February 6, 2012, Ukufunda

First Book of Kings 8:1 – 7, 9 – 13

8:1 Khona-ke bonke abakhulu ngokuzalwa kuka-Israyeli, kanye nezikhulu zezizwe nezikhulu zemindeni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, yabuthana phambi kwenkosi uSolomoni eJerusalema, ukuze bathwale umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, emzini kaDavide, leyo, evela eSiyoni.
8:2 Wonke u-Israyeli wabuthana phambi kwenkosi uSolomoni, ngosuku oluzothileyo lwenyanga ka-Ethanimi, okuyinyanga yesikhombisa.
8:3 Futhi wonke amadoda amadala akwa-Israyeli afika, abapristi bawuthwala umphongolo.
8:4 Bawuthwala umphongolo kaJehova, netabernakele lesivumelwano, nazo zonke izitsha zendlu engcwele, ezazisetabernakele; abapristi namaLevi bazithwala.
8:5 Khona-ke inkosi uSolomoni, nesixuku sonke sakwa-Israyeli, ababebuthene phambi kwakhe, wahamba naye phambi komkhumbi. Futhi immolated izimvu nezinkabi, ebingenakubalwa noma ilinganiswe.
8:6 Abapristi bawungenisa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova endaweni yawo, endlini yethempeli, eNgcwelengcwele, ngaphansi kwamaphiko amakherubi.
8:7 Ngoba ngempela, amakherubi elulele amaphiko awo phezu kwendawo yomphongolo, futhi bavikela umkhumbi nemigoqo yawo phezulu.
8:8 Futhi kusukela imigoqo projected ngaphandle, iziphetho zabo zazibonakala ngaphandle, endaweni engcwele phambi kwendawo yelizwi; kodwa zazingabonakali kude le ngaphandle. Futhi abelokhu kuleyo ndawo kuze kube namuhla.
8:9 Manje ngaphakathi emkhunjini, kwakungekho lutho ngaphandle kwezibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe, uMose ayewubeke kulo eHorebe, lapho uJehova enza isivumelwano nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ekuphumeni kwabo ezweni laseGibithe.
8:10 Kwase kwenzeka lokho, lapho abapristi sebephumile endaweni engcwele, ifu lagcwalisa indlu yeNkosi.
8:11 Abapristi babengakwazi ukuma bakhonze, ngenxa yefu. Ngoba inkazimulo yeNkosi yayigcwalise indlu yeNkosi.
8:12 Wathi uSolomon: “UJehova ushilo ukuthi uyohlala emafini.
8:13 Isakhiwo, Ngakhile indlu ibe yindawo yakho yokuhlala, isihlalo sakho sobukhosi esiqine kakhulu kuze kube phakade.”

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