IZIKRONIKE II 9

₁Inkosikazi yaseSheba isizwile udumo lukaSolomoni yeza ukumvivinya uSolomoni eJerusalema ngezimfumbe, inehele elikhulu kakhulu, namakamela ethwele amakha, negolide eliningi, namatshe ayigugu; isifikile kuSolomoni yakhuluma naye ngakho konke okusenhliziyweni yayo.

₂USolomoni wayiphendula ezindabeni zayo zonke; kwakungekho-nto eyayifihlelwe uSolomoni angayitshelanga yona.

₃Inkosikazi yaseSheba isibonile ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni, nendlu ayakhileyo,

₄nokudla kwasetafuleni lakhe, nokuhlala kwezinceku zakhe, nokuma kwezikhonzi zakhe, nezambatho zazo, kanye nabaphathizitsha nezambatho zabo, nesikhwelo sakhe akhuphukela ngaso endlini kaJehova, akwabe kusabakho-moya kuyo.

₅Yathi enkosini: Yayiqinisile indaba engayizwa ezweni lami ngamazwi akho nangokuhlakanipha kwakho.

₆Kepha angikholwanga ngamazwi abo, ngaze ngafika, kwabona amehlo ami; bheka, angitshelwanga nanxenye yobukhulu bokuhlakanipha kwakho; uyadlula udumo engaluzwayo.

₇Babusisiwe abantu bakho, zibusisiwe lezizinceku zakho ezimi njalo phambi kwakho, zizwa ukuhlakanipha kwakho.

₈Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owenamele wena ukuba akubeke esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi ukuba ubeyinkosi kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; ngokuba uNkulunkulu wakho wamthanda uIsrayeli waze wammisa kuze kube-phakade, ngalokho wakubeka inkosi phezu kwabo ukuba wenze ukwahlulela nokulunga.

₉Yanika inkosi amatalenta* ayikhulu namashumi amabili egolide, namakha amaningi kakhulu, namatshe ayigugu; awazange abe-khona amakha anjengalawo inkosi uSolomoni eyaphiwa wona yinkosikazi yaseSheba.

₁₀Izinceku zikaHiramu nezinceku zikaSolomoni ezabuya negolide eOfiri zaletha imialimugi* namatshe ayigugu.

₁₁Ngemialimugi* inkosi yenzela indlu kaJehova nendlu yenkosi izikhwelo, kanye namahabhu*, nezingubhu zabahlabeleli; akuzange kubonwe phambili okunjengakho ezweni lakwaJuda.

₁₂Inkosi uSolomoni yanika inkosikazi yaseSheba konke ekufunayo nekucelayo ngaphandle kwalokho ebikulethele inkosi. Yayisibuya, yaya ezweni layo, yona nezinceku zayo.

₁₃Isisindo segolide elalifika kuSolomoni iminyaka yonke sasingamatalenta* angamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha egolide

₁₄ngaphandle kokuvela kubahwebi nabathengisi; onke amakhosi aseArabiya nababusi bezwe baletha igolide nesiliva kuSolomoni.

₁₅Inkosi uSolomoni yenza izihlangu ezingamakhulu amabili zegolide elikhandiweyo, kwaba-ngamashekeli* angamakhulu ayisithupha egolide elikhandiweyo kuso isihlangu sinye,

₁₆kanjalo nezihlangu ezingamakhulu amathathu egolide elikhandiweyo, amashekeli angamakhulu amathathu egolide kuso isihlangu sinye; inkosi yazibeka endlini yehlathi laseLebanoni.

₁₇Inkosi yenza nesihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu sezimpondo zendlovu, yasinameka ngegolide elicwengekileyo.

₁₈Isihlalo sobukhosi sasinezikhwelo eziyisithupha, sinesenabelo segolide esasinamathelisiwe esihlalweni sobukhosi, nemikhono ngalapha nangalapha kwendawo yokuhlala, kumi izingonyama ezimbili ngaseceleni kwemikhono.

₁₉Kwakumi izingonyama eziyishumi nambili ngalapha nangalapha ezikhwelweni eziyisithupha. Okunjalo akwenziwanga komunye umbuso.

₂₀Zonke izitsha zokuphuza zenkosi uSolomoni zaziyigolide, nazo zonke izitsha zendlu yehlathi laseLebanoni zaziyigolide elicwengekileyo, isiliva lingento yalutho emihleni kaSolomoni.

₂₁Ngokuba inkosi yayinemikhumbi eyaya eTharishishi kanye nezinceku zikaHiramu; kanye ngeminyaka emithathu yafika imikhumbi yaseTharishishi iletha igolide, nesiliva, nezimpondo zendlovu, nezimfene, namapikoko*.

₂₂Inkosi uSolomoni yaba-nkulu kunawo onke amakhosi omhlaba ngengcebo nangokuhlakanipha.

₂₃Onke amakhosi omhlaba afuna ubuso bukaSolomoni ukuba ezwe ukuhlakanipha kwakhe, uNkulunkulu akubekile enhliziyweni yakhe.

₂₄Baletha, kwaba-yilowo nalowo isipho sakhe, izitsha zesiliva, nezitsha zegolide, nezingubo, nezikhali, namakha, namahashi, neminyuzi*, okwenziwa iminyaka ngeminyaka.

₂₅USolomoni wayenezipani* eziyizinkulungwane ezine zamahashi nezinqola, nabamahashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, owababeka emizini yezinqola nasenkosini eJerusalema.

₂₆Wabusa phezu kwawo onke amakhosi kusukela emfuleni kuze kube-sezweni lamaFilisti nasemkhawulweni waseGibithe.

₂₇Inkosi yenza isiliva livame eJerusalema njengamatshe, nemisedari* yayenza ibe-njengemithombe ehlanzeni ngobuningi.

₂₈Bamlethela uSolomoni amahashi evela eGibithe nasemazweni onke.

₂₉Ezinye izindaba zikaSolomoni, ezokuqala nezokugcina, angithi zilotshiwe ezindabeni zikaNathani umprofethi, nasesiprofethweni sika-Ahiya waseShilo, nasemibonweni kaIdo umboni ngoJerobowamu indodana kaNebati na?

₃₀USolomoni wabusa eJerusalema phezu kukaIsrayeli wonke iminyaka engamashumi amane.

₃₁USolomoni wayeselala koyise, wembelwa emzini kaDavide uyise; uRehobowamu indodana yakhe waba-yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.