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10 Indlovukazi yeShebha yezwa ngodumo lukaSolomoni lokuthi wayeluthole ngenxa yebizo likaJehova.+ Ngakho yabuya izomlinga ngemibuzo ephicayo.+ 2 Yafika eJerusalema lezinceku zayo ezinengi kakhulu,+ lamakamela ayethwele amafutha ebhalisamu,+ legolide elinengi kanye lamatshe aligugu. Yahamba kuSolomoni yafika yakhuluma laye ngezinto zonke eyayifuna ukuzazi. 3 USolomoni wayiphendula yonke imibuzo yayo. Kazange ehluleke ukuchasisa loba yini eyabuzwa yindlovukazi le.
4 Indlovukazi yeShebha yathi isibone konke ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni+ lendlu ayeyakhile,+ 5 lokudla okwakusiba setafuleni yakhe,+ lendlela izinceku zakhe ezazihlezi ngayo, lababeletha okunathwayo, lendlela abaphathi bezitsha* ababesebenza ngayo lababegqoka ngayo, lemihlatshelo yokutshiswa uSolomoni ayeyinikela endlini kaJehova zikhathi zonke, yamangala kakhulu 6 yathi enkosini: “Engakuzwayo ngiselizweni lami mayelana lokuhlakanipha kwakho lemisebenzi yakho* kuliqiniso sibili. 7 Kodwa angizange ngikukholwe engakuzwayo ngaze ngafika lapha ngazibonela ngawami. Engakutshelwayo kulutshwana kakhulu, ukuhlakanipha kwakho lenotho yakho kwedlula khatshana lokho engakuzwayo. 8 Bayathokoza kakhulu abantu bakho futhi ziyathokoza lezinceku zakho ezima phambi kwakho zikhathi zonke zilalela inhlakanipho yakho.+ 9 Kadunyiswe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho+ owakuthandayo wakubeka esihlalweni sobukhosi sako-Israyeli. Wakubeka waba yinkosi ukuze abako-Israyeli bahlulelwe kuhle langokulunga ngoba uJehova uyabathanda abako-Israyeli futhi uzahlala ebathanda.”
10 Ngemva kwalokho indlovukazi yeShebha yanika inkosi igolide elingamathalenta* angu-120 lamafutha ebhalisamu+ amanengi kakhulu kanye lamatshe aligugu.+ Akuzange kuphinde kulethwe amafutha ebhalisamu amanengi njengalawo indlovukazi yeShebha eyawanika iNkosi uSolomoni.
11 Imikhumbi kaHiramu eyayibuya legolide lase-Ofiri+ yayibuya lezigodo ze-aligami+ ezinengi kakhulu kanye lamatshe aligugu.+ 12 Inkosi yenza izisekelo zendlu kaJehova lezendlu yenkosi* ngezigodo ze-aligami. Yenza lamahabhu* leziginci zabahlabeleli.+ Izigodo ze-aligami ezinjengalezi azizange ziphinde zilethwe njalo azikaze zibonakale kuze kube lamuhla.
13 USolomoni wanika indlovukazi yeShebha konke eyayikufuna lalokho eyayikucela, phezu kwesipho ayeyinike sona ngesihle. Ngemva kwalokho indlovukazi yeShebha yabuyela elizweni layo lezinceku zayo.+
14 Igolide elalitholwa nguSolomoni ngomnyaka lalingamathalenta angu-666,+ 15 kungabalwa lelo ayelithola kubathengi labathengisi, lenzuzo ayeyithola ngamabhizinesi kanye lalelo ayelithola kuwo wonke amakhosi ama-Arabhu lababusi* belizwe.
16 INkosi uSolomoni yenza amahawu amakhulu angu-200 ngegolide elihlanganiswe lensimbi.+ (Ihawu ngalinye lalenziwe ngegolide elingamashekheli* angu-600.)+ 17 Yenza lamahawu amancane* angu-300 ngegolide elihlanganiswe lensimbi. (Ihawu ngalinye lalenziwe ngegolide elingamamina* amathathu.) Yawafaka eNdlini yeGusu laseLebhanoni.+
18 Inkosi yenza lesihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu ngempondo zendlovu,+ yasihuqa ngegolide elicengekileyo.+ 19 Kwakulamasitephisi ayisithupha ayeqansa esiya esihlalweni sobukhosi futhi isihlalo sobukhosi sasilophahla oluyisigombolozi phezu kwaso. Isihlalo sobukhosi sasilezindawo zokubeka ingalo njalo eceleni ngalinye kwakulesilwane esibunjiweyo,+ duze lendawo yokubeka ingalo. 20 Kwakulezilwane ezibunjiweyo ezingu-12 ezazimi emasitephisini ayisithupha, kuleziyisithupha kwelinye icele leziyisithupha kwelinye. Akula omunye umbuso owawulesihlalo sobukhosi esifanana laleso.
21 Zonke izitsha iNkosi uSolomoni eyayinatha ngazo zazenziwe ngegolide futhi zonke izitsha ezaziseNdlini yeGusu laseLebhanoni+ zazenziwe ngegolide elicengekileyo. Kwakungelalutho olwalwenziwe ngesiliva ngoba isiliva sasingasilutho ngensuku zikaSolomoni.+ 22 Inkosi yayilemikhumbi eminengi yeThashishi+ elwandle. Imikhumbi le yayindawonye lemikhumbi kaHiramu. Yayibuya kanye ngemva kweminyaka emithathu ithwele igolide, lesiliva, lempondo zendlovu,+ lenkawu, lamaphikhokho.
23 INkosi uSolomoni yayinothile+ futhi ihlakaniphile+ ukwedlula wonke amakhosi omhlaba. 24 Abantu bonke emhlabeni babefisa ukumbona uSolomoni ukuze bazizwele ngezabo inhlakanipho eyayifakwe nguNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yakhe.+ 25 Babebuya lezipho, izitsha zesiliva lezegolide, lezigqoko, lezikhali, lamafutha ebhalisamu, lamabhiza lezimbongolo.* Lokhu kwakusenzakala minyaka yonke.
26 USolomoni waqhubeka engezelela izinqola zempi lamabhiza.* Wayelezinqola zempi ezingu-1 400 lamabhiza angu-12 000.*+ Wayekugcina emadolobheni ezinqola zempi laseduze lalapho ayehlala khona eJerusalema.+
27 Inkosi yenza ukuthi eJerusalema kube lesiliva esinengi njengamatshe. Yenza lezigodo zomsedari zaba zinengi angathi yizihlahla zomsikhamori eziseShefela.+
28 Amabhiza kaSolomoni ayethengwe eGibhithe futhi izisebenzi ezazithengela inkosi zazithenga umhlambi wamabhiza* ngentengo efakiweyo.+ 29 EGibhithe inqola ngayinye yayithengwa ngenhlamvu zesiliva ezingu-600, ibhiza elilodwa lizinhlamvu zesiliva ezingu-150. Babesithi bangawathenga, labo bawathengisele wonke amakhosi amaHithi+ lamakhosi eSiriya.