Eyoku-1 yooKumkani
12:1 URehabheham waya kwaShekem; ngokuba amaSirayeli onke abeye kwaShekem
menze ukumkani.
12:2 Kwathi, xa uYarobheham unyana kaNebhati, esephakathi
Yakuva ke iYiputa, (kuba wayebaleke ebusweni bokumkani uSolomon;
wahlala uYarobheham eYiputa;
12:3 Bathumela ke, bambiza. noYarobheham nebandla lonke likaYarobheham
Weza amaSirayeli, athetha kuRehabheham, esithi,
12:4 Uyihlo wayenza nzima idyokhwe yethu;
inkonzo kayihlo, nedyokhwe yakhe enzima awayibeka phezu kwethu, yaba ncinane;
siya kukukhonza.
12:5 Wathi kubo, Khanindikhwelele iintsuku zibe ntathu, nibuye nize kum.
Bahamba ke abantu.
12:6 Ukumkani uRehabheham wacebisana namadoda amakhulu, abemi phambi koSolomon
Wathi uyise oko ebesadla ubomi, wathi, Nithini na ukucebisana nam?
baphendule aba bantu?
12:7 Bathetha ke kuye besithi, Ukuba unga ungumkhonzi koku
abantu namhla, wabakhonza, wabaphendula, uthethe okulungileyo
Woba ngabakhonzi bakho ngonaphakade.
12:8 Walishiya icebo lamadoda amakhulu, abemnike lona;
wacebisana namadodana aziintanga zakhe, athetha ngawo
wema phambi kwakhe.
12:9 Wathi kubo, Ninika cebo lini na nina, ukuze siphendule?
abantu abathethileyo kum, besithi, Yenza idyokhwe kayihlo
Wabeka phezu kwethu into elula?
12:10 Athetha ke kuye amadodana aziintanga zakhe, esithi,
Wothetha kwaba bantu bathethe kuwe, besithi, Ngowakho
Ubawo wayenza nzima idyokhwe yethu, yenze lula kuthi wena; wenze njalo
uthi kubo, Ucikicane wam uya kuba mkhulu kunokabawo
ezinqeni.
12:11 ke, ekubeni ubawo ebenithwalise idyokhwe enzima, mna ke ndiya kongeza kuyo
idyokhwe yenu: ubawo ubenibetha ngeentsontelo, ke mna ndiya kunibetha
nononomadudwane.
12:12 Beza ke ooYarobheham nabantu bonke kuRehabheham ngomhla wesithathu, njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho
Ukumkani wayemise wathi, Nobuya nize kum ngomhla wesithathu.
12:13 Ukumkani wabaphendula abantu kalukhuni, wayishiya eyamadoda amakhulu
bamnika icebo;
12:14 Wathetha kubo ngokwecebo lamadodana, wathi, Bawo!
yanzima idyokhwe yenu, mna ke ndiya kongeza edyokhweni yenu, nobawo
ndinibethe ngeekatsi, ke mna ndiya kunibetha ngeekatsi.
12:15 Akabaphulaphulanga ke abantu ukumkani; ngokuba unobangela wawuphuma
uYehova, ukuze alimise ilizwi lakhe, awalithethayo uYehova ngalo
uAhiya waseShilo kuYarobheham unyana kaNebhati.
12:16 Akubona ke onke amaSirayeli ukuba ukumkani akawaphulaphuli, abantu
Waphendula ukumkani, wathi, Sinasabelo sini na kuDavide? nokuba kunjalo
siya ilifa kunyana kaYese; ezintenteni zenu, maSirayeli, zikhangeleni ngoku
yindlu yakho, Davide. Aya ezintenteni zawo ke amaSirayeli.
12:17 Ke bona oonyana bakaSirayeli, ababehleli emizini yakwaYuda.
URehabheham waba ngukumkani kubo.
12:18 Ukumkani uRehabheham wathuma uAdoram, obephethe abafakwa uviko; nawo onke amaSirayeli
bamxuluba ngamatye, wafa. Wakhawuleza ukumkani uRehabheham
ukuba akhwele enqwelweni yakhe, asabele eYerusalem.
12:19 Akreqa ke ngoko amaSirayeli kwindlu kaDavide, unanamhla.
12:20 Kwathi, akuva onke amaSirayeli ukuba uYarobheham ubuyile,
bathumela bambizela ebandleni, bamenza ukumkani
kumaSirayeli onke; bekungekho namnye uyilandelayo indlu kaDavide;
Sisizwe sakwaYuda kuphela.
12:21 Weza uRehabheham eYerusalem, wayibizela ndawonye yonke indlu kakumkani
kwisizwe sakwaBhenjamin, ikhulu elinamanci asibhozo lamawaka
amadoda anyuliweyo, amagorha okulwa, ukuba alwe nendlu kaSirayeli;
ukuba bubuyiselwe ubukumkani kuRehabheham unyana kaSolomon.
12:22 Lafika ilizwi likaThixo kuShemaya umfo wakwaThixo, lisithi,
12:23 Thetha kuRehabheham unyana kaSolomon, ukumkani wakwaYuda, nakuzo zonke iintlanga.
kwindlu yakwaYuda neyakwaBhenjamin, nakumasalela abantu, besithi,
12:24 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ize ninganyuki, ize ningalwi nabazalwana benu
Buyani elowo endlwini yakhe; kuba injalo le nto
ukususela kum. Baliphulaphula ke ilizwi likaYehova, babuya
ukuba nimke ngokwelizwi likaYehova.
12:25 UYarobheham wawakha ke uShekem kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, wahlala khona; kwaye
waphuma apho, wakha iPenuweli.
12:26 Wathi uYarobheham entliziyweni yakhe, Kaloku ubukumkani buya kubuyela kulo
indlu kaDavide:
12:27 Ukuba bathe benyuka aba bantu, baya kubingelela endlwini kaYehova
Yerusalem, iya kwandula ke intliziyo yaba bantu ibuyele kweyabo
nkosi yam, kuRehabheham ukumkani wakwaYuda, bandibulale bahambe
kuRehabheham ukumkani wakwaYuda.
12:28 Waceba ke ukumkani, wenza amathole egolide amabini, wathi
wathi kubo, Niyaxhamleka kukunyuka niye eYerusalem;
Thixo, Sirayeli, owakukhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa.
12:29 Walimisa ke elinye eBheteli, walimisa elinye kwaDan.
12:30 Yathi loo nto yaba sisono; bahamba abantu baya kuqubuda phambi koYehova
enye, yesa kwaDan.
12:31 Wenza indlu yasezigangeni, wenza ababingeleli kwelona liphantsi
abantu, ababengengabo oonyana bakaLevi.
12:32 UYarobheham wenza umthendeleko ngenyanga yesibhozo, ngomhla weshumi elinesihlanu.
enyangeni leyo, njengomthendeleko wakwaYuda;
isibingelelo. Wenjenjalo eBheteli, ebingelela kumathole abenawo
wabamisa eBheteli ababingeleli beziganga awayezimisile
wayenza.
12:33 Wenyusa amadini phezu kwesibingelelo awasenzayo eBheteli, eleshumi elinesihlanu
Usuku lwenyanga yesibhozo, ngenyanga leyo awayeyicingile
intliziyo yakho; wabamisela umthendeleko oonyana bakaSirayeli;
wanyusa esibingelelweni, waqhumisela ngesiqhumiso.