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Indlovukazi YaseShebha Iya KuSolomoni EJerusalema
1 Kwathi indlovukazi yaseShebha seyizwile ngodumo lukaSolomoni, yasuka yaya eJerusalema ukuba iyovivinya uSolomoni ngezimfumbe. Yayinehele elikhulu kakhulu, amakameli ayethwele amakha, igolide eliningi, namatshe ayigugu. Yafika kuSolomoni yakhuluma naye ngakho konke okusenhliziyweni yayo. 2USolomoni wayiphendula kukho konke eyambuza khona, akukho lutho olufihlakeleyo uSolomoni angakwazanga ukuyichachisela khona. 3Indlovukazi yaseShebha isibonile ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni, nendlu ayeyakhile, 4ukudla okusetafuleni lakhe, indlela izinceku zakhe ezazihlala ngayo, nezazima ngayo, izembatho zazo, abaphathizitsha nezembatho zabo, negumbi lakhe eliphezulu endlini kaSimakade, ayibange isaba nalutho olunye engalusho. 5Yathi enkosini: “Konke engikuzwe ngawe ezweni lakithi kuliqiniso, mayelana namazwi akho nangokuhlakanipha kwakho. 6Kepha angikholwanga ngamazwi abo, ngaze ngafika, ngazibonela ngamehlo ami; angitshelwanga ngisho ingxenye yobukhulu bokuhlakanipha kwakho. 7Babusisiwe abantu bakho, zibusisiwe lezi zinceku zakho ezihlala zimi njalo phambi kwakho, zizwa ukuhlakanipha kwakho. 8 Makabongwe uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho okwaba kuhle kuye ukuba akubeke esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, ube yinkosi kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu wakho uyamthanda u-Israyeli futhi uyathanda ukummisa kuze kube phakade, yingakho ekubeke waba yinkosi phezu kwakhe, ukuba wenze ubulungiswa nokulunga.”
9Indlovukazi yaseShebha yanika inkosi amathalenta egolide ayi-120, amakha amaningi kakhulu, namatshe ayigugu; akukho omunye owake wanika inkosi uSolomoni amakha amaningi njengalawo awaphiwa yindlovukazi yaseShebha.
10 Izinceku zikaHuramu nezinceku zikaSolomoni ezabuya negolide e-Ofiri, zaletha imi-alimugi namatshe ayigugu. 11Inkosi yakha izikhwelo zendlu kaSimakade nezesigodlo ngemi-alimugi, yakha amahabhu, nezingubhu zabahlabeleli okungakaze kubonwe okunjengakho phambilini kwaJuda.
12Inkosi uSolomoni yanika indlovukazi yaseShebha konke ekufunayo neyakucelayo, ngaphandle kwalokho eyayikulethe enkosini. Yasuka yabuyela ezweni layo nezinceku zayo.
Ukuceba, Ubukhosi, Nokuhlakanipha KukaSolomoni
13 Isisindo segolide elalilethwa kuSolomoni minyaka yonke lalingamathalenta angama-666 egolide, 14ngaphandle kwalelo elalifika nabahwebi nabathengisi, nawo wonke amakhosi ase-Arabhiya, nababusi bezwe ababeletha igolide nesiliva kuSolomoni.
15Inkosi uSolomoni yenza izihlangu zegolide elicangcathiweyo ezingama-200, isihlangu ngasinye singamashekeli egolide elicangcathiweyo angama-600. 16Yakhanda futhi nezihlangu zegolide elicangcathiweyo ezingama-300; isihlangu ngasinye singamashekeli egolide elicangcathiweyo angama-300; inkosi yazibeka eNdlini Yehlathi eLebhanoni.
17Inkosi yenza isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu ngezimpondo zendlovu, yasicaka ngegolide elicwengekileyo. 18Isihlalo sobukhosi sasinezikhwelo eziyisithupha, sinesenabelo segolide esasinamatheliswe esihlalweni sobukhosi, nemikhono ngalapha nangalapha kwendawo yokuhlala, kumi izingonyama ezimbili eceleni kwemikhono. 19Kwakumi izingonyama ezili-12 ngalapha nangalapha kwezikhwelo eziyisithupha. Akukho okunjengalokhu okwake kwenziwa kweminye imibuso. 20Zonke izitsha zokuphuza zenkosi uSolomoni zaziyigolide, nazo zonke izitsha ezaziseHlathini eLebhanoni zaziyigolide elicwengekileyo; isiliva lalingento etheni emihleni kaSolomoni. 21 Inkosi uSolomoni yathumela imikhumbi yayo eTharishishi kanye nezinceku zikaHuramu. Kwakuthi kanye emuva kweminyaka emithathu, ifike imikhumbi yaseTharishishi ithwele igolide, isiliva, izimpondo zendlovu, izimfene, namapigogo.
22 Inkosi uSolomoni yaba nkulu kunawo onke amakhosi omhlaba ngengcebo nangokuhlakanipha. 23Wonke amakhosi omhlaba ayefuna ukumbona uSolomoni ubuso nobuso, ukuzwa ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe, uNkulunkulu ayekubeke enhliziyweni kaSolomoni. 24Yileyo naleyo yayimlethela isipho: izitsha zesiliva, izitsha zegolide, izingubo, izikhali, amakha, amahhashi neminyuzi, ekwenza lokhu iminyaka ngeminyaka.
25 USolomoni wayenamabhanqa ayizi-4 000 amahhashi nezinqola, abamahhashi abayizi-12 000, wababeka emizini yezinqola nasenkosini eJerusalema. 26 Wabusa phezu kwawo wonke amakhosi, kusukela emfuleni kuze kube sezweni lamaFilisti nasemngceleni waseGibhithe. 27 Inkosi yenza ukuba isiliva lixhaphake njengamatshe eJerusalema, nemisedari yayenza yaba miningi njengemithombe ehlanzeni. 28 USolomoni bamlethela amahhashi evela eGibhithe nasemazweni onke.
Ukukhothama KukaSolomoni
29 Ezinye izindaba zikaSolomoni, ezakuqala nezakamuva, azilotshiwe yini ezindabeni zikaNathani umphrofethi, nasesiphrofethweni sika-Ahaya waseShilo, nasemibonweni ka-Ido umboni ngoJerobhowamu indodana kaNebhathi na? 30USolomoni wabusa eJerusalema phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke iminyaka engama-40. 31 USolomoni wayesekhothama, bamngcwaba kokhokho bakhe, emzini kaDavide uyise. URehobhowamu, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
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