Indlovukazi yeTjheba ithekela uSolomoni
1Kwathi bona indlovukazi yeTjheba izwe ngendumela kaSolomoni, yeza eJerusalema kobana izomrareja ngeenrarejo ezibudisi. Yafika ikhamba nedwendwe elikhulu, ize namakamela athwele iinungo, umhlumba wegolide namatje aligugu. Yakhuluma noSolomoni ngakho koke eyayikucabanga. 2USolomoni waphendula yoke imibuzo yendlovukazi, akunalitho elalibukhuni kuye abhalelwa kuliphendula endlovukazini.
3Kuthe lokha indlovukazi yeTjheba nayibona ubuhlakani bakaSolomoni kanye nesigodlo asakhileko, 4ukudla okwakusetafuleni lakhe, ihlelo lokuhlala kweenkhulu zakhe, ubujamo beensebenzi zesigodlo nevunulwazo, abaphathikapho bakhe ngevunulwabo kanye nemihlabelo yokutjhiswa ayenza ethempelini lakaSomnini, yaphelelwa mamandla. 5Yathi ekosini: “Umbiko engiwuzwe ngisesenarhenami ngawe kanye nobuhlakani bakho kutjho bona uliqiniso. 6Uyazi, azange ngikholwe abakutjhwileko, kufikela bengifike ngizozibonela mina ngamehlwami. Angikatjelwa ngitjho nengcenye yobukhulu bobuhlakani bakho obungaka. Wena udlula umbiko engiwuzwe ngawe kude. 7Agu! Abantu bakho bayajekezela uyazi! Maye! Zinetjhudu kangangani iinsebenzi zakho ezihlala zizwa ukuhlakanipha kwakho! 8Akudunyiswe uSomnini uZimakho okarekileko ngawe, bewakwenza waba yikosi ngokukubeka esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi kobana ubuse esikhundleni sakaSomnini uZimakho. UZimakho uthanda u-Israyeli begodu unetjisakalo yokobana abe sisizwe esinzinze isiphelani. Ngebangelo ukujamise waba yikosi phezu ko-Israyeli kobana ulethe ukulunga nobulungiswa.”
9Yanikela ikosi uSolomoni igolide elimakhilogremu angaphezu kweenkulungwana ezine, umhlumba weenungo namatje aligugu. Azange khekube neenungo ezinengi kangako njengalezo indlovukazi yeTjheba eyazipha ikosi uSolomoni. 10-12Ikosi uSolomoni yapha indlovukazi yeTjheba koke eyayikufisa neyakubawako. Izipho uSolomoni azipha indlovukazi zazidlula lezo eyamupha zona. Yagoduka-ke yabuyela enarhenayo ikhamba nedwendwe layo.
Umnotho kaSolomoni
Abantu bakaRhiramu nabantu bakaSolomoni beza negolide elivela e-Ofira, godu beza neengodo ze-almugi namatje aligugu. Ikosi yasebenzisa iingodo ze-almugi ukwakha iintepisi zethempeli lakaSomnini nezesigodlo, yenzela nababhini imihlobohlobo yamaharibha. Amabono anjengalawa azange akhe abonwe kwaJuda. 13Ubudisi begolide elalifunyanwa nguSolomoni minyaka yoke lalimakhilogremu aziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amabili nantathu. 14Lokhu bekungafaki inzuzo elethwa barhwebi nabathengisi. Woke amakhosi we-Arabhiya kanye nabaphathi benarha nabo baletha igolide nesiliva kuSolomoni.
15Ikosi uSolomoni yenza amakhulu amabili weenhlangu ezikhandwe ngegolide elisipara. Isihlangu ngasinye besenziwe pheze ngamakhilogremu alikhomba wegolide. 16Godu wakhanda namakhulu amathathu wamakhande ngegolide elisipara. Ikhande ngalinye laba namakhilogremu amabili wegolide. Ikosi yawabeka esigodlweni okwakuthiwa liHlathi leLibhanoni.
17Ikosi uSolomoni yenza isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu yasikghabisa ngamazinyo wendlovu godu yasembesa ngegolide ecolisiweko. 18Isihlalo sobukhosi gade sineentepisi ezisithandathu nesinabelo seenyawo segolide esasinamatheliswe lapho. Ngemaqadi kwesihlalo gade kuneemphumuzamkhono, ngapha nangapha kwakhona kujame ibhubezi. 19Kwakujame amabhubezi alitjhumi nambili eentepisini ezisithandathu, kujame linye ngapha nangapha komqoqo wesitepisi ngasinye. Akunabukhosi obakhe benzelwa into efana nale. 20Zoke iinqoko zekosi uSolomoni gade zenziwe ngegolide, nazo zoke iinsetjenziswa ebezisesigodlweni seHlathi leLibhanoni gade ziyigolide etsengileko. Ngeenkhathi zakaSolomoni isiliva belingakaqakatheki.
21Ikosi uSolomoni gade inemijeje yemikhumbi yokurhweba ebegade ikhanjiswa ngokulawulwa babantu bakaRhiramu. Njalo ngemva kweminyaka emithathu beyibuya ithwele igolide, isiliva, amazinyo wendlovu, iimfene kanye neenkghabu.
22USolomoni gade anjinge khulu begodu anobuhlakani obukhulu ukudlula woke amakhosi wephasi. 23Woke amakhosi wephasi eza kuSolomoni ukuzokulalela ubuhlakani uZimu abubeke kuye. 24Omunye nomunye wabantwabo gade eza nesibiko, okuyipahla yesiliva negolide, izambatho, amakha neenungo kanye neenjomani neemeyila. Lokhu bekwenzeka umnyaka nomnyaka.
25USolomoni gade aneenkulungwana ezine zeendawo lapha agcina khona iinjomani neenkarana zakhe, godu aneenkulungwana ezilitjhumi nambili zabakhweli beenjomani. Koke wakugcina emadorobheni weenkarana nakuye eJerusalema.
26Wabusa woke amakhosi ukusuka emlanjeni iYufrathe ukuya enarheni yamaFilista emikhawulweni yeGibhide. 27Ikosi uSolomoni yenza bonyana eJerusalema isiliva lijayeleke inga mamatje, nomsedari ube mnengi inga mimithi yamakhiwani wommango eentatjaneni zenarha. 28Iinjomani zakaSolomoni zazithethwe eGibhide nakizo zoke iinarha ezinye.
29Izehlakalo zokubusa kwakaSolomoni, ukusuka ekuthomeni bekube sekupheleni, zitlolwe emitlolweni kaNathani umphorofidi, emphorofidweni zaka-Arhiya umTjhilo nemibonweni ka-Ido umboni owakhuluma ngoJerobhowamu umsa kaNebathi. 30USolomoni wabusa phezu kwaka-Israyeli woke iminyaka ematjhumi amane.
31Ngemva kwalokho wahlongakala, wabulungwa eMzini kayise uDavida. URerhobhowamu indodanakhe wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.
