2 iziKronike 7 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 IziKronike 7 Inkazimulo kaJehova yehlela phezu kwethempeli

¹ USolomoni eseqedile ukukhuleka, kwehla umlilo ezulwini, wadla umnikelo wokushiswa nezisulu; inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu.

² Abapristi babengenakungena endlini kaJehova, ngokuba inkazimulo kaJehova yayigcwele indlu kaJehova.

³ Kwathi bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bebona ukuthi umlilo wehla nenkazimulo kaJehova phezu kwendlu, bakhothama ubuso babo bubheke phansi endaweni egandayiwe, bakhuleka, bamdumisa uJehova, bathi: “Ngokuba muhle; ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.

⁴ Inkosi nabo bonke abantu banikela imihlatshelo phambi kukaJehova.

⁵ Inkosi uSolomoni yanikela ngomhlatshelo wezinkomo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili; inkosi nabo bonke abantu bayingcwelisa indlu kaNkulunkulu.

⁶ Abapristi bema ezikhundleni zabo, namaLevi enezinsimbi zokubethela zikaJehova inkosi uDavide eyazenzayo ukuba kudunyiswe uJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade lapho uDavide edumisa ngenkonzo yabo; abapristi bavuthela amacilongo phambi kwabo, wonke u-Israyeli wema.

⁷ USolomoni wangcwelisa ingaphakathi legceke elaliphambi kwendlu kaJehova; ngoba waletha lapho iminikelo yokushiswa namanoni eminikelo yokubonga, ngoba i-altare lethusi uSolomoni ayelenzile lalingenakukwamukela umnikelo wokushiswa neminikelo yomlilo namanoni.

⁸ USolomoni wagubha umkhosi ngaleso sikhathi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, no-Israyeli wonke kanye naye, ibandla elikhulu kakhulu, kusukela ekuyeni eHamati kuze kube semfuleni waseGibithe.

⁹ Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili benza umkhosi, ngokuba ukungcwelisa i-altare izinsuku eziyisikhombisa nomkhosi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

¹⁰ Ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nantathu lwenyanga yesikhombisa wabamukisa abantu ematendeni abo bejabule futhi bejabule enhliziyweni ngenxa yobuhle uJehova ayebenzele uDavide noSolomoni nakubantu bakhe u-Israyeli.

¹¹ USolomoni wayiqeda indlu kaJehova nendlu yenkosi, nakho konke okwafika enhliziyweni kaSolomoni ukuba akwenze endlini kaJehova nasendlini yakhe, waphumelela.

¹² UJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni ebusuku, wathi kuye: “Ngiwuzwile umkhuleko wakho, ngizikhethele le ndawo ukuba ibe yindlu yomhlatshelo.

¹³ Uma ngivala izulu ukuba kungabikho mvula, noma ngiyaleza isikhonyane ukuba sidle izwe, noma ngithuma isifo phakathi kwabantu bami;

¹⁴ Uma abantu bami, ababizwa ngegama lami, bezithoba, bakhuleke, bafune ubuso bami, baphenduke ezindleleni zabo ezimbi; khona ngiyakuzwa ezulwini, ngithethelele isono sabo, ngiphilise izwe labo.

¹⁵ Khathesi amehlo ami azavuleka lezindlebe zami zilalele umkhuleko owenziwa kule indawo.

¹⁶ Ngokuba manje sengiyikhethile ngayingcwelisa le ndlu ukuba igama lami libe khona lapho kuze kube phakade, amehlo ami nenhliziyo yami kuyakuba lapho njalo.

¹⁷ Kepha wena, uma uhamba phambi kwami njengalokho wahamba uyihlo uDavide, wenze njengakho konke engikuyale ngakho, ugcine izimiso zami nezahlulelo zami;

¹⁸ Njalo ngizaqinisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakho njengoba ngenza isivumelwano loyihlo uDavida ngokuthi: Kawuyikuswela umbusi kwaIsrayeli.

¹⁹ Kepha uma niphambuka, nishiye izimiso zami nemiyalo yami engiyibeka phambi kwenu, nihambe nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu, nibakhothamele;

²⁰ Ngiyakubasiphula ezweni lami engibanike lona; le ndlu engiyingcwelisele igama lami ngiyakuyilahla ebusweni bami, ngiyenze ibe yisaga nesifenqo phakathi kwezizwe zonke.

²¹ Le ndlu ephakemeyo iyakuba yisimangaliso kubo bonke abadlula kuyo; ukuze athi: “UJehova wenzeleni kanje kuleli zwe nakule ndlu na?

²² Kuyakuthiwa: Ngokuba bamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise owabakhipha ezweni laseGibithe, bathatha abanye onkulunkulu, babakhothamela, babakhonza; ngalokho wabehlisela bonke lobu bubi phezu kwabo.