2 Tikhronike
2 Solomoni wabese ukhipha umyalo wekutsi kwakhiwe indlu letawubitwa ngelibito laJehova+ nendlu* yembuso wakhe.+ 2 Solomoni wakhetsa emadvodza langu-70 000 kutsi abe tisebenti letivamile,* langu-80 000 kutsi acetule ematje etintsabeni+ aphindze awalungise kahle nalangu-3 600 kutsi abe tindvuna talamadvodza.+ 3 Ngetulu kwaloko, Solomoni watfumela livi kuHiramu+ inkhosi yaseThire, lelitsi: “Ngicela ungentele loko lowakwentela babe wami Davide ngesikhatsi umtfumelela tingodvo temsedari kuze kwakhiwe indlu* labekatawuhlala kuyo.+ 4 Nyalo ngakha indlu letawubitwa ngelibito laJehova Nkulunkulu wami kuze ngimngcwelisele yona, ngishise imphepho lenukelelako+ embikwakhe, kuze tinkhwa letititaki*+ tibekwe njalo, kwentiwe neminikelo yekushiswa ekuseni nakusihlwa,+ ngemaSabatha,+ ekwetfwaseni kwenyanga+ nangetikhatsi temikhosi+ yaJehova Nkulunkulu wetfu. Ema-Israyeli kufanele ahlale akwenta loku. 5 Lendlu lengiyakhako itawuba yinkhulu ngobe Nkulunkulu wetfu mkhulu kunabo bonkhe labanye bonkulunkulu. 6 Ngubani longamakhela indlu? Ngisho emazulu, emazulu angeke akwati kumetfwala,+ bengingubani-ke mine kutsi ngingamakhela indlu ngaphandle kwekutsi ngakhe indzawo nje, lapho kutaboshiselwa khona imihlatjelo yekushiswa embikwakhe? 7 Ngako-ke, tfumelela indvodza lenguchwephesha nalenelikhono lekusebenta ngeligolide, ngelisiliva, ngelitfusi,+ ngensimbi, nangentsambo lebukhwebeletane,* lebubendze nangaleluhlata njengesibhakabhaka. Lendvodza kufanele ikwati nekudvweba imidvwebo. Itawusebenta kaJuda naseJerusalema kanye netisebenti tami letinelikhono lengatinikwa ngubabe wami Davide.+ 8 Ngitfumelele netingodvo temsedari, temjunipha+ netem-algamu+ letisuka eLebanoni ngobe ngati kahle kutsi tinceku takho tinelwati ekugawuleni tihlahla eLebanoni.+ Tinceku tami titawusebentisana netinceku takho+ 9 kuze tingilungiselele tingodvo letinyenti, ngobe indlu lengitawuyakha itawuba yinkhulu ngendlela lemangalisako. 10 Letinceku takho ngitawutinika kudla,+ labagawula tihlahla ngitabanika emalitha langu-4 400 000* akolo, emalitha langu-4 400 000 ebhali, emalitha langu-440 000* eliwayini nemalitha langu-440 000 emafutsa.”
11 Hiramu inkhosi yaseThire wase ubhalela Solomoni umlayeto lotsi: “Jehova ukubeke kutsi ube yinkhosi yebantfu bakhe ngobe uyabatsandza.” 12 Hiramu wabese utsi: “Shengatsi angadvunyiswa Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lowadala emazulu nemhlaba ngobe unikete iNkhosi Davide indvodzana lehlakaniphile+ nalenelikhono lekucondza tintfo,+ letakwakha indlu yaJehova kanye nendlu yembuso wayo. 13 Nyalo ngitfumela Hiramu-abi+ indvodza lenelikhono nalenguchwephesha, 14 uyindvodzana yemfati wakaDani kodvwa babe wakhe waseThire; unelwati ekusebenteni ngeligolide, ngelisiliva, ngelitfusi, ngensimbi, ngematje, ngetingodvo nangentsambo lebukhwebeletane, naleluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, futsi unelwati ekusebenteni ngendvwangu lecolisakele nalebubendze.+ Unelikhono lekudvweba nome ngabe nguluphi luhlobo lwemdvwebo nemapulani lanikwe wona.+ Utawusebenta netisebenti takho letinelikhono kanye netisebenti letinelikhono tenkhosi yami Davide, babe wakho. 15 Inkhosi yami ayitfumele lokolo, ibhali, emafutsa kanye neliwayini lekwetsembise tinceku tayo.+ 16 Sitawugawula tihlahla eLebanoni+ kuye ngekutsi ufuna letingakanani futsi sitatitfumela kuwe tibe yimitfwalo tihambe ngelwandle loluya eJopha;+ utawubese ukhuphukela nato eJerusalema.”+
17 Solomoni wabese ubala onkhe emadvodza akuletinye tive,* lebekaseveni laka-Israyeli+ ngemuva kwekubalwa kwebantfu lokwentiwa ngubabe wakhe Davide+ futsi kwatfolakala emadvodza langu-153 600. 18 Langu-70 000 wawenta tisebenti letivamile,* langu-80 000 wawanika umsebenti wekucetula ematje+ etintsabeni aphindze awalungise kahle, kwase kutsi langu-3 600 wawabeka aba tindvuna talabantfu lebebasebenta.+