1 Amakhosi 9
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1 Amakhosi 9
INkosi ikhuluma noSolomoni ngomkhuleko wakhe
1Kwathi uSolomoni eseqedile ukwakha indlu kaJehova nendlu yenkosi, nazo zonke izifiso zikaSolomoni ayethanda ukuzenza,
2ukuthi uJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni ngokwesibili, njengalokho wabonakala kuye eGibeyoni.
3Wayesethi uJehova kuye: “Ngiwuzwile umkhuleko wakho nokunxusa kwakho okwenzile phambi kwami; ngiyingcwelisile le ndlu oyakhileyo ukuba ngimise igama lami khona kuze kube phakade; amehlo ami nenhliziyo yami kuyakuba khona njalo.
4Uma uhamba phambi kwami njengokuhamba kukayihlo uDavide ngobuqotho benhliziyo nangobuqotho, ukwenza njengakho konke engikuyale ngakho, ugcine izimiso zami nezahlulelo zami;
5Njalo ngizaqinisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakho phezu kukaIsrayeli kuze kube nininini, njengokuthembisa kwami kuDavida uyihlo ngokuthi: Kawuyikuswela muntu esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaIsrayeli.
6Kepha uma nichezuka kimi nangayiphi indlela, nina nabantwana benu, nemiyalo yami nezimiso zami engizibeka phambi kwenu, ningagcini, kepha hambani nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu, nibakhothamele.
7Ngiyakumchitha u-Israyeli ezweni engimnike lona; lendlu engiyingcwelisele igama lami, ngiyoyilahla ebusweni bami; u-Israyeli uyakuba yisaga nesifenqo phakathi kwezizwe zonke.
8Futhi kule ndlu ephakeme, wonke umuntu odlula kuyo uyomangala futhi ashaye ikhwelo; bayakuthi: ‘UJehova wenzeleni lokhu kuleli zwe nakule ndlu na?
9Bazakuthi: Kungokuba bamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo owakhipha oyise ezweni laseGibithe, bathatha abanye onkulunkulu, babakhothamela, babakhonza; ngalokho uJehova wehlisela lobu bubi phezu kwabo bonke.
10Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amabili uSolomoni akha izindlu ezimbili, indlu kaJehova nendlu yenkosi,
11(UHiramu inkosi yaseTire wanika uSolomoni imisedari nemisayipuresi negolide njengakho konke ukufisa kwakhe; inkosi uSolomoni yanika uHiramu imizi engamashumi amabili ezweni laseGalile.
12UHiramu wasephuma eTire ukubona imizi uSolomoni ayemnike yona; futhi abamthokozisanga.
13Wathi: “Yimizi miphi le onginike yona, mfowethu na?” Wababiza ngokuthi izwe laseKabuli kuze kube namuhla.
14UHiramu wathumela enkosini amatalenta angamashumi ayisithupha egolide.
15Lesi yisizathu sesibopho inkosi uSolomoni eyasisusayo; ukwakha indlu kaJehova nendlu yakhe neMilo nogange lwaseJerusalema neHazori neMegido neGezeri.
16UFaro inkosi yaseGibithe wenyuka walithatha iGezeri walishisa ngomlilo, wabulala amaKhanani ahlala emzini, walinika indodakazi yakhe, umkaSolomoni, yaba yisipho.
17USolomoni wakha iGezeri, neBeti Horoni lasezansi,
18noBhahalati noTadimori ehlane ezweni,
19nayo yonke imizi yokugcina izimpahla uSolomoni ayenayo, nemizi yezinqola zakhe, nemizi yabamahhashi bakhe, uSolomoni ayethanda ukuyakha eJerusalema, naseLebanoni, nakulo lonke izwe lombuso wakhe.
20Bonke abantu ababesele kuma-Amori, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, ababengebona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli,
21Abantwana babo abasala emva kwabo ezweni, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababengenakubaqalekisa, uSolomoni wabakhokhisa intela yenkonzo kuze kube namuhla.
22Kodwa kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uSolomoni akenzanga sigqila, kodwa baba amaqhawe nezinceku zakhe nezikhulu zakhe nezinduna zakhe nezinduna zezinqola zakhe nabamahhashi bakhe.
23Laba babeyizinduna zabalindi ababephezu komsebenzi kaSolomoni, amakhulu amahlanu namashumi ayisihlanu, ababebusa phezu kwabantu abenza umsebenzi.
24Indodakazi kaFaro yenyuka emzini kaDavide, yaya endlini yayo ayakhele yona uSolomoni; wabe eseyakha iMilo.
25USolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokubonga kathathu ngomnyaka e-altare ayelakhele uJehova, wanyusa impepho phezu kwe-altare elaliphambi kukaJehova. Wayiqeda ke indlu.
26Inkosi uSolomoni yenza uxhaxha lwemikhumbi e-Esiyoni Geberi eseduze ne-Eloti ogwini loLwandle Olubomvu ezweni lakwa-Edomi.
27UHiramu wayesethuma izinceku zakhe, amatilosi ezazi ulwandle, nezinceku zikaSolomoni emkhunjini.
28Bafika e-Ofiri, balanda khona igolide, amathalenta angamakhulu amane namashumi amabili, baliletha enkosini uSolomoni.
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