29UDavida inkosi wasesithi ebandleni lonke: USolomoni indodana yami, yena yedwa uNkulunkulu amkhethileyo, usengumfana ubuthakathakaa, lomsebenzi mkhulu; ngoba isigodlo kayisiso somuntu, kodwa ngeseNkosi uNkulunkulub. 2 Ngakho ngiyilungisele indlu kaNkulunkulu wami ngamandla ami wonke, igolide lokwegolide, lesiliva lokwesiliva, lethusi lokwethusi, insimbi lokwensimbi, lezigodo lokwezigodo, amatshe e-onikse*c lawokubekwad, amatshe akhazimulayo lalemibalae, lenhlobo zonke zamatshe aliguguf, lamatshe e-alibasta* ngobunengig. 3 Laphezu kwakho, ngenxa yokuthanda kwami indlu kaNkulunkulu wami, nganikela indlu kaNkulunkulu wami inotho yegolide leyesiliva, engilakho, phezu kwakho konke engikulungisele indlu yendawo engcwele, 4 amathalenta* egolide azinkulungwane ezintathu egolidenih leOfirii, lamathalenta* esiliva elicwengekileyoj azinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, ukuhuqa imiduli yezindlu. 5 Igolide kusenzelwa okwegolide, lesiliva kusenzelwa okwesiliva, langawo wonke umsebenzi ngesandla sezingcitshi. Ngubani-ke ovumayo ukuzehlukanisela iNkosi lamuhla?

6 Inhloko zaboyise zasezinikela ngesihle, lezinduna zezizwe zakoIsrayelik, labaphathi bezinkulungwane labamakhulu, labaphathi bomsebenzi wenkosil. 7 Basebenikela emsebenzini wendlu kaNkulunkulu amathalenta* azinkulungwane ezinhlanu egolide, lenhlamvu ezizinkulungwane ezilitshumi, lamathalenta* esiliva azinkulungwane ezilitshumi, lamathalenta* ethusi azinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesificaminwembili, lamathalenta* ensimbi azinkulungwane ezilikhulum. 8 Lalabo okwatholwa kibo amatshe aligugu bawanika indlu yokuligugu yendlu yeNkosin ngaphansi kwesandlao sikaJehiyeli umGerishonip. 9 Basebethokoza abantu ngokunikela kwabo ngesihle, ngoba ngenhliziyo epheleleyo babenikele ngothando kuNkulunkulu; loDavida inkosi laye wathokoza ngentokozo enkuluq.

UDavida ubonga iNkosi

10 UDavida waseyibusisa iNkosi phambi kwamehlo ebandla lonke; uDavida wathi: Kawubusiswe wena Nkosi Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ubaba, kusukela ephakadeni kuze kube sephakadenir. 11 Kungokwakho, Nkosi, ubukhulus lamandlat lodumou lokunqoba lobukhosi; ngoba konke okusemazulwini lokusemhlabeni kungokwakho; umbuso ungowakho, Nkosi; wena uziphakamisile waba yinhloko phezu kwakho konkev. 12 Lenotho lodumo kuvela phambi kwakho, wena-ke ubusa phezu kwakho konkew; lesandleni sakho kukhona ukuqina lamandla, lesandleni sakho kukhona ukukhulisa lokupha amandla kubo bonkex. 13 Ngakho-ke Nkulunkulu wethu, siyakubonga, silidumise ibizo lakho elilodumo. 14 Ngoba mina-ke ngingubani, labantu bami bangobani, ukuthi sithole amandla okunika ngothando ngokunje? Ngoba konke kuvela kuwe, sinikele kuwe okuvela esandleni sakho. 15 Ngoba singabemzini phambi kwakho labahlala njengabezizwe njengabo bonke obabay; insuku zethu emhlabeni zinjengesithunzi, njalo kalikho ithembaz. 16 Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, konke lokhu okunengi, esikulungisele ukwakhela wena indlu, kusenzelwa ibizo lakho elingcwele, kuvela esandleni sakho, njalo konke kungokwakho. 17 Ngiyazi-ke, Nkulunkulu wami, ukuthi wena uhlola inhliziyoa, uyabuthanda ubuqothob. Mina, ebuqothweni benhliziyo yami nginikele ngesihle zonke lezizinto; khathesi sengibonile ngentokozo abantu bakho abatholakala lapha ukuthi banikela kuwe ngesihlec. 18 Nkosi, Nkulunkulu kaAbrahama, uIsaka, loIsrayeli, obaba, gcina lokho laphakade ekuzindleni kweminakano yenhliziyo yabantu bakho, ulungise inhliziyo yabo kuwed. 19 Njalo unike uSolomoni indodana yami inhliziyo epheleleyo ukugcina imilayo yakho, ubufakazi bakho, lezimiso zakhoe, lokwenza konke, lokwakha isigodlof engisilungiseleleyog.

Abantu babeka uSolomoni ukuba yinkosi

20 UDavida wasesithi kulo lonke ibandla: Khathesi busisani iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu. Ibandla lonke laselibusisa iNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyiseh; bakhothama bamkhonza uJehova, lenkosii. 21 Basebehlabela imihlatshelo eNkosini, banikela iminikelo yokutshiswa eNkosini, ngokusa kwalolosuku, amajongosi azinkulungwane, izinqama eziyinkulungwane, amawundlu ayinkulungwane, kanye leminikelo yabo yokunathwayo, lemihlatshelo ngobunengi kusenzelwa uIsrayeli wonkej. 22 Basebesidla banatha phambi kweNkosi ngalolosuku ngentokozo enkulu. Basebembeka okwesibilik uSolomoni indodana kaDavida ukuthi abe yinkosi, bamgcobela iNkosi waba ngumkhokhelil, loZadoki waba ngumpristim. 23 USolomonin wasehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaJehova njengenkosi esikhundleni sikaDavida uyise, waphumelela; loIsrayeli wonke wamlalelao. 24 Lazo zonke izinduna lamaqhawe kanye lawo wonke amadodana enkosi uDavida bazehlisela1 ngaphansi kukaSolomoni inkosi. 25 INkosi yasimphakamisa uSolomoni kakhulu phambi kwamehlo kaIsrayeli wonkep, yamnika ubukhosi bombuso obungazanga bube khona lakuyiphi inkosi ngaphambi kwakhe koIsrayeliq.

26 Ngokunjalo uDavida indodana kaJese wayebuse phezu kukaIsrayeli wonke. 27 Njalo insuku abusa ngazo phezu kukaIsrayeli zaziyiminyaka engamatshumi amaner; eHebroni wabusa iminyaka eyisikhombisa, leJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lantathus. 28 Wasesifa eseluphele kuhlet, enele ngezinsuku, inotho lodumo; uSolomoni indodana yakhe wasebusa esikhundleni sakheu. 29 Njalo izindaba zikaDavida inkosi, ezokuqala lezokucinav, khangela, zibhaliwe egwalweni lwezindaba zikaSamuweli umboniw legwalweni lwezindaba zikaNathani umprofethix legwalweni lwezindaba zikaGadiy umboniz, 30 kanye lakho konke ukubusa kwakhe lamandla akhe, lezikhathi ezedlula phezu kwakhe laphezu kukaIsrayeli laphezu kwayo yonke imibuso yamazwea.