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6 USolomoni wathi ekubona lokho wathi: “Jehova, wena wathi uzahlala emnyameni+ owesabekayo. 2 Khathesi sengikwakhele indlu ephakemeyo, indawo ozahlala kuyo kuze kube nini lanini.”+

3 INkosi uSolomoni yatshibilika yabusisa bonke abantu bako-Israyeli. Ngalesosikhathi abantu babemile.+ 4 Yathi: “Kadunyiswe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, lowo okwenzileyo ngezandla zakhe lokho akukhuluma ngomlomo wakhe lapho ethembisa ubaba uDavida esithi, 5 ‘Kusukela ngelanga engakhipha ngalo abantu bami bako-Israyeli eGibhithe, angikaze ngikhethe idolobho kuzo zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli ukuthi ngakhelwe kulo indlu okuzadunyiswa khona ibizo lami,+ njalo angizange ngikhethe muntu ukuthi akhokhele abantu bami bako-Israyeli. 6 Kodwa khathesi sengikhethe iJerusalema+ ukuthi ibe yindawo lapho okuzadunyiswa khona ibizo lami, njalo ngikhethe uDavida ukuthi abuse abantu bami bako-Israyeli.’+ 7 UDavida ubaba wayefisa kakhulu* ukwakha indlu ezakwenza ibizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli+ lidunyiswe. 8 Kodwa uJehova wathi kuDavida ubaba, ‘Ubufisa kakhulu* ukwakha indlu ezakwenza ibizo lami lidunyiswe futhi isifiso sakho besisihle. 9 Kodwa ayisuwe ozakwakha indlu le, indodana yakho ozayizala yiyo ezakwakha indlu ezakwenza ibizo lami lidunyiswe.’+ 10 UJehova usekwenzile lokho ayekuthembisile. Yimi esengingene esikhundleni sikaDavida ubaba futhi sengihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sako-Israyeli,+ njengoba nje uJehova wathembisa.+ Sengakhe lendlu ezakwenza ibizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli lidunyiswe, 11 njalo ngifake kuyo ibhokisi okugcinwe kulo isivumelwano+ uJehova asenza labantu bako-Israyeli.”

12 Ngemva kwalokho uSolomoni wama phambi kwe-alithare likaJehova, abantu bonke bako-Israyeli bephambi kwakhe, wasephakamisela izandla zakhe phezulu.+ 13 (Phela uSolomoni wayeyenze isiteji sekhopha wasifaka phakathi laphakathi kweguma.+ Sasizingalo* ezinhlanu ubude, lezingalo ezinhlanu ububanzi njalo sizingalo ezintathu ukuphakama. Ngakho wama phezu kwaso.) Waguqa phambi kwabantu bonke bako-Israyeli ephakamisele izandla zakhe ezulwini+ 14 wathi: “Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akula omunye uNkulunkulu onjengawe ezulwini lasemhlabeni. Wena uyasigcina isivumelwano sakho futhi ulothando oluqotho ezincekwini zakho ezilandela imithetho yakho ngenhliziyo yonke.+ 15 Usigcwalisile isithembiso owasenza encekwini yakho uDavida ubaba.+ Wathembisa ngowakho umlomo futhi lamuhla ukwenzile ngesandla sakho+ lokho owawukuthembisile. 16 Khathesi-ke Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngicela usigcine isithembiso owasenza encekwini yakho uDavida ubaba usithi, ‘Nxa amadodana akho angananzelela indlela aphila ngayo, athembeke futhi alalele umthetho wami+ njengoba nje lawe ubuhamba ezindleleni zami,+ akusoze kuswelakale umuntu wosendo lwakho ozahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sako-Israyeli.’ 17 Ngakho-ke Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngicela usigcwalise isithembiso owasenza encekwini yakho uDavida.

18 “Kambe wena Nkulunkulu ungahlala labantu emhlabeni?+ Phela izulu ngokwalo, lona kanye izulu lamazulu alenelisi ukukuthwala.+ Pho indlu le engikwakhele yona ke?+ Incane kakhulu! 19 Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, khathesi ngicela ulalele umthandazo wenceku yakho, lesicelo sayo sokuthi ube lomusa kuyo. Ngicela uyizwe inceku yakho ekhalela uncedo, uzwe lomthandazo ewuthandaza phambi kwakho. 20 Amehlo akho kawahlale ekhangele indlu le ebusuku lemini, akhangele indawo le owathi ibizo lakho lizakuba kuyo,+ ukuze ulalele umthandazo inceku yakho ewenza ikhangele endaweni le. 21 Kwangathi ungalalela inceku yakho nxa ithandaza icela uncedo, ulalele lezicelo abantu bakho bako-Israyeli abazenza bekhangele endaweni le.+ Sengathi ungezwa usendaweni yakho yokuhlala ezulwini,+ uzwe njalo uthethelele.+

22 “Nxa umuntu angonela umakhelwane wakhe, umakhelwane wakhe amfungise* ukuze atshengise ukuthi ayisuye okwenzileyo lokho, umuntu lo owonileyo abesesiza phambi kwakho e-alithareni endlini le,+ 23 kwangathi ungezwa usezulwini wahlulele izinceku zakho, ujezise umuntu owenze okubi, umnike umvuzo walokho akwenzileyo+ njalo utsho ukuthi olungileyo kalacala ubusumnika umvuzo wokulunga kwakhe.+

24 “Nxa abantu bakho bako-Israyeli banganqotshwa yizitha zabo ngenxa yokuthi bebeqhubeka bekonela,+ besebephenduka badumise ibizo lakho+ njalo bathandaze+ phambi kwakho besendlini le+ bekuncenga ukuthi ube lomusa kubo, 25 kwangathi ungezwa usezulwini+ uthethelele isono sabantu bakho bako-Israyeli, ubabuyisele elizweni owabanika lona, bona labokhokho babo.+

26 “Nxa amazulu angavaleka kungabi lezulu+ ngoba bebeqhubeka bekonela,+ besebethandaza bekhangele endaweni le badumise ibizo lakho njalo batshiye izono zabo ngenxa yokuthi ubajezisile,+ 27 sengathi ungezwa usezulwini uthethelele isono sezinceku zakho, abantu bako-Israyeli, ubusubafundisa okuhle okumele bakwenze+ njalo wenze ukuthi izulu line+ elizweni lakho owalinika abantu bakho ukuthi libe lilifa labo.

28 “Nxa kungaba lendlala elizweni,+ kumbe isifo,+ kumbe umoya otshisa izilimo, loba umkhuhlane ohlasela izilimo,+ loba umtshitshi wentethe, kumbe intethe ezitshaya zibhuqe emasimini,+ kumbe nxa izitha zingabavimbezela kwelinye lamadolobho aselizweni,+ loba kube lolunye uhlupho kumbe umkhuhlane,+ 29 besekusithi loba ngubani kumbe bonke abantu bakho bako-Israyeli bathandaze+ becela ukuthi ube lomusa kubo+ njalo baphakamise izandla zabo bekhangele endlini le,+ (ngoba umuntu ngamunye uyalwazi uhlupho lwakhe lobuhlungu aphakathi kwabo),+ 30 kwangathi ungezwa usezulwini lapho ohlala khona,+ ubathethelele+ ubusunika umuntu ngamunye umvuzo ohambelana lezenzo zakhe ngoba wena uyazazi inhliziyo zabo. (Nguwe wedwa okwazi kuhle okusenhliziyweni yomuntu.)+ 31 Lokhu kuzakwenza bakwesabe njalo bahambe ezindleleni zakho zonke insuku behlala elizweni owalinika okhokho bethu.

32 “Lomuntu wesinye isizwe ongayisuye wako-Israyeli osuka elizweni elikhatshana ngoba ezwe ngebizo lakho elikhulu,*+ langesandla sakho esilamandla langengalo yakho eyeluliweyo, obuya lapha azothandaza ekhangele endlini le,+ 33 kwangathi ungamlalela usezulwini lapho ohlala khona, wenze konke lowomuntu wesinye isizwe acela ukuthi umenzele khona ukuze bonke abantu abasemhlabeni balazi ibizo lakho+ njalo bakwesabe njengabantu bakho bako-Israyeli, bakwazi ukuthi indlu le engiyakhileyo yenza ukuthi ibizo lakho lidunyiswe.

34 “Nxa abantu bakho ungabathuma+ loba ngaphi ukuthi bayekulwa lezitha zabo, besebethandaza+ kuwe bekhangele edolobheni leli olikhethileyo lasendlini engiyakhele ukuthi yenze ibizo lakho lidunyiswe,+ 35 sengathi ungawuzwa umthandazo wabo usezulwini, uzwe lesicelo sabo sokuthi ube lomusa kubo, ubusubancedisa.+

36 “Nxa bangakonela (njengoba kungelamuntu ongoniyo),+ ubusubathukuthelela ubanikele esitheni sabo sibathumbe sihambe labo elizweni laso, kungelani lokuthi likhatshana kumbe liseduze,+ 37 besebezisola bekhonale elizweni lesitha sabo, baphenduke kuwe bakuncenge ukuthi ube lomusa kubo beselizweni lesitha sabo besithi, ‘Sonile senza okubi, siphambanisile,’+ 38 besebephenduka kuwe ngenhliziyo yonke+ langomphefumulo* wonke bekhonale elizweni abathunjwe+ bahanjiswa kulo, njalo bathandaze kuwe bekhangele elizweni labo owalinika okhokho babo futhi bekhangele edolobheni olikhethileyo+ lasendlini engiyakhele ukuthi yenze ibizo lakho lidunyiswe, 39 kwangathi ungawuzwa umthandazo wabo usezulwini lapho ohlala khona, uzwe lesicelo sabo sokuthi ube lomusa kubo, ubusubanceda+ njalo ubathethelele abantu bakho abakoneleyo.

40 “Khathesi-ke awu Nkulunkulu wami, kwangathi ungavula amehlo akho ubone, futhi ulalele imithandazo eyenziwa endaweni le.*+ 41 Phakama awu Jehova Nkulunkulu, uye endaweni yakho yokuphumula,+ wena lebhokisi lakho lesivumelwano elitshengisa ukuthi ulamandla. Kwangathi abaphristi bakho Jehova Nkulunkulu bangembatha insindiso, abantu bakho abaqotho bathokoze ngobuhle bakho.+ 42 Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu, ungamlahli ogcotshiweyo wakho.+ Kwangathi ungalukhumbula uthando lwakho oluqotho owalutshengisa inceku yakho uDavida.”+