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.