2 IziKronike
1:1 USolomoni, indodana kaDavide, waqiniswa embusweni wakhe;
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wayenaye, wamkhulisa kakhulu.
1:2 USolomoni wakhuluma kuye wonke u-Israyeli, izinduna zezinkulungwane nezalo
ngamakhulu, nakubahluleli, nakuzo zonke izikhulu kwa-Israyeli wonke
induna yawoyise.
1:3 Ngakho uSolomoni, futhi lonke ibandla kanye naye, waya endaweni ephakemeyo
eyayiseGibeyoni; ngoba lalikhona itabernakele lokuhlangana
uNkulunkulu uMose inceku kaJehova ayenzile ehlane.
1:4 Kepha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wawukhuphulile uDavide eKiriyati Jeharimi, wawuyisa kuleyo ndawo
uDavide ayeyilungisele yona, ngokuba wayeyimisele itende
eJerusalema.
1:5 Futhi i-altare lethusi, uBhezaleli indodana ka-Uri, indodana kaHure,
ayekwenzile, wabeka phambi kwetabernakele likaJehova, noSolomoni kanye nethempeli
ibandla lalikufuna.
1:6 USolomoni wakhuphukela khona e-altare lethusi phambi kukaJehova, okuyinto
etendeni lokuhlangana, wanikela ngenkulungwane yokushiswa
iminikelo phezu kwalo.
1:7 Ngalobo busuku uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuSolomoni, wathi kuye: "Cela engikucelayo."
ngizokunika.
1:8 USolomoni wathi kuNkulunkulu: "Wena ubonise umusa omkhulu kuDavide wami
uyise, ungenze ngaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1:9 Manje, O Jehova Nkulunkulu, maliqiniswe isithembiso sakho kuDavide ubaba.
ngoba ungenze inkosi phezu kwabantu abanjengothuli lomhlabathi
isixuku.
1:10 Ngiphe manje ukuhlakanipha nolwazi, ukuze ngiphume futhi ngingene ngaphambi
ngoba ngubani ongahlulela lababantu bakho abakhulu kangaka?
1:11 UNkulunkulu wathi kuSolomoni: "Ngokuba lokhu bekusenhliziyweni yakho, futhi wena
ungaceli ingcebo, nengcebo, nodumo, nokuphila kwezitha zakho;
futhi ongacelanga ukuphila okude; kodwa ucele ukuhlakanipha nolwazi
ukuze wahlulele abantu bami engibeke phezu kwabo
wena nkosi:
1:12 Ukuhlakanipha nokwazi uyakuphiwa; ngiyakukunika ingcebo;
nengcebo, nodumo, okungekho amakhosi angazange abe nakho
kwaba ngaphambi kwakho, futhi akuyikubakho namunye emva kwakho oyakuba nokunjalo.
1:13 USolomoni wayesesuka ohambweni lwakhe, waya endaweni ephakemeyo yaseGibeyoni
eJerusalema, kusukela phambi kwetende lokuhlangana, futhi
wabusa phezu kukaIsrayeli.
1:14 USolomoni wabutha izinqola nabamahhashi, futhi waba nenkulungwane futhi
izinqola ezingamakhulu amane, nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, wakubeka kuzo
imizi yezinqola, kanye nenkosi eJerusalema.
1:15 Inkosi yenza isiliva negolide eJerusalema kwaba kuningi njengamatshe;
nemisedari wayenza yaba njengemithombe esesigodini
inala.
1:16 Amahhashi uSolomoni ayenawo aphuma eGibithe, nelineni elicolekileyo: okwenkosi
abathengisi bamukela indwangu yelineni ngentengo.
1:17 Futhi bakhuphula, futhi wakhipha eGibhithe inqola eziyisithupha
amashekeli ayikhulu esiliva, nehhashi ngekhulu namashumi ayisihlanu;
bakhiphela onke amakhosi amaHeti amahhashi, nawo onke amakhosi amaHeti
amakhosi aseSiriya, ngesandla sabo.