1 Kings 8 — Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

1Waza uSolomon wawabizela kuye amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, neentloko zonke zezindlu zooyise, iintloko zezindlu zoonyana bakaSirayeli, kukumkani uSolomon eYerusalem, ukuba ayithabathe kuwo umzi ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova kaDavide, waseZiyon.

5uKumkani uSolomon nebandla lonke lamaSirayeli elalihlanganiselwe kuye phambi kweTyeya, babingelela ngezimvu neenkomo ezingenakulinganiswa okanye zibalwe ngenxa yesihlwele esikhulu.

6Bayizisa ababingeleli ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova endaweni yayo, endlwini engaphakathi endlwini, kwiNgcwele kaNgcwele, phantsi kwamaphiko eekherubhi.

7Ngokuba iikerubhi zaye ziwolule amaphiko azo phezu kwendawo yetyeya, iikerubhi zayisithelisa ityeya nezibonda zayo ngaphezulu.

8Wazithula ke imithwalo, azabonakala izikali endaweni engcwele phambi kwendlu, zingabonakali ngaphandle; zisekho unanamhla.

9Kwakungekho nto etyeyeni ngaphandle kwamacwecwe amabini awayewabeke apho uMoses eHorebhe, xa uYehova wenza umnqophiso noonyana bakaSirayeli ekuphumeni kwabo ezweni laseYiputa.

10Kwathi, ekuphumeni kwababingeleli engcweleni, lasuka ilifu layizalisa indlu kaYehova;

11ababingeleli ababa nakuma balungiselele ngenxa yelifu, ngokuba ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova bazala endlwini kaYehova.

12Wathi uSolomon, uYehova wathi, niya kuhlala ebumnyameni.

13Mna ke ndikwakhele indlu apho uya kuhlala khona, indawo eqinileyo oya kuhlala kuyo ngonaphakade.

14Wee guququ ukumkani walisikelela lonke ibandla lakwaSirayeli, laza lonke ibandla lakwaSirayeli lema.

15Wathi, Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, owathethayo ngomlomo wakhe kuDavide ubawo, wakuzalisa ngesandla sakhe, esithi,

16Kususela kwimini yokubakhupha kwam abantu bam amaSirayeli eYiputa, andinyulanga mzi ezizweni zonke zakwaSirayeli wokwakha indlu, yokuba libe khona igama lam; ke mna ndinyule uDavide ukuba abe yinganga yabantu bam amaSirayeli.

17Kwaye kukho entliziyweni kaDavide ubawo ukuthi alakhele indlu igama likaYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli.

18Wathi uYehova kuDavide ubawo, Ukuba bekusentliziyweni yakho ukuthi ulakhele indlu igama lam, walungisa ngokwentliziyo yakho;

19Ke wena akuwenzi umzi; kodwa unyana wakho uya kuphuma esinqeni sakho, yena uya kulakhela indlu igama lam.

20Yaye uYehova walizalisekisa ilizwi lakhe awalithethayo, yaye ndema egumbini likabawo uDavide ndaza ndahlala etroneni yakwaSirayeli, kanye njengoko uYehova wayethethile, ndaza ndalakhela indlu igama likaYehova uThixo kwaSirayeli.

21Ndayilungisa ityeya apho kwakukho umnqophiso kaYehova awawenzayo nookhokho bethu ekubakhupheni kwakhe ezweni laseYiputa.

22Wema ke uSolomon phambi kwesibingelelo sikaYehova phambi kwebandla lonke lakwaSirayeli, wazolulela ezulwini izandla zakhe.

23Wathi, Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, akukho Thixo unjengawe emazulwini nasehlabathini, ubagcinelayo umnqophiso nenceba abakhonzi bakho, abahamba phambi kwakho ngentliziyo yabo yonke;

24owamthembisayo umkhonzi wakho uDavide, ubawo, oko wakuthethayo kuye; uthethe ngomlomo wakho, wakwenza ngesandla sakho njengoko kunjalo namhla.

25Ngako oko uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, umqinisele umkhonzi wakho uDavide ubawo oko wakuthethayo kuye, wathi, Emehlweni am akuyi kufunwa mntu, uhleli etroneni yakwaSirayeli; ukuze oonyana bakho bayigcine indlela yabo, bahambe phambi kwam, njengoko wahamba ngako wena phambi kwam.

26Kaloku, Thixo kaSirayeli, malinyaniseke ilizwi lakho, owalixelela umkhonzi wakho uDavide ubawo.

27Kodwa ngaba ngokwenene uThixo uya kuhlala emhlabeni? Yabonani, amazulu, nezulu lawo amazulu, alilingani; Ingakanani le ndlu ndiyakhileyo?

28Khawuphulaphule umthandazo womkhonzi wakho nesicelo sakhe, Yehova Thixo wam, ukuphulaphule isikhalo nomthandazo athandaza ngawo umkhonzi wakho phambi kwakho namhlanje;

29ukuze amehlo akho avuleke le ndlu imini nobusuku, nendawo owathi ngayo, ‘Igama lam liya kuba lapho, ukuze niwuphulaphule umthandazo womkhonzi wakho wokwenza kule ndawo.

30Phulaphula umthandazo womkhonzi wakho, nowoonyana bakho amaSirayeli, abaya kuthandaza ngako kule ndawo; yivani, nina basemazulwini, esakhiweni senu; xa uthe weva, xolela;

31Xa athe umntu woniwa ngummelwane wakhe, wamfungela, kwaza kwafika isifungo phambi kwesibingelelo sakho kule ndlu;

32Khawuve ke emazulwini, wenze, ugwebe kubakhonzi bakho, umgwebe ongendawo, uyibeke indlela yakhe entlokweni yakhe; Ilungisa limnike ngokobulungisa bakhe.

33Xa abantu bakho amaSirayeli boyiswa lutshaba, kuba bekonile, babuya beza kuwe, bathandaza, bathandaza kuwe kule ndlu;

34Ke kaloku yiva usemazulwini, usixolele isono sabantu bakho amaSirayeli, ubabuyisele kwilizwe owalinika ookhokho babo.

35Ukuba livalekile izulu, akwabakho mvula, ngokuba bakonile; xa bethandaza kule ndawo kwaye babiza igama lakho kwaye baguquke kwisono sabo ukuba uyabacinezela;

36Ke kaloku yiva usemazulwini, usixolele isono sabakhonzi bakho nesabantu bakho amaSirayeli, ukuze ubafundise indlela elungileyo abafanele bahambe ngayo, nokunisa imvula ezweni lakho olinike abantu bakho njengelifa.

37“Ukuba kuthe kwakho indlala elizweni, xa kuthe kwakho indyikitya yokufa, izikhukula, iinkumbi, iinkumbi; Xa iintshaba zabo zabangqinga elizweni lemizi yabo; nasiphi na isifo, nokuba siyintoni na;

38Umthandazo nawo nawuphi na umthandazo othe wacelwa nguye nabani na okanye ngabantu bakho bonke amaSirayeli, bayakwazi ngamnye ukufa kwentliziyo yakhe baze bazolulele izandla zabo kule ndlu;

39Yiva ke ngoko wena emazulwini, apho uhlala khona, uxolele; ngokuba nguwe wedwa ozaziyo iintliziyo zoonyana babantu;

40ukuze bakoyike yonke imihla yobomi babo, emhlabeni owawunika oobawo.

41Ke yena owasemzini, ongengowesizwe sakowenu, osuka kwilizwe elikude ngenxa yegama lakho;

42Kuba baya kuliva igama lakho elikhulu, nesandla sakho esithe nkqi, nengalo yakho ethe tye, ukuba uthe weza wathandaza ekule ndlu;

43Yiva xa usemazulwini, kwindawo ohlala kuyo, wenze ngokuvumelana nako konke okubiza ngako iintlanga, ukuze zonke iintlanga zomhlaba zilazi igama lakho, mazikoyike, kanye njengomphefumlo wakho abantu bakwaSirayeli; bazi ukuba igama lakho libizwe phezu kwale ndlu ndiyakhileyo.

44Xa abantu bakho bathe bazihlasela iintshaba zabo, apho ubathumela khona, bathandaza kuYehova bebhekisa kulo mzi uwunyulileyo, nakule ndlu ndiyakhele igama lakho;

45Yiva usemazulwini umthandazo wabo nokutarhuzisa kwabo, ubamele esikhundleni sabo.

46Ukuba bathe bakona kuwe (ngenxa yokuba kungekho bani ungoniyo) uze ube nomsindo kubo uze ubanikele ezandleni zeentshaba, zaza zabathimbela kwilizwe lotshaba; kude okanye kufutshane;

47Kodwa ukuba bacinga ngelizwe ababethinjelwe kulo, baguquka baze babongoze kuwe ngokunyanisekileyo elizweni labo bathinjwa, besithi: “Sonile senza ububi, senze ububi ububi;

48abuyela kuwe ngentliziyo yawo yonke, nangomphefumlo wawo wonke, esezweni leentshaba zawo ezaziwathimbile, athandaza kuwe, ebhekisa ezweni lawo owalinika ooyise, umzi owawunyulayo, nendlu endiyakhele igama lakho;

49Yiva umthandazo wabo nokutarhuzisa kwabo usemazulwini, ekuhlaleni kwakho, ubamele ngenxa yabo.

50Baxolele abantu bakho abonileyo kuwe, nezikreqo zabo zonke abakona ngazo kuwe, ube nemfesane kubo phambi kwababathimbileyo, ukuze babe nosizi ngabo.

51Ngokuba ngabantu bakho, nelifa lakho, owabakhuphayo eYiputa ezikweni lesinyithi;

52ukuze amehlo akho akhangele emthandazweni womkhonzi wakho nomthandazo wabantu bakho amaSirayeli, ukuze ubaphulaphule kuyo yonk’ into abaya kubhenela kuyo kuwe.

53Ngenxa enokuba wabanyula ezizweni zonke zehlabathi, ukuba babe lilifa lakho, njengoko wathethayo ngoMoses umkhonzi wakho, ekubakhupheni kwakho oobawo eYiputa, Nkosi Yehova.

54Akugqiba uSolomon ukwenza wonke lo mthandazo nezibongozo kuYehova, wema phambi kwesibingelelo sikaYehova, eguqe ngamadolo nezandla zakhe ezolulele ezulwini.

55Wesuka wema, walisikelela lonke ibandla lakwaSirayeli ngelizwi elikhulu, wathi:

56Makabongwe uYehova, obaphumzayo abantu bakhe amaSirayeli ngako konke wakuthethayo; akwasala nalinye ilizwi kuwo onke amazwi akhe alungileyo, awawathethayo ngoMoses umkhonzi wakhe.

57uYehova uThixo wethu makabe nathi, njengokuba wayenoobawo bethu; makangasishiyi, makangasishiyi;

58ukuze ayithobele kuye intliziyo yethu ukuba sihambe ngeendlela zakhe zonke, sigcine imiyalelo yakhe, nemithetho yakhe, nezigwebo zakhe, awabawisela umthetho ngazo oobawo.

59La mazwi am ndiwathandazayo phambi koYehova ngamana abe kufuphi noYehova uThixo wethu imini nobusuku ukuze ayixhase imeko yomkhonzi wakhe nemeko yabantu bakhe amaSirayeli ngamaxesha onke, njengoko kuyimfuneko;

60ukuze bonke abantu behlabathi bazi ukuba uYehova unguThixo, akukho wumbi.

61Ke kaloku mazigqibelele iintliziyo zenu kuYehova uThixo wethu, ukuba nihambe ngemithetho yakhe emisiweyo, niyigcine imithetho yakhe, njengoko namhla kunjalo.

62uYehova namaSirayeli onke bazisa umnikelo phambi koYehova.

63uSolomon wabingelela umbulelo kuYehova, wawuzisa kuYehova: iinkomo ezingamashumi amabini anesibini amawaka, nekhulu elinamanci amabini lamawaka empalula emfutshane. Waphuma ke ukumkani noonyana bonke bakaSirayeli endlwini kaYehova.

64Ngaloo mini ukumkani wawungcwalisa umphakathi wentendelezo phambi kwendlu kaYehova; kuba kulapho wazisa khona iminikelo etshiswayo nemibingelelo etshiswayo namanqatha emibingelelo yombulelo, ngenxa yokuba isibingelelo sobhedu esasiphambi koYehova sasincinane kakhulu ukuba singawamkela umnikelo otshiswayo nomnikelo otshiswayo namanqatha imibingelelo yoxolo.

65Ngelo xesha uSolomon wenza itheko nawo onke amaSirayeli ekunye naye, ibandla elikhulu, ukususela ekungeneni kweHamati ukusa kuMlambo waseYiputa, phambi koYehova uThixo wethu, iintsuku ezisixhenxe neentsuku ezisixhenxe, iintsuku ezilishumi elinesine.

66Ngosuku lwesibhozo wathi ebantwini mabahambe, baza bambonga ukumkani baza baya ezintenteni zabo bevuya yaye ezintliziyweni zabo benemihlali ngenxa yokulunga konke uYehova awakwenzayo kuDavide umkhonzi wakhe nakubantu bakhe amaSirayeli.