Tindvuna taSolomoni kanye nebaholi bakhe
1Inkhosi Solomoni yabusa sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.
2Tindvuna tembuso wakhe-ke bekunguleti:
Azariya, umsa waSadoki, umphristi;
3bo-Elihorefi na-Ahiya, emadvodzana aShisha, wona-ke abebomabhalane;
Jehoshafati, umsa wa-Ahiludi, abengulobhalisako.
4Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, abeyindvuna yemphi;
boSadoki na-Abiyatha bebabaphristi.
5Azariya, umsa waNathani, abeyindvuna yetikhulu temimango;
Zabudi, umsa waNathani, yena abengumphristi nemeluleki wenkhosi.
6Ahishari abeyindvuna yasesigodlweni, Adoniramu, umsa wa-Abda, abeyindvuna yemisebenti yemimemo.
7Solomoni abephindze abe netikhulu letili-12 letatiphetse etigodzini taka-Israyeli, ngito-ke letatetfula kudla enkhosini nakuso sonkhe sigodlo sayo. Nguleso naleso sikhulu kwakufanele sitekwetfula kudla kwasesigodzini saso ngenyanga yinye njalo ngemnyaka. 8Lawa-ke ngemabito ato letikhulu:
Bheni Huri abesikhulu saseveni letintsaba, kulaka-Efrayimu.
9Bheni Dekeri abesikhulu saseMakhasi, naseShalbimu, naseBhethi Shemeshi, nase-Eloni Bhethi Hanani.
10Bheni Hesedi abesikhulu sase-Arubothi;
iSokho nalo lonkhe laseHeferi bekulakhe.
11Bheni Abinadabi abesikhulu saseNafothi Dori.
Thafathi, indvodzakati yaSolomoni, abengumkakhe.
12Bhana, umsa wa-Ahiludi, abesikhulu saseThanaki, naseMegido, nakulo lonkhe lase Bhethi Shani, ngaseSarethani ngentasi kweJezreyeli, kusuka eBhethi Shani, kuze kuyewufika e-Abela Mehola, nangesheya kubheka ngaseJokmeyamu.
13Bheni Geberi abesikhulu saseRamothi Gileyadi: Imithi yakaJayire, umsa waManase, eGileyadi, beyiyakhe kanye nesifundza sase-Agobu, eBhashani, kanye nemadolobha aso labengema-60 labiyelwe ngetibondza letinemasango lavalwa ngemishudvo yelitfusi.
14Ahinadabi, umsa wa-Ido, abesikhulu saseMahanayimu.
15Ahimasi abesikhulu sakaNaftali.
Lo-Ahimasi abeshade Bhasemathi, indvodzakathi yaSolomoni.
16Bhana, umsa waHushayi, abesikhulu saka-Asheri nase-Alothi.
17Jehoshafati, umsa waPharuwa, abesikhulu saka-Isakhari.
18Shimeyi, umsa wa-Ela, abesikhulu sakaBehenjamini.
19Geberi, umsa wa-Uri, abesikhulu sakaGileyadi, live lakaSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, nelive laka-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani.
Nguye yedvwa labesikhulu saleso sigodzi.
Kudla kwaSolomoni kwawo onkhe emalanga
20Bantfu bakaJuda nebaka-Israyeli bebabanyenti bangangesihlabatsi saselwandle, babedla, banatse, bajabule. 21Solomoni abebusa etikwayo yonkhe imibuso kusukela emfuleni iYufrathe, kuye eveni lemaFilisti, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni waseGibhithe. Onkhe-ke lawo mave abeletsa tetfulo tawo kuSolomoni, ngobe abebuswa nguye imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
22Kudla kwaSolomoni kwelilanga ngelilanga kwakuba ngufulaha labengemalitha labengaba ti-5 000, nemphuphu leyayingemalitha labengaba ti-10 000, 23netinkhomo letatikhuluphalisiwe letilishumi, netinkhomo temadlelo letingema-20, netimvu netimbuti letilikhulu, nenyamatane, netimphala, nemadvuba, kanye netinkhukhu telikhetselo.
24Wabusa yonkhe imibuso leyayingasenshonalanga kwemfula iYufrathe, kusukela eThifsa kuye eGaza, ahlalisene ngekuthula nato tonkhe tive letatimtungeletile. 25Ngesikhatsi sekuphila kwaSolomoni, Juda na-Israyeli, kusukela kaDani kuye eBherisheba, babehleti ngekuthula, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza itibhekele umvini wayo kanye nemkhiwa wayo.
26Solomoni abenetitebele letatiti-4 000 emahhashi ekudvonsa tincola kanye nemahhashi ekugitjelwa lati-12 000.
27Tikhulu tetigodzi, nguleso naleso ngenyanga, tatimikisa kudla enkhosini, Solomoni, nakubo bonkhe labedla nabo etafuleni. Tatiletsa nome ngabe yini leyayidzingeka. 28Letikhulu tatitfumela leto tetfulo tato, ibhali nalokunye kudla kwekudliwa ngulamahhashi etincola kanye nalawa lamanye emahhashi. Konkhe bakutfumela lapho kwakudzingeke khona.
Kuhlakanipha kwaSolomoni
29Nkulunkulu wapha Solomoni kuhlakanipha, nekubona tintfo ngendlela lejulile, wamupha nekucondzisisa lokubanti nalokungenamkhawulo njengesihlabatsi saselusentseni lwelwandle. 30Kuhlakanipha kwaSolomoni kwaba kukhulu kunekuhlakanipha kwato tonkhe tati tasemphumalanga netaseGibhithe. 31Abehlakaniphe kwendlula wonkhe umuntfu, ngisho na-Ethani, um-Ezra, imbala; abehlakaniphe kwendlula boHemani, naKhalkoli, naDada, emadvodzana aMaholi. Ludvumo ngaye lwandza, lwaze lwefika nakuto tonkhe tive letatibomakhelwane bakhe. 32Wakhuluma taga letiti-3 000, kwatsi tingoma takhe taba yi-1 005. 33Wakhuluma ngetihlahla nangetitjalo, kusukela etihlahleni temisedari yaseLebanoni kuye kutehisophu letimila etibondzeni. Wafundzisa nangetilwane, nangetinyoni, nangetilwane letihuma ngesisu emhlabatsini kanye nangetinhlanti. 34Bantfu bato tonkhe tive beta kutawulalela kuhlakanipha kwaSolomoni, babetfunyelwa ngiwo onkhe emakhosi emhlaba, labesevile ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe.
