Umfaji wesivumelwano ulethwa ethempelini
1Ikosi uSolomoni yabizela kiyo eJerusalema abaphathi bakwa-Israyeli, okumakhosi woke weenkoro nazo zoke iinhloko zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli kobana banyuse umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini eMzini kaDavida, okuyiZiyoni. 2Woke amadoda wakwa-Israyeli ahlangana ekosini uSolomoni ngesikhathi somnyanya ngenyanga ka-Ethanimi okuyinyanga yekhomba. 3Kwathi bona kufike boke abaphathi bakwa-Israyeli, abaphristi bathatha umfaji, 4bawuthwala netende lokuhlanganela nakho koke okucwengileko okwakungaphakathi kwalo. AmaLevi asiza abaphristi ukuletha itendelo ethempelini.
5Ikosi uSolomoni nabo boke abantu bakwa-Israyeli bahlangana phambi komfaji benza umhlabelo ngezimvu nangeenkomo ezingangobaba. 6Nje-ke abaphristi baletha umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini endawenawo okuyindawo engaphakathi ethempelini, indawo ecwenge khulu. Bawubeka ngaphasi kwamaphiko wamakerubhi. 7Amaphiko wamakerubhi gade avulekile, angehla kwendawo yomfaji. Amaphiko lawo gade engamele umfaji kanye neengodo zawo othwalwa ngazo. 8Iingodwezo gade zizide kangangobana zazibonakala nawungaphakathi kwendawo ecwengileko ngaphambi kwendawo ecwenge khulu; kodwana nawungaphandle kwendawo ecwengileko wawungekhe uzibone. Ngitjho nanamhlanje zisese lapho. 9Bekunganalitho ngemfajini ngaphandle kwemiqebethu emibili eyabekwa nguMosi eRhorebe, lapha uSomnini enza khona isivumelwano nama-Israyeli ngemva kokuphuma kwawo eGibhide.
10Kwathi lokha abaphristi nabasuka endaweni ecwengileko, ilifu lazala ithempeli lakaSomnini. 11Abaphristi babhalelwa kukwenza imisebenzabo ngebanga lelifelo, iye iphazimulo kaSomnini yayizele ithempeli lakhe.
12Yeke uSolomoni wathi: “USomnini uthe batjho uzokuhlala elifini elinzima; 13nje-ke Somnini sele ngikwakhele ithempeli elibonakalako lapha uzakuhlala khona isiphelani.”
Umthandazo neembusiso zakaSolomoni ethempelini
14Khonapho ikosi uSolomoni yaphenduka yabusisa woke umbuthano wakwa-Israyeli. Kwathi umbuthano wakwa-Israyeli usajame lapho woke, 15uSolomoni wathi: “Akudunyiswe uSomnini, uZimu ka-Israyeli, othe ngesandla sakhe wazalisa akuthembisileko ngomlomakhe kubaba uDavida. USomnini wathi kuye, 16‘Solo kwamhla ngikhupha isizwe sami u-Israyeli eGibhide, azange ngikhethe idorobho kinanyana ngiyiphi ikoro bona kwakhiwe ithempeli lapho ukuze kudunyiswe ibizo lami. Kodwana ngakhetha uDavida bonyana abuse isizwe sami u-Israyeli.’
17“Bekusehliziyweni kababa uDavida kobana akhe ithempeli ebizweni lakaSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli. 18Kodwana uSomnini wathi kubaba uDavida, ‘Kuyinto ehle khulu kobana wakhe ithempeli ebizweni lami. 19Nokho akusuwe ozokwakha ithempelelo, lizakwakhiwa yindodanakho, eligazi lakho. Ngiyo-ke ezokwakha ithempeli ebizweni lami.’
20“USomnini usiphethile isithembiso asenzako: Nakhu nje ngithethe iintambo zakababa uDavida, ngihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi bakwa-Israyeli njengombana uSomnini athembisa. Ngakhe ithempeli bonyana kudunyiswe ibizo lakaSomnini, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli. 21Ngilungise nendawo yomfaji lapha kuhlala khona imiqebethu yesivumelwano sakaSomnini asenza nabobaba lokha nabakhupha eGibhide.”
22USolomoni wathatha indawakhe ngaphambi kwe-aldari lakaSomnini phambi kombuthano woke wakwa-Israyeli, welulela izandla zakhe ezulwini zikhongozele 23wathi: “Maye! Somnini, Zimu wakwa-Israyeli, akunazimu onjengawe phezulu ezulwini namkha phasi ephasini. Wena ugcina isivumelwano nokwethembeka eencekwini zakho ezikhamba phambi kwakho ngokwethembeka. 24Ugcine isithembiso sakho encekwinakho ubaba uDavida, wathembisa ngomlomakho bewaphetha ngesandla sakho njengombana kunjalo namhlanje. 25Yeke-ke Somnini, Zimu wakwa-Israyeli, ngibawa uphethe godu isithembiso owasenza kubaba uDavida lokha nawuthi kuye, ‘Angeze wabhalelwa kukuba nendoda engahlala phambi kwami esihlalweni sobukhosi bakwa-Israyeli, nakube amadodanakho ayelela iindlela zawo kikho koke akwenzako phambi kwami njengombana wena wenzile.’ 26Ngiyabawa, Zimu wakwa-Israyeli, akuphetheke ilizwi lakho owalithembisa incekwakho ubaba uDavida.
27“Kodwana nithi uZimu angahlala ephasinapha na? Ngitjho namazulu, ukufika nezulwini eliphezulu khulu, angeze akghona ukumumumatha. Alo, ithempeli engilakhilekweli beliyini-ke lona! 28Nanyana kunjalo Somnini, Zimami, nokho bengithi uSomnini akatjheje umthandazo wencekwakhe kanye nesibawo sayo sesirhawu. Lalela isililo kanye nomthandazo othandazwa yincekwakho phambi kwakho namhlanjesi. 29Inga amehlwakho angatjheja ithempeleli ubusuku nemini, okuyindawo othe kiyo, ‘Ibizo lami lizakuba lapho’ ukuze uzwe umthandazo othandazwa yincekwakho iqale ngendaweni le. 30Yewizwe ukurabhela kwencekwakho kanye nekwabantu bakho u-Israyeli lokha nabathandaza baqale ngendaweni le. Yizwa usezulwini, okuyindawo lapha uhlala khona bese kuthi nawuzwako, ucolele.
31“Lokha umuntu naphosisela umakhelwanakhe bese kudingeka bonyana enze isifungo sobumsulwa ngaphambi kwe-aldari lakho ethempeleneli, 32yizwa usezulwini bese uyenza: Gweba phakathi kweenceku zakho, ukhalime onomlandu bese wehlisela phezu kwakhe lokho afunge ngakho. Omsulwa ungambeki umlandu, mbeke etjhatjhalazini bonyana umsulwa.
33“Lokha isizwe sakwa-Israyeli nasihlulwa sisitha ngebanga lokona kwaso kuwe bese siyaphenduka sivuma ibizo lakho, sithandaze sizirabhelele kuwe ethempelinapha, 34yewizwe usezulwini bese ucolela isono sabantu bakho u-Israyeli bewubabuyisele enarheni owayinikela aboyisemkhulu.
35“Lokha amazulu navalekileko, kutlhogeka nezulu ngebanga lokobana abantu bakho bakonele, nabathandaza baqale endaweni le, bavume ibizo lakho bese baphenduka ekoneni kwabo, ngebanga lokobana ubahlunguphazile, 36yeke yewizwe usezulwini bese ucolela isono seenceku zakho, abantu bakho u-Israyeli. Bafundise indlela elungileko yokuphila bese unisa izulu enarheni oyinikele abantu bakho bonyana kube lilifa labo. 37Yewizwe lokha nakunendlala enarheni, kunezifo, ubori, ukukghora, isikhonyani namkha iwoma lentethe, lokha isitha nasiwurubaja abantu bakho emkhawulweni wenarha kuvele namatshwenyeko namkha ubhubhani wesifo. 38-39Yizwa usezulwini, lapha uhlala khona, lokha nanyana ngubani wabantu bakho u-Israyeli athandaza nanyana arabhela, akhongozele aqale ngethempelinapha, avuma imilandu yehliziywakhe. Colela bese uyenza: Nikela loyo naloyo ukuya ngeendlela zakhe ngombana wazi ihliziywakhe. Iye, nguwe wedwa owazi iinhliziyo zabantu. 40Nje-ke bazakwesaba ngazo zoke iinkhathi zokuhlala kwabo enarheni owayinikela abobaba.
41“Yewulalele nomqhamuka ongabalelwa ebantwini bakho u-Israyeli nawuza ubuya khatjhana ngebanga lokobana uzwe indumela yebizo lakho. 42Iye, abantu bazokuzwa ngobukhulu bebizo lakho nangesandla sakho esinamandla kanye nomkhonwakho olulekileko. Lokha umqhamuka nawufika uthandaze ethempelinapha, 43yewizwe usezulwini, lapho uhlala khona bese wenza nanyana yini ekhonjelwa mqhamuka. Nje-ke boke abantu bephasinapha bazokwazi ibizo lakho bakwesabe njengombana kwenza abantu bakho u-Israyeli begodu bazi bonyana ithempeli engilakhilekweli lahlukaniselwe ibizo lakho.
44“Lokha abantu bakho nabaphuma ipi bayokulwa nezitha zabo, nanyana bangaba kuphi lapha ubathumela khona, nabathandaza kuwe Somnini baqale ngedorobheni olikhethileko nangethempelini engilakhele ibizo lakho, 45yewizwe usezulwini umthandazwabo nokurabhela kwabo bese ujama ngakibo.
46“Akunamuntu ongakoneliko. Nje-ke lokha nabakonelako bese uyabathukuthelela bewubanikelele ngesitha, sona sibathumbele enarhenaso ekude namkha eseduze, 47nabafika lapho bese batjhugulula iinhliziyo zabo, baphenduke bakurabhele basendaweni yesitheso bathi, ‘Sonile nasinje, senze okumbi, sikhohlakele,’ 48nabaphendukela kuwe ngeenhliziyo zabo zoke nangemiphefumulwabo yoke basendaweni yesitheso, bakuthandaze baqale ngenarheni owayinikela aboyisemkhulu, ncaya ngedorobheni olikhethileko nethempelini engilakhileko elahlukaniselwe ibizo lakho, 49yewizwe usezulwini, lapho uhlala khona, yizwa umthandazo nokurabhela kwabo bese ujama ngakibo. 50Colela nabantu bakho abakoneleko; colela yoke imitjhapho abakutjhaphele ngayo bese wenza bonyana abathumbi babo babe nomusa kibo; 51ngombana bababantu bakho begodu balilifa lakho, owalikhupha eGibhide, nekehleni yomlilo wokuncibilikisa isimbi. 52Inga amehlwakho angabona ukurabhela kwencekwakho kanye nokurabhela kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli, inga ungabalalela lokha nabalila kuwe. 53Ngombana wabakhetha phakathi kwazo zoke izizwe zephasi kobana babe lilifa lakho njengombana watjho ngencekwakho uMosi lokha, wena Somnini Somandla ukhupha abobaba eGibhide.”
54Kuthe bona uSolomoni aqede ukuthandaza nokurabhela kuSomnini, wasikima phambi kwe-aldari lakaSomnini lapha agade aguqe khona elulele izandla zakhe ezulwini zikhongozele. 55Wajama wabusisa woke umbuthano wakwa-Israyeli ngelizwi elikhulu wathi: 56“Akathokozwe uSomnini onikele abantu bakhe u-Israyeli ukuphumula njengombana athembisa. Akunalizwi nalinye elahlulekileko kizo zoke iinthembiso azenza ngencekwakhe uMosi. 57Inga uSomnini uZimethu angaba nathi njengombana aba nabobaba; akangasitjhiyi begodu angasilahli. 58Akaphendulele iinhliziyo zethu kuye kobana sikhambe kizo zoke iindlela zakhe nokugcina imiyalo, imithetho kanye neemiso azinikela abobaba. 59Inga amezwami lawa engirabhele ngawo phambi kwakaSomnini angaba seduze noSomnini uZimethu ubusuku nemini, ajame ngakimi mina ncekwakhe nangebantwini bakhe u-Israyeli ukuya ngesidingo selanga nelanga. 60Kwanga boke abantu bephaseli bangakghona ukwazi bonyana uSomnini unguZimu nokuthi akakho omunye. 61Inga iinhliziyo zenu zingazimisela ngokupheleleko kuSomnini uZimethu ukuphila ngemithethwakhe nokulalela iimiso zakhe njengombana kunjalo namhlanjesi.”
62Nje-ke ikosi uSolomoni nesizwe soke sakwa-Israyeli benza umhlabelo phambi kwakaSomnini. 63USolomoni wenza umhlabelo wetjhebiswano phambi kwakaSomnini: iinkomo eziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amabili nambili nezimvu eziziinkulungwana ezilikhulu namatjhumi amabili. Ikosi uSolomoni naye woke u-Israyeli banikela ithempeli kuZimu. 64Khona mhlokho ikosi uSolomoni yahlukanisa indawo ephakathi yesirhodlo ngaphambi kwethempeli lakaSomnini, yenzela khona imihlabelo yokutjhiswa, iminikelo yeenthoro kanye namafutha wemihlabelo yetjhebiswano ngombana i-aldari lekoporo elaliphambi kwakaSomnini lalilincani khulu kobana lingathwala imihlabelo yokutjhiswa, iminikelo yeenthoro kanye namafutha wemihlabelo yetjhebiswano.
65Ngaleyondlela uSolomoni wenzela uSomnini umnyanya ngesikhatheso. Woke u-Israyeli wahlanganyela naye phambi kwakaSomnini uZimethu. Kwaba yimbedla yomnyanya, bavela eLebo Rhamati ngetlhagwini ukuyokutjhayisa emlanjaneni weGibhide ngesewula. Bagidinga phambi kwakaSomnini uZimethu amalanga alikhomba woke poro, babuyelela godu amanye amalanga alikhomba kwaba ziimveke ezimbili.
66Ngelanga elilandelako wathi ebantwini ngamakoro ngamakoro. Abantu balayelisa ikosi bagoduka bathokozile neenhliziyo zabo zincibilikile ngakho koke okuhle uSomnini uZimu akwenzele incekwakhe uDavida kanye nabantu bakhe u-Israyeli.
