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2 ImiLando 1 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978


USolomoni ucela ukuba anikwe ingqondo yokuqedisisa

1 USolomoni indodana kaDavida waqina embusweni wakhe, leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe yayilaye, yamenza waba mkhulu kakhulu.

2 USolomoni wakhuluma kubo bonke abakoIsrayeli, kubaphathi bezinkulungwane labamakhulu, lakubahluleli, lakuzo zonke izinduna zakoIsrayeli, lenhloko zezindlu.

3 Wahamba lalo lonke ibandla, baya endaweni ephakemeyo yokukhonzela eyayiseGibeyoni; ngoba ithente likaNkulunkulu lokuhlangana elalenziwe nguMose inceku yeNkosi enkangala lalilapho.

4 — Kodwa uDavida wathatha umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu eKiriyathiJeyarimi, wawuletha endaweni ayeyilungisele wona, ngoba wayewumisele ithente eJerusalema —

5 Futhi lealtare lethusi elalenziwe nguBezaleli indodana kaUri kaHuri lalikhona lapho phambi kweTabernakeli leNkosi uNkulunkulu; uSolomoni lebandla bayakhuleka khona.

6 USolomoni wasondela ealtareni lethusi phambi kweNkosi elalingasethenteni lokuhlangana, wanikela phezu kwalo iminikelo yokutshiswa eyinkulungwane.

7 Ngalobobusuku uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuSolomoni, wathi kuye: Cela lokho ofisa ukuba ngikunike khona.

8 USolomoni wathi kuNkulunkulu: Wenzele ubaba uDavida umusa omkhulu, wangenza mina ngaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

9 Nkosi Nkulunkulu, akugcwalise isithembiso sakho kuDavida ubaba, ngoba ungenze ngaba yinkosi yabantu abanengi ngokungangothuli lomhlabathi.

10 Akungiphe ukuhlakanipha lokuqedisisa ukuba ngibahole kuhle lababantu; ngoba ngubani ongabusa lababantu bakho abanengi kangaka na?

11 UNkulunkulu wamphendula uSolomoni wathi: Ngoba lokhu bekusenhliziyweni yakho, ungacelanga impahla lenotho lodumo, lokuphila kwalabo abakuzondayo, futhi ungacelanga ukuphila isikhathi eside, kodwa uzicelele ukuhlakanipha lokwazi ukuze ubuse abantu bami engikwenze waba yinkosi yabo,

12 ngiyakunika ukuhlakanipha lokwazi; ngizakukunika futhi lenotho lempahla lodumo, angazanga abe lakho amakhosi ayengaphambi kwakho, langayikuba lakho amakhosi akulandelayo.

13 Wasebuyake uSolomoni evela eGibeyoni endaweni ephakemeyo yokukhonzela, ethenteni lokuhlangana, waya eJerusalema. Wabusa koIsrayeli.


USolomoni uthengisa amabhiza lezinqola zokulwa

14 USolomoni wabuthanisa inqola zokulwa lamabhiza; wayelezinqola zokulwa ezingamakhulu alitshumi lane, lamabhiza azinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili; amanye wawabeka emizini yezinqola, lamanye enkosini eJerusalema.

15 Inkosi yandisa isiliva legolide eJerusalema, kwaba njengamatshe, lemikusu yaba minengi njengephane laseShefela.

16 Amabhiza kaSolomoni ayevela eGibithe laseKowa, abathengi benkosi babewathenga eKowa.

17 Inqola yokulwa yayithengwa eGibithe ngamashekeli esiliva angamakhulu ayisithupha, ibhiza lithengwa ngamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu. Ngokunjalo abathengi benkosi bawathengisela wonke amakhosi amaHethi laweSiriya.

Bible Society of Zimbabwe 1978

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