1 Amakhosi
11:1 Kodwa inkosi uSolomoni yathanda abesifazane abaningi abezizwe, kanye nendodakazi ka
uFaro, nabesifazane bakwaMowabi, nabakwa-Amoni, nabakwa-Edomi, nabaseSidoni,
AmaHeti;
11:2 Ezizweni uJehova asho kubantwana bakwa
Israyeli, awuyikungena kuwo, nawo awayikungena kuwe;
ngoba impela bayakuphambukisa izinhliziyo zenu ekulandeleni onkulunkulu bazo: uSolomoni
bambelelani kulawa othandweni.
11:3 Futhi wayenabafazi abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa, amakhosazana, namakhulu amathathu
izancinza: abafazi bakhe bayiphambukisa inhliziyo yakhe.
11:4 Ngoba kwathi lapho uSolomoni esemdala, abafazi bakhe bahlubuka
inhliziyo yakhe ilandela abanye onkulunkulu; inhliziyo yakhe yayingaphelele kuJehova
uNkulunkulu wakhe, njengenhliziyo kaDavide uyise.
11:5 Ngoba uSolomoni walandela u-Ashtoreti, unkulunkulu wamaSidoni, futhi ngemva kwalokho
UMilkomu isinengiso sabantwana bakwa-Amoni.
11:6 USolomoni wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, futhi akazange alandele ngokugcwele
uJehova njengoDavide uyise.
11:7 Khona-ke uSolomoni wamakhela uKemoshi indawo ephakemeyo, isinengiso sika
Mowabi, entabeni ephambi kweJerusalema, nakuMoleki,
isinengiso sabantwana bakwa-Amoni.
11:8 Futhi ngokufanayo wabenzela bonke abafazi bakhe bezinye izizwe, ababeshisa impepho futhi
bahlabela onkulunkulu babo.
11:9 Futhi iNkosi yamthukuthelela uSolomoni, ngoba inhliziyo yakhe yayiphambukile
uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owabonakala kuye kabili.
11:10 Futhi wayemyalile mayelana nale nto, ukuthi angalandeli
abanye onkulunkulu, kepha akagcinanga lokho uJehova ayala ngakho.
11:11 Ngakho uJehova wathi kuSolomoni: "Ngenxa yokuthi lokhu kwenziwe ngawe.
anigcinanga isivumelwano sami nezimiso zami enginazo
wakuyala wathi: Impela ngiyakuwuhlwitha umbuso kuwe, ngikunike
encekwini yakho.
11:12 Nokho, ezinsukwini zakho, ngeke ngikwenzele uDavide uyihlo
kepha ngiyakuwuhlwitha esandleni sendodana yakho.
11:13 Nokho angiyikuwuhlwitha wonke umbuso; kodwa uzanika isizwe esisodwa
indodana yakho ngenxa kaDavide inceku yami nangenxa yeJerusalema engiyiyo mina
abakhethiwe.
11:14 UJehova wamvusela uSolomoni isitha, uHadadi wakwa-Edomi;
wayengowenzalo yenkosi kwa-Edomi.
11:15 Ngoba kwathi lapho uDavide ese-Edomi, futhi uJowabe induna yempi
ibutho lalikhuphukele ukumbela ababuleweyo, ngemva kokuba esebulele bonke abesilisa phakathi
i-Edomi;
11:16 UJowabe wahlala lapho izinyanga eziyisithupha kanye no-Israyeli wonke, waze wagawula
kubo bonke abesilisa kwa-Edomi:)
11:17 ukuthi uHadadi wabaleka, yena namaEdomi athile ezinceku zikayise kanye
naye, ukuze aye eGibithe; uHadadi esemncane.
11:18 Basuka kwaMidiyani, bafika ePharanu, futhi bathatha amadoda
baphuma ePharanu, bafika eGibithe kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe;
owamnika indlu, wammisela ukudla, wamnika nezwe.
11:19 Futhi uHadadi wathola umusa omkhulu emehlweni kaFaro, kangangokuthi wanika
abe ngumkakhe udadewabo womkakhe, udadewabo kaThahipenesi
indlovukazi.
11:20 Udadewabo kaThahipenesi wamzalela uGenubati indodana yakhe, uThahipenesi.
Lunyuliwe endlini kaFaro; uGenubati wayesendlini kaFaro phakathi
amadodana kaFaro.
11:21 Futhi lapho uHadadi ezwa eGibhithe ukuthi uDavide walala noyise, futhi
ukuthi uJowabe induna yempi ufile, uHadadi wathi kuFaro: "Vumela."
ngisuke, ukuze ngiye ezweni lakithi.
11:22 Wayesethi uFaro kuye: "Kepha usweleni kimi na?
bheka, ufuna ukuya ezweni lakini na? Futhi waphendula.
Lutho: kodwa angihambe noma kanjani.
11:23 Futhi uNkulunkulu wavusa kuye omunye isitha, Rezon, indodana ka-Eliyada.
owabalekela inkosi yakhe uHadadezeri inkosi yaseSoba.
11:24 Wabutha amadoda kuye, futhi waba induna phezu kweqembu, ngesikhathi uDavide
babulala abaseSoba, baya eDamaseku, bahlala khona, bahlala khona
wabusa eDamaseku.
11:25 Waba yisitha sika-Israyeli zonke izinsuku zikaSolomoni ngaphandle kwethempeli
Ngobubi abenzayo uHadadi, wanengwa ngu-Israyeli, wabusa e-Aramu.
11:26 noJerobowamu, indodana kaNebati, umEfrathi waseZereda, indodana kaSolomoni.
inceku, ogama likanina lalinguZeruwa, umfelokazi, wayiphakamisa
phakamisa isandla sakhe enkosini.
11:27 Futhi yilesi isizathu sokuba aphakamisele isandla sakhe enkosini.
USolomoni wakha iMilo, wavala izimfa zomuzi kaDavide
ubaba.
11:28 Indoda uJerobowamu yayiyiqhawe elinamandla; uSolomoni ebona iqhawe.
insizwa ukuthi ikhuthele, yayibeka phezu kwawo wonke umsebenzi
wendlu kaJosefa.
11:29 Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi lapho uJerobowamu ephuma eJerusalema.
ukuthi umprofethi u-Ahiya waseShilo wamfumana endleleni; futhi wayenakho
wembethe ingubo entsha; babebodwa endle bobabili;
11:30 U-Ahiya wabamba ingubo entsha abeyigqokile, wayiklebhula izingubo eziyishumi nambili.
izingcezu:
11:31 Wathi kuJerobowamu: "Zithathele izingxenye eziyishumi, ngokuba usho kanje uJehova.
uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, bheka, ngiyoklebhula umbuso esandleni sika
uSolomoni, ngikunike izizwe eziyishumi;
11:32 Kodwa uyakuba nesizwe esisodwa ngenxa kaDavide inceku yami nangenxa
ngenxa yeJerusalema, umuzi engiwukhethileyo kuzo zonke izizwe zawo
Israel :)
11:33 Ngoba bangishiyile, futhi baye bakhonza u-Ashitaroti
unkulunkulukazi wamaSidoni, uKemoshi unkulunkulu wamaMowabi, noMilkomu
unkulunkulu wabantwana bakwa-Amoni, futhi abahambanga ngezindlela zami ukwenza
okulungile emehlweni ami, nokugcina izimiso zami nezami
izahlulelo njengoDavide uyise.
11:34 Nokho, mina ngeke ngiwususe wonke umbuso esandleni sakhe, kodwa mina
menze abe yisikhulu zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe ngenxa kaDavide inceku yami.
engimkhethileyo, ngokuba wagcina imiyalo yami nezimiso zami;
11:35 Kodwa ngiyowuthatha umbuso esandleni sendodana yakhe, futhi ngiyowunika
wena, izizwe eziyishumi.
11:36 Futhi indodana yakhe ngiyonika isizwe esisodwa, ukuze uDavide inceku yami abe
ukukhanya njalo phambi kwami eJerusalema, umuzi engiwukhethileyo
faka igama lami lapho.
11:37 Futhi ngizokuthatha, futhi uyobusa ngokuvumelana nakho konke onakho
umphefumulo uyafisa, futhi uyakuba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli.
11:38 Futhi kuyoba, uma ulalela konke engikuyala ngakho, futhi
ngiyakuhamba ezindleleni zami, ngenze okulungile emehlweni ami, ukugcina kwami
izimiso zami nemiyalo yami, njengalokho enzile uDavide inceku yami; ukuthi ngizoba
nawe, ngikwakhele indlu eqinileyo, njengalokho ngakwakhela uDavide, ngizakwakha
nikela u-Israyeli kuwe.
11:39 Futhi ngenxa yalokhu ngizoyihlupha inzalo kaDavide, kodwa hhayi kuze kube phakade.
11:40 Ngakho uSolomoni wafuna ukubulala uJerobowamu. UJerobowamu wasukuma, wabaleka
eGibithe, kuShishaki inkosi yaseGibithe, wahlala eGibithe kwaze kwaba sekufeni
kaSolomoni.
11:41 Futhi zonke ezinye izindaba zikaSolomoni, futhi konke akwenzayo, futhi yakhe
ukuhlakanipha, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zikaSolomoni na?
11:42 Futhi isikhathi uSolomoni abusa ngaso eJerusalema phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke zazingamashumi amane
iminyaka.
11:43 USolomoni wayeselala koyise, futhi wembelwa emzini kaDavide
uRehobowamu indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.