Eyokuqala YaMakhosi

4 INkosi uSolomoni yabusa phezu kwawo wonke u-Israyeli. + 2 Yilaba ababeyizikhulu zayo: U-Azariya indodana kaZadoki + wayengumpristi; 3 u-Elihorefi no-Ahiya amadodana kaShisha babengonobhala; + uJehoshafati + indodana ka-Ahiludi, engumgcini-mibhalo; 4 uBhenaya + indodana kaJehoyada wayeyinduna yebutho lempi; uZadoki no-Abhiyathara + bengabapristi; 5 u-Azariya indodana kaNathani + wayengamele izinduna; uZabudi indodana kaNathani engumpristi nomngani wenkosi; + 6 u-Ahishari wayengamele isigodlo; u-Adoniramu + indodana ka-Abhida engamele labo ababuthelwe ukwenza umsebenzi wenkosi. +

7 USolomoni wayenezinduna ezingu-12 ezazengamele wonke u-Israyeli, ezazilungiselela inkosi nabendlu yayo ukudla. Ngayinye yayinomthwalo wokulungiselela ukudla inyanga eyodwa onyakeni. + 8 Yilezi izinduna: Indodana kaHure, ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; 9 indodana kaDekeri, eyayengamele eMakazi naseShahalibhimi + naseBheti-shemeshi nase-Eloni-bheti-hanani; 10 indodana kaHesedi, e-Arubhoti (yayengamele iSoko nalo lonke izwe laseHeferi); 11 indodana ka-Abhinadaba, eyayengamele yonke indawo egudle izintaba zaseDori (yayishade nendodakazi kaSolomoni uThafati); 12 uBhana indodana ka-Ahiludi, eThahanaki naseMegido + nalo lonke iBheti-sheyani + eliseceleni kweZaretani ngezansi kweJizreyeli, ukusuka eBheti-sheyani kuya e-Abela-mehola nasesifundeni saseJokimeyamu; + 13 indodana kaGeberi, eRamoti-gileyadi + (yayengamele imizi yamatende kaJayire + indodana kaManase, eseGileyadi; + yayengamele nesifunda sase-Arigobhi, + esiseBhashani: + amadolobha amakhulu angu-60 abiyelwe ngezindonga nemigoqo yethusi); 14 u-Ahinadaba indodana ka-Ido, eMahanayimi; + 15 u-Ahimahazi, kwaNafetali (wathatha uBhasemati, enye indodakazi kaSolomoni, waba umkakhe); 16 uBhana indodana kaHushayi, kwa-Asheri naseBheyaloti; 17 uJehoshafati indodana kaPharuwa, kwa-Isakare; 18 uShimeyi + indodana ka-Ela, kwaBhenjamini; + 19 uGeberi indodana ka-Uri, ezweni lakwaGileyadi, + ezweni likaSihoni + inkosi yama-Amori nasezweni lika-Ogi + inkosi yaseBhashani. Kwakunenduna eyodwa eyayengamele zonke lezi zinduna azazisezweni.

20 UJuda no-Israyeli babebaningi, bengangezihlabathi zolwandle ngobuningi; + babedla bephuza bejabula. +

21 USolomoni wabusa phezu kwayo yonke imibuso kusukela eMfuleni *+ kuze kufike ezweni lamaFilisti nasemngceleni waseGibhithe. Le mibuso yayikhokha intela futhi ikhonza uSolomoni zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe. +

22 Ukudla kukaSolomoni kosuku ngalunye kwakungamakhora* angu-30 kafulawa ocolekile namakhora angu-60 kafulawa, 23 izinkomo eziyishumi ezikhuluphalisiwe, izinkomo ezingu-20 eziklaba emadlelweni nezimvu ezingu-100, ngaphandle kwezinyamazane ezihlukahlukene nezinyoni ezinonile. 24 Ngoba wayebusa konke okunganeno koMfula, *+ kusukela eThifisa kuya eGaza, + kuhlanganise nawo wonke amakhosi anganeno koMfula; kwaba nokuthula kuyo yonke indawo engaphansi kwakhe. + 25 UJuda no-Israyeli bahlala ngokulondeka, wonke umuntu ngaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe samagilebhisi nangaphansi komkhiwane wakhe, kusukela kwaDani kuya eBheri-sheba, zonke izinsuku zikaSolomoni.

26 USolomoni wayenezitebele zamahhashi ezinqola ezingu-4 000* namahhashi* angu-12 000. +

27 Izinduna zazilethela iNkosi uSolomoni nawo wonke umuntu owayedla etafuleni leNkosi uSolomoni ukudla. Ngayinye yayikuletha ngenyanga yayo, iqikelele nokuthi konke kuphelele. + 28 Zaziletha nebhali nefolishi lamahhashi nelezipani zamahhashi nomaphi lapho lalidingeka khona, induna ngayinye ngokwesabelo sayo.

29 UNkulunkulu wanika uSolomoni ukuhlakanipha okukhulu kakhulu nokuqonda okungacabangeki. Wamnika nenhliziyo enokuqonda okujulile. *+ 30 Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni kwakukudlula kude ukuhlakanipha kwabo bonke abantu baseMpumalanga nakho konke ukuhlakanipha kwaseGibhithe. + 31 Wayehlakaniphe kunabo bonke abantu, ehlakaniphile kuno-Ethani + umEzra, uHemani, + uKalikoli + noDarda amadodana kaMaholi; udumo lwakhe lwasakazekela kuzo zonke izizwe nxazonke. + 32 Waqamba* izaga ezingu-3 000, + izingoma zakhe + zazingu-1 005. 33 Wayekhuluma ngezihlahla, kusukela kumsedari oseLebhanoni kuya kuyihisopi + elimila odongeni; wayekhuluma ngezilwane, + izinyoni, *+ izinto ezinwabuzelayo *+ nangezinhlanzi. 34 Abantu abavela kuzo zonke izizwe babefika bezozwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni, okubalwa kubo namakhosi avela kuwo wonke umhlaba ayezwile ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe. +