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₁Ke kaloku uSolomon uthe akugqiba ukuthandaza, suka kwehla umlilo uphuma ezulwini, walidla elo dini litshiswayo kunye neminikelo, kananjalo ubukhazikhazi *bukaNdikhoyo bayizalisa indlu. ₂Ababingeleli zange babe saba nako ukungena apho endlwini kaNdikhoyo, kuba kaloku ubukhazikhazi bukaNdikhoyo babuyizalisile. ₃Xa ewonke ke amaSirayeli athe akuwubona umlilo usihla, kananjalo nobukhazikhazi bukaNdikhoyo buyigubungele indlu leyo, asuka ee guqaqa ejonge phantsi, enqula uNdikhoyo, embonga esithi:

₄Ke ukumkani ndawonye nabantu bonke benzela uNdikhoyo amadini. ₅Ukumkani uSolomon wenza idini ngeenkomo ezingamawaka angamashumi amabini anambini, kunye neegusha neebhokhwe ezilikhulu elinamashumi amabini amawaka. Ngaloo ndlela ke ukumkani kunye nabantu bonke bayivula beyinikela indlu kaThixo. ₆Ababingeleli kunye nabaLevi bema ngeendawo zabo, abaLevi bephethe izikhalisi zokudumisa uNdikhoyo, ezo ukumkani uDavide wayezenzele ukuba zikhaliswe xa bebulela besithi: “Izibele zakhe zimi ngonaphakade.” Ababingeleli babekhangelene nabaLevi, bona bekhalisa amaxilongo, amaSirayeli onke emi ngeenyawo.

₇USolomon wawungcwalisa umbindi wenkundla ephambi kwendlu kaNdikhoyo, waza khona apho wenza amadini atshiswayo, wanikela namanqatha angumnikelo wobudlelwane. Kaloku iqonga lobhedu awayelenzile lalingawalingene amadini atshiswayo, iminikelo yeenkozo, namadini enziwa ngamanqatha.

₈Ngelo thuba ke uSolomon walenza itheko iintsuku zasixhenxe, enamaSirayeli ephela, inyambalala yembizo, abantu abaphuma kwinkalo yeHamati kude kuthi xhaxhe ngomda waseJiputa. ₉Ngosuku lwesibhozo benza intlanganiso. Kaloku itheko lokunikezela iqonga lathatha iintsuku ezisixhenxe, kananjalo nombhiyozo waziintsuku ezisixhenxe. ₁₀Ke ngosuku lwamashumi amabini anantathu kwinyanga yesixhenxe wawandulula agoduka amaSirayeli onwabile enemihlali ngenxa yezinto ezintle uNdikhoyo awayezenzele uDavide noSolomon kunye nabantu bakhe amaSirayeli.

₁₁Ke uSolomon wathi akuba egqibile ukwakha indlu *kaNdikhoyo kunye nebhotwe lakhe, ekufezile nako konke awayezimisele ukukwenza endlwini kaNdikhoyo nakwelo bhotwe lakhe, ₁₂suka uNdikhoyo wabonakala kuye ebusuku, wathi:

“Ndiwuvile umthandazo wakho, ngoko ke le ndawo ndizinyulele yona ukuba ibe yindlu yam yamadini.

₁₃“Ngoko ke kuya kuthi xa ndithe ndawavala amazulu akwabikho mvula, okanye xa ndithe ndathumela iinkumbi zalivikiva eli lizwe, mhlawumbi xa ndithe ndathumela ubhubhani wesifo phakathi kwabantu bam, ₁₄ukuba abantu bam abo babizwa ngegama lam bathe bazithoba bathandaza bendikhunga befuna ubuso bam, bazilahla iindlela zabo ezikhohlakeleyo, ke mna ndiya kubaphulaphula ndibeve ndisezulwini, ndisixolele isono sabo, ndilinyange ilizwe labo. ₁₅Ewe, amehlo am aya kuhlala ejongile, neendlebe zam ndihlale ndizibazele imithandazo eyenziwa kule ndawo. ₁₆Le ndlu ndiyinyule ndayingcwalisa ukuze igama lam lihlale apha kuyo ngonaphakade. Intliziyo yam namehlo am ohla ekule ndawo.

₁₇“Ke wena ukuba uthe wahamba phambi kwam njengoyihlo uDavide, xa uthe wakwenza konke endikuyalela kona, wayigqala imimiselo nemithetho yam, ₁₈ndiya kubuzinzisa ubukhosi bakho njengoko ndandinqophisene noyihlo uDavide ngokuya ndandisithi: ‘Akusoze ungabi nayo indoda engumlawuli kwaSirayeli.’

₁₉“Kambe ke ukuba nithe nayijikela nayilahla imimiselo nemiyalelo endininike yona, naphamba naya kukhonza ninqula thixo bambi, ₂₀mna ndomncothula uSirayeli kweli lizwe lam ndamnika lona, nale ndlu ndiyingcwalisele igama lam ndoyilahla. Ewe, ndiya kuyenza undaba-mlonyeni, ibe sisigculelo kuzo zonke izizwe. ₂₁Ewe, ingade ibe ngoku inomtsalane le ndlu, kodwa bonke abadlula kuyo baya kumangaliseka, bathi: ‘Ngani ukuba uNdikhoyo enze into enje kweli lizwe nakule ndlu?’ ₂₂Bophendula ke abantu bathi: ‘Kungenxa yokuba aba bantu besuke bamfulathela uNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise, lowo wabakhupha eJiputa. Basuke baqhogana nathixo bambi, bababusa babanqula. Kungenxa yeso sizathu ke ebathobele esi sithwakumbe nje.’ ”