Eyesibili YeziKronike 8:1-18
8 USolomoni wakha indlu kaJehova nendlu* yakhe + ngeminyaka engu-20.
2 Ngemva kwalokho uSolomoni wawakha kabusha amadolobha uHiramu + ayemnike wona, wabe esehlalisa ama-Israyeli* kuwo.
3 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uSolomoni waya eHamati-zoba walithumba.
4 Ngemva kwalokho wakha* iTadimori ehlane nawo wonke amadolobha okugcina izinto + awakha eHamati. +
5 Wakha neBheti-horoni Elingenhla + neBheti-horoni Elisezansi, + amadolobha anezivikelo eziqinile anezindonga, amasango nemigoqo,
6 neBhahalati + kanye nawo wonke amadolobha kaSolomoni okugcina izinto, wonke amadolobha ezinqola, + amadolobha abagibeli bamahhashi nanoma yini uSolomoni ayefisa ukuyakha eJerusalema, eLebhanoni nakulo lonke izwe ayelibusa.
7 Bonke abantu ababesele kumaHeti, kuma-Amori, kumaPherizi, kumaHivi nakumaJebusi, + ababengeyona ingxenye ka-Israyeli, +
8 inzalo yabo eyayisele ezweni—labo ama-Israyeli angazange abaqothule +—uSolomoni wabayala ukuba bamenzele umsebenzi oyimpoqo kuze kube namuhla. +
9 Kodwa abekho kuma-Israyeli uSolomoni abenza izigqila zomsebenzi wakhe, + ngoba babengamaqhawe akhe, izinduna zezikhulu zempi, izinduna zabashayeli bezinqola zakhe nezabagibeli bakhe bamahhashi. +
10 Kwakunezinhloko zezinduna ezingu-250 zeNkosi uSolomoni, ziphethe abantu. +
11 USolomoni waletha nendodakazi kaFaro + eyisusa eDolobheni LikaDavide eyiletha endlini ayeyakhele yona, + ngoba wathi: “Nakuba engumkami, akufanele ahlale endlini kaDavide inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ngoba izindawo uMphongolo kaJehova osufike kuzo zingcwele.” +
12 USolomoni wabe esenikela imihlatshelo eshiswayo + eya kuJehova e-altare + likaJehova ayelakhe phambi kompheme. +
13 Walandela inqubo yansuku zonke wenza iminikelo ngokomyalo kaMose wamaSabatha, + wokwethwasa kwezinyanga + nowemikhosi emisiwe eyayenziwa kathathu ngonyaka +—uMkhosi Wesinkwa Esingenamvubelo, + uMkhosi Wamasonto + noMkhosi Wamadokodo. *+
14 Ngaphezu kwalokho, wamisa izigaba zabapristi + phezu kwezinkonzo zazo ngokomthetho kaDavide uyise, namaLevi ezindaweni asebenza kuzo, ukuba adumise + futhi akhonze phambi kwabapristi ngokwenqubo yansuku zonke, nabalindisango ngezigaba zabo zamasango ahlukahlukene, + ngoba lo kwakungumyalo kaDavide umuntu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso.
15 Abazange baphambuke emyalweni wenkosi kubapristi namaLevi ngokuqondene nanoma yiluphi udaba noma ngokuqondene nezinqolobane.
16 Ngakho wonke umsebenzi kaSolomoni wawuhlelwe kahle,* kusukela ngosuku okwabekwa ngalo isisekelo sendlu kaJehova + yaze yaphela. Ngakho indlu kaJehova yaphela. +
17 USolomoni waya ngaleso sikhathi e-Eziyoni-gebheri + nase-Eloti + ogwini lolwandle ezweni lakwa-Edomi. +
18 UHiramu + wamthumelela imikhumbi namatilosi angomakadebona ngezinceku zakhe. Baya e-Ofiri + nezinceku zikaSolomoni bathatha igolide elingamathalenta* angu-450 + baliletha eNkosini uSolomoni. +
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “nesigodlo.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “amadodana akwa-Israyeli.”
^ Noma, “wakha kabusha.”
^ Noma, “Wezindlwana Zesikhashana.”
^ Noma, “waqedwa.”
^ Ithalenta lalilingana no-34,2 kg. Bheka iSithasiselo B14.
