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.