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₁Kwathi ukuba indlovukazi yaseShebha izwe imibiko ngodumo lukaSolomoni ngenxa yegama likaSimakade, yafika ukuzomvivinya ngemibuzo elukhuni. ₂Yafika eJerusalema iphelekezelwa yihele elikhulu, namakameli ethwele amakha, igolide eliningi, namatshe aligugu. Yathi ukuba ifike kuSolomoni yakhuluma naye konke okwakusenhliziyweni yayo. ₃USolomoni wayazisa konke eyayikubuza. Kwakungekho lutho olufihlakele enkosini engayitshelanga khona. ₄Indlovukazi yaseShebha yabubona bonke ubuhlakani bukaSolomoni, nesigodlo ayesakhile, ₅ukudla okwakusetafuleni lakhe, indlela izinceku zakhe ezazihlala ngayo, ukuma kwezikhonzi zakhe, izembatho zazo, abaphathizitsha bakhe, umnikelo wakhe wokushiswa ayewunikela endlini kaSimakade, yabamba ongezansi.

₆Yathi enkosini: “Impela akuliqiniso konke engakuzwa ngawe ngisesezweni lakithi, ngamazwi akho nangokuhlakanipha kwakho. ₇Kepha angizange ngikholwe, yikho ngize ngafika lapha, ngazibonela ngamehlo ami; empeleni engakuzwayo akusiyo ngisho ingxenye, kodwa wena wenezele ngokuhlakanipha nangobuhle kulokho engakuzwayo. ₈Babusisiwe abantu bakho, zibusisiwe lezi zinceku zakho ezima njalo phambi kwakho, zizwa ukuhlakanipha kwakho. ₉Makabongwe uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho okwenamele wakubeka esihlalweni sobukhosi sakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba uSimakade wamthanda u-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, ngalokho wakubeka ukuba ube yinkosi ukuze wenze ukwehlulela nokulunga.”

₁₀Yanika inkosi amatalenta ayi-120 egolide, amakha amaningi kakhulu, namatshe ayigugu; akuzange kuphinde kufike amakha amaningi kangaka njengalawo indlovukazi yaseShebha eyawapha inkosi uSolomoni.

₁₁Kanjalo nemikhumbi kaHiramu eyayithwala igolide livela e-Ofiri, yaletha futhi imi-alimugi namatshe ayigugu kuvela e-Ofiri. ₁₂Inkosi yenza ngemithi ye-alimugi izinsika zendlu kaSimakade nezesigodlo senkosi, amahabhu nemitshingo yabahlabelelayo. Akukaze kuphinde kulethwe imi-alimugi eminingi kangaka, futhi ayikaze ibonwe kuze kube yinamuhla.

₁₃Inkosi uSolomoni yanika indlovukazi yaseShebha konke eyayikufuna neyakucelayo, ngaphandle kwalokho uSolomoni ayeyinike khona ngokuphana kwenkosi. Yayisihamba, yabuyela ezweni lakubo, yona nezinceku zayo.

₁₄Isisindo segolide elalilethwa kuSolomoni minyaka yonke sasingamathalenta egolide angama-666, ₁₅ngaphandle kwalokho okwakuvela kubahwebi, enzuzweni yabathengisi, emakhosini ase-Arabhiya nakubabusi bezwe.

₁₆Inkosi uSolomoni yenza izihlangu zegolide elicangcathiweyo ezingama-200, kwaba ngamashekeli egolide elicangcathiweyo angama-600 esihlangwini ngasinye, ₁₇amahawu egolide elicangcathiweyo angama-300, amamina amathathu egolide ehawini ngalinye; inkosi yawabeka eNdlini Yehlathi eLebhanoni.

₁₈Inkosi yenza nesihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu ngezimpondo zendlovu, yasinameka ngegolide elicolisekileyo. ₁₉Isihlalo sobukhosi sasinezikhwelo eziyisithupha, isihloko saso siyisiyingelezi ngasemuva; kwakukhona imikhono ngapha nangapha kwendawo yokuhlala, kumi izingonyama ezimbili ngaseceleni kwemikhono. ₂₀Kwakumi izingonyama ezili-12 ngapha nangapha kwezikhwelo eziyisithupha. Okunjengalokho akuzange kwenziwe kunoma yimuphi omunye umbuso. ₂₁Zonke izitsha zokuphuza zenkosi uSolomoni zazingezegolide, zonke izitsha zendlu yeHlathi leLebhanoni nazo zazingezegolide, zingekho ezenziwe ngesiliva, ngoba lona lalingabalulekile ngesikhathi sikaSolomoni. ₂₂Imikhumbi yenkosi eyayiseTharishishi yayisolwandle nemikhumbi kaHiramu, ngakho-ke kwakuthi kanye eminyakeni emithathu, ifike imikhumbi yaseTharishishi ilethe igolide, isiliva, izimpondo zendlovu, izimfene, nezimpigogo.

₂₃Inkosi uSolomoni yaba nkulu kunawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba, ngengcebo nangokuhlakanipha. ₂₄Wonke umhlaba wawufuna ukumbona uSolomoni ukuze uzwe ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe, uNkulunkulu akubeke enhliziyweni yakhe. ₂₅Baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo, isipho sakhe: izitsha zesiliva, izitsha zegolide, izingubo, izikhali, amakha, amahhashi, neminyuzi, lokhu bekwenza minyaka yonke.

₂₆USolomoni waqoqa izinqola nabamahhashi; wayenezinqola eziyi-1 400 nabamahhashi abayizi-12 000, wakubeka emizini yezinqola nasenkosini eJerusalema. ₂₇Inkosi yenza ukuba isiliva lejwayeleke eJerusalema njengamatshe nemisedari, eyayenza yaba njengemithombe esigodini ngobuningi. ₂₈Amahhashi uSolomoni ayenawo ayevela eGibhithe naseKuwe; abahwebi benkosi babewathenge ngemali eKuwe. ₂₉Bathenga inqola eGibhithe, bayikhuphula ngamashekeli esiliva angama-600, nehhashi ngamashekeli ayi-150; bakuthengisa kanjalo nabo kuwo wonke amakhosi amaHithi namakhosi ase-Aramu.