2 IziKronike 8:1 Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amabili uSolomoni abenayo wakha indlu kaJehova nendlu yakhe; 8:2 USolomoni wayakha imizi uHuramu ayeyibuyisele kuSolomoni, wahlalisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli khona. 8:3 USolomoni waya eHamati-zobha, futhi wanqoba kulo. 8:4 Futhi wakha iTadimori ehlane, futhi yonke imizi egciniwe, okuyinto wakha eHamati. 8:5 Futhi wakha iBeti Horoni elingenhla, neBheti-horoni Ezansi, ebiyelwe imizi, enezindonga, namasango, nemigoqo; 8:6 neBhahalati, nayo yonke imizi yokugcina izimpahla uSolomoni ayenayo, kanye nayo yonke lemizi yezinqola, lemizi yabagadi bamabhiza, lakho konke uSolomoni ayekulo wayefisa ukwakha eJerusalema, naseLebanoni, nakuzo zonke izindawo izwe lombuso wakhe. 8:7 Bonke abantu ababesele kumaHeti nama-Amori, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, ayengekho ka-Israyeli, 8:8 Kepha kubantwana babo abasala ezweni emva kwabo, abahlubukayo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abaqedanga, uSolomoni wabenza ukuba bathelise kuze kube yilolu suku. 9 Kodwa kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uSolomoni akenzanga zinceku zomsebenzi wakhe; kepha babengamadoda empi, nezinduna zezinduna zakhe, nezinduna zakhe izinqola nabamahhashi. 8:10 Futhi lezi izinduna zezikhulu zenkosi uSolomoni, ezingamakhulu amabili nabangamashumi ayisihlanu ababebusa phezu kwabantu. 8:11 USolomoni wakhuphula indodakazi kaFaro emzini kaDavide endlini ayemakhele yona, ngokuba wathi: "Umkami akayikuba." hlala endlini kaDavide inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba izindawo zingcwele; lapho kwafika khona umphongolo kaJehova. 8:12 USolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova e-altare likaJehova uJehova ayemakhile phambi kompheme. 8:13 Ngisho nangemva kwesilinganiso esithile nsuku zonke, ukunikela ngokwe umyalo kaMose, ngamasabatha, nokwethwasa kwenyanga, nangosuku imikhosi emisiweyo, kathathu ngomnyaka, ngomkhosi wesinkwa esingelamvubelo isinkwa, nangomkhosi wamasonto, nangomkhosi wamadokodo. 8:14 Futhi wamisa, ngokomyalo kaDavide uyise, the izigaba zabapristi emsebenzini wabo, namaLevi emsebenzini wabo ukudumisa nokukhonza phambi kwabapristi njengomsebenzi wabo bonke abalindisango ngezigaba zabo emasangweni onke; wayala uDavide, umuntu kaNkulunkulu. 8:15 Futhi abasukanga emyalezweni wenkosi kubapristi namaLevi nganoma iyiphi indaba noma engcebo. 8:16 Manje wonke umsebenzi kaSolomoni walungiswa kwaze kwaba usuku lwesisekelo endlini kaJehova, yaze yaphela. Ngakho indlu ka UJEHOVA wapheleliswa. 8:17 Khona-ke uSolomoni waya e-Eziyoni Geberi nase-Eloti ogwini lolwandle. izwe lakwa-Edomi. 8:18 Futhi uHiramu wathumela kuye ngezandla zezinceku zakhe imikhumbi, futhi izinceku ukuthi wayenolwazi ngolwandle; bahamba nezinceku zikaSolomoni ukuya i-Ofiri, yathatha khona amatalenta egolide angamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu, kanye waziletha enkosini uSolomoni.