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.