1 Amakhosi
10:1 Indlovukazi yaseSheba isizwile ngodumo lukaSolomoni mayelana nenkosi
igama likaJehova, weza ukumvivinya ngemibuzo enzima.
10:2 Futhi wafika eJerusalema nesixuku esikhulu kakhulu, kanye namakamela ababethwele
neziqholo, negolide eliningi kakhulu, namatshe ayigugu;
kuSolomoni, wakhuluma naye ngakho konke okwakusenhliziyweni yakhe.
10:3 USolomoni wamtshela yonke imibuzo yakhe;
inkosi, angayitshelanga yona.
10:4 Futhi lapho indlovukazi yaseSheba wabona konke ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni kanye nendlu
ayewakhile,
10:5 Futhi ukudla kwetafula lakhe, futhi izinceku zakhe, futhi
ukuya kwezikhonzi zakhe, nezingubo zazo, nabaphathindebe bakhe, kanye
ukukhuphuka kwakhe akhuphukela ngakho endlini kaJehova; kwakungekho
umoya owengeziwe kuye.
10:6 Wathi enkosini: "Indaba engayizwa kweyami iqinisile
izwe lezenzo zakho nokuhlakanipha kwakho.
10:7 Nokho angikholwanga amazwi, ngaze ngafika, futhi amehlo ami abonile
bheka, angitshelwanga nenxenye: ukuhlakanipha kwakho nempumelelo
udlula udumo engaluzwayo.
10:8 Babusisiwe amadoda akho, zibusisiwe lezi zinceku zakho ezimi njalo
phambi kwakho, bezwe ukuhlakanipha kwakho.
10:9 Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owathokoza ngawe ukukubeka phezu kolwandle.
isihlalo sobukhosi sika-Israyeli, ngokuba uJehova wathanda u-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, ngalokho wakwenza
wena inkosi, ukwenza ukwahlulela nokulunga.
10:10 Futhi wayinika inkosi amatalenta ayikhulu namashumi amabili egolide, kanye of
izinongo eziningi kakhulu, namatshe ayigugu;
ubuningi bamakha njengalawo inkosikazi yaseSheba eyawunika inkosi
USolomoni.
10:11 Futhi imikhumbi kaHiramu, ababeletha igolide e-Ofiri, waletha
kusukela e-Ofiri imi-alimugi eminingi namatshe ayigugu.
10:12 Inkosi yenza ngezigxobo zom-alimugi izinsika zendlu kaJehova.
nendlu yenkosi namahabhu nezingubhu zabahlabeleli;
imi-alimugi enjalo ayifikanga, futhi ayibonwanga kuze kube namuhla.
10:13 Inkosi uSolomoni yanika indlovukazi yaseSheba konke ukufisa kwayo, noma yini
yacela ngaphandle kwalokho uSolomoni ayinika yona ngokuphana kobukhosi. Ngakho
waphenduka, waya ezweni lakubo, yena nezinceku zakhe.
10:14 Manje isisindo segolide elafika kuSolomoni ngonyaka owodwa kwaba amakhulu ayisithupha
amathalenta angamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha egolide;
10:15 Ngaphandle kwalokho wayenabathengi, nokuthengiswa kwamakha.
abathengisi, nawo wonke amakhosi ase-Arabiya, nababusi bezwe
izwe.
10:16 Inkosi uSolomoni yenza izikhonkwane ezingamakhulu amabili ngegolide elikhandiweyo: amakhulu ayisithupha
amashekeli egolide aphuma esihlahleni esisodwa.
10:17 Wenza nezihlangu ezingamakhulu amathathu ngegolide elikhandiweyo; amaphawundi amathathu egolide
waya esihlanguni esisodwa: inkosi yazibeka endlini yehlathi lika
Lebanon.
10:18 Inkosi yasisenza isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu sezimpondo zendlovu, yasinameka ngensimbi
igolide elihle kakhulu.
10:19 Isihlalo sobukhosi sasinezinyathelo eziyisithupha, futhi isihloko sesihlalo sobukhosi sasiyisiyingelezi ngemuva.
kwakukhona izisekelo ngapha nangapha endaweni yokuhlala, nezimbili
amabhubesi emi ngasezinsikeni.
10:20 Futhi kwakumi izingonyama eziyishumi nambili ngapha nangapha
izinyathelo eziyisithupha; akuzange kwenziwe okufanayo kunoma yimuphi umbuso.
10:21 Futhi zonke izitsha zokuphuza zenkosi uSolomoni zaziyigolide kanye nazo zonke
izitsha zendlu yehlathi laseLebanoni zaziyigolide elicwengekileyo; akukho
zazingezesiliva, zazingento yalutho emihleni kaSolomoni.
10:22 Ngoba inkosi yayinemikhumbi yaseTharishishi elwandle kanye nemikhumbi kaHiramu.
ngeminyaka emithathu kwafika imikhumbi yaseTharishishi iletha igolide nesiliva.
uphondo lwendlovu, nezimfene, namapigogo.
10:23 Ngakho inkosi uSolomoni yaba mkhulu kunawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba ngengcebo nangemali
ukuhlakanipha.
10:24 Futhi wonke umhlaba wafuna kuSolomoni, ukuze uzwe ukuhlakanipha kwakhe, uNkulunkulu ayenakho
wafaka enhliziyweni yakhe.
10:25 Futhi baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo isipho sakhe, izitsha zesiliva nezitsha
igolide, nezingubo, nezikhali, namakha, namahhashi, neminyuzi, isilinganiso
unyaka nonyaka.
10:26 USolomoni wabutha izinqola nabamahhashi, futhi waba a
izinqola eziyizinkulungwane namakhulu amane, nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili
wabeka emizini yezinqola nasenkosini eJerusalema.
10:27 Inkosi yenza isiliva eJerusalema kwaba njengamatshe, nemisedari
abe njengemithombe yasesigodini ngobuningi.
10:28 Futhi uSolomoni wayenamahhashi avela eGibhithe, kanye nelineni elicolekileyo: okwenkosi
abathengisi bamukela indwangu yelineni ngentengo.
10:29 Futhi inqola wenyuka futhi waphuma eGibhithe ngamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha
isiliva, nehhashi ngekhulu namashumi ayisihlanu; kube njalo kuwo wonke amakhosi
amaHeti, nakumakhosi ase-Aramu, awakhiphela khona
izindlela zabo.