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| 1. | Kwathi indlovukazi yeShebha isizwile umbiko ngoSolomoni ngebizo le Nkosi yeza ukumhlola ngemibuzo enzima. |
| 2. | Yasifika eJerusalema lodwendwe olunzima kakhulu, lamakamela ethwele amakha legolide elinengi kakhulu lamatshe aligugu; isifikile kuSolomoni yamtshela konke okwakusenhliziyweni yayo. |
| 3. | USolomoni waseyichasisela zonke indaba zayo; kwakungelalutho olwayicatshelayo inkosi engayichasiselanga lona. |
| 4. | Indlovukazi yeShebha isibonile yonke inhlakanipho kaSolomoni, lendlu ayeyakhile, |
| 5. | lokudla kwetafula lakhe, lokuhlala kwenceku zakhe, lokuma kwezisebenzi zakhe, lezigqoko zazo, labaphathinkezo bakhe, lokwenyuka kwakhe enyuka ngakho endlini ye Nkosi, kakusabanga lamoya kuyo. |
| 6. | Yasisithi enkosini: Umbiko wawuliqiniso engawuzwa elizweni lami ngendaba zakho langenhlakanipho yakho. |
| 7. | Kodwa kangiyikholwanga leyomibiko ngaze ngafika lamehlo ami abona. Khangela, bengingatshelwanga ingxenye eyodwa kwezimbili; wengezelele inhlakanipho lokulunga embikweni engiwuzwileyo. |
| 8. | Bayathokoza abantu bakho, ziyathokoza lezizinceku zakho ezimi njalo phambi kwakho zisizwa inhlakanipho yakho ! |
| 9. | Kayibusiswe i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho eyathokoza ngawe, ukukubeka phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaIsrayeli. Ngoba i Nkosi yamthanda uIsrayeli kuze kube phakade, ngakho ikubekile waba yinkosi ukuze wenze isahlulelo lokulunga. |
| 10. | Yasinika inkosi amathalenta* alikhulu lamatshumi amabili egolide, lamakha amanengi kakhulu, lamatshe aligugu. Kakuzange kusabuya amakha ngobunengi njengalawo indlovukazi yeShebha eyawanika inkosi uSolomoni. |
| 11. | Futhi lemikhumbi kaHiramu eyayithwala igolide livela eOfiri yaletha izigodo ezinengi kakhulu zomkampa, lamatshe aligugu, kuvela eOfiri. |
| 12. | Ngezigodo zomkampa inkosi yasisenza insika zendlu kaJehova lezendlu yenkosi, lamachacho lezigubhu zezintambo abahlabeleli; kakuzanga kulethwe kumbe kubonwe ngokunjalo izigodo zomkampa kuze kube lamuhla. |
| 13. | Inkosi uSolomoni yasinika indlovukazi yeShebha sonke isiloyiso sayo, eyakucelayo, ngaphandle kwalokho eyayinika khona njengokwamandla enkosi uSolomoni. Yasiphenduka yaya elizweni layo, yona lenceku zayo. |
| 14. | Njalo isisindo segolide elalifika kuSolomoni ngomnyaka owodwa sasingamathalenta* angamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi ayisithupha lesithupha, |
| 15. | ngaphandle kokuvela kubathengisi, lempahleni zabathengisi, lemakhosini wonke eArabhiya, lakubabusi belizwe. |
| 16. | Inkosi uSolomoni yasisenza izihlangu ezinkulu ezingamakhulu amabili ngegolide elikhandiweyo, ng amashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha egolide kusiya phezulu ngesihlangu esisodwa esikhulu. |
| 17. | Lamahawu angamakhulu amathathu egolide elikhandiweyo; amamane* amathathu egolide aya ehawini elilodwa. Inkosi yasiwafaka endlini yegusu leLebhanoni. |
| 18. | Inkosi yenza lesihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu ngempondo zendlovu, yasihuqa ngegolide elicwengekileyo. |
| 19. | Isihlalo sobukhosi sasilezikhwelo eziyisithupha, lesihloko sesihlalo sobukhosi sasiyisigombolozi emuva, lezeyamelo zengalo ngapha langapha kuze kube sendaweni yokuhlala, lezilwane ezimbili zimi eceleni kwezeyamelo zezingalo. |
| 20. | Lezilwane ezilitshumi lambili zazimi lapho ezikhwelweni eziyisithupha, ngapha langapha. Kakwenziwanga okunjalo kuwo wonke umbuso. |
| 21. | Lazo zonke inkezo zokunatha zenkosi uSolomoni zazingezegolide, lazo zonke izitsha zendlu yegusu leLebhanoni zazingezegolide elicwengekileyo; kwakungelasiliva, lalingabalwa santo ensukwini zikaSolomoni. |
| 22. | Ngoba inkosi yayilemikhumbi yeTharshishi olwandle kanye lemikhumbi kaHiramu; kanye ngeminyaka emithathu limikhumbi yeTharshishi yeza ithwele igolide lesiliva, impondo zezindlovu lezinkawu lamaphigaga. |
| 23. | Ngakho inkosi uSolomoni yaba nkulu kulawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba enothweni lenhlakaniphweni. |
| 24. | Umhlaba wonke wasudinga ubuso bukaSolomoni ukuzwa inhlakanipho yakhe uNkulunkulu ayeyinike enhliziyweni yakhe. |
| 25. | Basebeletha, ngulowo isipho sakhe, izitsha zesiliva, lezitsha zegolide, lezembatho, lezikhali, lamakha, amabhiza, lezimbongolo; into yomnyaka ngomnyaka wayo. |
| 26. | USolomoni wasebuthanisa izinqola labagadi bamabhiza; wayelezinqola ezingamakhulu alitshumi lane, labagadi bamabhiza abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili; wakubeka emizini yezinqola njalo kulenkosi eJerusalema. |
| 27. | Inkosi yasisenza isiliva eJerusalema laba njengamatshe, lemisedari wayenza yaba njengemikhiwa yesikhamore esesihotsheni, ngobunengi. |
| 28. | Lokukhutshwa kwamabhiza uSolomoni ayelawo evela eGibhithe lavela eKowa; abathengi benkosi babewathatha eKowa ngentengo. |
| 29. | Inqola yasisenyuka yaphuma eGibhithe nga mashekeli esiliva angamakhulu ayisithupha, lebhiza ngekhulu lamatshumi amahlanu. Langokunjalo ba wa khuphela wonke amakhosi amaHethi lamakhosi eSiriya ngesandla sabo. |
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