Bible Reading Plan – Day 127

₁Ke kaloku ukumkani uHiram waseTire akuva ukuba uSolomon uthanjisiwe wangena esikhundleni sikaDavide, wathumela oonozaku-zaku bakhe kuSolomon, kuba kaloku kwakusoloko kukho unxibelelwano lobuhlobo phakathi kwakhe noDavide. ₂Nanku ke umyalezo owathunyelwa nguSolomon kuHiram: ₃“Kaloku nawe uyazi ukuba ngenxa yeemfazwe awazilwa zivela ngenxa zonke ubawo uDavide akazange abe nako ukwakhela igama *likaNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe indlu, de abe uNdikhoyo uzibeke phantsi kweenyawo zakhe zonke iintshaba zakhe. ₄Kambe ke ngoku mna uNdikhoyo uThixo wam undithe jize ngenzolo macal' onke; andinazintshaba nazithwakumbe. ₅Ngoko ke ndizimisele ukulakhela indlu igama likaNdikhoyo uThixo wam, njengoko uNdikhoyo watshoyo kubawo uDavide. Kaloku wathi: ‘Ngunyana wakho, endiya kumngenisa esihlalweni sakho, oya kulakhela indlu igama lam.’ ₆Ngoko ke wena nceda uyalele ndigawulelwe imisedare eLebhanon. Amadoda am aya kusebenzisana nawakho kulo msebenzi, ndize ke mna amadoda akho ndiwahlawule loo mvuzo uwumisileyo. Kaloku nawe uyazi ukuba abam abasebenzi abanabo ubuchule obunjengobo bamaSidon ekugawuleni imithi.”

₇Akulufumana ke olu daba uHiram wavuya kakhulu, wathi: “Namhlanje makabongwe uNdikhoyo, kuba kaloku uDavide umnike isilumko sonyana ukuze asilawule esi sizwe sikhulu kangaka.” ₈Ke uHiram wathumela kuSolomon esithi: “Umyalezo wakho ndiwufumene, ndaye ke ndiza kwenza njengokuthetha kwakho, ndikugawulele imisedare nemipayini. ₉Amadoda am aya kuyithoba eLebhanon, ayise elwandle, aze ke ayenze iinyanda, ayidadise, ayise kuloo ndawo ufuna ibe kuyo. Aya kuyikhulula ke, uze wena uyithathe umke nayo. Nto oya kuyenza ke wena kukuxhasa ikomkhulu eli ngokutya.” ₁₀Ngale ndlela ke uHiram waxhasa uSolomon ngayo yonke imisedare nezibonda zompayini awayezifuna. ₁₁Ke yena uSolomon waxhasa uHiram ngokutya minyaka le: amashumi amabini eetoni zengqolowa, nesine samakhulu amawaka eelitha zamafutha omnquma acwengileyo. ₁₂Ngokwesithembiso sakhe ke uNdikhoyo uSolomon wamthi jize ngobulumko. Kwabakho uxolo phakathi koHiram noSolomon, baza ke benza umnqophiso.

₁₃Ukumkani uSolomon wavelisa umsebenzi wonyanzelo kuSirayeli ephela, waza ke wagaya amadoda angamashumi amathathu amawaka. ₁₄Wawafaka abolekisana ukuya eLebhanon, ngenyanga nganye kuye ishumi lamawaka. Ngoko ke ayeba semsebenzini inyanga yonke, aze ahlale zibe mbini ekhaya. Ingqwayi-ngqwayi yabo basebenzi ke yayinguAdoniram. ₁₅USolomon wayenamashumi asixhenxe amawaka amadoda okuthwala imithwalo, enamashumi asibhozo amawaka abaqingqi bamatye phaya ezintabeni. ₁₆Kanti ke wayenamashumi amathathu anantathu amakhulu eenduna ezazivelele loo msebenzi, ziphethe abasebenzi. ₁₇Ukumkani wabayalela ukuba bembe amatye omeleleyo, bawaqingqe, ukuze ngawo kwenziwe isiseko sendlu kaThixo. ₁₈Iingcibi zikaSolomon noHiram namadoda aseGebhali zawalungisa zawaqingqa amatye nemithi yokwakha indlu kaThixo.

₁Ke kaloku ngonyaka wamakhulu amane namashumi asibhozo ephumile amaSirayeli eJiputa, xa kanye uSolomon wayekunyaka wesine elawula amaSirayeli, ngenyanga yesibini uZivi, waqalisa ukuyakha indlu *kaNdikhoyo. ₂Le ndlu kaNdikhoyo wayakhayo ke uSolomon ngaphakathi ubude bayo babuziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anesixhenxe; zazilithoba ububanzi, ukuphakama zilishumi elinesithathu nesiqingatha. ₃Igumbi lesango laliziimitha ezine ezinesiqingatha ubude, ububanzi iziimitha ezilithoba, ububanzi bulingana nobendlu ngokwayo. ₄Le ndlu ke wayenzela iifestile ezinamanqwanqwa asondeleneyo. ₅Ngaphandle phaya wakha umgangatho owayame eludongeni, ujikeleza igumbi eliphambili neliphakathi, waza wakha neminye imigangatho phezu kwawo. ₆Kumgangatho ophantsi igumbi laliziimitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha ububanzi; elomgangatho ophakathi laliziimitha ezintathu ububanzi; ke lona elokugqibela liziimitha ezintathu ezinesiqingatha ububanzi. Kumgangatho ngamnye udonga lwale ndlu lwalunciphile kunalo mgangatho ungaphantsi. Ngaloo ndlela ke amagumbi la ayexhathise ngodonga, imiqadi yawo inganxibelelananga neendonga ezi.

₇Xa yakhiwayo ke le ndlu amatye ayo ayeqingqelwa kulaa ndawo athathwa kuyo. Ngaloo ndlela ke kwakungasetyenziswa sando nasixozi okanye nasiphi na esinye isixhobo esingxolayo sentsimbi apho kweso siza kwakusakhiwa kuso.

₈Isango lomgangatho wangaphantsi lalikwicala langasezantsi kule ndlu; kanti ke ukuphuma apho yayingumchankcatho okhokelela kumgangatho wesibini, uphuma khona uye kowesithathu. ₉Ke uSolomon wayakha indlu leyo wayigqiba, waza wayixhoma ngemiqadi namaplanga omsedare. ₁₀Umgangatho owayame eludongeni wawuziimitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha ukuphakama unxityelelaniswe nendlu ngemiqadi yomsedare.

₁₁Ke kaloku lafika ilizwi likaNdikhoyo kuSolomon lisithi: ₁₂“Ngokusingisele kule ndlu uyakhayo, ukuba uthe wahamba ngemimiselo yam, wawenza amasiko am, wayigcina yonke imithetho yam wahamba ngayo, ndosifezekisa ngawe isithembiso endasenza kuyihlo uDavide. ₁₃Ndiya kuhlala phakathi kwamaSirayeli, ndaye ke andisoze ndibashiye abantu bam amaSirayeli.”

₁₄Ke uSolomon wayakha wayigqiba indlu kaThixo.

₁₅Ngaphakathi iindonga zale ndlu wazambathisa ngamaplanga omsedare ukusuka phantsi emgangathweni kuye kuthi xhaxhe ngesilingi, waza phantsi phaya wandlala amaplanga ompayini. ₁₆Entla phaya apha endlwini wenza igumbi eliphakathi ekuthiwa yingcwele kangcwele. Laliziimitha ezilithoba ubude, lakhiwe ngamaplanga omsedare asuka emgangathweni athi xhaxhe ngesilingi phezulu. ₁₇Igumbi eliphambi kweli ke laliziimitha ezilishumi elinesibhozo ubude. ₁₈Uwonke umphakathi wendlu le yayingumsedare ukroliwe wahonjiswa ngethangazana neentyatyambo. Yayingumsedare nje ngaphakathi, ungekhe ulibone ilitye lodonga.

₁₉Ke kaloku igumbi eliyingcwele eliya lingaphakathi kule ndlu walilungiselela ukuze kulo kuhlale ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo. ₂₀Eli gumbi liphakathi ke lona laliziimitha ezilithoba ubude, ububanzi, nokuphakama. Umphakathi walo ke wawutyatyekwe ngegolide ecwengileyo; ukanti lona iqonga lalambathiswe ngomsedare. ₂₁Umphakathi wale ndlu uSolomon wawutyabeka ngegolide ecwengileyo, waza watsala amatyathanga egolide anqumleza phambi kwelaa gumbi liphakathi, nalo ke elalityatyekwe ngegolide. ₂₂Umphakathi wonke wawutyatyekwe kwangegolide; kananjalo neqonga elikwigumbi eliyingcwele likwatyatyekwe ngegolide.

₂₃Phaya kwigumbi eliyingcwele wenza *izithunywa ezimaphiko zazibini, ezenza ngomthi womnquma. Ukuphakama kwaso ngasinye kwakuziimitha ezine ezineesentimitha ezimashumi mane. _24-25Zozibini ezi zithunywa zazilingana zifana, ngasinye ke sinamaphiko amabini, phiko elo laliziimitha ezimbini ezineesentimitha ezimashumi mabini ubude. Ngoko ke umgama wokusuka kwincam yephiko ukuya kwincam yelinye wawuziimitha ezine ezineesentimitha ezimashumi mane. ₂₆Ukuphakama kwesithunywa ngasinye bekuziimitha ezintlanu. ₂₇Zozibini ke ezi zithunywa zazimi zilungelelene apho kwigumbi eliphakathi. Amabini kuloo maphiko azo athe naa ayerhecana esazulwini segumbi elo, aze amanye la mabini arhece iindonga. ₂₈Zozibini ke ezi zithunywa wazityabeka ngegolide.

₂₉Iindonga zegumbi elikhulu nezegumbi eliphakathi zazihonjiswe ngemifanekiso ekroliweyo yezithunywa ezimaphiko, amasundu, kwaneentyatyambo. ₃₀Umgangatho wala magumbi wawambathisa ngegolide.

₃₁Emnyango wegumbi eliyingcwele kwakukho ungcango-mbini owenziwe ngamaplanga omnquma, umgubasi wona wenziwe wangunxa-ntlanu. ₃₂Iingcango zazihonjiswe ngemifanekiso ekroliweyo yezithunywa ezimaphiko, namasundu neentyatyambo. Iingcango nemihombiso yazo zazambathiswe ngegolide egudisiweyo. ₃₃Umgubasi womnyango wegumbi elikhulu wawakhiwe buxande, wenziwe ngomthi womnquma. ₃₄Kananjalo wenzelwa iingcango ezimbini zompayini ezisongwayo ngehinjisi. ₃₅Zazihonjiswe ngemifanekiso ekroliweyo yezithunywa ezimaphiko neyamasundu neentyatyambo, yaza yonke loo nto yambathiswa ngegolide egudisiweyo.

₃₆Inkundla yangaphakathi wayakha yazizintlu ezintathu zamatye aqingqiweyo alandelwa luluhlu lwamaplanga omsedare ochweliweyo.

₃₇Ke sona isiseko sale ndlu kaNdikhoyo sabekwa ngenyanga uZivi kunyaka wesine wolawulo lukakumkani uSolomon. ₃₈Ke kaloku kwathi ngonyaka wakhe weshumi elinanye, kwinyanga yesibhozo uBhuli, yagqitywa ukwakhiwa indlu kaThixo – ncincililii! Ewe, yakhiwa ngokwezicwangciso ezazimisiwe. Loo msebenzi wokuyakha ke wathatha iminyaka esixhenxe.

₁Kambe ke uSolomon wathatha iminyaka elishumi elinesithathu xa wayesakha ibhotwe lakhe. ₂Ibhotwe lalibizwa ngokuba lihlathi laseLebhanon. Laliziimitha ezingamashumi amane anesine ubude balo, liziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anambini ububanzi, ukuphakama kuziimitha ezilishumi elinesithathu elinesiqingatha. Lalinezintlu ezine zeentsika zomsedare, zintsika ezo ezazixhasa imiqadi yomsedare. ₃Uphahla lwayo lwalwenziwe ngomsedare obekwe phezu kwemiqadi eyayixhaswa ziintsika. Imiqadi le yayingamashumi amane anantlanu, ilishumi elinesihlanu kuluhlu ngalunye. ₄Kwakukho izintlu ezintathu zeefestile eziphakamileyo zijongene. ₅Imigubasi yeengcango yayenziwe buxande, iminyango le izizintlu ezintathu ezijongeneyo.

₆Igumbi elilandelayo laliziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anesibini ubude, luziimitha ezilishumi elinesithathu nesiqingatha ububanzi. Ekungeneni kulo kwakukho igunjana elilisango elineentsika nevaranda.

₇Igumbi elilandelayo yayiligumbi lekumkani elalikwayinkundla yamatyala apho uSolomon wayewavavanyela khona. Iindonga zazambathiswe ngamaplanga omsedare ukusukela emgangathweni kuye kuthi gaa ngesilingi. ₈Ibhotwe lakhe apho wayehlala khona uSolomon, elalakhiwe kwiyadi esemva kwendlu yokuxoxwa kwamatyala, lalakhiwe ngokufanayo nezinye izindlu esezichaziwe. Kananjalo uSolomon wakha ibhotwe eliyelele kwelakhe, elakhela umkakhe intombi yokumkani waseJiputa.

₉Zonke ezi zakhiwo, kunye neyadikazi enkulu, zazakhiwe ngawona matye odidi oluphambili ukusuka kwiziseko zazo kuye kuthi xhaxhe ekudibaneni nophahla. La matye ayelungiselwa apho ayembiwa khona ukuze angene athi ngci ezindaweni zawo. Ayecokiswa ngeesarha ukuze afaneleke ngaphandle nangaphakathi. ₁₀Isiseko sasisesamatye amakhulu odidi, amanye kuwo eziimitha ezintathu ezinesiqingatha ubude, amanye ke eziimitha ezine. ₁₁Bekusakhiwa ngamanye amatye phezu kwawo aqingqwe alungelelaniswa kunye nemiqadi yomsedare. ₁₂Iindonga zeyadi yebhotwe, kwanezeyadi ephakathi yendlu *kaNdikhoyo, kwanegunjana elilisango lendlu kaNdikhoyo, zazakhiwe ngemiqolo emithathu yamatye aqingqiweyo elandelwa ngumqolo omnye weplanga lomsedare, njalo ke ukunyuka.

₁₃Ukumkani uSolomon wathumela eTire ukuba kuyiwe kuthathwa uHuram, ₁₄onina wayengumhlolokazi wendlu kaNafetali, uyise engumTire. Lo mfo wayeyingcibi yezobhedu, elichule elinamava kuzo zonke izinto ezenziwa ngobhedu. Weza ke kukumkani uSolomon, wawenza wonke umsebenzi awunikiweyo.

₁₅Ke kaloku uHuram lo wabumba iintsika zobhedu ezimbini, inye iziimitha ezisibhozo ukuphakama, iziimitha ezintlanu nesiqingatha jikelele. ₁₆Ezi ntsika wazenzela iintloko ezingqukuva ngobhedu; nganye kuzo yayiziimitha ezimbini ezinekota ukuphakama. ₁₇Intloko yentsika nganye wayihombisa ngamatyathanga asixhenxe alukiweyo. ₁₈Wazenza ngolo hlobo ke iintsika, waza kwicala langentla kula matyathanga alukiweyo wafakelela imiqolo emibini yeerharnati zobhedu ezisixhenxe. ₁₉Ezi ntloko zingqukuva zezi ntsika zazimile okweenyibiba, ukuphakama zinganeno kweemitha ezimbini. ₂₀Phezu kwezi ntloko zezi ntsika zimbini ngentla kwalaa ndawo ibusitya malunga naloo mnxeba wetyathanga kwakukho amakhulu amabini eerharnati ziyimikrozo jikelele. ₂₁Ezi ntsika ke wazimilisela phambi komnyango wendlu kaThixo. Le ingasekhohlo wathi nguJakin, waza engasekunene wathi nguBhowazi. ₂₂Iintloko zazo zazimilise okweenyibiba. Waba ke njalo uyagqitywa umsebenzi weentsika.

₂₃Kananjalo wenza ichibi ngobhedu. Lalingqukuva, liziimitha ezimbini ezinekota ubunzulu, ububanzi buziimitha ezine ezinesiqingatha, laza ke laziimitha ezilishumi elinekota ukujikeleza. ₂₄Ngaphantsi komphetho walo jikelele kwakukho amathangazana. La mathangazana ayeyimiqolo emibini, eyinto enye nechibi elo.

₂₅Eli chibi lalimi phezu kweenkunzi zeenkomo ezilishumi elinesibini ezenziwe ngobhedu, ezintathu zikhangele ngasentla, ezintathu zijonge ngasentshona, esintathu zikhangele ngasezantsi, zaza kananjalo ezintathu zajonga ngasempuma. Ichibi lalithe ngxishi phezu kwazo, izinqe zazo zijonge embindini walo. ₂₆Ububanzi balo babulingana nesandla, umphetho walo ufana nekomityi, kanye oku kwenyibiba edubuleyo. Lalingena iilitha ezingamawaka angamashumi amane.

₂₇Kananjalo uHuram wenza neshumi leenqwelo zobhedu, nganye kuzo iyimitha eneekota ezintathu ubude, bukwangako nobubanzi, ukuphakama kuyimitha enekota. ₂₈Ezi nqwelo zazenziwe ngolu hlobo: zazinamanqwanqwa anxityelelaniswe nezibonda. ₂₉Kuloo manqwanqwa phakathi kwezibonda kwakukho iingonyama, iinkunzi zeenkomo, *nezithunywa ezimaphiko. Ngaphezulu nangaphantsi kweengonyama nezo nkunzi zeenkomo kwakujinga izidanga ezixonxiweyo. ₃₀Inqwelo nganye yayinamavili amane obhedu, ikwaneasi yobhedu. Kwakukho isitya esixhaswe ngezibonda ezine. Ezo zibonda zazihonjiswe ngezidanga macala. ₃₁Ngaphezu kwesitya kwakukho indawo ekhamisileyo ingqukuva. Ngaphezu kwenqwelo yayivele isithuba seesentimitha ezimashumi mane anesihlanu, iziisentimitha ezilishumi elinesibhozo ukuhla. Yayikroliwe jikelele. Amanqwanqwa la wona ayengoono-ne abalinganayo, engekho ngqukuva. ₃₂La mavili mane ayephantsi kwaloo manqwanqwa, iiasi zamavili zinxibelelene nenqwelo. Ukuphakama kwevili ngalinye kwakuziisentimitha ezingamashumi amathandathu anesithandathu. ₃₃Amavili la ayefana neenqwelo zonke; iasi, umphetho, izibonda zazo, ngokunjalo neenafu, zonke zazizezobhedu.

₃₄Inqwelo nganye yayinezibonda ezine ezinxityelelwe apha ezikoneni emazantsi. ₃₅Inqwelo nganye yayibotshwe ngebhanti engqukuva apha emantla, ke yona iziisentimitha ezingamashumi amabini anambini jikelele. Izibonda ezaziyixhasile, ndawonye namacala, zazinxityelelaniswe nenqwelo ngobubanzi. ₃₆Kananjalo wakrola *izithunywa ezimaphiko, iingonyama, nemithi yesundu apho kwezo zibonda, nakuloo macala, naphi na apho kwakukho isithuba, kujikeleziswe nezidanga. ₃₇Zazinjalo ke ezo nqwelo zilishumi. Zazibunjwe ngandlela-nye, ngazinye zifana zilingana.

₃₈UHuram wenza izitya ezilishumi, esenzela ezo nqwelo zolishumi. Isitya ngasinye sasiyimitha eneekota ezintathu ububanzi, singena iilitha ezimakhulu asibhozo. ₃₉Isihlanu sezo nqwelo wasibeka ngasekunene kwendlu kaThixo, esinye isihlanu sezo nqwelo wasibeka ngasekhohlo kwayo. Ke lona ichibi walibeka ngasekunene kwikona ekumazantsi-mpuma.

₄₀Kananjalo uHuram wenza neembiza, iifotsholo, nezitya zokufefa.

Ngoko ke uHuram wawugqiba umsebenzi awayewenzela ukumkani uSolomon endlwini *kaNdikhoyo.

Zonke ke ezo zixhobo zazenziwe nguHuram ezenzela ukumkani uSolomon ukuze zisetyenziswe endlwini kaNdikhoyo zazenziwe ngobhedu olugudisiweyo. ₄₆Ezo zinto ukumkani wathi mazibunjwe ngezibumbi zomdongwe kwintili yeJordan phakathi kweSukoti neZaretan. ₄₇USolomon zange abulinganise ubunzima bezi zinto, kuba kaloku zazininzi gqitha. Ngoko ke ubunzima bobhedu zange bulinganiswe.

₄₈Kananjalo uSolomon wazenza zonke iimpahla zendlu kaNdikhoyo:

₅₁Uthe ke wakufezeka loo msebenzi uSolomon awayewenzela indlu kaNdikhoyo, wazithatha zonke ezo zinto zazinikezelwe nguyise uDavide – isiliva, igolide, nezinye izinto zokusebenza – waza ke wazifaka koovimba bendlu kaNdikhoyo.