1 YOOKUMKANI 11

₁Ke kaloku nangaphandle kwentombi yokumkani waseJiputa uSolomon wayenabafazi abaninzi beentlanga: abangamaMowabhi, ama-Amon, amaEdom, amaSidon, namaHiti. ₂Wabathatha kwezo ntlanga wayewayale ngazo *uNdikhoyo amaSirayeli esithi: “Ze ningendiselani nazo, kuba ziya kunilukuhlela kwizithixo zazo,” kodwa ke yena uSolomon wasuka waqhogana nabo ngothando. ₃Wayenamakhulu asixhenxe abafazi begazi, enamakhulu amathathu amaqadi. Abo bafazi ke bayilahlekisa intliziyo yakhe. ₄Wathi ekugugeni kwakhe abafazi bakhe bayitsalela *koothixo babo intliziyo yakhe, akabi nako ukuzinikezela ngokupheleleyo kuNdikhoyo, uThixo wakhe, njengoko wenzayo yena uyise uDavide. ₅Wazinikezela kuAshtoreti, isithixokazi samaSidon, nakuMilikom, isikizi lothixo wama-Amon. ₆Ngaloo ndlela ke uSolomon wanxaxha ekulandeleni uNdikhoyo, akabi nako ukumnqula ngokufezekileyo uNdikhoyo njengoyise uDavide.

₇Kwinduli ekwimpuma yeJerusalem uSolomon wenza isibingelelo sikaKemoshe, isikizi lothixo wamaMowabhi, kunye noMoleki isikizi lothixo wama-Amon. ₈Wenjenjalo kubo bonke abafazi bakhe abaziintlanga ababesenza iziqhumiso benikela namadini kwizithixo zabo.

₉Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo wakhathazeka ngenxa yesi senzo sikaSolomon, kuba intliziyo yakhe yagwilika kuNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli owayebonakele kuye kwada kwakabini. ₁₀Nakuba wamlumkisayo ngokulandela oothixo abangabambi, kodwa uSolomon zange awukhathalele loo myalelo kaNdikhoyo. ₁₁Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo wathi kuSolomon: “Ngenxa yokuba uziphethe ngolu hlobo, usuke akwawukhathalela umnqophiso nommiselo endakuyala ngawo, ndosuka ndiwukrazule umbuso wakho, ndiwunikele kwelinye lamaphakathi akho. ₁₂Kambe ke, ngenxa kayihlo uDavide, le nto andiyi kuyenza ngexesha lokudla kwakho ubomi. Ndiya kuwukrazula xa sewusesandleni sonyana wakho. ₁₃Nalapho ke andiyi kuwukrazula wonke umbuso kuye; yena ndomnika isizwe esinye ngenxa kaDavide isicaka sam, nangenxa yeJerusalem endayinyulayo.”

₁₄*UNdikhoyo ke wavusela uSolomon utshaba olunguHadadi, umfo wegazi lobukhosi bamaEdom. ₁₅Kwimihla yamandulo xa uDavide wayesilwa namaEdom, uJowabhi injengele yomkhosi owayeye kufihla abagwaziweyo, wawabulala onke amaEdom. ₁₆UJowabhi lo, ekunye nawo onke amaSirayeli, wahlala apho iinyanga zantandathu, bada bawatshabalalisa onke amadoda ase-Edom. ₁₇Ke yena uHadadi lo wayeseyinkwenkwe, waza ke wabalekela eJiputa, ekunye namaphakathi ayekumbuso kayise. ₁₈Baphuma eMidiyan, bajonga eParan. Baza baphuma apho namadoda athile, baya eJiputa, waza ke ukumkani wakhona wanika uHadadi indlu nomhlaba, wamxhasa ngokutya.

₁₉Ukumkani lowo ke wakholiseka nguHadadi, ngangokuba ade amendisele udade bomkakhe ogama linguTapanes. ₂₀Loo mfazi ke wazala unyana owathiywa igama elinguGenubhati. Waza ke uTapanes wamkhulisela apho komkhulu. UGenubhati lo ke wakhula nabantwana bokumkani waseJiputa.

₂₁EseJiputa apho ke uHadadi weva ukuba uDavide akasekho, noJowabhi injengele yomkhosi wakhe wasweleka. UHadadi wacela apho kukumkani wathi: “Ndikhulule ndibuyele kwelakowethu.”

₂₂Ukumkani wathi: “Ngaba yintoni oyisweleyo ngoku ulapha, le nto ufuna ukugoduka?”

Ke yena waphendula wathi: “Hayi, andiswele nto, kodwa noko ndikhulule!”

₂₃Kwakhona uThixo wavusela uSolomon olunye utshaba, uRezon unyana kaEliyada, owayebaleke kwinkosi yakhe uHadadizere ukumkani waseZobha. ₂₄Waqokelela amahlakani, waza yena wayinkokheli yegqiza labavukeli ngokuya uDavide wayetshabalalise imikhosi yaseZobha. Abo bavukeli ke baya eDamasko, baza bahlala khona balawula. ₂₅URezon lo ke waba lutshaba lukaSirayeli ngalo lonke ixesha lokudla kukaSolomon ubomi, yena ke esongezelela kwinkathazo eyayidalwa nguHadadi. URezon ke walawula eAram echasene noSirayeli.

₂₆Kanti ke noJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati wavukelana nokumkani uSolomon. Wayengomnye wamaphakathi kaSolomon, engumEfrayim waseZereda, unina engumhlolokazi ogama linguZeruya.

₂₇Nantsi indlela awavukela ngayo ukumkani: uSolomon wayegangatha umhlaba okwimpuma yeJerusalem, elungisa neendonga zesixeko sikayise uDavide. ₂₈Ke kaloku lo mfo unguJerobhowam wayelichule. Akubona ubuhle bomsebenzi walo mfana ke uSolomon, wammisa ukuba abe ngumveleli kubo bonke abasebenzi bendlu kaJosefu.

₂₉Ngelo thuba ke uJerobhowam waphuma eJerusalem, waza ke wadibana *nomshumayeli waseShilo uAhiya, yena enxibe isambatho esitsha. Baba bodwa ke apho emaphandleni bobabini, ₃₀waza uAhiyo wathatha eso sambatho sitsha wayesinxibile, wasikrazula saziziqwenga ezilishumi elinambini. ₃₁Waza ke wathi kuJerobhowam: “Zithathele iziqwenga zibe lishumi. Kaloku la ngamazwi *kaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli, uthi: ‘Ndiza kuwukrazula umbuso kaSolomon, wena ndikunike izizwe ezilishumi. ₃₂Kambe ke ngenxa yesicaka sam uDavide, nesixeko sam iJerusalem endasinyulayo kuzo zonke izizwe zikaSirayeli, yena wosala nesizwe sibe sinye. ₃₃Le nto ke ndiza kuyenza kuba bandilahlile banqula uAshtoreti isithixokazi samaSidon, noKemoshe uthixo wamaMowabhi, noMilikom uthixo wama-Amon. Ewe, banxaxhile ezindleleni zam; bakutyeshele ukwenza izinto ezilungileyo; abayithobelanga imithetho nemimiselo yam njengoko wenzayo uDavide uyise kaSolomon. ₃₄Kodwa ke umbuso andiyi kuwuthatha wonke esandleni sikaSolomon; yena woba ngumlawuli ngayo yonke imihla yokudla kwakhe ubomi, ngenxa kaDavide isicaka sam endasinyulayo saza sayithobela imithetho nemimiselo yam. ₃₅Umbuso lo ndiya kuwohlutha kunyana wakhe, wena ndikunike izizwe ezilishumi. ₃₆Unyana wakhe ndomnika isizwe esinye, ukuze isicaka sam uDavide sibe nesibane yonke imihla eJerusalem isixeko endasinyulela igama lam. ₃₇Kambe ke wena ndiya kukumisa ulawule kangangoko ufuna, ube ngukumkani kwaSirayeli. ₃₈Ndiya kuba nawe ukuba uthe wenza ngokwemithetho yam, wahamba ngokweendlela zam, wenza okuhle ngokuthobela imimiselo nemiyalelo yam njengoDavide isicaka sam. Ndiya kukwenzela isizukulwana sabalawuli esiqiniseke njengêso ndasinika uDavide; ndomnikela kuwe uSirayeli. ₃₉Ke sona isizukulwana sikaDavide ndiya kusithoba ngenxa yale nto. Kambe ke, loo nto ayiyi kuhlala injalo.’ ”

₄₀Ke uSolomon wazama ukubulala uJerobhowam, kodwa ke yena wabalekela eJiputa, kukumkani uShishaki, waza ke wahlala khona wada wasweleka uSolomon.

₄₁Ke zona ezinye iziganeko zolawulo lukaSolomon, nayo yonke imisebenzi nobulumko bakhe, nâzo zibhaliwe encwadini yembali kaSolomon. ₄₂Ke kaloku yaba yiminyaka emashumi mane uSolomon elawula kwaSirayeli eJerusalem. ₄₃Waza ke waya kuphumla kooyise, wangcwatywa kwisixeko sikayise uDavide. URehobhowam unyana wakhe wangena esikhundleni sakhe wangukumkani.