2 iziKronike 2 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 IziKronike 2 Ukwakhiwa kwethempeli nguSolomoni

¹ USolomoni wanquma ukwakhela igama likaJehova indlu, nendlu yombuso wakhe.

² USolomoni wamisa amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha ukuba athwale imithwalo, nezinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ukuba agawule entabeni, nezinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisithupha ukuba zigade.

³ USolomoni wasethumela kuHiramu inkosi yeTire ukuthi: Njengoba wenza kubaba uDavida, wamthumelela imisedari yokuzakhela indlu yokuhlala, yenza njalo kimi.

⁴ Bheka, 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.

⁵ Indlu engiyakhayo inkulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wethu mkhulu kunabo bonke onkulunkulu.

⁶ Kodwa ngubani onamandla okumakhela indlu, lokhu izulu nezulu lamazulu lingenakumnela? pho, ngingubani mina, ukuba ngimakhele indlu, ngaphandle nje kokusha phambi kobuso bakhe na?

⁷ Ngithumele manje indoda ehlakaniphile ekusebenzeni ngegolide nangesiliva nangethusi nangensimbi nangokuyibubende nangokubomvu nangokunsomi, ochwepheshile ekumbebeni nabahlakaniphileyo abanami kwaJuda. NaseJerusalema, ubaba uDavide ayilungiselelayo.

⁸ Ngithumele futhi imisedari, nemisipres, nemi-algumi yaseLebanoni; ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi izinceku zakho ziyakwazi ukugawula izinkuni eLebanoni; bheka, izinceku zami ziyakuba nezinceku zakho;

⁹ Ngisho nokungilungisela izingodo eziningi, ngoba indlu engizoyakha iyoba nkulu ngokumangalisayo.

¹⁰ Bheka, 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.

¹¹ UHiramu inkosi yaseTire waphendula ngombhalo awuthumela kuSolomoni, wathi: “Ngokuba uJehova wayebathanda abantu bakhe, wakubeka inkosi phezu kwabo.

¹² UHuramu wasesithi: Kayibusiswe iNKOSI uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, owenza izulu lomhlaba, owanika inkosi uDavida indodana ehlakaniphileyo, ehlakaniphileyo, eqedisisayo, eyamakhelayo iNKOSI indlu, lendlu eyayakha umbuso wayo.

¹³ Manje ngithumele indoda ehlakaniphile, ehlakaniphile, evela kubaba uHuramu,

¹⁴ Indodana 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.

¹⁵ Manje makathumele ukolweni nebhali, amafutha newayini inkosi yami eyakhuluma ngakho ezincekwini zayo.

¹⁶ Thina siyakugawula izinkuni eLebanoni njengokudinga kwenu; futhi kumelwe ukukhuphulele eJerusalema.

¹⁷ USolomoni wabala bonke abezizwe ababesezweni lakwa-Israyeli, njengenani uDavide uyise ayebabalile ngalo; kwatholakala izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nantathu namakhulu ayisithupha.

¹⁸ Wamisa 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.