1 Amakhosi
9:1 Kwathi, lapho uSolomoni eseqedile ukwakha indlu
kaJehova, nendlu yenkosi, nakho konke ukufisa kukaSolomoni abeyikho
ngiyajabula ukukwenza,
9:2 ukuthi uJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni ngokwesibili, njengoba nje wayebonakala
kuye eGibeyoni.
9:3 Futhi uJehova wathi kuye: "Ngiwuzwile umthandazo wakho futhi yakho
ukunxusa okwenzile phambi kwami: ngingcwelisile le ndlu,
owakhileyo ukubeka igama lami khona kuze kube phakade; namehlo ami futhi
inhliziyo yami izakuba lapho njalonjalo.
9:4 Futhi uma uzohamba phambi kwami, njengoba uDavide uyihlo wahamba, ungene
ubuqotho benhliziyo, nangobuqotho, ukwenza njengakho konke engikwenzayo
ngikuyalile, futhi uyakugcina izimiso zami nezahlulelo zami.
9:5 Khona-ke ngiyakumisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakho phezu kuka-Israyeli kuze kube phakade
Ngathembisa uyihlo uDavida ngathi: Kawuyikuswela muntu
esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli.
9:6 Kodwa uma ningase niphenduke ekungilandeleni, nina noma abantwana benu, futhi
angiyikugcina imiyalo yami nezimiso zami engizibekile ngaphambili
kodwa hambani nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu, nikhuleke kubo;
9:7 Khona ngiyakumnquma u-Israyeli ezweni engibanike lona; futhi
lendlu, engiyingcwelisele igama lami, ngiyakuyilahla kweyami
ukubona; u-Israyeli uyakuba yisaga nesifenqo phakathi kwabantu bonke.
9:8 Futhi kule ndlu, okuyinto ephakeme, wonke umuntu odlula kuyo uyakuba
bamangale, bashaye ikhwelo; bayakuthi: ‘UJehova wenzeleni
kanjalo kuleli zwe, nakule ndlu?
9:9 Futhi bayophendula: Ngoba bamshiyile uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, ngubani
bakhipha oyise ezweni laseGibithe, bathatha
nibambelele kwabanye onkulunkulu, nibakhonze, nibakhonze;
ngalokho uJehova ubehlisele bonke lobu bubi.
9:10 Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amabili uSolomoni wakha
izindlu ezimbili, indlu kaJehova, nendlu yenkosi,
9:11 UHiramu inkosi yaseTire wayenike uSolomoni imisedari nemisedari
imisayipuresi, negolide, njengakho konke ukufisa kwakhe,) ngaleso sikhathi inkosi
USolomoni wamnika uHiramu imizi engamashumi amabili ezweni laseGalile.
9:12 UHiramu waphuma eTire ukubona imizi uSolomoni ayeyinikile
yena; njalo kabamthokozisanga.
9:13 Wathi: "Yimiziphi le onginike yona, mfowethu?
Wawabiza ngokuthi izwe laseKabuli kuze kube namuhla.
9:14 UHiramu wathumela enkosini amathalenta ayisithupha egolide.
9:15 Futhi yilesi isizathu sokukhokhiswa inkosi uSolomoni; ukuze
yakha indlu kaJehova, nendlu yakhe, neMilo, nogange
eJerusalema, naseHasori, naseMegido, naseGezeri.
9:16 Ngoba uFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe wayekhuphukile, wathatha iGezeri, futhi wayishisa
ngomlilo, wabulala amaKhanani ayehlala kulowo muzi, wawunika
kube yisipho endodakazini yakhe, umkaSolomoni.
9:17 USolomoni wakha iGezeri, neBheti-horoni Ezansi,
9:18 neBhahalati, neTadimori ehlane ezweni,
9:19 Futhi yonke imizi yokugcina izimpahla uSolomoni ayenayo, kanye nemizi yakhe
izinqola, nemizi yabamahhashi bakhe, nalokho uSolomoni ayekufisa
akha eJerusalema, naseLebanoni, nasezweni lonke lombuso wakhe.
9:20 Bonke abantu ababesele kuma-Amori, namaHeti, namaPherizi,
amaHivi, namaJebusi, ayengebona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli,
9:21 Abantwana babo abasala emva kwabo ezweni, ngubani abantwana
abakwa-Israyeli nabo babengenakubaqothula, uSolomoni wakwenza kubo
khokhisa intela yezinceku kuze kube namuhla.
9:22 Kodwa kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uSolomoni akenzanga izigqila, kodwa baba
amadoda empi, nezinceku zakhe, nezikhulu zakhe, nezinduna zakhe, kanye
ababusi bezinqola zakhe, nabamahhashi bakhe.
9:23 Laba babeyizinduna zezikhulu ezaziphezu komsebenzi kaSolomoni, ezinhlanu
amakhulu namashumi ayisihlanu, ababebusa abantu ababesebenza ezweni
umsebenzi.
9:24 Kodwa indodakazi kaFaro yakhuphuka emzini kaDavide, waya endlini yayo
uSolomoni ayeyakhele yona, walakha iMilo.
9:25 Futhi kathathu ngonyaka uSolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nokuthula
phezu kwe-altare alakhele uJehova, wayishisa
impepho phezu kwe-altare elaliphambi kukaJehova. Ngakho waqeda
indlu.
9:26 Inkosi uSolomoni yenza imikhumbi yemikhumbi e-Eziyoni Geberi, okuyinto eduze
I-Eloti, ogwini loLwandle Olubomvu, ezweni lakwa-Edomi.
9:27 Futhi uHiramu wathumela ngemikhumbi izinceku zakhe, imikhumbi ezazinolwazi
ulwandle, kanye nezinceku zikaSolomoni.
9:28 Bafika e-Ofiri, futhi bathatha khona igolide, amakhulu amane namashumi
amathalenta angamashumi amabili, yawayisa enkosini uSolomoni.