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.