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.