2 IziKronike
2:1 USolomoni wanquma ukwakhela igama likaJehova indlu, futhi
indlu yombuso wakhe.
2:2 USolomoni wabala abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa ukuba bathwale imithwalo.
nabayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ukuba baqophe entabeni, nezinkulungwane ezintathu nantathu
abangamakhulu ayisithupha ukuze babaphathe.
" 2:3 USolomoni wathumela kuHiramu inkosi yaseTire, wathi: "Njengoba wenze
noDavide ubaba, futhi ngamthumelela imisedari ukuze amakhele indlu
hlalani kuyo, nenze kanjalo nami.
2:4 Bheka, Ngiyakwakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami indlu, ukuze ngiyingcwelise
kuye, bashise phambi kwakhe impepho ethaphukayo, kube njalo
isinkwa sokubukwa, neminikelo yokushiswa ekuseni nakusihlwa, ngosuku
ngamasabatha, nasekuthwaseni kwenyanga, nangemikhosi emisiweyo kaJehova
uNkulunkulu. Lokhu kuyisimiso kuze kube nini nanini ku-Israyeli.
2:5 Futhi indlu engiyakhayo inkulu, ngoba uNkulunkulu wethu mkhulu phezu kwakho konke
onkulunkulu.
2:6 Kodwa ngubani onamandla okumakhela indlu, ebona izulu nezulu
amazulu awamlingene? ngingubani-ke ukuthi ngimakhele
indlu, ngaphandle nje kokutshisa umnikelo phambi kwakhe?
2:7 Ngakho-ke, ngithumele manje indoda ehlakaniphile ukusebenza ngegolide, nangesiliva, futhi
ngethusi, nangensimbi, nangokububende, nangokubomvu, nangokuluhlaza, nalokho
onekhono lokungcwaba kanye namadoda ahlakaniphile akanye nami kwaJuda naphakathi
iJerusalema, uDavide ubaba alilungisela.
2:8 Ngithumele futhi imisedari, imisayipuresi, nemi-algumi evela eLebanoni.
ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi izinceku zakho ziyakwazi ukugawula imithi eLebanoni; futhi,
bheka, izinceku zami ziyakuba nezinceku zakho;
2:9 Ngisho nokungilungisela izingodo eziningi, zendlu engiseduze nayo
ukwakha kuyoba kukhulu okumangalisayo.
2:10 Futhi bheka, Ngizonika izinceku zakho, abagawuli bemithi,
amakhora ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili zikakolweni olula, nezilinganiso eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili
ebhali, namabhati ewayini ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili, namabhati ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili
wamafutha.
2:11 Khona-ke uHiramu, inkosi yaseTire, waphendula ngokubhala, okuyinto wathumela kuye
Solomon, ngokuba uJehova ubathandile abantu bakhe, ukubekile ube yinkosi
phezu kwabo.
2:12 UHuramu wathi futhi: "Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, owenza izulu
nomhlaba, owanika uDavide inkosi indodana ehlakaniphileyo, eyiyetha
ukuhlakanipha nokuqonda, ukuze bakhele uJehova indlu, futhi
indlu yombuso wakhe.
2:13 Futhi manje Ngithumile indoda enobuqili, endued ngokuqonda, kaHiramu
ubaba wami,
2:14 Indodana yowesifazane wamadodakazi akwaDani, futhi uyise wayeyindoda
iTire, elichwepheshile ekusebenzeni ngegolide, nangesiliva, nangethusi, nangensimbi, nangensimbi
amatshe, nezingodo, nokububende, nangokuluhlaza, nelineni elicolekileyo, kanye nengaphakathi
okubomvu; nokuqopha noma yiluphi uhlobo lokuqopha, nokuqonda konke
icebo elizakwenziwa kuye, kanye lamadoda akho ahlakaniphileyo, lakanye
amadoda ahlakaniphileyo enkosi yami uDavide uyihlo.
2:15 Manje, ukolweni, nebhali, amafutha, newayini, okuyinto yami
inkosi ikhulumile, kayithume ezincekwini zayo;
2:16 Futhi thina siyogawula izinkuni eLebanoni, njengoba nje uzodinga: futhi thina
izakuletha kuwe izintanta elwandle eJopha; futhi uyakuyithwala
kuze kufike eJerusalema.
2:17 USolomoni wabala bonke abezizwe ababesezweni lakwa-Israyeli;
njengokubala uDavide uyise ayebabalile ngakho; futhi
bafunyanwa beyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nantathu nesithupha
ikhulu.
2:18 Wamisa abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa kubo ukuba bathwale imithwalo.
abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili babe ngabasiki entabeni, nezinkulungwane ezintathu
nababonisi abangamakhulu ayisithupha bokwenza abantu umsebenzi.