2 iziKronike Chapter 5
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Wawusuphela-ke wonke umsebenzi uSolomoni awenzela indlu kaJehova . USolomoni wangenisa izinto ezazingcweliswe nguDavide uyise , kanye nesiliva negolide , nazo zonke izitsha , wakubeka engcebeni yendlu kaNkulunkulu.
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Khona uSolomoni wabutha amalunga akwa -Israyeli, nazo zonke izinhloko zezizwe, izikhulu zawoyise babantwana bakwa -Israyeli eJerusalema ukuba bakhuphule umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova emzini kaDavide oyiSiyoni.
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Onke amadoda akwa -Israyeli abuthana enkosini emkhosini wasenyangeni yesikhombisa.
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Esefikile onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli, amaLevi aphakamisa umphongolo.
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Akhuphula umphongolo , netende lokuhlangana , nazo zonke izinto ezingcwele ezazisetendeni, kwakhushulwa ngabapristi namaLevi.
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Inkosi uSolomoni nayo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli eyayihlangene kuyo babe phambi komphongolo behlaba izimvu nezinkabi ezingenakulotshwa , zingenakubalwa ngobuningi bazo.
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Abapristi ba wungenisa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova endaweni yawo egumbini lendlu , indawo engcwelengcwele , phansi kwamaphiko amakherubi.
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Ngokuba amakherubi awelula amaphiko awo phezu kwendawo yomphongolo, amakherubi asibekela umphongolo nezinti zawo ngaphezulu.
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Izinti zazizinde kangako ukuba izihloko zezinti zibonakale zeqe emphongolweni phambi kwegumbi ; kepha zazingabonakali ngapha ndle; usekhona lapho kuze kube namuhla.
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Kwakungekho lutho emphongolweni, kuphela izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe ezabekwa khona nguMose eHorebe , lapho uJehova enza isivumelwano nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe.
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Kwathi lapho abapristi seb ephumile endaweni engcwele ngokuba bonke abapristi ababe khona babezingcwelisile bengazigcinanga izigaba zabo,
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kusemi ngasempumalanga kwe -altare amaLevi, abahlabeleli bonke, kanye no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni, namadodana abo, nabafowabo, bembethe ilineni elicolekileyo , bephethe amasimbali , nezingubhu, namahabhu, kukhona kanye nabo abapristi abayikhulu namash umi amabili bekhalisa amacilongo
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nalapho abaphethe amacilongo nabahlabeleli bezwakalisa kanyekanye izwi linye lokudumisa nokubonga uJehova , nanxa bekhalisa amacilongo namasimbali nezinto zokubethwa , bedumisa uJehova ngokuba muhle nangokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, khona indlu yagcwaliswa yifu , yona le ndlu kaJehova,
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baze bangema abapristi ukukhonza ngenxa yefu ; ngokuba inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaNkulunkulu.