Eyoku-1 yooKumkani
8:1 Wawahlanganisa ke uSolomon amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, neentloko zonke zebandla
izizwe, iintloko zezindlu zooyise zoonyana bakaSirayeli, kukumkani
uSolomon eYerusalem, ukuze bayinyuse ityeya yomnqophiso
kaYehova emzini kaDavide: yiZiyon ke leyo.
8:2 Abizelwa ndawonye kukumkani uSolomon onke amadoda akwaSirayeli apho
umthendeleko ngenyanga enguEtanim: yinyanga yesixhenxe ke leyo.
8:3 Eza ke onke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli; bayithwala ababingeleli ityeya leyo.
8:4 Benyuka nayo ityeya kaYehova, nentente yokuhlangana
nebandla, neempahla zonke zengcwele ezibe zisententeni, lakutshona
benyuka nazo ababingeleli nabaLevi.
8:5 Ke ukumkani uSolomon, nebandla lonke lakwaSirayeli, abekho
ababehlanganisene kuye, babenaye phambi kwetyeya, bebingelela izimvu, ne
Ienkomo ezingenakubalwa, ebezingenakubalwa ngenxa yobuninzi.
8:6 Bayingenisa ababingeleli ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova kweyakhe
endaweni yezihlabo endlwini, engcweleni kangcwele, nangaphantsi
amaphiko eekerubhi.
8:7 ngokuba iikerubhi ziwolulele amaphiko azo phezu kwendawo yengcwele
ityeya, iikerubhi zayisithelisa ityeya nezibonda zayo ngaphezulu.
8:8 Zazizide izibonda, zabonakala iincam zezibonda
endaweni engcwele phambi kwendawo yezihlabo, zazingabonakali ngaphandle;
akhona unanamhla.
8:9 Kwakungekho nto etyeyeni, yayingamacwecwe amabini amatye kuphela, abenawo uMoses
Wawubeka khona eHorebhe, oko uYehova wanqophisana noonyana baka
uSirayeli, ekuphumeni kwawo ezweni laseYiputa.
8:10 Kwathi, bakuba bephumile ababingeleli engcweleni.
laza ilifu layizalisa indlu kaYehova.
8:11 Ababingeleli ababa nakuma balungiselele ngenxa yelifu;
ngokuba ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova bayizalisa indlu kaYehova.
8:12 Wathi uSolomon, UYehova wathi uya kuhlala engxondorheni
ubumnyama.
8:13 Inyaniso, ndikwakhele indlu yokuba uhlale, indawo emisiweyo wena
ukuhlala kuwo ngonaphakade.
8:14 Wee guququ ukumkani walisikelela lonke ibandla
(Laye kema lonke ibandla lakwaSirayeli;)
8:15 Wathi, Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, othethe nowakhe
ngomlomo kuDavide ubawo, wakuzalisa ngesandla sakhe, esithi,
8:16 Kususela kwimini yokubakhupha kwam abantu bam amaSirayeli eYiputa, I
akanyula mzi ezizweni zonke zakwaSirayeli wokwakha indlu, ukuba ibe yeyam
igama linokuba kuyo; ndanyula uDavide ukuba abe phezu kwabantu bam amaSirayeli.
8:17 Kwaye kukho entliziyweni kaDavide ubawo ukumakhela indlu
igama likaYehova uThixo kaSirayeli.
8:18 Wathi uYehova kuDavide ubawo, Ngenxa enokuba bekusentliziyweni yakho oko
ulakhele indlu igama lam; walungisa ngokuthi kubekho oko entliziyweni yakho.
8:19 noko ke indlu yona ayisayi kwakhiwa nguwe. kodwa unyana wakho oya kuza
ephuma esinqeni sakho, nguye oya kulakhela indlu igama lam.
8:20 Ulimisile ke uYehova ilizwi lakhe awalithethayo;
endaweni kaDavide ubawo, uhlale etroneni yakwaSirayeli njengokumkani
UYehova wathembisa, walakhela indlu igama likaYehova uThixo wakho
Sirayeli.
8:21 ndayimisela khona indawo yetyeya, apho ukhona umnqophiso kaYehova
uYehova, awayenzayo noobawo bethu ekubakhupheni kwakhe
ilizwe laseYiputa.
8:22 Wema ke uSolomon phambi kwesibingelelo sikaYehova, phambi kwabantu bonke
ibandla lakwaSirayeli, wazolulela ezulwini izandla zakhe;
8:23 Wathi yena, Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, akukho Thixo unjengawe emazulwini
Ogcina umnqophiso nenceba kuwe, phezulu, nasemhlabeni phantsi
abakhonzi abahamba phambi kwakho ngentliziyo yabo yonke;
8:24 umgcineleyo umkhonzi wakho uDavide ubawo oko wakuthethayo kuye;
wakuthetha ngomlomo wakho, wakuzalisa ngesandla sakho;
njengoko kunjalo namhla.
8:25 Kaloku, Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, mgcinele umkhonzi wakho uDavide ubawo
Oko wakuthethayo kuye, wathi, Akuyi kunqunyukelwa ndoda ebomini bam
umbono wokuhlala etroneni yakwaSirayeli; ukuze bagcine abantwana bakho
ukuba bahambe phambi kwam, njengoko wahambayo wena phambi kwam.
8:26 Kaloku, Thixo kaSirayeli, malinyaniseke ilizwi lakho,
wakuthetha kumkhonzi wakho uDavide ubawo.
8:27 Ngaba uThixo angade ahlale emhlabeni na? Yabona, izulu nezulu lamazulu
Izulu alikunganeli; kobeka phi na ke kule ndlu ndikuyo
kwakhiwe?
8:28 Wowunone ke umthandazo womkhonzi wakho, nomthandazo wakhe
ukutarhuzisa, Yehova Thixo wam, ukuphulaphule ukumemelela nokuthandaza;
athandaza ngako umkhonzi wakho phambi kwakho namhla;
8:29 ukuba amehlo akho akhangele kule ndlu ubusuku nemini, akhangele kuyo
indawo othe, Liya kuba khona igama lam;
uphulaphule umthandazo athandaza ngawo umkhonzi wakho ngako oku
indawo.
8:30 Phulaphula ukutarhuzisa komkhonzi wakho, nabantu bakho
Sirayeli, xa athe wathandaza kule ndawo, uve ke wena emazulwini
endaweni ohlala kuyo; xa uthe wakuva, xolela.
8:31 Ukuba ubani uthe wona ummelwane wakhe, wathwaliswa isifungo;
ukuba amfungise, kufike isifungo phambi kwesibingelelo sakho ngaloo nto
indlu:
8:32 yiva ke wena emazulwini, wenze, ugwebe kubakhonzi bakho, ubagwebe
ongendawo, ukuba ayibeke indlela yakhe entlokweni yakhe; nokugwetyelwa ilungisa, ukuba
Mnike ngokobulungisa bakhe.
8:33 Xa abantu bakho amaSirayeli boyiswa ziintshaba zabo, kuba bewile
baya kubuyela kuwe, bakuvume oko;
igama, nithandaze, nitarhuzise kuwe kule ndlu;
8:34 yiva ke wena emazulwini, usixolele isono sabantu bakho amaSirayeli
Babuyisele ezweni owalinika ooyise.
8:35 xa livaliweyo izulu, akwabakho mvula, ngokuba bonile;
ngakuwe; ukuba bathe bathandaza bebhekisa kule ndawo, balivuma igama lakho, bathi
jika esonweni sabo, xa uthe wabacinezela;
8:36 yiva ke wena emazulwini, usixolele isono sabakhonzi bakho, nesono sabo
abantu bakho amaSirayeli, ukuba ubafundise indlela elungileyo abaya kuhamba ngayo
hamba, unise imvula ezweni lakho, olinike abantu bakho
ukuba libe lilifa.
8:37 Xa kuthe kwakho indlala elizweni, xa kuthe kwakho indyikitya yokufa, xa kuthe kwakho imbabala,
nexoshomba, neenkumbi ezinqunquthayo; ukuba zithe iintshaba zabangqinga
elizweni lemizi yabo; nasiphi na isibetho, nokuba sisiphi na isifo
kukho;
8:38 nokuba kukuphi ukuthandaza nokukhunga, nokuba kukuphi na, nokuba kukuphi na, nokuba kungenziwa ngubani na?
abantu bakwaSirayeli abathe basazi elowo isibetho sentliziyo yakhe;
wazolulela kule ndlu izandla zakhe.
8:39 yiva ke wena emazulwini, endaweni ohlala kuyo, uxolele;
Mnike elowo ngokweendlela zakhe, ngokuyazi kwakho intliziyo yakhe; (ye
nguwe wedwa ozaziyo iintliziyo zoonyana bonke babantu;
8:40 ukuze bakoyike yonke imihla yokuphila kwabo emhlabeni lowo
wabanika oobawo bethu.
8:41 Kananjalo ngowasemzini, ongengowabantu bakho amaSirayeli;
uvela ezweni elikude ngenxa yegama lakho;
8:42 Ngokuba baya kuliva igama lakho elikhulu, nesandla sakho esithe nkqi, nangalo;
Ngengalo yakho eyolukileyo, eya kuthandaza ekule ndlu;
8:43 yiva ke wena emazulwini, endaweni ohlala kuyo, wenze ngokwelizwi lakho lonke
owasemzini wabiza kuwe, Ukuze bonke abantu behlabathi bakwazi okwakho
igama lakho, ukuba bakoyike njengabantu bakho amaSirayeli; nokuze bayazi loo nto
le ndlu ndiyakhileyo ibizwa ngegama lakho.
8:44 Xa bathe abantu bakho baphuma, baya kulwa notshaba lwabo, naphi na apho uya khona
wobathuma ke, bathandaze kuYehova bebhekisa kulo mzi onawo
oyinyulileyo, nakwindlu endiyakhele igama lakho.
8:45 yiva ke emazulwini umthandazo wabo, nokutarhuzisa kwabo, nokutarhuzisa kwabo
bagcine injongo yabo.
8:46 Ukuba bathe bakona (ngokuba akukho mntu ungoniyo), nokuba bathe bakona;
uburhalarhume kubo, ubanikele elutshabeni, balunikele
bafudusele ezweni lotshaba, nokuba likude nokuba likufuphi;
8:47 Nokuba bathe bazikhumbula ezweni ababekulo
uthinjwa, uguquke, ukhunga kuwe esesitratweni
ilizwe labathimbi, besithi, Sonile, kwaye
senze ubugwenxa, senze ububi;
8:48 babuyele kuwe ngentliziyo yabo yonke, nangomphefumlo wabo wonke;
elizweni leentshaba zabo, ezabathimbela ekuthinjweni, bathandaza kuye
wena ezweni labo, owalinika ooyise, umzi
oyinyulileyo, nendlu endiyakhele igama lakho;
8:49 yiva ke emazulwini ukuthandaza kwabo nokutarhuzisa kwabo
indawo yokuhlala, ubambe ityala labo,
8:50 ubaxolele abantu bakho abakonileyo, nabo bonke abo bakonileyo;
Izikreqo abakreqe ngazo kuwe, unike
imfesane yabo phambi kwabo babathimbileyo, ukuze babe nayo
uvelwano kubo:
8:51 Kuba ngabantu bakho, nelifa lakho, obazisileyo
owaphuma eYiputa, phakathi kweziko lesinyithi;
8:52 Ukuze amehlo akho akhangele ekutarhuziseni komkhonzi wakho;
ekutarhuziseni kwabantu bakho amaSirayeli, ukuba ubeve kuko konke
ukuba babize kuwe.
8:53 Ngokuba wabahlula phakathi kwabantu bonke behlabathi, ukuze
libe lilifa lakho, njengoko wathethayo ngoMoses umkhonzi wakho.
ekubakhupheni kwakho oobawo eYiputa, Yehova Thixo.
8:54 Kwathi, akugqiba uSolomon ukuyithandazela yonke loo nto
Wesuka wema phambi kwesibingelelo sikaYehova, umthandazo nokutarhuzisa
uYehova, ekuguqeni ngamadolo akhe, ezolulele ezulwini izandla zakhe.
8:55 Wema, walisikelela lonke ibandla lakwaSirayeli ngezwi elikhulu;
ilizwi, lisithi,
8:56 Makabongwe uYehova, obanike ukuphumla abantu bakhe amaSirayeli;
njengako konke awakuthembisayo, akwaphalala nalinye ilizwi kuwo onke
ilizwi lakhe elilungileyo, awalithethayo ngoMoses umkhonzi wakhe.
8:57 UYehova uThixo wethu makabe nathi, njengokuba wayenoobawo bethu;
ungasishiyi, ungasishiyi;
8:58 ukuze ayithobele kuye intliziyo yethu, sihambe ngeendlela zakhe zonke, sihambe ngeendlela zakhe zonke
niyigcine imithetho yakhe, nemimiselo yakhe, namasiko akhe aya kuthi
wayalela oobawo.
8:59 Nala mazwi am, ndikhunga ngawo phambi koYehova
Yehova, yiba kufuphi kuYehova uThixo wethu, imini nobusuku, ukuba akuxhase
ngenxa yomkhonzi wakhe, ngenxa yabantu bakhe amaSirayeli ngamaxesha onke;
njengoko umcimbi uya kufuna:
8:60 ukuze bonke abantu behlabathi bazi ukuba uYehova nguye uThixo, nokuba kunjalo
akukho wumbi.
8:61 Mayiphelele intliziyo yenu kuYehova uThixo wethu, ukuba nihambe
nemimiselo yakhe, nokugcina imithetho yakhe, njengoko kunjalo namhla.
8:62 Ukumkani namaSirayeli onke babebingelela imibingelelo phambi koYehova
NKOSI.
8:63 Wabingelela ke uSolomon umbingelelo woxolo, awawubingelelayo
kuYehova, amashumi amabini anesibini amawaka eenkomo, ikhulu elinamanci mabini
amawaka eegusha. Wawungcwalisa ke ukumkani noonyana bonke bakaSirayeli
indlu kaYehova.
8:64 Kwangaloo mini ukumkani wawungcwalisa umphakathi wentendelezo ebingaphambili
ngokuba wenzela khona amadini anyukayo, nenyama
Umnikelo wokudla, namanqatha emibingelelo yoxolo, ngenxa yesibingelelo sobhedu
ebemncinane phambi koYehova, ukuba angawamkeli amadini anyukayo;
nomnikelo wokudla, namanqatha emibingelelo yoxolo.
8:65 Ngelo xesha uSolomon wenza umthendeleko, enamaSirayeli onke, into eninzi
ibandla, elithabathele ekungeneni kweHamati, lesa emlanjeni waseYiputa;
phambi koYehova uThixo wethu iintsuku ezisixhenxe neentsuku ezisixhenxe, iintsuku ezilishumi elinesine.
8:66 Kwathi ngomhla wesibhozo wabandulula abantu; bamsikelela ukumkani.
baya ezintenteni zabo bevuya, bechwayithile ezintliziyweni zabo ngenxa yokulunga konke
awakwenzayo uYehova kuDavide umkhonzi wakhe, nakumaSirayeli abantu bakhe.