Indaba 64
USolomoni Wakha ITempeli
NGAPHAMBI kobana uDavidi afe, wanikela uSolomoni iplani ebuya kuZimu yokwakhiwa kwetempeli lakaJehova. Emnyakeni wesine wokubusa kwakhe, uSolomoni wathoma ukwakha itempeli lathatha iimnyaka elikhomba nesiquntu ukwakhiwa kwalo. Kwaberega amatjhumi weenkulungwana wamadoda etempeleni, begodu ukwakhiwa kwalo kwabiza imali enengi kwamambala. Lokhu kungebanga lokobana kwaberegiswa irhawuda nesiliva elinengi.
Itempeli belinamakamero amabili aqakathekileko, njengombana gade kunjalo etabarnakele. Kodwana amakamero la makhulu ngokuphindwe kabili kunewetabarnakele. USolomoni walayela bona umphongolo wesivumelwano ufakwe ngaphakathi kwetempeli, nezinye izinto egade zibulungwe etabarnakele zafakwa ngaphakathi.
Lokha nesele kuphelile ukwakhiwa kwalo, kwaba nomgidi omkhulu. USolomoni waguqa phambi kwetempeli wathandaza njengombana umbona la esithombeni. USolomoni wathi kuJehova: ‘Ngitjho nezulu ngokwalo alikwazi ukukuthwala, kangangani-ke ngetempeleli lona. Kodwana Zimami, ngibawa ulalele abantu bakho lokha nebathandaza baqale kiyo indawo le.’
Lokha uSolomoni nekaqeda ukuthandaza, kwehla umlilo ezulwini. Watjhisa isihlabelo seenlwana esenziweko. Kwaba nomkhanyo obenyezelako ovela kuJehova owazalisa itempeli. Lokhu bekutjho bona uJehova gade alalele, begodu bekathabile ngetempeli nangomthandazo kaSolomoni. Nje-ke, itempeli kwaba yindawo lapho abantu bakhulekela khona kunokubanyana kube yitabarnakele.
USolomoni wabusa ngokuhlakanipha isikhathi eside, nabantu bebathabile. Kodwana uSolomoni watjhada abafazi abanengi bakwezinye iinarha abangakhulekeli uJehova. Uyambona omunye akhulekela isithombe? Emaswapheleni abafazi bakaSolomoni bamenza bona akhulekele abanye abozimu. Uyazi bona kwenzekani lokha uSolomoni nakenza lokhu? Khenge asabaphatha kuhle abantu. Waba nelunya, abantu baphelelwa lithabo.
Lokhu kwenza uJehova wakwatela uSolomoni, wathi kuye: ‘Ngizowuthatha umbuso kuwe ngiwunikele omunye umuntu. Lokhu ngekhe ngikwenze esikhathini sokuphila kwakho, kodwana ngizokwenza ngesikhathi sokubusa kwendodanakho. Kodwana ngekhe ngithathe boke abantu bombuso wendodanakho.’ Akhe sibone bona lokhu kwenzeka bunjani.
1 Imilando 28:9-21; 29:1-9; 1 Amakhosi 5:1-18; 2 Imilando 6:12-42; 7:1-5; 1 Amakhosi 11:9-13.