1 AMAKHOSI 4
Iinkhulu zakaSolomoni
1Ikosi uSolomoni yabusa phezu kwaka-Israyeli woke. 2Iinkhulu zakhe eziphezulu bekungilezi:
u-Azariya umsa kaTsadokhi umphristi;
3u-Elirhorefi no-Arhiya, amadodana kaTjhitjha bekubomabhalana;
uJehotjhafathi umsa ka-Arhiludi angunobhala;
4uBhenaya umsa kaJehojada ayinduna yamabutho;
uTsadokhi no-Abiyatari babaphristi;
5u-Azariya umsa kaNathani angumphathi weenkhulu zeemfunda;
uZabudi umsa kaNathani amphristi nomeluleki wekosi;
6u-Arhitjhari amphathi wesigodlo;
u-Adoniramu umsa ka-Abida amphathi wezemisebenzi.
7USolomoni gade anababusi beemfunda ezilitjhumi nambili kilo loke lakwa-Israyeli, egade baphakela ikosi nesigodlo. Omunye nomunye gade afanele alethe isondlo senyanga yoke ngomnyaka. 8Amabizwabo bekungu
Bhen-Rhuru wangeentatjaneni zakwa-Efrayimu;
9uBhen-Dekere aphethe eMakatsa, eTjhayalbimi, eBhethe-Tjhemetjhi ne-Eloni-Bhethe-Rhanani;
10uBhen-Rhesedi aphethe e-Arubhotho (iSoko nayo yoke inarha yeRhefere bekungezakhe);
11uBhen-Abinadaba aphethe yoke iNaphathi-Dori (gade atjhade noThafati indodakazi kaSolomoni);
12uBhana umsa ka-Arhiludi aphethe eTanakha neMegido, nayo yoke iBhethe-Tjhani eseduze neTsarithani ngenzasi kweJizriyela, ukusuka eBhethe-Tjhani ukuya e-Abela-Merhola ngaphetjheya kweJokomoyamu;
13uBhen-Gebere aphethe eRamothi eGiliyadi (wathatha amatende kaJayire umsa kaManasa oseGiliyadi bona abe ngewakhe kanye nesifunda se-Arigobho eseBhatjhani esinamadorobho amathandathu amakhulu, anemithangala namasango aneenqabo zekoporo);
14U-Arhinadaba umsa ka-Ido aphethe eMarhanayimu;
15U-Arhimahatsi aphethe eNafitali (gade atjhade uBhasemathi indodakazi kaSolomoni);
16UBhana umsa kaRhutjhayi aphethe e-Atjhere ne-Alothi;
17UJehotjhafathi umsa kaParuwarha aphethe e-Isakari;
18UTjhimeyi umsa ka-Ela aphethe eBhenjamini;
19UGebere umsa ka-Uri aphethe eGiliyadi (inarha yeSirhoni, ikosi yama-Amori nenarha ye-Ogi, ikosi yeBhatjhani). Gade kunguye kwaphela umbusi wesifunda.
Ukudla kwemihla ngemihla endlini yobukhosi
20Abantu bakwaJuda nebakwa-Israyeli gade babanengi inga yihlabathi yelwandle; bangatlhogi okudliwako nokuselwako, bajekezela. 21USolomoni wabusa yoke imibuso ukusukela emlanjeni iYufrathe ukuya enarheni yamaFilista, ukuyokufika emkhawulweni weGibhide. Yoke imibuso le yaletha umthelwayo kuSolomoni begodu wayibusa ipilwakhe yoke.
22Ukudla kwakaSolomoni kwangamalanga gade kulikhulu namatjhumi amathathu nahlanu wemigodla yeflowuru esefiweko namakhulu amabili anamatjhumi alikhomba wemigodla yeflowuru emakariya; 23iinkomo ezilitjhumi ezinonisweko, iinkomo ezimatjhumi amabili ezidla emrhuleni nezimvu ezilikhulu, imihlobo yeempalapala, iinhlangumataka neentsephe kanye namadada anonisiweko. 24Wabusa imibuso yoke engetjingalanga yomLambo, ukusuka eTifsarha ukuya eGaza, godu anokuthula mahlangothi woke. 25Ngesikhathi sokuphila kwakaSolomoni, uJuda no-Israyeli baphila ngokuphepha ukusuka eDani etlhagwini ukuya eBheritjheba esewula, enye nenye indoda beyizigedla ngaphasi komthunzi wakwayo wesidiribe nomuthi wamakhiwani.
26USolomoni gade aneenkulungwana ezine zeenjomani zeenkarana, neenkulungwana ezilitjhumi nambili zabakhweli.
27Isikhulu esinye nesinye sesifunda bekuthi nakuyinyanga yedlhego laso sithumele isibiko ekosini uSolomoni kanye nazo zoke iinthekeli zakhe. Gade ziqinisekisa bonyana akunanto etlhayelako esigodlweni. 28Godu gade ziletha nebhali neforiji endaweni efaneleko ukuze kuzokuphiwa iinjomani zeenkarana nezinye nje iinjomani.
Ukuhlakanipha kwakaSolomoni
29UZimu wapha uSolomoni ukuhlakanipha okukhulu nokubona kuhle izinto ngelihlo elibukhali, nommoya wokuzwisisa ngendlela ebanzi. 30Ukuhlakanipha kwakaSolomoni gade kudlula kwawo woke amadoda wepumalanga, godu kudlula ukuhlakanipha koke kweGibhide. 31Gade ahlakaniphe ukudlula woke umuntu, adlula ngitjho no-Ethani umEzrarhi, uHemani, uKalkolo noDarida, amadodana kaMarholo. Iye, idumo lakhe lasabalala kizo zoke izizwe ezizombelezileko. 32Wakhuluma izaga eziziinkulungwana ezintathu neengoma zakhe zaziyikulungwana nahlanu. 33Wahlathulula zoke iintjalo ukusuka keziqakathekileko njengomsedari weLibhanoni ukuya kezijayelekileko njengehisophi emila emithangaleni. Begodu bekafundisa ngeenlwana neenyoni, iinrhurhubi neenhlambi. 34Kweza amadoda avela ezizweni zoke ukuzokulalela ubuhlakani bakaSolomoni, athunyelwe makhosi woke wephasi egade sele ezwile ngobuhlakani bakhe.
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