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8 ¹Waza uSolomon wawahlanganisa amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, zonke iintloko zezizwe, izikhulu zeendlu zooyise zoonyana bakaSirayeli, phambi kokumkani uSolomon eYerusalem, ukuze banyuse ityeya yomnqophiso kaBawo wethu, bevela emzini kaDavide, enguZiyon. ²Bahlanganisana ke onke amadoda akwaSirayeli kukumkani uSolomon ngomthendeleko, ngenyanga yeEtanim, eyinyanga yesixhenxe. ³Kwathi bakufika bonke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, ababingeleli bayithwala ityeya, ⁴banyusa ityeya kaBawo wethu, nentente yokuhlangana, nempahla yonke engcwele ebisententeni; ababingeleli nabaLevi babezinyusa. ⁵Ukumkani uSolomon nebandla lonke lakwaSirayeli elalihlanganisene naye babemi phambi kwetyeya, bebingelela izimvu neenkomo ezingenakubalwa zingenakubalelwa ngenxa yobuninzi bazo. ⁶Baza ababingeleli bayingenisa ityeya yomnqophiso kaBawo wethu endaweni yayo, kwingcwele engaphakathi, kwiNgcwele kaNgcwele, phantsi kwamaphiko eekerubhi. ⁷Iikerubhi zawolula amaphiko azo phezu kwendawo yetyeya, zayigubungela ityeya nezibonda zayo ngaphezulu. ⁸Izibonda zazizinde kangangokuba amancam azo ayebonakala eseNgcweleni phambi kwegumbi elingaphakathi, kodwa zingabonakali ngaphandle; zisekho khona kude kube namhlanje. ⁹Etyeyeni kwakukho kuphela amacwecwe amabini amatye awabekwa khona nguMoses eHorebhe, apho uBawo wethu wenza khona umnqophiso noonyana bakaSirayeli ekuphumeni kwabo ezweni laseYiputa. ¹⁰Kwathi ababingeleli bakuphuma eNgcweleni, ilifu layizalisa indlu kaBawo wethu, ¹¹kangangokuba ababingeleli babengenako ukuma balungiselele ngenxa yelifu, kuba uzuko lukaBawo wethu lwayizalisa indlu yakhe.

¹²Waza uSolomon wathi: “UBawo wethu wathi wohlala esithokothokweni. ¹³Ndikwakhele okunene indlu ephakamileyo, indawo yokuba uhlale kuyo ngonaphakade.”

¹⁴Waguquka ukumkani, walisikelela ibandla lonke lakwaSirayeli, limi ibandla lonke lakwaSirayeli. ¹⁵Wathi: “Makabongwe uBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, owathi ngomlomo wakhe wathetha kubawo uDavide, wakuzalisekisa ngesandla sakhe, esithi, ¹⁶kususela kulo mhla ndabakhupha abantu bam amaSirayeli eYiputa, andinyulanga mzi phakathi kwezizwe zonke zakwaSirayeli ukuba ndakhe indlu yegama lam; kodwa ndanyula uDavide ukuba abe phezu kwabantu bam amaSirayeli.

¹⁷Kwakusentliziyweni kabawo uDavide ukwakha indlu yegama likaBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli.

¹⁸Kodwa uBawo wethu wathi kubawo uDavide: ‘Ngenxa yokuba ukwakha indlu yegama lam kwakusentliziyweni yakho, wenze kakuhle ukuba ube noko entliziyweni yakho. ¹⁹Kodwa wena ngokwakho akuyi kwakha le ndlu; unyana wakho, ophuma embilinini wakho, nguye oya kuyakha indlu yegama lam.’

²⁰UBawo wethu uligcinile ilizwi awalithethayo, kuba ndivukile ndema esikhundleni sikabawo uDavide, ndahlala etroneni yakwaSirayeli, njengoko wathembisayo, ndakha indlu yegama likaBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli. ²¹Ndenza khona indawo yetyeya ephethe umnqophiso kaBawo wethu, awawenza noobawo bethu ekubakhupheni kwabo eYiputa.”

Umthandazo kaSolomon phambi koBawo

²²Wema uSolomon phambi kwesibingelelo sikaBawo wethu, phambi kwebandla lonke lakwaSirayeli, wazolula izandla zakhe ngasezulwini. ²³Wathi: “Bawo wethu, Thixo kaSirayeli, akukho Thixo unjengawe emazulwini phezulu nasemhlabeni phantsi, ogcina umnqophiso nenceba kubakhonzi bakho abahamba phambi kwakho ngayo yonke intliziyo yabo. ²⁴Umgcinele umkhonzi wakho, ubawo uDavide, oko wamthembisa ngako; oko wakuthethayo ngomlomo wakho, ukuzalisekisile ngesandla sakho namhlanje.

²⁵Ngoko ke, Bawo wethu, Thixo wamaSirayeli, umkhonzi wakho ubawo uDavide mgcinele oko wamthembisa ngako, usithi: ‘Akuyi kunqunyukelwa ndoda yokuhlala phambi kwam etroneni yakwaSirayeli, ukuba kodwa oonyana bakho bayigcina indlela yabo, bahambe phambi kwam njengoko wena uhambe phambi kwam.’ ²⁶Ngoko ke, Bawo wethu, Thixo kaSirayeli, maliqiniseke ilizwi owalithetha kumkhonzi wakho, ubawo uDavide.

²⁷Kodwa uBawo wethu uya kuhlala ngokwenene na emhlabeni? Khangela—amazulu nezulu lamazulu angenakukuqulatha; kobeka phi na ke le ndlu ndiyakhileyo! ²⁸Kodwa ukhangele kuwo umthandazo womkhonzi wakho nesikhungo sakhe, Bawo wam, ukuze uve isikhalo nomthandazo awuthandaza umkhonzi wakho phambi kwakho namhlanje.

²⁹Amehlo akho makavuleke abheka kule ndlu ubusuku nemini, kule ndawo wathi: ‘Igama lam liya kuba khona,’ ukuze uve umthandazo womkhonzi wakho awuthandazela kule ndawo. ³⁰Sive isikhungo somkhonzi wakho nesabantu bakho amaSirayeli, xa bethandaza bebhekisa kule ndawo; uve usezulwini, ekhayeni lakho, uthi wakuva uxolele.

³¹Xa umntu athe wona ummelwane wakhe, kufuneke afunge isifungo, aze afunge phambi kwesibingelelo sakho kule ndlu, ³²uze uve usezulwini, wenze, ubagwebe abakhonzi bakho, ugwebe ongendawo, uyibeke indlela yakhe entlokweni yakhe, ugwebele ilungisa, umvuze ngokobulungisa bakhe.

³³Xa abantu bakho amaSirayeli bathe boyiswa lutshaba ngenxa yokuba bone kuwe, baze babuyele kuwe, balivuma igama lakho, bathandaza bakhunge kuwe kule ndlu, ³⁴uze uve usezulwini, usixolele isono sabantu bakho amaSirayeli, ubabuyisele ezweni owalinika ooyise.

³⁵Xa isibhakabhaka sithe savalwa akwabakho mvula ngenxa yokuba bone kuwe, baze bathandaza bebhekisa kule ndawo, balivuma igama lakho, babuye esonweni sabo ngenxa yokuba ubabandezele, ³⁶uze uve usezulwini, usixolele isono sabakhonzi bakho, abantu bakho amaSirayeli, xa ubafundisa indlela elungileyo abamele bahambe ngayo; uthumele imvula ezweni lakho, owalinika abantu bakho ukuba libe lilifa.

³⁷Xa kuthe kwabakho indlala ezweni, indyikitya yokufa, umbabala, uxoshomba, inkumbi, nokuba ngumcikwane; xa utshaba luthe lwabarhangqela emasangweni abo—nasiphi na isibetho, nasiphi na isifo esifikayo, ³⁸nawuphi na umthandazo, nasiphi na isikhungo, esenziwa nguye nawuphi na umntu phakathi kwabo bonke abantu bakho amaSirayeli, elowo esazi intlungu yentliziyo yakhe, azolule izandla zakhe ngakule ndlu, ³⁹uze uve usezulwini, ekhayeni lakho, uxolele, wenze, umnike elowo ngokweendlela zakhe zonke, kuba uyayazi intliziyo yakhe—nguwe wedwa owazi intliziyo yabantu bonke, ⁴⁰ukuze bakoyike yonke imihla abahleli ngayo ezweni owalinika oobawo bethu.

⁴¹Kwanowasemzini, ongenguye owabantu bakho amaSirayeli, kodwa ovela ezweni elikude ngenxa yegama lakho, ⁴²kuba baya kuva ngegama lakho elikhulu, nesandla sakho esithe nkqi, nengalo yakho eyolukileyo—xa athe weza wathandaza ebhekisele kule ndlu, ⁴³yiva usezulwini, apho uhleli khona, wenze konke akucelayo lo wasemzini, ukuze zonke izizwe zehlabathi zilazi igama lakho, zikoyike, njengoko besenza abantu bakho amaSirayeli, zazi nokuba le ndlu ndiyakhileyo ineliphethe igama lakho.

⁴⁴Xa abantu bakho bephuma besiya kulwa notshaba lwabo, nangayiphi na indlela obathuma ngayo, bethandaze kuBawo wethu bebhekisa kuwo umzi owunyulileyo, nakule ndlu endiyakhele igama lakho, ⁴⁵uze uwuve usezulwini umthandazo wabo nokutarhuzisa kwabo, ulimise ityala labo.

⁴⁶Xa bathe bona kuwe—kuba akukho mntu ungenasono—waza wabaqumbela, wabanikela kutshaba olubathimbayo lubase ezweni lotshaba, nokuba likude nokuba likufuphi,

⁴⁷ukuba ke bathe bakukhumbula entliziyweni yabo ezweni abathinjelwe kulo, baza babuya batarhuzisa kuwe ezweni labathimbi babo, besithi: ‘Sonile, senza ngobugwenxa, senza ngokungendawo,’ ⁴⁸ukuba ke ezweni labathimbi babo bathe babuyela kuwe ngayo yonke intliziyo yabo, nangawo wonke umphefumlo wabo, bathandaza kuwe bebhekisa ezweni labo owalinika ooyise, nakuwo umzi owunyulileyo, nakule ndlu ndiyakhele igama lakho, ⁴⁹uze uwuve usezulwini, apho uhleli khona, umthandazo wabo nokutarhuzisa kwabo, ulimise ityala labo. ⁵⁰Baxolele abantu bakho abonileyo kuwe, nazo zonke iziphoso zabo abaphosa ngazo kuwe, ubenzele imfesane phambi kwabathimbi babo, ukuze abathimbi babenzele imfesane, ⁵¹kuba bangabantu bakho, nelifa lakho, owabakhuphayo eYiputa, phakathi kweziko lesinyithi. ⁵²Makavuleke amehlo akho kuko ukutarhuzisa komkhonzi wakho, nokutarhuzisa kwabantu bakho amaSirayeli, uve kubo rhoqo xa bathe bakubiza. ⁵³Kuba wena wabahlula ezizweni zonke zehlabathi babe lilifa lakho, njengoko wathethayo ngoMoses umkhonzi wakho mhla wabakhupha oobawo eYiputa, Nkosi enguBawo oLawulayo.”

USolomon Usikelela Isikhungu

⁵⁴Kwathi akugqiba uSolomon wonke lo mthandazo nesikhungo kuBawo wethu, wasuka phambi kwesibingelelo sikaBawo wethu, apho abeguqe khona ezolule izandla zakhe ezibhekise ezulwini. ⁵⁵Wema, wasisikelela sonke isikhungu sakwaSirayeli ngezwi elikhulu, esithi:

⁵⁶“Makabongwe uBawo wethu, obaphumze abantu bakhe amaSirayeli, njengoko wathembisayo. Akuwanga nalinye ilizwi emazwini onke alungileyo awathembisa ngawo ngoMoses umkhonzi wakhe. ⁵⁷UBawo wethu makabe nathi njengoko wayenabo oobawo; makangaze asishiye, angasilahli, ⁵⁸ethobela iintliziyo zethu kuye, ukuze sihambe ngeendlela zakhe zonke, sigcine imithetho yakhe, nemimiselo yakhe, namasiko akhe, awabawisela oobawo. ⁵⁹Nala mazwi am, atarhuzise phambi kukaBawo wethu, makahlale ekufuphi kuye imini nobusuku, ukuze alimise ityala lomkhonzi wakhe nelabantu bakhe amaSirayeli, ngokwemfuneko yemihla ngemihla, ⁶⁰ukuze zonke izizwe zehlabathi zazi ukuba uBawo wethu unguThixo, kungekho wumbi.

⁶¹Ngoko ke intliziyo yenu mayiphelele kuBawo wethu, ukuze nihambe ngemimiselo yakhe, nigcine imithetho yakhe, njenganamhla.”

Indlu Ingcwaliselwa Kubawo

⁶²Waza ukumkani namaSirayeli onke ekunye naye babingelela phambi kukaBawo wethu. ⁶³USolomon wanyusa kuBawo wethu imibingelelo yoxolo, iinkomo ezingamashumi amabini anamibini amawaka, neegusha ezilikhulu elinamashumi amabini amawaka. Waza ukumkani noonyana bonke bakwaSirayeli bayingcwalisa indlu kaBawo wethu. ⁶⁴Ngaloo mini kanye ukumkani wayingcwalisa phakathi kwentendelezo ephambi kwendlu kaBawo wethu, kuba apho wanyusa idini elinyukayo, nomnikelo wokudla, namanqatha emibingelelo yoxolo; ngokuba isibingelelo sobhedu esiphambi kukaBawo wethu sasincinane kakhulu, singenakuwuthwala umnikelo onyukayo, nomnikelo wokudla, namanqatha emibingelelo yoxolo.

⁶⁵Waza uSolomon wawenza umthendeleko ngelo xesha, namaSirayeli onke ekunye naye—isikhungu esikhulu kakhulu, esithabathela eLebho-hamati sise emlanjaneni waseYiputa—phambi kukaBawo wethu iintsuku ezisixhenxe, waza wongeza ezinye ezisixhenxe: iintsuku ezilishumi elinane zizonke. ^a a v65 ILebho-hamati esentla kakhulu nomlanjana waseYiputa esezantsi kakhulu zaziphawula ubude bonke belizwe, ngoko abantu bavela kuzo zonke iinxalenye zakwaSirayeli. ⁶⁶Ngomhla wesibhozo wabandulula abantu baya emakhaya. Bamsikelela ukumkani, baya ezintenteni zabo, bevuya bechwayitile entliziyweni ngenxa yabo bonke ubulungileyo abenze uBawo wethu kumkhonzi wakhe uDavide nakubantu bakhe amaSirayeli.