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7 USolomoni wathi eqeda nje ukuthandaza,+ kwehla umlilo uvela ezulwini+ watshisa umnikelo wokutshiswa kanye lemihlatshelo, inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwala indlu yonke.+ 2 Abaphristi behluleka ukungena endlini kaJehova ngoba inkazimulo kaJehova yayisigcwele endlini kaJehova.+ 3 Bonke abantu bako-Israyeli babekhangele ngesikhathi umlilo usehla, lenkazimulo kaJehova isembesa indlu. Baguqa bathi mbo phansi ngobuso endaweni eyayigandelwe ngamatshe, babonga uJehova “ngoba muhle futhi uthando lwakhe oluqotho luhlala kuze kube nini lanini.”
4 Ngemva kwalokho inkosi labantu bonke benza imihlatshelo phambi kukaJehova.+ 5 INkosi uSolomoni yenza umhlatshelo ngenkomo ezingu-22 000 langezimvu ezingu-120 000. Ngakho inkosi labo bonke abantu bathakazelela ukuphela kokwakhiwa kwendlu kaNkulunkulu+ weqiniso. 6 Abaphristi babemi ezindaweni zabo, lamaLevi emi ezindaweni zawo ethwele iziginci ezazitshaywa nxa kuhlatshelelwa uJehova.+ (INkosi uDavida yayenze iziginci lezi ukuze zisetshenziswe nxa kubongwa uJehova, “ngoba uthando lwakhe oluqotho luhlala kuze kube nini lanini.” UDavida wayetshaya iziginci lezi nxa edumisa uNkulunkulu.) Abaphristi babemi maqondana lamaLevi betshaya amacilongo,+ bewakhalisela phezulu. Bonke abantu bako-Israyeli babemile.
7 Ngalelolanga inkosi yangcwelisa indawo esegumeni eliphambi kwendlu kaJehova ngoba kwasekumele yenzele kuyo iminikelo yokutshiswa,+ inikele langamafutha emihlatshelo yobudlelwano. Phela i-alithare lekhopha+ elalenziwe nguSolomoni lalilincane kakhulu ukuthi kwenzelwe kulo imihlatshelo yokutshiswa leminikelo yamabele+ kanye leyamafutha.+ 8 Ngalesosikhathi uSolomoni labantu bonke bako-Israyeli benza umkhosi okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+ Kwakulabantu abanengi kakhulu ababebuye bevela eLebho-hamathi* kuze kuyefika esihotsheni* seGibhithe.+ 9 Banikela e-alithareni okwamalanga ayisikhombisa, benza ledili okwamalanga ayisikhombisa. Kodwa umhlangano ongcwele+ bawenza ngelanga lesi-8.* 10 Kwasekusithi ngelanga lesi-23 ngenyanga yesikhombisa, uSolomoni wathi abantu babuyele emizini yabo. Babuyela bethokoza+ njalo lenhliziyo zabo zichelesile ngenxa yakho konke okuhle uJehova ayekwenzele uDavida loSolomoni labantu bakhe bako-Israyeli.+
11 USolomoni waqeda ukwakha indlu kaJehova lendlu yakhe.*+ Waphumelela+ ukwenza konke ayekufisa ngendlu kaJehova langendlu yakhe. 12 UJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni+ ebusuku wathi kuye: “Ngiwuzwile umthandazo wakho futhi indlu le sengiyikhethile ukuthi ibe yindawo okuzanikelwa kuyo imihlatshelo+ yami. 13 Nxa ngingavala amazulu, ngenze ukuthi kungabi lezulu, kumbe nxa ngingathumela intethe ukuthi zitshabalalise ilizwe, kumbe ngithumele isifo ebantwini bami, 14 abantu bami ababizwa+ ngebizo lami besebezithoba+ bathandaze becela ukuthi ngibe lomusa kubo futhi batshiye izenzo zabo ezimbi,+ lapho-ke ngizabezwa ngisezulwini ngibathethelele izono zabo njalo ngivuselele ilizwe labo.+ 15 Ngizahlala ngibalalela labo abathandaza besendaweni le+ futhi amehlo ami azahlala ebabona. 16 Sengikhethe indlu le ngayenza yaba ngcwele ukuze ibizo lami lihlale kuyo kuze kube nini lanini.+ Ngizaqhubeka ngiyikhangele futhi inhliziyo yami izahlala ikuyo zikhathi zonke.+
17 “Nxa ungahamba ezindleleni zami njengoyihlo uDavida, wenze konke engikutshele khona njalo ulalele imithetho yami lezahlulelo zami,+ 18 ngizabuqinisa ubukhosi bakho,+ njengoba nje ngenza isivumelwano loyihlo uDavida+ ngisithi, ‘Akusoze kuswelakale umuntu wosendo lwakho ozabusa abako-Israyeli.’+ 19 Kodwa nxa lingangifulathela, liyekele ukulandela izimiso zami lemilayo yami engilinike yona, beselihamba liyekhonza abanye onkulunkulu libakhothamele,+ 20 ngizabasusa abako-Israyeli elizweni lami engibaphe lona+ futhi indlu le engiyenze yaba ngcwele ngenxa yebizo lami ngizayisusa phambi kwami. Ngizakwenza ibe yinhlekisa futhi ichothozwe ngabantu bezizwe zonke.+ 21 Indlu le izakuba lunxiwa njalo wonke umuntu odlulayo uzayikhangela amangale+ kakhulu athi, ‘Kungani uJehova enze into enje elizweni leli lasendlini le?’+ 22 Bazamphendula bathi, ‘Ubehlisele+ umonakalo lo ngenxa yokuthi bamtshiyile uJehova+ uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo owabakhipha elizweni leGibhithe,+ balandela abanye onkulunkulu babakhonza+ futhi babakhothamela.’”