1 IziKronike 28:1 UDavide wabutha zonke izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli izizwe, nezinduna zezigaba ezikhonza inkosi izinduna zezinkulungwane, nezinduna zezinkulungwane namakhulu, nabaphathi phezu kwayo yonke impahla nempahla inkosi, namadodana ayo, nezinduna, namaqhawe, kanye nawo onke amadoda anamandla, eJerusalema. 28:2 Khona-ke uDavide, inkosi, wema ngezinyawo zakhe, futhi wathi: "Ngizwe, mina bazalwane, nabantu bami: Mina-ke, ngasenhliziyweni yami ukwakha indlu indlu yokuphumula yomphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, neyendlu yokuphumula isenabelo sezinyawo zikaNkulunkulu wethu, sase silungiselwe ukwakha; 28:3 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wathi kimi: "Awuyikwakhela igama lami indlu, ngoba ungumuntu wempi, wachitha igazi. 28:4 Nokho, uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wangikhetha phambi kwayo yonke indlu yami uyise abe yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli kuze kube nininini, ngoba ukhethe uJuda ukuthi abe nguye umbusi; nendlu kaJuda, indlu kababa; futhi phakathi amadodana kababa wayengithandile ukuba angibeke inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke; 28:5 Futhi kuwo wonke amadodana ami, (ngoba uJehova ungiphe amadodana amaningi,) unawo ngakhetha uSolomoni indodana yami ukuba ahlale esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso kaJehova phezu kuka-Israyeli. 28:6 Wathi kimi, USolomoni indodana yakho nguye oyakwakha indlu yami neyami amagceke: ngokuba ngimkhethile ukuba abe yindodana yami, mina ngibe nguyise. 28:7 Futhi ngiyoqinisa umbuso wakhe kuze kube phakade, uma njalo ukwenza imiyalo yami nezahlulelo zami njenganamuhla. 28:8 Manje phambi kwamehlo ka-Israyeli wonke inhlangano kaJehova. nasezindlebeni zikaNkulunkulu wethu, gcinani futhi nifune yonke imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ukuze nilidle leli zwe elihle, nilishiye kube yifa labantwana bakho emva kwakho kuze kube phakade. 28:9 Futhi wena, ndodana yami, uSolomoni, yazi uNkulunkulu kayihlo, futhi umkhonze ngenhliziyo epheleleyo langengqondo evumayo, ngoba uJehova uhlola konke ezinhliziyweni, futhi uqonda yonke imicabango yemicabango: uma wena mfune, uzakufunyanwa nguwe; kepha uma umshiya, uyakuvuma lahla kuze kube phakade. 28:10 Qaphela manje; ngoba uJehova ukukhethile ukuthi uzakhele indlu indawo engcwele: qina, ukwenze. 28:11 Khona-ke uDavide wanika uSolomoni indodana yakhe isifanekiso sompheme nesendlu izindlu zalo, nengcebo yalo, namakamelo aphezulu nezindawo zalo zangaphakathi, nendawo yalo isihlalo somusa, 28:12 Futhi isifanekiso sakho konke ayenakho ngomoya, emagcekeni indlu kaJehova, nawo onke amakamelo nxazonke, ingcebo yendlu kaNkulunkulu, neyengcebo yabangcwele izinto: 28:13 Futhi ngezigaba abapristi, namaLevi, futhi bonke umsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu kaJehova nowezitsha zonke ze inkonzo endlini kaJehova. 28:14 Wanikela ngegolide ngesisindo izinto zegolide, zonke izinsimbi zabo bonke indlela yenkonzo; nesiliva lazo zonke izinto zesiliva ngesisindo; kuzo zonke izinsimbi zayo yonke inhlobo yenkonzo: 28:15 Ngisho isisindo izinti zegolide, futhi izibani zazo igolide, ngesisindo salo nalolo luthi lwesibani, nezibani zalo; nezinti zezibani zesiliva ngesisindo, olothi lwesibani, nolwezibani nezibani zalo njengomsebenzi walo lonke uthi lwesibani. 28:16 Futhi ngesisindo wanikeza igolide amatafula ezinkwa zokubukwa, itafula ngalinye; kanjalo nesiliva lamatafula esiliva; 28:17 Futhi igolide elicwengekileyo for izingwegwe, futhi izitsha, futhi izitsha, futhi for izitsha zegolide ngesisindo sazo zonke izitsha; futhi ngokunjalo isiliva ngesisindo sawo wonke umcengezi wesiliva; 28:18 Igolide elicwengiweyo nge-altare lempepho; negolide le isifanekiso senqola yamakherubi* elulele amaphiko awo; futhi yasibekela umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova. 28:19 Konke lokhu, wathi uDavide, "UJehova wangiqondisa ngokubhala ngesandla sakhe phezu kwami, ngisho yonke imisebenzi yalesi sifanekiso. 28:20 UDavide wathi kuSolomoni indodana yakhe: "Qina, ume isibindi, wenze ningesabi, ningapheli amandla, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu, yebo, uNkulunkulu wami, uyakuba njalo nawe; akayikukuyeka, akushiye, uze uthole wawuqeda wonke umsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu kaJehova. 28:21 Futhi, bheka, izigaba abapristi namaLevi, yebo makube nawe kuyo yonke inkonzo yendlu kaNkulunkulu; nawe kuzo zonke izinhlobo zomsebenzi wonke umuntu onekhono ngokuzithandela, ngokuba noma iyiphi inkonzo; nezikhulu nabo bonke abantu bayakuba khona ngokuphelele ngomyalo wakho.