AMAKHOSI I 11

₁Inkosi uSolomoni yathanda abesifazane abaningi bezizwe kanye nendodakazi kaFaro, abangamaMowabikazi, nama-Amonikazi, namaEdomikazi, namaSidonikazi, namaHetikazi,

₂abezizwe uJehova ayeshilo ngabo kwabakwaIsrayeli ukuthi: Aniyikungena kubo, nabo bangangeni kini, ngokuba impela bayakuziphambukisa izinhliziyo zenu, zize zilandele onkulunkulu babo. Kulabo uSolomoni wanamathela ngothando.

₃Wayenabafazi abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa abangamadodakazi amakhosi, nezancinza ezingamakhulu amathathu; omkakhe bayiphambukisa inhliziyo yakhe.

₄Kwathi uSolomoni esemdala, omkakhe bayiphambukisa inhliziyo yakhe ukuba ilandele abanye onkulunkulu; inhliziyo yakhe yayingekho kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe ngokupheleleyo njengenhliziyo kaDavide uyise.

₅USolomoni walandela uAshitaroti unkulunkulukazi wamaSidoni noMilkomu isinengiso sabakwa-Amoni.

₆USolomoni wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, kamlandelanga uJehova ngokupheleleyo njengoDavide uyise.

₇USolomoni wakhela uKemoshi isinengiso sakwaMowabi indawo ephakemeyo entabeni engaphambi kweJerusalema, noMoloki isinengiso sabantwana bakwa-Amoni.

₈Wabenzela kanjalo bonke omkakhe bezizwe abashisa impepho, bahlabela onkulunkulu babo.

₉UJehova wamthukuthelela uSolomoni, ngokuba inhliziyo yakhe yayiphambukile kuJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli owayebonakele kuye kabili,

₁₀wamyala ngalento yokuthi akayikulandela abanye onkulunkulu; kepha akagcinanga lokho uJehova amyalé ngakho.

₁₁Ngalokho uJehova wathi kuSolomoni: Njengokuba wenzile lokho wena, ungagcinanga isivumelwano sami nezimiso zami engikuyalé ngakho, ngiyakuwuhlwitha nokuhlwitha umbuso kuwe, ngiwunike inceku yakho.

₁₂Kepha angiyikukwenza emihleni yakho ngenxa kaDavide uyihlo, kodwa ngiyakuwuhlwitha esandleni sendodana yakho.

₁₃Nokho wonke umbuso angiyikuwuhlwitha, kepha ngiyakunika indodana yakho isizwe sibe-sinye ngenxa kaDavide inceku yami nangenxa yeJerusalema engilikhethileyo.

₁₄UJehova wamvusela uSolomoni omelana naye, uHadadi wakwaEdomi; wayengowozalo lwenkosi yakwaEdomi.

₁₅Kwathi uDavide ekwaEdomi, noJowabe induna yempi enyukele ukumbela ababuleweyo, ebacekile bonke abesilisa kwaEdomi —

₁₆ngokuba uJowabe naye wonke uIsrayeli bahlala khona izinyanga eziyisithupha, waze waqeda bonke abesilisa kwaEdomi —

₁₇uHadadi wabaleka, yena nabakwaEdomi abathile bezinceku zikayise benaye, ukuya eGibithe, uHadadi esengumntwana omncane.

₁₈Basuka kwaMidiyani, beza ePharanu; bathatha amadoda ePharanu, baya nawo eGibithe kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe; yena wamnika indlu, wamnqumela ukudla, wamnika nezwe.

₁₉UHadadi wafumana umusa omkhulu emehlweni kaFaro, waze wamnika umlamu wakhe abe-ngumkakhe, udadewabo wenkosikazi uThahipenesi.

₂₀Udadewabo kaThahipenesi wamzalela uGenubati indodana yakhe, uThahipenesi amlumula endlini kaFaro; uGenubati wayesendlini kaFaro phakathi kwamadodana kaFaro.

₂₁UHadadi esezwile eGibithe ukuthi uDavide ulele koyise nokuthi uJowabe induna yempi ufile, uHadadi wathi kuFaro: Ngivumele ukuba ngihambe ngiye ezweni lakithi.

₂₂UFaro wathi kuye: Uswele-ntoni lapha kimi ukuba ufune ukuya ezweni lakini na? Wathi: Lutho, kepha mangivunyelwe impela ukuba ngihambe.

₂₃UNkulunkulu wamvusela omunye omelana naye, uRezoni indodana kaEliyada owayebalekele inkosi yakhe uHadadezeri inkosi yaseSoba.

₂₄Lapho uDavide ebabulala, wazibuthela abantu, waba-yinduna yeviyo; baya eDamaseku, bahlala khona, babusa eDamaseku.

₂₅Wamelana noIsrayeli zonke izinsuku zikaSolomoni phezu kokubi akwenzayo uHadadi, wanengwa nguIsrayeli, wabusa eAramu.

₂₆UJerobowamu indodana kaNebati wakwaEfrayimi waseSereda, inceku kaSolomoni, ogama likanina lalinguSeruya, umfelokazi, naye waphakamisela enkosini isandla sakhe.

₂₇Isizathu sokuba aphakamisele isandla sakhe enkosini sasiyilesi: USolomoni wayelakha iMilo, wavala isikhala emzini kaDavide uyise.

₂₈Leyondoda uJerobowamu yayiyiqhawe elinamandla; uSolomoni wayibona leyonsizwa ukuthi ikhuthele emsebenzini wayo, wayibeka phezu kwawo wonke umsebenzi wendlu kaJosefa.

₂₉Kwathi ngalesosikhathi, lapho uJerobowamu ephumile eJerusalema, umprofethi uAhiya waseShilo wamfumana endleleni, embethe ingubo entsha; labo bobabili babebodwa endle.

₃₀UAhiya wayibamba leyongubo entsha eyayikuye, wayiklebhula imidweshu eyishumi nambili.

₃₁Wayesethi kuJerobowamu: Zithathele imidweshu eyishumi, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli usho kanje, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakuhlwitha umbuso esandleni sikaSolomoni, nginike wena izizwe eziyishumi —

₃₂kodwa yena uyakuba-nesizwe sibesinye ngenxa yenceku yami uDavide nangenxa yeJerusalema, umuzi engiwukhethileyo ezizweni zonke zakwaIsrayeli —

₃₃ngokuba bangishiyile, bakhuleka kuAshitaroti unkulunkulukazi wamaSidoni, nakuKemoshi unkulunkulu wakwaMowabi, nakuMilkomu unkulunkulu wabakwa-Amoni, abahambanga ngezindlela zami ukwenza okulungile emehlweni ami, nezimiso zami, nezahlulelo zami njengoDavide uyise.

₃₄Nokho angiyikususa wonke umbuso esandleni sakhe, kepha ngiyakumenza abe-yisikhulu zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe ngenxa kaDavide inceku yami engamkhethayo, owagcina imiyalo yami nezimiso zami;

₃₅kodwa ngiyakuwukhipha umbuso esandleni sendodana yakhe, ngiwunike wena, izizwe eziyishumi.

₃₆Indodana yakhe ngiyakuyinika isizwe sibe-sinye, ukuze uDavide inceku yami abe-nesibani izinsuku zonke phambi kwami eJerusalema, umuzi engiwukhethileyo ukuba ngibeke khona igama lami.

₃₇Ngiyakukuthatha wena, ubuse phezu kwakho konke okuthandwa yinhliziyo yakho, ube-yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli.

₃₈Kuyakuthi uma ulalela konke engikuyala ngakho, uhambe ngezindlela zami, wenze okulungile emehlweni ami ukugcina izimiso zami nemiyalo yami njengalokho akwenza uDavide inceku yami, ngiyakuba-nawe, ngikwakhele indlu eyiyo njengalokho ngamakhela uDavide, ngikunike uIsrayeli.

₃₉Ngenxa yalokho ngiyakuyithobisa inzalo kaDavide, kodwa akuyikuba-njalonjalo.

₄₀USolomoni wayesefuna ukumbulala uJerobowamu, kepha uJerobowamu wasuka, wabalekela eGibithe kuShishaki inkosi yaseGibithe, wahlala eGibithe waze wafa uSolomoni.

₄₁Ezinye izindaba zikaSolomoni, nakho konke akwenzayo, nokuhlakanipha kwakhe, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zikaSolomoni.

₄₂Isikhathi uSolomoni abusa ngaso eJerusalema phezu kukaIsrayeli wonke sasiyiminyaka engamashumi amane.

₄₃USolomoni wayeselala koyise, wembelwa emzini kaDavide uyise; uRehobowamu indodana yakhe waba-yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.