Lithempeli LaJehova

Ngesikhatsi Solomoni sekayiNkhosi ka-Israyeli, Jehova wambuta watsi: ‘Yini longatsandza kutsi ngikunike yona?’ Solomoni watsi: ‘Ngisengumfanyana nje futsi ngite lwati lwekubusa bantfu. Ngicela ungiphe kuhlakanipha ngitewukhona kwehlulela bantfu bakho.’ Jehova watsi: ‘Ngobe ucele kuhlakanipha, kute lotawuhlakanipha njengawe emhlabeni. Ngitakwenta unjinge kakhulu futsi nangabe ungilalela ngitakunika imphilo lendze.’

Solomoni wacala kwakha lithempeli. Wasebentisa ligolide, lisiliva, sigodvo nematje. Tinkhulungwane temadvodza nebafati labanemakhono tasebenta ekwakheni lelithempeli. Ngemuva kweminyaka lengu-7, umsebenti wekwakha lithempeli besewuphelile futsi besekufanele liniketelwe kuJehova. Bekuneli-al’thare futsi kunemihlatjelo yekushiswa. Solomoni waguca embikwaleli-al’thare futsi wathantaza watsi: ‘Awu! Jehova, ngisho emazulu, emazulu laphakeme kakhulu angeke akwetfwale; kangakanani-ke lendlu lengiyakhile, sicela wemukele kukhonta kwetfu futsi ulalele imithantazo yetinceku takho.’ Yini Jehova layicabanga ngelithempeli nangemthantazo waSolomoni? Nakacedza kuthantaza, kwehla umlilo wafike washisa umhlatjelo lebewuselatini. Jehova walemukela lelithempeli. Nakabona loku ema-Israyeli ajabula kakhulu.

INkhosi Solomoni yatiwa ngekuhlakanipha kwayo esiveni sonkhe saka-Israyeli nasetindzaweni letikhashane. Bantfu bebeta bacele lusito kuSolomoni ngetinkinga tabo. Ngisho nendlovukazi yaseSheba yeta kutotibonela kuhlakanipha kwaSolomoni futsi yambuta imibuto lematima. Nayiva timphendvulo taSolomoni yatsi: ‘Angikakukholwa loko bantfu labangitjele kona ngawe, kodvwa sengiyabona kutsi kuhlakanipha kwakho kukwendlula khashane loko lengikuvile ngawe. Nkulunkulu wakho Jehova ukubusisile.’ Sive saka-Israyeli besihleli kahle futsi sijabulile. Kepha tintfo besetitawushintja.