Wayesethi uSolomoni: “UJehova wathi uyakuhlala ebumnyameni.
Kodwa ngikwakhele indlu nendawo yokuhlala kuze kube phakade.
Inkosi yasiphendulela ubuso bayo, yabusisa lonke ibandla lika-Israyeli, inhlangano yonke yakwa-Israyeli yasukuma.
Wathi: “Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owagcwalisa ngezandla zakhe lokho akukhuluma ngomlomo wakhe kuDavide ubaba, ethi:
Kusukela osukwini engakhipha ngalo abantu bami ezweni laseGibithe, angikhethanga muzi phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukuba ngakhe indlu ukuba igama lami libe khona lapho; futhi angikhethanga muntu ukuba abe ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli.
Kepha ngikhethile iJerusalema ukuba igama lami libe khona lapho; ngakhetha uDavide ukuba abe phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli.
Kwakukhona enhliziyweni kaDavide ubaba ukwakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli indlu.
Kodwa uJehova wathi kubaba uDavida: Ngoba kwakusenhliziyweni yakho ukwakhela ibizo lami indlu, wenza okuhle ngoba kwakusenhliziyweni yakho.
Kodwa akumelwe uyakhe indlu; kepha indodana yakho eyakuphuma okhalweni lwakho yiyona eyakwakhela igama lami indlu.
Ngalokho uJehova waligcwalisa izwi lakhe alikhulumayo, ngokuba ngavuka ekamelweni likababa uDavide, ngahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli, njengalokho uJehova ethembisile, ngase ngilakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli indlu.
Ngawufaka kulo umphongolo, okukhona kuwo isivumelwano sikaJehova asenza nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
Wema phambi kwe-altare likaJehova phambi kobuso balo lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli, welula izandla zakhe.
USolomoni wenza isaka lethusi, ubude balo buyizingalo eziyisihlanu, nobubanzi balo buyizingalo eziyisihlanu, nokuphakama kwalo kwakuyizingalo ezintathu, walumisa phakathi negceke; wema phezu kwalo, waguqa phambi kwebandla lonke. Ka-Israyeli futhi welulela izandla zakhe ezulwini,
wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akakho uNkulunkulu onjengawe ezulwini nasemhlabeni; ogcina isivumelwano nohawukela izinceku zakho ezihamba phambi kwakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yazo.
Wena owagcina encekwini yakho ubaba uDavide lokho owakuthembisa kuye; futhi wakhuluma ngomlomo wakho wakugcwalisa ngesandla sakho njengoba kunjalo namuhla.
Ngakho-ke, Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, gcina encekwini yakho, ubaba uDavide, lokho owakuthembisa kuye ngokuthi: ‘Akuyikuntula muntu emehlweni ami ukuba ahlale esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli; nokho ukuze abantwana benu baqaphele indlela yabo ukuhamba emthethweni wami, njengalokho nahamba phambi kwami.
Ngakho-ke, Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, malifezeke izwi lakho owalikhuluma encekwini yakho uDavide.
Kodwa ingabe ngempela uNkulunkulu uyohlala nabantu emhlabeni? bheka, izulu nezulu lamazulu alinakukwanela; kakhulu kangakanani le ndlu engiyakhileyo!
Bheka-ke umkhuleko wenceku yakho nokunxusa kwayo, Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, ukuba uzwe ukukhala nomkhuleko inceku yakho ewukhulekayo phambi kwakho.
Ukuze amehlo akho avuleke imini nobusuku ngale ndlu, ngendawo othe uyakubeka kuyo igama lakho kuyo; ukuze uzwe umkhuleko inceku yakho ewukhulekayo kule ndawo.
Khona-ke lalela ukunxusa kwenceku yakho nokwabantu bakho u-Israyeli abayakukucela kule ndawo; lalela indawo yakho yokuhlala, usezulwini; uma uzwa, thethelela.
Uma umuntu ona kumakhelwane wakhe, kufungiswe kuye isifungo sokumfungisa, bese kufika isifungo phambi kwe-altare lakho kule ndlu;
Yizwa usezulwini, wenze, wahlulele izinceku zakho ngokuphindisela omubi, ubuyisele indlela yakhe phezu kwekhanda lakhe; nangokulungisisa olungileyo, ngokumnika njengokulunga kwakhe.
Uma abantu bakho u-Israyeli behlakulelwa isitha, ngokuba bonile kuwe; ngiyobuya, balivume igama lakho, bakhuleke, bancenge phambi kwakho kule ndlu;
Yizwa usezulwini, uthethelele isono sabantu bakho u-Israyeli, ubabuyisele ezweni owabanika lona kanye nawoyise.
Lapho izulu livaliwe, imvula ingekho, ngokuba bonile kuwe; kodwa uma bekhuleka kulendawo futhi bevuma igama lakho futhi bephenduka esonweni sabo uma ubacindezela;
Yizwa usezulwini, uthethelele isono sezinceku zakho nesabantu bakho u-Israyeli, ngokuba ubafundise indlela enhle abamelwe ukuhamba ngayo; unise imvula ezweni lakho olinike abantu bakho njengefa.
Uma kukhona ukuswelakala ezweni, uma kukhona isifo, uma kukhona umlilo noma isikhutha, izinkumbi nezinkumbi; uma izitha zabo zibavimbezela emizini yezwe lakubo; noma yikuphi ukulimala noma yisiphi isifo esingaba khona:
Noma yimuphi umkhuleko nanoma yikuphi ukunxusa okuyokwenziwa ngomunye noma yibo bonke abantu bakho u-Israyeli lapho beyokwazi, kube yilowo nalowo ubuhlungu bakhe nosizi lwakhe futhi elule izandla zakhe kule ndlu;
Yizwa-ke usemazulwini, indawo yakho yokuhlala, uthethelele, uphindisele yilowo nalowo njengazo zonke izindlela zakhe owazi inhliziyo yakhe; (Ngokuba Wena wazi izinhliziyo zabantwana babantu;)
ukuze bakwesabe, bahambe ezindleleni zakho zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwabo ezweni owalinika obaba.
“Futhi ngomfokazi ongesiye owabantu bakho u-Israyeli, ovela ezweni elikude ngenxa yegama lakho elikhulu, nesandla sakho esinamandla, nangengalo yakho eyeluliweyo; uma beza ukukhuleka kule ndlu;
Khona-ke lalela usezulwini, lapho uhlala khona, wenze njengoba nje umfokazi ememeza kuwe; ukuze zonke izizwe zomhlaba zilazi ibizo lakho, zikwesabe, njengabantu bakho uIsrayeli, njalo zazi ukuthi ibizo lakho liyabizwa phezu kwalendlu engiyakhileyo.
Uma abantu bakho bephuma ukulwa nezitha zabo endleleni oyakubathuma ngayo, bakhuleke kuwe bebheke kulo muzi owukhethileyo, nasendlini engiyakhele igama lakho;
Yizwa-ke usezulwini umkhuleko wabo nokunxusa kwabo, ubamela indaba yabo.
Uma bonile kuwe (ngokuba akakho ongoni) bese ubathukuthelela, ubakhulule phambi kwezitha zabo, babathumbe babayise ezweni elikude noma eliseduze;
Kepha uma bezicabangela ezweni abathunjelwe kulo njengeziboshwa, baphenduke, bakhuleke kuwe ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo, bathi: ‘Sonile, senzile okubi, senzile;
Uma bebuyela kuwe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo, lapho bethunjelwe khona, bekhuleka endleleni yezwe labo owalinika oyise, nasemzaneni owabanika wona. Oyikhethile, nendlu engiyakhele iGama lakho;
Yizwa usemazulwini, yebo, usendaweni yakho yokuhlala, umkhuleko wabo nokunxusa kwabo, ubamele indaba yabo, uthethelele abantu bakho abonile kuwe.
Manje, Nkulunkulu wami, ake amehlo akho avuleke, izindlebe zakho zilalele umkhuleko owenziwa kule ndawo.
Vuka manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu, endaweni yakho yokuphumula, wena nomphongolo wamandla akho; abapristi bakho, Jehova Nkulunkulu, mabembathe insindiso, nabathandwayo bakho bajabule kokuhle.
O Jehova Nkulunkulu, ungafulatheli ubuso bogcotshiweyo wakho; khumbula umusa wenceku yakho uDavide.
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