Ukungeniswa komphongolo kaJehova ethempelini
1Wawusuphela-ke wonke umsebenzi uSolomoni awenzela indlu kaJehova. USolomoni wangenisa izinto ezazingcweliswé nguDavide uyise, kanye nesiliva negolide, nazo zonke izitsha, wakubeka engcebeni yendlu kaNkulunkulu.
2Khona uSolomoni wabutha amalunga akwaIsrayeli, nazo zonke izinhloko zezizwe, izikhulu zawoyise babantwana bakwaIsrayeli eJerusalema ukuba bakhuphule umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova emzini kaDavide oyiSiyoni.
3Onke amadoda akwaIsrayeli abuthana enkosini emkhosini wasenyangeni yesikhombisa.
4Esefikile onke amalunga akwaIsrayeli, amaLevi aphakamisa umphongolo.
5Akhuphula umphongolo, netende lokuhlangana, nazo zonke izinto ezingcwele ezazisetendeni, kwakhushulwa ngabapristi namaLevi.
6Inkosi uSolomoni nayo yonke inhlangano yakwaIsrayeli eyayihlangene kuyo babephambi komphongolo behlaba izimvu nezinkabi ezingenakulotshwa, zingenakubalwa ngobuningi bazo.
7Abapristi bawungenisa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova endaweni yawo egumbini lendlu, indawo engcwelengcwele, phansi kwamaphiko amakherubi*.
8Ngokuba amakherubi* awelula amaphiko awo phezu kwendawo yomphongolo, amakherubi asibekela umphongolo nezinti zawo ngaphezulu.
9Izinti zazizinde kangako ukuba izihloko zezinti zibonakale zeqé emphongolweni phambi kwegumbi; kepha zazingabonakali ngaphandle; usekhona lapho kuze kube-namuhla.
10Kwakungekho-lutho emphongolweni, kuphela izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe ezabekwa khona nguMose eHorebe, lapho uJehova enza isivumelwano nabantwana bakwaIsrayeli ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe.
11Kwathi lapho abapristi sebephumile endaweni engcwele — ngokuba bonke abapristi ababekhona babezingcwelisile bengazigcinanga izigaba zabo,
12kusemi ngasempumalanga kwealtare amaLevi, abahlabeleli bonke, kanye noAsafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni, namadodana abo, nabafowabo, bembethe ilineni elicolekileyo, bephethe amasimbali*, nezingubhu, namahabhu*, kukhona kanye nabo abapristi abayikhulu namashumi amabili bekhalisa amacilongo —
13nalapho abaphethe amacilongo nabahlabeleli bezwakalisa kanyekanye izwi linye lokudumisa nokubonga uJehova, nanxa bekhalisa amacilongo namasimbali* nezinto zokubethwa, bedumisa uJehova ngokuba muhle nangokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, khona indlu yagcwaliswa yifu, yona lendlu kaJehova,
14baze bangema abapristi ukukhonza ngenxa yefu; ngokuba inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaNkulunkulu.
