Inkosi uSolomoni yanika inkosikazi yaseSheba konke ekufunayo nekucelayo ngaphandle kwalokho uSolomoni ayinika khona ngokuphana kwenkosi . Yayisibuya, yaya ezweni layo, yona nezinceku zayo. Ukuceba kukaSolomoni nobukhosi bakhe; ukuhlakanipha kwakhe nobukhulu bakhe

Nezinceku zenkosi zafika ukuyibusisa inkosi yethu , inkosi uDavide , ngokuthi: U Nkulunkulu wakho makenze igama likaSolomoni libe lihle kunegama lakho , asenze isihlalo sa khe sobukhosi sibe sikhulu kunesihlalo sakho sobukhosi; inkosi yakhothama embhedeni wayo.

Khona u -Ahaziya indodana ka -Ahabi wathi kuJehoshafati : Izinceku zami mazihambe nezinceku zakho emikhunjini. Kepha uJehoshafati akavumanga.

wathi: Jehova Nkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, akakho unkulunkulu onjengawe phezulu ezulwini nasemhlabeni phansi , ogcina isivumelwano nomusa nezinceku zakho ezihamba phambi kwakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yazo,

Kodwa kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli uSolomoni akakhiphanga izigqila ngokuba bona babe ngamadoda empi , nezinceku zakhe , nezikhulu zakhe , nezinduna zakhe, nabaphathi bezinqola zakhe, nabamahhashi bakhe.

UHiramu wathuma ngale mikhumbi izinceku zakhe , amadoda emikhumbi ayelwazi ulwandle, kanye nezinceku zikaSolomoni.

Ngalokho vuka ekuseni kusasa kanye nezinceku zenkosi yakho ezifike nawe; senivukile ekuseni kusasa, sekukhanya, hambani.

Iyakuthatha okweshumi kwembewu yenu nokwesivini senu , ikunike izinduna zayo nezinceku zayo.

UJehoyakini inkosi yakwaJuda waphuma , waya enkosini yaseBabele, yena nonina, nezinceku zakhe , nezikhulu zakhe , nezinduna zakhe; inkosi yaseBabele yamthatha ngomnyaka wesishiyagalombili wokubusa kwakhe.

Wayesethi: Ayiyanga yini inhliziyo yami , lapho lowo muntu ephenduka enqoleni yakhe ukukuhlangabeza, na? Sekuyisikhathi sokwamukela izingubo, neminqumo, nezivini, nezimvu, nezinkabi, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, na?

Kepha omu nye wathi : Vuma uhambe nezinceku zakho . Wathi: Ngiyakuhamba.

Inkosi yase-Aramu yayisilokhu ilwa no -Israyeli; yelulekana nezinceku zayo ngokuthi: Ukumisa kwami kuyakuba sekuthinithini.

Ngithumele futhi imisedari, nemisayipuresi, nemi-alimugi evela eLebanoni, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi izinceku zakho ziyakwazi ukugawula imithi eLebanoni; bheka, izinceku zami ziyakuba nezinceku zakho

ethi: Jehova Nkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, akakho unkulunkulu onjengawe ezulwini noma emhlabeni , ogcina isivumelwano nomusa nezinceku zakho ezihamba phambi kwakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yazo,

UHiramu wathuma kuye ngezandla zezinceku zakhe imikhumnbi nezinceku ezazilwazi ulwandle ; zafika nezinceku zikaSolomoni e -Ofiri, zalanda khona amatalenta angamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu egolide , zawayisa enkosini uSolomoni.

Izinceku zikaHiramu nezinceku zikaSolomoni ezabuya negolide e -Ofiri zaletha imi-alimugi namatshe ayigugu.

Inkosi uSolomoni yanika inkosikazi yaseSheba konke ekufunayo nekucelayo ngaphandle kwalokho ebikulethele inkosi . Yayisibuya, yaya ezweni layo , yona nezinceku zayo. Ukuceba kukaSolomoni nobukhosi bakhe; ukuhlakanipha kwakhe nobukhulu bakhe

Ngokuba inko si yayinemikhumbi eyaya eTharishishi kanye nezinceku zikaHiramu; kanye ngeminyaka emithathu yafika imikhumbi yaseTharishishi iletha igolide, nesiliva, nezimpondo zendlovu, nezimfene, namapikoko.

Emva komnyaka ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kwamakhosi uDavide wamthuma uJowabe nezinceku zakhe zinaye kanye no -Israyeli wonke , babachitha abantwana bakwa-Amoni, bavimbezela iRaba ; kepha uDavide wahlala eJerusalema.

U-Uriya wathi kuDavide : Umphongolo, no-Israyeli, noJuda bahlezi emadokodweni; inkosi yami uJowabe nezinceku zenkosi yami zimisile endle ; mina-ke, pho, ngingene endlini yami, ngidle, ngiphuze, ngilale nomkami na? Kuphila kwakho nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikuyenza leyo nto.

Esebiziwe nguDavide wadla waphuza phambi kwakhe ; wamdakisa; kusihlwa waphuma ukuyolala embhedeni wakhe kanye nezinceku zenkosi , kepha akehlelanga endlini yakhe.

U-Abisalomu waya enkosini, wathi: Bheka, inceku yakho inabagundi ; mayihambe inkosi nezinceku zayo nenceku yakho.

Wamphonsa uDavide ngamatshe kanye nezinceku zonke zenko si uDavide , bonke abantu nawo onke amaqhawe bengasesandleni sakhe sokunene nangakwesokhohlo.

U-Abisalomu wasuka wahlangana nezinceku zikaDavide . U-Abisalomu wayekhwele umnyuzi wakhe , umnyuzi wangena phansi kwehlozi le -oki, ikhanda lakhe labambelela e -okini, waphakanyiselwa emkhathini wezulu nomhlaba; umnyuzi obuphansi kwakhe wadlula.

Kweza naye abantu abayinkulungwane bakwaBenjamini , noSiba inceku yendlu kaSawule , namadodana akhe ayishumi nanhlanu , nezinceku zakhe ezingamashumi amabili zinaye; bawela iJordani phambi kwenkosi.

ngokubathanda abakuzondayo nangokubazonda abakuthandayo . Ngokuba umemezele namuhla ukuthi izikhulu nezinceku azilutho kuwe, lokhu ngibona namuhla ukuthi uma ebephilile u -Abisalomu thina sonke besifile namuhla , ngabe kulungile emehlweni akho.

U-Arawuna walunguza , wabona inkosi nezinceku zayo beza kuye ; u- Arawuna waphuma , wakhothama phambi kwenkosi , ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi.

U-Abineri indodana kaNeri nezinceku zika -Ishi Bosheti indodana kaSawule baphuma eMahanayimi, baya eGibeyoni.

UJowabe indodana kaSeruya nezinceku zikaDavide baphuma bahlangana ngasechibini laseGibeyoni; bahlala phansi , abanye ngalapha kwechibi , abanye ngalapho kwechibi.

Uyakumlimela umhlabathi , wena namadodana akho nezinceku zakho , uvune ukuba indodana yenkosi yakho ibe nokudla , kepha uMef ibosheti indodana yenkosi yakho uyakudla njalo etafuleni lami . USiba wayenamadodana ayishumi nanhlanu nezinceku ezingamashumi amabili.

Wathuma izibonakaliso nezimangalis o phakathi kwakho , Gibithe, phezu kukaFaro nezinceku zakhe zonke.

Akusayikuba khona nokukodwa ukuqalekisa . Isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu neseWundlu siya kuba kuwo , nezinceku zakhe ziyakumkhonza,

Ngalokho umbuso wezulu ufaniswa nomuntu oyinkosi obethanda ukubalisana nezinceku zakhe.

UFaro wavuka ebusuku , yena nezinceku zakhe zonke , nabo bonke abaseGibithe; kwaba khona ukukhala okukhulu eGibithe , ngokuba kwakungekhondlu, lapho kungafanga muntu khona.

UMose wathi kuFaro : Ziphakamise phezu kwami , usho ukuthi ngizakukuncengela ngasiphi isikhathi wena nezinceku zakho , nabantu bakho ukuba achithwe amasele kuwe nasezindlini zakho, asale emfuleni kuphela.

Kepha wena nezinceku zakho ngiyazi ukuthi anikamesabi uJehova uNkulunkulu.

UFaro esebonile ukuthi imvula nesichotho nokuduma sekunqamukile , wabuye wona, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe, yena nezinceku zakhe.

ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwayo , yenzela izikhulu zayo zonke nezinceku zayo idili , amaqhawe asePheresiya naseMediya , nabakhulu nezikhulu zezifunda bephambi kwayo,

Inkosi yayisizenzela zonke izikhulu zayo nezinceku zayo idili elikhulu , idili lika-Esteri, wanika izifunda uk uphumula, waphana ngezipho njengokupha kwenkosi.

UHamani wabalandisa udumo lwengcebo yakhe , nobuningi babantwana bakhe, nakho konke inkosi emkhulisile kukho, nalokho emphakamisile kukho phezu kwezikhulu nezinceku zenkosi.

Futhi siyanazisa ukuthi akakho onegunya lokuthelisa abapristi namaLevi , nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini, nezinceku zale ndlu kaNkulunkulu intela, nenkokhiso, nemali yendlela.

Ngiyakuveza inzalo kuJakobe , nendlalifa yezintaba zami kuJuda ; abakhethiweyo bami bayakulidla, nezinceku zami ziyakwakha khona.

niyakwenama phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu , nina namadodana enu, namadodakazi enu , nezinceku zenu , nezincekukazi zenu , nomLevi ophakathi kwamasango enu, lokhu engenasabelo nafa kini.

U-Abrama waphathwa kahle ngenxa yakhe ; waba nezimvu, nezinkabi, nezimbongolo, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, nezimbongolokazi, namakamela.

U-Abrama wathatha uSarayi umkakhe , noLoti indodana yomfowabo , nempahla yonke ababeyibuthile , nezinceku ababezitholile eHarana ; basuka ukuya ezweni laseKhanani; bafika-ke ezweni laseKhanani. Ukufika kuka-Abrama eKhanani

U-Abimeleki wayesethatha izimvu , nezinkabi, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, wazipha u-Abrahama, wambuyisela uSara umkakhe.

UJehova ubusisile kakhulu inkosi yami , yaze yaba nkulu ; uyinike izimvu, nezinkomo, nesiliva, negolide, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, namakamela, nezimbongolo.

Wayenemfuyo yezimvu, nemfuyo yezinkomo, nezinceku eziningi; amaFilisti ayenomhawu ngaye.

Yayisikhula kakhulu impela le ndoda , yaba nemihlambi emikhulu, nezincekukazi, nezinceku, namakamela, nezimbongolo.

nginezinkabi, nezimbongolo, nezimvu, nezinceku, nezincekukazi; sengithumele ukubika enkosini yami ukuba ngithole umusa emehlweni akho.

Ayesethi kuyo: Inkosi yami ikhulumelani amazwi anjengalawa ? Akube kude nezinceku zakho ukwenze njalo.

Ngasemuva, usho uJehova , ngiyakunikela uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda , nezinceku zakhe , nabantu abasele kulo muzi esifweni , nasenkembeni, nasendlaleni, nasesandleni sikaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele , nasesandleni sezitha zabo , nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwabo , abashaye ngosiko lwenkemba, angabasindisi, angabahawukeli, angabi namusa kubo.

uthi: Yizwa izwi likaJehova, nkosi yakwaJuda, ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide, wena nezinceku zakho nabantu bakho abangena ngalawa masango.

Ngokuba uma nenza lokhu impela , kuyakungena ngamasango ale ndlu amakhosi ahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide , ekhwele izinqola namahhashi, wona nezinceku zawo nabantu bawo.

kanye noFaro inkosi yaseGibithe , nezinceku zakhe , nezikhulu zakhe , nabantu bakhe bonke,

Azesabanga, aziklebhulanga izingubo zazo , inkosi nezinceku zayo ezaziwezwa onke lawa mazwi.

Ngiyakumjezisa yena nenzalo yak he nezinceku zakhe ngokona kwabo , ngehlisele phezu kwabo , naphezu kwabakhileyo eJerusalema , naphezu kwabantu bakwaJuda konke okubi engikukhulume ngabo , bengalalelanga kodwa.

Kepha yena nezinceku zakhe nabantu bezwe abawalalelanga amazwi kaJehova awakhulumayo ngesandla sikaJeremiya umprofethi.

Esakhuluma lowo , kwafika nomunye , wathi: Umlilo kaNkulunkulu uwile ezulwini, washisa izimvu nezinceku , waziqeda; mina ngedwa kuphela ngisindile, ukuze ngikubikele.

Impahla yakhe yayiyizimvu eziyiz inkulungwane eziyisikhombisa , namakamela ayizinkulungwane ezintathu , namabhangqa angamakhulu ayisihlanu ezinkabi , nezimbongolo zezinsikazi ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu , nezinceku eziningi kakhulu; wayemkhulu lowo muntu kunabo bonke abantu basempumalanga.

Mina nabafowethu , nezinceku zami , nabalindi abangilandelayo , kwakungekho kithi owakhumula izingubo zakhe ; yilowo nalowo wayenesikhali esandleni sakhe.

Nami nabafowethu nezinceku zethu sibatsheleke imali namabele . Ake siyeke ukubiza le nzalo.

Kepha ababusi bokuqala ababe phambi kw ami babebathwesile abantu , bathatha kubo isinkwa n ewayini kanye namashekeli angamashumi amane esiliva; nezinceku zachachaza phezu kwabantu ; kepha mina angenzanga kanjalo ngenxa yokumesaba uNkulunkulu.