Indlovukazi YaseSheba Ivakashela USolomoni
Indlovukazi yaseSheba ifika ukuzovivinya uSolomoni bese ihamba ingasaphefumuli, inika udumo uNkulunkulu wakhe ngokumbeka esihlalweni sobukhosi. Igolide, izinyo lendlovu, imikhumbi nentela kuyanqwabelana kuze kube yilapho isiliva lingasabalwa — namakhosi eza ukuzozwa ukuhlakanipha uBaba wethu akufaka enhliziyweni yakhe.
9 1Kwathi indlovukazi yaseSheba isizwile ngodumo lukaSolomoni, yeza eJerusalema ukuze imvivinye ngemibuzo enzima—inenqwaba enkulu yabalandeli, namakamela ethwele amakha, negolide eliningi, namatshe ayigugu. Yathi ifika kuSolomoni, yamtshela konke okusenhliziyweni yayo. 2USolomoni waphendula yonke imibuzo yayo; akukho lutho olwaba nzima kakhulu kuye ukuba aluchazele yona. 3Kwathi indlovukazi yaseSheba isibonile ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni, nesigodlo ayesakhile, 4nokudla okusetafuleni lakhe, nezikhulu zakhe zihlezi, nezinceku zakhe zikhonza, nezingubo zazo, nabaphathi bezinkomishi bakhe nababo, neminikelo yokushiswa endlini kaBaba wethu—yaphelelwa umoya.
5Yathi enkosini: “Umbiko engiwuzwile ezweni lakithi mayelana namazwi akho nokuhlakanipha kwakho wawuyiqiniso. 6Angizange ngiyikholwe leyo mibiko ngize ngifike ngizibonele mina. Angizange ngitshelwe ngisho nohhafu wobukhulu bokuhlakanipha kwakho; udlula umbiko engiwuzwile. 7Yeka ukujabula kwabantu bakho! Yeka ukujabula kwalezi zinceku ezimi phambi kwakho njalo, zizwa ukuhlakanipha kwakho! 8Makabongwe uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho, othokozile ngawe wakubeka esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi ukuba ube yinkosi kaSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho! Ngokuba uNkulunkulu wakho wamthanda u-Israyeli, ukuze amqinise kuze kube phakade, wakwenza inkosi ukuba wenze ubulungiswa nokulunga.”
9Yanika inkosi igolide elingaba amaphawundi ayizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalolunye, namakha amaningi kakhulu, namatshe ayigugu. Awekho amakha ake alingana nalawo indlovukazi yaseSheba eyawanika inkosi uSolomoni.
10Izinceku zikaHuramu nezikaSolomoni, ezaletha igolide livela e-Ofiri, zaletha nemithi yomsandali namatshe ayigugu. a a v10 Ubizwa nangokuthi ‘i-aligumi’ noma ‘i-alimugi’—umuthi ongandile, onephunga elimnandi othuthwe uvela ngaphandle, cishe umsandali. 11Ngemithi yomsandali inkosi yenza izitebhisi zendlu kaBaba wethu nezesigodlo sayo, nemihubhe namahabhu abahlabeleli—akukho okwake kwabonakala okunjalo kwaJuda. 12Inkosi uSolomoni yanika indlovukazi yaseSheba konke eyakufisayo, noma yini eyayicela yona, okweqa lokho eyayikulethile enkosini. Yase ibuyela ezweni layo kanye nezinceku zayo.
Ingcebo Nobukhazikhazi BukaSolomoni
13Isisindo segolide elafika kuSolomoni ngonyaka owodwa sasingaba amathani angamashumi amabili nanhlanu, 14ngaphandle kwalokho okwalethwa abathengisi nabahwebi; wonke amakhosi ase-Arabiya nababusi bezwe baletha igolide nesiliva kuSolomoni. 15Inkosi uSolomoni yenza izihlangu ezinkulu ezingamakhulu amabili zegolide elikhandiwe, isihlangu ngasinye sinegolide elingaba amaphawundi ayishumi nanhlanu. 16Wenza izihlangu ezincane ezingamakhulu amathathu zegolide elikhandiwe, isihlangu ngasinye singaba amaphawundi ayisikhombisa nengxenye. Inkosi yazibeka eNdlini Yehlathi LaseLebhanoni. 17Inkosi yenza isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu ngezinyo lendlovu, yasinameka ngegolide elicwengekileyo. 18Isihlalo sobukhosi sasinezitebhisi eziyisithupha, nesenabelo sezinyawo segolide esasixhunywe kuso; izisekelo zezingalo zazisemaceleni esihlalo, namabhubesi amabili emi eceleni kwazo, 19amabhubesi ayishumi nambili ema lapho, linye ngasohlangothini ngalunye lwezitebhisi eziyisithupha. Akukho okunjalo okwake kwenziwa kunoma yimuphi umbuso. 20Zonke izinkomishi zenkosi uSolomoni zaziyigolide, nazo zonke izitsha zeNdlu Yehlathi LaseLebhanoni zaziyigolide elicwengekileyo. Isiliva sasingabalwa njengalutho ngezinsuku zikaSolomoni, 21ngokuba imikhumbi yenkosi yayihamba iye eTharishishi nezinceku zikaHuramu; njalo eminyakeni emithathu imikhumbi yaseTharishishi yayibuya ithwele igolide, nesiliva, nezinyo lendlovu, nezimfene, namaphikoki.
22Kanjalo inkosi uSolomoni yadlula wonke amakhosi omhlaba ngengcebo nangokuhlakanipha. 23Wonke amakhosi omhlaba ayefuna ukubonana noSolomoni ukuze ezwe ukuhlakanipha uBaba wethu akufaka enhliziyweni yakhe. 24Ngamunye waletha isipho sakhe—izinto zesiliva nezegolide, nezingubo, nezikhali, namakha, namahhashi, neminyuzi—unyaka nonyaka. 25USolomoni wayenezibaya zamahhashi nezezinqola ezizinkulungwane ezine, namadoda ahamba ngamahhashi azinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, ayegcinwa emizini yezinqola nasenkosini eJerusalema. 26Wabusa wonke amakhosi kusukela eMfuleni i-Ewufrathe kuze kufike ezweni lamaFilisti, kuze kube semngceleni waseGibhithe. 27Inkosi yenza isiliva eJerusalema saba njengamatshe, nemisedari yaba miningi njengemikhiwane esemathafeni. 28Amahhashi ayethengwa alethwe kuSolomoni evela eGibhithe nasemazweni onke.
Ukufa KukaSolomoni
29Ezinye izenzo zikaSolomoni, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni—azilotshiwe yini emazwini kaNathani umprofethi, nasesiprofethweni sika-Ahiya waseShilo, nasemibonweni ka-Ido umboni mayelana noJerobowamu indodana kaNebati? 30USolomoni wabusa eJerusalema phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke iminyaka engamashumi amane. 31USolomoni waphumula nokhokho bakhe, wambelwa emzini kaDavide uyise. URehobowamu indodana yakhe wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.
