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4 INkosi uSolomoni yayibusa lonke ilizwe lako-Israyeli.+ 2 Iziphathamandla* zombuso wakhe kwakuyilezi: U-Azariya indodana kaZadokhi+ wayengumphristi, 3 amadodana kaShisha u-Elihorefi lo-Ahija ayengonobhala,+ uJehoshafathi+ indodana ka-Ahiludi yena wayebhala okwakusenzakala. 4 UBhenaya+ indodana kaJehoyada wayengumkhokheli webutho, uZadokhi lo-Abhiyatha+ bona bengabaphristi. 5 U-Azariya indodana kaNathani+ wayekhangele abaphathi bezabelo, uZabhudi indodana kaNathani yena wayengumphristi futhi engumngane wenkosi.+ 6 U-Ahishari wayekhangele isigodlo njalo u-Adoniramu+ indodana ka-Abhida wayekhangele labo ababebuthwa ukuthi bazosebenzela inkosi.+

7 USolomoni wayelabaphathi bezabelo abangu-12 kulo lonke elako-Israyeli futhi yibo ababelethela inkosi labendlu yayo ukudla. Ngamunye wabo wayeletha ukudla okwenyanga eyodwa ngomnyaka.+ 8 Nampa abaphathi bezabelo: Indodana kaHuri yayikhangele isabelo sezintaba zako-Efrayimi. 9 Indodana kaDekheri yayikhangele iMakhazi, leShalabhimi,+ leBhethi-shemeshi, le-Eloni-bhethi-hanani. 10 Indodana kaHesedi yona yayikhangele i-Arubhothi. (ISokho lalo lonke ilizwe leHeferi lalingaphansi kwakhe.) 11 Indodana ka-Abhinadabi yayiphethe isabelo sezintaba zaseDori. (Yayithethe uThafathi indodakazi kaSolomoni.) 12 UBhana indodana ka-Ahiludi wayekhangele iThanakhi leMegido+ layo yonke iBhethi-sheyani+ eseduze kweZarethani endaweni ephansi kuleJeziriyeli. Wayephethe kusukela eBhethi-sheyani kusiya e-Abheli-mehola lasesabelweni seJokhimiyamu.+ 13 Indodana kaGebheri yona yayikhangele iRamothi-giliyadi.+ (Yayiphethe lezigaba zikaJayiri+ indodana kaManase eziseGiliyadi+ lesabelo se-Arigobi+ esiseBhashani.+ Indawo le yayilamadolobho amakhulu angu-60 ayegonjolozelwe ngemiduli futhi elamagedi alemigoqo yekhopha.) 14 U-Ahinadabi indodana ka-Ido wayekhangele iMahanayimi,+ 15 u-Ahimazi yena ekhangele abakoNafithali. (U-Ahimazi wathatha omunye wamadodakazi kaSolomoni okwakuthiwa nguBhasemathi.) 16 UBhana indodana kaHushayi wayekhangele abako-Asheri leBheyalothi, 17 uJehoshafathi indodana kaPharuwa yena ekhangele abako-Isakhari. 18 UShimeyi+ indodana ka-Ela wayekhangele abakoBhenjamini,+ 19 uGebheri indodana ka-Uri yena ekhangele ilizwe leGiliyadi,+ elalingelikaSihoni+ inkosi yama-Amori lo-Ogi+ inkosi yeBhashani. Kwakulomunye umphathi wesabelo owayekhangele bonke abaphathi bezabelo ababeselizweni.

20 Abantu bakoJuda labako-Israyeli babebanengi angathi yitshebetshebe ekhunjini lolwandle.+ Babesidla benatha futhi bethokoza.+

21 USolomoni wayebusa phezu kwayo yonke imibuso kusukela emfuleni*+ kuze kuyefika elizweni lamaFilisti lasemngceleni weGibhithe. Yonke imibuso le yayibhadala umthelo* kuSolomoni okwempilo yakhe yonke njalo abantu bemibuso leyo babezinceku zakhe.+

22 Nsuku zonke uSolomoni wayelethelwa ifulawa ecolekileyo egcwala izilinganiso zamakhori* ezingu-30, lefulawa egcwala izilinganiso zamakhori ezingu-60. 23 Kwakuhlatshwa inkomo ezingu-10 ezinonisiweyo, lezingu-20 ezithethwe emadlelweni, lezimvu ezingu-100, lempala, lemiziki, lenyoni ezinonisiweyo. 24 Phela wayebusa yonke indawo esentshonalanga komfula,*+ kusukela eThifisa kutshaye kuze kuyefika eGaza.+ Wonke amakhosi ayesentshonalanga komfula ayengaphansi kwakhe njalo kwakulokuthula kuzo zonke izabelo zakhe.+ 25 Kusukela koDani kuze kuyefika eBheri-shebha, abantu bakoJuda labako-Israyeli babehlezi kuhle bevikelekile kuzo zonke insuku zikaSolomoni, ngamunye wabo engaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe samagilebisi langaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe somkhiwa.

26 USolomoni wayelezibaya ezingu-4 000* zamabhiza ayedonsa inqola zakhe njalo amabhiza akhe ayengu-12 000.*+

27 Abaphathi bezabelo babeletha ukudla okwakudliwa yiNkosi uSolomoni lalabo ababesidla etafuleni yakhe. Ngamunye wabo wayeletha ukudla ngenyanga okwakuthiwe akulethe ngayo njalo wayesiba leqiniso lokuthi akulalutho oluswelakalayo.+ 28 Babehambisa ibhali lotshani bamabhiza loba ngaphi lapho obabufunakala khona. Babenika lamabhiza adonsa izinqola ukudla kusiya ngokuthi batshelwe ukuthi benzeni.

29 UNkulunkulu wanika uSolomoni ukuzwisisa lokuhlakanipha okumangalisayo. Wamnika lenhliziyo elokuqedisisa okungeke kulinganiswe.+ 30 USolomoni wayehlakaniphe ukwedlula bonke abantu beMpumalanga abahlakaniphileyo labo bonke abantu beGibhithe.+ 31 Wayehlakaniphe ukwedlula bonke abantu, esedlula lo-Ethani+ indodana kaZera lamadodana kaMaholi uHemani+ loKhalikholi+ loDarida. Udumo lwakhe lwasabalala ezizweni zonke ezazingomakhelwane.+ 32 Wabumba izaga+ ezingu-3 000 njalo izingoma+ zakhe zazingu-1 005. 33 Wayesenelisa ukuchasisa zonke izihlahla, kusukela kumisedari yaseLebhanoni kuze kuyefika kumahisopi+ akhula emdulini. Wayekhuluma langezinyamazana,+ lezinyoni,+ lezinanakazana*+ langezinhlanzi. 34 Abantu bazo zonke izizwe babebuya bezokuzwa inhlakanipho kaSolomoni. Lamakhosi ayesithi engezwa ngokuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni abuye ezombona evela kuzo zonke izindawo zomhlaba.+