1 MAHOSI 4
Magota a Solomoni
1Khosi Solomoni o vha a tshi vhusa ḽa Israele ḽoṱhe.
2Vhakoma vhawe vhahulwane ngevha:
Tshifhemuhulu: Azaria ṅwana wa Tsadoko.
3Vhaṅwaleli vha muvhuso: Elihorefe na Ahia, vhana vha Shisha.
Tshanḓa tsha khosi: Josafati ṅwana wa Ahiludi.
4Mulangammbi muhulwane: Benaya ṅwana wa Jehoyada.
Vhotshifhe: Tsadoko na Abiathara.
5Mulangi wa magota a madzingu: Azaria ṅwana wa Nathani.
Tshifhe a re ene mueletshedzi wa khosi: Zabudi ṅwana wa Nathani.
6Mulangi wa pfamo: Ahishara.
Mulangi wa vhashumi vha khombekhombe: Adoniramu ṅwana wa Abida.
7Solomoni o vhea vhavhusi vha 12 vha madzingu oṱhe a Israele, vhenevho vho vha vha tshi ḓisela khosi na muṱa wa musanda zwiḽiwa, muṅwe na muṅwe a tshi ḓisa zwiḽiwa zwa ṅwedzi muthihi nga ṅwaha. 8Madzina avho ngea:
Beni Huru: mivhunduni ya Efraimi.
9Beni Dekere: Makatsi na Shaalabimu na Bethe Shemeshe na Eloni na Bethe Hanani.
10Beni Hesede: Arubotho na Sokho na shango ḽoṱhe ḽa Hefere.
11Beni Abinadaba, we a vha o dzea Tafathi ṅwananyana wa Solomoni: dzingu ḽoṱhe ḽa Doro.
12Baana ṅwana wa Ahiludu: Thaanakha na Megido na dzingu ḽoṱhe ḽa Bethe Shiani tsini ha Tsarethani tshipembe ha Jesriele, u bva Bethe Shiani u swika Abele Mihola u wetshela Jokomiamu.
13Beni Gebere: Ramotho kha ḽa Giliadi na miḓana ya dzidennde ya Giliadi ya vhaḓuhulu vha Jairi muḓuhulu wa Manase, na dzingu ḽa Arigobo kha ḽa Bashani, ndi miḓi ya 60 yo ṱangana, yo tangeledzwaho nga mitsheṱo i na tswinga dza musinaseṱha getheni.
14Ahinadaba ṅwana wa Ido: dzingu ḽa Mahanaimi.
15Ahimaatsi, we a vha o dzea Basimatha, muṅwe ṅwananyana wa Solomoni: shango ḽa Nafuthali.
16Baana ṅwana wa Hushai: dzingu ḽa Ashere na muḓi wa Alotho.
17Josafati ṅwana wa Pharua: shango ḽa Isakhara.
18Shimei ṅwana wa Ela: shango ḽa Benyamini.
19Gebere ṅwana wa Uri: shango ḽa Giliadi, he kale ha vha hu tshi vhusa Sihoni khosi ya Vhaamori na Ogo khosi ya Bashani. Shangoni ḽoṱhe ḽa Juda ho vha hu na muvhusi muthihi.
Muvhuso wa Solomoni wa bvumo
20Vhathu vha Juda na Israele vho vha vho anda unga muṱavha wa lwanzhe, vha sa shayi tshithu, vho ḓitakalela. 21Solomoni o vha a tshi vhusa mivhuso yoṱhe u bva mulamboni wa Yufuratha u swika shangoni ḽa Vhafilista, u vhuya u swika masakhani a Egipita. Vhathu vha mashango hayo vho vha vha tshi thela muthelo, nahone vho vha vhalanda vha Solomoni vhutshilo hawe hoṱhe.
22Zwiḽiwa zwe Solomoni a vha a tshi zwi ṱoḓa ḓuvha ḽiṅwe na ḽiṅwe zwo vha zwi litha dza 5 000 dza vhukhopfu vhutete na litha dza 10 000 dza vhukhopfu vhu songo sefiwaho; 23kholomo dza fumi dzi no ḽela tshidaleni na kholomo dza 20 dzi no tou fula; nngu na mbudzi dza ḓana khathihi na tholo na phuluvhulu na phala na khuhu dzo noniswaho. 24Ndi uri o vha a tshi vhusa mivhuso yoṱhe vhukovhela ha mulambo wa Yufuratha, u bva Thifisa u swika Gaza, hu na mulalo masia oṱhe. 25Musi Solomoni a tshi kha ḓi tshila, vhathu vha Juda na Israele u bva Dani u swika Bierisheba vho vha vha tshi tshila vha sa ofhi tshithu, munna muṅwe na muṅwe a tshi awela murunzini wa munḓirivhe wawe na muhuyu wawe.
26Solomoni o vha e na bere dza 4 000 dza gariki dza nndwa na bere dza 12 000 dza u namela nndwani.
27Magota a madzingu, muṅwe na muṅwe nga ṅwedzi wawe, o vha a tshi isa zwiḽiwa zwa khosi Solomoni na vhane vha ḽa ḓafulani ḽa khosi. Vho vha vha tshi ita uri hu si vhe na tshi ṱahelaho. 28Vha ita na u isa mukovhe wavho wa bali na maṱanga a bere dza u kokodza gariki dza nndwa na dziṅwe bere, vha zwi isa ho teaho.
Vhuṱali ha Solomoni
29Mudzimu a ṋea Solomoni vhuṱali na ṱhalukanyo khulu na nḓivho yo ṱanḓavhuwaho i sa elei i no nga muṱavha wa lwanzhe. 30Vhuṱali ha Solomoni ho vha vhu tshi fhira ha vhanna vhoṱhe vha vhubvaḓuvha, vhu tshi fhira na ha vhaṱali vhoṱhe vha Egipita. 31O vha o ṱalifha u fhira vhanna vhoṱhe, a tshi fhira na Ethani wa Esra, ó ṱalifha u fhira Hemani na Khalakholo na Darida vhana vha Maholo. Bvumo ḽawe ḽa ṱanganya tshakha dzoṱhe thungo dzoṱhe. 32O vhumba mirero ya 3 000, a sika nyimbo dzi no fhira 1 000. 33O fanyisedza nga zwimela, u bva kha mukedara wa Libanoni u swika kha muhisopo une wa mela luvhondoni. O ita na u funza nga phukha na zwiṋoni na zwikhokhonono na khovhe. 34Ho ḓa vhanna vha tshakha dzoṱhe vha thetshelesa vhuṱali ha Solomoni, vhó ruṅwa nga mahosi oṱhe a mashango e a pfa vhuṱali hawe vhu tshi ambiwa.
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