Eyesibili YeziKronike

1 USolomoni indodana kaDavide waqhubeka eba namandla ebukhosini bakhe, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wayenaye, wamenza waba mkhulu kakhulu. +

2 USolomoni wathumela ukuba kubizwe wonke u-Israyeli, izinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, abahluleli nazo zonke izikhulu zawo wonke u-Israyeli, izinhloko zemindeni yoyise. 3 USolomoni nalo lonke ibandla baya endaweni ephakeme eGibheyoni, + ngoba lalilapho itende lokuhlangana likaNkulunkulu weqiniso, itende uMose inceku kaJehova ayelenze ehlane. 4 Nokho, uDavide wayewulandile uMphongolo kaNkulunkulu weqiniso eKiriyati-jeyarimi + wawuletha endaweni uDavide ayewulungiselele yona; wayewugxumekele itende eJerusalema. + 5 I-altare lethusi + elalenziwe uBhezaleli + indodana ka-Uri indodana kaHure lalibekwe phambi kwetabernakele likaJehova; uSolomoni nebandla babethandaza phambi kwalo.* 6 USolomoni wenza iminikelo lapho phambi kukaJehova, wanikela iminikelo eshiswayo engu-1 000 e-altare + lethusi letende lokuhlangana.

7 Ngalobo busuku uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuSolomoni wathi kuye: “Cela lokho ongathanda ngikuphe kona.” + 8 USolomoni waphendula uNkulunkulu wathi: “Ubonise uthando oluqotho olukhulu kubaba uDavide, + wangenza inkosi esikhundleni sakhe. + 9 Manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu, isithembiso sakho kuDavide ubaba masibe esithembekile, + ngoba wena ungenze ngaba inkosi phezu kwesizwe esinabantu abaningi njengezinhlayiya zothuli lomhlabathi. + 10 Nginike ukuhlakanipha nolwazi + ukuze ngihole lesi sizwe, ngoba ngingasahlulela kanjani lesi sizwe sakho esikhulu?” +

11 Khona-ke uNkulunkulu wathi kuSolomoni: “Ngenxa yokuthi lesi yisifiso senhliziyo yakho futhi awucelanga umnotho, ingcebo nodumo noma ukuba kufe abakuzondayo, futhi awucelanga ukuphila isikhathi eside,* kodwa ucele ukuhlakanipha nolwazi ukuze wahlulele isizwe sami engikubeke ukuba ube inkosi phezu kwaso, + 12 uzonikwa ukuhlakanipha nolwazi; ngaphezu kwalokho ngizokunika nomnotho nengcebo nodumo okungekho makhosi ngaphambi kwakho ake aba nakho, futhi okungekho muntu ngemva kwakho oyoba nakho.” +

13 Ngakho uSolomoni wasuka endaweni ephakeme eGibheyoni, + phambi kwetende lokuhlangana, weza eJerusalema; wabusa u-Israyeli. 14 USolomoni wayelokhu eqongelela izinqola namahhashi;* wayenezinqola ezingu-1 400 namahhashi *+ angu-12 000, wakugcina kumi emadolobheni ezinqola + naseduze kwenkosi eJerusalema. + 15 Inkosi yenza isiliva negolide kwaba kuningi njengamatshe eJerusalema, + nokhuni lomsedari yalwenza lwaba luningi njengezihlahla zemisikhamori eShefela. + 16 Amahhashi kaSolomoni ayethunyelwa evela eGibhithe, + abathengisi benkosi babethola umhlambi* wamahhashi ngenani elibekiwe. + 17 Inqola ngayinye eyayithengwa eGibhithe yayibiza izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingu-600, ihhashi libiza ezingu-150; uma sebewathengile, babewadayisela wonke amakhosi amaHeti namakhosi aseSiriya.