Bible Society of South Africa

Bible Reading Plan – Day 129

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

1 YOOKUMKANI 9

Eminye imisebenzi kaSolomon

10Ke kaloku ekupheleni kwamashumi amabini eminyaka, xesha elo walithathayo uSolomon ekwakheni ezi zakhiwo zibini ziyindlu kaNdikhoyo nebhotwe likakumkani, 11ukumkani uSolomon wanika ukumkani uHiram waseTire iidolophu ezimashumi mabini kweliya laseGalili. Kaloku uHiram lo nguye owamxhasa ngazo zonke izinto awayezifuna: imithi yomsedare, imipayini, kunye negolide. 12Kambe ke uthe uHiram akuba esukile eTire waya kubona ezo dolophu azinikwe nguSolomon, suka azamkholisa. 13Wabuza wathi: “Ezi dolophu undiphe zona yile mfeketho, mntakwethu?” Wazibiza ngokuba ngumhlaba waseKabhuli. Zisabizwa njalo ke unanamhla. 14Ke uHiram lo wathumela uSolomon igolide ebunzima bungaphezu kwamawaka amane eekhilogram.

15Ukumkani uSolomon wagaya abasebenzi bonyanzelo ukuze akhe indlu *kaNdikhoyo kunye nebhotwe lakhe nokulungiselelanisa umhlaba oxhase isixeko ngasempuma, ukwakha iindonga ezijikeleze iJerusalem, nokwakha iHazore, iMegido, neGezere. 16Kaloku ukumkani waseJiputa wayihlasela wayithatha iGezere. Wayitshisa ngomlilo, wababulala abemi bayo abangamaKanana, waza wembesa ngayo intombi yakhe eyayingumka-Solomon. 17Ke uSolomon wabuya wayivusa iGezere. Wayakha iBhete-horon engezantsi, 18iBhalati, neTademore entlango kwasemhlabeni wakhe, 19ndawonye nazo zonke izixeko ezazingoovimba bakhe, nezixeko zeenqwelo kunye nezamahashe akhe, nayo nantoni na awayakhayo eJerusalem naseLebhanon, ukanti nakuwo wonke ummandla awayewulawula.

20Bonke abantu ababesele kwiintlanga zama-Amori, amaHiti, amaPerezi, amaHivi, namaJebhusi – ezi ntlanga ke zazingengawo amaSirayeli, 21koko zazisisizukulwana sazo ezingazange zacinywa igama ngamaSirayeli – uSolomon wagaya bona baba libutho labasebenzi abanyanzelwayo, njengoko kusenjalo unanamhla. 22Kambe ke uSolomon lo amaSirayeli akawafakanga kwibutho labasebenza ngokunyanzelwa, koko wawagayela kumabutho omkhosi, aba zizinxiba-mxhaka kurhulumente wakhe, engamagosa, oomaqhuzu, nababhexeshi beenqwelo, nabakhweli-mahashe. 23Amanye ke ayengamaphakathi aphambili aphethe imisebenzi kaSolomon, engamagosa angamakhulu amahlanu anamashumi amahlanu awayongamele amadoda awayesenza umsebenzi.

24Intombi yokumkani waseJiputa eyayingumka-Solomon, ithe yakuphuma kwisixeko sikaDavide, isiza kwibhotwe awayakhela lona uSolomon, uSolomon wawulungelelanisa umhlaba owawuxhase isixeko ngasempuma.

25Kathathu ngonyaka uSolomon wayesenza amadini atshiswayo nawobudlelwane apho kwelo qonga wayelakhele uNdikhoyo, kananjalo amenzele isiqhumiso uNdikhoyo, efezekisa zonke iimfuneko zendlu kaThixo.

26Ukumkani uSolomon wakha neenqanawa e-Eziyon-gebhere engase-Elati kwaEdom kunxweme loLwandle oluBomvu. 27UHiram wamthumelela amadoda, izinto ezazilwazi ulwandle, ancedisa loo madoda kaSolomon ekuziqhubeni iinqanawa. 28Baya eOfire, baza babuya negolide ebunzima bungaphezu kweshumi elinesine lamawaka eekhilogram, bayisa kuSolomon.

1 YOOKUMKANI 10

Ukumkanikazi waseShebha

(2 Gan 9:1-12)

1Uthe ke ukumkanikazi waseShebha akuva ngodumo lukaSolomon nokusondela kwakhe kwigama *likaNdikhoyo, weza kumvavanya ngemibuzo enzima. 2Wafika ke eJerusalem enehlokondiba lamaphakathi negquba leenkamela, zithwele izinongo, nento eninzi yegolide, namatye axabisekileyo, waza waya kuSolomon, wathetha naye ngazo zonke izinto ezazisengqondweni yakhe. 3Ke uSolomon wayiphendula yonke imibuzo yakhe; ayikho into eyamxakayo ukumkani kwiingcaciso awayezifuna. 4Ukumkanikazi waseShebha akububona bonke ubulumko bukaSolomon, ebona nelo bhotwe wayelakhile, 5nokutya okusetafileni yakhe, naloo maphakathi akhe, nendlela ahlaliswe ngayo, nezicaka ziwunduzelisa ngeminweba, nabangcamli, naloo madini atshiswayo wayewenza endlwini kaNdikhoyo, wasuka wee khumnqa.

6Wathi kukumkani: “Ingxelo endiyive kwelakowethu mayela nempumelelo yakho ndawonye nobulumko bakho kuthe kanti yinyani. 7Kambe ke zange ndizikholelwe ezi zinto de ndazibonela ngala wam amehlo. Ngenene andixelelwanga nesiqingatha esi ngawe. Mayela nobulumko nobutyebi wena ukude lee kwingxelo endandiyifumene. 8Anoyolo amadoda akwakho! Anenyweba amaphakathi akho asoloko ekuququzelela esiva nobu bulumko bakho! 9Makabongwe uNdikhoyo, uThixo wakho, yena ukholisekileyo nguwe, waza wakubeka esihlalweni kwinkundla kaSirayeli. Kaloku uNdikhoyo uSirayeli umthanda ngothando elungaphele ndawo. Yiyo loo nto akwenze ukumkani ukuze uzinzise umthetho nobulungisa.”

10Ke ukumkanikazi waseShebha wanika uSolomon igolide ebunzima bungaphezu kweekhilogram ezingamawaka amane, kunye nentaphane yezinongo namatye exabiso. Izinongo awazinikezela apho kukumkani uSolomon zingaphezu kwazo zonke izinongo ezakhe zazuzwa nanini nanini.

11Iinqanawe zikaHiram zazithwala igolide ziyithatha eOfire, kananjalo nemithwalo yomthi wom-almugi kunye namatye exabiso. 12Ngalo mthi wom-almugi ke ukumkani wenza iintsika zendlu kaNdikhyo kunye nezo zebhotwe lakhe, waza ngenxalenye yawo wenzela iimvumi iihapu nemirhubhe. Ongako wona ukuba mninzi um-almugi awuzange ukhe uziswe; ukusukela ngoko zange yabakho into enjalo.

13Ukumkani uSolomon wanika ukumkanikazi waseShebha konke awayekunqwenela nawayekucela, nangaphandle kwezipho zakomkhulu. Ke ukumkanikazi lowo ekunye namaphakathi akhe bajika babuyela kwelakowabo.

Ubutyebi bukaSolomon

(2 Gan 9:13-29)

14Minyaka le ukumkani uSolomon wayefumana igolide ebunzima bukwisithuba samashumi amabini anantathu amawaka eekhilogram, 15ngaphandle kwengeniso eyayisiza nabarhwebi, nabamashishini, nerhafu yookumkani belama-Arabhu, kananjalo nabalawuli belizwe elo.

16Ukumkani uSolomon wenza amakhulu amabini amakhaka amakhulu. Ikhaka ngalinye lalityatyekwe ngegolide ekhandiweyo ebunzima bukwisithuba seekhilogram ezisixhenxe. 17Wenza namakhaka amancinci angamakhulu amathathu, ngalinye kuwo lityatyekwe ngegolide ekhandiweyo ebunzima bukwisithuba seekhilogram ezimbini. Ke ukumkani wawabeka kwibhotwe elalibizwa ngokuba lihlathi laseLebhanon.

18Ukumkani wenza isihlalo sobukhosi. Sasisikhulu, sihonjiswe ngamabamba eendlovu, sityatyekwe ngegolide yodidi. 19Esi sihlalo sasinamanqwanqwa okunyuka amathandathu, umva waso ungqukuva phezulu phaya. Macala eso sihlalo sasineendawo zokubeka iingalo, kananjalo kukho nemifanekiso emibini yeengonyama isiphahlile. 20Kuloo manqwanqwa okunyuka amathandathu kwakumi iingonyama ezilishumi elinambini, zingambini ziphahle inqwanqwa ngalinye. Enjalo yona into yayingazange yenziwa nakubuphi na ubukumkani. 21Yonke impahla yokusela kakumkani uSolomon yayiyeyegolide, ngokunjalo nayo yonke impahla yebhotwe elalibizwa ngokuba lihlathi laseLebhanon yayiyigolide ecikizekileyo. Kwakungekho nto eyayenziwe ngesiliva, kuba kaloku ngemihla kaSolomon isiliva yayingaxabisekanga. 22Ukumkani wayeneqela leenqanawe zokurhweba elwandle phaya, ngaphandle kwezo zikaHiram. Zazibuya kanye ngeminyaka emithathu, zifike zithwele igolide, isiliva, amabamba eendlovu, iinkawu, neemfene.

23Ukumkani uSolomon wayebalasele ngobutyebi nangobulumko kunabo bonke ookumkani behlabathi. 24Ihlabathi liphela lalifuna amacebiso kuSolomon ukuze live ubulumko abunikwe nguThixo. 25Minyaka le umntu ngamnye ozayo wayesiza nomrhumo – izinto zesiliva, ezegolide, iminweba, izixhobo, izinongo, amahashe, neemeyile.

26USolomon wahlanganisa iinqwelo zokulwa kunye namahashe. Wayeneenqwelo eziliwaka elinamakhulu amane, enamahashe angamawaka alishumi elinambini, awayewagcina kwizixeko zeenqwelo nakwakhe eJerusalem. 27Ke ukumkani lo isiliva wayenza yaxhaphaka eJerusalem oku kwamatye, umsedare wamninzi njengomthombe esihlanjeni. 28USolomon amahashe wayewazuza eJiputa naseKuwe; abarhwebi bakomkhulu babewathenga eKuwe. 29Inqwelo nganye babeyithenga eJiputa ngexabiso elingamakhulu amathandathu eesiliva, ihashe lona ngekhulu elinamashumi amahlanu. Kananjalo babewathengisa kookumkani bamaHiti nabama-Aram.

1 YOOKUMKANI 11

Abafazi bakaSolomon

1Ke kaloku nangaphandle kwentombi yokumkani waseJiputa uSolomon wayenabafazi abaninzi beentlanga: abangamaMowabhi, ama-Amon, amaEdom, amaSidon, namaHiti. 2Wabathatha kwezo ntlanga wayewayale ngazo *uNdikhoyo amaSirayeli esithi: “Ze ningendiselani nazo, kuba ziya kunilukuhlela kwizithixo zazo,” kodwa ke yena uSolomon wasuka waqhogana nabo ngothando. 3Wayenamakhulu asixhenxe abafazi begazi, enamakhulu amathathu amaqadi. Abo bafazi ke bayilahlekisa intliziyo yakhe. 4Wathi ekugugeni kwakhe abafazi bakhe bayitsalela *koothixo babo intliziyo yakhe, akabi nako ukuzinikezela ngokupheleleyo kuNdikhoyo, uThixo wakhe, njengoko wenzayo yena uyise uDavide. 5Wazinikezela kuAshtoreti, isithixokazi samaSidon, nakuMilikom, isikizi lothixo wama-Amon. 6Ngaloo ndlela ke uSolomon wanxaxha ekulandeleni uNdikhoyo, akabi nako ukumnqula ngokufezekileyo uNdikhoyo njengoyise uDavide.

7Kwinduli ekwimpuma yeJerusalem uSolomon wenza isibingelelo sikaKemoshe, isikizi lothixo wamaMowabhi, kunye noMoleki isikizi lothixo wama-Amon. 8Wenjenjalo kubo bonke abafazi bakhe abaziintlanga ababesenza iziqhumiso benikela namadini kwizithixo zabo.

9Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo wakhathazeka ngenxa yesi senzo sikaSolomon, kuba intliziyo yakhe yagwilika kuNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli owayebonakele kuye kwada kwakabini. 10Nakuba wamlumkisayo ngokulandela oothixo abangabambi, kodwa uSolomon zange awukhathalele loo myalelo kaNdikhoyo. 11Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo wathi kuSolomon: “Ngenxa yokuba uziphethe ngolu hlobo, usuke akwawukhathalela umnqophiso nommiselo endakuyala ngawo, ndosuka ndiwukrazule umbuso wakho, ndiwunikele kwelinye lamaphakathi akho. 12Kambe ke, ngenxa kayihlo uDavide, le nto andiyi kuyenza ngexesha lokudla kwakho ubomi. Ndiya kuwukrazula xa sewusesandleni sonyana wakho. 13Nalapho ke andiyi kuwukrazula wonke umbuso kuye; yena ndomnika isizwe esinye ngenxa kaDavide isicaka sam, nangenxa yeJerusalem endayinyulayo.”

Iintshaba zikaSolomon

14*UNdikhoyo ke wavusela uSolomon utshaba olunguHadadi, umfo wegazi lobukhosi bamaEdom. 15Kwimihla yamandulo xa uDavide wayesilwa namaEdom, uJowabhi injengele yomkhosi owayeye kufihla abagwaziweyo, wawabulala onke amaEdom. 16UJowabhi lo, ekunye nawo onke amaSirayeli, wahlala apho iinyanga zantandathu, bada bawatshabalalisa onke amadoda ase-Edom. 17Ke yena uHadadi lo wayeseyinkwenkwe, waza ke wabalekela eJiputa, ekunye namaphakathi ayekumbuso kayise. 18Baphuma eMidiyan, bajonga eParan. Baza baphuma apho namadoda athile, baya eJiputa, waza ke ukumkani wakhona wanika uHadadi indlu nomhlaba, wamxhasa ngokutya.

19Ukumkani lowo ke wakholiseka nguHadadi, ngangokuba ade amendisele udade bomkakhe ogama linguTapanes. 20Loo mfazi ke wazala unyana owathiywa igama elinguGenubhati. Waza ke uTapanes wamkhulisela apho komkhulu. UGenubhati lo ke wakhula nabantwana bokumkani waseJiputa.

21EseJiputa apho ke uHadadi weva ukuba uDavide akasekho, noJowabhi injengele yomkhosi wakhe wasweleka. UHadadi wacela apho kukumkani wathi: “Ndikhulule ndibuyele kwelakowethu.”

22Ukumkani wathi: “Ngaba yintoni oyisweleyo ngoku ulapha, le nto ufuna ukugoduka?”

Ke yena waphendula wathi: “Hayi, andiswele nto, kodwa noko ndikhulule!”

23Kwakhona uThixo wavusela uSolomon olunye utshaba, uRezon unyana kaEliyada, owayebaleke kwinkosi yakhe uHadadizere ukumkani waseZobha. 24Waqokelela amahlakani, waza yena wayinkokheli yegqiza labavukeli ngokuya uDavide wayetshabalalise imikhosi yaseZobha. Abo bavukeli ke baya eDamasko, baza bahlala khona balawula. 25URezon lo ke waba lutshaba lukaSirayeli ngalo lonke ixesha lokudla kukaSolomon ubomi, yena ke esongezelela kwinkathazo eyayidalwa nguHadadi. URezon ke walawula eAram echasene noSirayeli.

UJerobhowam uvukela uSolomon

26Kanti ke noJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati wavukelana nokumkani uSolomon. Wayengomnye wamaphakathi kaSolomon, engumEfrayim waseZereda, unina engumhlolokazi ogama linguZeruya.

27Nantsi indlela awavukela ngayo ukumkani: uSolomon wayegangatha umhlaba okwimpuma yeJerusalem, elungisa neendonga zesixeko sikayise uDavide. 28Ke kaloku lo mfo unguJerobhowam wayelichule. Akubona ubuhle bomsebenzi walo mfana ke uSolomon, wammisa ukuba abe ngumveleli kubo bonke abasebenzi bendlu kaJosefu.

29Ngelo thuba ke uJerobhowam waphuma eJerusalem, waza ke wadibana *nomshumayeli waseShilo uAhiya, yena enxibe isambatho esitsha. Baba bodwa ke apho emaphandleni bobabini, 30waza uAhiyo wathatha eso sambatho sitsha wayesinxibile, wasikrazula saziziqwenga ezilishumi elinambini. 31Waza ke wathi kuJerobhowam: “Zithathele iziqwenga zibe lishumi. Kaloku la ngamazwi *kaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli, uthi: ‘Ndiza kuwukrazula umbuso kaSolomon, wena ndikunike izizwe ezilishumi. 32Kambe ke ngenxa yesicaka sam uDavide, nesixeko sam iJerusalem endasinyulayo kuzo zonke izizwe zikaSirayeli, yena wosala nesizwe sibe sinye. 33Le nto ke ndiza kuyenza kuba bandilahlile banqula uAshtoreti isithixokazi samaSidon, noKemoshe uthixo wamaMowabhi, noMilikom uthixo wama-Amon. Ewe, banxaxhile ezindleleni zam; bakutyeshele ukwenza izinto ezilungileyo; abayithobelanga imithetho nemimiselo yam njengoko wenzayo uDavide uyise kaSolomon. 34Kodwa ke umbuso andiyi kuwuthatha wonke esandleni sikaSolomon; yena woba ngumlawuli ngayo yonke imihla yokudla kwakhe ubomi, ngenxa kaDavide isicaka sam endasinyulayo saza sayithobela imithetho nemimiselo yam. 35Umbuso lo ndiya kuwohlutha kunyana wakhe, wena ndikunike izizwe ezilishumi. 36Unyana wakhe ndomnika isizwe esinye, ukuze isicaka sam uDavide sibe nesibane yonke imihla eJerusalem isixeko endasinyulela igama lam. 37Kambe ke wena ndiya kukumisa ulawule kangangoko ufuna, ube ngukumkani kwaSirayeli. 38Ndiya kuba nawe ukuba uthe wenza ngokwemithetho yam, wahamba ngokweendlela zam, wenza okuhle ngokuthobela imimiselo nemiyalelo yam njengoDavide isicaka sam. Ndiya kukwenzela isizukulwana sabalawuli esiqiniseke njengêso ndasinika uDavide; ndomnikela kuwe uSirayeli. 39Ke sona isizukulwana sikaDavide ndiya kusithoba ngenxa yale nto. Kambe ke, loo nto ayiyi kuhlala injalo.’ ”

40Ke uSolomon wazama ukubulala uJerobhowam, kodwa ke yena wabalekela eJiputa, kukumkani uShishaki, waza ke wahlala khona wada wasweleka uSolomon.

Ukufa kukaSolomon

41Ke zona ezinye iziganeko zolawulo lukaSolomon, nayo yonke imisebenzi nobulumko bakhe, nâzo zibhaliwe encwadini yembali kaSolomon. 42Ke kaloku yaba yiminyaka emashumi mane uSolomon elawula kwaSirayeli eJerusalem. 43Waza ke waya kuphumla kooyise, wangcwatywa kwisixeko sikayise uDavide. URehobhowam unyana wakhe wangena esikhundleni sakhe wangukumkani.

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