Eyesi-2 yeziKronike
8:1 Ke kaloku, ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amabini, abe nayo uSolomon
wakha indlu kaYehova, nendlu yakhe;
8:2 Imizi leyo uHuram wayeyibuyisele kuSolomon, wayakha uSolomon;
wabahlalisa oonyana bakaSirayeli khona.
8:3 USolomon waya eHamati-tsobha, wayeyisa.
8:4 Wakha iTademore entlango, nemizi yonke engoovimba
wakha eHamati.
8:5 Wayakha neBhete-horon engasentla, neBhete-horon esezantsi enqatyisiwe
imizi eneendonga, namasango, nemivalo;
8:6 neBhahalati, nemizi yonke engoovimba abenayo uSolomon, nezinto zonke
nemizi yeenqwelo, nemizi yabamahashe, nako konke awayekuSolomon
anqwenela ukwakha eYerusalem, naseLebhanon, naseziqhineni zonke
ilizwe lolawulo lwakhe.
8:7 Bonke abantu abaseleyo kumaHeti, nama-Amori;
namaPerizi, namaHivi, namaYebhusi, awayengekho
kwaSirayeli,
8:8 kodwa koonyana babo, abasala emva kwabo ezweni, ababulawayo
oonyana bakaSirayeli ababagqibanga, uSolomon wabanikela irhafu
kude kube namhlanje.
8:9 Ke koonyana bakaSirayeli uSolomon akenzanga khoboka lomsebenzi wakhe;
kodwa baba ngamadoda okulwa, nabathetheli babathetheli bakhe, nabathetheli bakhe
iinqwelo zokulwa nabamahashe.
8:10 Abo ibingabo abaphathi babongameli bokumkani uSolomon, ibingamakhulu amabini
namashumi amahlanu alawula abantu.
8:11 Kwaye uSolomon wayinyusa intombi kaFaro emzini kaDavide
endlwini abemakhele yona; ngokuba wathi, Akayi mfazi wam
hlala endlwini kaDavide ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, ngokuba iindawo zingcwele;
apho yafika khona ityeya kaYehova.
8:12 USolomon wenyusa amadini anyukayo kuYehova esibingelelweni sikaYehova
UYehova awayemakhile phambi kwevaranda.
8:13 Ke ngoko, emva komlinganiselo othile, imihla ngemihla, wenza ngokwesiko
umyalelo kaMoses, ngeesabatha, nasekuthwaseni kwenyanga, nangenyanga
Izihlandlo ezithathu ngomnyaka, emthendelekweni wezonka ezingenagwele
isonka, nangomthendeleko weeveki, nangomthendeleko weminquba.
8:14 Yaye wayimisela ngokomyalelo kaDavide uyise
zahlulo zababingeleli emsebenzini wabo, nabaLevi emsebenzini wabo
isigxina, ukuba badumise, balungiselele phambi kwababingeleli, ngokomsebenzi wabo bonke
Kwaba njalo nabamasango ngokweengcango zabo, emasangweni ngesango
wamwisela umthetho uDavide umfo wakwaThixo.
8:15 Akatyeka emyalelweni wokumkani waya kubabingeleli
nabaLevi kuyo yonke into, nokuba ngobuncwane.
8:16 Walungiswa ke wonke umsebenzi kaSolomon, kwada kwayimini yokusekwa
yendlu kaYehova, yada yagqitywa. Ngoko indlu ye
UYEHOVA wafezeka.
8:17 Waya ke uSolomon e-Etsiyon-gebhere nase-Eloti, ngaselwandle ngaselwandle.
ilizwe lakwaEdom.
8:18 UHiram wamthumelela ngabakhonzi bakhe iinqanawa, nabakhonzi abo
babelwazi ulwandle; baya nabakhonzi bakaSolomon
uOfire wathabatha khona amakhulu amane anamanci mahlanu eetalente zegolide, kunye
wazisa kukumkani uSolomon.