1 Amakhosi 3
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1 Amakhosi 3
USolomoni naye uyashada futhi unikeza iGibeyoni umnikelo
1USolomoni wazihlanganisa noFaro inkosi yaseGibithe, wathatha indodakazi kaFaro, wayingenisa emzini kaDavide, waze waqeda ukwakha eyakhe indlu, nendlu kaJehova, nogange lwaseJerusalema nxazonke.
2Kuphela abantu babehlabela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, ngoba kwakungakhelwanga iGama likaJehova indlu kwaze kwaba yilezo zinsuku.
3USolomoni wamthanda uJehova ngokuhamba ezimisweni zikayise uDavide; wanikela kuphela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, wadedela intuthu.
4Inkosi yaya eGibeyoni ukuyohlabela khona; USolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa eyinkulungwane kulelo altare.
5EGibeyoni, uJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni ngephupho ebusuku, futhi uNkulunkulu wathi: “Cela into engizokunika yona.”
6Wayesethi uSolomoni: “Wenze umusa omkhulu encekwini yakho, ubaba uDavide, njengoba ayehamba phambi kwakho ngeqiniso, nangokulunga, nangobuqotho benhliziyo kuwe; umgcinele lomusa omkhulu ukuthi umnike indodana ukuba ihlale esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi njenganamuhla.
7Manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, usubekile inceku yakho inkosi esikhundleni sikaDavide ubaba, mina ngingumntwana omncane; angazi ngiphume noma ngingene kanjani.
8Inceku yakho iphakathi kwabantu bakho obakhethileyo, abantu abaningi abangenakubalwa, abangenakubalwa ngenxa yobuningi.
9Khona-ke unike inceku yakho inhliziyo eqondayo ukwahlulela abantu bakho, ukuze ngahlukanise phakathi kokuhle nokubi; ngoba ngubani ongahlulela lesi sizwe sakho esikhulu?
10Leli zwi laba mnandi eNkosini, ngokuba uSolomoni walibuza.
11UNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Ngokuba ucele lokho, ungazicelelanga izinsuku eziningi; awuzange ucele ingcebo yakho, futhi awuzange ucele ukuphila kwezitha zakho; kodwa ucele ukuqedisisa kwakho ukuze uhlukanise ukwahlulela;
12Bheka, ngenze njengokwamazwi akho; bheka, ngikunike inhliziyo ehlakaniphileyo neqondayo; ukuze kakho onjengawe ngaphambi kwakho, langemva kwakho kakuyikuvela onjengawe.
13Futhi ngakunika lokho ongakucelanga, ingcebo nodumo, ukuze kungabikho onjengawe phakathi kwamakhosi zonke izinsuku zakho.
14Uma uhamba ezindleleni zami ukugcina izimiso zami nemiyalo yami, njengalokho wahamba uyihlo uDavide, ngiyakwandisa izinsuku zakho.
15Wavuka uSolomoni; bheka, kwakuyiphupho. Wafika eJerusalema wema phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo yokubonga, walungisela zonke izinceku zakhe idili.
16Kwase kufika abesifazane ababili abayizifebe enkosini, bema phambi kwayo;
17Omunye wesifazane wathi: “O nkosi yami, mina nalo wesifazane sihlala endlini yinye; ngathola ingane inaye endlini.
18Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu ngibelethile, lona wesifazane wabeletha naye; futhi sasindawonye; kwakungekho mfokazi kanye nathi endlini, ngaphandle kwethu sobabili endlini.
19Wafa-ke umntwana walo wesifazane ebusuku; ngoba wayisibekela.
20Wavuka phakathi kobusuku, wathatha indodana yami eceleni kwami, incekukazi yakho ilele, wayilalisa esifubeni sakhe, wamlalisa ofileyo wakhe esifubeni sami.
21Lapho ngivuka ekuseni ukuba ngincelise umntanami, bheka, wayesefile; kodwa lapho ngikucabangela ekuseni, bheka, kwakungeyona indodana yami engayizala.
22Wathi omunye wesifazane: “Qha; kodwa ophilayo yindodana yami, ofileyo yindodana yakho. Lathi: Hatshi; kodwa ofileyo yindodana yakho, lendodana yami ngephilayo. Bakhuluma kanjalo phambi kwenkosi.
23Inkosi yasisithi: Lo wathi: Le yindodana yami ephilayo, lendodana yakho ngefileyo; omunye athi: Cha! kodwa indodana yakho ifile, futhi indodana yami iyaphila.
24Inkosi yasisithi: Ngiletheleni inkemba. Baletha inkemba phambi kwenkosi.
25Inkosi yasisithi: Dabulani kabili umntwana ophilayo, linike omunye ingxenye, lomunye.
26Owesifazana omntwana ophilayo wakhuluma enkosini, ngoba izibilini zakhe zanxanela indodana yakhe, wathi: O nkosi yami, mnikeni umntwana ephila, lingambulali. Kodwa omunye wathi: Kangabi ngowami kumbe owakho, kodwa yehlukaniseni.
27Inkosi yasiphendula yathi: “Mnikeni umntwana ophilayo, lingambulali lakanye; ungunina wayo.
28Wonke u-Israyeli wezwa isahlulelo inkosi; besaba inkosi, ngokuba babona ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu bekukuyo ukwenza ukwahlulela.
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1 Amakhosi 3
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1 Amakhosi 3
USolomoni naye uyashada futhi unikeza iGibeyoni umnikelo
1USolomoni wazihlanganisa noFaro inkosi yaseGibithe, wathatha indodakazi kaFaro, wayingenisa emzini kaDavide, waze waqeda ukwakha eyakhe indlu, nendlu kaJehova, nogange lwaseJerusalema nxazonke.
2Kuphela abantu babehlabela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, ngoba kwakungakhelwanga iGama likaJehova indlu kwaze kwaba yilezo zinsuku.
3USolomoni wamthanda uJehova ngokuhamba ezimisweni zikayise uDavide; wanikela kuphela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, wadedela intuthu.
4Inkosi yaya eGibeyoni ukuyohlabela khona; USolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa eyinkulungwane kulelo altare.
5EGibeyoni, uJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni ngephupho ebusuku, futhi uNkulunkulu wathi: “Cela into engizokunika yona.”
6Wayesethi uSolomoni: “Wenze umusa omkhulu encekwini yakho, ubaba uDavide, njengoba ayehamba phambi kwakho ngeqiniso, nangokulunga, nangobuqotho benhliziyo kuwe; umgcinele lomusa omkhulu ukuthi umnike indodana ukuba ihlale esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi njenganamuhla.
7Manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, usubekile inceku yakho inkosi esikhundleni sikaDavide ubaba, mina ngingumntwana omncane; angazi ngiphume noma ngingene kanjani.
8Inceku yakho iphakathi kwabantu bakho obakhethileyo, abantu abaningi abangenakubalwa, abangenakubalwa ngenxa yobuningi.
9Khona-ke unike inceku yakho inhliziyo eqondayo ukwahlulela abantu bakho, ukuze ngahlukanise phakathi kokuhle nokubi; ngoba ngubani ongahlulela lesi sizwe sakho esikhulu?
10Leli zwi laba mnandi eNkosini, ngokuba uSolomoni walibuza.
11UNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Ngokuba ucele lokho, ungazicelelanga izinsuku eziningi; awuzange ucele ingcebo yakho, futhi awuzange ucele ukuphila kwezitha zakho; kodwa ucele ukuqedisisa kwakho ukuze uhlukanise ukwahlulela;
12Bheka, ngenze njengokwamazwi akho; bheka, ngikunike inhliziyo ehlakaniphileyo neqondayo; ukuze kakho onjengawe ngaphambi kwakho, langemva kwakho kakuyikuvela onjengawe.
13Futhi ngakunika lokho ongakucelanga, ingcebo nodumo, ukuze kungabikho onjengawe phakathi kwamakhosi zonke izinsuku zakho.
14Uma uhamba ezindleleni zami ukugcina izimiso zami nemiyalo yami, njengalokho wahamba uyihlo uDavide, ngiyakwandisa izinsuku zakho.
15Wavuka uSolomoni; bheka, kwakuyiphupho. Wafika eJerusalema wema phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo yokubonga, walungisela zonke izinceku zakhe idili.
16Kwase kufika abesifazane ababili abayizifebe enkosini, bema phambi kwayo;
17Omunye wesifazane wathi: “O nkosi yami, mina nalo wesifazane sihlala endlini yinye; ngathola ingane inaye endlini.
18Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu ngibelethile, lona wesifazane wabeletha naye; futhi sasindawonye; kwakungekho mfokazi kanye nathi endlini, ngaphandle kwethu sobabili endlini.
19Wafa-ke umntwana walo wesifazane ebusuku; ngoba wayisibekela.
20Wavuka phakathi kobusuku, wathatha indodana yami eceleni kwami, incekukazi yakho ilele, wayilalisa esifubeni sakhe, wamlalisa ofileyo wakhe esifubeni sami.
21Lapho ngivuka ekuseni ukuba ngincelise umntanami, bheka, wayesefile; kodwa lapho ngikucabangela ekuseni, bheka, kwakungeyona indodana yami engayizala.
22Wathi omunye wesifazane: “Qha; kodwa ophilayo yindodana yami, ofileyo yindodana yakho. Lathi: Hatshi; kodwa ofileyo yindodana yakho, lendodana yami ngephilayo. Bakhuluma kanjalo phambi kwenkosi.
23Inkosi yasisithi: Lo wathi: Le yindodana yami ephilayo, lendodana yakho ngefileyo; omunye athi: Cha! kodwa indodana yakho ifile, futhi indodana yami iyaphila.
24Inkosi yasisithi: Ngiletheleni inkemba. Baletha inkemba phambi kwenkosi.
25Inkosi yasisithi: Dabulani kabili umntwana ophilayo, linike omunye ingxenye, lomunye.
26Owesifazana omntwana ophilayo wakhuluma enkosini, ngoba izibilini zakhe zanxanela indodana yakhe, wathi: O nkosi yami, mnikeni umntwana ephila, lingambulali. Kodwa omunye wathi: Kangabi ngowami kumbe owakho, kodwa yehlukaniseni.
27Inkosi yasiphendula yathi: “Mnikeni umntwana ophilayo, lingambulali lakanye; ungunina wayo.
28Wonke u-Israyeli wezwa isahlulelo inkosi; besaba inkosi, ngokuba babona ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu bekukuyo ukwenza ukwahlulela.
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