1 Amakhosi
4:1 Inkosi uSolomoni yaba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke.
4:2 Lezi kwakuyizikhulu ayenazo; u-Azariya indodana kaSadoki
umpristi,
4:3 Elihorefi no-Ahiya, amadodana kaShisha, ababhali; uJehoshafati indodana ka
u-Ahiludi, umqophi.
4:4 noBenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, wayephezu kwebutho, noSadoki futhi
U-Abiyathara babengabapristi;
4:5 Futhi u-Azariya, indodana kaNathani, phezu izinduna, noZabudi indodana
kaNathani wayeyinduna, nomngane wenkosi;
4:6 U-Ahishare wayephethe indlu, no-Adoniram, indodana ka-Abheda
phezu kwentela.
4:7 USolomoni wayenabaphathi abayishumi nambili phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke, ababenikeza ukudla
eyenkosi nendlu yayo: yilowo nalowo inyanga yakhe ngomnyaka
ukuhlinzekwa.
4:8 Lawa angamagama abo: Indodana kaHure, ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi.
4:9 indodana kaDekari, eMakazi, naseShahalibhimi, naseBeti Shemeshi,
Elonbethhanan:
4:10 indodana kaHesedi, e-Aruboti; kwakungeyakhe iSokho nezwe lonke
kaHepher:
4:11 indodana ka-Abinadaba, kuso sonke isifunda Dori; eyayineThafati
indodakazi kaSolomoni ukuba ibe ngumkakhe:
4:12 uBhaana indodana ka-Ahiludi; kuye bekuyiThahanaki, neMegido, nakho konke
iBeti Sheyani elingaseZarithani phansi kweJizreyeli, kusukela eBeti Sheyani kuze kube
i-Abela-Mehola, kuze kufike endaweni engaphesheya kweJokimeyamu;
4:13 indodana kaGeberi, eRamoti Gileyadi; kuye kwakunemizi yaseJayire
indodana kaManase, abaseGileyadi; nakuye kwakuphathelene ne
esifundeni sase-Arigobi esiseBashani, imizi emikhulu engamashumi ayisithupha enezindonga
nemigoqo yethusi:
4:14 u-Ahinadaba, indodana ka-Ido, wayeneMahanayimi.
4:15 u-Ahimahazi kwaNafetali; wathatha noBasemati indodakazi kaSolomoni
umfazi:
4:16 uBahana indodana kaHushayi kwa-Asheri nase-Aloti.
4:17 uJehoshafati indodana kaPharuwa, kwa-Isakare.
4:18 uShimeyi indodana ka-Ela, kwaBhenjamini.
4:19 uGeberi, indodana ka-Uri, ezweni lakwaGileyadi, ezweni
uSihon inkosi yama-Amori, no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashan; futhi wayenguye
isikhulu kuphela esasisezweni.
4:20 UJuda no-Israyeli babebaningi ngangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle
isixuku, sidla, siphuza, sijabula.
4:21 USolomoni wabusa phezu kwemibuso yonke, kusukela emfuleni kuze kube sezweni lase
amaFilisti nasemkhawulweni waseGibithe, aletha izipho,
wakhonza uSolomoni zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe.
4:22 Ukudla kukaSolomoni kosuku lunye kwakungamakhora angamashumi amathathu empuphu ecolekileyo;
nezilinganiso ezingamashumi ayisithupha zempuphu,
4:23 izinkabi ezikhuluphalisiweyo eziyishumi, nezinkabi ezingamashumi amabili zasemadlelweni, nezimvu eziyikhulu;
ngaphandle kwezindluzele, nezinsephe, nezinsephe, nezinyoni ezikhuluphalisiweyo.
4:24 Ngoba wayebusa phezu sonke isifunda ngaphesheya komfula, kusukela
iThifisa kwaze kwaba se-Aza phezu kwawo wonke amakhosi nganeno koMfula;
kwaba nokuthula nxazonke zakhe nxazonke.
4:25 UJuda no-Israyeli bahlala belondekile, yilowo nalowo ngaphansi komvini wakhe nangaphansi
umkhiwane wakhe, kusukela kwaDani kuze kufike eBeri Sheba, zonke izinsuku zikaSolomoni.
4:26 USolomoni wayenezitali eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane zamahhashi ezinqola zakhe, futhi
abamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili.
4:27 Lezo zikhulu zanika inkosi uSolomoni ukudla nakho konke lokho
beza etafuleni lenkosi uSolomoni, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngenyanga yakhe;
lutho.
4:28 Baletha nebhali notshani amahhashi namadromede
indawo lapho izinduna zazikhona, yileso naleso ngokomsebenzi waso.
4:29 Futhi uNkulunkulu wanika uSolomoni ukuhlakanipha nokuqonda okuningi kakhulu, futhi
ubukhulu benhliziyo, njengesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle.
4:30 Futhi ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni kwakudlula ukuhlakanipha kwabo bonke abantwana basempumalanga
izwe, nakho konke ukuhlakanipha kwaseGibithe.
4:31 Ngoba wayehlakaniphile kunabo bonke abantu; kuno-Ethani umEzra, noHemani, kanye
UKalikoli noDarda amadodana kaMaholi; udumo lwakhe lwaba ezizweni zonke
nxazonke.
4:32 Wakhuluma izaga eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu, futhi izingoma zakhe zaziyinkulungwane futhi
amahlanu.
4:33 Wakhuluma ngemithi, kusukela emsedarini oseLebanoni kuze kube
ihisopi eliphuma odongeni, wakhuluma nangezilwane, nangezilwane
eyezinyoni, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezinhlanzi.
4:34 Futhi kwafika kubo bonke abantu ukuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni, kusukela kubo bonke
amakhosi omhlaba ayezwile ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe.