Ukumkanikazi waseShebha Utyelela uSolomon

Ukumkanikazi waseShebha uza kumlinga uSolomon, aze emke ephelelwe ngamandla, ebalela uThixo wakhe ukubekwa kwakhe etroneni. Igolide, amazinyo eendlovu, iinqanawa, nerhafu ziyafumba ide isilivere ingabi nto — aze ookumkani beze kuva ubulumko uBawo wethu abubeke entliziyweni yakhe.

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Akuluva udumo lukaSolomon, ukumkanikazi waseShebha weza eYerusalem ukumlinga ngemibuzo elukhuni—enesihlwele esikhulu, iinkamela ezithwele ubulawu, igolide eninzi, namatye anqabileyo. Wakufika kuSolomon, wathetha naye konke okusentliziyweni yakhe. USolomon wawaphendula onke amazwi akhe; akubangakho nto imxakayo, angakwazi ukumtyhilela yona. Akubona ukumkanikazi waseShebha ubulumko bukaSolomon, nebhotwe awayelakhile, nokutya kwetafile yakhe, nokuhlala kwezikhulu zakhe, nokulungiselela kwabalungiseleli bakhe nezambatho zabo, nabangcamli bakhe nezambatho zabo, namadini anyukayo endlwini kaBawo wethu—kwaphela amandla kuye.

Wathi kukumkani: “Lwaluyinyaniso udaba endaluvayo ezweni lam ngamazwi akho nangobulumko bakho. Andikholwanga ngamazwi lawo, ndada ndeza, abona ngawam amehlo. Bendingaxelelwanga nesiqingatha sobukhulu bobulumko bakho; ulugqithile udaba endaluvayo. Hayi, uyolo lwabantu bakho! Hayi, uyolo lwaba bakhonzi bakho abahlala bemi phambi kwakho, beva ubulumko bakho! Makabongwe uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, owathabatheka nguwe wakubeka etroneni yakhe ukuba ube ngukumkani kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakho! Ngenxa yokuba uThixo wakho ewathanda amaSirayeli, ewamisa ngonaphakade, ukwenze ukumkani ukuba wenze okusesikweni nobulungisa.”

Wamnika ukumkani igolide iwaka elinamakhulu asibhozo eeponti, nobulawu obuninzi kunene, namatye anqabileyo. Akuzange kubekho bulawu obabulingana nobo ukumkanikazi waseShebha wabunika ukumkani uSolomon.

Nabakhonzi bakaHuram nabakaSolomon, abathabatha igolide kwaOfire, bazisa nemisandlawudi namatye anqabileyo. ^a Ngaloo misandlawudi ukumkani wenza izinyuko zendlu kaBawo wethu nezebhotwe lakhe, neehadi nemirhubhe yeemvumi—akuzange kubonwe into enjalo kwaYuda. Ukumkani uSolomon wamnika ukumkanikazi waseShebha konke awakunqwenelayo, nantoni na awayicelayo, ngaphezu kwako oko abeze nako. Wandula wabuyela ezweni lakhe nabakhonzi bakhe.

Ubutyebi noBungangamsha bukaSolomon

Ubunzima begolide eyayisiza kuSolomon ngonyaka omnye kwaba ngamakhulu amathandathu anamanci mathandathu anesithandathu eetalente, ngaphandle koko babekuzisa abarhwebi nabathengisi; bonke ookumkani bomxukuxela, namabamba elizwe, babezisela uSolomon igolide nesilivere. Ukumkani uSolomon wenza amakhaka amakhulu amabini egolide engumkhando, khaka linye lineeponti ezishumi elinesihlanu zegolide. Wenza iingweletshetshe ezimakhulu mathathu zegolide engumkhando, nganye ineeponti ezisixhenxe nesiqingatha. Ukumkani wazibeka endlwini yehlathi laseLebhanon. Ukumkani wakha itrone enkulu yeempondo zeendlovu, wayaleka ngegolide ecocekileyo. Itrone leyo ibinezinyuko ezithandathu, inesihlalo seenyawo segolide esibotshelelwe kuyo; kwakukho iingalo ngapha nangapha kwesihlalo, zimi iingonyama ezimbini ngasecaleni lazo, kumi iingonyama ezilishumi elinazibini khona, enye ngapha nenye ngapha ezinyukweni ezithandathu. Akuzange kwenziwe nto injalo ebukumkanini nabuphi na. Zonke iindebe zokumkani uSolomon zazizezegolide, nazo zonke iimpahla zendlu yehlathi laseLebhanon zaziyigolide ecocekileyo. Isilivere yayingento yanto ngemihla kaSolomon, kuba iinqanawa zokumkani zaziya eTarshishe nabakhonzi bakaHuram; ngeminyaka emithathu zazibuya iinqanawa zaseTarshishe, zithwele igolide, nesilivere, neempondo zeendlovu, neentsimango, neepikoko.

Ngoko ke ukumkani uSolomon wabagqitha bonke ookumkani behlabathi ngobutyebi nangobulumko. Bonke ookumkani behlabathi bafuna ubuso bukaSolomon, ukuze beve ubulumko awayebubeke entliziyweni yakhe uBawo wethu. Elowo wazisa umnikelo wakhe—izinto zesilivere nezegolide, izambatho, iimpahla zemfazwe, ubulawu, amahashe, noondlebende—unyaka nonyaka. USolomon wayenamawaka amane ezitali zamahashe neenqwelo zokulwa, neshumi elinamabini lamawaka amahashe akhwelwayo, abewabekile emizini yeenqwelo zokulwa nakukumkani eYerusalem. Wabalawula bonke ookumkani, ethabathela emlanjeni ongumEfrati, ukuya ezweni lamaFilisti, ukuya emdeni waseYiputa. Ukumkani wenza isilivere eYerusalem yanjengamatye, nemisedare wayenza yanjengemithombe esesihlanjeni, ukuba mininzi. Amahashe uSolomon ayewangeniswa evela eYiputa nasemazweni onke.

Ukufa kukaSolomon

Ezinye izinto zikaSolomon, ezokuqala nezokugqibela, azibhalwanga na emazwini kaNatan umprofeti, nasesiprofetweni sika-Ahiya waseShilo, nasemibonweni kaIdo imboni ngoYarobheham unyana kaNebhati? USolomon walawula eYerusalem, phezu kwamaSirayeli onke, iminyaka emashumi mane. USolomon walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa emzini kaDavide uyise. Waza uRehabheham unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.