Indlovukazi yeTjheba ithekela uSolomoni
1Kwathi bona indlovukazi yeTjheba izwe ngendumela kaSolomoni ayiphiwa nguZimu, yeza yazomrareja ngeenrarejo ezibudisi. 2Yafika eJerusalema nedwendwe elikhulu, ikhamba namakamela athwele iinungo, umhlumba wegolide namatje aligugu. Yakhuluma noSolomoni ngakho koke eyayikucabanga. 3USolomoni waphendula yoke imibuzwayo, akunalitho elalibukhuni ekosini bona yayingabhalelwa kuliphendula endlovukazini.
4Kuthe lokha indlovukazi yeTjheba nayibona ubuhlakani bakaSolomoni kanye nesigodlo asakhileko, 5ukudla okwakusetafuleni lakhe, ihlelo lokuhlala kweenkhulu zakhe, ukukhuthala kweensebenzi zakhe zesigodlweni nevunulwazo, abaphathikapho bakhe kanye nemihlabelo yokutjhiswa ayenza ethempelini lakaSomnini, yaphelelwa mamandla. 6Yathi ekosini: “Umbiko engiwuzwe ngisenarhenami ngawe kanye nobuhlakani bakho kutjho bona uliqiniso. 7Uyazi azange ngikholwe, kufikela bengifike ngizozibonela mina ngamehlwami. Awa, ngambala lokho engitjelwe khona akwenzi ngitjho nengcenye yalokhu engikubonako. Ukuhlakanipha nomnotho onawo kudlula umbiko engiwuzwileko kude. 8Agu! Abantu bakho bayajekezela uyazi! Maye zinetjhudu kangangani iinsebenzi zakho ezihlala ziza kuwe zizokuzwa ukuhlakanipha kwakho! 9Akudunyiswe uSomnini uZimakho, okarekileko ngawe bewakubeka esihlalweni sobukhosi bakwa-Israyeli. Ngebanga lethando elingapheliko uSomnini athanda ngalo u-Israyeli, ukwenze waba yikosi bona ulethe ukulunga nobulungiswa.”
10Yanikela ikosi igolide elimakhilogremu angaphezu kweenkulungwana ezine, umhlumba weenungo namatje aligugu. Godu azange khekube neenungo ezinengi kangako njengalezo indlovukazi yeTjheba eyazipha ikosi uSolomoni. 11-13Ikosi uSolomoni yanikela indlovukazi yeTjheba izipho zebukhosini. Ngaphezu kwalokho yayinikela nalokho ebegade ikufisa nekubawileko. Yasuka yagoduka-ke ikhamba nedwendwe layo yabuyela enarhenayo.
Umnotho kaSolomoni
Iinthayamanzi zakaRhiramu zaletha igolide zisuka nayo e-Ofira, ukusuka lapho zaletha imithwalo emikhulu yeengodo ze-almugi kanye namatje aligugu. Ikosi yasebenzisa iingodo ze-almugi ukwenza ilihla elingaphezulu ebodeni lethempeli lakaSomnini kanye nesigodlo, nokwenzela ababhini imihlobohlobo yamaharibha. Azange khekuthathwe ngaphandle namkha kubonwe iingodo ezingakaya ze-almugi bekube kunamhlanje. 14Ubudisi begolide elalifunyanwa nguSolomoni minyaka yoke lalimakhilogremu aziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amabili nantathu. 15Lokho bekungafaki okulethwa barhwebi nenzuzo efunyanwa bathengisi, nalokho okulethwa makhosi woke we-Arabhiya kanye nabaphathi benarha.
16Ikosi uSolomoni yenza amakhulu amabili weenhlangu ezikhandwe ngegolide elisipara. Isihlangu ngasinye besenziwe pheze ngamakhilogremu alikhomba wegolide. 17Godu wakhanda namakhulu amathathu wamakhande ngegolide elisipara. Ikhande ngalinye belingaba makhilogremu amabili wegolide. Ikosi yawabeka esigodlweni seHlathi leLibhanoni. 18Ikosi yenza isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu yasikghabisa ngamazinyo wendlovu godu yasembesa ngegolide ecolisiweko. 19Isihlalo sobukhosi sasineentepisi ezithandathu, umgogodlho waso gade unehloko eyindulungu. Ngemaqadi kwesihlalo bekunalapha ubeka khona imikhono bese ngapha nangapha kwakhona kujame ibhubezi. 20Kwakujame amabhubezi alitjhumi nambili eentepisini ezithandathu, kujame linye ngapha nangapha komqoqo wesitepisi. Akunabukhosi obakhe benzelwa into efana nale. 21Zoke iinqoko zekosi uSolomoni gade zenziwe ngegolide, nazo zoke iinsetjenziswa ebezisesigodlweni seHlathi leLibhanoni gade ziyigolide etsengileko. Akunalitho ebegade lenziwe ngesiliva ngombana ngeenkhathi zakaSolomoni isiliva gade lingakaqakatheki.
22Ikosi gade inemijeje yemikhumbi yokurhweba elwandle ikhambisana neyakaRhiramu. Njalo ngemva kweminyaka emithathu beyibuya ithwele igolide nesiliva, amazinyo wendlovu, iimfene neenkghabu. 23Ikosi uSolomoni gade injinge khulu godu inobuhlakani obukhulu ukudlula woke amakhosi wephasi. 24Iphasi loke lafuna ukuzokulotjhisa uSolomoni nokuzwa ngobuhlakani uZimu abubeke emkhumbulwenakhe. 25Omunye nomunye wabantwabo gade eza nesibiko, okuyipahla yesiliva negolide, izambatho, amakha neenungo kanye neenjomani neemeyila. Lokhu bekwenzeka umnyaka nomnyaka.
26USolomoni wabuthelela iinkarana zepi neenjomani. Gade anamakhulu alitjhumi nane weenkarana zepi neenkulungwana ezilitjhumi nambili zeenjomani agade azibeke emadorobheni weenkarana zepi nendawenakhe eJerusalema. 27Ikosi yenza bonyana eJerusalema isiliva lijayeleke libe linengi njengamatje, nomsedari ube mnengi njengemithi yamakhiwani wommango eentatjaneni zenarha. 28Iinjomani zakaSolomoni zazithethwe eGibhide, khulukhulu eKewe. Zazithengwa barhwebi bekosini eKewe ngentengo ephasi. 29Bathenga ikarana yepi eGibhide ngesiliva elingaphasi kwamakhilogremu alikhomba, nenjomani ngesiliva elingaphasi kwamakhilogremu amabili. Godu bazithengisa kiwo woke amakhosi wamaHite newama-Aramiya.
