Eyesibili EyemiLando 2:1-18
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Amalungiselelo okwakha ithempeli (1-18)
2 USolomoni wathi akwakhiwe indlu ezadumisa ibizo+ likaJehova, kwakhiwe lesigodlo sombuso wakhe.+
2 USolomoni wakhetha amadoda angu-80 000 ayezabaza amatshe ezintabeni,+ langu-70 000 ayezakwenza eminye imisebenzi.* Wakhetha langu-3 600 ayezakhangela izisebenzi.+
3 Phezu kwalokho uSolomoni wathumela ilizwi kuHiramu+ inkosi yeThire wathi: “Ngicela ungithumezele izigodo zomsedari, njengoba nje wazithumezela ubaba uDavida ngesikhathi esakha indlu ayezahlala kuyo.*+
4 Khathesi sengisakha indlu ezadumisa ibizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami ukuze ngiyinikele kuye njalo ngitshisele khona impepha+ phambi kwakhe. Kuzafakwa kuyo isinkwa+ sokubukiswa zikhathi zonke futhi kuzakwenzelwa kuyo iminikelo yokutshiswa ekuseni lantambama,+ langamaSabatha,+ lasekuthwaseni kwenyanga,+ langezikhathi zemikhosi+ kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu. Lokhu yikho okumele kwenziwe ngabako-Israyeli zikhathi zonke.
5 Indlu engizayakha izakuba nkulu ngoba uNkulunkulu wethu mkhulu ukwedlula bonke abanye onkulunkulu.
6 Ngubani ongenelisa ukumakhela indlu? Phela lezulu ngokwalo, lona kanye izulu lamazulu alenelisi ukumthwala.+ Manje mina ngingubani ukuthi ngimakhele indlu? Engingakwenza nje yikumakhela indlu yokwenzela iminikelo yokutshiswa.
7 Ngakho ngicela ungithumele umuntu oyingcitshi ekusebenzeni ngegolide, langesiliva, langekhopha,+ langensimbi, langewulu eyibubende,* lebomvu, langohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka futhi okwaziyo ukufaka imiceciso. Uzasebenzela koJuda laseJerusalema elabantu bami abazingcitshi engabaphiwa ngubaba uDavida.+
8 Ngicela ungithumezele lezigodo zaseLebhanoni ezomsedari, lezomjunipha,+ lezom-aligami+ ngoba ngiyakwazi ukuthi izisebenzi zakho zikwazi kuhle ukugamula izihlahla zaseLebhanoni.+ Izisebenzi zami zizasebenza lezakho,+
9 ukuze zingilungisele amapulanka amanengi kakhulu ngoba indlu engizayakha izabe inkulu okwamagama.
10 Izinceku zakho ezizagamula izihlahla ngizazinika ukudla.+ Ngizazinika ingqoloyi engamakhori* angu-20 000, lebhali engamakhori angu-20 000, lewayini engamalitha angu-440 000,* lamafutha angamalitha angu-440 000.”*
11 UHiramu inkosi yeThire wathi ekuzwa lokhu wabhalela uSolomoni incwadi wathi: “UJehova uyabathanda abantu bakhe, yikho ekwenze waba yinkosi yabo.”
12 Waqhubeka wathi: “Kadunyiswe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, owenza izulu lomhlaba ngoba uphe iNkosi uDavida indodana ehlakaniphileyo,+ eqedisisayo njalo ezwisisayo,+ ezakwakhela uJehova indlu futhi yakhe lesigodlo sombuso wayo.
13 Ngithumela kuwe uHiramu-abhi,+ indoda eyingcitshi njalo eqedisisayo.
14 Uyindodana yowesifazana wakoDani kodwa uyise ngoweThire. Uyingcitshi ekusebenzeni ngegolide, langesiliva, langekhopha, langensimbi, langamatshe, langamapulanka, langewulu eyibubende, langohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, langamalembu abomvu+ kanye lamalembu amahle. Uyenelisa ukwenza loba yiwuphi umceciso kanye lokwenza loba yiwuphi umsebenzi wobungcitshi angawunikwa.+ Uzasebenza labantu bakho abazingcitshi kanye labakayihlo inkosi yami uDavida.
15 Khathesi ngicela ukuthi inkosi yami ithumeze ingqoloyi, lebhali, lamafutha, lewayini ekuthembise izinceku zayo.+
16 Thina sizagamula inani lezigodo ozifunayo eLebhanoni,+ sizibophe besesizichaphisa ulwandle sizihambise eJopha,+ wena ubusuzithwala uhambe lazo eJerusalema.”+
17 USolomoni wabala wonke amadoda ezinye izizwe ayehlala ko-Israyeli,+ kwatholakala angu-153 600. Lokhu wakwenza ngemva kokubalwa kwabantu okwenziwa nguyise uDavida.+
18 Wathi angu-80 000 asebenze ukubaza amatshe+ ezintabeni, angu-70 000 aphiwe eminye imisebenzi* njalo wakhetha angu-3 600 ukuthi akhangele izisebenzi.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “ayezathwala imithwalo.”
^ Kumbe, “isigodlo ayezahlala kuso.”
^ NgesiNgisi umbala oyibubende yi-purple.
^ Ikhori elilodwa lalingamalitha angu-220. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “lamabhathi ewayini angu-20 000.” Ibhathi elilodwa lalingamalitha angu-22. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “lamabhathi amafutha angu-20 000.”
^ Kumbe, “wathi athwale imithwalo.”
