1 IziKronike 22:1 Khona-ke uDavide wathi: "Le yindlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu, futhi lena yindlu i-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa lika-Israyeli. 22:2 Futhi uDavide wayala ukuba kubuthelwe ndawonye abafokazi ababehlala ezweni lakwa-Israyeli; wamisa abakhi ukuba babaze amatshe abaziweyo ukwakha indlu kaNkulunkulu. 22:3 UDavide walungisa insimbi eningi yezipikili zeminyango yeNkosi amasango, nezokuhlangana; nethusi eliningi elingenasisindo; 22:4 Futhi imisedari ngobuningi: for the Sidonians and baseTire baletha imisedari eminingi kuDavide. 22:5 UDavide wathi, "USolomoni indodana yami usemncane futhi ithambile, futhi indlu ukuthi izokwakhiwa ngoba uJehova kumelwe abe mkhulu ngokwedlulele, nodumo futhi yenkazimulo emazweni onke: ngakho-ke sengizakulungiselela ngoba. Ngakho uDavide walungisa kakhulu ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe. 22:6 Khona-ke wabiza uSolomoni indodana yakhe, futhi wamyala ukuba akhe indlu ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 22:7 UDavide wathi kuSolomoni: "Ndodana yami, mina-ke kwakusengqondweni yami ukwakha indlu egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami. 22:8 Kodwa izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: "Wena uchithe igazi kakhulu, wenza izimpi ezinkulu; awuyikwakhela indlu igama lami, ngokuba uchithile igazi eliningi emhlabeni phambi kwami. 22:9 Bheka, uyakuzalelwa indodana eyakuba ngumuntu wokuphumula; nami uyakumphumuza kuzo zonke izitha zakhe nxazonke, ngokuba igama lakhe liyakuba makube nguSolomoni, nginike u-Israyeli ukuthula nokuzola emihleni yakhe. 22:10 Yena uyokwakhela igama lami indlu; futhi uyakuba yindodana yami, futhi mina ngiyoba abe nguyise; ngiyakumisa phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakhe Israyeli kuze kube phakade. 22:11 Manje, ndodana yami, uJehova makabe nawe; uphumelele, wakhe ithempeli indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, njengokukhuluma kwakhe ngani. 22:12 Kuphela uJehova makakuphe ukuhlakanipha nokuqonda, futhi akunikeze umyalo ngo-Israyeli, ukuze ugcine umthetho kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. 22:13 Khona-ke uyophumelela, uma uqaphela ukufeza izimiso kanye izahlulelo uJehova ayala ngazo uMose ngo-Israyeli: inamandla, inesibindi; ningesabi, ningapheli amandla. 22:14 Manje, bheka, ekuhluphekeni kwami ngilungisele indlu kaJehova namatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu egolide, namatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyinkulungwane isiliva; neyethusi nensimbi ezingenasisindo; ngoba kuchichima; ngilungisile nemithi namatshe; futhi ungengeza kukho. 22:15 Ngaphezu kwalokho kukhona izisebenzi nawe ngobuningi, abasiki kanye nabasebenzi amatshe nezingodo, nazo zonke izinhlobo zobuqili bazo zonke izinhlobo umsebenzi. 22:16 Igolide, isiliva, nethusi, nensimbi, akukho inombolo. Ngakho sukuma, wenze, futhi uJehova abe nawe. 22:17 UDavide wayala zonke izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli ukuba zisize uSolomoni indodana yakhe. ethi, 22:18 Ingabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akanawe? futhi akaniphumuzanga nhlangothi zonke? ngokuba unikele abakhileyo ezweni kube ngabami isandla; izwe liyanqotshwa phambi kukaJehova naphambi kwabantu bakhe. 22:19 Manje bekani inhliziyo yenu nomphefumulo wenu ekufuneni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; vuka ngalokho nakhe indlu engcwele kaJehova uNkulunkulu ukuba nilethe umphongolo lesivumelwano sikaJehova lezitsha ezingcwele zikaNkulunkulu endlini elizakwakhelwa ibizo leNKOSI.