Bible Reading Plan – Day 129

₁₀Ke kaloku ekupheleni kwamashumi amabini eminyaka, xesha elo walithathayo uSolomon ekwakheni ezi zakhiwo zibini ziyindlu kaNdikhoyo nebhotwe likakumkani, ₁₁ukumkani uSolomon wanika ukumkani uHiram waseTire iidolophu ezimashumi mabini kweliya laseGalili. Kaloku uHiram lo nguye owamxhasa ngazo zonke izinto awayezifuna: imithi yomsedare, imipayini, kunye negolide. ₁₂Kambe ke uthe uHiram akuba esukile eTire waya kubona ezo dolophu azinikwe nguSolomon, suka azamkholisa. ₁₃Wabuza wathi: “Ezi dolophu undiphe zona yile mfeketho, mntakwethu?” Wazibiza ngokuba ngumhlaba waseKabhuli. Zisabizwa njalo ke unanamhla. ₁₄Ke uHiram lo wathumela uSolomon igolide ebunzima bungaphezu kwamawaka amane eekhilogram.

₁₅Ukumkani uSolomon wagaya abasebenzi bonyanzelo ukuze akhe indlu *kaNdikhoyo kunye nebhotwe lakhe nokulungiselelanisa umhlaba oxhase isixeko ngasempuma, ukwakha iindonga ezijikeleze iJerusalem, nokwakha iHazore, iMegido, neGezere. ₁₆Kaloku ukumkani waseJiputa wayihlasela wayithatha iGezere. Wayitshisa ngomlilo, wababulala abemi bayo abangamaKanana, waza wembesa ngayo intombi yakhe eyayingumka-Solomon. ₁₇Ke uSolomon wabuya wayivusa iGezere. Wayakha iBhete-horon engezantsi, ₁₈iBhalati, neTademore entlango kwasemhlabeni wakhe, ₁₉ndawonye nazo zonke izixeko ezazingoovimba bakhe, nezixeko zeenqwelo kunye nezamahashe akhe, nayo nantoni na awayakhayo eJerusalem naseLebhanon, ukanti nakuwo wonke ummandla awayewulawula.

₂₀Bonke abantu ababesele kwiintlanga zama-Amori, amaHiti, amaPerezi, amaHivi, namaJebhusi – ezi ntlanga ke zazingengawo amaSirayeli, ₂₁koko zazisisizukulwana sazo ezingazange zacinywa igama ngamaSirayeli – uSolomon wagaya bona baba libutho labasebenzi abanyanzelwayo, njengoko kusenjalo unanamhla. ₂₂Kambe ke uSolomon lo amaSirayeli akawafakanga kwibutho labasebenza ngokunyanzelwa, koko wawagayela kumabutho omkhosi, aba zizinxiba-mxhaka kurhulumente wakhe, engamagosa, oomaqhuzu, nababhexeshi beenqwelo, nabakhweli-mahashe. ₂₃Amanye ke ayengamaphakathi aphambili aphethe imisebenzi kaSolomon, engamagosa angamakhulu amahlanu anamashumi amahlanu awayongamele amadoda awayesenza umsebenzi.

₂₄Intombi yokumkani waseJiputa eyayingumka-Solomon, ithe yakuphuma kwisixeko sikaDavide, isiza kwibhotwe awayakhela lona uSolomon, uSolomon wawulungelelanisa umhlaba owawuxhase isixeko ngasempuma.

₂₅Kathathu ngonyaka uSolomon wayesenza amadini atshiswayo nawobudlelwane apho kwelo qonga wayelakhele uNdikhoyo, kananjalo amenzele isiqhumiso uNdikhoyo, efezekisa zonke iimfuneko zendlu kaThixo.

₂₆Ukumkani uSolomon wakha neenqanawa e-Eziyon-gebhere engase-Elati kwaEdom kunxweme loLwandle oluBomvu. ₂₇UHiram wamthumelela amadoda, izinto ezazilwazi ulwandle, ancedisa loo madoda kaSolomon ekuziqhubeni iinqanawa. ₂₈Baya eOfire, baza babuya negolide ebunzima bungaphezu kweshumi elinesine lamawaka eekhilogram, bayisa kuSolomon.

₁Uthe ke ukumkanikazi waseShebha akuva ngodumo lukaSolomon nokusondela kwakhe kwigama *likaNdikhoyo, weza kumvavanya ngemibuzo enzima. ₂Wafika ke eJerusalem enehlokondiba lamaphakathi negquba leenkamela, zithwele izinongo, nento eninzi yegolide, namatye axabisekileyo, waza waya kuSolomon, wathetha naye ngazo zonke izinto ezazisengqondweni yakhe. ₃Ke uSolomon wayiphendula yonke imibuzo yakhe; ayikho into eyamxakayo ukumkani kwiingcaciso awayezifuna. ₄Ukumkanikazi waseShebha akububona bonke ubulumko bukaSolomon, ebona nelo bhotwe wayelakhile, ₅nokutya okusetafileni yakhe, naloo maphakathi akhe, nendlela ahlaliswe ngayo, nezicaka ziwunduzelisa ngeminweba, nabangcamli, naloo madini atshiswayo wayewenza endlwini kaNdikhoyo, wasuka wee khumnqa.

₆Wathi kukumkani: “Ingxelo endiyive kwelakowethu mayela nempumelelo yakho ndawonye nobulumko bakho kuthe kanti yinyani. ₇Kambe ke zange ndizikholelwe ezi zinto de ndazibonela ngala wam amehlo. Ngenene andixelelwanga nesiqingatha esi ngawe. Mayela nobulumko nobutyebi wena ukude lee kwingxelo endandiyifumene. ₈Anoyolo amadoda akwakho! Anenyweba amaphakathi akho asoloko ekuququzelela esiva nobu bulumko bakho! ₉Makabongwe uNdikhoyo, uThixo wakho, yena ukholisekileyo nguwe, waza wakubeka esihlalweni kwinkundla kaSirayeli. Kaloku uNdikhoyo uSirayeli umthanda ngothando elungaphele ndawo. Yiyo loo nto akwenze ukumkani ukuze uzinzise umthetho nobulungisa.”

₁₀Ke ukumkanikazi waseShebha wanika uSolomon igolide ebunzima bungaphezu kweekhilogram ezingamawaka amane, kunye nentaphane yezinongo namatye exabiso. Izinongo awazinikezela apho kukumkani uSolomon zingaphezu kwazo zonke izinongo ezakhe zazuzwa nanini nanini.

₁₁Iinqanawe zikaHiram zazithwala igolide ziyithatha eOfire, kananjalo nemithwalo yomthi wom-almugi kunye namatye exabiso. ₁₂Ngalo mthi wom-almugi ke ukumkani wenza iintsika zendlu kaNdikhyo kunye nezo zebhotwe lakhe, waza ngenxalenye yawo wenzela iimvumi iihapu nemirhubhe. Ongako wona ukuba mninzi um-almugi awuzange ukhe uziswe; ukusukela ngoko zange yabakho into enjalo.

₁₃Ukumkani uSolomon wanika ukumkanikazi waseShebha konke awayekunqwenela nawayekucela, nangaphandle kwezipho zakomkhulu. Ke ukumkanikazi lowo ekunye namaphakathi akhe bajika babuyela kwelakowabo.

₁₄Minyaka le ukumkani uSolomon wayefumana igolide ebunzima bukwisithuba samashumi amabini anantathu amawaka eekhilogram, ₁₅ngaphandle kwengeniso eyayisiza nabarhwebi, nabamashishini, nerhafu yookumkani belama-Arabhu, kananjalo nabalawuli belizwe elo.

₁₆Ukumkani uSolomon wenza amakhulu amabini amakhaka amakhulu. Ikhaka ngalinye lalityatyekwe ngegolide ekhandiweyo ebunzima bukwisithuba seekhilogram ezisixhenxe. ₁₇Wenza namakhaka amancinci angamakhulu amathathu, ngalinye kuwo lityatyekwe ngegolide ekhandiweyo ebunzima bukwisithuba seekhilogram ezimbini. Ke ukumkani wawabeka kwibhotwe elalibizwa ngokuba lihlathi laseLebhanon.

₁₈Ukumkani wenza isihlalo sobukhosi. Sasisikhulu, sihonjiswe ngamabamba eendlovu, sityatyekwe ngegolide yodidi. ₁₉Esi sihlalo sasinamanqwanqwa okunyuka amathandathu, umva waso ungqukuva phezulu phaya. Macala eso sihlalo sasineendawo zokubeka iingalo, kananjalo kukho nemifanekiso emibini yeengonyama isiphahlile. ₂₀Kuloo manqwanqwa okunyuka amathandathu kwakumi iingonyama ezilishumi elinambini, zingambini ziphahle inqwanqwa ngalinye. Enjalo yona into yayingazange yenziwa nakubuphi na ubukumkani. ₂₁Yonke impahla yokusela kakumkani uSolomon yayiyeyegolide, ngokunjalo nayo yonke impahla yebhotwe elalibizwa ngokuba lihlathi laseLebhanon yayiyigolide ecikizekileyo. Kwakungekho nto eyayenziwe ngesiliva, kuba kaloku ngemihla kaSolomon isiliva yayingaxabisekanga. ₂₂Ukumkani wayeneqela leenqanawe zokurhweba elwandle phaya, ngaphandle kwezo zikaHiram. Zazibuya kanye ngeminyaka emithathu, zifike zithwele igolide, isiliva, amabamba eendlovu, iinkawu, neemfene.

₂₃Ukumkani uSolomon wayebalasele ngobutyebi nangobulumko kunabo bonke ookumkani behlabathi. ₂₄Ihlabathi liphela lalifuna amacebiso kuSolomon ukuze live ubulumko abunikwe nguThixo. ₂₅Minyaka le umntu ngamnye ozayo wayesiza nomrhumo – izinto zesiliva, ezegolide, iminweba, izixhobo, izinongo, amahashe, neemeyile.

₂₆USolomon wahlanganisa iinqwelo zokulwa kunye namahashe. Wayeneenqwelo eziliwaka elinamakhulu amane, enamahashe angamawaka alishumi elinambini, awayewagcina kwizixeko zeenqwelo nakwakhe eJerusalem. ₂₇Ke ukumkani lo isiliva wayenza yaxhaphaka eJerusalem oku kwamatye, umsedare wamninzi njengomthombe esihlanjeni. ₂₈USolomon amahashe wayewazuza eJiputa naseKuwe; abarhwebi bakomkhulu babewathenga eKuwe. ₂₉Inqwelo nganye babeyithenga eJiputa ngexabiso elingamakhulu amathandathu eesiliva, ihashe lona ngekhulu elinamashumi amahlanu. Kananjalo babewathengisa kookumkani bamaHiti nabama-Aram.

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.