1 Amakhosi 11:1-13

Kepha inkosi uSolomoni yathanda abesifazane abaningi bezizwe, kanye nendodakazi kaFaro, abesifazane bakwaMowabi, nabakwa-Amoni, nabakwa-Edomi, namaSidoni, namaHeti; Ezizweni uJehova asho ngazo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi: “Ningangeni kuzo, nazo zingangeni kini; Wayenabafazi abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa, amakhosazana, nezancinza ezingamakhulu amathathu; omkakhe bayiphambukisa inhliziyo yakhe. Ngokuba uSolomoni esemdala, abafazi bakhe bayiphambukisa inhliziyo yakhe ukuba ilandele abanye onkulunkulu; inhliziyo yakhe yayingaphelele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe njengenhliziyo kaDavide uyise. USolomoni walandela uAshitoreti unkulunkulu wamaSidoni noMilkomu isinengiso sabantwana bakwa-Amoni. USolomoni wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, akamlandelanga uJehova ngokupheleleyo njengoDavide uyise. USolomoni wamakhela uKemoshi isinengiso sakwaMowabi indawo ephakemeyo entabeni ephambi kweJerusalema, noMologi isinengiso sabantwana bakwa-Amoni. Wenzela njalo kubo bonke abafazi bakhe bezizwe ababenikela impepho bahlabela onkulunkulu babo. UJehova wamthukuthelela uSolomoni, ngokuba inhliziyo yakhe yayisiphendukile kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owabonakala kuye kabili; Wamyala ngale ndaba ukuthi angalandeli abanye onkulunkulu, kepha akakugcinanga lokho uJehova amyale ngakho. Ngakho uJehova wathi kuSolomoni: “Ngenxa yokuthi lokhu kwenziwe kuwe, futhi awugcinanga isivumelwano sami nezimiso zami engakuyala ngakho, ngokuqinisekile ngizowuhlwitha umbuso kuwe ngiwunike inceku yakho. Kodwa ezinsukwini zakho kangiyikukwenza lokhu ngenxa kayihlo uDavida; kodwa ngiyakuwuhlwitha esandleni sendodana yakho. Kodwa kangiyikuwuklebhula wonke umbuso; kodwa ngizayinika indodana yakho isizwe esisodwa ngenxa yenceku yami uDavida langenxa yeJerusalema engilikhethileyo.