1 Amakhosi 8:1 USolomoni wabutha amalunga akwa-Israyeli, nazo zonke izinhloko zebandla izizwe, izinhloko zawoyise babantwana bakwa-Israyeli, enkosini uSolomoni eJerusalema, ukuze bakhuphule umphongolo wesivumelwano kaJehova emzini kaDavide oyiSiyoni. 8:2 Wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli abuthana enkosini uSolomoni umkhosi wenyanga ka-Ethanimi, eyinyanga yesikhombisa. 8:3 Futhi bonke abadala bakwa-Israyeli beza, futhi abapristi bawuthwala umphongolo. 8:4 Futhi bakhuphula umphongolo kaJehova, futhi itabernakele ibandla, nazo zonke izitsha ezingcwele ezazisetabernakele, yebo abapristi namaLevi bakukhuphula. 8:5 Futhi inkosi uSolomoni, futhi yonke inhlangano ka-Israyeli, ababekhona ababebuthene kuye, babe naye phambi komkhumbi, benikela imihlatshelo nezimvu izinkabi ezazingenakubalwa, zazingenakubalwa ngobuningi bazo. 8:6 Abapristi bawungenisa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova kweyakhe endaweni yegumbi lendlu, endaweni engcwelengcwele, phansi amaphiko amakherubi. 8:7 Ngokuba amakherubi elulele amaphiko awo phezu kwendawo yethempeli umphongolo, amakherubi asibekela umphongolo nezinti zawo ngaphezulu. 8:8 Futhi zazikhipha izinti, ukuze izihloko zezinti zibonakale ngaphandle endaweni engcwele phambi kwegumbi, futhi zazingabonakali ngaphandle; akhona kuze kube namuhla. 8:9 Kwakungekho lutho emphongolweni, ngaphandle izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe, uMose yasibeka khona eHorebe, lapho uJehova enza isivumelwano nabantwana baseHorebe Israyeli, ekuphumeni kwabo ezweni laseGibithe. 8:10 Kwathi, lapho abapristi sebephumile endaweni engcwele. ukuthi ifu lagcwalisa indlu kaJehova. 8:11 Abapristi babengenakuma ukukhonza ngenxa yefu. ngokuba inkazimulo kaJehova yayigcwalise indlu kaJehova. 8:12 Wayesethi uSolomoni: ubumnyama. 8:13 Ngikwakhele nokukwakhela indlu yokuhlala, indawo ezinzile kuwe ukuhlala phakade. 8:14 Inkosi yasiphendulela ubuso bayo, yabusisa lonke ibandla U-Israyeli (lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli lasukuma;) " 8:15 Wathi: "Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, owakhuluma nomkakhe umlomo kuDavide ubaba, futhi ukugcwalisile ngesandla sakhe, wathi: 8:16 Kusukela osukwini engakhipha ngalo abantu bami u-Israyeli eGibithe, I akakhethanga muzi kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukwakha indlu, ukuthi yami igama lingaba khona; kepha ngakhetha uDavide ukuba abe phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. 8:17 Futhi kwakusenhliziyweni kaDavide ubaba ukwakhela uJehova indlu igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. " 8:18 Futhi uJehova wathi kuDavide ubaba, "Ngenxa yokuthi kwakusenhliziyweni yakho wakhela igama lami indlu, wenze kahle ngokuba bekusenhliziyweni yakho. 8:19 Nokho wena awuyikuyakha indlu; kodwa indodana yakho eza kuza ephuma okhalweni lwakho nguye oyakwakhela igama lami indlu. 8:20 Futhi uJehova ulifezile izwi lakhe alikhuluma, futhi mina ngivukile phakathi esikhundleni sikaDavide ubaba, futhi uhlale esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli, njengenkosi uJehova uthembisile, walakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wendlu Israyeli. 8:21 Futhi ngimise lapho indawo yomphongolo, lapho kukhona isivumelwano sikaJehova uJehova, awenza nawobaba, lapho ebakhipha ezweni izwe laseGibhithe. 8:22 USolomoni wema phambi kwe-altare likaJehova phambi kwabo bonke ibandla lika-Israyeli, welulela izandla zakhe ngasezulwini. 8:23 Wathi, "Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akekho uNkulunkulu onjengawe ezulwini phezulu, noma emhlabeni phansi, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa kuwe izinceku ezihamba phambi kwakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yazo. 8:24 ogcinile encekwini yakho uDavide ubaba lokho owakuthembisa kuye. wakhuluma ngomlomo wakho, wakugcwalisa ngesandla sakho; njengalokhu kulusuku. 8:25 Ngakho manje, O Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, gcina inceku yakho uDavide ubaba owamthembisa ukuthi: Kawuyikuswela muntu empilweni yami ukubona ukuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli; ukuze abantwana bakho bakuqaphele indlela yabo, ukuze bahambe phambi kwami, njengokuhamba kwakho phambi kwami. 8:26 Manje, O Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ake liqiniswe izwi lakho, wakhuluma encekwini yakho uDavide ubaba. 8:27 Kodwa ingabe ngempela uNkulunkulu uyohlala emhlabeni? bheka, izulu nezulu la izulu alinakukwanela; kakhulu kangakanani le ndlu enginayo kwakhiwe? 8:28 Nokho unake umkhuleko wenceku yakho nowenceku yakhe ukunxusa, Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, ukuzwa ukukhala nokukhuleka; inceku yakho ekhuleka kuyo phambi kwakho namuhla. 8:29 Ukuze amehlo akho angase avuleke kule ndlu ubusuku nemini, ngisho maqondana indawo othe ngayo: Ibizo lami lizakuba lapho; uzwe umkhuleko inceku yakho eyakuwenza kulokhu indawo. 8:30 Futhi ulalele ukunxusa kwenceku yakho nokwabantu bakho Israyeli, lapho bekhuleka bebheke kule ndawo, yizwa wena usezulwini indawo yakho yokuhlala; lapho uzwa, uthethelele. 8:31 Uma umuntu ona kumakhelwane wakhe, futhi isifungo ebekwe phezu kwakhe ukumfungisa, nesifungo size phambi kwe-altare lakho kulokhu indlu: 8:32 Yizwa-ke usezulwini, wenze, wahlulele izinceku zakho, necala omubi, ukwehlisela indlela yakhe phezu kwekhanda lakhe; nokulungisisa olungileyo, ukuze mnike ngokokulunga kwakhe. 8:33 Lapho abantu bakho u-Israyeli behlulwa phambi kwesitha, ngenxa yokuthi ngonile kuwe, futhi bayobuyela kuwe, futhi bavume yakho igama, ukhuleke, unxuse kuwe kule ndlu; 8:34 Yizwa usezulwini, futhi uthethelele isono sabantu bakho u-Israyeli, futhi babuyisele ezweni owalinika oyise. 8:35 Lapho izulu livaliwe, futhi akukho mvula, ngoba bonile ngokumelene nawe; uma bekhuleka bebheke kule ndawo, bevuma igama lakho, futhi baphenduke ezonweni zabo, lapho ubahlupha; 8:36 Yizwa-ke usezulwini, futhi uthethelele isono sezinceku zakho, futhi abantu bakho u-Israyeli, ukuze ubafundise indlela enhle okufanele bahambe ngayo hamba, unise imvula ezweni lakho olinike abantu bakho kube yifa. 8:37 Uma kukhona indlala ezweni, uma kukhona isifo, ukuqothulwa, isikhutha, isikhonyane, noma uma kukhona amacimbi; uma izitha zabo zibavimbezela ezweni lemizi yabo; noma isiphi isifo, noma yisiphi isifo kukhona; 8:38 Noma yimuphi umthandazo nokunxusa noma yimuphi umuntu, noma yibo bonke bakho abantu bakwa-Israyeli abayokwazi, kube yilowo nalowo inhlupho yenhliziyo yakhe, welulela izandla zakhe kule ndlu; 8:39 Yizwa-ke usezulwini, endaweni yakho yokuhlala, uthethelele, wenze, futhi nika, kube yilowo nalowo njengezindlela zakhe, owazi inhliziyo yakhe; (kwe wena wedwa owazi izinhliziyo zabantwana babantu;) 8:40 Ukuze bakwesabe zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwabo ezweni wabanika obaba. 8:41 Futhi mayelana umfokazi, ongeyena owabantu bakho u-Israyeli, kodwa uvela ezweni elikude ngenxa yegama lakho; 8:42 Ngoba bayozwa igama lakho elikhulu, nangesandla sakho esinamandla, futhi ingalo yakho eyeluliweyo;) lapho esiza ekhuleka ekhangele kule ndlu; 8:43 Yizwa wena ezulwini, indawo yakho yokuhlala, wenze njengakho konke uJehova akushoyo umfokazi uyakubiza, ukuze bonke abantu bomhlaba bazi igama lakho igama, ukuba bakwesabe, njengabantu bakho u-Israyeli; futhi ukuze bakwazi lokho le ndlu, engiyakhileyo, ibizwa ngegama lakho. 8:44 Uma abantu bakho bephuma ukulwa nesitha sabo, nomaphi lapho wena uyakuwathuma, akhuleke kuJehova ngasemuzini oya kuwo oyikhethile kanye nendlu engiyakhele igama lakho. 8:45 Yizwa-ke usezulwini umkhuleko wabo nokunxusa kwabo, futhi gcina isizathu sabo. 8:46 Uma bona kuwe, (ngokuba akukho muntu ongoni,) futhi ubathukuthelele, ubanikele esitheni, ukuze bafike bathumbe ubayise ezweni lesitha, elikude noma eliseduze; 8:47 Nokho uma beyozicabangela ezweni ababekuyo izithunjwa, futhi uphenduke, futhi unxuse kuwe phakathi ezweni labathumbile, bethi: Sonile, futhi senze okubi, senze okubi; 8:48 Ngakho babuyele kuwe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo. ezweni lezitha zabo, eyabathumbayo, bakhuleka kuyo wena ngasezweni labo owalinika oyise, umuzi oyikhethile, nendlu engiyakhele igama lakho; 8:49 Yizwa-ke umkhuleko wabo nokunxusa kwabo ezulwini indawo yokuhlala, futhi ulungise indaba yabo, 8:50 Futhi uthethelele abantu bakho abonile kuwe, futhi zonke zabo iziphambeko abeqe ngazo kuwe, unikele bahawukele phambi kwabo ababathumbileyo, ukuze bathole isihawu kubo: 8:51 Ngoba bangabantu bakho, nefa lakho, okuyinto ulethwe waphuma eGibithe, phakathi kweziko lensimbi; 8:52 Ukuze amehlo akho avuleke ekunxuseni kwenceku yakho, futhi ekunxuseni kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli ukuba bezwe kukho konke ukuthi babize kuwe. 8:53 Ngoba wena wabahlukanisa phakathi kwabo bonke abantu bomhlaba, ukuze libe yifa lakho, njengalokho wakhuluma ngesandla sikaMose inceku yakho; ekukhupheni kwakho obaba eGibhithe, Nkosi Jehova. 8:54 Futhi kwaba njalo, lapho uSolomoni eseqedile ukuthandaza konke lokhu umkhuleko nokunxusa kuJehova, wasukuma phambi kwe-altare le-altare uJehova, kusukela ekuguqeni ngamadolo akhe izandla zakhe zelulelwe ezulwini. 8:55 Futhi wema, futhi wabusisa lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli ngezwi elikhulu izwi, lithi, 8:56 Makabongwe uJehova onike abantu bakhe u-Israyeli ukuphumula. njengakho konke akuthembisayo, akuphuthanga nezwi elilodwa kuwo wonke izwi lakhe elihle alikhuluma ngesandla sikaMose inceku yakhe. 8:57 UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu makabe nathi, njengoba ayenabo okhokho bethu usishiye, ungasilahli; 8:58 Ukuze athambekise izinhliziyo zethu kuye, ukuze sihambe ezindleleni zakhe zonke, futhi gcinani imiyalo yakhe, nezimiso zakhe, nezahlulelo zakhe akushoyo walaya obaba. 8:59 Futhi ake la mazwi ami, engiye ngenze ukunxusa phambi kukaJehova Jehova, yiba seduze noJehova uNkulunkulu wethu imini nobusuku, ukuze akulondoloze indaba yenceku yakhe, nendaba yabantu bakhe u-Israyeli ngezikhathi zonke, njengoba udaba luzodinga: 8:60 Ukuze bonke abantu bomhlaba bazi ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu, nokuthi akakho omunye. 8:61 Ngakho inhliziyo yenu mayiphelele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, ukuze uhambe izimiso zakhe, nokugcina imiyalo yakhe njenganamuhla. 8:62 Inkosi no-Israyeli wonke kanye nayo banikela ngomhlatshelo phambi kukaJehova NKOSI. 8:63 USolomoni wanikela ngomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, okuyinto wanikela kuJehova, izinkabi eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili nekhulu namashumi amabili izimvu eziyizinkulungwane. Ngakho inkosi nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bangcwelisa ithempeli indlu kaJehova. 8:64 Ngalolo suku inkosi yangcwelisa ingaphakathi legceke elingaphambili endlini kaJehova, ngokuba wanikela khona iminikelo yokushiswa nenyama iminikelo yokuthula, namanoni eminikelo yokuthula, ngenxa ye-altare lethusi okwakuphambi kukaJehova kwakukuncane kakhulu ukwamukela iminikelo yokushiswa; neminikelo yempuphu, namanoni eminikelo yokuthula. 8:65 Futhi ngaleso sikhathi uSolomoni wenza idili, futhi wonke u-Israyeli kanye naye, omkhulu ibandla, kusukela ekuyeni eHamati kuze kufike emfuleni waseGibithe, phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu izinsuku eziyisikhombisa nezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, yebo, izinsuku eziyishumi nane. 8:66 Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili wabamukisa abantu, futhi bayibusisa inkosi. baya ematendeni abo bethokoza, benezinhliziyo ezithokozayo ngakho konke okuhle uJehova ayekwenzile kuDavide inceku yakhe naku-Israyeli abantu bakhe.