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11 INkosi uSolomoni yathatha indodakazi kaFaro,+ yaphinda yathanda labanye abafazi abanengi ababengabezinye izizwe.+ Yathatha abesifazana abangamaMowabi,+ lama-Amoni,+ lama-Edomi, lamaSidoni,+ lamaHithi.+ 2 Babengabezizwe uJehova ayekhulume ngazo labako-Israyeli wathi: “Akumelanga lidlelane lazo* ngoba zizahuga inhliziyo zenu ukuthi zilandele onkulunkulu bazo.”+ Kodwa uSolomoni yena wayebathanda abafazi labo njalo wanamathela kubo. 3 Wayelamakhosikazi angu-700 ayengawesikhosini labanye abafazi abangu-300. Amakhosikazi akhe ayiphambula kancane kancane inhliziyo yakhe. 4 USolomoni wathi esegugile,+ amakhosikazi akhe ayiphambula inhliziyo yakhe yalandela abanye onkulunkulu.+ Kazange azinikele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe ngenhliziyo yonke futhi kenzanga njengoyise uDavida. 5 USolomoni wakhonza u-Ashithorethi+ unkulunkulukazi wamaSidoni loMilikhomu+ unkulunkulu wama-Amoni owenyanyekayo. 6 Wenza okubi phambi kukaJehova njalo kazinikelanga kuJehova ngenhliziyo yonke, kazange enze njengoyise uDavida.+

7 Ngalesosikhathi uSolomoni wakha indawo ephakemeyo+ entabeni ephambi kweJerusalema, esakhela uKhemoshi unkulunkulu wamaMowabi owenyanyekayo. Wakhela loMolekhi+ unkulunkulu wama-Amoni owenyanyekayo+ indawo ephakemeyo. 8 Lokhu yikho akwenzela abafazi bakhe bezinye izizwe ababetshisa imihlatshelo, benikela kubonkulunkulu babo.

9 UJehova wamthukuthelela kakhulu uSolomoni ngoba inhliziyo yakhe yayisiphambukile watshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli+ owayebonakale kuye kabili+ 10 wamxwayisa ngakho lokho, wamtshela ukuthi akumelanga akhonze abanye onkulunkulu.+ Kodwa uSolomoni kazange akulalele lokho ayekutshelwe nguJehova. 11 Ngakho uJehova wathi kuSolomoni: “Ngenxa yokuthi ungitshiyile njalo awusigcinanga isivumelwano sami lemilayo yami engakunika yona, ngizakuthathela umbuso ngiwuphe enye yezinceku zakho.+ 12 Kodwa lokhu angisoze ngikwenze wena usaphila ngenxa kayihlo uDavida. Umbuso ngizawuthatha ezandleni zendodana yakho,+ 13 kodwa angisoze ngiyithathele wonke umbuso.+ Indodana yakho ngizayinika isizwana esisodwa+ ngenxa yenceku yami uDavida langenxa yeJerusalema engayikhethayo.”+

14 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wavusela uSolomoni isitha.+ Isitha lesi kwakunguHadadi um-Edomi owayezalwa emulini yesikhosini ko-Edomi.+ 15 Ngesikhathi uDavida aze anqobe abako-Edomi,+ uJowabi induna yebutho wahamba wayangcwaba ababebulewe njalo wazama ukubulala bonke abesilisa bako-Edomi. 16 (UJowabi lawo wonke amadoda ako-Israyeli bahlala lapho okwenyanga eziyisithupha, baze bababulala bonke abesilisa bako-Edomi.) 17 Kodwa uHadadi wabaleka lezinye izinceku zikayise ezazingama-Edomi baya eGibhithe. Ngalesosikhathi uHadadi wayengumfanyana nje. 18 Basuka koMidiyani baya ePharani+ bafika bathatha amanye amadoda bahamba lawo. Bafika eGibhithe kuFaro inkosi yeGibhithe, uFaro wanika uHadadi indawo lendlu kanye lokudla. 19 UFaro wamthanda uHadadi waze wamendisela udadewabo womkakhe, udadewabo kaThaphenesi indlovukazi. 20 Ngemva kwesikhathi udadewabo kaThaphenesi wazalela uHadadi indodana okuthiwa nguGenubhathi njalo uThaphenesi wayikhulisela endlini kaFaro. Ngakho uGenubhathi wahlala endlini kaFaro ndawonye lamadodana kaFaro.

21 UHadadi wathi eseGibhithe wezwa ukuthi uDavida wayesefile+ lokuthi uJowabi induna yebutho laye wayesefile.+ Yikho wathi kuFaro: “Ngicela ungivumele ngiye elizweni lakithi.” 22 Kodwa uFaro wathi kuye: “Kuyini okuswelayo lapha ukuthi usungaze ufune ukubuyela elizweni lakini?” UHadadi waphendula wathi: “Angisweli lutho, kodwa ngicela ungivumele ngihambe.”

23 UNkulunkulu waphinda wavusela uSolomoni esinye isitha,+ uRezoni indodana ka-Eliyada. URezoni wayebalekele inkosi yakhe uHadadezeri,+ inkosi yeZobha. 24 UDavida wathi esenqobe uHadadezeri,+ uRezoni waqoqa amadoda wabumba iqembu labahlaseli, yena waba ngumkhokheli walo. URezoni lamadoda la basuka baya eDamaseko+ bafika bahlala khona, waqalisa ukubusa eDamaseko. 25 URezoni waba yisitha sabako-Israyeli zonke insuku zikaSolomoni, wangezelela phezu komonakalo owawenziwe nguHadadi. Wayebazonda kakhulu abantu bako-Israyeli ngesikhathi ebusa iSiriya.

26 KwakuloJerobhowami+ indodana kaNebhathi, um-Efrayimi waseZereda owayeyinceku kaSolomoni.+ Unina kwakuthiwa nguZeruwa njalo wayengumfelokazi. UJerobhowami laye waqalisa ukuhlamukela inkosi.+ 27 Nanku okwenza wahlamuka: USolomoni wayeyakhe iMilo*+ njalo wakha lomduli wavala isikhala esasisedolobheni likaDavida uyise.+ 28 UJerobhowami wayewenza kuhle umsebenzi ayewuphiwa. Yikho uSolomoni wathi ebona ukuthi wayekhuthele, wambeka ukuthi akhangele+ bonke abendlu kaJosefa ababebuthelwe ukuthi basebenzele inkosi. 29 Ngelinye ilanga uJerobhowami waphuma eJerusalema, wasehlangana lomphrofethi u-Ahija+ waseShilo endleleni. Babebodwa egangeni futhi u-Ahija wayegqoke isembatho esitsha. 30 Wabamba isembatho ayesigqokile wasidabula saba yiziqa ezingu-12, 31 wasesithi kuJerobhowami:

“Thatha iziqa ezilitshumi ngoba nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: ‘Sengidabula umbuso ngiwususe esandleni sikaSolomoni futhi wena ngizakupha izizwana ezilitshumi.+ 32 Kodwa yena uzasala lesizwana esisodwa+ ngenxa yenceku yami uDavida+ langenxa yeJerusalema, idolobho engilikhethileyo kuzo zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli.+ 33 Lokhu ngizakwenza ngoba bangitshiyile+ bayakhonza u-Ashithorethi unkulunkulukazi wamaSidoni, loKhemoshi unkulunkulu wamaMowabi, loMilikhomu unkulunkulu wama-Amoni. Abazange balandele izindlela zami ngokwenza okulungileyo phambi kwami njalo abayigcinanga imithetho yami lezahlulelo zami, abenzanga njengoDavida uyise kaSolomoni. 34 Kodwa uSolomoni angisoze ngimthathele wonke umbuso futhi ngizamyekela engumbusi okwempilo yakhe yonke, ngenxa kaDavida inceku yami engayikhethayo+ ngoba uDavida wayilalela imithetho yami lemilayo yami. 35 Umbuso ngizawuthatha esandleni sendodana yakhe ngiwunike wena, ngizakunika izizwana ezilitshumi.+ 36 Indodana yakhe ngizayinika isizwana esisodwa ukuze kuhlale kulomuntu wosendo lwenceku yami uDavida obusayo eJerusalema,*+ idolobho engalikhethayo ukuze ngibeke kulo ibizo lami. 37 Ngizakubeka ube yinkosi phezu kwabako-Israyeli njalo uzabusa phezu kwakho konke okufunayo. 38 Nxa ungalalela konke engikutshela khona, uhambe ezindleleni zami futhi wenze okulungileyo phambi kwami, ulalele imithetho yami lemilayo yami njengoDavida inceku yami,+ ngizakuba lawe. Ngizakwakhela indlu ezahlala isikhathi eside njengoba nje loDavida ngamakhela indlu+ futhi ngizakunika abantu bako-Israyeli. 39 Izizukulwane zikaDavida ngizazehlisa isithunzi ngenxa yalokho,+ kodwa akusoze kuhlale kunjalo.’”+

40 Ngakho uSolomoni wazama ukubulala uJerobhowami kodwa uJerobhowami wabaleka waya eGibhithe kuShishakhi+ inkosi yeGibhithe+ njalo wahlala khona uSolomoni waze wafa.

41 Yonke imbali kaSolomoni lakho konke akwenzayo kanye lokuhlakanipha kwakhe kubhaliwe ebhukwini lembali kaSolomoni.+ 42 USolomoni wabusa eJerusalema phezu kwabo bonke abako-Israyeli okweminyaka engu-40. 43 Wafa wangcwatshwa edolobheni likaDavida uyise. Indodana yakhe uRehobhowami+ yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.