Eyesi-2 yeziKronike
7:1 Ke kaloku akugqiba uSolomon ukuthandaza, wehla umlilo
Izulu, walidla idini elinyukayo nemibingelelo; kwaye i
ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova bayizalisa indlu.
7:2 Ababingeleli ababa nakungena endlwini kaYehova;
ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova bayizalisa indlu kaYehova.
7:3 Bawubona bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli ukuba usihla umlilo, nentlaninge yelanga
ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova phezu kwendlu, baqubuda
emhlabeni phezu kombekelelo wamatye, waqubuda, wadumisa uYehova.
besithi, Ulungile; Ngokuba ingunaphakade inceba yakhe.
7:4 Ukumkani nabantu bonke babingelela imibingelelo phambi koYehova.
7:5 Wabingelela ukumkani uSolomon umbingelelo weenkomo ezimawaka amashumi mabini anamabini;
nempahla emfutshane ikhulu elinamanci mabini lamawaka; wenjenjalo ke ukumkani nabantu bonke
yasungulwa indlu kaThixo.
7:6 Ababingeleli bema ezigxineni zabo, kwanabaLevi
izixhobo zokuvuma zikaYehova, awazenzayo uDavide ukumkani
Mdumiseni uYehova, ngokuba ingunaphakade inceba yakhe, ekudumiseni kukaDavide
ngobulungiseleli bawo; ababingeleli bavuthela amaxilongo phambi kwabo, nabo bonke
Wema uSirayeli.
7:7 USolomon wawungcwalisa umphakathi wentendelezo ephambi koYehova
ngokuba wenzela khona amadini anyukayo, namanqatha
ngokuba isibingelelo sobhedu, awasenzayo uSolomon
akaba nako ukuwamkela amadini anyukayo, nomnikelo wokudla, nomnikelo wokudla
amafutha.
7:8 Kananjalo uSolomon wenza umthendeleko ngelo xesha iintsuku zasixhenxe, enamaSirayeli onke
naye ibandla elikhulu kunene, elithabathele ekungeneni eHamati, lesa
umlambo waseYiputa.
7:9 Benza ngomhla wesibhozo ingqungquthela; ngokuba babeyigcina
Ukusungulwa kwesibingelelo iintsuku zasixhenxe, nomthendeleko iintsuku ezisixhenxe.
7:10 Kwathi, ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesithathu wenyanga yesixhenxe, wathuma isithunywa
abantu baye ezintenteni zabo, bevuya, bechwayithile ngentliziyo kukulunga
awambonisayo uYehova kuDavide, nakuSolomon, nakuSirayeli wakhe
abantu.
7:11 Wayigqiba ke uSolomon indlu kaYehova nendlu yokumkani;
yonke into eyathi qatha entliziyweni kaSolomon ukuba ayenze, endlwini kaYehova;
endlwini yakhe, wenza kakuhle.
7:12 UYehova wabonakala kuSolomon ebusuku, wathi kuye, Ndim
ndiwuvile umthandazo wakho, ndazinyulela le ndawo ukuba ibe yindlu yam
idini.
7:13 Ukuba ndithe ndalivala izulu, akwabakho mvula, nokuba ndithe ndaziwisela umthetho iinkumbi
ukuba ndilidle ilizwe, ukuba ndithe ndathumela ebantwini bam indyikitya yokufa;
7:14 ukuba bathe abantu bam, ababizwa ngegama lam, baya kuzithoba, kwaye
thandazani, nifune ubuso bam, nibuye ezindleleni zabo ezimbi; ngoko ke ndiya
yiva usemazulwini, ubaxolele izono zabo, uliphilise ilizwe labo.
7:15 Kaloku ovuleka amehlo am, neendlebe zam ziwubazele umthandazo owenziwa ngawo
yenziwe kule ndawo.
7:16 Kuba ngoku ndiyinyule, ndayingcwalisa le ndlu, ukuba libe khona igama lam
abe khona amehlo am nentliziyo yam imihla yonke.
7:17 Ke wena, ukuba uthe wahamba phambi kwam, njengoDavide uyihlo
uhambe, wenze ngako konke endakuwisela umthetho ngako, ukwenze
ugcine imimiselo yam, namasiko am;
7:18 ndoyimisa itrone yobukumkani bakho, njengoko ndenzileyo
wanqophisana noDavide uyihlo, besithi, Akuyi kuswela nto
indoda yokulawula kwaSirayeli.
7:19 Ke ukuba nithe natyeka, nayilahla imimiselo yam nemithetho yam enithe nayinikela
ndibeke phambi kwenu, ndihambe ndikhonze thixo bambi, ndiqubude
bona;
7:20 ndiya kubanyothula ezingcanjini emhlabeni wam endiwunikayo
bona; nale ndlu, ndiyingcwalisele igama lam, ndiya kuyilahla
ndiyisuse emehlweni am, ndiyenze umzekeliso nento yentsini phakathi kwabantu bonke
izizwe.
7:21 Kwaye le ndlu, nangona iphezulu, uya kumangaliswa bonke
ogqitha kuyo; athi, Yini na ukuba uYehova enjenje?
kweli lizwe, nakule ndlu?
7:22 Kuya kuphenduleka ukuthi, Ngokuba bemshiyile uYehova uThixo wabo
ooyise owabakhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa, walala;
bambelelani thixweni bambi, nibanqule, babakhonze;
wabuzisa bonke obu bubi phezu kwabo.