UDavida uyala uSolomoni bona akhe ithempeli
1UDavida wabiza zoke iinkhulu zakwa-Israyeli bona zibuthane eJerusalema: Iinkhulu zeenkoro, iinduna zeenqhema ezimsebenzelako, iinduna zeenkulungwana nezamakhulu kanye neenkhulu eziphethe yoke ipahla nefuyo yekosi neyamadodanayo; godu wabiza iimphathimandla zesigodlo, iingorho, ngitjho boke abosaziwako.
2UDavida wasikima wathi: “Bafowethu nani bantu bekhethu, akhese ningilaleleni kuhle. Bekusehliziywenami bonyana ngakhe indlu ibe yindawo lapha umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini uzakunzinza khona nokobana ube sinabelo seenyawo zakaZimu. Begodu ngenze namalungiselelo wokuyakha. 3Kodwana uZimu wathi kimi, ‘Awukafaneli wakhele idumo lami indlu ngombana ube mumuntu wezipi begodu uthulule iingazi.’ 4Nokho uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, wakhetha mina emndenini woke wakwethu bona ngibe yikosi phezu kwaka-Israyeli nini nanini ngombana wakhetha uJuda bona abe mrholi, kwathi khonapho endlini kaJuda wakhetha umndeni wakwethu begodu phakathi kwamadodana kababa kwamthokozisa bona enze mina ngibe yikosi phezu kwaka-Israyeli. 5USomnini ungiphe amadodana amanengi, yeke kwathi kiwo woke wakhetha indodanami uSolomoni bona ihlale esihlalweni sobukhosi bakhe phezu kwaka-Israyeli. 6Wathi kimi, ‘USolomoni indodanakho nguye ozakwakha ithempeli lami neenrhodlo zami ngombana ngikhethe yena bona abe yindodanami, mina ngizakuba nguyise kuye. 7Ngizakunzinzisa ubukhosi bakhe isiphelani nakube udzimelele ekwenzeni imiyalwami nemithethwami njengombana asenza namhlanje.’
8“Yeke mina uDavida nginiyala phambi kwama-Israyeli woke nehlangano yoke naphambi kwakaZimu ngithi: Tjhejani bona niyilandela yoke imiyalo kaSomnini uZimenu ukuze nizuze inarha ehle le, benikwazi nokuyidlulisela eenzukulwaneni zenu isiphelani. 9Wena ndodanami Solomoni, thembeka kuZimu kayihlo, umlotjhe ngehliziyo epheleleko nangomkhumbulo ovumako ngombana uSomnini uZimu uhlolisisa ihliziyo enye nenye begodu wazi yoke ihloso yemicabango. Nawumfunako uzamfunyana; kodwana nawumfulathelako naye uzakuliselela isiphelani. 10Yelela-ke ndodana, uSomnini uZimu ukhethe wena bona wakhe ithempeli libe yindawo ecwengileko. Yeke qina idolo, wenze umsebenzi.”
11Nje-ke uDavida wanikela indodanakhe uSolomoni umtlamo wethempeli, okutjho umtlamo wamathuri, wemimakho, wamadladla, wamalawu angaphezulu, wemisamo newendawo ecwenge khulu. 12Wamnikela nomtlamo wakho koke agade anakho emmoyenakhe mayelana neenrhodlo zethempeli lakaSomnini, woke amarhayisi azombeleze iinrhodlo, iinlulu zethempeli lakaZimu neenlulu zeminikelo ekhethekileko. 13Wamnikela imiyalo mayelana neenqhema zabaphristi namaLevi, ikambiso yoke yokulotjha ethempelini kanye neentlabagelo zoke ezifanele zisetjenziselwe ukulotjha. 14Godu wamnikela imiyalo mayelana nobudisi beentlabagelo zoke zegolide nezesiliva ezifanele zisetjenziswe ekulotjheni okuhlukahlukeneko, 15okutjho ubudisi begolide belinye nelinye ilithi leembani kanye neembani zalo zegolide, ubudisi besiliva belinye nelinye ilithi leembani kanye neembani zalo zesiliva ngokuya ngokusetjenziswa kwelinye nelinye ilithi lesibani; 16ubudisi begolide belinye nelinye itafula lezikwa zakaZimu, ubudisi besiliva leentafula zesiliva; 17ubudisi begolide elihlanzekileko leemforogo, izitja zokunyenyeza neenkapho zegolide; ubudisi begolide kwesinye nesinye isitja segolide; ubudisi besiliva kwesinye nesinye isitja sesiliva; 18nobudisi begolide elicolisiweko le-aldari letjhwalo. Wamnikela nomtlamo wekarana newamakerubhi wegolide anamaphiko avulekileko engamele umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini. 19UDavida wathi: “Woke umtlolo womtlamo lo ngiwufumene kuSomnini begodu nguSomnini owangembulela koke ngokusetjenzwa komtlamo lo.”
20Godu uDavida wakhuluma nendodanakhe uSolomoni wathi: “Qina, ungapheli amandla! Yenza umsebenzi! Ungabi nevalo wesabe ukuragela phambili ngombana uSomnini uZimu, iye uZimami unawe. Angeze akufulathele namkha akutjhiye bekube sekupheleni komsebenzi woke wokwakha ithempeli lakaSomnini. 21Qala, iinqhema zabaphristi namaLevi sezilungele ukulotjha ethempelini lakaZimu; kanti-ke unabantu abaneenhliziyo ezivumako nabanamakghono woke wemisebenzi efanele yenziwe. Iinkhulu nabantu boke bazakuthobela yoke imiyalwakho.”
