1 Amakhosi
3:1 USolomoni wenza ubuhlobo noFaro inkosi yaseGibithe, wathatha okukaFaro
indodakazi yakhe, wayingenisa emzini kaDavide, waze wayiqeda
waqeda ukwakha eyakhe indlu, nendlu kaJehova, nogange
weJerusalema nxazonke.
3:2 Kuphela abantu babehlabela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, ngoba kwakungekho ndlu
elakhelwa igama likaJehova kwaze kwaba yilezo zinsuku.
3:3 USolomoni wamthanda uJehova, ehamba ezimisweni zikaDavide uyise.
kuphela wanikela ngomhlatshelo, washisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.
3:4 Inkosi yaya eGibeyoni ukuyohlabela khona; ngoba lokho kwakukukhulu
indawo ephakemeyo; uSolomoni wanikela iminikelo yokushiswa eyinkulungwane phezu kwayo
i-altare.
3:5 EGibeyoni uJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni ngephupho ebusuku, futhi uNkulunkulu
wathi: Cela engizakukunika khona.
" 3:6 USolomoni wathi: "Uyibonisile inceku yakho uDavide ubaba
umusa omkhulu, njengokuhamba kwakhe phambi kwakho eqinisweni, naphakathi
ukulunga, nobuqotho benhliziyo kuwe; futhi ugcinile
kuye lomusa omkhulu, ukuthi umnike indodana ahlale phezu kwayo
isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, njengoba kunjalo lamuhla.
3:7 Futhi manje, O Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, wena wenze inceku yakho inkosi esikhundleni sikaDavide
ubaba: mina ngisengumntwana omncane, angikwazi ukuphuma nokuphuma
phakathi.
3:8 Futhi inceku yakho iphakathi kwabantu bakho obakhethile, a
abantu abakhulu, abangenakubalwa, abangenakubalwa ngobuningi.
3:9 Ngakho nika inceku yakho inhliziyo eqedisisayo ukwahlulela abantu bakho.
ukuze ngehlukanise phakathi kokuhle nokubi, ngokuba ngubani ongakwahlulela lokhu
abantu bakho abakhulu kangaka?
3:10 Futhi leli zwi lalijabulisa uJehova, ukuthi uSolomoni wayeyicelile le nto.
3:11 Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: "Ngenxa yokuthi ucelile le nto, futhi awuzange
wazicelela impilo ende; futhi ungazicelelanga ingcebo, noma
ucele ukuphila kwezitha zakho; kodwa uzicelele wena
ukuqonda ukwahlukanisa ukwahlulela;
3:12 Bheka, Ngenzé njengokusho kwakho; bheka, ngikunikile ohlakaniphileyo
nenhliziyo eqondayo; ngakho kakho onjengawe ngaphambili
futhi akuyikuvela onjengawe emva kwakho.
3:13 Futhi ngikunikile lokho ongakucelanga, kokubili ingcebo.
nodumo, kuze kungabikho onjengaye phakathi kwamakhosi
kuwe zonke izinsuku zakho.
3:14 Futhi uma uzohamba ezindleleni zami, ukugcina izimiso zami nezami
imiyalo, njengalokho uyihlo uDavide wahamba, ngiyakwelula eyakho
izinsuku.
3:15 USolomoni waphaphama; bheka, kwakuyiphupho. Futhi wafika
eJerusalema, wema phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, futhi
wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa, wanikela ngeminikelo yokuthula, wenza a
idili kuzo zonke izinceku zakhe.
3:16 Khona kwafika abesifazane ababili, ababeyizifebe, enkosini, bema
phambi kwakhe.
3:17 Omunye wesifazane wathi: "O nkosi yami, mina nalo wesifazane sihlala endlini eyodwa;
ngase ngibeletha nginaye endlini.
3:18 Futhi kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu ngemva kokuba ngikhululiwe, ukuthi lokhu
nowesifazane wabeletha, sasindawonye; kwakungekho mfokazi
nathi endlini, kuphele thina sobabili endlini.
3:19 Futhi umntwana walo wesifazane wafa ebusuku; ngoba wayisibekela.
3:20 Futhi wavuka phakathi kwamabili, futhi wathatha indodana yami eceleni kwami, kuyilapho eyakho
incekukazi yalala, yasibeka esifubeni sayo, futhi umntwana wayo ofileyo walalisa kimi
esifubeni.
3:21 Futhi lapho ngivuka ekuseni ukuze ngincelise umntanami, bheka, kwaba
efile, kepha lapho ngikubhekisisa ekuseni, bheka, kwakungesikho okwami
indodana, engayizala.
3:22 Futhi omunye wesifazane wathi: "Hhayi; kodwa ophilayo yindodana yami, ofileyo nguye
indodana yakho. Lalokhu wathi: Hatshi; kodwa ofileyo yindodana yakho, lophilayo nguye
umfana wami. Bakhuluma kanjalo phambi kwenkosi.
" 3:23 Khona-ke inkosi yathi: "Lona uthi: 'Le yindodana yami ephilayo, futhi yakho.'
indodana ngufileyo; omunye uthi: Hatshi; kodwa indodana yakho ngefileyo, njalo
indodana yami yiyo ephilayo.
3:24 Inkosi yathi: "Ngiletheleni inkemba. Baletha inkemba phambi kukaJehova
inkosi.
3:25 Inkosi yasisithi: Dabulani phakathi umntwana ophilayo, liyinike ingxenye
enye, nengxenye kwenye.
3:26 Khona-ke owesifazane ongowomntwana ophilayo wakhuluma enkosini ngenxa yakhe
izibilini zahawukela indodana yakhe, wathi: "O nkosi yami, mnike yona."
umntwana ophilayo, ungambulali nangayiphi indlela. Kodwa omunye wathi: Makube njalo
kungabi ngeyami noma eyakho, kodwa yahlukanise.
" 3:27 Khona-ke inkosi yaphendula, wathi: "Mnike umntwana ophilayo, hhayi."
uhlakaniphe libulale: nguye unina.
28 Wonke u-Israyeli wezwa isahlulelo inkosi eyayisahlulele; futhi bona
besaba inkosi, ngokuba babona ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu bekukuyo ukwenza
ukwahlulela.