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.
UJehova wamvusela uSolomoni isitha, uHadadi wakwa-Edomi; wayengowozalo lwenkosi kwa-Edomi.
Kwathi lapho uDavide ese-Edomi, uJowabe induna yempi wenyuka ukuyombela ababuleweyo, esebulele bonke abesilisa kwa-Edomi;
UJowabe wahlala lapho no-Israyeli wonke izinyanga eziyisithupha waze wabhubhisa bonke abesilisa kwa-Edomi.
UHadadi wabaleka, yena nabathile bakwa-Edomi bezinceku zikayise kanye naye, baya eGibithe; UHadadi usengumntwana omncane.
Basuka kwaMidiyani, bafika ePharanu; owamnika indlu wambekela ukudla, wamnika nezwe.
UHadadi wafumana umusa omkhulu emehlweni kaFaro, waze wamnika udadewabo womkakhe, udadewabo kaThahipenesi indlovukazi, abe ngumkakhe.
Udadewabo kaThahipenesi wamzalela uGenubati indodana yakhe, uThahipenesi amlumula endlini kaFaro; uGenubati wayesendlini kaFaro phakathi kwamadodana kaFaro.
UHadadi esezwile eGibithe ukuthi uDavide wayeselele koyise, nokuthi uJowabe induna yempi ufile, uHadadi wathi kuFaro: “Ngivumele ngihambe ngiye ezweni lakithi.”
UFaro wasesithi kuye: Kodwa usweleni kimi, ukuthi ukhangele, ufuna ukuya elizweni lakini? Wasesithi: Lutho; Nokho, ngivumele ngihambe noma ngayiphi indlela.
UNkulunkulu wamvusela omunye omelene naye, uReshoni, indodana ka-Eliyada, owabaleka enkosini yakhe uHadadezeri, inkosi yaseSoba.
Wabutha amadoda kanye naye, waba yinhloko yeviyo, lapho uDavide ebulala abaseSoba; baya eDamaseku, bahlala kulo, babusa eDamaseku.
Waba yisitha sika-Israyeli zonke izinsuku zikaSolomoni, ngaphandle kokubi uHadadi akwenzayo; wamzonda u-Israyeli, wabusa phezu kwama-Aramu.
UJerobowamu, indodana kaNebati, umEfrayimi waseSereda, inceku kaSolomoni, ogama likanina lalinguZeruwa umfelokazi, yebo, wasiphakamisela isandla sakhe enkosini.
Yilesi isizathu sokuba aphakamisele isandla sakhe enkosini: USolomoni wakha iMilo, walungisa izimfa zomuzi kaDavide uyise.
Indoda uJerobowamu yayiliqhawe elinesibindi; lapho uSolomoni ebona insizwa ukuthi ikhuthele, wayimisa phezu kwayo yonke inkonzo yendlu kaJosefa.
Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi uJerobowamu ephuma eJerusalema, umprofethi u-Ahiya waseShilo wamfumana endleleni; wembatha ingubo entsha; babebodwa endle bobabili.
U-Ahiya wayesethatha ingubo entsha ayeyigqokile, wayiklebhula iziqephu eziyishumi nambili.
Wathi kuJerobowamu: “Zithathele izingxenye eziyishumi, ngokuba usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Bheka, ngiyakudabula umbuso esandleni sikaSolomoni, ngikunike izizwe eziyishumi;
Kodwa yena uzakuba lesizwe esisodwa ngenxa yenceku yami uDavida langenxa yeJerusalema, umuzi engiwukhethileyo kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli.
Ngokuba bangishiyile, bakhuleka ku-Ashitaroti, unkulunkulu wamaSidoni, noKemoshi, unkulunkulu wamaMowabi, noMilkomu, unkulunkulu wabantwana bakwa-Amoni, abahambanga ngezindlela zami ukwenza okulungile emehlweni ami amehlo, nokugcina izimiso zami nezahlulelo zami, njengoDavide uyise.
Kodwa ngeke ngiwususe wonke umbuso esandleni sakhe, kodwa ngokuqinisekile ngizombeka abe yisikhulu zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe ngenxa kaDavide inceku yami engiyikhethile, ngoba yagcina imiyalo yami nezimiso zami.
Kodwa ngizawuthatha umbuso esandleni sendodana yakhe ngiwunike wena, izizwe ezilitshumi.
Indodana yakhe ngizayinika isizwe esisodwa, ukuze inceku yami uDavida ibe lokukhanya njalo phambi kwami eJerusalema, umuzi engizikhethele wona ukuthi ngimise khona ibizo lami.
Futhi ngizokuthatha, futhi uyoba yinkosi njengoba nje umphefumulo wakho ufisa, futhi uyoba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli.
Uma ulalela konke engikuyala ngakho, uhambe ezindleleni zami, wenze okulungile emehlweni ami, ugcine izimiso zami nemiyalo yami, njengalokho enzile uDavide inceku yami; ngiyakuba nawe, ngikwakhele indlu eqinile, njengalokho ngakwakhela uDavide, ngikunike u-Israyeli.
Futhi ngenxa yalokho ngiyocindezela inzalo kaDavide, kodwa hhayi kuze kube phakade.
USolomoni wazama ukubulala uJerobowamu. UJerobowamu wayeseqeda, wabalekela eGibithe kuShishaki inkosi yaseGibithe, wahlala eGibithe waze wafa uSolomoni.
Ezinye izindaba zikaSolomoni, nakho konke akwenzayo, nokuhlakanipha kwakhe, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla kaSolomoni na?
Isikhathi uSolomoni abusa ngaso eJerusalema phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke sasiyiminyaka engamashumi amane.
USolomoni wayeselala koyise, wembelwa emzini kaDavide uyise; uRehobowamu indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
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