1 AMakhosi 4

4 ¹INkosi uSolomoni yayiyinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke. ²Yilezi izikhulu zakhe: u-Azariya indodana kaSadoki, umpristi; ³u-Elihorefi no-Ahiya, amadodana kaShisha, ababhali; uJehoshafati indodana ka-Ahiludi, umqophi wezindaba; ⁴uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada ephethe impi; uSadoki no-Abhiyathari, abapristi; ⁵u-Azariya indodana kaNathani ephethe izikhulu zezifunda; uZabudi indodana kaNathani, umpristi nomngane wenkosi; ⁶u-Ahishari ephethe isigodlo; no-Adoniramu indodana ka-Abida ephethe abasebenza ngempoqo.

⁷USolomoni wayenezikhulu zezifunda eziyishumi nambili phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke, ezazilungiselela inkosi nendlu yayo ukudla; yileso naleso sasilungiselela ukudla inyanga eyodwa ngonyaka. ⁸Yilawa amagama azo: uBheni-Huri, ezweni elinezintaba lakwa-Efrayimi; ⁹uBheni-Dekeri, eMakazi, eShahalibimi, eBeti-Shemeshi, nase-Eloni-Beti-Hanani; ¹⁰uBheni-Hesedi, e-Arubothi (eSoko nalo lonke izwe lakwaHeferi kwakungokwakhe); ¹¹uBheni-Abhinadaba, kuzo zonke izindawo eziphakeme zakwaDori (uThafati indodakazi kaSolomoni wayengumkakhe); ¹²uBahana indodana ka-Ahiludi: eThahanaki, eMegido, nalo lonke iBeti-Sheyani eliseduze neZarethani ngezansi kweJizreyeli, kusukela eBeti-Sheyani kuya e-Abela-Mehola kuze kufike ngaphesheya kweJokimeyamu; ¹³uBheni-Geberi, eRamoti-Gileyadi (imizi kaJayiri indodana kaManase eGileyadi kwakungeyakhe, kanye nesifunda sase-Arigobi eBashani—imizi emikhulu engamashumi ayisithupha enezindonga nemigoqo yethusi); ¹⁴u-Ahinadaba indodana ka-Ido, eMahanayimi; ¹⁵u-Ahimahasi, eNafetali (naye wayethathe indodakazi kaSolomoni, uBhasemati, yaba ngumkakhe); ¹⁶uBahana indodana kaHushayi, e-Asheri naseBealothi; ¹⁷uJehoshafati indodana kaParuwa, e-Isakhari; ¹⁸uShimeyi indodana ka-Ela, kwaBhenjamini; ¹⁹uGeberi indodana ka-Uri, ezweni laseGileyadi, izwe likaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani; wayeyisikhulu esisodwa kulelo zwe.

Ukuthula Nenala Ezweni

²⁰AbakwaJuda nabakwa-Israyeli babebaningi njengesihlabathi solwandle; badla, baphuza, bajabula. ²¹USolomoni wabusa yonke imibuso kusukela eMfuleni i-Ewufrathe kuya ezweni lamaFilisti nasemngceleni waseGibhithe. Baletha intela bamkhonza zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe. ²²Ukudla kukaSolomoni kwansuku zonke: cishe amabhusheli ayikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili kafulawa ocolekileyo namabhusheli angamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha empuphu, ²³izinkabi eziyishumi ezikhuluphele, izinkomo ezingamashumi amabili ezidliswe emadlelweni, nezimvu eziyikhulu, ngaphandle kwezinyamazane, izinsephe, imiziki, nezinyoni ezinonisiwe. ²⁴Wabusa sonke isifunda esisentshonalanga yoMfula i-Ewufrathe, kusukela eThifisa kuya eGaza, phezu kwawo wonke amakhosi aso, futhi wayenokuthula nhlangothi zonke. ²⁵AbakwaJuda nabakwa-Israyeli bahlala bevikelekile, yilowo nalowo phansi komvini wakhe nomkhiwane wakhe, kusukela eDani kuya eBheri-Sheba, zonke izinsuku zikaSolomoni. ²⁶USolomoni wayenezibaya zamahhashi ezingamashumi amane ezinkulungwane ezezinqola zakhe zempi, nabagibeli bamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili. ²⁷Lezo zikhulu zazilungiselela iNkosi uSolomoni nabo bonke ababeza etafuleni layo ukudla, yileso naleso ngenyanga yaso, zingashiyi lutho lusilele. ²⁸Zaletha nebhali nesotshani samahhashi namahhashi anejubane endaweni lapho kwakudingeka khona, yileso naleso njengomsebenzi esasiwunikiwe.

²⁹UBaba wethu wamnika uSolomoni ukuhlakanipha, ukuqonda okukhulu kakhulu, nobubanzi benhliziyo njengesihlabathi ogwini lolwandle. ³⁰Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni kwakudlula ukuhlakanipha kwabo bonke abantu basempumalanga nakho konke ukuhlakanipha kwaseGibhithe. ³¹Wayehlakaniphe ukwedlula noma ubani—edlula u-Ethani umEzrahi, noHemani, uKhalikoli, noDarida, amadodana kaMaholi—futhi udumo lwakhe lwafinyelela kuzo zonke izizwe ezizungezileyo. ³²Wakhuluma izaga eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu, nezingoma zakhe zaziyinkulungwane nanhlanu. ³³Wakhuluma ngemithi, kusukela kumsedari waseLebhanoni kuya kuhisopi okhula odongeni; nangezilwane, izinyoni, izilwane ezinwabuzelayo, nezinhlanzi. ³⁴Abantu beza bevela kuzo zonke izizwe ukuzozwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni, bethunywe ngawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba ayezwile ngakho.