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9 Nje-ke indlovukazi yeTjheba+ yezwa umbiko omalungana noSolomoni, yeke yeza eJerusalema izokulinga uSolomoni ngemibuzo erarejako.* Beyiphekelelwa siqhema esikhulu seensebenzi zayo namakamela athwele amafutha webhalisamu, igolide elinengi khulu+ namatje aligugu. Yangena ngakuSolomoni yakhuluma naye ngakho koke ebekusehliziywenayo.+ 2 USolomoni waphendula yoke imibuzwayo. Ayikho into uSolomoni abhalelwa kuyihlathululela yona.
3 Kwathi indlovukazi yeTjheba nayibona ukuhlakanipha+ kwakaSolomoni, indlu ayakhileko,+ 4 ukudla okusetafulenakhe,+ indlela iinsebenzi zakhe ezihlala ngayo, indlela iinsebenzi zakhe eziletha ukudla ezisebenza ngayo nevunulwazo, abaphathikapho bakhe nevunulwabo nemihlatjelwakhe etjhiswako ayinikela qobe endlini kaJehova,+ yabamba ongenzasi. 5 Yeke yathi ekosini: “Bewuliqiniso umbiko engawuzwa ngisenarhenami malungana nepumelelo* nokuhlakanipha kwakho. 6 Kodwana akhenge ngiyikholwe imibiko leyo bekwaba kulapho ngizibonela ngewami.+ Qala! Bengingakatjelwa ngitjho nesiquntu sokuhlakanipha kwakho okukhulu.+ Uwudlule kude umbiko engiwuzwileko.+ 7 Bayathaba abantu bakho, ziyathaba iinceku zakho ezijama phambi kwakho qobe, zilalele ukuhlakanipha kwakho! 8 Akadunyiswe uJehova uZimakho, otjengise ukuthi uyathaba ngawe ngokukubeka esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi bona ube yikosi ejamele uJehova uZimakho. Ngebanga lokuthi uZimakho uyamthanda u-Israyeli,+ bona amenze ahlale ngokungapheliko, ukubeke ukuthi ube yikosi phezu kwakhe bona ulethe ubulungiswa nokulunga.”
9 Ngemva kwalokho, yanikela ikosi amatalende* ali-120 wegolide,+ amafutha webhalisamu amanengi khulu namatje aligugu. Azange kwenzeke godu bona kulethwe amafutha webhalisamu alingana nalawo indlovukazi yeTjheba eyawapha iKosi uSolomoni.+
10 Ngaphezu kwalokho, iinsebenzi zakaRhiramu neensebenzi zakaSolomoni ebeziletha igolide elivela e-Ofira+ beziletha neengodo zom-almugi namatje aligugu.+ 11 Ikosi yenza iintepisi zendlu kaJehova+ nezendlu yekosi*+ ngeengodo zom-almugi, yenza namaharibha neenliliso zesinara zabavumi.+ Ayikho into enjengazo ekhe yabonwa enarheni yakwaJuda.
12 Godu iKosi uSolomoni yanikela indlovukazi yeTjheba nanyana yini ebeyiyifisa namkha iyibawa, ukudlula* lokho eyakuletha ekosini. Ngemva kwalokho, yakhamba yabuyela enarhenayo neensebenzi zayo.+
13 Ubudisi begolide ebelilethwa kuSolomoni qobe mnyaka bebumatalende wegolide ama-666,+ 14 ngaphandle kwalelo ebelilethwa bathengisi nabarhwebi nawo woke amakhosi wama-Arabhu nababusi benarha ebebaletha igolide nesiliva kuSolomoni.+
15 IKosi uSolomoni yenza iimviko ezikulu ezima-200 zegolide+ elivangwe nenye isimbi (esivikweni ngasinye bekunamatjhekeli* ama-600 wegolide evangwe nenye isimbi)+ 16 neemviko ezincani* ezima-300 zegolide elivangwe nenye isimbi (esivikweni ngasinye bekunabomina* abathathu begolide). Ikosi yazibeka ngeNdlini yeHlathi leLibhanoni.+
17 Ikosi yenza nesihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu ngezinyo lendlovu yasinameka ngegolide elihlwengileko.+ 18 Bekuneentepisi ezisithandathu eziya esihlalweni sobukhosi begodu bekunesenabelo seenyawo segolide esinamatheliswe esihlalweni sobukhosi, ngemaqadi kwesihlalo bekunendawo yokubeka imikhono begodu bekunamabhubezi amabili+ ajame ngemaqadi kwalapho kubekwa khona imikhono. 19 Bekunamabhubezi ali-12+ ajame eentepisini ezisithandathu, kujame ibhubezi linye ngapha nangapha kwesitepisi ngasinye. Awukho omunye umbuso owakhe wenza into enjalo. 20 Zoke izinto iKosi uSolomoni ebeyisela ngazo bezenziwe ngegolide begodu zoke izitja zeNdlu yeHlathi leLibhanoni bekungezegolide elicwengileko. Bekunganalitho elenziwe ngesiliva ngombana isiliva beliqalwa njengento engatjho litho ngeenkhathi zakaSolomoni.+ 21 Ngebanga lokuthi imikhumbi yekosi beyiya eTaratjhitjhi+ neensebenzi zakaRhiramu.+ Kanye ngemva kweminyaka emithathu, imikhumbi yeTaratjhitjhi beyiza ithwele igolide nesiliva,+ amazinyo wendlovu, iimfene namaphigogo.
22 Nje-ke iKosi uSolomoni beyinjinge begodu ihlakaniphe ukudlula woke amanye amakhosi wephasi.+ 23 Woke amakhosi wephasi bewafuna ukubona uSolomoni bona ezwe ukuhlakanipha kwakhe, lokho uZimu weqiniso akufake ehliziywenakhe.+ 24 Ngayinye beyiletha isipho, izinto zesiliva, izinto zegolide, izambatho,+ izambatho zepi, amafutha webhalisamu, iinjomani neemeyila, lokhu kwaraga qobe mnyaka. 25 USolomoni bekaneentali ezizii-4 000 zeenjomani neenkarana zakhe begodu bekaneenjomani* ezizii-12 000,+ wazibeka emadorobheni weenkarana eduze nekosi eJerusalema.+ 26 Wabusa woke amakhosi kusukela eMlanjeni* kufikela enarheni yamaFilista nemkhawulweni weGibhide.+ 27 Ikosi yenza isiliva eJerusalema laba linengi njengamatje, yenza iingodo zomsedari zaba zinengi njengemithi yamafeyi wommango* eTjhefela.+ 28 Bebaletha iinjomani kuSolomoni zivela eGibhide+ nakizo zoke ezinye iinarha.
29 Malungana nawo woke omunye umlando kaSolomoni,+ kusukela ekuthomeni bekube sekugcineni, awukatlolwa na emezwini kaNathani+ umphorofidi, esiphorofidweni saka-Arhiya+ weTjhilo, nemitlolweni yemibono ka-Ido+ umboni emalungana noJerobhowamu+ indodana kaNebathi? 30 USolomoni wabusa u-Israyeli woke eJerusalema iminyaka ema-40. 31 Ngemva kwalokho, uSolomoni walaliswa nabokhokho bakhe. Nje-ke bambulunga eDorobheni lakaDavida uyise;+ indodanakhe uRerhobhowamu yaba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.+