2 IziKronike ISAHLUKO 1 1 USolomoni indodana kaDavide waqina embusweni wakhe, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wayenaye, wamkhulisa kakhulu. 2 USolomoni wakhuluma ku-Israyeli wonke, ezinduneni zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, nakubahluleli, nakuzo zonke izikhulu kwa-Israyeli wonke, izinhloko zawoyise. 3 Ngakho uSolomoni lebandla lonke elilaye baya endaweni ephakemeyo eyayiseGibeyoni; + ngoba kwakukhona lapho itende lokuhlangana likaNkulunkulu uMose inceku kaJehova ayelenzile ehlane. 4 Kepha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uDavide wayewukhuphulile eKiriyati Jeharimi, wawuyisa endaweni uDavide ayewulungisele yona, ngokuba wayewumisele itende eJerusalema. 5 I-altare lethusi uBhezaleli indodana ka-Uri indodana kaHure walilenza walibeka phambi kwetabernakele likaJehova; uSolomoni nebandla babuza kulo. 6 USolomoni wakhuphukela khona e-altare lethusi phambi kukaJehova elalingasetendeni lokuhlangana, wanikela phezu kwalo iminikelo yokushiswa eyinkulungwane. 7 Ngalobo busuku uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuSolomoni, wathi kuye: "Cela into engizokunika yona." 8 USolomoni wathi kuNkulunkulu: “Wena ubonise umusa omkhulu kuDavide ubaba, wangimisa ngaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. 9 Manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu, maliqiniswe isithembiso sakho kuDavide ubaba, ngokuba ungenze inkosi phezu kwabantu abangangothuli lomhlabathi. 10 Ngiphe manje ukuhlakanipha nokwazi ukuba ngiphume ngingene phambi kwalaba bantu, ngokuba ngubani ongahlulela laba bantu bakho abakhulu kangaka na? 11 UNkulunkulu wathi kuSolomoni: “Ngokuba lokhu bekusenhliziyweni yakho, ungacelanga ingcebo, nengcebo, nodumo, nokuphila kwezitha zakho, ungacelanga ukuphila isikhathi eside; kepha uzicelele ukuhlakanipha nokwazi ukuba wahlulele abantu bami engikubeke inkosi phezu kwabo; 12 Kuphiwe ukuhlakanipha nolwazi; ngiyakukunika ingcebo, nengcebo, nodumo, amakhosi angaphambi kwakho angazange abe nakho, nangemuva kwakho akuyikuba nakho okunjengakho. 13 USolomoni wayesesuka ohambweni lwakhe, waya endaweni ephakemeyo yaseGibeyoni, waya eJerusalema, esuka phambi kwetende lokuhlangana, wabusa phezu kukaIsrayeli. 14 USolomoni wabutha izinqola nabamahhashi; wayenezinqola eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amane, nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, wakubeka emizini yezinqola nasenkosini eJerusalema. 15 Inkosi yenza isiliva negolide eJerusalema kwaba kuningi njengamatshe, nemisedari yayenza ibe miningi njengemikhiwane esesigodini. 16 Amahhashi uSolomoni ayenawo aphuma eGibithe, nezindwangu zelineni; 17 Bakhuphula, bakhipha eGibithe inqola ngamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha esiliva, nehhashi ngekhulu namashumi amahlanu;
ISAHLUKO 2 1 USolomoni wanquma ukwakhela igama likaJehova indlu, nendlu yombuso wakhe. 2 USolomoni wabala abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa ukuba bathwale imithwalo, nabayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili bababazi ezintabeni, nezinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisithupha ukuba babe ngababonisi. 3 USolomoni wathumela kuHiramu inkosi yaseTire, wathi: “Njengalokho wakwenza kuDavide ubaba, wamthuma imisedari yokuzakhela indlu yokuhlala kuyo, yenza kanjalo nakimi. 4 Bhekani, ngakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami indlu ukuba ngiyingcwelise, ngishise phambi kwakhe impepho ethaphukayo, ibe ngeyokubukwa imihla yonke, ibe ngeyeminikelo yokushiswa ekuseni nakusihlwa, ngamasabatha, nokuthwasa kwenyanga, nangemikhosi emisiweyo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu. Lokhu kuyisimiso kuze kube nini nanini ku-Israyeli. 5 Indlu engiyakhayo inkulu, ngokuba mkhulu uNkulunkulu wethu phezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu. 6 Kodwa ngubani onamandla okumakhela indlu, lokhu izulu nezulu lamazulu lingenakumnela na? Ngingubani mina-ke ukuba ngimakhele indlu, ngaphandle kokushiswa komhlatshelo phambi kwakhe na? 7 Ngakho-ke ngithumele manje indoda ehlakaniphileyo ukusebenza ngegolide, nangesiliva, nangethusi, nangensimbi, nangokububende, nangokubomvu, nangokubomvu, nangokuluhlaza, onekhono lokubaza kanye nezihlakaniphi ezinami kwaJuda naseJerusalema, azilungisele uDavide ubaba. 8 Ngithumele futhi imisedari, nemisipres, nemi-algumi evela eLebanoni, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi izinceku zakho ziyakwazi ukugawula imithi eLebanoni; bheka, izinceku zami ziyakuba nezinceku zakho; 9 nokungilungisela izingodo eziningi, ngokuba indlu engizoyakha iyakuba nkulu ngokumangalisayo. 10 Bheka, ngiyakunika izinceku zakho, abagawuli bemithi, amakhora ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili kakolweni, namakhora ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili ebhali, namabhati ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili ewayini, namabhati ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili amafutha. 11 UHiramu inkosi yaseTire waphendula ngombhalo awuthumela kuSolomoni, wathi: “Ngokuba uJehova ebathandile abantu bakhe, ukumisile ukuba ube yinkosi phezu kwabo. 12 UHiramu wathi futhi: “Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owenzile izulu nomhlaba, onike uDavide inkosi indodana ehlakaniphileyo, ehlakaniphileyo ehlakaniphileyo ehlakaniphileyo ekwaziyo ukwakhela uJehova indlu, nendlu yombuso wakhe. 13 Manje sengithumele indoda ehlakaniphileyo ehlakaniphileyo, kaHiramu ubaba, 14 Indodana yowesifazane wamadodakazi akwaDani, noyise wayengumuntu waseTire, ochwepheshile ekusebenzeni ngegolide, nangesiliva, nangethusi, nangensimbi, nangetshe, nangokhuni, nangokububende, nangokuluhlaza, nangelineni elicolekileyo, nokubomvu; nokuqopha noma yiluphi uhlobo lokuqopha, nokubona wonke amacebo ayakubekelwa yena, nezihlakaniphi zakho, nezihlakaniphi zenkosi yami uDavide uyihlo.