USolomoni Udumisa uBaba Phambi Kuka-Israyeli Wonke
USolomoni ubusisa abantu, aguqe esiteji sethusi, athandaze. Uyazi ukuthi namazulu uqobo awanakumqukatha uBaba wakhe, ngakho ucela into eyodwa kaningi: ukuba amehlo nezindlebe zakhe zihlale zivulekile zibheke le ndawo — ekunqotshweni, esomisweni, endlaleni, nasekudingisweni.
6 1Khona-ke uSolomoni wathi: “UBaba wethu ushilo ukuthi uyakuhlala ebumnyameni obukhulu. 2Kodwa mina ngikwakhele indlu ephakeme, indawo yokuhlala kuyo kuze kube phakade.”
3Inkosi yabe isiphenduka yabusisa lonke ibandla lika-Israyeli, bemi bonke. 4Wathi: “Makadunyiswe uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, osandla sakhe sigcwalisile lokho umlomo wakhe owakuthembisa ubaba uDavide, wathi:
5‘Kusukela osukwini engakhipha ngalo abantu bami eGibhithe, angikhethanga muzi kuzo zonke izizwe zika-Israyeli ukuba kwakhiwe kuwo indlu yegama lami, futhi angikhethanga muntu ukuba abuse abantu bami u-Israyeli. 6Kodwa ngakhetha iJerusalema ukuba igama lami libe khona, ngakhetha noDavide ukuba ahole abantu bami u-Israyeli.’
7UDavide ubaba wayekuthanda enhliziyweni yakhe ukwakhela igama likaBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, indlu.
8Kodwa uBaba wethu wathi kuDavide ubaba: ‘Njengoba kwakusenhliziyweni yakho ukwakhela igama lami indlu, wenze kahle ngokuba nale nhloso. 9Kodwa wena ngeke uyakhe leyo ndlu; indodana yakho, ephuma esiswini sakho—yiyo eyakuyakha indlu yegama lami.’
10Manje uBaba wethu usiligcwalisile izwi alikhulumayo: sengithathe isikhundla sikaDavide ubaba, ngihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli, njengokuthembisa kwakhe, futhi ngiyakhile indlu yegama likaBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 11Lapho ngibeke khona umphongolo, oqukethe isivumelwano uBaba wethu asenza nabantu bakwa-Israyeli.”
USolomoni Ungcwelisa Indlu kaBaba Ngomkhuleko
12USolomoni wama phambi kwe-altare likaBaba wethu, phambi kwalo lonke ibandla lika-Israyeli, welula izandla zakhe. 13USolomoni wayenze isigcawu sethusi esasingamafidi ayisikhombisa nengxenye ubude, amafidi ayisikhombisa nengxenye ububanzi, amafidi amane nengxenye ukuphakama, wasibeka phakathi egcekeni. Wema kuso, waguqa ngamadolo phambi kwalo lonke ibandla lika-Israyeli, welulela izandla zakhe ezulwini. 14Wathi: Baba wami, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akekho uBaba onjengawe ezulwini noma emhlabeni, ogcina isivumelwano ebonisa uthando oluqotho ezincekwini zakho ezihamba phambi kwakho ngenhliziyo yazo yonke. 15Ugcinile isithembiso sakho encekwini yakho uDavide ubaba; lokho owakukhuluma ngomlomo wakho ukugcwalisile ngesandla sakho namuhla.
16Ngakho manje, Baba wami, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, gcinela inceku yakho uDavide ubaba lokho owakuthembisayo, wathi: “Awusoze uswele umuntu phambi kwami osihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli, uma nje amadodana akho egcina indlela yawo ukuba ahambe emthethweni wami, njengoba wena uhambile phambi kwami.” 17Manje-ke, Baba wami, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, maliqinisekiswe izwi owalikhuluma encekwini yakho uDavide.
18Kodwa uBaba wethu uyakuhlala ngempela nabantu emhlabeni na? Amazulu namazulu aphezulu kunawo wonke awakwazi ukukubamba—kakhulu kangakanani le ndlu engiyakhile. a a v18 USolomoni umangaliswa ukuthi uBaba wethu angakha ikhaya lakhe nabantu emhlabeni—ukulangazelela okwaphendulwa ngokugcwele lapho iNdodana ifika ukuhlala phakathi kwethu, nasekugcineni lapho uBaba wethu ehlala nabantwana bakhe kuze kube phakade. 19Kodwa lalela umkhuleko wenceku yakho nokunxusa kwayo, Baba wami, uzwe ukukhala nomkhuleko inceku yakho ekukhuleka phambi kwakho. 20Sengathi amehlo akho angavuleka abheke le ndlu emini nasebusuku, abheke le ndawo owathi uyakubeka kuyo igama lakho, ukuze uzwe umkhuleko inceku yakho ekuwukhuleka ibhekise kule ndawo. 21Zwana ukunxusa kwenceku yakho nokwabantu bakho u-Israyeli, lapho bekhuleka bebhekise kule ndawo. Zwana usezulwini, indawo yakho yokuhlala; lapho usuzwile, uthethelele.
22Uma umuntu ona umakhelwane wakhe, kudingeke ukuba afunge isifungo, bese efika efunga isifungo sakhe phambi kwe-altare lakho kule ndlu, 23zwana-ke usezulwini wenze. Wahlulele izinceku zakho: umbuyisele onecala ngokwezenzo zakhe, umkhulule olungileyo, umvuze ngokokulunga kwakhe.
24Uma abantu bakho u-Israyeli, behlulwe yizitha ngenxa yokona kwabo kuwe, bephenduka bedumisa igama lakho, bekhuleka, benxusa kuwe kule ndlu, 25zwana-ke usezulwini, uthethelele isono sabantu bakho u-Israyeli, ubabuyisele ezweni owalinika bona nokhokho babo.
26Lapho isibhakabhaka sivalekile kungekho mvula ngenxa yokuba bonile kuwe, uma bekhuleka bebhekise kule ndawo, bedumisa igama lakho, bephenduka esonweni sabo lapho ubahlupha, 27zwana-ke usezulwini, uthethelele isono sezinceku zakho, abantu bakho u-Israyeli, lapho ubafundisa indlela elungileyo abangahamba ngayo, uthumele imvula ezweni lakho, owalinika abantu bakho libe yifa labo.
28Uma kuba nendlala, isifo, isomiso, isikhunta, isikhonyane, noma izibungu kuhlasela izwe; uma izitha zibavimbezela emizini yabo—noma yisiphi isifo noma ukugula okufikayo, 29noma yimuphi umkhuleko noma ukunxusa okwenziwa yinoma ngubani noma ngabantu bakho bonke u-Israyeli, kube yilowo nalowo azi ukuhlupheka nobuhlungu bakhe, elulela izandla zakhe kule ndlu, 30zwana-ke usezulwini, ikhaya lakho, uthethelele, umbuyisele yilowo nalowo ngokwezindlela zakhe zonke, njengoba uyazi inhliziyo yakhe—ngokuba nguwe wedwa owazi inhliziyo yomuntu wonke, 31ukuze bakwesabe, bahambe ngezindlela zakho zonke izinsuku abaphila ngazo ezweni owalinika okhokho bethu.
32Futhi, lapho owezizwe ongesiye owabantu bakho u-Israyeli efika evela ezweni elikude ngenxa yegama lakho elikhulu, isandla sakho esinamandla, nengalo yakho eyeluliweyo—lapho beza bekhuleka bebhekise kule ndlu, 33zwana-ke usezulwini lapho uhlala khona, wenze konke owezizwe akucelayo, ukuze zonke izizwe zomhlaba zazi igama lakho, zikwesabe, njengabantu bakho u-Israyeli, zazi nokuthi le ndlu engiyakhile ibizwa ngegama lakho.
34Uma abantu bakho bephuma ukuyokulwa nezitha zabo nomaphi lapho ubathuma khona, bese bekhuleka kuwe bebhekise kulo muzi owuwukhethileyo nendlu engiyakhele igama lakho, 35zwana-ke usezulwini umkhuleko wabo nokunxusa kwabo, ubasekele ecaleni labo.
36Uma bona kuwe—ngokuba akekho ongenasono—ube usubathukuthelela, ubanikele esitheni esibathumba sibase ezweni elikude noma eliseduze,
37kodwa uma ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo bekubeka enhliziyweni, bese bephenduka benxusa kuwe lapho, bethi: “Sonile, senze okungalungile, senze ngobubi,” 38uma bephendukela kuwe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo lapho bethunjelwe khona, bese bekhuleka bebhekise ezweni labo owalinika okhokho babo, umuzi owawukhethayo, nendlu engiyakhele igama lakho, 39zwana-ke usezulwini, indawo yakho yokuhlala, umkhuleko wabo nokunxusa kwabo, ubasekele ecaleni labo, uthethelele abantu bakho abonile kuwe.
40Manje, Baba wami, sengathi amehlo akho angavuleka, nezindlebe zakho zilalele umkhuleko walendawo.
41Manje-ke sukuma, Baba wami, uze endaweni yakho yokuphumula, wena nomphongolo wamandla akho. Sengathi abapristi bakho, Baba wami, bangembathiswa insindiso, nabathembekile bakho bajabule ebuhleni bakho. 42Baba wami, ungamlahli ogcotshiweyo wakho. Khumbula uthando lwakho lwesivumelwano ngoDavide inceku yakho.
