Eyesibili EyemiLando 1:1-17
1 Ubukhosi bukaSolomoni indodana kaDavida baqhubeka buqina futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wayelaye, wamenza waba lamandla kakhulu.+
2 USolomoni wabiza bonke abantu bako-Israyeli, izinduna zezinkulungwane lezamakhulu, labahluleli kanye labakhokheli bonke bako-Israyeli ababengabakhokheli bezimuli zaboyise.
3 Ngemva kwalokho uSolomoni labantu bonke baya endaweni ephakemeyo eyayiseGibhiyoni+ ngoba yikho lapho okwakuletende lokuhlangana likaNkulunkulu weqiniso, elalenziwe nguMosi inceku kaJehova enkangala.
4 Kodwa uDavida wayethethe ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso eKhiriyathi-jeyarimi+ walisa endaweni ayeyilungisile, etendeni ayelimise eJerusalema.+
5 Phambi kwethabanikeli likaJehova kwakubekwe i-alithare lekhopha+ elalenziwe nguBhezaleli+ indodana ka-Uri, indodana kaHuri. USolomoni labantu bonke babethandaza phambi kwalo.*
6 USolomoni wenza iminikelo khonapho phambi kukaJehova. Wenza imihlatshelo yokutshiswa engu-1 000 phezu kwe-alithare+ lekhopha elaliphambi kwetende lokuhlangana.
7 Ngalobobusuku uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuSolomoni wathi kuye: “Cela loba yini ofuna ngikunike yona.”+
8 USolomoni wasesithi kuNkulunkulu: “Ubulothando oluqotho futhi olukhulu kubaba uDavida+ njalo usungenze ngaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.+
9 Khathesi-ke Jehova Nkulunkulu, kwangathi lokho owakuthembisa ubaba uDavida kungagcwaliseka+ ngoba ungibeke ngaba yinkosi yabantu laba abanengi njengothuli.+
10 Ngicela ungiphe ukuhlakanipha lolwazi+ ukuze ngikhokhele abantu laba, ngoba ngubani ongenelisa ukwahlulela abantu bakho+ abanengi kangaka?”
11 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuSolomoni: “Njengoba lokhu kuyikho okufisayo enhliziyweni yakho njalo ungazange ucele inotho, lempahla enengi, lodumo, lempilo ende, kumbe ukuthi labo abakuzondayo bafe, kodwa ucele ukuhlakanipha lolwazi ukuze wahlulele abantu bami engikubeke ukuthi ube yinkosi+ phezu kwabo,
12 ngizakunika ukuhlakanipha lolwazi, ngiphinde ngikunike lenotho, lempahla enengi, lodumo, okungazange kutholwe ngamakhosi abusa ngaphambi kwakho njalo okungasoze kutholwe yilawo azabusa ngemva kwakho.”+
13 Ngemva kwalokho uSolomoni wasuka phambi kwetende lokuhlangana endaweni ephakemeyo eyayiseGibhiyoni,+ waya eJerusalema. USolomoni wabusa phezu kwabako-Israyeli
14 njalo waqhubeka engezelela izinqola zempi lamabhiza.*+ Wayelezinqola zempi ezingu-1 400, lamabhiza angu-12 000.* Wayekugcina emadolobheni+ ezinqola zempi laseduze lalapho ayehlala khona eJerusalema.+
15 Inkosi yenza ukuthi eJerusalema kube lesiliva legolide elinengi njengamatshe.+ Yenza lezigodo zomsedari zaba zinengi angathi yizihlahla zomsikhamori eziseShefela.+
16 Amabhiza kaSolomoni ayethengwe eGibhithe+ futhi izisebenzi ezazithengela inkosi zazithenga umhlambi wamabhiza* ngentengo efakiweyo.+
17 EGibhithe inqola ngayinye yayithengwa ngenhlamvu zesiliva ezingu-600, ibhiza elilodwa lizinhlamvu zesiliva ezingu-150. Babesithi bangawathenga, labo bawathengisele wonke amakhosi amaHithi lamakhosi eSiriya.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “babebuza uNkulunkulu belapho.”
^ Kumbe, “labagadi bamabhiza.”
^ Kumbe, “labagadi bamabhiza abangu-12 000.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “ayethengwe eGibhithe laseKhuwe. Ababesebenza ukuthengela inkosi babewathenga eKhuwe.” Lapha kungabe kutshiwo iKhilikhiya.
