2 iziKronike 1:7-13
2 iziKronike 1:7-13 IsiZulu 2020 (ZUL20)
Ngalobo busuku uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuSolomoni, wathi kuye: “Cela lokho othanda ukuba ngikuphe khona.” USolomoni wathi kuNkulunkulu: “Ubaba uDavide umenzele umusa omkhulu, nami ungibeke inkosi esikhundleni sakhe. Manje Simakade Nkulunkulu, izwi lakho owalisho kuDavide ubaba maliqiniswe, ngokuba ungibekile inkosi phezu kwabantu abaningi ngangothuli lomhlabathi. Manje ngiphe ukuhlakanipha nokwazi ukuze ngihole laba bantu, ngokuba ngubani ongehlulela laba bantu bakho abaningi kangaka na?” UNkulunkulu wayesethi kuSolomoni: “Ngenxa yokuthi lokhu kuvela enhliziyweni yakho ukuba ungaceli ingcebo, imfuyo, nodumo, nokuba abakuzondayo bafe, futhi ungacelanga ukuphila isikhathi eside, kodwa ucele ukuhlakanipha nokwazi ukuze wehlulele abantu bami engikubeke ukuba ube yinkosi yabo; ngiyakukunika ukuhlakanipha nokwazi; ngiyakukunika nengcebo, imfuyo, nodumo angazange abe nakho amakhosi akwandulelayo, nalawo ayokulandela awayukuba nakho.” USolomoni wabuya endaweni ephakemeyo eGibheyoni, ethendeni lokuhlangana, waya eJerusalema, wabusa u-Israyeli.
2 iziKronike 1:7-13 IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE (ZUL59)
Ngalobo busuku uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuSolomoni, wathi kuye: “Cela lokhu othanda ukuba ngikunike khona.” Wayesethi uSolomoni kuNkulunkulu: “Umenzele uDavide ubaba umusa omkhulu, wangibeka inkosi esikhundleni sakhe. Ngalokho, Jehova Nkulunkulu, maliqiniswe izwi lakho kuDavide ubaba, ngokuba ungibeke inkosi phezu kwabantu abangangothuli lomhlabathi ngobuningi. Ngiphe manje ukuhlakanipha nokwazi ukuba ngiphume, ngingene phambi kwalabo bantu, ngokuba ngubani ongahlulela labo bantu bakho abakhulu kangaka na?” Wayesethi uNkulunkulu kuSolomoni: “Ngenxa yokuba lokho kwakusenhliziyweni yakho, ungacelanga ingcebo, nemfuyo, nodumo, nokuphila kwabakuzondayo, futhi ungacelanga imihla eminingi, kepha wazicelela ukuhlakanipha nokwazi ukuba wahlulele abantu bami engikubeke inkosi phezu kwabo, uyakuphiwa ukuhlakanipha nokwazi; ngiyakukunika nengcebo, nemfuyo, nodumo, angazange abe nakho okungako amakhosi ayengaphambi kwakho, nalandelayo emva kwakho awayikuba nakho.” USolomoni wayesesuka endaweni ephakemeyo yaseGibeyoni etendeni lokuhlangana, waya eJerusalema; wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli.
2 iziKronike 1:7-13 Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 (CZB24)
Ngalobo busuku uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuSolomoni, wathi kuye: “Cela lokho engizakukunika khona.” USolomoni wasesithi kuNkulunkulu: Wena wenzele ubaba uDavida umusa omkhulu, wangimisa inkosi esikhundleni sakhe. Manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu, mawugcwaliseke isithembiso owasenza kubaba uDavide, ngoba ungenze inkosi phezu kwesizwe esingangothuli lomhlabathi ngobuningi. Khathesi ngiphe ukuhlakanipha lokwazi ukuze ngiphume ngingene phambi kwalababantu; ngoba ngubani ongahlulela lababantu bakho abakhulu kangaka? UNkulunkulu wathi kuSolomoni: “Ngenxa yokuthi kwakusenhliziyweni yakho, futhi awucelanga ingcebo, nengcebo, noma udumo, noma ukuphila kwezitha zakho, futhi awucelanga ukuphila isikhathi eside; kepha wacela ukuhlakanipha kwakho nokwazi kwakho ukuba wahlulele abantu bami engikubeke inkosi ngabo. Ukuhlakanipha nokwazi uyakuphiwa; ngiyakukunika ingcebo, nengcebo, nodumo, amakhosi angaphambi kwakho angazange abe nawo, angabikho omunye emva kwakho. USolomoni wayesesuka ohambweni lwakhe, waya endaweni ephakemeyo yaseGibeyoni, waya eJerusalema, esuka phambi kwetende lokuhlangana, wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli.