Ukwakha kwabo kwasukela eMesha kwaze kwafika ngaseSefare , intaba yasempumalanga.

Kanjalo uJehova wabahlakazela emhlabeni wonke , bephuma lapho; bayeka ukwakha umuzi.

USolomoni wahlangana ngobuhlobo noFaro inkosi yaseGibithe , wathatha indodakazi kaFaro , wayingenisa emzini kaDavide , waze waqeda ukwakha indlu yakhe, nendlu kaJehova, nogange lwaseJerusalema nxazonke.

Abakhi bakaSolomoni nabakhi bakaHiramu nabaseGebali bawabaza, balungisa imithi namatshe ukwakha indlu.

Kwathi ngomnyaka wamakhulu a mane namashumi ayisishiyagalombili emva kokuphuma kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe , ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kukaSolomoni phezu kwabakwa-Israyeli, ngenyanga kaZivi eyinyanga yesibili, waqala ukwakha indlu kaJehova.

Kusukela osukwini engakhipha ngalo abantu bami u -Israyeli eGibithe angikhethanga muzi ezizweni zonke zakwa -Israyeli ukwakha indlu ukuba igama lami libe khona lapho , kepha ngamkhetha uDavide abe phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli.

Kwathi uSolomoni eseqedile ukwakha indlu kaJehova , nendlu yenkosi , nakho konke ukufisa kukaSolomoni ayefune ukukwenza,

Indaba yezisebenzi ezabizwa yinkosi uSolomoni ukwakha indlu kaJehova , nendlu yakhe , neMilo, nogange lwaseJerusalema , neHasori, neMegido, neGezeri inje:

nayo yonke imizi yokubekelela uSolomoni ayenayo , nemizi yezinqola zakhe, nemizi yabamahhashi bakhe , nalokhu uSolomoni ayefisa ukwakha khona eJerusalema, naseLebanoni, nasezweni lonke lapho ebusa khona.

Kwathi lapho uBahasha esekuzwile lokho, wayeka ukwakha iRama, wahlala eTirisa.

Waqala ukwakha ngolwesibili lwenyanga yesibili ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe.

UDavide inkosi wayesema ngezinyawo , wathi: Ngizweni, bafowethu nabantu bakwethu : mina-ke, kwakusenhliziyweni yami ukwakhela umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova indlu yokuphumula neyesena belo sikaNkulunkulu wethu; ngangizilungiselele ukwakha.

Bheka manje , ngokuba uJehova ekukhethile ukwakha indlu ibe yindlu engcwele, qina, ukwenze.

USolomoni wayeseqala ukwakha indlu kaJehova eJerusalema entabeni yaseMoriya, lapho uJehova abonakala khona kuDavide uyise , nalapho eselungisile khona endaweni kaDavide esibuyeni sika-Orinani umJebusi.

Kusukela osukw ini engakhipha ngalo abantu bami u -Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe angikhethanga muzi ezizweni zonke zakwa -Israyeli ukwakha indlu ukuba igama lami libe khona lapho , futhi angikhethanga muntu ukuba abe ngumbusi wabantu bami u-Israyeli,

Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Aniyikukhuphuka, ningalwi nabafowenu ; buyelani, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe , ngokuba le nto ivela kimi . Balalela amazwi kaJehova, babuya ekumhlaseleni uJerobowamu. Ukwakha kukaRehobowamu

Kwathi lapho uBahasha esekuzwile lokho , wayeka ukwakha iRama, wamisa umsebenzi wakhe.

Kwase kusuka uZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli noJeshuwa , indodana kaJosadaki, baqala ukwakha indlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema ; abaprofethi bakaNkulunkulu babenabo bebasiza.

Ngasona leso sikhathi kwafika kubo uThathenayi, umbusi phesheya koMfula, noShethati Bozenayi , nabangane babo , basho kanje kubo , bathi: Ngubani owaniyaleza ukwakha le ndlu nokuqeda lolu gange na?

Sase sibuza kulawo malunga, sasho kuwo kanje, sathi: Ngubani owaniyaleza ukwakha le ndlu nokuqeda lolu gange na?

Bona, ngiyakubeka namuhla phezu kwezizwe naphezu kwemibuso ukusiphula nokudiliza, ukuchitha nokubhubhisa, ukwakha nokutshala.

Ngokuba ngumuphi kini othi efuna ukwakha umbhoshongo , angaqali ahlale phansi, abale izindleko ukuthi unakho okokuwuqeda na?

Ngokuba thina siyizisebenzi kanye noNkulunkulu , nina niyinsimu kaNkulunkulu, niyisakhiwo sikaNkulunkulu. Ukwakha phezu kwesisekelo esiyiso

Makungaphumi emlonyeni wenu nalinye izwi elibolileyo , kodwa kube ngelilungele ukwakha njengokuswelekileyo , ukuze libavezele umusa abezwayo.