2 Kroniku 6

1 Anante Solomoni'a amanage huno nunamuna hu'ne, Ra Anumzamoka hanintiri hu'nea hampompi nemanue hunka hu'nane.

USolomoni wasesithi, “UThixo usetshilo ukuthi uzahlala eyezini elimnyama,

2 Hianagi nagra menina konariri'ane hentofa mono no kigantoankinka, kagra anampi emani vava hugahane.

sengikwakhele ithempeli elimangalisayo, indawo yakho ozahlala kuyo kuze kube nininini.”

3 Anage nehuno kini ne' Solomoni'a rukrahe huno, anante'ma oti'naza Israeli vea kevua asomu kea huzmante'ne.

Ibandla lonke lako-Israyeli lisemi khonapho, inkosi yaphenduka yababusisa.

4 Ana nehuno amanage hu'ne, Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe Anumzamo'a ra agi erisie. Na'ankure Agra agipinti'ma nenfa Devitima huhamprinte'nea zantamina eri nenaraga nereno, anage hu'ne,

Yasisithi: “Kadunyiswe uThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, yena osegcwalise ngezandla zakhe ayekuthembise ubaba uDavida ngomlomo wakhe. Ngoba wathi,

5 Nagrama Israeli vahe'ma Isipiti'ma zamavare'na atiramua kna zupa, Israeli naga nofimofo kumapintira mago kuma huhampri'na e'ina kumapi mono noni'a kinantegahaze hu'na osu'noe. Ana nehu'na nagri vahera kegava hugahane hu'na mago kinia huhampri onte'noe.

‘Kusukela ngelanga engakhupha ngalo abantu bami eGibhithe, akuladolobho engalikhethayo laloba kusiphi isizwana sako-Israyeli, ukuba iBizo lami lakhelwe ithempeli khona, njalo angikhethanga loba ngubani ukuba abe ngumkhokheli wabantu bami bako-Israyeli.

6 Hianagi menina Nagri nagima me'nesige'za mono'ma hunantesaza mono nona Jerusalemi kumate kigahaze hu'na huhamprinentoe. Ana nehu'na Israeli vahe'ni'ama kegavama hania nera Deviti huhamprinte'noe huno hu'ne.

Kodwa khathesi sengikhethe iJerusalema ukuba iBizo lami libe khonale, njalo sengikhethe uDavida ukuba abuse abantu bami bako-Israyeli.’

7 Hanki nenfa Deviti'a Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe Anumzamofo Agima erisgahu noma kinakura tusiza huno avesi avesi hu'ne.

Ubaba uDavida wayetshiseka enhliziyweni yakhe ukuba akhele iBizo likaThixo ithempeli, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

8 Hianagi Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno nenfa Devitina asmi'ne, Kagra fatgo kagukasareti Nagri nagima erisgama hu nona kinakura kavesi kavesi hu'nane.

Kodwa uThixo wathi kubaba uDavida, ‘Wenza kuhle ngokuba lesifiso sokungakhela ithempeli leBizo lami enhliziyweni yakho.

9 Hianagi kagra ana mono nona onkigosananki, kagrama kasente'nana mofavrefinti mago mofavremo, Nagri nagima erisgahu mono nona kigahie, huno hu'ne.

Lanxa kunjalo, kayisuwe ozakwakha ithempeli, kodwa indodana yakho eyinyama yakho legazi lakho, yiyo ezakwakhela iBizo lami ithempeli.’

10 Hagi menina Ra Anumzamo'ma huvempama hunte'nea kea eri ragarege'na, Ra Anumzamo'ma huhamprinte'nea kante ante'na nenfa Deviti kini trara nagra eri'na Israeli vahe kini mani'nena, Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe Anumzamofo agima erisgahu mono nona kintoe.

UThixo usigcinile isithembiso asenzayo. Sengiyinkosi esikhundleni sikababa uDavida njalo khathesi sengihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli njengokuthembisa kukaThixo, njalo sengakhele iBizo likaThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ithempeli.

11 Ana nehu'na Ra Anumzamo'ma have tafete'ma kreno Israeli vahe'enema huhagerafi huvempa kema hu'nea haverarema ante'naza vogisia ana mono nompinka ante'noe.

Kulapho engibeke khona ibhokisi, phakathi kwalo kulesivumelwano sikaThixo asenza labantu bako-Israyeli.”

12 Anage nehuno Solomoni'a Ra Anumzamofontega Kresramanama nevaza itamofo avuga, maka Israeli vahe'mo'za negazageno, oti'neno azana erisga hunagamu atre'ne.

USolomoni wasesima phambi kwe-alithari likaThixo phambi kwalo lonke ibandla lako-Israyeli welula izandla zakhe.

13 Hagi Solomoni'a vahe'ma oti trara bronsire tro hu'neankino, atupa kazigamo'a 2mitagi 20sentimita higeno, zaza kazigamo'a anahu huno 2mitagi 20sentimita higeno, anagamima mareri'amo'a 1mitagi 30sentimita hu'ne. Hagi maka Israeli vahe zamavuga Solomoni'a vahe'ma o'neti'za trate eme otiteno, tarega azantre'na monarega rusu'neteno arena nereno,

Wayenze isitubhu sethusi, ubude baso buzingalo ezinhlanu, lobubanzi baso buzingalo ezinhlanu njalo buzingalo ezintathu ukuyaphezulu, sona wayesimise phakathi laphakathi kweguma elingaphandle. Wema phezu kwesitubhu waseguqa phambi kwalo lonke ibandla lako-Israyeli waphakamisela izandla zakhe ezulwini.

14 amanage hu'ne, Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe Anumzamoka magore huno kagri kna Anumzana monafine ama mopafinena omanitfa hu'ne. Maka zamagu'aretima hu'za kamage'ma nentaza eri'za vaheka'a, huvempama hu'nana kasegea runotagrenka, vagaore kavesi zanteti kavesi nezmantane.

Wasesithi: “Oh Thixo Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, kakho uNkulunkulu ofanana lawe ezulwini lasemhlabeni, wena ogcina isivumelwano sakho sothando lezinceku zakho eziqhubeka endleleni yakho ngezinhliziyo ezipheleleyo.

15 Hagi eri'za vaheka'a nenfa Devitima kagra kagipinti'ma huvempama hunte'nana kea ruotagre'nane. Kagra'a kagipinti nenfama huvempama hunte'nana kea menina eri nena ragarane.

Usigcinile isithembiso sakho encekwini yakho uDavida ongubaba; ngomlomo wakho uthembisile njalo ngesandla sakho ukugcwalisile lokho njengoba kunjalo lamuhla.

16 Hagi Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe Anumzamoka, eri'za vaheka'a nenfa Devitina huvempa huntenka amanage hu'nane, kagrama kasezmantesana mofavremo'zama, kagrama hu'nanaza hu'za nagri kasegema amage antesage'na, zamatre'nugeno mago'mo Israeli vahe kinia manitere huno vugahie hunka hu'nane.

Ngakho Thixo, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, gcinela inceku yakho uDavida ubaba isithembiso owasenza kuye usithi, ‘Kawuyikuswela umuntu ozakuma phambi kwami esihlalweni sobukhosi buka-Israyeli, nxa amadodana akho ezahamba ngokomthetho wami phambi kwami, njengalokhu okwenzileyo wena.’

17 E'ina hu'negu menina Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe Anumzamoka, atregeno eri'za vaheka'a Devitima huvempama hunte'nana kemo'a tamage huno nena raga'a efore hanie.

Ngakho khathesi, Thixo, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, kaligcwaliseke ilizwi lesithembiso owalikhuluma kuDavida inceku yakho.

18 Hianagi tamagerfa hunka Anumzamoka ama mopafina vahe'enena emanigahano? Monaramimo'a rankrerfa hu'neanagi, anampina Anumzamoka mani avitegahane. Hagi ama mono noma ki'noa nomo'a ositfa hu'neanki, Ra Anumzamoka ama mono noma kua mono nomo'a, kagrira osi hugantegahiankinka emanigara osu'nane.

Kambe uNkulunkulu uzahlala labantu emhlabeni na? Amazulu, kanye lamazulu aphezulu kakhulu, kawakulingani. Pho lisilela kanganani lelithempeli engilakhileyo!

19 Hianagi Ra Anumzana nagri Anumzamoka, eri'za vahekamo'na nazama huogu'ma nunamuma hu'na kantahigesugenka, nunamuni'a antahinaminka kasunku hunanto.

Kodwa-ke akuzwe umkhuleko wenceku yakho lokucela kwayo umusa, Oh Thixo Nkulunkulu wami. Zwana ukukhala lokukhuleka kwenceku yakho phambi kwakho.

20 Hagi zagene haninema nagima erisgama hugahazema hunka hu'nana mono nontera kavua antenka mani'nenka, eri'za vahekamo'nama nunamuma ama kumapima eme hanuana, monafintira antahinaminka nona'a hunanto.

Ebusuku lemini amehlo akho kakhangele lindlu, yona eyindawo owathi iBizo lakho lizakuba kuyo. Akuzwe umkhuleko wenceku yakho ngalindawo.

21 Hagi Israeli vahe'ene eri'za vahekamo'nanema ama ana nontegama tavugosama hunte'neta nazankuro nunamuma huta kantahigesunkenka, nemanina kumaka'a monafinkatira nunamuntia nentahinka kumitia atreranto.

Akulalele ukucela kwenceku yakho lokwabantu bakho bako-Israyeli nxa bekhuleka bekhangele kule indawo. Akuzwe ezulwini, lona eliyindawo yakho yokuhlala; ukuze uthi ungezwa, uthethelele.

22 Hagi mago vahe'mo'ma havigema huno tava'oma'arema nemanisimofoma mago'a hazenke hunantene huno huntenigeno, anamo'ma eno nagra mago'a hazenkea tamagerfa hu'na osu'noe huno'ma, kresramna vu itamofo avuga eme hanigenka,

Nxa umuntu angonela umakhelwane wakhe, afungiswe, abesefunga isifungo phambi kwe-alithari lakho kulelithempeli,

23 monafintira nentahinka fatgo hunka ke'zani'a refko hugahane. Hagi ana kema antahitesankeno'ma havigema hu'nenigenka, kagraka'a ana zantera kna nezaminka, tamagema hu'nenigenka ana zantera mi'zana amigahane.

zwana usezulwini, uthethelele. Zahlulele izinceku zakho, uyigwebe leyo elecala ngalokho ekwenzileyo, njalo uyidedele engonanga uyiphe umvuzo ofanele ukuba msulwa kwayo.

24 Hagi Israeli vaheka'amota kumi'ma hanunkeno, ha' vahe'timo'za ha'ma emehu tagaterenageta, ete rukrahe huta kagritega nunamuma ama mono nonka'afima hanunkenka,

Kuthi lapho abantu bakho bako-Israyeli behlulwe yizitha ngoba bonile kuwe, akuthi lapho bephenduka befakaza ibizo lakho, bekhuleka njalo becela phambi kwakho kulelithempeli,

25 monafintira Israeli vaheka'mota nunamuntia antahiraminka kumitia atrenerantenka, tagri'ene tafahe'inema tami'nana moparera ete tavarenka eno.

zwana usezulwini uthethelele izono zabantu bakho bako-Israyeli ubabuyisele elizweni owabapha lona kanye laboyise.

26 Hagi tagrama kumi'ma hanuna zanku'ma hunka, mona kafama eriginankeno ko'ma orina, ete rukrahe huta ama ana noma me'neregama tavugosama rukrahe huntetama kagima neheta kumi avu'ava zantima netreta nunamuma hanunkenka,

Akuthi nxa emazulwini kuvalekile lingasani izulu ngoba abantu bakho bonile kuwe, njalo bathi nxa bekhuleka bekhangele kulindawo befakaza ibizo lakho betshiya izono zabo ngoba ubajezisile,

27 monafintira nunamuntia antahinka eri'za vahe'kamota Israeli vahe'mota kumitia eri atrerantegahane. Ana nehunka fatgo kavukvara taveri hananketa nevanunkenka, rempi huneraminka, erisantihareho hunkama vaheka'amotama taminana mopafina kora atrenankeno runtegahie.

zwana usezulwini uthethelele izono zenceku zakho, abantu bakho u-Israyeli. Bafundise indlela eqondileyo yokuphila uthumele izulu elizweni owalinika abantu bakho ukuba libe yilifa labo.

28 Hagi ama ana mopafima agatontoza fore hanio, hozafi nezante kri fore hanio, kenutmimo mika hoza neno erihna hanio, ha' vahetimo'za kuma kafantire'ma eme runkninere'za avazagi kaginazo, kri fore huno tazeri haviza hanio, inankna knaza fore hanigeno,

Nxa kufika indlala loba isifo elizweni, loba ingumane loba isikhwekhwe, intethe loba isikhongwane, loba izitha zibavimbezela loba kukuyiphi imizi yabo, loba kufika incithakalo kumbe umkhuhlane bani,

29 mago ne'mo'o, maka Israeli vaheka'amotama knazantifine tasunku zampinema mani'neta, ama ana mono noma me'neregama tazama rusuteta tazama hananegu'ma nunamuma huta krafagema hanunkenka,

kuthi lanxa umkhuleko kumbe isicelo sisenziwa ngomunye wabantu bakho bako-Israyeli, ngulowo lalowo ebona inhlupheko lezinsizi zakhe njalo ephakamisela izandla zakhe kulelithempeli,

30 mona kumaka'afintira nentahinka kumitia atrenerantenka, mago mago'mo'ma hu'nenia avu'avate antenka nona huzmantetere huo. Na'ankure Kagra mika vahe'mofo agu'agesa kenka antahinka hu'nane.

lalela usezulwini, okuyindawo yakho yokuhlala. Thethelela, wenzele umuntu munye ngamunye lokho okuhambelana lezenzo zakhe, ngoba wena uyazazi inhliziyo zabo (futhi nguwe wedwa owazi inhliziyo zabantu),

31 E'ina hananketa, tafahe'ima zami'nana mopafima tagrama maka knama manita vanumpina, Kagrikura koro nehuta keka'a amage'anteta vugahune.

ukuze bakwesabe bahambe ezindleleni zakho besaphila elizweni owalipha okhokho bethu.

32 Hagi megi'ati ru vahe'mo'zama e'za kagrama, kazama rusutenka hanavenentake ranra avu'avazama hu'nana zante'ene kagri kagigu'ene nentahi'za e'za ama ana mono nontegama zamavugosama hunte'ne'za nunamuma hanagenka,

Akuthi owezizweni ongasuye omunye wabantu bakho bako-Israyeli kodwa evela elizweni elikhatshana ngenxa yodumo lwebizo lakho lesandla sakho esilamandla lengalo yakho elulekileyo, nxa esiza ekhuleka ekhangele kulelithempeli,

33 mona kumaka'afintira ana vahe'mokizmi nunamuzmia nentahinka zamaza huo. E'ina'ma hananke'za, maka ama mopafi vahe'mo'za, Israeli vahe'mo'zama nehazaza hu'za kagrikura koro hunegante'za ama mono noma ki'noa nonkura, kagri rankagi kami'none hu'za ke'za antahi'za hugahaze.

umuzwe usezulwini, lona eliyindawo yakho yokuhlala, umenzele owezizweni loba kuyini akucela kuwe, ukuze kuthi abantu bonke emhlabeni balazi ibizo lakho bakwesabe, njengalokhu abantu bakho bako-Israyeli bekwenza, ukuze bazi ukuthi lindlu engiyakhileyo ngeyeBizo lakho.

34 Hagi mago kazigama kagra vahekamofoma huzmantesanke'za ha' vahezmima, ha'ma ome huzmante'naku'ma nevu'za, ama rankuma'ma kagrama huhampri'nana kumategane, kagri kagima erisgama hu mono noma ama kintoa nontegama zamavugosama hunte'ne'za nunamuma hanagenka,

Nxa abantu bakho bephuma besiya empini ukuyakulwa lezitha zabo, loba kungaphi lapho obathuma khona, njalo kuthi nxa bekhuleka kuwe bekhangele lelidolobho olikhethileyo kanye lalelithempeli engilakhele iBizo lakho,

35 nunamuzmia monafinkati nentahinka, kasunku huzmantenka zamaza huo.

uzwe usezulwini imikhuleko yabo lokuncenga kwabo, ubamele wena.

36 Hagi maka vahera kumike vahe mani'nonankino, vaheka'amozama kagri kavure'ma kumi'ma hanagenkama krimpa ahenezmantenka, ha' vahe zamazampima zamavare ante'nanke'za zamavare'za afete moparego, tva'onte moparegama vu'za,

Nxa bonile phambi kwakho, ngoba kakho ongoniyo njalo uze ubathukuthelele ubanikele ezitheni zabo ezibathumba zibase elizweni elikhatshana loba eliseduzane,

37 anantegama kinama ome hu'za mani'ne'za zamagu'a rukrahema nehu'za kasunku huzmantogu'ma nunamuma hu'za, kana hazagreta havi avu'ava nehuta, kumi hu'none nehu'za,

kuthi nxa bengaguquka ezinhliziyweni zabo besemazweni abayabe bethunjelwe kuwo, baphenduke bakuncenge besemazweni abathunjelwa khona bathi, ‘Sonile, senza okungalunganga lokubi,’

38 anama kinama ome hu'za mani'nenaza moparegati'ma zamagu'areti'ene tumozmireti'ene hu'za zamagu'ama rukrahe hu'za kagritegama ne-eza, zamafahe'ima zami'nana moparegane, kagima erisgahu mono noma kinte'noregane, kagrama huhampri'nana rankumateganema zamavugosama hunte'ne'za nunamuma hanagenka,

loba nxa bephendukela kuwe ngezinhliziyo zabo zonke langemiphefumulo yabo elizweni njalo bekhuleka bekhangele elizweni owalinika oyise, edolobheni owalikhethayo lasethempelini engilakhele iBizo lakho;

39 mona kumaka'afintira nunamuzmia antahizaminka, zamaza nehunka, vaheka'amo'zama kagri ke'ma rutagre'za kumi'ma hu'naza kumizmia atrezmanto.

ngakho wena osezulwini, endaweni yakho yokuhlala, akuzwe imikhuleko yabo lokuncenga kwabo, ubamele. Njalo ubathethelele abantu bakho, bona abakoneleyo.

40 Hagi menina Anumzanimoka, kavune kagesanena ama kumapi antenka mani'nenka, nunamuma hanunkenka nunamuntia antahiramio.

Ngakho-ke, Nkulunkulu wami sengathi amehlo akho angavuleka lezindlebe zakho zilalele imikhuleko eyenziwa kule indawo.

41 Menina Anumzana Ra Anumzamoka otinka mani fruhu kumaka'afi huhagerafi huvempage vogisine umanigahane. Hagi ana vogisia hanaveka'amofa avame'za me'ne. Ra Anumzamoka kasunku pristi vahera huzmantenka maka zupa zamaza nehuge'za zamagu'areti'ma hu'za kagri'ma kamage'ma nentaza vahe'mo'za knare kavukva zankura muse hugahaze.

Ngakho phakama, Oh Thixo Nkulunkulu,

42 Hanki Ra Anumzana kagra Anumza mani'nananki, kagrama huhampri nante'nana kini ne'mo'na kamefira huonamio. Ko'ma eri'za vaheka'a Devitima mevava kavesi zanteti'ma kavesinentenka huvempama hunte'nana kegura kagera okanio.

Oh Thixo Nkulunkulu, ungafulatheli ogcotshiweyo wakho.