2 Tikhronike 1

₁Solomoni, umsa waDavide, watimisela umbuso locinile, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe abenaye, wamenta waba mkhulu kakhulu.

₂Solomoni wase ukhuluma kuwo onkhe ema-Israyeli: etindvuneni tetinkhulungwane, netemakhulu, nakubehluleli, nakubo bonkhe baholi besive sema-Israyeli, tinhloko temindeni. ₃Solomoni kanye nalo lonkhe libandla bahamba baya endzaweni lephakeme leyayiseGibeyoni, ngobe phela lithende lekuhlangana laNkulunkulu lalikhona lapho. Lelo thende ngulelo lelalakhiwe nguMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, basesehlane. ₄Davide abekhuphuke nalo libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu alisusa eKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, waliletsa endzaweni labevele ayilungisele lona. Phela abesalakhele lithende lalo eJerusalema. ₅Kodvwa lelilati lelitfusi lelalakhiwe nguBesaleli, umsa wa-Uri, lotalwa nguHure, lalisolomane liseGibeyoni embikwelithende laSimakadze. Ngako-ke boSolomoni nelibandla lakhe bafike bambuta Simakadze. ₆Solomoni wakhuphuka waya elatini lelitfusi embikwaSimakadze lelalingasethendeni lekuhlangana, wafike wanikela ngenkhulungwane yeminikelo yekushiswa etikwalo.

₇Ngalobo busuku Nkulunkulu watibonakalisa kuSolomoni, watsi kuye: “Cela nome ngabe yini lofuna kutsi ngikuphe yona.”

₈Solomoni waphendvula Nkulunkulu, watsi: “Wentela Davide, babe wami, umusa lomkhulu, nami wangenta ngaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe. ₉Manje-ke, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, gcwalisa setsembiso sakho kubabe wami Davide, ngobe ubeke mine ngaba yinkhosi etikwesive lesikhulu nalesinyenti ngangelutfuli lwemhlabatsi. ₁₀Ngiphe inhlakanipho nekucondza, kuze ngikwati kuhola lesive, ngobe ngubani nje longakhona kubusa lesive sakho lesikhulu kangaka?”

₁₁Nkulunkulu waphendvula Solomoni, watsi: “Njengobe lesi kusifiso senhlitiyo yakho, futsi awukaceli umcebo, nebunjinga, nekuhlonishwa, ngisho nekutsi titsa takho tife, njengobe futsi ungakaceli ngisho nemphilo lendze, kodvwa ucele inhlakanipho nekucondza kuze utewubusa kahle sive sami lengikubeke etikwaso kutsi ube yinkhosi yaso, ₁₂ngako-ke utawunikwa lokuhlakanipha nekucondza. Ngetulu kwaloko ngitakunika nemcebo, nebunjinga, nekuhlonishwa, lokungazange sekube nenkhosi leyake yaba nako ngembili kwakho, futsi kute leyawubuye ibe nako emvakwakho.”

₁₃Solomoni wase uyesuka endzaweni lephakeme eGibeyoni wahamba waya eJerusalema, esuka embikwelithende lekuhlangana. Wabusa etikwesive sema-Israyeli. ₁₄Solomoni wabutsela ndzawonye tincola temphi nemahhashi; abenetincola temphi letatiyi-1 400, nemahhashi labeti-12 000, labekugcine emadolobheni etincola temphi, kanye naseJerusalema, lapho abehlala khona. ₁₅Inkhosi yenta kutsi isiliva negolide yandze eJerusalema, yaze yafanana nelukhetse, nemisedari yayiminyenti njengetihlahla temakhiwa emaceleni etintsaba. ₁₆Emahhashi aSolomoni abewekutsengwa eGibhithe naseKuwe, bahwebi benkhosi babewatsenga eKuwe. ₁₇Incola yemphi leyatsengwa eGibhithe yabita emakhilogremu labengaba sikhombisa esiliva, lihhashi lilinye labita emakhilogremu esiliva labengaba mabili. Babephindze bawatsengisele onkhe emakhosi emaHethi newemaSiriya.