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.