Eyesi-2 yeziKronike
9:1 Ke kaloku ukumkanikazi waseShebha waluva udaba lukaSolomon, weza kuye
nimbande uSolomon ngemibuzo enzima eYerusalem, ngemibuzo enzima kunene
umhlambi, neenkamela ezithwele ubulawu, negolide eninzi, kunye
amatye anqabileyo; weza kuSolomon, wathetha naye
kuko konke okube kusentliziyweni yakhe.
9:2 USolomon wamtyhilela onke amazwi akhe; akwabakho nto ifihlakeleyo kuye
USolomon, angabanga naye kuye.
9:3 Wabubona ukumkanikazi waseShebha ubulumko bukaSolomon nobulumko
indlu awayakhayo.
9:4 nokudla kwetafile yakhe, nokuhlala kwabakhonzi bakhe, nezicaka zakhe
ukubakho kwabalungiseleli bakhe nezambatho zabo; nabangcamli bakhe, kwaye
iimpahla zabo; nokunyuka kwakhe, enyuka ngako ukuya endlwini kaYehova
Yehova; akwaba sabakho kuqina kwamxhelo kuye.
9:5 Wathi kukumkani, Libe liyinene ilizwi endaliva kwelam icala
Lilizwe lezenzo zakho, nobulumko bakho.
9:6 Andikholwanga ngamazwi abo, ndada ndeza, abona amehlo am
yabona, naso isiqingatha esi sobuninzi bobulumko bakho besingekho
Wandixelela; ngokuba ulugqithile udaba endibe ndiluvile.
9:7 Anoyolo amadoda akho, banoyolo aba bakhonzi bakho bemiyoyo
phambi kwakho, uve ubulumko bakho.
9:8 Makabongwe uYehova uThixo wakho, okunoneleleyo, wakubeka phezu kwakhe
Wahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi, ukuba abe ngukumkani kuYehova uThixo wakho; ngokuba uThixo wakho ebewathanda amaSirayeli;
ukuze ubamise kude kuse ephakadeni, wakumisa waba ngukumkani kubo ukuba wenze
umgwebo nobulungisa.
9:9 Ukumkanikazi wanika ukumkani ikhulu elinamanci mabini eetalente zegolide, nekakumkani
ubulawu intabalala, namatye anqabileyo;
ubulawu, njengoko ukumkanikazi waseShebha wabunika ukumkani uSolomon.
9:10 Kananjalo abakhonzi bakaHiram, nabakhonzi bakaSolomon, ababethe
beza negolide evela kwaOfire, bezisa nemialgumi namatye anqabileyo.
9:11 Imialgumi leyo ukumkani wayenza izinyuko zendlu kaYehova;
nasebhotweni lokumkani, neehadi, nemirhubhe yeemvumi;
akuzanga kubonwe injalo ngaphambili ezweni lakwaYuda.
9:12 Ukumkani uSolomon wanika ukumkanikazi waseShebha konke awakunqwenelayo
yabuza yona, ikunye naleyo ibiyizise kukumkani. Ngoko yena
yajika, yemka yaya ezweni layo, yona nabakhonzi bayo.
9:13 Ke kaloku ubunzima begolide, eyeza kuSolomon ngamnyaka mnye, baba ngamakhulu amathandathu
namashumi amathandathu anesithandathu eetalente zegolide;
9:14 iyodwa eyabarhwebi, ebiziswa ngabathengisi. Kwaye bonke ookumkani be
Ama-Arabhi neerhuluneli zelizwe zazisa igolide nesilivere kuSolomon.
9:15 Ukumkani uSolomon wenza amakhulu amabini amakhaka egolide ekhandiweyo, amakhulu amathandathu
iishekele zegolide ekhandiweyo zaba lilinye.
9:16 namakhaka amakhulu amathathu egolide ekhandiweyo, eziishekele ezimakhulu mathathu
zegolide zaya kwikhaka elinye. Ukumkani wawabeka endlwini yokumkani
ihlathi laseLebhanon.
9:17 Ukumkani wenza itrone enkulu ngeempondo zeendlovu, wayaleka ngayo
igolide ecocekileyo.
9:18 Itrone leyo ibinezinyuko ezithandathu, inesihlalo seenyawo segolide
Zibethelelwe etroneni, zaba zezezitulo ngapha nangapha kwendawo yokuhlala
kumi iingonyama ezimbini ecaleni leengalo;
9:19 kumi iingonyama ezilishumi elinambini khona, ngapha nangapha;
amanyathelo amathandathu. akuzanga kwenziwe into enjalo ezikumkanini zonke.
9:20 Yonke impahla yokusela yokumkani uSolomon yabe iyeyegolide, nezinye izinto zonke
impahla yendlu yehlathi laseLebhanon yabe iyeyegolide ecikizekileyo;
izezesilivere; bekungabalelwa nto ngayo ngemihla yaloo mini
uSolomon.
9:21 Ngokuba iinqanawa zokumkani zaya eTarshishe nabakhonzi bakaHiram;
iminyaka emithathu zeza kanye iinqanawa zaseTarshishe, zithwele igolide nesilivere.
iimpondo zendlovu, neenkawu, neepikoko.
9:22 Waba mkhulu ke ukumkani uSolomon, ngaphezu kookumkani bonke behlabathi, ngobutyebi nangobulumko.
9:23 Bonke ookumkani bomhlaba bafuna ubuso bukaSolomon, ukuba beve
ubulumko bakhe, awayebubeke entliziyweni yakhe uThixo.
9:24 Bazisa elowo umnikelo wakhe, neempahla zesilivere, neempahla
yegolide, neengubo, nezikrweqe, nobulawu, namahashe, noondlebende
unyaka nonyaka.
9:25 USolomon wayenamawaka amane izitali zamahashe neenqwelo, neshumi elinambini
amawaka abakhweli bamahashe; awababeka emizini yeenqwelo zokulwa, nakwakunye
ukumkani eYerusalem.
9:26 Waba ngukumkani kubo bonke ookumkani, ethabathela kuwo uMlambo, ade ase ezweni lakwaKanan
amaFilisti, wesa nasemdeni weYiputa.
9:27 Ukumkani wayenza isilivere yanjengamatye eYerusalem, nemisedare wayenza
njengemithombe esezihlanjeni ukuba mininzi.
9:28 Bazisa kuSolomon amahashe evela eYiputa, evela emazweni onke.
9:29 Ke ezinye zeziganeko zikaSolomon, ezokuqala nezokugqibela, azizizo;
ebhalwe encwadini kaNatan umprofeti, nakwisiprofeto sika-Ahiya
naseShilo, nakwimibono kaIdo imboni ngoYarobheham
unyana kaNebhati?
9:30 USolomon waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli onke eYerusalem iminyaka emashumi mane.
9:31 USolomon walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa emzini waseNtabeni
URehabheham, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.