1 Kings 9:1-9

1Kwasekusithi uSolomoni eseqedile ukwakha indlu kaJehova a lendlu yenkosi b laso sonke isifiso sikaSolomoni ayethokoza ukusenza c, 2iNkosi yabonakala kuSolomoni ngokwesibili njengokubonakala kwayo kuye d eGibeyoni e. 3INkosi yathi kuye: Ngizwile umkhuleko wakho lokuncenga kwakho okuncenge phambi kwami. Ngiyingcwelisile lindlu oyakhileyo ukubeka ibizo lami lapho kuze kube nininini f; lamehlo ami lenhliziyo yami kuzakuba lapho zonke izinsuku g. 4Wena-ke, uba uhamba phambi kwami h, njengoDavida uyihlo wahamba, ngokuphelela kwenhliziyo langokuqonda, ukwenza njengakho konke engikulaye khona, ugcine izimiso zami lezahlulelo zami i, 5khona ngizamisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakho phezu kukaIsrayeli kuze kube nininini, njengokukhuluma kwami kuDavida uyihlo, ngisithi: Kakuyikusweleka kuwe umuntu phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaIsrayeli j. 6Uba lizaphenduka lokuphenduka, lina labantwana benu, ekungilandeleni, lingayigcini imilayo yami, izimiso zami, engikubeke phambi kwenu, kodwa liyekhonza abanye onkulunkulu, libakhothamele k, 7khona ngizaquma uIsrayeli ebusweni belizwe engibanike lona l, lendlu engiyingcwelisele ibizo lami m ngizayilahla phambi kwami; loIsrayeli uzakuba yisaga lento yokuhozwa phakathi kwezizwe zonke n. 8Lalindlu, ephakemeyo, wonke oyedlulayo uzamangala kakhulu ancife o, bathi: INkosi ikwenzeleni okunje kulelilizwe lakulindlu? 9Njalo bazakuthi: Ngenxa yokuthi bayitshiyile iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo eyakhupha oyise elizweni leGibhithe, babambelela kwabanye onkulunkulu, babakhonza babasebenzela; ngalokho iNkosi ibehlisele bonke lobububi.

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