2 IziKronike 6:1 Wayesethi uSolomoni: "UJehova ushilo ukuthi uyakuhlala esihlahleni ubumnyama. 6:2 Kodwa mina ngikwakhele indlu yokuhlala, futhi indawo yakho ukuhlala phakade. 6:3 Inkosi yasiphendulela ubuso bayo, yabusisa lonke ibandla u-Israyeli, yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli yema. 6:4 Wathi: "Makabongwe uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ophethe ngezandla zakhe wagcwalisa lokho akukhuluma ngomlomo wakhe kuDavide ubaba, ethi: 6:5 Kusukela osukwini engakhipha ngalo abantu bami ezweni laseGibithe I akakhethanga muzi phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukwakha indlu, lowo igama lami lingaba lapho; futhi angikhethanga muntu ukuba abe ngumbusi phezu kwami abantu bakwa-Israyeli: 6:6 Kodwa ngikhethile iJerusalema, ukuze igama lami libe lapho; futhi ube ngakhetha uDavida ukuthi abe phezu kwabantu bami uIsrayeli. 6:7 Manje kwakusenhliziyweni kaDavide ubaba ukwakhela uJehova indlu igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 6:8 Kodwa uJehova wathi kuDavide ubaba, "Ngenxa yokuthi kwakusenhliziyweni yakho ukwakhela igama lami indlu, wenze kahle ngokuba kuwe inhliziyo: 6:9 Nokho wena awuyikuyakha indlu; kodwa indodana yakho eza ophuma okhalweni lwakho, nguye oyakwakhela igama lami indlu. 6:10 Ngakho uJehova ulifezile izwi lakhe alikhulumile, ngoba mina nginguye ngivukile esikhundleni sikaDavide ubaba, ngihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide u-Israyeli, njengalokho uJehova ethembisile, walakhela igama likaJehova indlu uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 6:11 Futhi ngibeke kulo umphongolo, lapho kukhona isivumelwano sikaJehova, ukuthi wenza kanye nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. 6:12 Futhi wema phambi kwe-altare likaJehova phambi kwabo bonke abangcwele ibandla lika-Israyeli, welula izandla zakhe; 6:13 Ngoba uSolomoni wayenze scaffold zethusi, ubude balo buyizingalo ezinhlanu, futhi ezinhlanu ububanzi buyizingalo nezingalo ezintathu ukuphakama, walibeka phakathi nendawo egcekeni; wema phezu kwalo, waguqa ngamadolo phambi kwabo bonke inhlangano ka-Israyeli, futhi welulela izandla zakhe ngasezulwini. 6:14 Wathi, O Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akakho uNkulunkulu onjengawe ezulwini. nasemhlabeni; ogcina isivumelwano, ohawukelayo izinceku ezihamba phambi kwakho ngezinhliziyo zazo zonke. 6:15 Wena owagcina encekwini yakho uDavide ubaba lokho onakho umthembisile; wakhuluma ngomlomo wakho, wakugcwalisa ngesandla sakho, njenganamuhla. 6:16 Manje, O Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, gcina inceku yakho uDavide uyise lokho owamthembisa khona ngokuthi: 'Akuyikuphutha.' ungumuntu emehlweni ami ukuba ahlale esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli; kodwa ukuze eyakho abantwana bayayiqaphela indlela yabo ukuhamba emthethweni wami, njengalokho uhambile wena phambi kwami. 6:17 Manje-ke, O Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ake liqiniswe izwi lakho, okuyinto wena ukhulumile encekwini yakho uDavide. 6:18 Kodwa ingabe ngempela uNkulunkulu uyohlala nabantu emhlabeni? bheka, izulu nezulu lamazulu alinakukwanela; kakhulu kangakanani lendlu engizakhile! 6:19 Ngakho qaphela umkhuleko wenceku yakho nowenceku yakhe ukunxusa, Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, ukuzwa ukukhala nokukhuleka inceku yakho eyakukhuleka phambi kwakho; 6:20 Ukuze amehlo akho avuleke kule ndlu imini nobusuku, phezu kwethempeli indawo othe uyakubeka kuyo igama lakho; ku lalela umkhuleko inceku yakho ewukhulekayo ibhekene nale ndawo. 6:21 Ngakho-ke, lalela ukunxusa kwenceku yakho nokwenceku yakho abantu bakwa-Israyeli abayakwenza bebheke kule ndawo; yizwa wena indawo yakho yokuhlala ezulwini; njalo nxa uzwa, uthethelele. 6:22 Uma umuntu ona kumakhelwane wakhe, futhi ibekwe phezu kwakhe isifungo afunge, kufike isifungo phambi kwe-altare lakho kule ndlu; 6:23 Khona-ke uzwe usezulwini, futhi wenze, futhi wahlulele izinceku zakho, by requiting omubi, ebuyisela indlela yakhe phezu kwekhanda lakhe; nangokuzithethelela olungileyo, ngokumnika njengokulunga kwakhe. 6:24 Futhi uma abantu bakho u-Israyeli behlulwa phambi kwesitha, ngoba bonile kuwe; futhi bayobuya futhi bavume igama lakho, ukhuleke, unxuse phambi kwakho kule ndlu; 6:25 Yizwa-ke usemazulwini, futhi uthethelele isono sabantu bakho Israyeli, ubabuyisele ezweni owabanika lona futhi koyise. 6:26 Lapho izulu livaliwe, futhi kungekho mvula, ngoba banayo wonile kuwe; nokho uma bekhuleka bebheke kule ndawo, bakuvume wena igama labo, uphenduke ezonweni zabo, lapho ubahlupha; 6:27 Khona-ke yizwa usezulwini, futhi uthethelele isono sezinceku zakho, futhi abantu bakho u-Israyeli, lapho usubafundisile indlela enhle abahamba ngayo kufanele ahambe; unise imvula ezweni lakho, olinike elakho abantu befa. 6:28 Uma kukhona indlala ezweni, uma kukhona isifo esiwumshayabhuqe, uma kukhona ukuqhuqha, nesikhutha, nezinkumbi, nezinkumbi; uma izitha zabo zibavimbezela emizini yezwe labo; noma isiphi isifo noma yisiphi isifo kube khona: 6:29 Khona-ke yimuphi umkhuleko noma ukunxusa noma yimuphi umuntu, noma kubo bonke abantu bakho u-Israyeli, lapho kube yilowo nalowo ezokwazi usizi lwakhe kanye usizi lwakhe, futhi uyokwelula izandla zakhe kule ndlu. 6:30 Khona-ke yizwa usendaweni yakho yokuhlala ezulwini, futhi uthethelele, futhi ubuyisele kulowo nalowo njengazo zonke izindlela zakhe, owazi inhliziyo yakhe; (ngokuba nguwe wedwa owazi izinhliziyo zabantwana babantu;) 6:31 Ukuze bakwesabe, ukuze bahambe ezindleleni zakho, njengoba nje besaphila izwe owalinika obaba. 6:32 Futhi mayelana umfokazi, ongeyena owabantu bakho u-Israyeli, kodwa uvela ezweni elikude ngenxa yegama lakho elikhulu, namandla akho isandla, nengalo yakho eyeluliweyo; uma beza bekhuleka kule ndlu; 6:33 Yizwa-ke usemazulwini, endaweni yakho yokuhlala, wenze njengakho konke umfokazi akubiza ngakho; ukuthi bonke abantu bomhlaba bangalazi igama lakho, bakwesabe njengabantu bakho Israyeli, wazi ukuthi le ndlu engiyakhileyo ibizwa ngawe igama. 6:34 Uma abantu bakho bephuma ukulwa nezitha zabo, ngendlela wena ubathume, bakhuleke kuwe bebheke kulo muzi owususile oyikhethile, nendlu engiyakhele igama lakho; 6:35 Yizwa-ke usemazulwini umkhuleko wabo nokunxusa kwabo, futhi gcina isizathu sabo. 6:36 Uma bona kuwe, (ngoba akukho muntu ongoni,) futhi ubathukuthelele, ubanikele phambi kwezitha zabo, njalo bayabathumba babayise ezweni elikude noma eliseduze; 6:37 Nokho uma becabanga ngokwabo ezweni lapho uyiswe abathunjiweyo, baphenduke, bakhuleke kuwe ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo; bethi: Sonile, senze okubi, senze kabi; 6:38 Uma bebuyela kuwe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo izwe lokuthunjwa kwabo, lapho babathumbela khona; ukhulekele ilizwe labo owalinika oyise ngasemuzini owukhethileyo, lendlu engiyikhethileyo Zakhele igama lakho. 6:39 Yizwa-ke usemazulwini, endaweni yakho yokuhlala, yabo umkhuleko nokunxusa kwabo, ubalungisele, ubathethelele abantu bakho abonile kuwe. 6:40 Manje, Nkulunkulu wami, ake uvule amehlo akho, nezindlebe zakho mayivuleke. qaphelani umkhuleko owenziwa kule ndawo. 6:41 Manje, O Jehova Nkulunkulu, vuka uye endaweni yakho yokuphumula, wena kanye nenkosi umphongolo wamandla akho; abapristi bakho, Jehova Nkulunkulu, mabembathe insindiso, nabangcwele bakho mabajabule ngokuhle. 6:42 O Jehova Nkulunkulu, ungabususi ubuso bogcotshiweyo wakho; umusa kaDavida inceku yakho.