1 Amakhosi 8
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1 Amakhosi 8
Umphongolo wesivumelwano walethwa eSiyoni
1USolomoni wabutha amalunga akwa-Israyeli, nazo zonke izinhloko zezizwe, izinhloko zezindlu zoyise zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, babuthane enkosini uSolomoni eJerusalema ukuba bakhiphe umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova emzini. KaDavide, eSiyoni.
2Bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli babuthana enkosini uSolomoni emkhosini ngenyanga ka-Ethanimi, eyinyanga yesikhombisa.
3Eza onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli, abapristi bawuthwala umphongolo.
4Bakhuphula umphongolo kaJehova, netende lokuhlangana, nazo zonke izinto ezingcwele ezazisetabernakele, kwenyusa abapristi namaLevi.
5Inkosi uSolomoni nayo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli eyayibuthene kuyo babe nayo phambi komphongolo, benza imihlatshelo yezimvu nezinkomo ezingenakubalwa nezingenakubalwa ngenxa yobuningi.
6Abapristi bawungenisa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova endaweni yawo endlini engaphakathi yendlu, eNgcwelengcwele, phansi kwamaphiko amakherubi.
7Ngokuba amakherubi elulele amaphiko awo omabili phezu kwendawo yomphongolo, amakherubi asibekela umphongolo nezinti zawo ngaphezulu.
8Zazizinde izinti, ukuze izihloko zezinti zibonakale endlini engcwele phambi kwendlu engaphakathi, zingabonakali ngaphandle; akhona kuze kube namuhla.
9Kwakungekho lutho emphongolweni, kuphela izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe uMose azibeke khona eHorebe, lapho uJehova enza isivumelwano nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekuphumeni kwabo ezweni laseGibithe.
10Kwathi lapho abapristi bephuma endlini engcwele, ifu lagcwalisa indlu kaJehova.
11Abapristi babengenakuma ukukhonza ngenxa yefu, ngokuba inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaJehova.
12USolomoni wasesithi: UJehova wathi uzahlala ebumnyameni.
13Ngikwakhele nokukwakhela indlu yokuhlala, indawo yokuhlala yakho kuze kube phakade.
14Inkosi yasiphendulela ubuso bayo, yabusisa lonke ibandla lika-Israyeli, inhlangano yonke yakwa-Israyeli yema.
15Wathi: “Makatuswe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owakhuluma ngomlomo wakhe kuDavide ubaba, wakufeza ngesandla sakhe ngokuthi:
16Kusukela osukwini engakhipha ngalo abantu bami u-Israyeli eGibithe, angikhethanga muzi kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukuba ngakhe indlu ukuba igama lami libe khona kuyo; kepha ngakhetha uDavide ukuba abe phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli.
17Kwakukhona enhliziyweni kaDavide ubaba ukwakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli indlu.
18UJehova wathi kuDavide ubaba: ‘Kusenhliziyweni yakho ukwakhela igama lami indlu, wenza kahle ngokuba kwakusenhliziyweni yakho lokho;
19Kodwa wena akumelwe uyakhe indlu; kepha indodana yakho eyakuphuma okhalweni lwakho yiyona eyakwakhela igama lami indlu.
20UJehova waligcwalisa izwi lakhe alikhulumayo, ngase ngisuka ekamelweni likaDavide ubaba, ngahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli, njengalokho uJehova ethembisile, nangakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu indlu yakwa-Israyeli.
21Ngamisela lapho indawo yomphongolo okukuyo isivumelwano sikaJehova asenza nawobaba lapho ebakhipha ezweni laseGibithe.
22USolomoni wema phambi kwe-altare likaJehova phambi kwayo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli, welulela izandla zakhe ezulwini.
23Wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akakho uNkulunkulu onjengawe ezulwini naphansi emhlabeni, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa ezincekwini zakho ezihamba phambi kwakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yazo.
24Owagcina encekwini yakho, ubaba uDavide, lokho owakuthembisa kuyo; wakhuluma ngomlomo wakho, wakugcwalisa ngesandla sakho njengokuba kunjalo namuhla.
25Ngakho-ke, Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, gcina encekwini yakho, ubaba uDavide, lokho owakuthembisa kuye ngokuthi: ‘Akuyikuntula muntu emehlweni ami ukuba ahlale esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli; ukuze abantwana bakho babone indlela yabo, ukuthi bahambe phambi kwami, njengoba wahamba phambi kwami.
26Manje, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, maligcwaliseke izwi lakho owalikhuluma encekwini yakho, ubaba uDavide.
27Kodwa ingabe uNkulunkulu uzophila ngempela emhlabeni? bheka, izulu nezulu lamazulu alinakukwanela; kakhulu kangakanani le ndlu engiyakhileyo?
28Kepha lalela umkhuleko wenceku yakho nokunxusa kwayo, Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, ukuba uzwe ukukhala nomkhuleko inceku yakho ewukhulekayo phambi kwakho namuhla.
29Ukuze amehlo akho avuleke kule ndlu, ubusuku nemini, nendawo owasho ngayo ukuthi: ‘Igama lami liyakuba lapho, ukuze uzwe umkhuleko inceku yakho eyakuwenza kule ndawo.
30Kulalele ukunxusa kwenceku yakho nokwabantu bakho u-Israyeli lapho bekhuleka kule ndawo; ngikulalele usezulwini, endaweni yakho yokuhlala; futhi lapho usuzwile, uthethelele.
31Uma umuntu ona kumakhelwane wakhe, athweswe isifungo sokumfungisa, bese kufika isifungo phambi kwe-altare lakho kule ndlu,
32Yizwa-ke usezulwini, wenze, wahlulele izinceku zakho ngokulahla omubi, ubeke indlela yakhe phezu kwekhanda lakhe; nolungileyo, amnike njengokulunga kwakhe.
33Lapho abantu bakho u-Israyeli behlulwa phambi kwesitha, ngokuba bonile kuwe, baphendukela kuwe, balivume igama lakho, bakhuleke, bakuncenge kule ndlu,
34Yizwa usezulwini, uthethelele isono sabantu bakho u-Israyeli, ubabuyisele ezweni owalinika oyise.
35Uma izulu livalekile, imvula ingabi khona, ngokuba bonile kuwe; uma bekhuleka kule ndawo futhi bevuma igama lakho futhi bephenduka esonweni sabo uma ubacindezela;
36Yizwa usezulwini, uthethelele isono sezinceku zakho nesabantu bakho u-Israyeli ukuba ubafundise indlela enhle abamelwe ukuhamba ngayo, unise imvula ezweni lakho owalinika abantu bakho njengefa.
37Uma kukhona indlala ezweni, uma kukhona umashayabhuqe, izikhukhula, isikhutha, izinkumbi nezinkumbi; uma izitha zabo zibavimbezela ezweni lemizi yabo; noma yisiphi isifo, noma yisiphi isifo;
38Noma yimuphi umthandazo nokunxusa okungase kwenziwe yinoma ubani noma yibo bonke abantu bakho u-Israyeli abayokwazi, kube yilowo nalowo inhlupho yenhliziyo yakhe futhi belulele izandla zabo kule ndlu;
39Yizwa-ke usezulwini, lapho uhlala khona, uthethelele, wenze, unike yilowo nalowo njengezindlela zakhe owazi inhliziyo yakhe; (ngoba nguwe wedwa owazi izinhliziyo zabantwana babantu;)
40ukuze bakwesabe zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwabo ezweni owalinika obaba.
41Kepha umfokazi ongesiye owabantu bakho u-Israyeli kepha ovela ezweni elikude ngenxa yegama lakho;
42(Ngokuba bayakuzwa ngegama lakho elikhulu, nangesandla sakho esinamandla, nangengalo yakho eyeluliweyo) uma eza akhuleke ebheke kule ndlu;
43Yizwa wena ezulwini, endaweni yakho yokuhlala, wenze njengakho konke umfokazi akubiza ngakho, ukuze zonke izizwe zomhlaba zilazi igama lakho, zikwesabe njengabantu bakho u-Israyeli; ukuze bazi ukuthi iGama lakho libiziwe phezu kwalendlu engiyakhileyo.
44Uma abantu bakho bephuma ukulwa nesitha sabo, nomaphi lapho ubathuma, bakhuleke kuJehova bebheke emzini owukhethileyo, nasendlini engiyakhele igama lakho;
45Yizwa-ke ezulwini umkhuleko wabo nokunxusa kwabo, ubamela icala labo.
46Uma bona kuwe (ngokuba akukho muntu ongoni) bese ubathukuthelela, ubanikele esandleni sesitha, ukuze babathumbe babayise ezweni lesitha, elikude noma eliseduze;
47Kepha uma becabanga ezweni abathunjelwe kulo, bephenduka, bancenge kuwe ezweni lalabo ababebathumbile, bethi: Sonile, senza okubi, senzile ububi;
48babuyele kuwe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo ezweni lezitha zabo ezabathumbayo, bakhuleke kuwe ngendlela yezwe labo owalinika oyise, umuzi owawukhethayo, nendlu engiyakhele igama lakho;
49Yizwa umkhuleko wabo nokunxusa kwabo ezulwini, endaweni yakho yokuhlala, ubamele indaba yabo,
50Ubathethelele abantu bakho abonile kuwe, nazo zonke iziphambeko zabo abeqe ngazo kuwe, ubenzele umusa phambi kwalabo ababathumbile njengeziboshwa, ukuze babe nesihe kubo.
51Ngokuba bangabantu bakho nefa lakho owalikhipha eGibithe, esithandweni sensimbi;
52ukuze amehlo akho avuleke ekunxuseni kwenceku yakho nasekunxuseni kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli ukuba ubalalele kukho konke abakhala ngakho kuwe.
53Ngoba wena wabahlukanisa phakathi kwabantu bonke bomhlaba ukuze babe yilifa lakho, njengokukhuluma kwakho ngesandla sikaMozisi inceku yakho ekukhupheni kwakho obaba eGibhithe, Nkosi Jehova.
54Lapho uSolomoni eseqedile ukwenza wonke lowo mkhuleko nokunxusa kuJehova, wasukuma phambi kwe-altare likaJehova ngemva kokuguqa ngamadolo izandla zakhe zelulele ezulwini.
55Wasukuma, wabusisa lonke ibandla lika-Israyeli ngezwi elikhulu, wathi:
56Makabongwe uJehova owaphumuza abantu bakhe u-Israyeli njengakho konke akuthembisileyo; akwalahleka nelilodwa izwi kuzo zonke izithembiso zakhe ezinhle azikhulumayo ngesandla sikaMose inceku yakhe.
57UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu makabe nathi njengoba wayenabokhokho bethu; makangasishiyi futhi angasilahli.
58Ukuze athobise izinhliziyo zethu kuye, ukuze sihambe ezindleleni zakhe zonke, sigcine imiyalo yakhe, nezimiso zakhe, nezahlulelo zakhe ayala ngakho obaba.
59Lawa mazwi ami engawancenga ngawo phambi kukaJehova makabe seduze noJehova uNkulunkulu wethu imini nobusuku ukuba amise udaba lwenceku yakhe nodaba lwabantu bakhe u-Israyeli ngezikhathi zonke njengokusho kwezwi;
60ukuze bonke abantu bomhlaba bazi ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu, akakho omunye.
61Inhliziyo yenu mayibe qotho kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukuba nihambe ngezimiso zakhe, nigcine imiyalo yakhe njenganamuhla.
62Inkosi no-Israyeli wonke kanye nayo baletha umnikelo phambi kukaJehova.
63USolomoni waletha umnikelo wokubonga awuletha kuJehova, izinkomo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili. Inkosi nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayingcwelisa indlu kaJehova.
64Ngalolo suku inkosi yangcwelisa ingaphakathi legceke eliphambi kwendlu kaJehova; ngoba waletha lapho iminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo eyenziwa ngomlilo lamahwahwa eminikelo yokubonga, ngoba ilathi lethusi elaliphambi kweNKOSI lalilincane kakhulu ukuthi lingamukela iminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo eyenziwa ngomlilo lamahwahwa eminikelo yokubonga.
65USolomoni wenza idili ngaleso sikhathi, no-Israyeli wonke enaye, ibandla elikhulu, kusukela ekuyeni eHamati kuze kube semfuleni waseGibithe, phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, izinsuku eziyisikhombisa nezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, izinsuku eziyishumi nane.
66Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili wabamukisa abantu, bayibusisa inkosi, baya ematendeni abo, bejabula, bejabula ezinhliziyweni zabo ngakho konke okuhle uJehova akwenzile encekwini yakhe uDavide nakubantu bakhe u-Israyeli.
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