Amagosa Obukumkani kaSolomon

Amagama, nemimandla, nemiphako yemihla ngemihla zibonakalisa ubukumkani obusebenza ngokwenene: amagosa ondla ikomkhulu inyanga nganye, imida izolile ukususela eDan ukuya eBher-shebha, intsapho nganye ikhuselekile phantsi komdiliya wayo. Imizekeliso neengoma zikaSolomon, ezivela ebubanzini bentliziyo awabunikwa nguBawo wethu, zitsala abaphulaphuli kweentlanga zonke.

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Ukumkani uSolomon wayengukumkani kumaSirayeli onke. Ngawo la amagosa akhe: uAzariya unyana kaTsadoki, umbingeleli; uElihorefu noAhiya babengoonyana bakaShisha, bengababhali; uYehoshafati, unyana ka-Ahiludi, wayengumkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu; uBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada ephethe umkhosi; uTsadoki noAbhiyatare, ababingeleli; uAzariya unyana kaNatan ephethe amagosa emimandla; uZabhudi unyana kaNatan, umbingeleli nomhlobo wokumkani; uAhishare ephethe ibhotwe; noAdoniram unyana ka-Abhida ephethe abafakwa uviko.

USolomon wayenamagosa alishumi elinamabini emimandla phezu kwamaSirayeli onke, aye ezisa umphako wokumkani nendlu yakhe; elinye lalizisa umphako inyanga enye ngomnyaka. Ngawo la amagama awo: nguBhen-hure, kwilizwe leentaba lakwaEfrayim; nguBhen-dekere, eMakatse, naseShahalebhim, naseBhete-shemeshe, naseElon-bhete-hanan; nguBhen-hesede, eArubhoti (iSoko nelizwe lonke laseHefere laye lilelakhe); nguBhen-abhinadabhi, ezindulini zonke zeDore (uTafati, intombi kaSolomon, waye engumkakhe); uBhahana unyana ka-Ahiludi: iTahanaki, neMegido, neBhete-shehan iphela, ngasecaleni leTsaretan, ezantsi kweYizereli, ethabathela eBhete-shehan, esa eAbhelemehola, kude kuye ngaphaya kweYokemeyam; nguBhen-gebhere, eRamoti yaseGiliyadi (iilali zikaYahire unyana kaManase ezweni laseGiliyadi zaye zizezakhe, kwanommandla wase-Argobhi oseBhashan, imizi emikhulu emashumi amathandathu enodonga nemivalo yobhedu); uAhinadabhi unyana ka-Ido, eMahanayim; uAhimahatse, kwaNafetali (naye wayethabathe intombi kaSolomon, uBhasemati, yangumkakhe); uBhahana unyana kaHushayi, kwa-Ashere naseBhehaloti; uYehoshafati unyana kaParuwa, kwaIsakare; uShimehi unyana ka-Ela, kwaBhenjamin; uGebere unyana kaUri, ezweni laseGiliyadi, ilizwe likaSihon ukumkani wama-Amori nelizwe lika-Ogi ukumkani waseBhashan; lalilodwa igosa kwelo zwe.

Uxolo Nendyebo Ezweni

AmaYuda namaSirayeli ayemaninzi njengentlabathi eselunxwemeni lolwandle; aye esidla, esela, enemihlali. USolomon walawula zonke izikumkani, ethabathela emEfrati, esa ezweni lamaFilisti nasemdeni weYiputa. Zazizisa umnikelo, zimkhonza bonke ubomi bakhe. Umphako kaSolomon ngemini enye: ngamakhulu amathathu eekore zengqolowa ecoliweyo, namakhulu amathandathu eekore zomgubo, iinkomo ezityetyisiweyo ezilishumi, neenkomo zasedlelweni ezingamashumi amabini, nezimvu ezilikhulu, ngaphandle kwamaxhama, nebhadi, namalinqa, neentaka ezityetyisiweyo. Walawula wonke ummandla ongaphesheya komEfrati ngasentshonalanga, ethabathela eTifesa, esa eGaza, phezu kookumkani bonke bawo; waye enoxolo ngeenxa zonke. AmaYuda namaSirayeli ayehlala enoxolo, elowo phantsi komdiliya wakhe nomkhiwane wakhe, ethabathela eDan, esa eBher-shebha, yonke imihla kaSolomon. USolomon wayenamakhulu amane amawaka amakrweba amahashe eenqwelo zakhe zokulwa, nabamahashe abalishumi elinamabini amawaka. Loo magosa aye ezisa umphako wokumkani uSolomon nabo bonke abesiza etafileni yakhe, elowo ngenyanga yakhe, engashiyi nto iswele. Aye ezisa nerhasi nomququ wamahashe namahashe anesantya kuloo ndawo kuswelwe kuyo, elowo ngokwesigxina sakhe.

UBawo wethu wamnika uSolomon ubulumko, nengqiqo enkulu kunene, nobubanzi bentliziyo obunjengentlabathi eselunxwemeni lolwandle. Ubulumko bukaSolomon baba ngaphezu kobulumko babantu bonke basempumalanga, nobulumko bonke baseYiputa. Waba nobulumko ngaphezu kwabantu bonke, ngaphezu kuka-Etan umEzra, noHeman, noKalekoli, noDarda, oonyana bakaMaholi; udumo lwakhe lwaba sezintlangeni zonke eziningqongileyo. Wathetha imizekeliso engamawaka amathathu; iingoma zakhe zaba liwaka elinantlanu. Wathetha ngemithi, ethabathela kumsedare waseLebhanon, esa kwihisope eludongeni; wathetha nangezinto eziphilileyo, neentaka, nezinambuzane, neentlanzi. Bafika abantu bevela ezintlangeni zonke ukuza kuva ubulumko bukaSolomon, bethunywe ngookumkani bonke bomhlaba abaluvileyo udaba lwakhe.