Bible Reading Plan – Day 132

₁USolomoni eseqedile ukukhuleka, kwehla umlilo ezulwini, wadla umnikelo wokushiswa nemihlatshelo; inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu. ₂Abapristi babengenakungena endlini kaJehova, ngokuba inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaJehova. ₃Lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bebona ukwehla komlilo, nenkazimulo kaJehova iphezu kwendlu, bakhothama phansi ngobuso phezu kwendawo egandaywe ngamatshe, bakhuleka, babonga uJehova, ngokuba muhle nangokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. ₄Inkosi nabo bonke abantu base benikela ngomhlatshelo phambi kukaJehova. ₅Inkosi uSolomoni yanikela ngomhlatshelo wezinkunzi eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili. Inkosi nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahlambulula-ke indlu kaJehova. ₆Abapristi bema njengezikhundla zabo kanye namaLevi, benezinto zokubethwa ayezenzile uDavide inkosi ukuba babonge uJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, lapho uDavide edumisa ngezandla zabo; abapristi bakhalisa amacilongo ngaphambi kwabo, esemi wonke u-Israyeli.

₇USolomoni wangcwelisa ingaphakathi legceke elalingaphambi kwendlu kaJehova, ngokuba wanikela lapho ngeminikelo yokushiswa namanoni eminikelo yokuthula, ngokuba i-altare lethusi ayelenzile uSolomoni lalingenakwanela umnikelo wokushiswa, nomnikelo wempuphu, namanoni.

₈USolomoni wagubha-ke umkhosi ngaleso sikhathi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, wonke u-Israyeli enaye, ibandla elikhulu kakhulu, kusukela ekuyeni eHamati kuze kube semfuleni waseGibithe. ₉Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili benza umhlangano ozothileyo ngokuba ukuhlanjululwa kwe-altare bakwenza izinsuku eziyisikhombisa nomkhosi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. ₁₀Ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nantathu lwenyanga yesikhombisa wabamukisa abantu baya ematendeni abo, bethokoza benezinhliziyo ezenamileyo ngobuhle uJehova abenzele oDavide noSolomoni no-Israyeli abantu bakhe.

₁₁USolomoni waqeda-ke indlu kaJehova nendlu yenkosi; konke okwangena enhliziyweni kaSolomoni ukukwenza endlini kaJehova nasendlini yakhe, wakuphumelelisa. ₁₂UJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni, wathi kuye: “Ngiwuzwile umkhuleko wakho, ngizikhethele le ndawo ukuba ibe yindlu yomhlatshelo.

₁₃“Uma ngivala izulu ukuba kungabikho mvula, noma ngiyaleza isikhonyane ukuba sidle izwe, noma ngithuma isifo phakathi kwabantu bami, ₁₄bazithobe abantu bami ababizwa ngegama lami, bakhuleke, bafune ubuso bami, baphenduke ezindleleni zabo ezimbi, ngiyakuzwa ezulwini, ngithethelele isono sabo, ngiphilise izwe labo. ₁₅Manje amehlo ami ayakuvuleka, izindlebe zami zilalele umkhuleko owenziwa kule ndawo. ₁₆Manje sengiyikhethile ngayingcwelisa le ndlu ukuba igama lami libe khona lapho kuze kube phakade; amehlo ami nenhliziyo yami kuyakuba khona lapho isikhathi sonke.

₁₇“Wena-ke, uma uyakuhamba phambi kwami njengokuhamba kukaDavide uyihlo, wenze njengakho konke engikuyale ngakho, ugcine izimiso zami nezahlulelo zami, ₁₈ngiyakusimisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakho njengesivumelwano sami noDavide uyihlo ngokuthi: ‘Akuyikunqunywa muntu kuwe ukuba kungabikho mbusi kwa-Israyeli.’

₁₉“Kepha uma nibuya, nishiye izimiso zami nemiyalo yami engikubeke phambi kwakho, nihambe nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu, nikhuleke kubo, ₂₀ngiyakubasiphula ezweni lami engibanike lona, nale ndlu engiyingcwelisele igama lami ngiyakuyilahla ebusweni bami, ngiyenze isaga nesifenqo phakathi kwabantu bonke. ₂₁Le ndlu ephakeme kangaka, yilowo nalowo odlula kuyo uyakumangala athi: ‘UJehova wenzeleni kanje kuleli zwe nakule ndlu na?’ ₂₂Bayakuphendula bathi: ‘Kungokuba bamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise owabakhipha ezweni laseGibithe, babambelela kwabanye onkulunkulu, bakhuleka kubo, babakhonza; ngalokho ubehlisele konke lokho okubi.’ ”

₁Kwathi ngasekugcineni kweminyaka engamashumi amabili uSolomoni akhe ngayo indlu kaJehova nendlu yakhe, ₂imizi uHiramu anike yona uSolomoni, uSolomoni wayivusa, wahlalisa khona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. ₃USolomoni waya eHamati Soba, walahlula. ₄Wakha iTadimori ehlane, nayo yonke imizi yokubekelela ayakha eHamati. ₅Wakha neBeti Horoni laseNhla, neBeti Horoni laseNzansi, imizi ebiyelweyo enezingange, namasango, nemigoqo, ₆kanye neBalati nayo yonke imizi yokubekelela uSolomoni ayenayo, nayo yonke imizi yezinqola zakhe, nemizi yabamahhashi bakhe, nakho konke uSolomoni ayefisa ukukwakha eJerusalema, naseLebanoni, nasezweni lonke lokubusa kwakhe.

₇Abantu bonke abaseleyo kumaHeti, nama-Amori, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, abangesibo abakwa-Israyeli, ₈abantwana babo abasala emva kwabo ezweni, abangaqedwanga ngabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kubona uSolomoni wabiza izisebenzi kuze kube namuhla. ₉Kepha kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uSolomoni akakhiphanga izigqila zomsebenzi wakhe, ngokuba babengamadoda empi, nabakhulu bezinduna zakhe, nezinduna zezinqola zakhe, nabamahhashi bakhe. ₁₀Lezo zaziyizinduna ezinkulu zenkosi uSolomoni; zazingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu, zazibusa phezu kwabantu.

₁₁USolomoni wakhuphula indodakazi kaFaro emzini kaDavide, wayiyisa endlini ayakhele yona, ngokuba wathi: “Akuyikuhlala owesifazane endlini kaDavide inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba ingcwele, lapho kufike khona umphongolo kaJehova.”

₁₂Khona uSolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova e-altare likaJehova ayelakhe phambi kompheme ₁₃njengokudingekayo imihla ngemihla, enikela njengemiyalo kaMose ngamasabatha, nangokwethwasa kwenyanga, nangemikhosi emisiweyo, kathathu ngomnyaka: ngomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo, nangomkhosi wamasonto, nangomkhosi wamadokodo. ₁₄Wamisa njengomthetho kaDavide uyise izigaba zabapristi enkonzweni yabo, namaLevi ezikhundleni zawo ukuba adumise, akhonze phambi kwabapristi njengokudingekayo imihla ngemihla, nabalindisango ngezigaba zabo emasangweni ngamasango, ngokuba uDavide umuntu kaNkulunkulu wayeyale kanjalo. ₁₅Abaphambukanga emiyalweni yenkosi kubapristi namaLevi ngalutho, nangengcebo.

₁₆Wonke umsebenzi kaSolomoni walungiswa kwaze kwaba lusuku lokubeka isisekelo sendlu kaJehova, yaze yaphela. Yayisiphelile indlu kaJehova.

₁₇Khona uSolomoni waya e-Esiyoni Geberi, nase-Elito, ogwini lolwandle ezweni lakwa-Edomi. ₁₈UHiramu wathuma kuye ngezandla zezinceku zakhe imikhumnbi nezinceku ezazilwazi ulwandle; zafika nezinceku zikaSolomoni e-Ofiri, zalanda khona amatalenta* angamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu egolide, zawayisa enkosini uSolomoni.

₁Inkosikazi yaseSheba isizwile udumo lukaSolomoni yeza ukumvivinya uSolomoni eJerusalema ngezimfumbe, inehele elikhulu kakhulu, namakamela ethwele amakha, negolide eliningi, namatshe ayigugu; isifikile kuSolomoni yakhuluma naye ngakho konke okusenhliziyweni yayo. ₂USolomoni wayiphendula ezindabeni zayo zonke; kwakungekho nto eyayifihlelwe uSolomoni angayitshelanga yona. ₃Inkosikazi yaseSheba isibonile ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni, nendlu ayakhileyo, ₄nokudla kwasetafuleni lakhe, nokuhlala kwezinceku zakhe, nokuma kwezikhonzi zakhe, nezambatho zazo, kanye nabaphathizitsha nezambatho zabo, nesikhwelo sakhe akhuphukela ngaso endlini kaJehova, akwabe kusabakho moya kuyo. ₅Yathi enkosini: “Yayiqinisile indaba engayizwa ezweni lami ngamazwi akho nangokuhlakanipha kwakho. ₆Kepha angikholwanga ngamazwi abo, ngaze ngafika, kwabona amehlo ami; bheka, angitshelwanga nanxenye yobukhulu bokuhlakanipha kwakho; uyadlula udumo engaluzwayo. ₇Babusiswe abantu bakho, zibusisiwe lezi zinceku zakho ezimi njalo phambi kwakho, zizwa ukuhlakanipha kwakho. ₈Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owenamele wena ukuba akubeke esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi ukuba ube yinkosi kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; ngokuba uNkulunkulu wakho wamthanda u-Israyeli waze wammisa kuze kube phakade, ngalokho wakubeka inkosi phezu kwabo ukuba wenze ukwahlulela nokulunga.”

₉Yanika inkosi amatalenta* ayikhulu namashumi amabili egolide, namakha amaningi kakhulu, namatshe ayigugu; awazange abe khona amakha anjengalawo inkosi uSolomoni eyaphiwa wona yinkosikazi yaseSheba.

₁₀Izinceku zikaHiramu nezinceku zikaSolomoni ezabuya negolide e-Ofiri zaletha imi-alimugi* namatshe ayigugu. ₁₁Ngemi-alimugi* inkosi yenzela indlu kaJehova nendlu yenkosi izikhwelo, kanye namahabhu,* nezingubhu zabahlabeleli; akuzange kubonwe phambili okunjengakho ezweni lakwaJuda.

₁₂Inkosi uSolomoni yanika inkosikazi yaseSheba konke ekufunayo nekucelayo ngaphandle kwalokho ebikulethele inkosi. Yayisibuya, yaya ezweni layo, yona nezinceku zayo.

₁₃Isisindo segolide elafika kuSolomoni iminyaka yonke sasingamatalenta* angamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha egolide ₁₄ngaphandle kokuvela kubahwebi nabathengisi; onke amakhosi ase-Arabiya nababusi bezwe baletha igolide nesiliva kuSolomoni.

₁₅Inkosi uSolomoni yenza izihlangu ezingamakhulu amabili zegolide elikhandiweyo, kwaba ngamashekeli* angamakhulu ayisithupha egolide elikhandiweyo kuso isihlangu sinye, ₁₆kanjalo nezihlangu ezingamakhulu amathathu egolide elikhandiweyo, amashekeli angamakhulu amathathu egolide kuso isihlangu sinye; inkosi yazibeka endlini yehlathi laseLebanoni.

₁₇Inkosi yenza nesihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu sezimpondo zendlovu, yasinameka ngegolide elicwengekileyo. ₁₈Isihlalo sobukhosi sasinezikhwelo eziyisithupha, sinesenabelo segolide esasinamathelisiwe esihlalweni sobukhosi, nemikhono ngalapha nangalapha kwendawo yokuhlala, kumi izingonyama ezimbili ngaseceleni kwemikhono. ₁₉Kwakumi izingonyama eziyishumi nambili ngalapha nangalapha ezikhwelweni eziyisithupha. Okunjalo akwenziwanga komunye umbuso. ₂₀Zonke izitsha zokuphuza zenkosi uSolomoni zaziyigolide, nazo zonke izitsha zendlu yehlathi laseLebanoni zaziyigolide elicwengekileyo, isiliva lingento yalutho emihleni kaSolomoni. ₂₁Ngokuba inkosi yayinemikhumbi eyaya eTharishishi kanye nezinceku zikaHiramu; kanye ngeminyaka emithathu yafika imikhumbi yaseTharishishi iletha igolide, nesiliva, nezimpondo zendlovu, nezimfene, namapikoko.*

₂₂Inkosi uSolomoni yaba nkulu kunawo onke amakhosi omhlaba ngengcebo nangokuhlakanipha. ₂₃Onke amakhosi omhlaba afuna ubuso bukaSolomoni ukuba ezwe ukuhlakanipha kwakhe, uNkulunkulu akubekile enhliziyweni yakhe. ₂₄Baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo isipho sakhe, izitsha zesiliva, nezitsha zegolide, nezingubo, nezikhali, namakha, namahhashi, neminyuzi,* okwenziwa iminyaka ngeminyaka.

₂₅USolomoni wayenezipani* eziyizinkulungwane ezine zamahhashi nezinqola, nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, owababeka emizini yezinqola nasenkosini eJerusalema. ₂₆Wabusa phezu kwawo onke amakhosi kusukela emfuleni kuze kube sezweni lamaFilisti nasemkhawulweni waseGibithe. ₂₇Inkosi yenza isiliva livame eJerusalema njengamatshe, nemisedari* yayenza ibe njengemithombe ehlanzeni ngobuningi. ₂₈Bamlethela uSolomoni amahhashi evela eGibithe nasemazweni onke.

₂₉Ezinye izindaba zikaSolomoni, ezokuqala nezokugcina, angithi zilotshiwe ezindabeni zikaNathani umprofethi, nasesiprofethweni sika-Ahiya waseShilo, nasemibonweni ka-Ido umboni ngoJerobowamu indodana kaNebati na? ₃₀USolomoni wabusa eJerusalema phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke iminyaka engamashumi amane. ₃₁USolomoni wayeselala koyise, wembelwa emzini kaDavide uyise; uRehobowamu indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.