoJuda owamkhaphelayo wayeyazi leyo ndawo, ngokuba uJesu wayevama ukuhlangana khona nabafundi bakhe.

ETestamenteni Elidala, iNtaba Yeminqumo kukhulunywa ngayo kanye maqondana neNkosi uDavide. Lapho indodana kaDavide u-Absalomu ithatha iJerusalema, uDavide nabalandeli bakhe abathembekile babaleka emzini ngomzila wasempumalanga: “UDavide wakhuphuka eNtabeni Yeminqumo, ehamba ekhala; ikhanda lakhe lalimboziwe futhi wayengafakile izicathulo. Bonke abantu ababenaye bagubuzela amakhanda abo futhi bekhuphuka bekhala”

2 Samuel 15:30

UDavide wenyuka ngommango weNtaba Yeminqumo, enyuka ekhala, egubuzele ikhanda, engenazicathulo; bonke abantu ababenaye bagubuzela, kwabayilowo nalowo ikhanda lakhe, benyuka, benyuka bekhala.

Kamuva, iNkosi uSolomoni yasebenzisa iNtaba Yeminqumo ekukhulekeleni izithombe: “Egqumeni elisempumalanga yeJerusalema, uSolomoni wakhela uKemoshi isinengiso sakwaMowabi indawo ephakemeyo, noMoleki isinengiso sabantwana bakwa-Amoni.”

1 Kings 11:7

USolomoni wakhela uKemoshi isinengiso sakwaMowabi indawo ephakemeyo entabeni engaphambi kweJerusalema, noMoloki isinengiso sabantwana bakwa-Amoni.

INkosi uSolomoni yasebenzisa iNtaba Yeminqumo lapho ikhulekela khona izithombe. Komunye wemibono kaHezekeli, umprofethi ubona inkazimulo yeNkosi isuka eJerusalema futhi izophumula “phezu kwentaba esempumalanga yalo”

Hezekeli 11:23

Inkazimulo kaJehova yakhuphuka phakathi komuzi, yema entabeni engasempumalanga komuzi.

UJesu wavakashela kaningi eNtabeni Yeminqumo

Luke 21:37 – 38

Njalo wayefundisa ethempelini emini, kepha kusihlwa wayephuma ayokulala entabeni ethiwa eyemiNqumo. Ekuseni abantu bonke beza kuye ethempelini ukumuzwa.

Eqinisweni, “kwakuyinto evamile” ukuba aye lapho lapho eseduzane neJerusalema

Luka 22:39

Wayesephuma, waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo njengomkhuba wakhe, nabafundi bakhe bamlandela.

Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho uJesu evakashela uLazaru noMariya noMarta, WayeseNtabeni Yeminqumo, ngoba idolobhana labo laseBethaniya lalisengase mpumalanga yase Jerusalem. Umgwaqo osuka eBethaniya uya eJerusalema wawuphezu kweMinqumo.

IBhayibheli lilandisa ngokuvakashela kukaJesu eNtabeni Yeminqumo izikhathi ezintathu ngesonto lokugcina lokuphila Kwakhe kwasemhlabeni, futhi isikhathi ngasinye kwenzeka okuthile okubalulekile. Ukuvakasha kokuqala yilokho esikubiza ngokuthi ukungena kokunqoba. Imbongolo uJesu ayigibela ngalolo suku yatholakala endaweni yaseBethaniya naseBetfage, empumalanga yeNtaba Yeminqumo 

Luka 19:29–30 

Kwathi esondele eBetfage naseBethaniya ngasentabeni ethiwa eYeminqumo, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, ethi: “Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani, nothi ukuba ningene kuwo, nizakufumana ithole lembongolo likhulekiwe, okungazange kuhlale muntu kulo; lithukululeni, nililethe.

Khona-ke, “lapho esondela endaweni lapho umgwaqo owehla khona eNtabeni Yeminqumo, sonke isixuku sabafundi saqala ukudumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu ngokujabula ngazo zonke izimangaliso esasizibonile”

Luke 19: 37 

Esesondela ekwehleleni kweNtaba Yeminqumo, isixuku sonke sabafundi saqala ukuthokoza nokumdumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu ngemisebenzi yonke yamandla esiyibonileyo,

EseseNtabeni Yeminqumo, uJesu wabuka indawo ephambi Kwakhe, walilela idolobha, futhi wakhipha isahlulelo ngokumelene nalo 

Luke 19:41–44

Kwathi esondela, ewubona umuzi, wawukhalela. Wathi: “Sengathi nga wazi nawe ngalolu suku okokuthula. Kepha kalokhu kufihlakele emehlweni akho. Ngokuba uyakufikelwa yizinsuku, lapho izitha ziyakukukaka ngodonga lwempi, zikuhaqe, zikuvimbezele nxazonke, zikuwise phansi, wena nabantwana abakuwe, zingashiyi itshe phezu kwetshe phakathi kwakho, ngokuba ungasazanga isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwakho.”

Ukuhambela kukaJesu kwesibili kwakuwukunikeza lokho osekwaziwa ngokuthi Inkulumo Yeminqumo, elotshwe 

ku Matthew 24:1—25

Okuqukethwe Inkulumo Yeminqumo impendulo kaJesu embuzweni wabafundi Bakhe “Ziyokwenzeka nini lezi zinto, futhi siyoba yini isibonakaliso sokuza kwakho nesokuphela kwenkathi?” 

Matthew 24:3

Esahlezi eNtabeni Yeminqumo, abafundi beza kuye bebodwa, bathi: “Sitshele ukuthi lokhu kuyakuba nini, nesibonakaliso sokuza kwakho nesokuphela kwezwe siyakuba yini na?”

Imfundiso kaJesu kuMathewu 24—25 ikakhulukazi iphathelene nokubhujiswa okuzayo kweJerusalema, inkathi yosizi oluzayo, nokuza kwesibili kukaKristu ekupheleni kosizi. Inkulumo ihlanganisa nemifanekiso yalabo abalindela ukuza kweNkosi—inceku ehlakaniphileyo nethembekile 

Mathewu 24:45–51 

“Pho, ngubani oyinceku ethembekileyo neqondayo, inkosi yayo eyimisile phezu kwabendlu yayo ukuba ibanike ukudla ngesikhathi sakho na? Ibusisiwe leyo nceku, okuyakuthi kufika inkosi yayo, iyifumane yenze njalo. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Iyakuyimisa phezu kwakho konke enakho. Kodwa uma leyo nceku embi ithi enhliziyweni yayo: ‘Inkosi yami ilibele,’ iqale ukushaya izinceku ezikanye nayo, idle, iphuze nezidakwa, inkosi yaleyo nceku iyakufika ngosuku engayibhekile ngalo nangehora engalaziyo, iyinqamule kabili, iyimisele isabelo sayo kanye nabazenzisi; kuyakuba khona lapho ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.

izintombi ezinhlanu ezihlakaniphile

Mathewu 25:1–13

“Khona umbuso wezulu uzakufaniswa nezintombi eziyishumi ezathatha izibani zazo, zaphuma ukuyohlangabeza umyeni. Kepha eziyisihlanu kuzo zaziyiziwula, neziyisihlanu zazihlakaniphile. Ngokuba eziyiziwula zithatha izibani kaziwaphathanga amafutha. Kodwa ezihlakaniphileyo zaphatha amafutha ezitsheni kanye nezibani zazo. Umyeni esalibele, zozela zonke, zalala. “Kepha phakathi kobusuku kwamenyezwa ukuthi: ‘Nangu umyeni; phumani niye kumhlangabeza!’ “Khona zavuka lezo zintombi zonke, zalungisa izibani zazo. Eziyiziwula zase zithi kwezihlakaniphileyo: ‘Sipheni amafutha kwawenu, ngokuba izibani zethu ziyacima.’ “Kepha ezihlakaniphileyo zaphendula zathi: ‘Qha, funa angasaneli thina nani. Okungcono hambani niye kwabathengisayo, nizithengele.’ “Zisaya kuthenga, wafika umyeni. Ezazilungele zangena naye emshadweni; kwavalwa emnyango. “Ngasemuva zafika nezinye izintombi, zathi: ‘Nkosi, nkosi, sivulele.’ “Kepha waphendula wathi: ‘Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Anginazi.’ “Ngakho lindani, ngokuba anilwazi usuku nehora.

kanye nenceku enhle esebenzisa izinto zayo ngokuhlakanipha 

Mathewu 25:14–30

“Ngokuba kunjengomuntu owathi eyakuhambela kwelinye izwe wabiza izinceku zakhe, wazinika impahla yakhe; enye wayinika amatalenta* ayisihlanu, enye aba mabili, enye laba linye, kwaba yileyo naleyo njengamandla ayo; wamuka-ke. Lowo obamukele amatalenta ayisihlanu wahamba masinyane, wasebenza ngawo, wazuza amanye ayisihlanu. Kanjalo obamukele amabili wazuza amanye amabili. Kepha obamukele lalinye waya wemba emhlabathini, wayifihla imali yenkosi yakhe. “Kepha emva kwesikhathi eside yafika inkosi yalezo zinceku, yalandisana nazo. Weza obamukele amatalenta ayisihlanu, waletha amanye amatalenta ayisihlanu, wathi: ‘Nkosi, wanginika amatalenta ayisihlanu; bheka, ngizuze amanye amatalenta ayisihlanu.’ “Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: ‘Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo, uthembekile ezintweni eziyingcosana; ngizakukubeka phezu kokuningi; ngena ekuthokozeni kwenkosi yakho.’ “Weza nobamukele amatalenta amabili, wathi: ‘Nkosi, wanginika amatalenta amabili; bheka, ngizuze amanye amatalenta amabili.’ “Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: ‘Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo, uthembekile ezintweni eziyingcosana; ngizakukubeka phezu kokuningi; ngena ekuthokozeni kwenkosi yakho.’ “Kepha weza nobamukele italenta lalinye, wathi: ‘Nkosi, bengikwazi ukuthi ungumuntu olukhuni; uvuna lapho ungahlwanyelanga khona, ubutha lapho ungafazanga khona; ngesaba, ngaya ngalithukusa emhlabathini italenta lakho; bheka, nakhu okwakho.’ “Kepha inkosi yakhe yaphendula, yathi kuye: ‘Nceku embi nevilaphayo, ubukwazi ukuthi ngivuna lapha ngingahlwanyelanga khona, ngibutha lapha ngingafazanga khona, na? Ngakho wawumelwe ukubeka imali yami kwabebhange,* mina-ke ekufikeni kwami ngabe ngitholile okwami kanye nenzalo. “ ‘Ngakho mamukeni italenta, nilinike onamatalenta ayishumi. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, avame; kepha ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho anakho. Leyo nceku engasiziyo yiphonseni ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala ngokugedla amazinyo.’

UKUVAKASHA KUKAJESU KRISTU KWESITHATHU ENTABENI YEMINQUMO,YILAPHO WAFIKA UJESU KRISTU ENTABENI YEMINQUMO WAKHASHELWA KHONA

Kwakusaqhubeka lapha ukufika komusa kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni.INkosi yakhashelwa ingenze lutho

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Ukuvakasha kukaJesu kwesithathu ngeviki lothando Lwakhe kwakuwubusuku akhashelwa ngabo. Lobo busuku baqala ngeSidlo Sakusihlwa Sokugcina eJerusalema futhi baphelela eNsimini yaseGetsemane eNtabeni Yeminqumo. Ngaleso sidlo sePhasika sokugcina, uJesu wageza izinyawo zabafundi Bakhe wabe esembula uJudas njengomkhapheli

Johane 13:1–30

Ekupheleni kwesidlo, uJesu wamisa iSivumelwano Esisha futhi wamisa iSidlo SeNkosi Sakusihlwa

Matthew 26:26–29

Besadla, uJesu wathabatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wanika abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Thabathani nidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami.” Wayesethabatha isitsha, wabonga, wabanika, wathi: “Phuzani nonke kuso; ngokuba lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano elithululwa ngenxa yabaningi kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono. Kepha ngithi kini: Kusukela manje angisayikuphuza kulesi sithelo somvini, kuze kufike lolo suku engiyakusiphuza ngalo nani sisisha embusweni kaBaba.”

 I Corinthians 11:23–26

Ngokuba mina ngakwamukela eNkosini lokho, nenganinika khona, ukuthi: INkosi uJesu, ngalobo busuku akhashelwa ngabo wathabatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wathi: “Lokhu kungumzimba wami ohleshulelwe nina; lokhu kwenzeni ukuba ningikhumbule.” Kanjalo wathabatha nesitsha emva kokudla kwakusihlwa, wathi: “Lesi sitsha siyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami; lokhu kwenzeni ngezikhathi zonke enisiphuza ngazo ukuba ningikhumbule.” Ngokuba njalo, nxa nidla lesi sinkwa niphuza lesi sitsha, nimemezela ukufa kweNkosi ize ifike.

Wabe esethatha abafundi Bakhe waya eNsimini yaseGetsemane (ngokwezwi nezwi, “Insimu yesikhamo samafutha”) esendaweni esentshonalanga yeNtaba Yeminqumo. Lapho, uJesu wathandaza ebuhlungu lapho ecabanga ngosuku oluzayo. Ngakho enqotshwe ukwesabeka kwalokho ayezobhekana nakho ekubethelweni kwakhe ngosuku olulandelayo, izithukuthuku Zakhe “zazinjengamathonsi egazi” 

Luka 22:44 

Esosizini olunzima wakhuleka eqinisela, izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi, aconsela emhlabathini.

futhi uNkulunkulu wathumela ingelosi evela ezulwini ukuba izomqinisa

Luke 22:43

Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi ivela ezulwini, imqinisa.

Izenzakalo ezidume kakhulu eGetsemane zenzeka ngobusuku bangaphambi kokubethelwa Kwakhe lapho uJesu ekhashelwa.

Lapho kuqala ukuhlwa, ngemva kokuba uJesu nabafundi bakhe ade bedla iPhasika, bafika ensimini. Ngesinye isikhathi, uJesu wathatha abathathu kubo—uPetru, uJakobe noJohane—wabayisa endaweni ehlukanisiwe nabanye. Lapha uJesu wabacela ukuba balinde kanye Naye futhi bathandaze ukuze bangangeni esilingweni

Mathewu 26:41

Lindani, nikhuleke ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni; umoya uyavuma, kepha inyama ibuthakathaka.”

kodwa balala. Kabili, uJesu kwadingeka abavuse futhi abakhumbuze ukuba bathandaze ukuze bangangeni esilingweni. Lokhu kwakubuhlungu kakhulu ngoba ngempela uPetru wawela esilingweni ngabo lobo busuku lapho ephika kathathu ngisho nokuthi uyamazi uJesu. UJesu wasuka kancane emadodeni amathathu ukuze athandaze, futhi kabili Wacela uYise ukuba asuse indebe yolaka Ayesezoyiphuza, kodwa isikhathi ngasinye wazithoba entandweni kaYise. “Waba lusizi ngokwedlulele kwaze kwaba sekufeni,” kodwa uNkulunkulu wathumela ingelosi evela ezulwini ukuze imqinise

Luke 22:43

Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi ivela ezulwini, imqinisa.

Ngemva kwalokhu, uJudasi Iskariyothe, umkhapheli, wafika ‘nesixuku’ samasosha, abapristi abaphakeme, abaFarisi nezinceku bezobopha uJesu. UJuda wamkhomba ngophawu olwaluhlelwe ngaphambili lokumanga alunikeza uJesu. Ezama ukuvikela uJesu, uPetru wathatha inkemba wahlasela indoda egama layo linguMalkusi, inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe. UJesu wamkhuza uPetru futhi wayiphulukisa indlebe yale ndoda ngokuyisimangaliso. Kuyamangaza ukuthi ukubona lesi simangaliso esimangalisayo sokuphulukisa akuzange kube nomthelela esixukwini. Futhi abazange banyakaziswe ukubonakaliswa kwakhe okumangalisayo kwamandla njengoba kuchazwe ku

John 18:5-6

Bamphendula bathi: “UJesu waseNazaretha.” UJesu wathi kubo: “Yimina.” UJuda omkhaphelayo wayemi nabo. Kuthe-ke ukuba athi kubo: “Yimina,” bahlehla nyovane, bawa phansi.

lapho ngobuhle bokubukeka Kwakhe, noma ngamandla amazwi Akhe, noma kokubili, baba njengabafileyo, bawela phansi. Noma kunjalo, bambamba bamyisa kuPontiyu Pilatu, kuyilapho abafundi behlakazeka ngenxa yokwesaba ukuphila kwabo.

Ngemva kokuthandaza kukaJesu, kwafika uJuda Iskariyothe nesixuku samasosha, abapristi abakhulu, abaFarisi nezinceku bezobopha uJesu. UJuda wabonisa uJesu ngophawu olwaluhlelwe kusengaphambili lokumanga, alunikeza uJesu. Ezama ukuvikela uJesu, uPetru wahosha inkemba wahlasela indoda egama layo linguMalkusi, inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe. UJesu wakhuza uPetru futhi welapha indlebe yale ndoda, ebonisa amandla kaNkulunkulu ayisimangaliso

Luke 22:51

Kepha uJesu wathatha wathi: “Musani; sekwanele.” Wayiphatha indlebe, wayipholisa. Wathi uJesu kubapristi abakhulu, nezinduna zethempeli, namalunga ababeze kuye: “Niphumile kungathi nize kumphangi niphethe izinkemba nezinduku.

Noma kunjalo, isixuku sambamba uJesu samyisa enkantolo, kuyilapho abafundi behlakazeka besaba ukuphila kwabo.

Ngemva kwezilingo, ukubethelwa, nokuvuka, uJesu waphinda wema eNtabeni Yeminqumo. Phakathi nokubonakala Kwakhe okokugcina ngemva kokuvuswa kwabafileyo, uJesu wahola abafundi Bakhe “waze waya ngaseBethaniya, [futhi] waphakamisa izandla zakhe wababusisa. Esababusisa wabashiya, wenyuselwa ezulwini. Bakhuleka kuye, babuyela eJerusalema benokuthokoza okukhulu”

Luka 24:50–52

Wabahola, baze bafika ngaseBethaniya, waphakamisa izandla zakhe, wababusisa. Kwathi esababusisa, wahlukana nabo, wenyuselwa ezulwini.

  Acts 1:12-14 

Khona babuyela eJerusalema bevela entabeni ethiwa eyemiNqumo eseduze neJerusalema, ibanga lohambo lwesabatha. Kwathi sebengenile, benyukela ekamelweni eliphezulu, lapho bebehlala khona: oPetru, noJohane, noJakobe, no-Andreya, noFiliphu, noTomase, noBartolomewu, noMathewu, noJakobe ka-Alfewu, noSimoni umZelothe, noJuda kaJakobe. Bonke laba baqinisela nganhliziyonye ekukhulekeni kanye nabesifazane, noMariya unina kaJesu, nabafowabo.

zicacisa ukuthi “indawo yaseBethaniya” ngempela kwakuyiNtaba Yeminqumo.

Ngokushesha ngemva kokwenyuka kukaJesu, izingelosi ezimbili zatshela abafundi eNtabeni Yeminqumo ukuthi “yena lo Jesu, othathwe kini wayiswa ezulwini, uyobuya ngendlela efanayo enimbonile eya ngayo ezulwini.

Acts 1:11

athi: “Madoda aseGalile, nimeleni nibheka ezulwini na? UJesu lo, osuswe kini enyuselwa ezulwini, uyakuza kanjalo, njengalokho nimbonile eya ezulwini.”

Ngokomprofethi uZakariya, uJesu ngeke abuye ngendlela efanayo kuphela, kodwa endaweni efanayo. Esiprofethweni esihlobene nezikhathi zokugcina, uZakariya uyamemezela, “Ngalolo suku izinyawo zakhe ziyakuma eNtabeni Yeminqumo, empumalanga yeJerusalema, futhi iNtaba Yeminqumo iyoqhekeka kabili kusukela empumalanga kuye entshonalanga, kwenze isigodi esikhulu, ingxenye yentaba iye enyakatho enye ingxenye iye eningizimu”

Zakariya 14:4

Izinyawo zakhe ziyakuma ngalolo suku eNtabeni Yeminqumo ephambi kweJerusalema ngasempumalanga, iNtaba Yeminqumo iqhekezeke phakathi ngasempumalanga nangasentshonalanga, kube yisigodi esikhulu kakhulu; inxenye yentaba iyakuqhekezekela ngasenyakatho nenxenye ngaseningizimu.

Yona kanye indawo lapho uDavide alila khona  futhi lapho uJesu akhashelwa futhi enqatshwa khona kuyoba yindawo lapho uJesu ebuya khona ngokunqoba phezu kwazo zonke izitha zaKhe .

Izehlakalo ezenzeka eNsimini yaseGetsemane ziye zaphindeka phakathi namakhulu eminyaka. Intshisekelo  uJesu ayibonisa ngalobo busuku obuyingqopha-mlando iye yaboniswa emculweni, ezincwadini, nasemafilimini amakhulu eminyaka. Kusukela ngekhulu le-16, lapho u-Bach ebhala ama-oratorio amabili amahle asekelwe ekulandiseni kwevangeli likaMathewu noJohane, kuze kube namuhla ngefilimu ethi The Passion of the Christ, indaba yalobu busuku obumangalisayo iye yalandiswa kaninginingi. Ngisho nolimi lwethu luye lwathonywa yilezi zehlakalo, zisinika izinkulumo ezinjengokuthi “ophila ngenkemba ufa ngenkemba”

Mathewu 26:52

UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Buyisela inkemba yakho endaweni yayo, ngokuba bonke abaphatha inkemba bayakubhubha ngenkemba.

“umoya uyavuma, kodwa inyama ibuthakathaka”

Marku 14:38

Lindani, nikhuleke ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni; umoya uyavuma, kepha inyama ibuthakathaka.”

kanye “namathonsi egazi ajulukayo”

Luke 22:44 

Esosizini olunzima wakhuleka eqinisela, izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi, aconsela emhlabathini.

Yebo, umthelela obaluleke kakhulu walobubusuku kwakuwukuzimisela koMsindisi wethu ukufa esiphambanweni esikhundleni sethu ukuze akhokhe inhlawulo yezono zethu. UNkulunkulu “ongasazi isono wamenza isono ngenxa yethu, ukuze kuye sibe-ngukulunga kukaNkulunkulu”

2 Korinte 5:21

Ongasazanga isono wamenza isono ngenxa yethu, ukuze kuyena senziwe sibe ngukulunga kukaNkulunkulu.

Leli yivangeli likaJesu Kristu.

Umusa uyindikimba engaguquki eBhayibhelini.Umusa  ufinyelela kuvuthondaba eTestamenteni Elisha ngokuza kukaJesu

John 1:17

Ngokuba umthetho wanikezwa ngoMose, umusa neqiniso kwavela ngoJesu Kristu.

IBandla likaNkulunkul lisindiswa ngomusa.Umthetho wahlulekile ukusenza sibe ngabantwana baka Nkulunkulu.Yingakho uNkulunkulu enqume ukuthi eze yena uqobo azozinikela afe esiphambanweni kube kanye endaweni yokuba kufe thina “for ever ” ngenxa yesono.UNkulunkulu akaphoqi muntu ukuthi akholwe ngu Jesu Kristu.Ngomusa nangeqiniso uNkulunkulu usikhethile thina ukuba sibe ngabo Mbuso ka Nkulunkulu.

We were chosen by God before the foundation of the world.We are the elect.Our salvation was prepared and made ready for us to receive it.The only way to receive our salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ.

John 1:12

Kepha bonke abamamukelayo wabapha amandla okuba babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa egameni lakhe,

Ngenxa yesono bekufanele ukuthi uNkulunkulu asiqalekise,silahlwe esihogweni.Kodwa ngenxa yomusa uNkulunkulu ukhethe ukusibusisa kunokuba asiqalekise.Uma sikhuluma ngomusa kaNkulunkulu igama elithi “uMusa” linamandla ngendlela emangalisayo.Igazi lakhe uNkulunkulu lachitheka ukuze singalahlwa.

We were lost,but now found ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu unomusa.Senziwe saba ligugu ( treasure ) ku Nkulunkulu kunayo yonke indawo.Akukho ndawo lapho sibaluleke khona okudlula ukubaluleka kwethu Ku Nkulunkulu.

The Church is born of the Spirit.We are made the Children of God.Born ANEW.

Ephesians 2:8 – 22

Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa; nalokhu akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu; akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo. Ngokuba singumsebenzi wakhe kuKristu Jesu, sidalelwe imisebenzi emihle ayilungisela ngaphambili uNkulunkulu ukuba sihambe kuyo. Ngakho khumbulani ukuthi nina enanikade ningabezizwe ngokwenyama, ababizwa ngokuthi abangasoki yilabo ababizwa ngokuthi abokusoka, okwenziwa ngezandla enyameni, ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi naningenaye uKristu, naningaphandle kombuso ka-Israyeli, naningabafokazi ezivumelwaneni zesithembiso, ningenathemba, ningenaNkulunkulu ezweni. Kepha manje kuKristu Jesu nina enanikade nikude senenziwe abaseduze ngegazi likaKristu. Ngokuba yena ungukuthula kwethu, owenza kokubili kwaba kunye, nowabhidliza udonga olwahlukanisayo olungubutha, ngenyama yakhe ewenzile ize umthetho wemiyalo esezimisweni ukuba adale kuyena labo ababili babe muntu munye omusha, enze ukuthula, enze futhi ukuba bobabili babuyisane noNkulunkulu emzimbeni munye ngesiphambano, esebulele ubutha ngakho. Weza washumayela ivangeli lokuthula kinina enanikude, yebo, ukuthula nakubo abaseduze. Ngokuba ngaye sinokungena sobabili ngoMoya munye kuYise. Ngakho aniseyibo abafokazi nezihambi, kodwa senimbuso munye nabangcwele, ningabendlu kaNkulunkulu, nakhiwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi, uKristu Jesu uqobo lwakhe eyitshe legumbi, okuhlanganiselwe kuye isakhiwo sonke, sikhule sibe yithempeli elingcwele eNkosini, okukuyo nani, nakhiwe kanye nabanye, ukuba nibe yindlu kaNkulunkulu ngoMoya

UMusa ka Nkulunkulu kithi  yiyona kuphela indlela esingena ngayo ebudlelwaneni obuhle noNkulunkulu.Okwethu wukuthi samukela umusa uNkulunkulu abe nawo kithi ngokuthi sikholwe nguJesu Kristu.

Umusa waqala ensimini yase-Edene lapho uNkulunkulu ebulala isilwane ukuze avale ihlazo lesono sika-Adamu no-Eva

Genesis 3:21

UJehova uNkulunkulu wabenzela u-Adamu nomkakhe iziphuku, wabembathisa.

Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.

Wayengabulala abantu bokuqala ngaleso sikhathi ngenxa yokungalaleli kwabo. Kodwa kunokuba ababhubhise, wakhetha ukubenzela indlela yokuba balunge kuye. Leso sifanekiso somusa saqhubeka kulo lonke iTestamente Elidala lapho uNkulunkulu emisa imihlatshelo yegazi njengendlela yokuhlawulela abantu abanesono. Kwakungelona igazi elingokwenyama laleyomihlatshelo, ngokwesibonelo, elahlanza izoni; kwakungumusa kaNkulunkulu owathethelela labo abamethembayo

Hebrews 10:4

ngokuba akunakwenzeka ukuba igazi lezinkunzi nelezimbuzi lisuse izono.

 Genesis 15:6

Wakholwa nguJehova; wambalela lokho kwaba ngukulunga.

Amadoda ayizoni abonisa ukholo lwawo ngokunikela ngemihlatshelo eyayifunwa uNkulunkulu.

Umphostoli uPawulu waqala eziningi zezincwadi zakhe ngamazwi athi, “Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu.” 

Romans 1:7

kubo bonke abathandiweyo bakaNkulunkulu abaseRoma, ababiziweyo, abangcwele: Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu.

Ephesians 1:1

UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, kubo abangcwele abase-Efesu nakubo abakholwa nguKristu Jesu:

 1 Corinthians 1:3

Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu.

UNkulunkulu ungumsunguli womusa, futhi kuvela kuye lapho wonke omunye umusa ugobhoza.

UNkulunkulu ubonisa kokubili umusa nomusa, kodwa akufani. Umusa ugodla isijeziso esisifanele; umusa unikeza isibusiso esingasifanele. Ngomusa, uNkulunkulu wakhetha ukusula isikweletu sethu sesono ngokunikela ngeNdodana Yakhe ephelele esikhundleni sethu

Titus 3:5

wasisindisa kungengamisebenzi yokulunga esayenzayo thina kepha ngokwesihawu sakhe ngesigezo sokuphindukuzalwa nokwenziwa sibe basha ngoMoya oNgcwele,

2 Corinthians 5:21

Ongasazanga isono wamenza isono ngenxa yethu, ukuze kuyena senziwe sibe ngukulunga kukaNkulunkulu.

Kodwa uhamba ngaphezu kwesihe futhi welula umusa ezitheni zakhe

Romans 5:10

Ngokuba uma sathola ukubuyisana noNkulunkulu ngokufa kweNdodana yakhe sise yizitha, ikakhulu siyakusindiswa ngokuphila kwayo sesitholile ukubuyisana;

Usinika intethelelo

Hebrews 8:12

Ngokuba ngiyakuba nesihawu ngokungalungi kwabo, nezono zabo angisayikuzikhumbula.”

 Ephesians 1:7 

esinokuhlengwa kuye ngegazi lakhe, ukuthethelelwa kwezono ngokwengcebo yomusa wakhe

ukubuyisana

Colossians 1:19-20 

ngokuba kwaba kuhle kuye ukuba ukugcwala konke kuhlale kuyo nokuba ngayo abuyisane nakho konke esenzile ukuthula ngegazi lesiphambano sayo, yebo ngayo, nokuba kuyizinto ezisemhlabeni nokuba ngezisezulwini.

ukuphila okuchichimayo

 

John10:10

Isela kalizi kungengokweba nokubulala nokubhubhisa; mina ngize ukuba babe nokuphila, babe nakho kuchichime.

ingcebo yaphakade

Luke 12:33 

Thengisani ngeninakho, niphe abampofu; nizenzele izikhwama ezingagugiyo, ingcebo engapheliyo ezulwini, lapho kungasondeli sela, kungoni nundu khona.

Umoya Wakhe Ongcwele

Luke 11:13 

Ngakho-ke uma nina eningababi nikwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, kakhulu kangakanani uYihlo osezulwini uzakubapha abacela kuye uMoya oNgcwele.”

nendawo ezulwini Naye ngolunye usuku 

John 18:12 – 16 

Njalo-ke isigaba nenduna yenkulungwane nezikhonzi zabaJuda bambamba uJesu, bambopha; baqala bamyisa ku-Anase, ngokuba engumukhwe kaKayafase obengumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka. UKayafase kambe nguye owaluleka abaJuda ngokuthi kubalungele ukuba kufe umuntu abe munye ngenxa yesizwe. USimoni Petru walandela uJesu nomunye umfundi. Lowo mfundi wayaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu, wangena noJesu egcekeni lompristi omkhulu; kepha uPetru wayemi ngaphandle emnyango. Waphuma-ke lowo mfundi omunye owaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu, wakhuluma nomlindikazi womnyango, wamngenisa uPetru.

lapho samukela umhlatshelo Wakhe ngolunye usuku

Umusa unguNkulunkulu onikeza umcebo omkhulu kunabo bonke kwabafanelekancane—okunguye sonke.

Kuningi esingakufunda ekuphileni kukaDavide. Wayengumuntu othanda inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu

1 Samuweli 13:13–14

USamuweli wathi kuSawule: “Wenze ngobuwula, awugcinanga umyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuyala ngawo, ngokuba uJehova ubeseyakuqinisa umbuso wakho kwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade. Kepha manje umbuso wakho awuyikuqhubeka; uJehova usezifunele umuntu ngokwenhliziyo yakhe; uJehova ummisile abe ngumholi wabantu bakhe, ngokuba ungagcinanga lokho uJehova akuyala ngakho.”

 Izenzo 13:22

Esemkhiphile wabavusela uDavide abe yinkosi, afakaza ngaye ukuthi: ‘Ngimfumene uDavide kaJesayi, umuntu ongowenhliziyo yami, oyakwenza konke engikuthandayo.’

Siqala ukwaziswa kuDavide ngemva kokuba uSawule, ngokuphikelela kwabantu, enziwe inkosi

1 Samuweli 8:5

athi kuye: “Bheka, usumdala, amadodana akho awahambi ngezindlela zakho; sibekele inkosi ukuba isahlulele njengezizwe zonke.”

1 Samuel 10:1

USamuweli wayesethatha umfuma wamafutha, wawathela ekhanda lakhe, wamanga, wathi: “Angithi uJehova ukugcobile ukuba ube ngumholi wefa lakhe na?

USawule akazange abe inkosi kaNkulunkulu. Ngenkathi iNkosi uSawule yenza iphutha phezu kwelinye, uNkulunkulu wathumela uSamuweli ukuba ayofuna umalusi Wakhe okhethiwe, uDavide, indodana kaJese

1 Samuweli 16:10, 13

UJese wadlulisa ayisikhombisa kumadodana akhe phambi kukaSamuweli. USamuweli wathi kuJese: “UJehova akawakhethanga nalawa.” USamuweli wathi kuJese: “Sebephelile abafana na?” Wathi: “Kusasele omncane; bheka, uyalusa izimvu.” USamuweli wathi kuJese: “Thumela umlande, ngokuba asiyikubuya, engakafiki lapha.” Wathumela, wamngenisa. Wayebomvana enamehlo amahle, emuhle ngokubukwa. UJehova wathi: “Suka umgcobe, ngokuba lona nguye.” USamuweli wayesethatha uphondo lwamafutha, wamgcoba phakathi kwabafowabo; uMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kukaDavide ngamandla, kusukela kulolo suku kuya phambili. Wayesesuka uSamuweli, waya eRama.

UDavide kukholakala ukuthi wayeneminyaka eyishumi nambili kuya kweyishumi nesithupha ubudala lapho egcotshwa njengenkosi yakwa-Israyeli. Wayenguthunjana emadodaneni kaJese futhi ayengase akhethe inkosi, ngokomuntu. USamuweli wayecabanga ukuthi u-Eliyabe, umfowabo kaDavide omdala, nguye ogcotshiweyo. Kodwa uNkulunkulu watshela uSamuweli, “Ungabheki ukubonakala kwakhe nobude bakhe, ngokuba ngimalile. UJehova akabheki izinto abantu abazibonayo. Amadodana kaJese ayisikhombisa adlula phambi kukaSamuweli, kodwa uNkulunkulu wayengakhethanga neyodwa kuwo. USamuweli wabuza ukuthi uJese wayenamanye amadodana yini. Encane kunabo bonke, uDavide, yayiluse izimvu. Ngakho bambiza umfana futhi uSamuweli wamgcoba uDavide ngamafutha “futhi kusukela ngalolo suku kuqhubeke uMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kukaDavide ngamandla” 

1 Samuweli 16:13

USamuweli wayesethatha uphondo lwamafutha, wamgcoba phakathi kwabafowabo; uMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kukaDavide ngamandla, kusukela kulolo suku kuya phambili. Wayesesuka uSamuweli, waya eRama.

Ibhayibheli liyasho futhi ukuthi uMoya weNkosi waphuma eNkosini uSawule futhi umoya omubi wamhlupha

1 Samuweli 16:14-23

JUMoya kaJehova wamuka kuSawule, nomoya omubi owavela kuJehova wamzuma. Izinceku zikaSawule zathi kuye: “Bheka-ke, umoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu ukuzumile. Mayisho inkosi yethu ukuba izinceku eziphambi kwakho zifune umuntu owazi ukubetha ihabhu;* kuyakuthi lapho ufikelwa ngumoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu, abethe ngesandla sakhe, kube kuhle kuwe.” USawule wayesethi kuzo izinceku zakhe: “Ngiboneleni umuntu owazi ukubetha kahle, nimlethe kimi.” Kwaphendula enye insizwa, yathi: “Bheka, ngibonile indodana kaJese waseBetlehema eyazi ukubetha, eyiqhawe elinamandla, eyindoda yempi nehlakaniphile ekukhulumeni, ebukeka, emuhle futhi; uJehova unayo.” Ngalokho uSawule wathuma izithunywa kuJese, wathi: “Thuma kimi uDavide indodana yakho osezimvini.” UJese wathatha imbongolo ithwele isinkwa, nemvaba yewayini, nezinyane lembuzi, wakuthuma kuSawule ngesandla sikaDavide indodana yakhe. UDavide wafika kuSawule, wema phambi kwakhe; wamthanda kakhulu, waba ludibi lwezikhali zakhe. USawule wathumela kuJese, wathi: “Akeme phambi kwami uDavide, ngokuba ufumene umusa emehlweni ami.” Kwathi nxa umoya owavela kuNkulunkulu emehlela uSawule, uDavide wathatha ihabhu,* walibetha ngesandla sakhe; wayesekhululeka uSawule, waba ngcono, umoya omubi wamuka kuye.

Injabulo kaSawule ngoDavide yashabalala ngokushesha lapho uDavide eba namandla nodumo. Mhlawumbe kokunye kokulandisa kweBhayibheli okwaziwayo kakhulu, uDavide wabulala umdondoshiya uGoliyati. AmaFilisti ayelwa nama-Israyeli futhi eklolodela amabutho akwa-Israyeli ngeqhawe lawo, uGoliyati waseGati. Bahlongoza ukuba kube nokubili phakathi kukaGoliyati nanoma ubani owayezolwa naye. Kodwa akekho kwa-Israyeli owazinikela ekulweni nomdondoshiya. Abafowabo bakaDavide abadala babeyingxenye yebutho likaSawule; Ngemva kokuba uGoliyati edelele ama-Israyeli izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, uDavide wavakashela abafowabo empini futhi wezwa ukuzigabisa komFilisti. Insizwa engumalusi yabuza: “Kuzokwenziwani ngomuntu obulala lo mFilisti futhi asuse leli hlazo kwa-Israyeli na? Ungubani lomFilisti ongasokile ukuba adelele amabutho kaNkulunkulu ophilayo?”

1 Samuweli 17:26 

UDavide wakhuluma kubantu ababemi naye, wathi: “Kuyakwenziwa ntoni kumuntu obulala lowo mFilisti, asuse ihlazo kwa-Israyeli, na? Ngokuba ngubani lowo mFilisti ongasokile ukuba ayeyise impi kaNkulunkulu ophilayo na?”

Umfowabo kaDavida omdala wathukuthela wasola uDavida ngokuzigqaja kokuthi uze ukuzobukela impi kuphela. Kodwa uDavide waqhubeka ekhuluma ngale ndaba.

USawuli wezwa amazwi kaDavida, wathumela ukuthi abizwe. UDavide watshela uSawule, “Makungabikho noyedwa ophelelwa yinhliziyo ngenxa yalo mFilisti; inceku yakho iyakuhamba iyokulwa naye.” 

1 Samuweli 17:32 

UDavide wayesethi kuSawule: “Makungaqedwa nhliziyo yamuntu ngalowo; inceku yakho iyakuhamba ilwe nalowo mFilisti.” USawule wathi kuDavide: “Awunamandla okuya kulowo mFilisti, ulwe naye, ngokuba ungumfana nje, yena eyindoda yempi kwasebusheni bakhe.” UDavide wathi kuSawule: “Inceku yakho yayizalusa izimvu zikayise; lapho kwafika ingonyama nebhere* kwathatha imvu emhlambini, ngaphuma ngakulandela, ngakubulala, ngayophula emlonyeni wakho; lapho kwangivukela, ngakubamba ngesilevu, ngakwahlula, ngakubulala. Inceku yakho yahlula ingonyama nebhere,* nalowo mFilisti ongasokile uyakuba njengenye yazo, lokhu eyeyisile impi kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.” UDavide wathi: “UJehova owangophula ozisheni lwengonyama nasozisheni lwebhere* uyakungophula nasesandleni salowo mFilisti.” USawule wathi kuDavide: “Hamba, uJehova uyakuba nawe.”

UDavide watshela uSawule, “Makungaphelelwa yinhliziyo ngenxa yalo mFilisti. USawuli wayengakholwa; UDavide wayengelona isosha eliqeqeshiwe. UDavide wanikeza izimfanelo zakhe njengomalusi, eqikelela ukuthi unika uNkulunkulu inkazimulo. UDavide wayebulale amabhubesi namabhere ayelandela izimvu zakhe, futhi wathi umFilisti wayeyokufa njengazo ngoba “wayedelele amabutho kaNkulunkulu ophilayo. UJehova owangikhulula esandleni sengonyama nasesidladleni sebhere uyongikhulula esandleni salo mFilisti.”

1 Samuweli 17:36-37 

Inceku yakho yahlula ingonyama nebhere,* nalowo mFilisti ongasokile uyakuba njengenye yazo, lokhu eyeyisile impi kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.” UDavide wathi: “UJehova owangophula ozisheni lwengonyama nasozisheni lwebhere* uyakungophula nasesandleni salowo mFilisti.” USawule wathi kuDavide: “Hamba, uJehova uyakuba nawe.” Lapho uSawule embona uDavide ephuma ukuhlangabezana nomFilisti, wathi ku-Abineri induna yempi: “Abineri, yindodana kabani lo mfana na?” U-Abineri wathi: “Kuphila kwakho, nkosi, angazi.”

USawule wavuma, inqobo nje uma uDavide egqoka izikhali zikaSawule empini. Kodwa uDavida wayengazijwayeli izikhali wazitshiya. UDavide wahamba nodondolo lwakhe kuphela, namatshe abushelelezi amahlanu, nesaka lakhe lomalusi, nendwayimana. UGoliyati akazange esabe ngenxa kaDavide, noDavide akazange esatshiswe umdondoshiya. “UDavide wathi kumFilisti: ‘Wena uza kimi nenkemba nomkhonto nomkhonto, kodwa mina ngiza kuwe ngegama likaJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu wamabutho akwa-Israyeli omdelele. Namuhla uJehova uyakukunikela esandleni sami.

1 Samuweli 17:45-46 

UDavide wayesethi kumFilisti: “Wena uza kimi nenkemba, nomkhonto, nengcula, kepha mina ngiza kuwe ngegama likaJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu wempi ka-Israyeli oyeyisile. Namuhla uJehova uyakukunikela esandleni sami; ngiyakukubulala, ngisuse ikhanda lakho kuwe, nginike namuhla izinyoni zezulu nezilwane zomhlaba izidumbu zempi yamaFilisti, ukuze umhlaba wonke wazi ukuthi kukhona uNkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli,

Ukuthembela kukaDavide kuNkulunkulu nentshiseko yakhe ngenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu kuyamangalisa. UDavide wambulala ngempela uGoliyati. Wangenela futhi inkonzo kaSawule isikhathi esigcwele, engasazilusi izimvu zikayise.

Kwakungalesi sikhathi lapho indodana kaSawule, uJonathani, “yaba munye emoyeni noDavide”

1 Samuweli 18:1

Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma kuSawule, inhliziyo kaJonathani yanamathela enhliziyweni kaDavide, uJonathani wamthanda njengenhliziyo yakhe.

Ubungane bukaDavide noJonathani buyafundisa ubungane namuhla. Nakuba uyise ayeyinkosi futhi uJonathani wayeyoba indlalifa engokwemvelo yesihlalo sobukhosi, uJonathani wakhetha ukusekela uDavide. Waqonda futhi walwamukela icebo likaNkulunkulu futhi wavikela umngane wakhe kuyise owayengumbulali

1 Samuweli 18:1–4

Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma kuSawule, inhliziyo kaJonathani yanamathela enhliziyweni kaDavide, uJonathani wamthanda njengenhliziyo yakhe. USawule wamthatha ngalolo suku, akabe esamvumela ukubuyela endlini kayise. OJonathani noDavide benza isivumelwano, ngokuba wamthanda njengenhliziyo yakhe. UJonathani wakhumula ingubo ayenayo, wayinika uDavide, nezinye izambatho zakhe kwaze kwaba nenkemba yakhe, nomnsalo wakhe, nebhande* lakhe.

 1Samuel 18:5-16

UDavide waphuma, waya nomaphi lapho uSawule emthuma khona, waziphatha ngokuhlakanipha; uSawule wambeka phezu kwamadoda empi; wayemuhle emehlweni abantu bonke nasemehlweni ezinceku zikaSawule. Kwathi ekufikeni kwabo, uDavide esebuya ekubulaleni umFilisti, abesifazane baphuma emizini yonke yakwa-Israyeli, behlabelela besina, ukuba bamhlangabeze uSawule inkosi ngezigubhu, nangokuthokoza, nangezinkenenezo. Abesifazane bavumelana ngokudlala, bathi: “USawule ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, kepha uDavide izinkulungwane zakhe eziyishumi.” USawule wathukuthela kakhulu, laba libi lelo zwi emehlweni akhe; wathi: “Bamnike uDavide izinkulungwane eziyishumi, kepha mina banginike izinkulungwane nje; sekumsalele umbuso kuphela.” USawule wambheka uDavide kusukela kulolo suku kuya phambili. Kwathi ngangomuso umoya omubi owavela kuNkulunkulu wamehlela uSawule, wabheva phakathi kwendlu; uDavide wayebetha ngesandla sakhe njengokwenza kwakhe izinsuku ngezinsuku; uSawule wayenomkhonto wakhe esandleni sakhe. USawule wawuciba umkhonto, ngokuba wathi: “Ngiyakumbhujela uDavide odongeni.” Kepha uDavide washalaza phambi kwakhe kabili. USawule wamesaba uDavide, ngokuba uJehova wayenaye, kepha wayesukile kuSawule. Ngalokho uSawule wamsusa kuye, wambeka abe yinduna yakhe yenkulungwane; wayephuma engena phambi kwabantu. UDavide waziphatha ngokuhlakanipha kuzo zonke izindlela zakhe; uJehova wayenaye. Lapho uSawule ebona ukuthi waziphatha ngokuhlakanipha, wamesaba. Kepha wonke u-Israyeli noJuda bamthanda uDavide, ngokuba wayephuma engena phambi kwabo.

UJonathani ubonisa ukuthobeka nothando olungenabugovu

1 Samuweli 18:3

OJonathani noDavide benza isivumelwano, ngokuba wamthanda njengenhliziyo yakhe.

1 Samuel 20:17

UJonathani waphinda wamfungisa ukumthanda kwakhe, ngokuba wamthanda njengokuba ethanda umphefumulo wakhe.

Phakathi nokubusa kukaDavide, ngemva kokufa kukaSawule noJonathani, uDavide wafuna noma ubani owayesele endlini kaSawule ayengambonisa umusa ngenxa kaJonathani

2 Samuweli 9:1-13

UDavide wathi: “Usekhona yini osele endlini kaSawule ukuba ngimenzele umusa ngenxa kaJonathani na?” Kwakukhona endlini kaSawule inceku egama layo linguSiba; bambizela kuDavide; inkosi yathi kuye: “UnguSiba na?” Wathi: “Inceku yakho inguye.” Inkosi yayisithi: “Akusekho endlini kaSawule noyedwa engingamenzela umusa kaNkulunkulu na?” USiba wathi enkosini: “UJonathani usenendodana elunyonga ngezinyawo.” Yathi inkosi kuye: “Iphi na?” USiba wathi enkosini: “Bheka, isendlini kaMakiri indodana ka-Amiyeli eLo Debari.” Inkosi uDavide yayisithuma yamlanda endlini kaMakiri indodana ka-Amiyeli waseLo Debari. UMefibosheti indodana kaJonathani kaSawule wafika kuDavide, wawa ngobuso, wakhuleka. UDavide wathi: “Mefibosheti.” Wathi: “Nansi inceku yakho.” UDavide wayesethi kuye: “Ungesabi, ngokuba impela ngiyakukwenzela umusa ngenxa kaJonathani uyihlo, ngikubuyisele lonke izwe likayihlo uSawule, udle njalo etafuleni lami.” Wakhuleka wathi: “Iyini inceku yakho ukuba ubheke inja efileyo njengami na?” Inkosi yayisimbiza uSiba inceku kaSawule, yathi kuye: “Konke okukaSawule nokwendlu yakhe yonke ngikunike indodana yenkosi yakho. Uyakumlimela umhlabathi, wena namadodana akho nezinceku zakho, uvune ukuba indodana yenkosi yakho ibe nokudla, kepha uMefibosheti indodana yenkosi yakho uyakudla njalo etafuleni lami.” USiba wayenamadodana ayishumi nanhlanu nezinceku ezingamashumi amabili. USiba wathi enkosini: “Njengakho konke inkosi yami, inkosi, eyale ngakho inceku yayo, iyakwenze njalo inceku yakho.” UMefibosheti uyakudla etafuleni lenkosi njengenye yamadodana enkosi. UMefibosheti wayenendodana encane egama layo linguMika. Bonke ababehlala endlini kaSiba babe yizinceku zikaMefibosheti. UMefibosheti wayesehlala eJerusalema, ngokuba wadla njalo etafuleni lenkosi; wayelunyonga ngezinyawo zakhe zombili.

Kukhona amadoda amabili eBhayibheli okuthiwa uMefibhosheti, womabili kweyesi-2 Samuweli. Owayengavelele kangako kwakuyindodana yeNkosi uSawule; wanikelwa nguDavide kwabaseGibeyoni ukuba alengiswe ukuze aphindisele ngokubulala kukaSawule iqembu labaseGibeyoni ngaphambili

2 Samuweli 21:1-9

Kwaba khona indlala ezinsukwini zikaDavide iminyaka emithathu ngokulandelana; uDavide wafuna ubuso bukaJehova. UJehova wathi: “Kungenxa kaSawule nangenxa yendlu yakhe yegazi, ngokuba wabulala abaseGibeyoni.” Inkosi yayisibiza abaseGibeyoni, yakhuluma kubo, abaseGibeyoni babengesibo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, beyinsali yama-Amori; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babefungile kubo; uSawule wafuna ukubabulala ngokushisekela kwakhe abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabakwaJuda; wathi-ke uDavide kwabaseGibeyoni: “Nginenzele ntoni na? Ngingenza ukubuyisana ngantoni ukuba nibusise ifa likaJehova na?” AbaseGibeyoni bathi kuye: “Akundaba yesiliva negolide noSawule nendlu yakhe, futhi akundaba yokubulala umuntu kwa-Israyeli.” Wathi: “Enikushoyo ngiyakunenzela khona.” Bathi enkosini: “Umuntu owasibulalayo waceba ngathi ukuba sichithwe singasali phakathi kwemikhawulo yakwa-Israyeli, masinikwe abantu abayisikhombisa bamadodana akhe, sibaphanyeke kuJehova eGibeya likaSawule, okhethiweyo kaJehova.” Inkosi yathi: “Ngiyakuninika bona.” Kepha inkosi yamyeka uMefibosheti indodana kaJonathani kaSawule ngenxa yesifungo sikaJehova esasiphakathi kwabo, phakathi kukaDavide noJonathani indodana kaSawule. Kepha inkosi yathatha amadodana kaRispa indodakazi ka-Aya ayewazalele uSawule, o-Arimoni noMefibosheti; namadodana ayisihlanu kaMikhali indodakazi kaSawule ayewazalele u-Adriyeli indodana kaBarizilayi umMeholati; wabanikela ezandleni zabaseGibeyoni, babaphanyeka entabeni phambi kukaJehova, bawa labo abayisikhombisa kanyekanye; babulawa ngesikhathi sokuvuna ezinsukwini zokuqala ngasekuqaleni kokuvunwa kwebhali.*

Omunye uMefibhosheti kwakuyindodana kaJonathani, indodana yeNkosi uSawule futhi engumngane okhethekile weNkosi uDavide. Lapho uMefibhosheti eneminyaka emihlanu ubudala, uyise uJonathani wabulawa empini. Esaba ukuthi amaFilisti azofuna ukubulala umfana omncane, umzanyana wabaleka naye waya eGibeya, indlu yobukhosi, kodwa ngokuphangisa wamwisa futhi izinyawo zakhe zombili zakhubazeka

Omunye uMefibhosheti kwakuyindodana kaJonathani, indodana yeNkosi uSawule futhi engumngane okhethekile weNkosi uDavide. Lapho uMefibhosheti eneminyaka emihlanu ubudala, uyise uJonathani wabulawa empini. Esaba ukuthi amaFilisti azofuna ukubulala umfana omncane, umzanyana wabaleka naye waya eGibeya, indlu yobukhosi, kodwa ngokuphangisa wamwisa futhi izinyawo zakhe zombili zakhubazeka

Wathwalwa wayiswa ezweni lakwaGileyadi, lapho waphephela khona endlini kaMakiri indodana ka-Amiyeli, eLo-debari.

2 Samuweli 4:4

UJonathani indodana kaSawule wayenendodana elunyonga ngezinyawo. Yayineminyaka eyisihlanu ekufikeni kombiko ngoSawule noJonathani uvela eJizreyeli; umzanyana wayo wayithatha, wabaleka; kwathi eseshesha ukubaleka, yawa, yaba lunyonga. Igama layo lalinguMefibosheti.

Wathwalwa wayiswa ezweni lakwaGileyadi, lapho waphephela khona endlini kaMakiri indodana ka-Amiyeli, eLo-debari.

Eminyakeni ethile kamuva, lapho iNkosi uDavide isinqobe zonke izitha zikaIsrayeli, yakhumbula umndeni womngane wayo uJonathani 

2 Samuweli 9:1 

UDavide wathi: “Usekhona yini osele endlini kaSawule ukuba ngimenzele umusa ngenxa kaJonathani na?”

futhi, ifisa ukubonisa ubuqotho bayo bothando kuJonathani ngokukhonza umkhaya wayo, uDavide wathola ukuthi uMefibosheti wayehlala endlini kaMakiri. Ngakho wathumela izithunywa zasebukhosini lapho, futhi zaletha uMefibosheti nomntwana wakhe uMika indodana eJerusalema, lapho bahlala khona kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke

2 Samuweli 9:1-9

UDavide wathi: “Usekhona yini osele endlini kaSawule ukuba ngimenzele umusa ngenxa kaJonathani na?” Kwakukhona endlini kaSawule inceku egama layo linguSiba; bambizela kuDavide; inkosi yathi kuye: “UnguSiba na?” Wathi: “Inceku yakho inguye.” Inkosi yayisithi: “Akusekho endlini kaSawule noyedwa engingamenzela umusa kaNkulunkulu na?” USiba wathi enkosini: “UJonathani usenendodana elunyonga ngezinyawo.” Yathi inkosi kuye: “Iphi na?” USiba wathi enkosini: “Bheka, isendlini kaMakiri indodana ka-Amiyeli eLo Debari.” Inkosi uDavide yayisithuma yamlanda endlini kaMakiri indodana ka-Amiyeli waseLo Debari. UMefibosheti indodana kaJonathani kaSawule wafika kuDavide, wawa ngobuso, wakhuleka. UDavide wathi: “Mefibosheti.” Wathi: “Nansi inceku yakho.” UDavide wayesethi kuye: “Ungesabi, ngokuba impela ngiyakukwenzela umusa ngenxa kaJonathani uyihlo, ngikubuyisele lonke izwe likayihlo uSawule, udle njalo etafuleni lami.” Wakhuleka wathi: “Iyini inceku yakho ukuba ubheke inja efileyo njengami na?” Inkosi yayisimbiza uSiba inceku kaSawule, yathi kuye: “Konke okukaSawule nokwendlu yakhe yonke ngikunike indodana yenkosi yakho. Uyakumlimela umhlabathi, wena namadodana akho nezinceku zakho, uvune ukuba indodana yenkosi yakho ibe nokudla, kepha uMefibosheti indodana yenkosi yakho uyakudla njalo etafuleni lami.” USiba wayenamadodana ayishumi nanhlanu nezinceku ezingamashumi amabili. USiba wathi enkosini: “Njengakho konke inkosi yami, inkosi, eyale ngakho inceku yayo, iyakwenze njalo inceku yakho.” UMefibosheti uyakudla etafuleni lenkosi njengenye yamadodana enkosi. UMefibosheti wayenendodana encane egama layo linguMika. Bonke ababehlala endlini kaSiba babe yizinceku zikaMefibosheti. UMefibosheti wayesehlala eJerusalema, ngokuba wadla njalo etafuleni lenkosi; wayelunyonga ngezinyawo zakhe zombili.

Kamuva, lapho uDavide ememela umfana omncane ukuba abe yingxenye yesigodlo sakhe, impahla yomkhaya wayiphathisa umphathi, uZiba. Ngesikhathi sokuhlubuka kuka-Absalomu, uZiba wahluleka ukwenza uDavide ahlubuke uMefibhosheti. Ekubuyeleni kwenkosi eJerusalema, uMefibosheti wazithethelela futhi wavunyelwa ukuba ahlale endlini yenkosi

2 Samuweli 19:24-30

Naye uMefibosheti indodana kaSawule wehla ukuhlangabeza inkosi; wayengalungisanga izinyawo zakhe, engalungisanga nesilevu sakhe, engahlanzanga futhi izingubo zakhe, kwasukela osukwini inkosi eyamuka ngalo kwaze kwaba lusuku owabuya ngalo ngokuthula. Kwathi esefike eJerusalema ukuyihlangabeza inkosi, inkosi yathi kuye: “Awuhambanga ngani nami, Mefibosheti, na?” Wathi: “Nkosi yami, nkosi, inceku yami yangikhohlisa, ngokuba inceku yakho yathi: ‘Ngiyakuzibophelela imbongolo ukuba ngiyikhwele, ngihambe nenkosi, ngokuba inceku yakho ilunyonga.’ Ihlebile inceku yakho enkosini yami, inkosi, kepha inkosi yami, inkosi, injengengelosi kaNkulunkulu; ngalokho yenza okuhle emehlweni akho. Ngokuba yonke indlu kababa yayinjengabantu abafileyo phambi kwenkosi yami, inkosi; kepha wayibeka inceku yakho phakathi kwabadla etafuleni lakho. Ngisenalungelo lini ukuba ngibuye ngikhale enkosini na?” Inkosi yathi kuye: “Usakhulumelani ngezindaba zakho na? Ngithi: Wena noSiba, yahlukaniselani izwe.” Wayesethi uMefibosheti enkosini: “Makathathe konke, njengokuba inkosi yami, inkosi, isibuyele endlini yayo ngokuthula.”

Ngokusobala, womabili la madoda ayekhathalelana kakhulu futhi ehloniphana.

Ngemva kwesigameko sikaGoliyati, uDavide waqhubeka ezuza udumo. Ingoma ekamu likaSawule yayiklolodela ngesikhathi abantu behlabelela izindumiso zikaDavide futhi belulaza iNkosi uSawule, okubangela umona ovuthayo kuSawule ongazange uphele

1 Samuweli 18:7–8

Abesifazane bavumelana ngokudlala, bathi: “USawule ubulele izinkulungwane zakhe, kepha uDavide izinkulungwane zakhe eziyishumi.” USawule wathukuthela kakhulu, laba libi lelo zwi emehlweni akhe; wathi: “Bamnike uDavide izinkulungwane eziyishumi, kepha mina banginike izinkulungwane nje; sekumsalele umbuso kuphela.”

Umona kaSawule ngoDavide waphenduka waba umbulali. Waqale wazama ukuba uDavide abulawe ngesandla samaFilisti ngokucela uDavide ukuba abe umkhwenyana wakhe. Inkosi yanikela ngendodakazi yayo ukuze ibuyiselwe empini kaDavide. UDavide, ngokuzithoba, wenqaba, futhi indodakazi kaSawule yanikezwa omunye

1 Samuweli 18:17–19

USawule wathi kuDavide: “Bheka, indodakazi yami enkulu uMerabi ngiyakukunika yona ibe ngumkakho; yiba yiqhawe lami kuphela, ulwe izimpi zikaJehova.” Ngokuba uSawule wathi: “Isandla sami masingabi phezu kwakhe, kepha isandla samaFilisti masibe phezu kwakhe.” UDavide wathi kuSawule: “Mina ngingubani, kuyini ukuphila kwami, nomndeni kababa uyini kwa-Israyeli ukuba ngibe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi?” Kepha kwathi ngesikhathi uMerabi indodakazi kaSawule ebeyakunikwa uDavide, wanikwa ku-Adriyeli waseMehola abe ngumkakhe.

Enye indodakazi kaSawule, uMikhali, yayithandana noDavide, ngakho uSawule waphinda wabuza. UDavide waphinda wenqaba ngenxa yokuntula kwakhe ingcebo nokungakwazi ukukhokhela indodakazi yenkosi ilobolo. USawule wacela ikhulu lamajwabu amaFilisti, enethemba lokuthi uDavide wayezobulawa yisitha. Ngenkathi uDavide ebulala amaFilisti angamakhulu amabili, ephinda kabili inkokhelo eyayidingeka, uSawule wabona ukuthi wayengenakuqhathaniswa, futhi nokwesaba kwakhe uDavide kwakhula

1 Samuweli 18:17–29

USawule wathi kuDavide: “Bheka, indodakazi yami enkulu uMerabi ngiyakukunika yona ibe ngumkakho; yiba yiqhawe lami kuphela, ulwe izimpi zikaJehova.” Ngokuba uSawule wathi: “Isandla sami masingabi phezu kwakhe, kepha isandla samaFilisti masibe phezu kwakhe.” UDavide wathi kuSawule: “Mina ngingubani, kuyini ukuphila kwami, nomndeni kababa uyini kwa-Israyeli ukuba ngibe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi?” Kepha kwathi ngesikhathi uMerabi indodakazi kaSawule ebeyakunikwa uDavide, wanikwa ku-Adriyeli waseMehola abe ngumkakhe. UMikhali indodakazi kaSawule wamthanda uDavide; bamtshela uSawule, kwaba kuhle emehlweni akhe. Wayesethi uSawule: “Ngiyakumnika yena ukuba abe lugibe kuye, isandla samaFilisti sibe phezu kwakhe.” Ngalokho uSawule wathi kuDavide: “Uyakuba ngumkhwenyana wami ngokwesibili namuhla.” USawule wayaleza izinceku zakhe ngokuthi: “Khulumani noDavide ngasese, nithi: ‘Bheka, inkosi yenamile ngawe, nazo zonke izinceku zayo ziyakuthanda; ngalokho yiba ngumkhwenyana wenkosi.’ ” Izinceku zikaSawule zakhuluma lawo mazwi ezindlebeni zikaDavide. UDavide wathi: “Kuyinto elula emehlweni enu ukuba ngibe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi, lokhu ngingumuntu ompofu nodelelikileyo na?” Izinceku zikaSawule zamtshela zathi: “Wakhuluma kanjalo uDavide.” USawule wathi: “Niyakusho kanje kuDavide, nithi: ‘Inkosi ayifuni ilobolo, kuphela amajwabu ayikhulu amaFilisti ukuba kuphindiswe ezitheni zenkosi.’ ” USawule wacabanga ukumwisa uDavide ngesandla samaFilisti. Izinceku zakhe zamtshela uDavide lawo mazwi, kwaba kuhle emehlweni kaDavide ukuba abe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi, kepha izinsuku zazingakapheleli; uDavide wasuka waya, yena nabantu bakhe, wabulala kuwo amaFilisti abantu abangamakhulu amabili; uDavide waletha amajwabu abo, bawayisa enkosini ephelele ukuba abe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi. USawule wayesemnika uMikhali indodakazi yakhe abe ngumkakhe.

UJonathani noMikhali baxwayisa uDavide ngezinhloso zikayise zokubulala, futhi uDavide wachitha iminyaka eyalandela yokuphila kwakhe ebalekela inkosi. UDavide wabhala izingoma ezimbalwa phakathi nalesi sikhathi, kuhlanganise namaHubo 57, 59, kanye no-142.

Nakuba uSawule engazange ayeke ukumlandela ngenhloso yokumbulala, uDavide akazange aphakamise isandla ngokumelene nenkosi yakhe kanye nogcotshiweyo kaNkulunkulu

1 Samuweli 19:1–2

USawule wakhuluma kuJonathani indodana yakhe nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe ngokubulala uDavide. Kepha uJonathani indodana kaSawule wamenamela kakhulu uDavide. UJonathani wamtshela uDavide, wathi: “USawule ubaba ufuna ukukubulala; ngalokho ake uxwaye kusasa, uhlale esitha, ucashe;

1 Samuel 24:1–7

Kwathi uSawule esebuyile ekuxosheni amaFilisti, kwabikwa kuye ukuthi: “Bheka, uDavide usehlane lase-Eni Gedi.” USawule wayesethatha abantu abayizinkulungwane ezintathu abakhethiweyo kuye wonke u-Israyeli, wahamba ukumfuna uDavide nabantu bakhe emaDwaleni amaGogo. Wafika ezibayeni zezimvu ngasendleleni, lapho kukhona umhume; uSawule wangena khona ukuba embese izinyawo zakhe. UDavide nabantu bakhe babehlezi emuva emhumeni. Abantu bakaDavide bathi kuye: “Bheka, nantu usuku uJehova asho ngalo kuwe ukuthi: ‘Bheka, ngiyakunikela isitha sakho esandleni sakho, wenze kuso okuhle emehlweni akho.’ ” Wayesesuka uDavide, wasika ngasese umphetho wengubo kaSawule. Kwathi ngasemuva uDavide wahlabeka enhliziyweni, ngokuba wayesikile umphetho wengubo kaSawule. Wathi kubantu bakhe: “Makube kude nami, Jehova, ukuba ngenze okunjalo kuyo inkosi yami, ogcotshiweyo kaJehova, ngelulele isandla sami kuye, lokhu engogcotshiweyo kaJehova.” UDavide wabathiya ngalawo mazwi, akabavumelanga ukuba bamvukele uSawule. USawule wasuka emhumeni, wahamba.

Lapho uSawule efa ekugcineni, uDavide wakhala

2 Samuweli 1-16

Kwathi emva kokufa kukaSawule, uDavide esebuyile ekubulaleni ama-Amaleki, futhi uDavide esehlale izinsuku ezimbili eSikilagi, kwathi-ke ngosuku lwesithathu, bheka, kwaphuma umuntu ekamu* likaSawule, izingubo zakhe ziklebhukile, enomhlabathi ekhanda, wawa phansi ekufikeni kwakhe kuDavide, wakhuleka. UDavide wathi kuye: “Uvelaphi na?” Wathi kuye: “Ngibalekile ekamu* lakwa-Israyeli.” UDavide wayesethi kuye: “Bekunjani na? Ake ungitshele.” Wathi: “Abantu babalekile empini, nabantu abaningi bawile, bafa; oSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bafile nabo.” UDavide wathi kuleyo nsizwa eyamtshelayo: “Wazi kanjani ukuthi oSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bafile na?” Insizwa eyamtshelayo yathi: “Ngithe ngisentabeni yaseGilibowa, bheka, uSawule wencika emkhontweni, kwamjonga kakhulu izinqola nabamahhashi. Lapho ebheka emuva, wangibona, wangibiza. Ngaphendula ngokuthi: ‘Ngilapha.’ “Wathi kimi: ‘Wena ungubani na?’ Ngathi kuye: ‘NgingumAmaleki.’ “Wathi kimi: ‘Ake ume ngakimi, ungibulale, ngokuba ngishaywe yisiyezi, nokuphila kusekhona kimi.’ “Ngase ngima ngakuye, ngambulala, ngokuba ngakwazi ukuthi angephile esewile, ngathatha umqhele owawusekhanda lakhe, nesongo elalisengalweni yakhe, ngikulethile lapha enkosini yami.” UDavide wayesebamba izingubo zakhe, waziklebhula kanye nawo onke amadoda ayenaye. Balila, bakhala, bazila ukudla kwaze kwahlwa ngenxa kaSawule, noJonathani indodana yakhe, nabantu bakaJehova, nendlu ka-Israyeli, ngokuba bebewile ngenkemba. Wathi uDavide kuyo insizwa eyayimtshelile: “Ungowaphi na?” Wathi: “Ngiyindodana yomuntu ogogobele nje, umAmaleki.” UDavide wathi kuyo: “Yini ukuba ungesabanga ukwelula isandla sakho, ubhubhise ogcotshiweyo kaJehova, na?” UDavide wayesebiza enye yezinsizwa, wathi: “Sondela, umsukele.” Yamshaya waze wafa. UDavide wathi kuye: “Igazi lakho malibe phezu kwekhanda lakho, ngokuba umlomo wakho ufakazile ngawe, lapho uthi: ‘Ngibulele ogcotshiweyo kaJehova.’ ”

Ngisho nokwazi ukuthi ungogcotshiweyo kaNkulunkulu, uDavide akazange aziphoqe esihlalweni sobukhosi. Wabuhlonipha ubukhosi bukaNkulunkulu futhi wahlonipha amagunya uNkulunkulu ayenawo njengamanje, ethemba ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeyoyifeza intando Yakhe ngesikhathi Sakhe.

Esabaleka, uDavide wavusa impi enamandla futhi ngamandla avela kuNkulunkulu wanqoba wonke umuntu endleleni yakhe, njalo ecela kuNkulunkulu kuqala imvume neziyalezo ngaphambi kokuya empini, umkhuba ayezowuqhuba njengenkosi

1 Samuweli 23:2–18

Kwabikwa kuDavide ukuthi: “Bheka, amaFilisti ayalwa neKeyila, aphanga izibuya.” Ngalokho uDavide wabuza kuJehova, wathi: “Ngiye ngibulale lawo maFilisti na?” UJehova wathi kuDavide: “Hamba uwabulale amaFilisti, usindise iKeyila.” Abantu bakaDavide bathi kuye: “Bheka, siyesaba lapha kwaJuda; kakhulu kangakanani, uma siya eKeyila, silwe nezimpi zamaFilisti na?” UDavide waphinda wabuza kuJehova. UJehova wamphendula wathi: “Suka wehlele eKeyila, ngokuba ngiyakunikela amaFilisti esandleni sakho.” UDavide nabantu bakhe baya eKeyila, balwa namaFilisti, bathumba izinkomo zawo, bawaceka ngokuceka okukhulu. Wayesebasindisa uDavide abaseKeyila. Kwathi lapho u-Abiyathara indodana ka-Ahimeleki ebaleka eya kuDavide eKeyila, wehla, ingubo yamahlombe isesandleni sakhe. Kwabikwa kuSawule ukuthi uDavide ufikile eKeyila. Wayesethi uSawule: “UNkulunkulu umkhaphele esandleni sami, ngokuba uzivalele ngokungena emzini onamasango nemigoqo.” USawule wabiza abantu bonke, baye empini, behlele eKeyila, bavimbezele uDavide nabantu bakhe. UDavide wazi ukuthi uSawule uceba okubi ngaye; wathi ku-Abiyathara umpristi: “Letha ingubo yamahlombe.” Wayesethi uDavide: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, inceku yakho izwile nokuzwa ukuthi uSawule ufuna ukuza eKeyila ukuba achithe umuzi ngenxa yami. Abantu baseKeyila bayakungikhaphela yini esandleni sakhe na? USawule uyakwehla njengalokho inceku yakho izwile na? Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ake uyitshele inceku yakho.” Wathi uJehova: “Uyakwehla.” Wayesethi uDavide: “Abantu baseKeyila bayakungikhaphela mina nabantu bami esandleni sikaSawule na?” Wathi uJehova: “Bayakukukhaphela.” Wayesesuka uDavide nabantu bakhe kungathi abangamakhulu ayisithupha, baphuma eKeyila, bahamba lapho bebenokuhamba khona. Kwabikwa kuSawule ukuthi uDavide ubalekile eKeyila; wayeseyeka ukuphuma. UDavide wahlala ehlane ezinqabeni, wahlala ezintabeni ezisehlane laseZifi. USawule wamfuna zonke izinsuku, kepha uNkulunkulu akamnikelanga esandleni sakhe. UDavide wabona ukuthi uSawule uphumele ukufuna ukuphila kwakhe; uDavide wayesehlane laseZifi eHoreshi. Kwasuka uJonathani indodana kaSawule, waya kuDavide eHoreshi, waqinisa isandla sakhe kuNkulunkulu. Wathi kuye: “Ungesabi, ngokuba isandla sikaSawule ubaba asiyikukufumana; wena uyakuba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli, mina ngikwelame; noSawule ubaba uyakwazi lokho.” Benza isivumelwano bobabili phambi kukaJehova; uDavide wahlala eHoreshi, uJonathani waya endlini yakhe.

1 Samuel 9–13

2 Samuweli 5:22-25 

AmaFilisti abuye enyuka, ahlakazeka esiGodini samaRefa. Lapho uDavide ebuza kuJehova, wathi yena: “Awuyikwenyuka; gwegwesa emva kwawo, uwafikele malungana namajikijolo. Kuyakuthi lapho usuzwa umsindo wokuhamba ezihlokweni zamajikijolo, usheshe, ngokuba kuyilapho uJehova eyakube ephumile ngaphambi kwakho ukuchitha impi yamaFilisti.” UDavide wenze njalo njengalokho uJehova emyalile, wachitha amaFilisti kusukela eGeba kuze kufike eGezeri.

Lapho eseyinkosi, uDavide waqhubeka eyinduna yezempi nesosha elinamandla.  USamuweli Wesibili 23 ulandisa ngezinye zezenzo zikaDavide ezibizwa “ngamadoda anamandla.” UNkulunkulu wahlonipha futhi wavuza ukulalela kukaDavide futhi wamnika impumelelo kukho konke akwenzayo

UDavide waqala ukuthatha abanye abafazi. Washada no-Abigayili, umfelokazi waseKarmeli, ngesikhathi ebalekela uSawule

1 Samuweli 25

UDavide wayeshade no-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli. USawule wayenike unkosikazi wokuqala kaDavide, uMikhali, kwenye indoda

1 Samuweli 25:43–44 

U-Abigayili washesha wasuka, wakhwela imbongolo kanye nezintombi zakhe ezazihamba naye; wazilandela izithunywa zikaDavide, waba ngumkakhe. UDavide wathatha no-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli; baba ngomkakhe bobabili. Kepha uSawule wayesemnike uPaliti indodana kaLayishi waseGalimi uMikhali indodakazi yakhe.

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Ngemva kokufa kukaSawule uDavide wagcotshwa obala waba yinkosi phezu kwendlu yakwaJuda (2 Samuweli 2:4), futhi wabe esedingeka alwe nendlu kaSawule ngaphambi kokuba agcotshwe njengenkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke eneminyaka engamashumi amathathu (2 Samuweli 5:3–4). Manje inkosi, uDavide wathatha uMikhali wambuyisela ukuba abe umkakhe futhi (2 Samuweli 3:14). UDavide walinqoba iJerusalema, walithatha kumaJebusi, waba namandla kakhulu ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti wayenaye (2 Samuweli 5:7).

Umphongolo wesivumelwano wawukade uthathwe ngamaFilisti (1 Samuweli 4). Ekubuyeleni kwawo kwa-Israyeli, umphongolo wabekwa eKiriyati Jeharimi (1 Samuweli 7:1). UDavide wayefuna ukubuyisela umphongolo eJerusalema. Kodwa uDavide wayeka ezinye zeziqondiso zikaNkulunkulu zendlela yokuthutha umphongolo nokuthi ubani owayezowuthwala. Lokhu kwaphumela ekufeni kuka-Uza owathi, phakathi nayo yonke imikhosi, welula isandla sakhe ukuze aqinise umphongolo. UNkulunkulu wamshaya u-Uza, futhi wafela lapho eceleni komphongolo ( 2 Samuweli 6:1–7 ). Ngokwesaba uJehova, uDavide wakuyeka ukususwa komphongolo, wawubeka endlini ka-Obede Edomi (2 Samuweli 6:11).

Ngemva kwezinyanga ezintathu, uDavide walivuselela icebo lokuletha umphongolo eJerusalema. Kulokhu, walandela iziqondiso. Futhi “wasina [phambi kukaJehova] ngamandla akhe onke” ( 2 Samuweli 6:14 ). Lapho uMikhali ebona uDavide ekhulekela ngaleyo ndlela, “wameyisa enhliziyweni yakhe.”— 2 Samuweli 6:16 . Wabuza uDavide ukuthi, njengenkosi, wayengenza kanjani ngendlela engabonakali kangaka phambi kwabantu bakubo. “UDavide wathi kuMikhali: “Kuphambi kukaJehova owangikhetha esikhundleni sikayihlo nanoma yimuphi umuntu wendlu yakhe lapho engibeka ukuba ngibe ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bakaJehova u-Israyeli—ngiyojabula phambi kukaJehova, ngibe yisithunzi ngaphezu kwalokhu, futhi ngizolulazeka emehlweni ami.”—2 Samuweli 6:21-22. UDavide wayeqonda ukuthi ukukhulekela kweqiniso kuhloselwe uNkulunkulu kuphela. Asikhulekeli ngenjongo yokuzuza imibono yabanye kodwa ngokusabela ngokuzithoba kuNkulunkulu (Johane 4:24).

Ngemva kokuba uDavide ezinzile esigodlweni sakhe futhi waba nokuthula nezitha zakhe, wayefuna ukwakhela iNkosi ithempeli ( 2 Samuweli 7:1–2 ). Umprofethi uNathani waqala watshela uDavide ukuba enze njengoba nje ethanda. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wabe esetshela uNathani ukuthi uDavide wayengeke akhe ithempeli laKhe. Kunalokho, uNkulunkulu wathembisa ukwakhela uDavide indlu. Lesi sithembiso sasihlanganisa nesibikezelo sokuthi uSolomoni uzokwakha ithempeli. Kodwa futhi yakhuluma ngoMesiya ozayo, iNdodana kaDavide eyayiyobusa phakade ( 2 Samuweli 7:4–17 ). UDavide wasabela ngokuzithoba nangokuthuthumela: “Ngingubani mina, Nkosi EnguMbusi, futhi uyini umndeni wami, ukuba ungilethe kuze kube manje na? (2 Samuweli 7:18; bona 2 Samuweli 7:18–29 ukuthola wonke umthandazo kaDavide). Ngaphambi kokuba afe, uDavide wenza amalungiselelo ethempeli. Isizathu sikaNkulunkulu sokungamvumeli uDavide ukuba akhe ithempeli kwakuwukuthi wayechithe igazi eliningi, kodwa indodana kaDavide yayiyoba indoda yokuthula hhayi indoda yempi. USolomoni wayezokwakha ithempeli (1 IziKronike 22).

Igazi elikhulu likaDavide laliwumphumela wempi. Kodwa, esenzakalweni esibi, uDavide wabulala nenye yamadoda akhe anamandla. Nakuba uDavide ayengumuntu olandela inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu, wayengumuntu futhi enesono. Lapho amabutho akhe esempini ngenye intwasahlobo, uDavide wahlala ekhaya. Esophahleni lwakhe wabona owesifazane omuhle egeza. Wathola ukuthi wayenguBati Sheba umka-Uriya umHeti, omunye wamaqhawe akhe asempini, uDavide wathuma izithunywa kuye. UDavide walala noBati Sheba, wakhulelwa. UDavide wabiza u-Uriya ukuthi abuye empini, ethemba ukuthi uzolala nomkakhe futhi akholwe ukuthi umntwana ungowakhe, kodwa u-Uriya wenqaba ukuya ekhaya ngesikhathi ozakwabo besempini. Ngakho uDavide wahlela ukuba u-Uriya abulawe empini. UDavide wabe eseshada noBati Sheba (2 Samuweli 11). Lesi senzakalo empilweni kaDavide sisibonisa ukuthi wonke umuntu, ngisho nalabo esibazisa kakhulu, ulwa nesono. Isebenza futhi njengesexwayiso senganekwane mayelana nesilingo kanye nendlela isono esinganda ngayo ngokushesha.

Umprofethi uNathani wabuza uDavide ngesono sakhe noBhati Sheba. UDavide wasabela ngokuphenduka. Ubhale iHubo 51 ngalesi sikhathi. Lapha sibona ukuthobeka kukaDavide nenhliziyo yakhe yeqiniso eNkosini. Nakuba uNathani atshela uDavide ukuthi indodana yakhe yayizokufa ngenxa yesono sakhe, uDavide wamncenga uJehova ukuba asindise indodana yakhe. Ubuhlobo bukaDavide noNkulunkulu babunjalo kangangokuthi wayezimisele ukuphikelela okholweni nokuba nethemba lokuthi uNkulunkulu angase aguquke. Lapho uNkulunkulu ekhipha isahlulelo Sakhe, uDavide wasamukela ngokuphelele (2 Samuweli 12). Kule ndaba sibona futhi umusa nobukhosi bukaNkulunkulu. USolomoni, indodana kaDavide eyamlandela futhi uJesu aphuma ngayo, wazalwa uDavide noBati Sheba.

UNkulunkulu wayemtshelile futhi uDavide, ngoNathani, ukuthi inkemba yayingayikusuka endlini yakhe. Ngempela, indlu kaDavide yaba nezinkinga eziningi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke. Lokhu sikubona kubantwana bakaDavide lapho u-Amnoni edlwengula uTamari, okwaholela ekubulaweni kuka-Amnoni kuka-Absalomu, nozungu luka-Absalomu ngoDavide. UNathani wayemtshelile uDavide ukuthi abafazi bakhe babeyonikelwa kosondelene naye; lokhu kwakungeke kwenzeke ekusithekeni njengoba kwenzeka isono sikaDavide noBati Sheba, kodwa esidlangalaleni. Isiprofetho sagcwaliseka lapho u-Absalomu elala nezancinza zikayise phezu kophahla ukuze zibonwe yibo bonke (2 Samuweli 16).

UDavide ungumlobi wamahubo amaningi. Kuzo sibona indlela ayeyifuna futhi akhazimulisa ngayo uNkulunkulu. Uvame ukubhekwa njengenkosi engumalusi nembongi eyiqhawe. UmBhalo umbiza ngokuthi “umhubi omnandi wakwa-Israyeli” (2 Samuweli 23:1). Ukuphila kukaDavide kwabonakala kugcwele imizwelo yomuntu ehlukahlukene—umfana ongumalusi ovamile othembele kakhulu ekuthembekeni kukaNkulunkulu owayehlonipha amagunya, wabaleka ukuze asindise ukuphila kwakhe, futhi waba inkosi okwakuyolinganiswa ngayo wonke amakhosi azayo akwaIsrayeli. Wabona ukunqoba okuningi kwezempi. Wawela esonweni esibi kakhulu, futhi umkhaya wakhe wahlupheka ngenxa yalokho. Kodwa kukho konke uDavida waphendukela kuNkulunkulu futhi wamethemba. Ngisho nakumaHubo lapho uDavide edangele noma edangele, simbona ephakamisela amehlo akhe kuMenzi wakhe futhi amdumise. Lokhu kwethembela kuNkulunkulu nokuphishekela ubuhlobo obuqhubekayo noNkulunkulu kuyingxenye yalokho okwenza uDavide abe indoda ethandwa yinhliziyo kaNkulunkulu.

UNkulunkulu wathembisa uDavida inzalo eyayizabusa esihlalweni sobukhosi kuze kube nininini. Leyo nkosi yaphakade nguJesu, uMesiya neNdodana kaDavide.