USolomoni ukhuluma nabantu
1Yeke uSolomoni wathandaza wathi, “USomnini, wathi uzakuhlala elifini elimnyama. 2Nje-ke Somnini, ngikwakhele ithempeli eliphakamileko lapha uzakuhlala khona isiphelani.”
3USolomoni waphendukela ehlanganweni yakwa-Israyeli eyayijame lapho, wayibusisa. 4Godu wathi: “Akuthokozwe uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli othe ngesandla sakhe waphetha isithembiso asenza ngomlomakhe kubaba uDavida. Ngombana wathi, 5‘Solo kwamhlana ngikhupha abantu bami eGibhide, azange khengikhethe idorobho kinanyana ngiyiphi ikoro yakwa-Israyeli kobana kwakhiwe kilo ithempeli ebizweni lami namkha ngikhethe nanyana ngubani kobana abe mrholi wabantu bami u-Israyeli. 6Kodwana gadesi ngikhethe iJerusalema kobana iphathe ibizo lami begodu ngakhetha uDavida bonyana abuse abantu bami u-Israyeli.’
7“Bekulokhu kusehliziyweni kababa uDavida kobanyana akhele uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli ithempeli, 8kodwana uSomnini wathi kubaba uDavida, ‘Kuyinto ehle khulu kobana wakhe ithempeli ebizweni lami. 9Nokho akusuwe ozokwakha ithempelelo, lizakwakhiwa yindodanakho, eziingazi zakho. Ngiyo-ke ezokwakha ithempeli ebizweni lami.’
10“UZimu usiphethile isithembiso asenzako. Ngilandele ubaba uDavida ekubuseni. Nje-ke ngihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi bakwa-Israyeli njengombana uSomnini athembisa. Begodu ngakhe ithempeli ebizweni lakaSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, 11ngabeka umfaji lapho. Ngaphakathi kwawo kunesivumelwano uSomnini asenze nabantu bakwa-Israyeli.”
Umthandazo kaSolomoni
12USolomoni gade ajame e-aldarini lakaSomnini phambi kwehlangano yoke yakwa-Israyeli aphakamisele izandla zakhe kuSomnini. 13Gade enze itatawu ngekoporo, belimamitha amabili nesiquntu ubude, limamitha amabili nesiquntu ububanzi nemitha elilodwa nesiquntu ukuphakama. Walibeka ekabeni yesirhodlo esingaphandle. Wajama phezu kwalo aphakamisele izandla zakhe ezulwini, waguqa phasi phambi kwehlangano yoke, 14wathi, “Kosami! Zimu wakwa-Israyeli! AkunaZimu onjengawe ezulwini namkha ephasinapha. Wena uphetha isivumelwano sakho nokwethembeka eencekwini zakho ezitjhabatjhekela indlelakho. 15Ugcine isithembiso sakho encekwinakho ubaba uDavida, wathembisa ngomlomakho bewaphetha ngesandla sakho njengombana kunjalo namhlanje. 16Yeke-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 alonde imithethwami njengombana wena wenzile phambi kwami.’ 17Ngiyabawa Somnini, Zimu wakwa-Israyeli, akuphetheke ilizwi lakho owalithembisa incekwakho uDavida.
18“Kodwana ngithi uZimu angahlala ephasinapha nabantu na? Ngitjho namazulu, ukufika nezulwini eliphezulu khulu, angeze akghona ukumumumatha. Alo, beliyini-ke ithempeli engilakhilekweli! 19Nanyana kunjalo Somnini, Zimami, nokho bengithi uSomnini akatjheje umthandazo wencekwakhe kanye nesibawo sayo sesirhawu. Lalela isililo kanye nomthandazo othandazwa yincekwakho phambi kwakho. 20Inga amehlwakho angatjheja ithempeleli ubusuku nemini, okuyindawo uSomnini athe uzakujamisa ibizo lakhe kiyo ukuze uzwe umthandazo othandazwa yincekwakho iqale ngendaweni le. 21Yewizwe ukurabhela kwencekwakho kanye nekwabantu bakho u-Israyeli lokha nabathandaza baqale ngendaweni le. Yizwa usezulwini, okuyindawo lapha uhlala khona bese kuthi nawuzwako, ucolele.
22“Lokha umuntu naphosisela umakhelwanakhe bese kudingeka bonyana enze isifungo sobumsulwa ngaphambi kwe-aldari lakho ethempelineli, 23yizwa usezulwini bese uyenza: Gweba phakathi kweenceku zakho, ukhalime onomlandu bese wehlisela phezu kwakhe lokho afunge ngakho. Omsulwa ungambeki umlandu, mbeke etjhatjhalazini bonyana umsulwa.
24“Lokha abantu bakho u-Israyeli nabahlulwe sisitha ngebanga lokona kwabo kuwe, nababuyako bavume ibizo lakho, bathandaze bebazirabhelele kuwe ngethempelinapha, 25yewizwe usezulwini bese ucolela isono sabantu bakho u-Israyeli. Babuyisele enarheni owabanikela yona naboyisemkhulu.
26“Lokha amazulu navalekileko, kunganazulu ngebanga lokobana abantu bakho bakonele, nabathandaza baqale endaweni le, bavume ibizo lakho bese baphenduke ekoneni kwabo, ngebanga lokubahlunguphaza kwakho, 27yewizwe usezulwini bese ucolela isono seenceku zakho, abantu bakho u-Israyeli. Ubafundise indlela elungileko ukuze bakhambe ngayo bese unisa izulu enarheni oyinikele abantu bakho bonyana kube lilifa labo.
28“Yewizwe lokha nakunendlala enarheni, kunezifo, ubori, ukukghora, isikhonyani namkha iwoma lentethe, lokha isitha nasiwurubaja abantu bakho emkhawulweni wenarha kuvele namatshwenyeko namkha ubhubhani wesifo.
29-30“Yizwa usezulwini, lapha uhlala khona, lokha namkha ngubani wabantu bakho u-Israyeli athandaza nanyana arabhela, azibubula ngemitlhago namatshwenyekwakhe, akhongozele aqale ngethempelinapha. Colela bese uyenza hle: Nikela loyo naloyo ukuya ngeendlela zakhe ngombana wazi ihliziywakhe. Iye, nguwe wedwa owazi iinhliziyo zabantu. 31Nje-ke bazakwesaba, bakhambe ngeendlela zakho ngazo zoke iinkhathi zokuhlala kwabo enarheni owayinikela abobaba.
32“Yewulalele godu nemiqhamuka engabalwa ebantwini bakho u-Israyeli, kodwana evela khatjhana ngebanga lendumela yebizo lakho kanye nesandla sakho esinamandla nomkhonwakho owelulekileko. Lokha nayizako bona izokuthandaza ethempelinapha, 33yewizwe usezulwini, lapho uhlala khona bese wenza nanyana yini ekhonjelwa miqhamuka. Ngalokho boke abantu bephasinapha bazalazi ibizo lakho bese bayakwesaba njengombana kwenza abantu bakho u-Israyeli begodu bazi bonyana ithempeli engilakhilekweli lahlukaniselwe ibizo lakho.
34“Lokha abantu bakho nabaphuma ipi bayokulwa nezitha zabo, nanyana kuphi lapha ubathumela khona, nabathandaza kuwe baqale ngedorobheni olikhethileko nangethempelini engilakhele ibizo lakhweli, 35yewizwe usezulwini umthandazwabo nokurabhela kwabo bese ujama ngakibo.
36“Akunamuntu ongakoneliko. Nje-ke lokha nabakonelako bese uyabathukuthelela bewubanikelele ngesitha, sona sibathumbele endaweni ekude namkha eseduze, 37bathi nabafika enarheni abathunjwe kiyo leyo bazisole, baphenduke bebabethe irhobhe kuwe basenarhenapho bathi, ‘Sonile nasinje! Siziphethe kumbi sabe saphila ngameswe phambi kwakho!’, 38kuthi nabaphendukela kuwe ngayo yoke ihliziywabo nangomphefumulwabo basenarheni abathunjwe kiyo leyo, bathandaze baqale ngenarhenabo owayinikela aboyisemkhulu, ncaya ngedorobheni olikhethileko nethempelini engilakhileko lahlukaniselwe ibizo lakho, 39yewizwe usezulwini, lapha uhlala khona. Yizwa umthandazo nokurabhela kwabo bese ujama ngakibo. Colela abantu bakho abakoneleko.
40“Nje-ke Zimami, bengithi amehlwakho akatjheje neendlebe zakho zizwe imithandazo eyenziwa endaweni le.
41“Sikima, Zimu, Somnini, uye endawenakho yokuphumula,
wena nomfaji wamandlakho.
Inga abaphristi bakho, Somnini Zimami, bangembathiswa isindiso,
abathembekileko bakho bajekezele ekulungeni.
42Somnini, Zimami, ungalahli umzeswakho.
Khumbula ukwethembeka kwakaDavida incekwakho.”
