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1 Ke kaloku akugqiba uSolomon ukuthandaza, umlilo welula ezulwini, walidla idini elinyukayo nemibingelelo; ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova bayizalisa indlu.2 Ababingeleli ababa nakungena endlwini kaYehova, ngokuba ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova bayizalisa indlu kaYehova.3 Bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli, bakubona ukuhla komlilo, nobuqaqawuli bukaYehova buphezu kwendlu, baguqa, babhekisa ubuso babo emhlabeni phezu kombekelelo wamatye, baqubuda, babulela kuYehova besithi, Ulungile, inceba yakhe ingunaphakade.4 Ukumkani nabantu bonke babingelela imibingelelo phambi koYehova.5 Wabingelela ukumkani uSolomon umbingelelo weenkomo ezimawaka amashumi mabini anamabini, nempahla emfutshane engamawaka alikhulu elinamanci mabini. Bayisungula indlu kaThixo ukumkani nabantu bonke.6 Ababingeleli bema ezigxineni zabo; nabaLevi, beneempahla zokuvuma zikaYehova, awazenzayo uDavide ukumkani ukuba kubulelwe kuYehova, ngokuba ingunaphakade inceba yakhe, ekudumiseni kukaDavide ngezandla zabo. Ababingeleli bavuthela amaxilongo phambi kwabo, emi onke amaSirayeli.7 USolomon wawungcwalisa umphakathi wentendelezo ebiphambi kwendlu kaYehova; ngokuba ebenze khona amadini anyukayo, namanqatha emibingelelo yoxolo; ngokuba isibingelelo sobhedu, awasenzayo uSolomon, besingenako ukulilingana lonke idini elinyukayo, nomnikelo wokudla, namanqatha.8 USolomon wenza ke umthendeleko ngelo xesha iintsuku zasixhenxe enamaSirayeli onke, ibandla elikhulu kunene, elithabathele ekungeneni kweHamati, lesa emlanjeni waseYiputa.9 Benza ngomhla wesibhozo ingqungquthela; ngokuba ukusungulwa kwesibingelelo bakwenza iintsuku zasixhenxe, nomthendeleko iintsuku zasixhenxe.10 Ngomhla wamashumi mabini anantathu wenyanga yesixhenxe, wabandulula abantu; baya ezintenteni zabo bevuya, bechwayithile, ngenxa yokulunga awakwenzayo uYehova kuDavide, nakuSolomon, nakumaSirayeli abantu bakhe.11 Wayigqiba ke uSolomon indlu kaYehova nendlu yokumkani; nento yonke ekwathi qatha entliziyweni kaSolomon ukuba ayenze, endlwini kaYehova nasendlwini yakhe, wayiphumelelisa.

12 Wabonakala uYehova kuSolomon ebusuku, wathi kuye, Ndikuvile ukuthandaza kwakho; ndizinyulele le ndawo ukuba ibe yindlu yokubingelela.13 Ukuba ndithe ndalivala izulu, akwabakho mvula, ukuba ndithe ndaziwisela umthetho iinkumbi, ukuba zilidle ilizwe, nokuba ndithe ndathumela ebantwini bam indyikitya yokufa;14 bathoba ke abantu bam, ababizwa ngegama lam, bathandaza, bafuna ubuso bam, babuya ezindleleni zabo ezimbi: ndiya kuva mna emazulwini, ndibaxolele izono zabo, ndiliphilise ilizwe labo.15 Kaloku ovuleka amehlo am, iindlebe zam ziwubazele umthandazo wale ndawo.16 Kuba ngoku ndiyinyule, ndayingcwalisa le ndlu, ukuba libe kuyo igama lam kude kuse ephakadeni, abe khona amehlo am nentliziyo yam imihla yonke.17 Wena ke, ukuba uthe wahamba phambi kwam, njengoko wahamba ngako uDavide uyihlo, ukuba ukwenze konke endikumiseleyo, uyigcine imimiselo yam, namasiko am:18 ndoyimisa itrone yobukumkani bakho, njengoko ndamenzela umnqophiso ngako uDavide uyihlo, ndisithi, Akuyi kunqunyukelwa ndoda yakulawula kwaSirayeli.19 Ke, ukuba nithe nabuya umva, nayilahla imimiselo yam nemithetho yam, endiyibeke phambi kwenu, naya nakhonza thixo bambi, nabanqula:20 ndobanyothula emhlabeni wam endibanike wona. Nale ndlu, ndiyingcwalisele igama lam, ndoyilahla ebusweni bam, ndiyenze umzekeliso nento yentsini phakathi kwezizwe zonke.21 Nale ndlu, noko iphezulu nje, bomangaliswa bonke abadlulayo kuyo, bathi, Yini na ukuba uYehova enjenje kweli lizwe, nakule ndlu?22 Bathi ke, Kungenxa enokuba bamshiyayo uYehova uThixo wooyise, owabakhupha ezweni lamaYiputa, babambelela thixweni bambi, babanqula, bakhonza bona; kungenxa yoko wabuzisayo bonke obu bubi phezu kwabo.