Eyoku-1 yooKumkani
9:1 Kwathi, akugqiba uSolomon ukuyakha indlu
kaYehova, nendlu yokumkani, nako konke ukuthanda kukaSolomon abenako
ndiyavuya ukwenza,
9:2 uYehova wabonakala kuSolomon okwesibini, njengoko wayebonakele
kuye eGibheyon.
9:3 Wathi uYehova kuye, Ndikuvile ukuthandaza kwakho nokuthandaza kwakho
utarhuzisa owutarhuzileyo phambi kwam, ndathi, Ndiyingcwalisile le ndlu;
owakhileyo, ukuba libekwe khona igama lam kude kuse ephakadeni; namehlo am kunye
iya kuba lapho intliziyo yam imihla yonke.
9:4 ukuba uthe wahamba phambi kwam, njengoko wahamba ngako uDavide uyihlo, wangena
ngengqibelelo yentliziyo, nangokuthe tye, ukwenza njengako konke endikwenzayo
ndikuwisele umthetho, uyigcine imimiselo yam namasiko am;
9:5 ndoyimisa itrone yobukumkani bakho kwaSirayeli, kude kuse ephakadeni
Ndamthembisa uyihlo uDavide, ndisithi, Akuyi kunqunyukelwa ndoda
phezu kwetrone yakwaSirayeli.
9:6 Ke ukuba nithe nabuya ekundilandeleni, nina nabantwana benu, nokuba nithe nabuya
andiyi kuyigcina imithetho yam, nemimiselo yam, endiyibekeyo phambi kwamehlo am
kodwa hambani niye kukhonza thixo bambi, nibanqule;
9:7 ke ndowanqumla amaSirayeli emhlabeni endawanikayo; kwaye
le ndlu, ndiyingcwalisele igama lam, ndoyilahla kweyam
ukubona; uSirayeli abe ngumzekeliso, abe ngumzekeliso ezizweni zonke;
9:8 Nakule ndlu iphezulu nje, bonke abadlulayo kuyo bobakho
bathi nqa, benze umsondlo; bathi, Kungenxa yani na ukuba uYehova enjenje?
Kwenjenje kweli lizwe, nakule ndlu?
9:9 Bathi ke, Kungenxa yokuba bemshiyileyo uYehova uThixo wabo, owabashiyayo
wabakhupha ooyise ezweni laseYiputa, bathabatha
bambelelani thixweni bambi, niqubude kubo, nibakhonze;
ubuzisile ke uYehova phezu kwabo bonke obo bubi.
9:10 Ke, ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amabini, xa uSolomon wayesakha
izindlu zombini, indlu kaYehova, nendlu yokumkani;
9:11 Ke kaloku uHiram, ukumkani waseTire, ebemenzele uSolomon imisedare nemisedare
nemisipres, negolide, njengoko konke ukuthanda kwakhe), ukuba ukumkani ngoko
USolomon wamnika uHiram izixeko ezimashumi mabini ezweni laseGalili.
9:12 Waphuma uHiram eTire, waya kubona imizi abeyinikile uSolomon
yena; kwaye abamkholisanga.
9:13 Wathi, Yimizi mini na le undinikileyo, mzalwana wam?
Wathi lilizwe laseKabhuli unanamhla.
9:14 UHiram wathumela kukumkani ikhulu elinamanci mathandathu eetalente zegolide.
9:15 Siso esi isizathu sokufakwa uviko, awasimisayo ukumkani uSolomon; ukuze
yakha indlu kaYehova, nendlu yakhe, neMilo, nodonga lwakhe
eYerusalem, neHatsore, neMegido, neGezere.
9:16 Kuba uFaro ukumkani waseYiputa wayenyuke wayithimba iGezere, wayitshisa
ngomlilo, wawabulala amaKanan abehleli kuloo mzi, awunika
ibe sisipho kwintombi yakhe, umkaSolomon.
9:17 USolomon wayakha ke iGezere, neBhete-horon yasezantsi;
9:18 neBhahalati, neTademore entlango, ezweni;
9:19 nemizi yonke engoovimba abenayo uSolomon, nemizi yakhe
neenqwelo zokulwa, nemizi yabamahashe bakhe, noko wakunqwenelayo uSolomon
akha eYerusalem, naseLebhanon, nasezweni lonke lolawulo lwakhe.
9:20 Bonke abantu abaseleyo kuma-Amori, namaHeti, namaPerizi,
namaHivi, namaYebhusi, abengengawo koonyana bakaSirayeli;
9:21 oonyana babo abasala emva kwabo ezweni, abo bangabantwana
Kananjalo amaSirayeli akabanga nakuwatshabalalisa; uSolomon wabatshabalalisayo
urhafisa unikelo lwekhoboka unanamhla.
9:22 Ke koonyana bakaSirayeli uSolomon akenzanga khoboka;
amadoda okulwa, nabakhonzi bakhe, nabathetheli bakhe, nabathetheli bakhe, nabancedisi bakhe
abathetheli beenqwelo zakhe zokulwa, nabamahashe bakhe.
9:23 Zizo ezo iintloko zabongameli ababephezu komsebenzi kaSolomon, bebahlanu
yayilikhulu elinamanci mahlanu, ababephethe abantu ababesebenza kulo
umsebenzi.
9:24 Yenyuka ke intombi kaFaro, iphuma emzini kaDavide, yeza endlwini yayo
awayakhela uSolomon kuyo, wakha iMilo.
9:25 USolomon ubenyusa kathathu ngomnyaka amadini anyukayo, noxolo
namadini anyukayo esibingelelweni, abesakhele uYehova, waqhumisela ngaso
phezu kwesibingelelo esiphambi koYehova. Wagqiba ke
indlu.
9:26 Ukumkani uSolomon wenza isinqanawa e-Etsiyon-gebhere, eseludinini
IEloti, eselunxwemeni loLwandle oluBomvu, ezweni lakwaEdom.
9:27 UHiram wathuma ke ngesinqanawa eso abakhonzi bakhe, amadoda eenqanawa, ababesazi
ulwandle, kunye nabakhonzi bakaSolomon.
9:28 Bafika kwaOfire, bathabatha khona igolide, amakhulu amane anamanci
ezimashumi mabini eetalente, wazizisa kukumkani uSolomon.