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28 Ngemva kwalokho uDavide waqoqela ndawonye zonke izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli eJerusalema: izikhulu zezizwe, izinduna zezigaba + zalabo ababekhonza inkosi, izinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu, + izinduna zayo yonke impahla nemfuyo yenkosi + neyamadodana ayo, + kanye nezikhulu zegceke nawo wonke amadoda anamandla nanekhono lokwenza izinto. + 2 INkosi uDavide yasukuma yama ngezinyawo yathi:
“Ngilaleleni bafowethu nabantu bami. Kwakuyisifiso senhliziyo yami ukwakha indlu ibe indawo yokuphumula yomphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova futhi ibe indawo kaNkulunkulu wethu yokubeka izinyawo, *+ futhi ngenza namalungiselelo okwakha. + 3 Kodwa uNkulunkulu weqiniso wathi kimi, ‘Ngeke ulakhele indlu igama lami + ngoba ungumuntu wezimpi, futhi uye wachitha igazi.’ + 4 Nokho uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wakhetha mina kuyo yonke indlu kababa ukuba ngibe inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, + ngoba nguJuda amkhetha ukuba abe umholi, + futhi endlini kaJuda, indlu kababa, + naphakathi kwamadodana kababa, yimi amamukela, wangibeka ngaba inkosi phezu kwawo wonke u-Israyeli. + 5 Kuwo wonke amadodana ami—ngoba maningi amadodana uJehova anginike wona +—wakhetha uSolomoni + indodana yami ukuba ahlale esihlalweni sobukhosi bukaJehova phezu kuka-Israyeli. +
6 “Wathi kimi, ‘USolomoni indodana yakho nguye oyokwakha indlu yami namagceke ami, ngoba ngikhethe yena ukuba abe indodana yami, mina ngibe uyise. + 7 Ngiyobumisa buqine ubukhosi bakhe kuze kube phakade + uma ezimisela ukugcina imiyalo yami nezinqumo zami zokwahlulela + njengoba enza.’ 8 Ngakho phambi kwawo wonke u-Israyeli, ibandla likaJehova, nasezindlebeni zikaNkulunkulu wethu, ngithi: Gcinani ngokucophelela futhi nifune yonke imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ukuze nidle ifa laleli zwe elihle + futhi nilidlulisele emadodaneni enu njengefa laphakade.
9 “Wena Solomoni ndodana yami, yazi uNkulunkulu kayihlo futhi umkhonze ngenhliziyo ephelele *+ nangomphefumulo* ojabulayo,* ngoba uJehova uhlola zonke izinhliziyo, + futhi uqonda yonke imicabango nezifiso. + Uma umfuna, uyomthola, + kodwa uma umshiya, uyokulahla kuze kube phakade. + 10 Manje, lalela, ngoba uJehova ukukhethile ukuba umakhele indlu ibe indlu engcwele. Yiba nesibindi usebenze.”
11 UDavide wabe esenika uSolomoni indodana yakhe ipulani lokwakha + umpheme + nezindlu, amakamelo okugcina izimpahla, amagumbi asophahleni, amakamelo angaphakathi nendlu yesihlawulelo. + 12 Wamnika ipulani lokwakha zonke izinto eladluliselwa kuye ngokuphefumulelwa,* ipulani lamagceke + endlu kaJehova, lawo wonke amagumbi okudlela ayenxazonke, legumbi lengcebo yendlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso nelegumbi lengcebo yezinto ezingcwelisiwe; *+ 13 wamnika nomyalo ophathelene nezigaba zabapristi + nezamaLevi, nowayo yonke imisebenzi yenkonzo yendlu kaJehova, nowazo zonke izinto zenkonzo yendlu kaJehova; 14 washo isisindo segolide, igolide lazo zonke izinto zezinkonzo ezihlukahlukene, nesisindo sazo zonke izinto zesiliva, nesazo zonke izinto zezinkonzo ezihlukahlukene; 15 nesisindo sezinti zezibani zegolide + nezibani zazo zegolide, isisindo sezinti zezibani ezihlukahlukene nezibani zazo, nesisindo sezinti zezibani zesiliva, nesothi lwesibani ngalunye nezibani zalo ngokomsebenzi walo; 16 nesisindo segolide lamatafula ezinkwa ezitakelene *+ zetafula ngalinye, kanye nesiliva lamatafula esiliva, 17 nezimfologo, izitsha, ojeke begolide elingaxutshiwe, nesisindo sezitsha ezincane zegolide, + sesitsha esincane ngasinye, nesisindo sezitsha zesiliva ezincane, sesitsha esincane ngasinye. 18 Wamnika nesisindo segolide elicwengekile le-altare lempepho + nesomfanekiso wenqola, + okungukuthi, amakherubi + egolide ayelule amaphiko awo amboza umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova. 19 UDavide wathi: “Isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kwami, wanginika ukuqondisisa ukuze ngibhale + yonke imininingwane yepulani + lokwakha.”
20 UDavide wabe esethi kuSolomoni indodana yakhe: “Yiba nesibindi uqine, usebenze. Ungesabi noma wethuke ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wami, unawe. + Ngeke akulahle noma akushiye, + kodwa uzoba nawe uze uqedwe wonke umsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu kaJehova. 21 Lezi izigaba zabapristi + nezamaLevi + ezizokwenza yonke inkonzo yendlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso. Unezisebenzi ezizimisele nezinekhono ezizokwenza lonke uhlobo lwenkonzo, + kanye nezikhulu + nabo bonke abantu abazokwenza konke okushoyo.”