USolomoni wabutha amalunga akwa-Israyeli, nazo zonke izinhloko zezizwe, izinhloko zezindlu zoyise zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, babuthane enkosini uSolomoni eJerusalema ukuba bakhiphe umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova emzini. KaDavide, eSiyoni.
Bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli babuthana enkosini uSolomoni emkhosini ngenyanga ka-Ethanimi, eyinyanga yesikhombisa.
Eza onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli, abapristi bawuthwala umphongolo.
Bakhuphula umphongolo kaJehova, netende lokuhlangana, nazo zonke izinto ezingcwele ezazisetabernakele, kwenyusa abapristi namaLevi.
Inkosi uSolomoni nayo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli eyayibuthene kuyo babe nayo phambi komphongolo, benza imihlatshelo yezimvu nezinkomo ezingenakubalwa nezingenakubalwa ngenxa yobuningi.
Abapristi bawungenisa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova endaweni yawo endlini engaphakathi yendlu, eNgcwelengcwele, phansi kwamaphiko amakherubi.
Ngokuba amakherubi elulele amaphiko awo omabili phezu kwendawo yomphongolo, amakherubi asibekela umphongolo nezinti zawo ngaphezulu.
Zazizinde izinti, ukuze izihloko zezinti zibonakale endlini engcwele phambi kwendlu engaphakathi, zingabonakali ngaphandle; akhona kuze kube namuhla.
Kwakungekho lutho emphongolweni, kuphela izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe uMose azibeke khona eHorebe, lapho uJehova enza isivumelwano nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekuphumeni kwabo ezweni laseGibithe.
Kwathi lapho abapristi bephuma endlini engcwele, ifu lagcwalisa indlu kaJehova.
Abapristi babengenakuma ukukhonza ngenxa yefu, ngokuba inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaJehova.
USolomoni wasesithi: UJehova wathi uzahlala ebumnyameni.
Ngikwakhele nokukwakhela indlu yokuhlala, indawo yokuhlala yakho kuze kube phakade.
Inkosi yasiphendulela ubuso bayo, yabusisa lonke ibandla lika-Israyeli, inhlangano yonke yakwa-Israyeli yema.
Wathi: “Makatuswe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owakhuluma ngomlomo wakhe kuDavide ubaba, wakufeza ngesandla sakhe ngokuthi:
Kusukela osukwini engakhipha ngalo abantu bami u-Israyeli eGibithe, angikhethanga muzi kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukuba ngakhe indlu ukuba igama lami libe khona kuyo; kepha ngakhetha uDavide ukuba abe phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli.
Kwakukhona enhliziyweni kaDavide ubaba ukwakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli indlu.
UJehova wathi kuDavide ubaba: ‘Kusenhliziyweni yakho ukwakhela igama lami indlu, wenza kahle ngokuba kwakusenhliziyweni yakho lokho;
Kodwa wena akumelwe uyakhe indlu; kepha indodana yakho eyakuphuma okhalweni lwakho yiyona eyakwakhela igama lami indlu.
UJehova waligcwalisa izwi lakhe alikhulumayo, ngase ngisuka ekamelweni likaDavide ubaba, ngahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli, njengalokho uJehova ethembisile, nangakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu indlu yakwa-Israyeli.
Ngamisela lapho indawo yomphongolo okukuyo isivumelwano sikaJehova asenza nawobaba lapho ebakhipha ezweni laseGibithe.
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