2 IziKronike
9:1 Futhi lapho indlovukazi yaseSheba wezwa ngodumo lukaSolomoni, weza
fakaza uSolomoni ngemibuzo enzima eJerusalema, ngenkulu kakhulu
iqembu, namakamela athwele izinongo, negolide eliningi, futhi
amatshe ayigugu; lapho esefikile kuSolomoni, wakhuluma naye
kukho konke okwakusenhliziyweni yakhe.
9:2 USolomoni wayiphendula yonke imibuzo yayo, futhi kwakungekho lutho olufihliwe kuyo
uSolomoni angamtshelanga yona.
9:3 Futhi lapho indlovukazi yaseSheba isibonile ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni, futhi
indlu ayeyakhile,
9:4 Futhi ukudla kwetafula lakhe, futhi izinceku zakhe, futhi
ukuya kwezikhonzi zakhe, nezingubo zazo; labaphathizitsha bakhe, njalo
izingubo zabo; nokukhuphuka kwakhe akhuphukela ngakho endlini kaJehova
NKOSI; kwakungasekho umoya kuye.
" 9:5 Wathi enkosini, "Kwakuliqiniso umbiko engayizwa kwezami
izwe lezenzo zakho, nokuhlakanipha kwakho;
9:6 Nokho angikholwanga amazwi abo, ngaze ngafika, futhi amehlo ami abonile
bheka, inxenye yobukhulu bokuhlakanipha kwakho yayingekho
wangitshela: ngokuba udlula udumo engalizwayo.
9:7 Bayajabula amadoda akho, futhi bayajabula lezi zinceku zakho, emi
phambi kwakho njalo, uzwe ukuhlakanipha kwakho.
9:8 Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, oye wajabula ngawe ukukubeka phezu kwakhe
esihlalweni sobukhosi, abe yinkosi kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wakho wayemthanda u-Israyeli,
ukuze uwaqinise kuze kube phakade, ngalokho wakubeka inkosi phezu kwawo ukuba uwenze
ukwahlulela nokulunga.
9:9 Futhi wayinika inkosi amatalenta ayikhulu namashumi amabili egolide, futhi of
amakha amaningi, namatshe ayigugu;
izinongo ezaphiwa inkosi uSolomoni indlovukazi yaseSheba.
9:10 Futhi izinceku Huramu, futhi izinceku zikaSolomoni, okuyinto
baletha igolide elivela e-Ofiri, baletha ama-algumi namatshe ayigugu.
9:11 Futhi inkosi yenza ngemi-algumi izitaladi zendlu kaJehova.
nasesigodlweni senkosi, namahabhu nezingubhu zabahlabeleli;
kwakungakaze kubonwe okunjalo ezweni lakwaJuda.
9:12 Inkosi uSolomoni yanika indlovukazi yaseSheba konke ukufisa kwayo, noma yini
yabuza ngaphandle kwalokho eyayikulethe enkosini. Ngakho yena
waphenduka, waya ezweni lakubo, yena nezinceku zakhe.
9:13 Manje isisindo segolide elafika kuSolomoni ngonyaka owodwa kwaba amakhulu ayisithupha
namatalenta angamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha egolide;
9:14 Ngaphandle kwalokho okwalethwa chapmen nabathengisi. Namakhosi onke ase
I-Arabiya nababusi bezwe baletha igolide nesiliva kuSolomoni.
9:15 Inkosi uSolomoni yenza izikhonkwane ezingamakhulu amabili ngegolide elikhandiweyo: amakhulu ayisithupha
amashekeli egolide elikhandiweyo ayengene esihlangwini sinye.
9:16 Wenza nezihlangu ezingamakhulu amathathu ngegolide elikhandiweyo, amashekeli angamakhulu amathathu
legolide lahamba ngesihlangu sinye. Inkosi yazibeka endlini kaJehova
ihlathi laseLebanoni.
9:17 Inkosi yasisenza isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu sezimpondo zendlovu, yasinameka ngaso
igolide elicwengekileyo.
9:18 Futhi kwakukhona izinyathelo eziyisithupha esihlalweni sobukhosi, kanye isenabelo segolide, okuyinto
zaziboshelwe esihlalweni sobukhosi, futhi kukhona kukhona ohlangothini ngalunye lwendawo yokuhlala
futhi kumi izingonyama ezimbili ngaseziphahleni;
9:19 Futhi kwakumi izingonyama eziyishumi nambili ngapha nangapha
izinyathelo eziyisithupha. akwenziwanga okunje kunoma yimuphi umbuso.
9:20 Futhi zonke izitsha zokuphuza zenkosi uSolomoni zazingezegolide, futhi zonke izitsha
izitsha zendlu yehlathi laseLebanoni zaziyigolide elicwengekileyo;
zazingezesiliva; kwakungabalwa lutho ngezinsuku zika
USolomoni.
9:21 Ngoba imikhumbi yenkosi yaya eTharishishi kanye nezinceku zikaHuramu: ngamunye
iminyaka emithathu kwafika kanye imikhumbi yaseTharishishi iletha igolide nesiliva.
uphondo lwendlovu, nezimfene, namapigogo.
9:22 Inkosi uSolomoni yedlula wonke amakhosi omhlaba ngengcebo nangokuhlakanipha.
9:23 Futhi wonke amakhosi omhlaba afuna ubuso bukaSolomoni, ukuzwa
ukuhlakanipha kwakhe, uNkulunkulu ayekubeke enhliziyweni yakhe.
9:24 Baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo isipho sakhe, izitsha zesiliva nezitsha
igolide, nezingubo, nezikhali, namakha, namahhashi, neminyuzi, isilinganiso
unyaka nonyaka.
9:25 Futhi uSolomoni wayenezitebele eziyizinkulungwane ezine zamahhashi nezinqola, futhi eziyishumi nambili
abamahhashi abayizinkulungwane; owababeka emizini yezinqola, nakanye
inkosi eJerusalema.
9:26 Futhi wabusa phezu kwawo wonke amakhosi kusukela emfuleni kuze kufike ezweni
amaFilisti, kuze kube semkhawulweni waseGibithe.
9:27 Inkosi yenza isiliva eJerusalema njengamatshe, futhi imisedari
njengemithombe emathafeni ngobuningi.
9:28 Futhi baletha kuSolomoni amahhashi evela eGibhithe futhi evela emazweni onke.
9:29 Manje zonke ezinye izindaba zikaSolomoni, ezokuqala nezokugcina, azizona yini
kulotshiwe encwadini kaNathani umprofethi nasesiprofethweni sika-Ahiya
naseShilo, nasembonweni ka-Ido umboni ngoJerobowamu
indodana kaNebati?
9:30 USolomoni wabusa eJerusalema phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke iminyaka engamashumi amane.
9:31 USolomoni wayeselala koyise, futhi wangcwatshwa emzini ka
UDavide uyise; uRehobowamu, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.