2Ch 5 | NdeIBE | STEP | USolomoni eseqedile wonke umsebenzi wethempeli likaJehova ayewenzile, waletha zonke izinto ezazinikelwe nguyise uDavida – isiliva legolide lezimpahla – wazibeka endaweni yezenotho ethempelini likaNkulunkulu.

2 Chronicles 5

1 USolomoni eseqedile wonke umsebenzi wethempeli likaJehova ayewenzile, waletha zonke izinto ezazinikelwe nguyise uDavida – isiliva legolide lezimpahla – wazibeka endaweni yezenotho ethempelini likaNkulunkulu.

Ibhokisi Lesivumelwano SikaJehova Lingeniswa Ethempelini

2 USolomoni wasebiza abadala bako-Israyeli ebanxusela eJerusalema, lezinhloko zezizwana kanye lezinduna zezimuli zako-Israyeli ukuthi bathathe ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova eZiyoni, balise eMzini kaDavida. 3 Wonke amadoda ako-Israyeli ahlangana ndawonye enkosini ngesikhathi somkhosi ngenyanga yesikhombisa.

4 Kwathi bonke abadala bako-Israyeli sebefikile, abaLevi bathatha ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova, 5 balithwala kanye leThente lokuHlanganela lazo zonke izinto ezingcwele ezaziphakathi kwalo. Abaphristi, ababengabaLevi, bazithwala; 6 inkosi uSolomoni lebandla lonke lako-Israyeli elalibuthene kuye babephambi kwebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova benikela imihlatshelo eminengi yezimvu lezinkomo ezazingeke zilotshwe loba zibalwe.

7 Abaphristi basebeletha ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova endaweni yalo engcwele engaphakathi ethempelini, iNdawo eNgcwele Kakhulu, balifaka ngaphansi kwamaphiko amakherubhi. 8 Amakherubhi avula amaphiko awo phezu kwendawo yebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova, amboza ibhokisi lesivumelwano kanye lemijabo yalo yokulithwala. 9 Imijabo yayimide kakhulu okokuthi izihloko zayo, zisuka ebhokisini, zazibonakala endlini engcwele yangaphakathi, kodwa hatshi eNdaweni eNgcwelengcwele; zisekhona lanamhla nje. 10 Kwakungelalutho ebhokisini ngaphandle kwezibhebhedu zombili uMosi azifaka kulo eHorebi, lapho uJehova enza khona isivumelwano lo-Israyeli sebephumile eGibhithe. 11 Abaphristi basebesuka eNdaweni eNgcwelengcwele. Bonke abaphristi abalapho babezingcwelisile, kungananzwa ixuku labo.

12 Bonke abaLevi ababe ngabahlabeleli – u-Asafi, uHemani, uJudithuni lamadodana abo lezihlobo – bamela ngempumalanga kwe-alithare, begqoke ilineni elihle njalo betshaya izigubhu, amachacho lemiqangala. Babephelekezelwa ngabaphristi abalikhulu lamatshumi amabili bekhalisa amacilongo. 13 Abatshayi bamacilongo labahlabeleli bahlanganyela ndawonye, kungathi yilizwi linye, ukuba badumise njalo bebonga uJehova. Sekuhlangene amcilongo lezigubhu lokunye okukhaliswayo, baphakamisa amazwi abo bedumisa uJehova behlabela besithi: “Ulungile; Uthando lwakhe lumi kuze kube nininini.” Ithempeli likaJehova lagcwala iyezi,

14 ngakho abaphristi babengeke benze inkonzo yabo ngenxa yeyezi, ngoba inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwala ithempeli likaNkulunkulu.