2 iziKronike Chapter 1
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USolomoni indodana kaDavide waqiniswa ebukhosini bakhe ; uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wayenaye, wamkhulisa kakhulu.
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USolomoni wakhuluma kuye wonke u -Israyeli, nakuzo izinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, nakubahluleli, nakuzo zonke izikhulu kwa - Israyeli wonke, izinhloko zawoyise.
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Wahamba uSolomoni, nebandla lonke linaye , waya endaweni ephakemeyo yaseGibeyoni, ngokuba kwakukhona lapho itende lokuhlangana likaNkulunkulu elalenziwe nguMose inceku kaJehova ehlane.
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Kepha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uDavide wayewukhuphulile eKiriyati Jeharimi, wawuyisa endaweni uDavide ayewulungisele yona , ngokuba wayewumisele itende eJerusalema.
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Futhi i -altare lethusi elalenziwe nguBesaleli indodana ka -Uri kaHure lalilapho phambi kwetabernakele likaJehova ; uSolomoni nebandla baya ukubuza kulo.
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USolomoni wanikela khona phambi kukaJehova e -altare lethusi elalingasetendeni lokuhlangana , wanikela ngeminikelo eyinkulungwane yokushiswa phezu kwalo.
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Ngalobo busuku uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuSolomoni , wathi kuye : Cela lokhu othanda ukuba ngikunike khona.
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Wayesethi uSolomoni kuNkulunkulu : Umenzele uDavide ubaba umusa omkhulu, wangibeka inkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
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Ngalokho, Jehova Nkulunkulu , maliqiniswe izwi lakho kuDavide ubaba , ngokuba ungibeke inkosi phezu kwabantu abangangothuli lomhlabathi ngobuningi.
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Ngiphe manje ukuhlakanipha nokwazi ukuba ngiphume , ngingene phambi kwalabo bantu , ngokuba ngubani ongahlulela labo bantu bakho abakhulu kangaka na?
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Wayesethi uNkulunkulu kuSolomoni : Ngenxa yokuba lokho kwakusenhliziyweni yakho , ungacelanga ingcebo , nemfuyo, nodumo, nokuphila kwabakuzondayo , futhi ungacelanga imihla eminingi , kepha wazicelela ukuhlakanipha nokwazi ukuba wahlulele abantu bami engikubeke inkosi phezu kwabo,
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uyakuphiwa ukuhlakanipha nokwazi ; ngiyakukunika nengcebo, nemfuyo, nodumo, angazange abe nakho okungako amakhosi ayengaphambi kwakho , nalandelayo emva kwakho awayikuba nakho.
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USolomoni wayesesuka endaweni ephakemeyo yaseGibeyoni etendeni lokuhlangana, waya eJerusalema; wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli.
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USolomoni wabutha izinqola nabam ahhashi; wayenezinqola eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amane nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, owakubeka emizini yezinqola nasenkosini eJerusalema.
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Inkosi yenza isiliva negolide kuvame eJerusalema njengamatshe , nemisedari yayenza ibe njengemithombe esigodini ngobuningi.
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Amahhashi uSolomoni ayenawo ayekhishwe eGibithe ; abathengi benkosi bawamukela ngamadlanzi, yilelo nalelo dlanzi ngentengo yalo.
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Bakhuphula, bakhipha eGibithe inqola ngamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha esiliva , nehhashi ng ayikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu ; bawakhiphela kanjalo onke amakhosi amaHeti namakhosi ase -Aramu ngezandla zabo.