2 IziKronike 2
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2 IziKronike 2
Ukwakhiwa kwethempeli nguSolomoni
1USolomoni wanquma ukwakhela igama likaJehova indlu, nendlu yombuso wakhe.
2USolomoni wamisa amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha ukuba athwale imithwalo, nezinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ukuba agawule entabeni, nezinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisithupha ukuba zigade.
3USolomoni wasethumela kuHiramu inkosi yeTire ukuthi: Njengoba wenza kubaba uDavida, wamthumelela imisedari yokuzakhela indlu yokuhlala, yenza njalo kimi.
4Bheka, ngakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami indlu ukuba ngiyingcwelise, ngishise impepho phambi kwakhe, kube yizinkwa zokubukwa njalonjalo, kube ngeminikelo yokushiswa ekuseni nakusihlwa ngamasabatha nangokwethwasa kwenyanga, emikhosini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu. Lokhu kungumthetho waphakade kwa-Israyeli.
5Indlu engiyakhayo inkulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wethu mkhulu kunabo bonke onkulunkulu.
6Kodwa ngubani onamandla okumakhela indlu, lokhu izulu nezulu lamazulu lingenakumnela? pho, ngingubani mina, ukuba ngimakhele indlu, ngaphandle nje kokusha phambi kobuso bakhe na?
7Ngithumele manje indoda ehlakaniphile ekusebenzeni ngegolide nangesiliva nangethusi nangensimbi nangokuyibubende nangokubomvu nangokunsomi, ochwepheshile ekumbebeni nabahlakaniphileyo abanami kwaJuda. NaseJerusalema, ubaba uDavide ayilungiselelayo.
8Ngithumele futhi imisedari, nemisipres, nemi-algumi yaseLebanoni; ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi izinceku zakho ziyakwazi ukugawula izinkuni eLebanoni; bheka, izinceku zami ziyakuba nezinceku zakho;
9Ngisho nokungilungisela izingodo eziningi, ngoba indlu engizoyakha iyoba nkulu ngokumangalisayo.
10Bheka, ngiyakunika izinceku zakho, abagawuli bemithi, amashekeli ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili kakolweni, namabhake ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili ebhali, nezimbiza zewayini eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili, nezimbiza zamafutha eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili.
11UHiramu inkosi yaseTire waphendula ngombhalo awuthumela kuSolomoni, wathi: “Ngokuba uJehova wayebathanda abantu bakhe, wakubeka inkosi phezu kwabo.
12UHuramu wasesithi: Kayibusiswe iNKOSI uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, owenza izulu lomhlaba, owanika inkosi uDavida indodana ehlakaniphileyo, ehlakaniphileyo, eqedisisayo, eyamakhelayo iNKOSI indlu, lendlu eyayakha umbuso wayo.
13Manje ngithumele indoda ehlakaniphile, ehlakaniphile, evela kubaba uHuramu,
14Indodana yowesifazane wamadodakazi akwaDani, noyise wayengumuntu waseTire, ochwepheshile ekusebenzeni ngegolide nangesiliva, ngethusi, nangensimbi, nangetshe, nangokhuni, nangokububende, nangokuluhlaza, nangelineni elicolekileyo. Futhi ngokunsomi; nokuqopha noma yiluphi uhlobo lwamathuna, nokuthola yonke icebo eliyakulethwa kuye, kanye namaqili enu, namaqili enkosi yami uyihlo uDavide.
15Manje makathumele ukolweni nebhali, amafutha newayini inkosi yami eyakhuluma ngakho ezincekwini zayo.
16Thina siyakugawula izinkuni eLebanoni njengokudinga kwenu; futhi kumelwe ukukhuphulele eJerusalema.
17USolomoni wabala bonke abezizwe ababesezweni lakwa-Israyeli, njengenani uDavide uyise ayebabalile ngalo; kwatholakala izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nantathu namakhulu ayisithupha.
18Wamisa kubo abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha ukuba babe ngabathwali bemithwalo, nezinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili babe ngabagundi bezinwele entabeni, nabayizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisithupha babe ngababonisi ukuba bamisele abantu umsebenzi.
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