USolomon Uceba Ukwakha Indlu kaBawo wethu

USolomon uhlela umkhosi omkhulu wabasebenzi, aze acele kuHuram waseTire imisedare nengcibi enobuchule. Utsho ngokucacileyo into ayakhayo: indlu yegama likaBawo wakhe — ongenakuqulathwa lizulu, onokuhlonelwa kuphela, ongenakuhlaliswa ndlwini.

Isahluko 2.

USolomon wagqiba ekubeni akhe indlu egameni likaBawo wethu, nendlu yobukumkani yakhe. USolomon wamisa amashumi asixhenxe amawaka abathwali, namashumi asibhozo amawaka abaqingqa amatye ezintabeni, namawaka amathathu anamakhulu amathandathu abaveleli ukubongamela.

USolomon wathumela kuHuram ukumkani waseTire, esithi: “Yenza kum njengoko wenzayo kubawo uDavide, wamthumela imisedare ukuba akhe indlu yokuhlala kuyo. Ndakhele igama likaBawo wam indlu, ukuba ndiyingcwalisele yena—ukuqhumisela phambi kwakhe ngesiqhumiso esimnandi, ukucwangcisa izonka zokubonisa ngamaxesha onke, ukunyusa amadini anyukayo kusasa nangokuhlwa, ngeesabatha, nasekuthwaseni kweenyanga, nasemaxesheni amisiweyo kaBawo wethu. AmaSirayeli amelwe kukwenza oku ngonaphakade. ^a

Indlu endiyakhayo iya kuba nkulu, kuba uBawo wethu mkhulu ngaphezu koothixo bonke. Kodwa ngubani na onokumakhela indlu, ekubeni izulu, namazulu awo amazulu, angamlingene? Nd ngubani na mna ukuba ndimakhele indlu, kungenjalo ukuba ndiqhumisele imibingelelo phambi kwakhe?

Ngoku ndithumele ingcibi enobuchule begolide, nesilivere, nobhedu, nesinyithi, nemisonto emsi nemfusa nebomvu, enobuchule bokukrola, ukuba isebenze kunye neengcibi zam ezinobuchule ezikwaYuda naseYerusalem, ezo wandinikela zona ubawo uDavide.

Ndithumele kananjalo imisedare, nemisipres, nomthi obomvu waseLebhanon, kuba ndiyazi ukuba abakhonzi bakho banobuchule bokuyigawula imithi yaseLebhanon; abakhonzi bam baya kuba kunye nabakhonzi bakho, ukuba bandilungisele imithi eninzi, kuba indlu endiyakhayo iya kuba nkulu, ibalulekile. Ke abakhonzi bakho abagawula imithi ndiya kubanika amakhulu alikhulu elinamanci amabini anesihlanu amawaka eebhushele zengqolowa etyunyuziweyo, namakhulu alikhulu elinamanci amabini anesihlanu amawaka erhasi, namakhulu alikhulu elinashumi elinesihlanu amawaka eegaloni zewayini, namakhulu alikhulu elinashumi elinesihlanu amawaka eoli.”

UHuram ukumkani waseTire wabhala incwadi kuSolomon, esithi: “Ngenxa yokuba uNdikhoyo ethanda abantu bakhe, wakwenza ukumkani wabo.” Wathi uHuram: “Makabongwe uNdikhoyo, uThixo kaSirayeli, umenzi wezulu nehlabathi! Umnike ukumkani uDavide unyana osisilumko, onengqondo nokuqonda, ukuba akhe indlu kaNdikhoyo, nendlu yobukumkani yakhe.

Ngoku ndikuthumele ingcibi enobuchule, ezele yingqondo, uHuram-abhi, unyana womfazi weentombi zakwaDan, uyise eyindoda yaseTire—enobuchule begolide, nesilivere, nobhedu, nesinyithi, namatye, nemithi, nemisonto emsi nemfusa nebomvu, nelinen ecikizekileyo. Unako ukwenza nawuphi na umsebenzi wokukrola, nokwenza nawuphi na umsebenzi oyilwayo awunikwayo, esebenza kunye neengcibi zakho, nezo zenkosi yam uDavide, uyihlo.

Ngoko inkosi yam mayibathumele abakhonzi bayo ingqolowa, nerhasi, neoli, newayini, njengoko yathembisayo, size thina sigawule yonke imithi oyifunayo waseLebhanon, siyidadise elwandle njengamadada, siye nayo kuwe eYafo, uze uyinyuse uyise eYerusalem.”

USolomon wababala bonke abaphambukeli abahleli ezweni lakwaSirayeli, njengoko wayenzayo ubawo uDavide; babengamakhulu alikhulu elinamanci amahlanu anesithathu amawaka, anamakhulu amathandathu. Wamisa amashumi asixhenxe amawaka abathwali, namashumi asibhozo amawaka abaqingqa amatye ezintabeni, namawaka amathathu anamakhulu amathandathu abaveleli ukwenza abantu basebenze.