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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.