Eyoku-1 yooKumkani
3:1 USolomon wakha ubuhlobo noFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, walithabatha elikaFaro
wayizisa emzini kaDavide, wada wenza idini
wagqiba ukuyakha eyakhe indlu, nendlu kaYehova, nodonga olo
yaseYerusalem ngeenxa zonke.
3:2 Kodwa ke abantu babebingelela ezigangeni, ngokuba kungekho ndlu
elakhelwa igama likaYehova, kwada kwayiloo mihla.
3:3 USolomon ubemthanda uYehova, ehamba emimiselweni kaDavide uyise.
kodwa yena wayebingelela eqhumisela ezigangeni.
3:4 Ukumkani ubesiya eGibheyon, ukuba abingelele khona; ngokuba ibiyinto enkulu leyo
USolomon wenza iwaka lamadini anyukayo apho
isibingelelo.
3:5 UYehova wabonakala kuSolomon eGibheyon apho ngephupha ebusuku, uThixo
wathi, Cela into, ndikunike.
3:6 Wathi uSolomon, Wena usibonisile umkhonzi wakho uDavide ubawo
ngokuba wayehamba phambi kwakho enyanisweni, nangaphakathi
ubulungisa, nokuthi tye kwentliziyo kuwe; kwaye ugcine
obu bubele bukhulu ngenxa yakhe, omnike unyana ukuba ahlale phezu kwakhe
itrone yakhe, njengoko kunjalo namhla.
3:7 Kaloku, Yehova Thixo wam, wena umenze ukumkani umkhonzi wakho esikhundleni sikaDavide
bawo: ndisengumntwana omncinane, andikwazi ukuphuma nokuphuma
kwi.
3:8 Ke umkhonzi wakho lo uphakathi kwabantu bakho obanyulileyo;
abantu abakhulu, abangenakubalwa, abangenakubalwa ngenxa yobuninzi.
3:9 Mnike umkhonzi wakho intliziyo evayo, yokubalawula abantu bakho;
ukuze ndahlule phakathi kokulungileyo nokubi; ngokuba ngubani na onako ukugweba
abantu bakho abangaka?
3:10 Lalunga elo lizwi emehlweni eNkosi ukuba uSolomon acele loo nto.
3:11 Wathi uThixo kuye, Ngenxa enokuba ucele le nto, akwazeka
wazicelela ubomi obude; ungazicelelanga nobutyebi
ucele ubomi beentshaba zakho; kodwa uzicelele
ukuqonda kokwahlula okusesikweni;
Yabona, ndenze ngokwelizwi lakho; yabona, ndikunikile izilumko
nentliziyo enengqondo; ngokokude akubangakho unjengawe ngaphambili
nasemva kwakho akuyi kuvela onjengawe.
3:13 Kananjalo oko ongakucelanga ndikunikile nam, kwanobutyebi;
kungabikho bani unjengaye phakathi kookumkani
kuwe yonke imihla yakho.
3:14 Ukuba uthe wahamba ngeendlela zam, Ngokuyigcina imimiselo yam neyam
Uyiwisele umthetho, njengoko wahamba ngako uDavide uyihlo, ndiya kukolula kuwe
iintsuku.
3:15 Wavuka uSolomon; liphupha. Uye wafika
EYerusalem, bema phambi kwetyeya yomnqophiso kaYehova
wanyusa amadini anyukayo, wenza imibingelelo yoxolo, wenza a
umthendeleko kubakhonzi bakhe bonke.
3:16 Ngelo xesha kweza kukumkani amankazana amabini angamahenyukazi, ema
phambi kwakhe.
3:17 Yathi enye inkazana, Camagu, nkosi yam, mna nale nkazana sihlala ndlwini-nye;
ndazala naye endlini.
3:18 Kwathi ngomhla wesithathu, emveni kokuba ndizele, kwaba njalo
naye umfazi wazala, sindawonye; kwakungekho mntu wasemzini
sinathi endlwini, singabi sobabini thina kuloo ndlu.
3:19 Wafa ke umntwana wale nkazana ebusuku; ngokuba wayaleka.
3:20 Wavuka phakathi kobusuku, wamthabatha unyana wam ecaleni lam, ekulikeni kwakho
Walala umkhonzazana, wawubeka esifubeni sakhe, unyana wakhe ofileyo wamlalisa kweyam
esifubeni.
3:21 Ndavuka kusasa, ukuba ndimanyise umntwana wam, O!
Ndakugqala ke kusasa, nanko ingeyam
unyana endimzeleyo.
3:22 Yathi enye inkazana, Hayi; ngunyana wam lo uhleliyo, ngulowa ufileyo
unyana wakho. Yathi ke yona, Hayi; unyana wakho ngulowa ufileyo, ngunyana wakho lo uhleliyo
unyana wam. Benjenjalo ukuthetha phambi kokumkani.
3:23 Wathi ukumkani, Le ithi, Ngunyana wam lo uhleliyo, ungunyana wakho
ngunyana ufileyo; omnye ke uthi, Hayi; ke unyana wakho ngulowa ufileyo
ngunyana wam lo uhleliyo.
3:24 Wathi ukumkani, Ndithabatheleni ikrele. Beza nekrele phambi koYehova
ukumkani.
3:25 Wathi ukumkani, Mcandeni kubini lo mntwana uhleliyo, niyinike isiqingatha
enye, nesiqingatha kwenye.
3:26 Yathetha le nkazana, ungowayo unyana ohleliyo, kukumkani ngenxa yayo
zakwaphuka izibilini kunyana wakhe, wathi, Camagu, nkosi yam, mnike
umntwana ohleliyo, ningambulali. Wathi ke omnye, Makube njalo
ingabi yeyam, neyakho;
3:27 Waphendula ukumkani, wathi, Mnikeni leya umntwana ohleliyo;
Libulale ngobulumko; lingunina walo.
3:28 Asiva ke onke amaSirayeli isigwebo agwebe ngaso ukumkani; kwaye bona
bamoyika ukumkani; ngokuba babebona ukuba ubulumko bukaThixo bungaphakathi kuye, ukuba enze
isigwebo.