Eyoku-1 yooKumkani
11:1 Ke ukumkani uSolomon wayethanda abafazi abaninzi bezinye iintlanga, kunye nentombi kakumkani
uFaro, abafazi bakwaMowabhi, nama-Amon, namaEdom, namaTsidon, namaTsidon
amaHeti;
11:2 ezintlangeni, abethe uYehova koonyana
Sirayeli, uze ungangeni kuzo, nazo zingangeni kuwe;
inene, zozitsalela koothixo bazo iintliziyo zenu kuSolomon
namathelani kwaba ngothando.
11:3 Waba nabafazi abangamakhulu asixhenxe, amakhosazana, namakhulu amathathu
abafazi bakhe bayityekisa intliziyo yakhe.
11:4 Kwathi, ngexesha lobudala bukaSolomon, bemka abafazi bakhe
Intliziyo yakhe yayingaphelele kuYehova
uThixo wakhe, njengoko yayinjalo intliziyo kaDavide uyise.
11:5 USolomon walandela uAshtoreti, uthixo wamaTsidon, nasemva koko
UMilkom, isikizi loonyana baka-Amon.
11:6 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, akamsukela
uYehova, njengoDavide uyise.
11:7 USolomon wamakhela isiganga uKemoshe, isikizi likaKemoshe
ElakwaMowabhi, entabeni ephambi kweYerusalem, nakuMoleki,
lisikizi koonyana baka-Amon.
11:8 Wabenzela njalo bonke abafazi bakhe bezinye iintlanga, ababeqhumisela kunye
babingelela koothixo bazo.
11:9 UYehova ke waba nomsindo kuSolomon, ngokuba ibityekile intliziyo yakhe
uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, owabonakala kuye izihlandlo ezibini.
11:10 Emwisele umthetho ngaloo nto, ukuba angalandeli
akakugcina oko uYehova abemwisele umthetho ngako.
11:11 Wathi uYehova kuSolomon, Ngenxa enokuba unaloo nto.
Aniwugcinanga umnqophiso wam, nemimiselo yam endinayo
ndikuwisele umthetho, inene, ndiya kubukrazula ubukumkani kuwe, ndikunike
kumkhonzi wakho.
11:12 Kodwa ke andiyi kukwenza oko ngemihla yakho kuDavide uyihlo
kodwa ndiya kubukrazula esandleni sonyana wakho.
11:13 Kodwa andiyi kubukrazula bonke ubukumkani; kodwa uya kusinika isizwe esinye
unyana wakho, ngenxa kaDavide umkhonzi wam, nangenxa yeYerusalem, endathi mna
ukhethe.
11:14 UYehova wamvelisela uSolomon utshaba olunguHadade umEdom;
wayengowembewu yokumkani kwaEdom.
11:15 Kwathi, xa uDavide wayeseEdom, kunye noYowabhi umthetheli wamajoni
Wenyuka umkhosi waya kungcwaba ababuleweyo, emva kokuxabela yonke into eyindoda
eEdom;
11:16 Wahlala apho iinyanga zantandathu uYowabhi namaSirayeli onke, wada wagawula
kuyo yonke into eyindoda kwaEdom:)
11:17 wabaleka uHadade, yena namaEdom akubakhonzi bakayise kunye naye
ukuba aye eYiputa; uHadade wayesemncinane;
11:18 Besuka kwaMidiyan, beza eParan, bathabatha amadoda
besuka eParan, beza eYiputa kuFaro ukumkani waseYiputa;
owamnika indlu, wammisela umphako, wamnika nomhlaba.
11:19 Kwaye uHadade wababalwa kakhulu emehlweni kaFaro, waza wanikela
makabe ngumfazi womkakhe, udade boTapenesi
ukumkanikazi.
11:20 Ke umsakwabo boTapenes wamzalela uGenubhati, unyana wakhe, lowo nguTapenes.
Lunyulelwe endlwini kaFaro; uGenubhati ebesendlwini kaFaro phakathi
oonyana bakaFaro.
11:21 Weva uHadade eseYiputa, ukuba uDavide ulele kooyise;
ufile uYowabhi umthetheli-mkhosi; wathi uHadade kuFaro, Khawuyeke
ndinduluke, ndiye ezweni lakowethu.
11:22 Wathi uFaro kuye, Uswele ntoni na kum, le nto uyifunayo kuwe?
uyabona, ufuna ukuya ezweni lakowenu? Wathi yena,
Lutho: kodwa mandihambe noba kunjani.
11:23 UThixo wamvelisela omnye umchasi, uRezon, unyana kaEliyada;
owabalekayo kuHadadezere, ukumkani waseTsobha, inkosi yakhe.
11:24 Wabizela kuye amadoda, waba ngumthetheli webutho ngexesha likaDavide
baya eDamasko, bahlala khona, bahlala khona
waye engukumkani eDamasko.
11:25 Waba lutshaba lwamaSirayeli yonke imihla kaSolomon, esecaleni likakumkani
Ubutshinga awabenzayo uHadade, wakruquka ngamaSirayeli, waye engukumkani kwa-Aram.
11:26 noYarobheham, unyana kaNebhati, umEfrata waseTsereda, unyana kaSolomon.
umkhonzi, ogama lonina belinguTseruya, umhlolokazikazi wamphakamisa
wasiphakamisela isandla sakhe kukumkani.
11:27 Nantsi ke imbangi yokuba amphakamisele isandla ukumkani.
USolomon wayesakha iMilo, wavala iintanda zomzi kaDavide
utata.
11:28 Ke le ndoda inguYarobheham ibiligorha elinobukroti.
Umfana lowo ubesebenza nzima, wamenza umveleli wawo wonke umsebenzi
wendlu kaYosefu.
11:29 Kwathi ngelo xesha, uYarobheham waphuma eYerusalem;
wathi uAhiya waseShilo umprofeti wamfumana endleleni; kwaye wayenayo
wambethe ingubo entsha; baye bobabini babebodwa endle.
11:30 UAhiya wayibamba ingubo entsha abenayo, wayikrazula;
amaqhekeza:
11:31 Wathi kuYarobheham, Zithabathele iziqwenga ezilishumi, ngokuba utsho uYehova ukuthi,
uThixo kaSirayeli, yabona, ndiya kubukrazula ubukumkani esandleni sikakumkani
Solomon, ndokunika izizwe ezilishumi;
11:32 esinye isizwe sibe kuye ngenxa kaDavide umkhonzi wam, nangenxa
ngenxa yeYerusalem, umzi endiwunyulileyo ezizweni zonke zaso
Sirayeli:)
11:33 ngenxa enokuba bendishiyile mna, baqubuda kuAshtaroti kaYehova
uthixokazi wamaTsidon, uKemoshe, uthixo wamaMowabhi, noMilkom
uthixo woonyana baka-Amon, abahamba ngeendlela zam ukuba benze
oko kuthe tye emehlweni am, nokugcina imimiselo yam, nemimiselo yam
izigwebo njengoko wenzayo uDavide uyise.
11:34 Kodwa andiyi kubuthabatha bonke ubukumkani esandleni sakhe;
umenze umphathi yonke imihla yobomi bakhe, ngenxa kaDavide umkhonzi wam;
endimnyulileyo, ngokuba ebeyigcinile imithetho yam nemimiselo yam;
11:35 Ndiya kubuthabatha ubukumkani esandleni sonyana wakhe, ndibunike
wena, izizwe ezilishumi ke.
11:36 unyana wakhe ndimnike isizwe esinye, ukuze abe nobukumkani kuDavide, umkhonzi wam
ukukhanya rhoqo phambi kwam eYerusalem, umzi endiwunyulileyo
beka igama lam apho.
11:37 Ndiya kukuthabatha, ube ngukumkani kuko konke onako;
unqwena umphefumlo, abe ngukumkani kumaSirayeli.
11:38 Kothi, ukuba uthe wakuva konke endikuwisela umthetho ngako, wandinika
uya kuhamba ngeendlela zam, wenze okuthe tye emehlweni am, ukuba ugcine
imimiselo nemithetho yam, njengoko wenzayo uDavide umkhonzi wam; ukuba ndiya kuba
ndikwakhele indlu eqinileyo, njengoko ndamakhelayo uDavide, ndiya kwenjenjalo
nikela kuwe amaSirayeli.
11:39 ndiyibandezele imbewu kaDavide ngenxa yoku, kodwa kungade kube ngonaphakade.
11:40 USolomon wafuna ukumbulala uYarobheham. Wesuka uYarobheham, wasaba;
Waya eYiputa kuShishaki ukumkani waseYiputa, wahlala eYiputa kwada kwasekufeni
kaSolomon.
11:41 Ezinye izinto zikaSolomon, nako konke awakwenzayo, neyakhe
Ngobulumko, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi kaSolomon?
11:42 Ke imihla abengukumkani ngayo uSolomon eYerusalem kumaSirayeli onke ibingamashumi amane
iminyaka.
11:43 USolomon walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa emzini kaDavide
URehabheham, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.