Kungeniswa kwelibhokisi lesivumelwane ethempelini
(2 Khr. 5:2 – 6:2)
1Inkhosi Solomoni yase imema tonkhe timphunga tema-Israyeli kutsi tite eJerusalema, nabo bonkhe baholi betive tema-Israyeli, netinhloko tetindlu tema-Israyeli, kutsi tite enkhosini Solomoni tiletse libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, lisuke eSiyoni, Lidolobha laDavide. 2Onkhe emadvodza aka-Israyeli abutsana kuSolomoni, inkhosi, ngesikhatsi semkhosi wenyanga ya-Ethanimu, inyanga yesikhombisa.
3Tatsi nase tiphelele tonkhe timphunga tema-Israyeli, baphristi base baphakamisa libhokisi lesivumelwane, 4betfwala lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze kanye nelithende lekuhlangana kanye nato tonkhe tintfo letingcwele takhona. Betetfwelwe baphristi nemaLevi. 5Inkhosi Solomoni, ikanye naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli lesasiyisingatsile babesembikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane benta umhlatjelo wetimvu letinyenti, netinkhomo letinyenti, kangangekutsi tatingeke tikhoneke kubalwa nekubhalwa phansi.
6Ngako-ke baphristi balingenisa libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze balibeka endzaweni yalo lengekhatsi kakhulu ethempelini, indzawo lengcwelengcwele, bafike balibeka phansi kwemaphiko alamakherubhi. 7Emakherubhi abelulele timphiko tawo etikwalendzawo yelibhokisi lesivumelwane alisitsa kanye netimboko talo tekuletfwala. 8Letimboko betitindze kangangekutsi tihloko tato tatize tilungute ngephandle tibonakale kulendzawo lengcwele lesembikwendzawo lengcwelengcwele ngekhatsi, kodvwa hhayi ngephandle kwendzawo lengcwele. Nalamuhla loku tisekhona khona lapho. 9Kute lokwakukhona ngekhatsi kwalelibhokisi lesivumelwane ngaphandle kwetibhelekeca letimbili tematje letatifakwe nguMosi kulo ngesikhatsi baseseHorebe, lapho Simakadze enta khona sivumelwane nesive sema-Israyeli emvakwekuphuma kwawo eveni laseGibhithe.
10Kwatsi ngesikhatsi baphristi baphuma endzaweni lengcwele, lifu lagcwalisa lithempeli laSimakadze. 11Baphristi abazange basakwati kuchubeka nekwenta inkonzo yabo ngenca yalelo lifu, ngobe inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yaligcwalisa lithempeli lakhe.
12Solomoni wabe sewuyakhuluma, watsi: “Simakadze, wena ushito watsi uyawuhlala efini lelimnyama; 13ngempela sengikwakhele lithempeli lelihle kakhulu, indzawo yakho lapho kutabohlala wena khona phakadze naphakadze.”
Inkulumo yaSolomoni esiveni
14Kwatsi ngesikhatsi sonkhe sive sisekhona lapho simile, inkhosi yagucukela kuso yasibusisa, 15yatsi:
“Ludvumo alube kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli, yena, lekwatsi ngesandla sakhe wasigcwalisa leso setsembiso sakhe lasenta ngemlomo wakhe kubabe wami Davide. Ngobe watsi: 16‘Kusukela ngelilanga lengakhipha ngalo sive sami ema-Israyeli eveni laseGibhithe, angizange sengikhetse lidolobha kunome ngusiphi setive tema-Israyeli, kutsi ngakhelwe lithempeli, lapho kutabohlala khona Libito lami, kodvwa ngikhetse Davide kutsi abuse sive sami ema-Israyeli.’
17“Babe wami, Davide, abenaso leso sifiso enhlitiyweni yakhe, kutsi akhe lithempeli, alakhele Libito laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli. 18Kodvwa Simakadze watsi kubabe wami, Davide: ‘Ngobe bekusifiso senhlitiyo yakho kutsi wakhele Libito lami lithempeli, wente kahle kakhulu kutsi ube naleso sifiso enhlitiyweni yakho. 19Noko-ke wena awusiye lotangakhela lithempeli, kodvwa yindvodzana yakho, lowo loyinyama yakho naloyingati yakho cobo, nguye-ke lotakwakha lithempeli alakhele Libito lami.’
20“Simakadze usigcwalisile setsembiso sakhe lasenta: Mine ngilandzele babe Davide, manje sengihleti esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi saka-Israyeli, njengobe vele Simakadze abetsembisile, futsi sengilakhile nalelithempeli, ngalakhela Libito laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. 21Ngente kwaba nendzawo yelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, lelinesivumelwane lasenta nabobabemkhulu ngesikhatsi abakhipha eveni laseGibhithe.”
Umthandazo waSolomoni
22Solomoni wase uma embikwelilati laSimakadze, embikwaso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, waphakamisa tandla takhe watibhekisa ngasezulwini, 23watsi:
“Awu! Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli! Kute Nkulunkulu lonjengawe, ezulwini etulu, nasemhlabeni phansi, wena logcina sivumelwane sakho selutsandvo netinceku takho letichubeka njalo ngenhlitiyo yato yonkhe, endleleni yakho. 24Usigcinile setsembiso sakho encekwini yakho, Davide longubabe wami, ngemlomo wakho wetsembisa, ngesandla sakho wagcwalisa setsembiso sakho, njengobe sekunje lamuhla.
25“Manje-ke, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, gcina setsembiso sakho lowasenta encekwini yakho Davide, babe wami, ngesikhatsi utsi: ‘Ungeke umeswele umuntfu lotawuhlala embikwami esihlalweni sebukhosi saka-Israyeli, kuphela nje nangabe emadvodzana akho akucaphelisisa konkhe lakwentako, ngekuhamba kwawo embikwami, njengobe wena wentile.’ 26Manje-ke, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, gcwalisa livi lakho lowalikhuluma encekwini yakho, Davide longubabe wami, libe liciniso.
27“Kodvwa vele, Nkulunkulu angahlala yini emhlabeni? Emazulu, ngisho nalo lizulu leliphakeme kunawo onkhe emazulu, ungeke wenele kulo. Kangakanani-ke lelithempeli lengikwakhele lona! 28Noko, mane uwunake umthandazo wenceku yakho, nekuncusa kwayo ngemusa. Awu! Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, vani kukhala kwami nemkhuleko lowentiwa yinceku yakho lapha ebukhoneni bakho lamuhla nje. 29Kwangatsi emehlo akho angavulekela kulelithempeli ebusuku nasemini, lendzawo lowasho ngayo watsi: ‘Libito lami liyawuba lapho,’ kuze uwuve umthandazo wenceku yakho leyiwuthandaza ibheke kulendzawo. 30Vani kuncusa kwenceku yakho kanye nekwesive sakho sema-Israyeli, nasithandaza sibheke kulendzawo. Vani usetulu ezulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, ubotsi ungeva, bese uyatsetselela.
31“Nangabe umuntfu ona makhelwane wakhe, bese kufuneka nekutsi ente sifungo, ete atewufunga embikwelilati lakho kulelithempeli, 32ubova usetulu ezulwini, bese uyenta. Yehlulela emkhatsini wetinceku takho, ulahle leyonile ngelicala, wehlisele etikwayo loko lekwentile, usho kulengenacala kutsi ite licala, ububeke ebaleni bumsulwa bayo.
33“Nangabe sive sakho, ema-Israyeli, sehlulwe sitsa saso, ngobe sonile kuwe, bese sigucukela kuwe, sivume Libito lakho, sithandaze sincuse kuwe sikulelithempeli, 34ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini lakho utsetselele sono sesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, usibuyisele emuva eveni lowalipha boyisemkhulu.
35“Nangabe-ke emazulu avalekile litulu lingani, ngobe sive sakho sonile kuwe, bese siyathandaza sibheke kulendzawo, silivume Libito lakho, siphendvuke esonweni saso, ngobe wena sewusishayile, 36wena ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini lakho utsetselele sono setinceku takho, sive sakho, ema-Israyeli. Bafundzise indlela lelungile yekuphila, bese wehlisela imvula eveni labo, lowabapha lona bantfu bakho kutsi libe lifa labo.
37“Nangabe bahlaselwa yindlala kulelive labo, nome sifo lesibulalanako, nome sona, nome sikhutsa, nome sikhonyane, nome tintsetse, nome sitsa sibavimbetela nome ngukuliphi lalamadolobha abo, nome ngabe ngusiphi sehlakalo, nome sifo lesingabehlela, 38nase kwentiwa umthandazo nome kuncenga kwentiwe ngunome ngubani wakulesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, nguloyo atibonela sishayo enhlitiyweni yakhe, aphakamise tandla takhe atibhekise kulelithempeli, 39ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, utsetselele, bese uyenta. Nguloyo naloyo muntfu umphatse njengekwenta kwakhe, njengobe wena uyayibona inhlitiyo yakhe, ngobe nguwe wedvwa lowati tinhlitiyo tebantfu. 40Ngaloko bantfu bayawuhlala bakwesaba wena bakulalele ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuhlala kwabo eveni lowalipha bobabemkhulu.
41“Macondzana newetive longasiye lomunye wesive sakho ema-Israyeli, kodvwa lochamuka eveni lelikhashane ngenca yeLibito lakho, 42ngobe bantfu batawuva ngeLibito lakho, lelikhulu kangaka, nangesandla sakho lesinemandla, nangengalo yakho leyelulekile, naketa-ke lona wetive atewuthandaza abheke kulelithempeli, 43ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, wente konkhe loko wetive lakucelako kuwe. Loko kuyakwenta kutsi tonkhe tive temhlaba tilati Libito lakho tikwesabe, njengobe kwenta sive sakho ema-Israyeli, tati nekutsi lendlu lengiyakhile ibitwa ngeLibito lakho.
44“Nangabe sive sakho siphuma imphi siyekulwa netitsa taso, nome ngukuphi lapho usiyisa khona, bese sikhuleka kuSimakadze sibheke kulelidolobha lolikhetsile, nakulelithempeli lesengilakhile, ngalakhela Libito lakho, 45ubobe sewuyayiva imithandazo yabo usezulwini lakho uve nekuncusa kwabo, ucolele indlela yabo.
46“Nangabe bona kuwe, ngobe kute longoni, wena bese uyabatfukutselela, ubanikele etitseni tabo letiyawubatsatsa tibatfumbele eveni lato lelikhashane nome lelisedvute, 47nangabe-ke sebaphendvuka ngenhlitiyo yabo lena eveni lapho batigcili khona, bagucuke bancuse kuwe baseveni lebatfumbi babo batsi: ‘Sonile kuwe, senta lokuphambene nawe; sente kabi,’ 48nase bagucukela kuwe ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yabo nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wabo baseveni letitsa tabo letabatfumba, bathandaze kuwe babheke eveni lowalipha boyisemkhulu, edolobheni lolikhetsile, nakulelithempeli lesengilakhele Libito lakho, 49ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, uyive imithandazo yabo nekuncusa kwabo kuwe, ucolele indlela yabo. 50Batsetselele bantfu bakho labonile kuwe, utsetselele tonkhe tiphambuko tabo labone ngato kuwe, wente batfumbi babo babe nemusa kubo. 51Ngobe bona basive sakho nelifa lakho lowalikhipha eGibhithe, emlilweni loncibilikisa ngisho tinsimbi.
52“Shangatsi emehlo akho angavulekela ekuncuseni kwenceku yakho, nasekuncuseni kwesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, mane ubalalele, nabakhala kuwe nome ngusiphi sikhatsi. 53Ngobe wena wabakhetsa emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive temhlaba kutsi babe lifa lakho, njengobe washo ngenceku yakho Mosi, mzukwana wena, Somandla Simakadze, ukhipha bobabemkhulu eveni laseGibhithe.”
54Kwatsi kube Solomoni acedze kwenta yonkhe lemithandazo nekuncusa kuSimakadze, wabe sewuyasukuma embikwelilati laSimakadze, lapho abekadze aguce khona, tandla takhe atiphakamisele ezulwini. 55Wasukuma wabusisa sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli ngelivi lelikhulu, watsi:
56“Ludvumo alube kuSimakadze, lonikete kuphumula nekuthula esiveni sakhe, ema-Israyeli, njengobe asetsembisa. Kute nalinye livi lelisilele kuto tonkhe tetsembiso takhe letinhle latetsembisa ngenceku yakhe, Mosi. 57Shangatsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu angaba natsi, njengobe abenabo nabobabemkhulu, amane angasishiyi, futsi angasikhohlwa. 58Akamane agucule tinhlitiyo tetfu tibuke kuye, kutsi sihambe ngato tonkhe tindlela takhe, sigcine imiyalo yakhe, netimiso takhe, nemitsetfo yakhe layinika bobabemkhulu. 59Shangatsi lamavi ami, lengiwathandaze lapha embikwaSimakadze, angaba sedvutane naSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, emini nasebusuku, kuze asimise indlela yenceku yakhe, nendlela yesive sakhe, ema-Israyeli, njengekwemalanga onkhe, 60kuze phela tonkhe tive temhlaba tati kutsi Simakadze nguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lomunye. 61Kodvwa nine, tinhlitiyo tenu kufanele tiphelele nconono kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, kuze niphile ngetimiso takhe, nilalele imiyalo yakhe njenganyalo kulesikhatsi.”
Kunikelwa kwelithempeli
62Inkhosi naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sikanye nayo, base banikela ngemihlatjelo embikwaSimakadze.
63Solomoni wanikela ngemhlatjelo wekuthula kuSimakadze: Tinkhomo letatiti-22 000 netimvu letatiti-120 000 tihlangene netimbuti. Inkhosi yalinikela kanjalo-ke lithempeli laSimakadze, ikanye nesive sema-Israyeli.
64Ngalo lona lelo langa inkhosi yehlukanisela Nkulunkulu indzawo lesekhatsi nekhatsi nesibuya lesasisembikwendlu yaSimakadze, lapho-ke ngulapho anikelela khona iminikelo yekushiswa, neyalokutinhlavu, nemafutsa emnikelo wekuthula, ngobe lilati lelitfusi lelalisembikwaSimakadze lalilincane kakhulu kutsi lingayetfwala leminikelo yekushiswa, neminikelo yalokutinhlavu, neminikelo yemafutsa eminikelo yekuthula.
65Ngako-ke Solomoni wenta lomkhosi ngaleso sikhatsi kanye naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, bekungumhlangano lomkhulu kakhulu, bantfu babephuma kusukela eLebo Hamathi kuze kuyewufika emfudlaneni waseGibhithe. Bawenta embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu emalanga lasikhombisa nemalanga lasikhombisa, emalanga lali-14 asawonkhe.
66Kwatsi ngelilanga lelilandzelako wabe sewuyabacitsa bantfu. Batsi kube bantfu bayibusise inkhosi, babuyela emakhaya abo bajabule kakhulu, batsakasile etinhlitiyweni tabo ngako konkhe lokuhle Simakadze labekwentele inceku yakhe Davide kanye nesive sakhe, ema-Israyeli.
