1 Amakhosi 10
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1 Amakhosi 10
Indlovukazi uSheba ivakashela uSolomoni
1Indlovukazi yaseSheba isizwile umbiko kaSolomoni ngeGama likaJehova, yeza ukumvivinya ngemibuzo enzima.
2Yafika eJerusalema inesixuku esikhulu kakhulu, namakamela athwele izinongo, negolide eliningi namatshe ayigugu; lapho ifika kuSolomoni, yakhuluma kuye ngakho konke okwakusenhliziyweni yayo.
3USolomoni wayiphendula yonke imibuzo yayo; kwakungekho lutho olufihlekile enkosini engayitshelanga yona.
4Lapho indlovukazi yaseSheba ibona konke ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni nendlu ayakhileyo,
5nokudla kwetafula lakhe, nokuhlala kwezinceku zakhe, nenkonzo yezinceku zakhe, nezingubo zazo, nabaphathizitsha bakhe, nezintaba zakhe akhuphukela ngakho endlini kaJehova; kwakungasekho umoya kuye.
6Wathi enkosini: “Yindaba eyiqiniso engayizwa ezweni lami ngezenzo zakho nokuhlakanipha kwakho.”
7Kodwa angizange ngikholwe amazwi ngaze ngafika, futhi amehlo ami akubona; bheka, angitshelwanga nenxenye; ukuhlakanipha kwakho nenhlanhla yakho kudlula udumo engiluzwile.
8Babusisiwe abantu bakho, zibusisiwe lezi zinceku zakho ezimi phambi kwakho njalo, zizwe ukuhlakanipha kwakho.
9Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owathanda ukukubeka esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli, ngokuba uJehova wamthanda u-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, ngalokho wakubeka inkosi ukwenza ukwahlulela nokulunga.
10Yanika inkosi amathalenta egolide ayikhulu namashumi amabili namakha amatshe amakhulu kakhulu; akuphindanga kufike amakha amaningi njengalawo inkosi uSolomoni eyaphiwa yinkosikazi yaseSheba.
11Iviyo likaHiramu, elaletha igolide livela e-Ofiri, laletha kuvela e-Ofiri izihlahla zom-alimondi eziningi namatshe ayigugu.
12Ngezihlahla zom-alimondi inkosi yenza izinsika zendlu kaJehova nezendlu yenkosi, nezigubhu namahabhu abahlabeleli;
13Inkosi uSolomoni yanika indlovukazi yaseSheba konke ekufunayo ekucelayo, ngaphandle kwalokho uSolomoni ayinika khona ngokuphana kobukhosi. Khona-ke waphenduka waya ezweni lakubo, yena nezinceku zakhe.
14Isisindo segolide uSolomoni alizuza ngomnyaka owodwa sasingamatalenta angamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha.
15Ngaphezu kwalokho, wayenabathengi nabathengisi beziqholo neyawo wonke amakhosi ase-Arabiya nakubabusi bezwe.
16Inkosi uSolomoni yenza amashekeli angamakhulu amabili egolide elikhandiweyo;
17Wenza nezihlangu ezingamakhulu amathathu zegolide elikhandiweyo; amamane amathathu egolide ngesihlangu esisodwa, inkosi yasibeka endlini yehlathi laseLebanoni.
18Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkosi yenza isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu sezinyo lendlovu yasinameka ngegolide elihle kakhulu.
19Isihlalo sobukhosi sasinezitebhisi eziyisithupha, isihloko sesihlalo sobukhosi sasiyisiyingelezi ngemuva, kukhona izisekelo ngapha nangapha endaweni yokuhlala, kumi izingonyama ezimbili ngasezisekelo.
20Kwakumi izingonyama eziyishumi nambili ngalapha nangalapha ezikhwelweni eziyisithupha; ayenziwanga into enjalo kunoma yimuphi umbuso.
21Zonke izitsha zokuphuza zenkosi uSolomoni zazingezegolide, nazo zonke izitsha zendlu yehlathi laseLebanoni zazingezegolide elicwengekileyo; kwakungekho okwesiliva; kakubalelwa lutho ngakho ezinsukwini zikaSolomoni.
22Ngokuba inkosi yayinemikhumbi yaseTharishishi olwandle kanye nemikhumbi kaHiramu; kanye ngeminyaka emithathu imikhumbi yaseTharishishi yafika iletha igolide, nesiliva, nezimpondo zendlovu, nezinkawu, namapigogo.
23Kanjalo inkosi uSolomoni yaba ngaphezu kwawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba ngengcebo nokuhlakanipha.
24Wonke umhlaba wamfuna uSolomoni ukuze uzwe ukuhlakanipha kwakhe uNkulunkulu ayekunikile enhliziyweni yakhe.
25Baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo isipho sakhe: izitsha zesiliva, nezitsha zegolide, nezingubo, nezikhali, namakha, namahhashi, neminyuzi, iminyaka ngeminyaka.
26USolomoni wabutha izinqola nabamahhashi, waba nezinqola eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amane nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, wakunika imizi yezinqola nenkosi yaseJerusalema.
27Inkosi yenza isiliva eJerusalema libe njengamatshe, nemisedari yayenza yaba njengemikhiwane esesigodini ngobuningi.
28Amahhashi uSolomoni ayenawo aphuma eGibithe nezindwangu zelineni; abathengisi benkosi bamukela ilineni ngentengo.
29Inqola yakhuphuka yaphuma eGibithe ngamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha esiliva nehhashi ngekhulu namashumi ayisihlanu; bawakhiphela kuwo onke amakhosi amaHeti nasemakhosini ase-Aramu ngesandla sabo.
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