2 Tikhronike
4 Wabese wakha li-al’thare lelitfusi+ lebelingemamitha langaba ngu-9* budze nalangaba ngu-9* bubanti, nalangetulu kwalamane* kuphakama.
2 Wakha neLwandle*+ loluyindingilizi ngelitfusi lelincibilikisiwe. Belungetulu kwemamitha lamane* kusuka kulenye incenye kuya kulenye futsi belungemamitha langetulu kwalamabili* kuphakama. Nalukalwa lutungeletwa, loLwandle belulingana nentsambo lengemamitha langetulu kwalangu-13.*+ 3 Bekunemihlobiso lefana netitselo letiyindingilizi+ ngephansi kwemlomo walo, ilutungeletile. Ebangeni ngalinye lelingaba yihhafu yemitha kutungeleta loLwandle, bekunemihlobiso lengu-10. Beyingemalayini lamabili, futsi yaphuma kanye naloLwandle nalwakhiwa. 4 Belubekwe etikwetinkunzi letingu-12,+ letintsatfu betibuke enyakatfo, letintsatfu tibuke enshonalanga, letintsatfu tibuke eningizimu kantsi letintsatfu tibuke emphumalanga; loLwandle belusetikwato, lingemuva laletinkunzi belibheke emkhatsini walo. 5 LoLwandle belucatsa ngangemphama* futsi umlomo walo bewakhiwe waba njengemlomo wendzebe, ufanana nembali yesiganga. Belungaphatsa emalitha langu-44 000* emanti.
6 Ngetulu kwaloko, wakha tindishi tekuwasha letingu-10 wabeka letisihlanu ngesekudla naletisihlanu ngesencele.+ Bebawasha kuto tintfo lebetisetjentiselwa umnikelo wekushiswa.+ Kodvwa loLwandle belulwekugezela baphristi.+
7 Wabese wakha tintsi tetibane letingu-10 teligolide,+ njengobe bekukhulunyiwe,+ futsi watibeka ethempelini, letisihlanu watibeka ngesekudla naletisihlanu ngesencele.+
8 Waphindze wakha ematafula langu-10 wawabeka ethempelini, lasihlanu wawabeka ngesekudla lasihlanu wawabeka ngesencele;+ wenta netindishi teligolide letingu-100.
9 Wenta nelibala+ lebaphristi+ kanye nelibala* lelikhulu+ netivalo talo, wase unamatsisela litfusi kuletivalo. 10 Wabeka loLwandle ngesekudla, nawuya eningizimu lengasemphumalanga.+
11 Hiramu waphindze wakha tikotela, emafosholo netindishi.+
Ngako wawucedza lomsebenti labewentela iNkhosi Solomoni endlini yaNkulunkulu weliciniso,+ lofaka ekhatsi 12 tinsika letimbili+ kanye netingcongwane letimise kwetindishi lebetingetulu kwaletinsika letimbili; emanethi lamabili+ ekuvala letingcongwane letimbili letimise kwetindishi lebetingetulu kwaletinsika; 13 emahananandza* langu-400+ alamanethi lamabili, emalayini lamabili alamahananandza enethini ngalinye kuze avale letingcongwane letimbili letimise kwendishi lebetingetulu kwaletinsika;+ 14 tincola* letingu-10 nemabhavu langu-10 lebekakuletincola;+ 15 Lwandle kanye netinkunzi letingu-12 lebetilwetfwele;+ 16 tikotela, emafosholo, timfologo+ kanye nato tonkhe titja letihambisana nako, letentiwa nguHuramu-abi+ ngelitfusi lelicwebetelako, entela iNkhosi Solomoni nendlu yaJehova. 17 Inkhosi yenta letintfo esifundzeni saseJordane, endzaweni yelubumba lesemkhatsini weSukhothi+ neSereda. 18 Solomoni wenta tonkhe letintfo taba tinyenti kakhulu; lelitfusi belilinyenti kakhulu kangangekutsi belingakaleki.+
19 Solomoni wenta tonkhe letintfo,+ watentela indlu yaNkulunkulu. Letintfo betifaka ekhatsi li-al’thare leligolide;+ ematafula+ lebekubekwa kuwo sinkhwa lesinikelwe kuNkulunkulu;+ 20 tintsi tetibane netibane tato teligolide lelicwengekile,+ kute tikhanyise likamelo lelingekhatsi kuye ngendlela yakhona lefanele; 21 timbali, tibane, tindlawu teligolide lelicwengisisiwe; 22 tintfo tekucisha umlilo, tindishi, tindzebe, titja tekufaka emalahle teligolide lelicwengisisiwe; netivalo talendlu, tivalo tangekhatsi teNgcwelengcwele+ kanye netivalo teligolide telithempeli.*+