2 IziKronike 7:1 Manje lapho uSolomoni eseqedile ukuthandaza, umlilo wehla ezulwini, waqeda umnikelo wokushiswa nemihlatshelo; kanye ne inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu. 7:2 Abapristi babengenakungena endlini kaJehova, ngoba inkazimulo kaJehova yayigcwalise indlu kaJehova. 7:3 Futhi lapho bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bebona ukuthi umlilo wehla, futhi inkazimulo kaJehova phezu kwendlu, bakhothama ngobuso emhlabathini endaweni egandayweyo, wakhuleka, wamdumisa uJehova; besithi: Ngoba muhle; ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 7:4 Khona-ke inkosi nabo bonke abantu banikela imihlatshelo phambi kukaJehova. 7:5 Inkosi uSolomoni yanikela ngomhlatshelo wezinkunzi eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili. nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili; kanjalo inkosi nabo bonke abantu yangcwelisa indlu kaNkulunkulu. 7:6 Abapristi babesebenza ezikhundleni zabo, namaLevi kanye izinsimbi zokubethwa zikaJehova, inkosi uDavide, ayezenzele dumisani uJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade ekudumiseni kukaDavide ngenkonzo yabo; abapristi bakhalisa amacilongo phambi kwabo, nabo bonke U-Israyeli wema. 7:7 Futhi uSolomoni wangcwelisa ingaphakathi legceke elaliphambi kukaJehova endlini kaJehova, ngokuba wanikela khona iminikelo yokushiswa namanoni iminikelo yokuthula, ngokuba i-altare lethusi uSolomoni ayelenzile lalikhona engakwazi ukwamukela iminikelo yokushiswa, neminikelo yempuphu, neminikelo yokushiswa amafutha. 7:8 Futhi ngaleso sikhathi uSolomoni wagubha umkhosi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa futhi wonke u-Israyeli naye, ibandla elikhulu kakhulu, kusukela ekuyeni eHamati kuze kube umfula waseGibhithe. 7:9 Kwathi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili benza umhlangano onesizotha, ngokuba bawugcina Ukwahlukaniselwa kwe-altare izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, nomkhosi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. 7:10 Futhi ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nantathu lwenyanga yesikhombisa wathumela abantu baye ematendeni abo, bejabula, benama enhliziyweni ngenxa yobuhle uJehova ayekubonisile kuDavide, nakuSolomoni, naku-Israyeli wakhe abantu. 7:11 Kanjalo uSolomoni wayiqeda indlu kaJehova nendlu yenkosi konke okwafika enhliziyweni kaSolomoni ukuba akwenze endlini kaJehova endlini yakhe, wenza kahle. " 7:12 Futhi uJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni ebusuku, futhi wathi kuye: "Senginakho ngizwe umkhuleko wakho, ngizikhethele le ndawo ukuba ibe yindlu yayo umhlatshelo. 7:13 Uma ngivala izulu ukuze kungabikho imvula, noma uma ngiyaleza isikhonyane ukushwabadela izwe, noma uma ngithuma isifo phakathi kwabantu bami; 7:14 Uma abantu bami, ababizwa ngegama lami, bayozithoba, futhi khulekani, nifune ubuso bami, nibuye ezindleleni zabo ezimbi; ngizokwenza njalo yizwa ezulwini, ibathethelele isono sabo, iphilise izwe labo. 7:15 Manje amehlo ami ayovuleka, nezindlebe zami zilalele umkhuleko ukuthi yenziwe kule ndawo. 7:16 Ngoba manje ngiyikhethile futhi ngayingcwelisa le ndlu, ukuze igama lami libe lapho kuze kube phakade; amehlo ami nenhliziyo yami kuyakuba khona lapho njalo. 7:17 Futhi wena, uma uzohamba phambi kwami, njengoba uDavide uyihlo uhambe, wenze njengakho konke engikuyale ngakho, ukwenze gcinani izimiso zami nezahlulelo zami; 7:18 Khona-ke ngiyakumisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakho, njengoba nje ngenzile wenza isivumelwano loyihlo uDavida, esithi: Kawuyikuswelakala umuntu abe ngumbusi kwa-Israyeli. 7:19 Kodwa uma nifulathela, futhi nishiye izimiso zami nemiyalo yami, okuyinto ngibekile phambi kwenu, ngihambe ngikhonze abanye onkulunkulu, ngikhuleke bona; 7:20 Khona-ke ngiyakubasiphula ezimpandeni zezwe lami engilinike bona; futhi le ndlu, engiyingcwelisele igama lami, ngizoyilahla kusuke emehlweni ami, ngikwenze kube yisaga nesifenqo phakathi kwabo bonke izizwe. 7:21 Futhi le ndlu, okuyinto ephakeme, iyoba isimangaliso kuwo wonke umuntu owedlula kuyo; ukuze athi: ‘UJehova wenzeleni lokhu kuleli zwe, nakule ndlu? 7:22 Futhi kuyophendulwa: Ngoba bamshiyile uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo oyise, owabakhipha ezweni laseGibithe, walala nibambelele kwabanye onkulunkulu, nibakhonze, babakhonze; wehlisela phezu kwabo bonke lobu bubi.