Eyokuqala EyemiLando 22:1-19
22 UDavida wathi: “Le yindlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu weqiniso futhi leli li-alithare leminikelo yokutshiswa yabantu bako-Israyeli.”+
2 UDavida wathi kulethwe abantu bezinye izizwe+ ababehlala ko-Israyeli. Wabanika umsebenzi wokuquma lokubaza amatshe okwakha indlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+
3 UDavida wadinga insimbi ezinengi zokulungisa izipikili zeminyango yamagedi lezokulungisa insimbi zokuhlanganisa. Waqoqa lekhopha enengi kakhulu okokuthi yayingeke ilinganiswe,+
4 lezigodo zomsedari+ ezazingeke zibalwe ngoba abantu beSidoni+ labeThire+ babephathele uDavida izigodo zomsedari ezinengi kakhulu.
5 UDavida wathi: “USolomoni indodana yami usesengumntwana futhi kalalwazi,+ kodwa indlu le okumele yakhelwe uJehova kumele ibenhle kakhulu+ ukuze udumo lwayo lobuhle bayo+ kwaziwe emazweni wonke.+ Yikho ngizamqoqela lokho azakusebenzisa.” Ngakho uDavida waqoqa impahla enengi kakhulu engakafi.
6 Phezu kwalokho wabiza indodana yakhe uSolomoni wayitshela ukuthi yakhele uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli indlu.
7 UDavida wathi kuSolomoni: “Ngangikufisa kakhulu* ukwakha indlu ezakwenza ibizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami lidunyiswe.+
8 Kodwa ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi lathi, ‘Ubulele abantu abanengi kakhulu futhi ulwe izimpi ezinengi. Awusoze wakhe indlu ezakwenza ibizo lami lidunyiswe+ ngoba ubulele abantu abanengi kakhulu phambi kwami.
9 Kodwa uzakuba lendodana+ ezakuba ngumuntu wokuthula.* Ngizayiphumuza kuzo zonke izitha zayo eziyigombolozeleyo+ ngoba ibizo layo kuzathiwa nguSolomoni.*+ Ngensuku zayo+ abantu bako-Israyeli bazakuba lokuthula lokuhlaliseka.
10 Yiyo ezangakhela indlu ezakwenza ibizo lami lidunyiswe.+ Izakuba yindodana yami, mina ngibe nguyise.+ Isihlalo sayo sobukhosi ngizasimisa siqine phezu kwabako-Israyeli kuze kube nini lanini.’+
11 “Khathesi-ke ndodana yami, kwangathi uJehova angaba lawe. Kwangathi ungaphumelela ukwakha indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, njengoba nje ekhulumile mayelana lawe.+
12 UJehova kabe lawe akunike ukuhlakanipha lokuzwisisa+ nxa esekunika amandla phezu kwabako-Israyeli, ukuze ugcine umthetho kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.+
13 Uzaphumelela nxa ungagcina yonke imithetho+ kanye lezahlulelo uJehova atshela uMosi ukuthi azinike abako-Israyeli.+ Qina ube lesibindi, ungesabi futhi ungatshaywa luvalo.+
14 Ngisebenze nzima ngilungiselela ukwakhiwa kwendlu kaJehova. Ngiqoqe amathalenta* egolide angu-100 000, lawesiliva angu-1 000 000. Ngiqoqe lekhopha lensimbi+ okunengi kakhulu okungeke kulinganiswe, ngalungisa lamapulanka lamatshe,+ wena uzakwengezelela kukho.
15 Kulezisebenzi ezinengi kakhulu, ababazi bamatshe labakwazi ukwakha ngamatshe,+ lababazi, lazo zonke ingcitshi zomsebenzi.+
16 Igolide, lesiliva, lekhopha, lensimbi kunengi kakhulu.+ Ngakho sukuma uqale umsebenzi. Kwangathi uJehova angaba lawe.”+
17 UDavida wasetshela abakhokheli bako-Israyeli ukuthi bancedise indodana yakhe uSolomoni, wathi:
18 “Angithi uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ulani futhi useliphe ukuphumula kuzo zonke indawo? Ungenze nganqoba bonke abantu ababehlala elizweni futhi ilizwe selingelikaJehova labantu bakhe.
19 Ngakho zimiseleni ngenhliziyo yonke langomphefumulo* wonke ukudinga uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.+ Qalisani ukwakha indawo engcwele kaJehova uNkulunkulu weqiniso,+ ukuze lilethe ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova kanye lezitsha ezingcwele zikaNkulunkulu weqiniso+ endlini elizayakhela ukudumisa ibizo likaJehova.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “Kwakuyisifiso senhliziyo yami.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “wokuphumula.”
^ Ibizo leli livela ebaleni lesiHebheru elitsho “Ukuthula.”
^ Ithalenta lalingamakhilogremu angu-34,2. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
