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.