Eyesi-2 yeziKronike ISAHLUKO 1 USolomon, unyana kaDavide, womelela ebukumkanini bakhe; uYehova uThixo wakhe waba naye, wamenza mkhulu, wamphakamisa. 2 Wathetha uSolomon kumaSirayeli onke, kubathetheli bamawaka nabamakhulu, nakubagwebi, kwizikhulu zonke, kumaSirayeli onke, kwiintloko zezindlu zooyise. 3 Baya ke ooSolomon nebandla lonke esigangeni esibe siseGibheyon; ngokuba yabe ikhona intente yokuhlangana kaThixo, awayenzayo uMoses umkhonzi kaYehova entlango. 4 Ke yona ityeya kaThixo wayeyinyusile uDavide eKiriyati-yeharim, wayisa kuloo ndawo abeyilungisele yona uDavide; ngokuba wayeyimisele intente eYerusalem. 5 Isibingelelo sobhedu, abesenzile uBhetsaleli unyana kaUri, unyana kaHuri, wasibeka phambi komnquba kaYehova; babubuza kuso uSolomon nebandla. 6 Wenyuka waya khona uSolomon esibingelelweni sobhedu phambi koYehova, esibe sisententeni yokuhlangana, wenyusa phezu kwaso amadini anyukayo aliwaka. 7 UThixo wabonakala ngobo busuku kuSolomon, wathi kuye, Cela into, ndikuphe. 8 Wathi uSolomon kuThixo, Wena wenze kuDavide ubawo inceba enkulu, wandenza ukumkani esikhundleni sakhe. 9 Ke kaloku, Yehova Thixo, malinyaniseke ilizwi lakho owalenza kuDavide ubawo; ngokuba undenzé ukumkani wabantu abaninzi njengothuli lomhlaba. 10 Ndinike kaloku ubulumko nokwazi, ndiphume ndingene phambi kwaba bantu; ngokuba ngubani na onokubalawula aba bantu bakho bangaka? 11 Wathi uThixo kuSolomon, Ngenxa enokuba loo nto ibisentliziyweni yakho, akwacela ubutyebi, nenzuzo, nozuko, nobomi beentshaba zakho; wazicelela ke ubulumko nokwazi, ukuba ubalawule abantu bam, endikwenze ukumkani kubo; 12 Unikiwe ubulumko nokwazi; ndikunike ubutyebi, nokuqweba, nozuko, ekungabangakho namnye wookumkani ababephambi kwakho ekungabangakho, ekungayi kubakho unjengabo emva kwakho; 13 Wesuka ke uSolomon eluhambeni lwakhe, waya esigangeni esibe siseGibheyon, weza eYerusalem, esuka phambi kwentente yokuhlangana, waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli. 14 USolomon wahlanganisa iinqwelo zokulwa namahashe akhwelwayo, waba newaka elinamakhulu amane eenqwelo zokulwa, namawaka alishumi elinamabini amahashe akhwelwayo; wazibeka emizini yeenqwelo, nakukumkani eYerusalem. 15 Ukumkani wayenza isilivere negolide yaninzi njengamatye eYerusalem, nemisedare wayenza yanjengemithombe esesihlanjeni, ukuba mininzi. 16 USolomon ubenamahashe aphuma eYiputa, nelinen ecikizekileyo ephuma eYiputa; 17 Benyuka ke, bakhupha inqwelo yokulwa eYiputa ngamakhulu amathandathu eeshekele zesilivere, nehashe ngekhulu elinamanci mahlanu;
ISAHLUKO 2 USolomon wacinga ukulakhela indlu igama likaYehova, nokubakhela indlu ubukumkani bakhe. 2 USolomon wathi amashumi asixhenxe amawaka amadoda athwala imithwalo, namashumi asibhozo amawaka aqingqe imithwalo ezintabeni, namawaka amathathu anamakhulu amathandathu ukuba abe ngabaphathi bona. 3 Wathumela uSolomon kuHiram ukumkani waseTire, wathi, Njengoko wakwenzayo kuDavide ubawo, wathumela kuye imisedare yokuzakhela indlu yokuba ahlale kuyo, yenjenjalo nakum. 4 Yabona, ndilakhela indlu igama likaYehova uThixo wam, ukuba ingcwaliselwe kuye, kuqhunyiselwe phambi kwakhe isiqhumiso esimnandi, kucwangciswe ngamaxesha onke kucwangco, kunyuswe amadini anyukayo akusasa nangokuhlwa, ngeesabatha, nasekuthwaseni kwenyanga, nangamaxesha amisiweyo kaYehova uThixo wethu. Lo ngummiselo ongunaphakade kuSirayeli. 5 Indlu endiyakhayo inkulu; ngokuba mkhulu uThixo wethu koothixo bonke. 6 Ngubani na onako ukumakhela indlu, lingenakumlingana izulu, nezulu lawo amazulu? Ndingubani na ke mna, ukuba ndimakhele indlu, ingekuko kuqhumisela phambi kwakhe? 7 Ndithumele ke ngoko indoda enobuchule bokusebenza ngegolide, nangesilivere, nangobhedu, nangesinyithi, nangemisonto emsi nemfusa nebomvu, nemisonto emsi, ekwaziyo ukukrola ndawonye namachule akum kwaYuda naseYerusalem, awawalungiselelayo uDavide ubawo. 8 Ndithumele nemisedare, nemisipres, nemialgumi, evela eLebhanon; ngokuba ndiyazi mna ukuba abakhonzi bakho bayakwazi ukugawula imithi eLebhanon; yabona, abakhonzi bam baya kuba nabakhonzi bakho; 9 bandilungisele nemithi emininzi; ngokuba indlu endiyakhayo inkulu ngokubalulekileyo. 10 Yabona, abakhonzi bakho abaqingqi bemithi ndibanika amashumi amabini amawaka eekore zengqolowa, namashumi amabini amawaka eekore zerhasi, namashumi amabini amawaka eebhate zewayini, neebhate zeoli ezingamawaka angamashumi amabini. 11 Waphendula uHiram ukumkani waseTire, ngokubhala, awathumela kuSolomon, wathi, UYehova, ngokubathanda kwakhe abantu bakhe, ukumisile ukuba ube ngukumkani kubo. 12 Wathi uHiram, Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, owenza izulu nehlabathi, omnikileyo uDavide ukumkani unyana osisilumko, oqiqayo, oqiqayo, oqondayo, oya kumakhela uYehova indlu, nendlu yobukumkani bakhe. 13 Ngoku ke ndithumele indoda enobuqili, enengqondo, kaHiram kabawo; 14 Unyana wenkazana yasezintombini zakwaDan, uyise eyindoda yaseTire, okwaziyo ukusebenza ngegolide, nangesilivere, nangobhedu, nangesinyithi, nangelitye, nangemithi, nangemisonto emsi nelinen ecikizekileyo, nebomvu; nokukrola yonke into ayenzayo, nokuba yiyiphi na into ayinikelayo, namadoda akho anobuqili, nezilumko zenkosi yam uDavide uyihlo. 15 Ke ingqolowa, nerhasi, neoli, newayini, ethethe ngazo inkosi yam, mayizithumele kubakhonzi bayo. 16 Ke thina sogawula imithi eLebhanon njengokufuna kwakho konke, siyizise kuwe eYafo ngokuyidadisa elwandle; wena woyinyusa uyise eYerusalem.