oOKumkani 1 10:1-13

Xa ukumkanikazi waseShebha weva ibali likaSolomon eliphathelele igama likaYehova, weza kumvavanya ngemibuzo enzima. Wafika eYerusalem enesihlwele esikhulu kunene, esineenkamela ezithwele ubulawu, negolide eninzi, namatye anqabileyo; ekufikeni kwakhe kuSolomon wathetha naye ngayo yonke into eyayisentliziyweni yakhe. uSolomon wamana emxelela yonke imibuzo yakhe; Wabubona ukumkanikazi waseShebha bonke ubulumko bukaSolomon, nendlu awayakhayo, nokudla kwetafile yakhe, nezihlalo zabakhonzi bakhe, nenkonzo yabakhonzi bakhe, nezambatho zabo, nabangcamli bakhe, nezinyuko zakhe abe enyuka ngazo ukuya endlwini kaYehova; akwaba sabakho kuphefumla kuye. Wathi kukumkani, Lilizwi eliyinyaniso, endilivileyo ezweni lam, ngezenzo zakho nobulumko bakho. Andikholwanga kuloo mazwi, ndada ndeza, abona amehlo am; uyabona, andixelelwanga nesiqingatha esi. Ubulumko bakho nempumelelo yakho ilugqithile udaba endiluvileyo. Anoyolo amadoda akho, banoyolo aba bakhonzi bakho bemiyo ecaleni kwakho ngamaxesha onke, bebuva ubulumko bakho. Makabongwe uYehova uThixo wakho, okunyulileyo ukuba akubeke etroneni yakwaSirayeli, ngenxa yokuba uYehova emthanda uSirayeli kude kuse ephakadeni, ngenxa yoko wamenza ukumkani ukuba enze okusesikweni nobulungisa. Ukumkani wanika ukumkani ikhulu elinamanci amabini eetalente zegolide, nasebulawini into eninzi, namatye anqabileyo; akwaba sabakho bulawu bunjengabo, ukumkanikazi waseShebha wabunika ukumkani uSolomon. Iinqanawa zikaHiram ezazithwele igolide evela kwaOfire zeza nemithi yomamangile eninzi namatye axabisekileyo evela kwaOfire. Ukumkani wazenza ngemialmondi iintsika zendlu kaYehova, nezendlu yokumkani, neehadi, nemirhubhe yeemvumi; Ukumkani uSolomon wanika ukumkanikazi waseShebha konke awayekunqwenela, awayekucelile; Wajika waya ezweni lakhe, yena nabakhonzi bakhe.