Eyesibili EyemiLando 9:1-31
9 Indlovukazi yeShebha+ yezwa ngodumo lukaSolomoni, ngakho yabuya eJerusalema izomlinga ngemibuzo ephicayo. Yafika lezinceku zayo ezinengi kakhulu, lamakamela ayethwele amafutha ebhalisamu, legolide+ elinengi kanye lamatshe aligugu. Yahamba kuSolomoni yafika yakhuluma laye ngezinto zonke eyayifuna ukuzazi.+
2 USolomoni wayiphendula yonke imibuzo yayo. Kazange ehluleke ukuchasisa loba yini eyabuzwa yindlovukazi le.
3 Indlovukazi yeShebha yathi isibone ukuhlakanipha+ kukaSolomoni lendlu ayeyakhile,+
4 lokudla okwakusiba setafuleni yakhe,+ lendlela izinceku zakhe ezazihlezi ngayo, lendlela abaphathi bezitsha* lababeletha okunathwayo ababesebenza ngayo lababegqoka ngayo, lemihlatshelo yokutshiswa uSolomoni ayeyinikela endlini kaJehova+ zikhathi zonke, yamangala kakhulu
5 yathi enkosini: “Engakuzwayo ngiselizweni lami mayelana lokuhlakanipha kwakho lemisebenzi yakho* kuliqiniso sibili.
6 Kodwa angizange ngikukholwe engakuzwayo ngaze ngafika lapha ngazibonela ngawami.+ Engakutshelwayo ngenhlakanipho yakho enkulu+ kulutshwana kakhulu. Engikubonileyo kwedlula khatshana lokho engakuzwayo.+
7 Bayathokoza kakhulu abantu bakho futhi ziyathokoza lezinceku zakho ezima phambi kwakho zikhathi zonke zilalela inhlakanipho yakho.
8 Kadunyiswe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owakuthandayo wakubeka esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. UNkulunkulu wakho wakubeka waba yinkosi ukuze abako-Israyeli bahlulelwe kuhle langokulunga ngoba yena uyabathanda abako-Israyeli+ futhi ufuna bahlale kuze kube nini lanini.”
9 Ngemva kwalokho indlovukazi yeShebha yanika inkosi igolide+ elingamathalenta* angu-120 lamafutha ebhalisamu amanengi kakhulu kanye lamatshe aligugu. Akuzange kuphinde kulethwe amafutha ebhalisamu amanengi njengalawo indlovukazi yeShebha eyawanika iNkosi uSolomoni.+
10 Phezu kwalokho izinceku zikaHiramu lezinceku zikaSolomoni ezazibuya legolide lase-Ofiri,+ zazibuya lezigodo ze-aligami kanye lamatshe aligugu.+
11 Inkosi yasebenzisa izigodo ze-aligami ukwenza amasitephisi endlu kaJehova+ lawendlu yenkosi.*+ Yenza lamahabhu* leziginci zabahlabeleli.+ Kwakungakaze kubonakale izigodo ezinjalo elizweni lakoJuda.
12 USolomoni wanika indlovukazi yeShebha konke eyayikufuna lalokho eyayikucela, kwaze kwadlula lokho yona eyayimphathele khona. Indlovukazi yeShebha yasuka yabuyela elizweni layo lezinceku zayo.+
13 Igolide+ elalitholwa nguSolomoni ngomnyaka lalingamathalenta angu-666,
14 kungabalwa lelo ayelithola kubathengi labathengisi, lalelo elalilethwa yiwo wonke amakhosi ama-Arabhu, lababusi* belizwe ababeletha igolide lesiliva kuye.+
15 INkosi uSolomoni yenza amahawu amakhulu angu-200 ngegolide elihlanganiswe lensimbi.+ (Ihawu+ ngalinye lalenziwe ngegolide elingamashekheli* angu-600 elihlanganiswe lensimbi.)
16 Yenza lamahawu amancane* angu-300 ngegolide elihlanganiswe lensimbi. (Ihawu ngalinye lalenziwe ngegolide elingamamina* amathathu.) Yawafaka eNdlini yeGusu laseLebhanoni.+
17 Inkosi yenza lesihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu ngempondo zendlovu, yasihuqa ngegolide elicengekileyo.+
18 Kwakulamasitephisi ayisithupha ayeqansa esiya esihlalweni sobukhosi futhi isihlalo sobukhosi sasilesenabelo* senyawo esasenziwe ngegolide. Isihlalo sobukhosi sasilezindawo zokubeka ingalo njalo eceleni ngalinye kwakulesilwane+ esibunjiweyo, duze lendawo yokubeka ingalo.
19 Kwakulezilwane+ ezibunjiweyo ezingu-12 ezazimi emasitephisini ayisithupha, kuleziyisithupha kwelinye icele leziyisithupha kwelinye. Akula omunye umbuso owawulesihlalo sobukhosi esifanana laleso.
20 Zonke izitsha iNkosi uSolomoni eyayinatha ngazo zazenziwe ngegolide futhi zonke izitsha ezaziseNdlini yeGusu laseLebhanoni zazenziwe ngegolide elicengekileyo. Kwakungelalutho olwalwenziwe ngesiliva ngoba isiliva sasingasilutho ngensuku zikaSolomoni.+
21 Imikhumbi yenkosi yayihamba eThashishi+ lezinceku zikaHiramu.+ Yayibuya kanye ngemva kweminyaka emithathu ithwele igolide, lesiliva, lempondo zendlovu,+ lenkawu, lamaphikhokho.
22 INkosi uSolomoni yayinothile futhi ihlakaniphile+ ukwedlula wonke amakhosi omhlaba.
23 Wonke amakhosi omhlaba ayefisa ukumbona uSolomoni ukuze azizwele ngezawo inhlakanipho eyayifakwe nguNkulunkulu weqiniso enhliziyweni yakhe.+
24 Ayebuya lezipho, izitsha zesiliva lezegolide, lezigqoko,+ lezikhali, lamafutha ebhalisamu, lamabhiza lezimbongolo.* Lokhu kwakusenzakala minyaka yonke.
25 USolomoni wayelezibaya zamabhiza ezingu-4 000 kanye lezinqola njalo amabhiza akhe ayengu-12 000.*+ Konke lokhu wayekugcina emadolobheni ezinqola zempi laseduze lalapho ayehlala khona eJerusalema.+
26 Wayebusa phezu kwawo wonke amakhosi kusukela emfuleni* kuze kuyefika elizweni lamaFilisti lasemngceleni weGibhithe.+
27 Inkosi yenza ukuthi eJerusalema kube lesiliva esinengi njengamatshe. Yenza lezigodo zomsedari zaba zinengi angathi yizihlahla zomsikhamori eziseShefela.+
28 Abantu babephathela uSolomoni amabhiza avela eGibhithe+ lasemazweni wonke.
29 Yonke imbali kaSolomoni+ kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kuyefika ekucineni, ibhaliwe emibhalweni kaNathani+ umphrofethi, lasesiphrofethweni sika-Ahija+ umShiloni, lasemibhalweni elemibono ka-Ido+ umboni, emayelana loJerobhowami+ indodana kaNebhathi.
30 USolomoni wabusa eJerusalema phezu kwabo bonke abako-Israyeli okweminyaka engu-40.
31 Wafa wangcwatshwa edolobheni likaDavida uyise.+ Indodana yakhe uRehobhowami yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “oweta.”
^ Kumbe, “lamazwi akho.”
^ Ithalenta lalingamakhilogremu angu-34,2. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “lawesigodlo senkosi.”
^ Ihabhu lichacho elilentambo ezifanana lezekatali.
^ Kumbe, “labogavena.”
^ Ishekheli yayilingana lamagremu angu-11,4. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Amahawu la ayejayele ukuthwalwa ngamabutho asebenzisa imitshoko.
^ Imina okukhulunywa ngalo eMibhalweni yesiHebheru lalingamagremu angu-570. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Isenabelo kulapho umuntu abeka khona inyawo zakhe nxa ehlezi esitulweni.
^ Imbongolo yinyamazana ezalwa libhiza lobabhemi.
^ Kumbe, “abagadi bamabhiza akhe babengu-12 000.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo umfula uYufrathe.
