Amadini kaSolomon namadinga eNkosi
1Ke kaloku akugqiba uSolomon ukuthandaza, umlilo wehla ezulwini, walidla idini elinyukayo nemibingelelo; ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova bayizalisa indlu. 2Ababingeleli ababa nakungena endlwini kaYehova, ngokuba ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova bayizalisa indlu kaYehova. 3Bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli, bakùbona ukuhla komlilo, nobuqaqawuli bukaYehova buphezu kwendlu, baguqa, babhekisa ubuso babo emhlabeni phezu kombekelelo wamatye, baqubuda, babulela kuYehova besithi, Úlungile, inceba yakhe ingunaphakade.
4Ukumkani nabantu bonke babingelela imibingelelo phambi koYehova. 5Wabingelela ukumkani uSolomon umbingelelo weenkomo ezimawaka amashumi mabini anamabini, nempahla emfutshane engamawaka alikhulu elinamanci mabini.
Bayisungula indlu kaThixo ukumkani nabantu bonke. 6Ababingeleli bema ezigxineni zabo; nabaLevi, beneempahla zokuvuma zikaYehova, awazenzayo uDavide ukumkani ukuba kubulelwe kuYehova, ngokuba ingunaphakade inceba yakhe, ekudumiseni kukaDavide ngezandla zabo. Ababingeleli bavuthela amaxilongo phambi kwabo, emi onke amaSirayeli.
7USolomon wawungcwalisa umphakathi wentendelezo ebiphambi kwendlu kaYehova; ngokuba ebenzé khona amadini anyukayo, namanqatha emibingelelo yoxolo; ngokuba isibingelelo sobhedu, awasenzayo uSolomon, besingenako ukulilingana lonke idini elinyukayo, nominikelo wokudla, namanqatha.
8USolomon wenza ke umthendeleko ngelo xesha iintsuku zasixhenxe enamaSirayeli onke, ibandla elikhulu kunene, elithabathele ekungeneni kweHamati, lesa emlanjeni waseYiputa. 9Benza ngomhla wesibhozo ingqungquthela; ngokuba ukusungulwa kwesibingelelo bakwenza iintsuku zasixhenxe, nomthendeleko iintsuku zasixhenxe. 10Ngomhla wamashumi mabini anantathu wenyanga yesixhenxe, wabandulula abantu; baya ezintenteni zabo bevuya, bechwayithile, ngenxa yokulunga awakwenzayo uYehova kuDavide, nakuSolomon, nakumaSirayeli abantu bakhe.
11Wayigqiba ke uSolomon indlu kaYehova nendlu yokumkani; nento yonke ekwathi qatha entliziyweni kaSolomon ukuba ayenze, endlwini kaYehova nasendlwini yakhe, wayiphumelelisa.
12Wabonakala uYehova kuSolomon ebusuku, wathi kuye, Ndikuvile ukuthandaza kwakho; ndizinyulele le ndawo ukuba ibe yindlu yokubingelela. 13Ukuba ndithe ndalivala izulu, akwabakho mvula, ukuba ndithe ndaziwisela umthetho iinkumbi, ukuba zilidle ilizwe, nokuba ndithe ndathumela ebantwini bam indyikitya yokufa; 14bathoba ke abantu bam, ábabizwa ngegama lam, bathandaza, bafuna ubuso bam, babuya ezindleleni zabo ezimbi: ndiya kuva mna emazulwini, ndibaxolele izono zabo, ndiliphilse ilizwe labo. 15Kaloku ovuleka amehlo am, iindlebe zam ziwubazele umthandazo wale ndawo. 16Kuba ngoku ndiyinyule, ndayingcwalisa le ndlu, ukuba libe kuyo igama lam kude kuse ephakadeni, abe khona amehlo am nentliziyo yam imihla yonke.
17Wena ke, ukuba ùthe wahamba phambi kwam, njengoko wáhamba ngako uDavide uyihlo, ukuba ukwenze konke endikumiseleyo, uyigcine imimiselo yam, namasiko am: 18ndoyimisa itrone yobukumkani bakho, njengoko ndamenzela umnqophiso ngako uDavide uyihlo, ndisithi, Akuyi kunqunyukelwa ndoda yakulawula kwaSirayeli.
19Ke, ukuba nithe nabuya umva, nayilahla imimiselo yam nemithetho yam, endiyibeke phambi kwenu, naya nakhonza thixo bambi, nabanqula: 20ndobanyothula emhlabeni wam endibanike wona. Nale ndlu, ndìyingcwalisele igama lam, ndoyilahla ebusweni bam, ndiyenze umzekeliso nento yentsini phakathi kwezizwe zonke. 21Nale ndlu, noko iphezulu nje, bomangaliswa bonke abadlulayo kuyo, bathi, Yini na ukuba uYehova enjenje kweli lizwe, nakule ndlu? 22Bathi ke, Kungenxa enokuba bamshiyayo uYehova uThixo wooyise, owabakhupha ezweni lamaYiputa, babambelela thixweni bambi, babanqula, bakhonza bona; kungenxa yoko wabuzìsayo bonke obu bubi phezu kwabo.
