2 IziKronike
5:1 Ngakho wonke umsebenzi uSolomoni awenzela indlu yeNkosi
uSolomoni wangenisa zonke izinto zikaDavide uyise
wayezinikele; nesiliva, negolide, nezinto zonke.
wabeka engcebeni yendlu kaNkulunkulu.
5:2 USolomoni wabutha amalunga akwa-Israyeli, nazo zonke izinhloko zebandla
izizwe, izinhloko zawoyise babantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kuze
eJerusalema, ukukhuphula umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova uphume eJerusalema
umuzi kaDavide, oyiSiyoni.
5:3 Ngakho bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli babuthana enkosini
umkhosi owawusenyanga yesikhombisa.
5:4 Afika onke amadoda amadala akwa-Israyeli; amaLevi awuthwala umphongolo.
5:5 Bakhuphula umphongolo, netabernakele lenhlangano, kanye
zonke izinto ezingcwele ezazisetabernakele bazenza abapristi
amaLevi akhuphula.
5:6 Futhi inkosi uSolomoni, futhi yonke inhlangano ka-Israyeli ababekhona
kwabuthana kuye phambi komphongolo, banikela imihlatshelo yezimvu nezinkomo
yayingenakulandiswa noma ibalwe ngobuningi.
5:7 Abapristi bawungenisa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova kweyakhe
endaweni yegumbi lendlu, endaweni engcwelengcwele, nangaphansi
amaphiko amakherubi;
5:8 Ngokuba amakherubi elulele amaphiko awo phezu kwendawo yomphongolo.
amakherubi asibekela umphongolo nezinti zawo ngaphezulu.
5:9 Futhi badonsa izinti zomphongolo, ukuze imikhawulo izinti
zabonakala emkhunjini phambi kwegumbi; kodwa ababonwanga
ngaphandle. lisekhona kuze kube namuhla.
5:10 Kwakungekho lutho emphongolweni, kuphela izibhebhe ezimbili uMose ayezifaka kuwo
eHorebe, lapho uJehova enza isivumelwano nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,
ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe.
5:11 Kwathi, lapho abapristi sebephumile endaweni engcwele.
(ngokuba bonke abapristi ababekhona babengcwelisiwe, abenzanga kanjalo
linda ngokuhamba kwesikhathi:
5:12 Futhi namaLevi, ababengabahlabeleli, bonke kusukela Asafa, kaHemani,
bakwaJeduthuni, namadodana abo nabafowabo, bembethe ezimhlophe
ilineni, inamasimbali, nezingubhu, namahabhu, kumi ngasekugcineni kwasempumalanga
i-altare, nabapristi abayikhulu namashumi amabili bebetha ngalo
amacilongo :)
5:13 Futhi kwenzeka, njengoba abashaya amacilongo nabahlabeleli babefana munye, ukwenza
izwi elilodwa lokudumisa nokubonga uJehova; futhi nini
baphakamisa amazwi abo ngamacilongo namasimbali nezinsimbi zomculo
hlabelelani, nidumise uJehova, nithi: “Ngokuba muhle; ngomusa wakhe
imi phakade; ngakho-ke indlu yagcwala ifu, yebo
indlu kaJehova;
5:14 Abapristi babengenakuma ukukhonza ngenxa yefu.
ngoba inkazimulo kaJehova yayigcwalise indlu kaNkulunkulu.