1 Ngesikhatsi inkhosi Davide asamdzala kakhulu asakhulile ngeminyaka, abesahlala ngekuva emakhata, angasafutfumali, kwale nome tisebenti takhe setimembesa ngetingubo.
2 Ngako tinceku takhe takhuluma kuye, tatsi: “Ake simane sifunele inkhosi litjitji lelitakuyinakekela liyonge, lilale eceleni kwayo, kuze inkhosi itfole kufutfumala.”
3 Tinceku tafuna litjitji lelihle kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, taze tatfola Abishagi, labewaseShunemu, tamtsatsa tamletsa enkhosini.
4 Lelitjitji lalilihle kakhulu; lavele layinakekela inkhosi, layonga, lahlala nayo, kodvwa inkhosi ayizange ilale nalo.
5 Adoniya, unina wakhe labenguHagithi, watibeka embili watsi: “Ngimi lotawuba yinkhosi.” Ngako walungisa tincola nemahhashi, kanye nemadvodza langema-50 ekugijima embikwakhe.
6 Uyise Davide abengazange amekhute, ambute nekumbuta atsi: “Uyentelani lentfo lenjana?” Adoniya abemuhle kakhulu, elama Absalomu.
7 Adoniya wakhuluma naboJowabe, unina labenguSeruya, kanye na-Abiyatha, umphristi; nabo bamsekela.
8 Kodvwa boSadoki, umphristi, naBhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, naNathani, umphrofethi, naShimeyi, naReyi, kanye nabomahlalesangweni belikhetselo baDavide abazange batihlanganise na-Adoniya.
9 Adoniya wanikela ngetimvu, nangetinkhomo, nangematfole labekhuluphele eTjeni laZohelethi, edvute na-Eni Rogeli. Wamema bonkhe bomnakabo, bantfwabenkhosi, kanye nawo onkhe emadvodza akaJuda labetindvuna tenkhosi,
10 kodvwa akazange abameme boNathani, umphrofethi, naBhenaya, nabomahlalesangweni belikhetselo, naSolomoni, umnakabo.
11 Ngako Nathani wabuta Bhatisheba, unina waSolomoni, watsi: “Awukeva yini kutsi Adoniya, lotalwa nguHagithi, sewutibeke inkhosi, inkhosi yetfu Davide ingati.
12 Manje-ke ase ngikweluleke kutsi imphilo yakho neyaSolomoni, indvodzana yakho, ungayisindzisa kanjani.
13 Hamba uyewungena enkhosini Davide, ufike ukhulume kuye utsi: ‘Nkosi yami, awuzange ufunge yini kimi, mine ncekukati yakho, watsi: “Impela Solomoni, indvodzana yakho, iyawuba yinkhosi emvakwami, ihlale esihlalweni sami sebukhosi”? Pho, sekwenteke kanjani manje kutsi Adoniya bese uba yinkhosi?’
14 Utawutsi uselapho ukhuluma nenkhosi, ngite nami ngingene ngitewucinisa loko bewukusho.”
15 Ngako Bhatisheba wahamba wayawubona inkhosi leyase igugile ekamelweni layo, lapho Abishagi, waseShunemu, abeyinakekela ayongela khona.
16 Bhatisheba wakhotsama waguca embikwenkhosi. Inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Ufunani?”
17 Wakhuluma kuyo watsi: “Nkhosi yami, wena, cobo lwakho, wafunga kimi, mine ncekukati yakho, ngaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, watsi: ‘Solomoni, indvodzana yakho, uyawuba yinkhosi emvakwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sebukhosi.’
18 Kodvwa manje Adoniya sewuyinkhosi, kodvwa inkhosi yami ayikwati loko.
19 Sewente umhlatjelo ngetinkhomo letinyenti, nangematfole lakhuluphalisiwe, nangetimvu letinyenti, wamema bonkhe bantfwabenkhosi, na-Abiyatha, umphristi, naJowabe, indvuna yemphi, kodvwa akammemi Solomoni, inceku yakho.
20 Nkhosi yami, onkhe emehlo aka-Israyeli abuke wena, kutsi atekuva kuwe kutsi ngubani lotawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi senkhosi yami, abe yinkhosi emvakwayo.
21 Ngaphandle kwaloko, inkhosi itawutsi ingahamba iye kubakubo, mine nendvodzana yami, Solomoni, sitawuphatfwa njengemavukelambuso.”
22 Watsi asakhuluma nenkhosi, kwefika Nathani, umphrofethi.
23 Base babikela inkhosi, batsi: “Kukhona umphrofethi Nathani, lapha ngephandle.” Ngako Nathani waya wangena enkhosini, wefika wakhotsama abhekise buso bakhe phansi.
24 Nathani wakhuluma watsi: “Nkhosi, ngitewubuta kutsi Adoniya sewumbeke kuba yinkhosi yini emvakwakho, nekutsi sewutawuhlala esihlalweni sakho sebukhosi yini?
25 Lamuhla nje Adoniya sewehlile wayakwenta umhlatjelo ngetinkhomo letinyenti, nangematfole lakhuluphalisiwe, nangetimvu letinyenti. Umeme bonkhe bantfwabenkhosi, netindvuna temphi, na-Abiyatha, umphristi. Manje nje bayadla banatsa naye, batsi: ‘Lunwele loludze! Nkhosi Adoniya!’
26 Kodvwa mine, nceku yakho, naSadoki, umphristi, naBhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, kanye nenceku yakho, Solomoni, akasimemi.
27 Kungabe loku kwentiwe yinkhosi yami yini ingasatitjeli netinceku tayo kutsi ngubani lotawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi senkhosi yami abe yinkhosi emvakwayo?”
28 Davide, inkhosi, wakhuluma watsi: “Bitani Bhatisheba asondzele.” Ngako wasondzela, wema embikwenkhosi.
29 Inkhosi yenta sifungo yatsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, longikhulule kuto tonkhe tinhlupheko tami,
30 lamuhla ngitasigcina leso setsembiso lengasenta kuwe egameni laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kutsi Solomoni, indvodzana yakho, nguye lotawuba yinkhosi emvakwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sebukhosi esikhundleni sami.”
31 Ngako Bhatisheba wakhotsamisa buso bakhe wabubhekisa phansi, waguca embikwenkhosi, watsi: “Shangatsi inkhosi yami Davide angaphila phakadze!”
32 Davide, inkhosi, wakhuluma watsi: “Ngenisani boSadoki, umphristi, naNathani, umphrofethi, kanye naBhenaya, umsa waJehoyada.” Batsi kube befike embikwenkhosi,
33 yakhuluma kubo yatsi: “Tsatsani tinceku tenkhosi yenu, nigibelise Solomoni, indvodzana yami, etikwemnyuzi wami, nimsingatse nehle naye, niye eGihoni.
34 Nitawutsi ningefika lapho, boSadoki, umphristi, naNathani, umphrofethi, batawube sebayamgcoba, bambeke abe yinkhosi etikwema-Israyeli. Nibobe senishaya kakhulu impalampala, nimemete nitsi: ‘Lunwele loludze! Nkhosi Solomoni!’
35 Nitawube senenyuka naye; nguye lotakuta atewuhlala esihlalweni sami sebukhosi, abuse esikhundleni sami. Sengimbeke inkhosi etikwa-Israyeli naJuda.”
36 Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, waphendvula inkhosi, watsi: “Amen! Akube njalo! Shangatsi loko Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenkhosi yami, lakushoko kungaba njalo!
37 Njengobe Simakadze abenenkhosi yami, shangatsi angaba naye naSolomoni, khona atekwenta sihlalo sakhe sebukhosi sibe sikhulu kakhulu kunesihlalo sebukhosi senkhosi yami, inkhosi Davide!”
38 Ngako boSadoki, umphristi, naNathani, umphrofethi, naBhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, nemaKherethi kanye nemaPhelethi behla bagibelise Solomoni etikwemnyuzi wenkhosi Davide, bamsingatsa baya naye eGihoni.
39 Sadoki, umphristi, watsatsa luphondvo lwemafutsa ethendeni lelingcwele, wagcoba ngawo Solomoni. Base bashaya impalampala, bonkhe bantfu bamemetela batsi: “Lunwele loludze! Nkhosi Solomoni!”
40 Bonkhe bantfu benyuka bamlandzela, bashaya nemintjingozi bajabule kakhulu, kwaze kwanyakata ngisho nemhlaba ngenca yemsindvo.
41 Adoniya kanye nato tonkhe timenywa takhe bakuva loko, lapho sebacedzela kudla lidzili labo. Batsi kube beve kukhala kwempalampala, Jowabe wabuta watsi: “Wani lomsindvo longaka losedolobheni?”
42 Watsi asakhuluma nje, kwefika Jonathani, umsa wa-Abiyatha, umphristi. Adoniya watsi: “Ngena. Indvodza leyetsembeke njengawe ifanele kuta netindzaba letimnandzi.”
43 Jonathani waphendvula, watsi: “Cha, kute lokumnandzi! Inkhosi yetfu Davide sewubeke Solomoni kutsi abe yinkhosi.
44 Inkhosi itfumele boSadoki, umphristi, naNathani, umphrofethi, naBhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, nemaKherethi kanye nemaPhelethi, bamgibelisa emnyuzini wayo inkhosi.
45 BoSadoki, umphristi, naNathani, umphrofethi, sebamgcobe eGihoni kutsi abe yinkhosi. Besuke lapho ngekujabula, lidolobha nalo lananatela loko kujabula. Nguwo nje lomsindvo leniwuvako.
46 Ngetulu kwaloko Solomoni sewutsetse indzawo yakhe esihlalweni sebukhosi;
47 ngisho netindvuna tasebukhosini setifikile kutawuhalalisela inkhosi yetfu, Davide, tafike tatsi: ‘Shangatsi Nkulunkulu wakho angenta libito laSolomoni lidvume, latiwe kakhulu kunelakho, nesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi sibe sikhulu kakhulu kunesakho!’ Nenkhosi ivele yakhotsama khona embhedzeni wayo,
48 yatsi: ‘Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, lovumele emehlo ami kutsi lamuhla abone lowo longilandzelako esihlalweni sami sebukhosi!’ ”
49 Tonkhe timenywa ta-Adoniya tatsi kube tikuve loko, tetfuka tatfutfumela, tasakateka, kwaba ngulowo nalowo wabaleka ngendlela yakhe.
50 Kodvwa Adoniya, ngekwesaba lokukhulu labekuko ngaSolomoni, wesuka lapho wayawunkonkoshela timphondvo telilati.
51 Solomoni watjelwa ngaleyo ndzaba, kwatsiwa: “Adoniya wesaba inkhosi Solomoni, sewunkonkoshele timphondvo telilati, utsi: ‘Inkhosi Solomoni ayifunge kimi lamuhla kutsi inceku yakhe angeke ayibulale ngenkemba.’ ”
52 Solomoni waphendvula, watsi: “Nangabe phela atibonakalisa ayindvodza leyetsembekile, ngisho nelunwele lunye lwenhloko yakhe lungeke luwele phansi; kodvwa nakutfolakala lokubi kuye, utakufa.”
53 Ngako Solomoni, inkhosi, watfumela emadvodza, afike amehlisa elatini. Adoniya weta wafike wakhotsama phansi embikwaSolomoni; Solomoni, inkhosi, wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Hamba ubuyele ekhaya lakho.”
1 Kwatsi nase kusondzele sikhatsi saDavide sekufa, wabe sewuyala Solomoni, umsa wakhe,
2 wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Sengitakufa njengebantfu bonkhe. Ngako cina, utibonakalise uyindvodza,
3 ucaphelisise konkhe lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho: Hamba etindleleni takhe, ugcine timiso takhe, nemiyalo yakhe, nemitsetfo yakhe, netimfanelo takhe, njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni waMosi, khona utawuchuma kuko konkhe lokwentako, nome ngukuphi lapho uya khona,
4 kuze naSimakadze asigcine setsembiso sakhe lasenta kimi nakatsi: ‘Nangabe titukulwane takho ticaphelisisa kutsi tiphila njani, nangabe futsi tihamba ngekwetsembeka embikwami ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wato, ungeke umeswele umuntfu loyawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saka-Israyeli.’
5 “Manje-ke, uyati kutsi Jowabe, umsa waSeruya, wentani kimi, nekutsi wentani kuletindvuna temphi letimbili bo-Abneri, umsa waNeri, na-Amasa, umsa waJetheri. Wababulala, wacitsa ingati yabo, kwaba shangatsi ngusemphini, kantsi bekusikhatsi sekuthula. Ngaleyo ngati yabo wabhoca ngayo libhande lakhe elukhalweni kanye neticatfulo takhe.
6 Yenta kuye njengekubona nekuhlakanipha kwakho, kodvwa ungamyekeli aze atifele ngekuthula.
7 “Kodvwa uboba nemusa kumadvodzana aBhazilayi wakaGileyadi, uwente abe ngulabanye balabo lotabodla nabo etafuleni lakho. Bema ngakimi bangisekela ngesikhatsi ngibalekela umnakenu Absalomu.
8 “Khumbula, kutsi unaShimeyi, umsa waGera, umBhenjamini waseBhahurimu, lowangicalekisa kabuhlungu mhlazana ngiya eMahanayimu. Watsi naketa kutengihlangabeta eJordane, ngafunga kuye ngaSimakadze ngatsi: ‘Ngingeke ngikubulale ngenkemba.’
9 Kodvwa nyalo, ungamtsatsi njengemuntfu lote licala. Wena uyindvodza lenekuhlakanipha; utawukwati kutsi utakwenta njani kuye; wena nje ciniseka kutsi uyabulawa.”
10 Davide wase uyakhotsama, wangcwatjwa eDolobheni laDavide.
11 Abesabuse sive sema-Israyeli iminyaka lengema-40. Iminyaka lesikhombisa abebusela eHebroni, kwatsi lengema-33 wabusela eJerusalema.
12 Ngako Solomoni wahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi seyise Davide, kubusa kwakhe kwatinta.
13 Adoniya, umsa waHagithi, wahamba waya kuBhatisheba, unina waSolomoni. Bhatisheba wambuta, watsi: “Ute ngekuthula yini?” Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, ngite ngekuthula.
14 Kukhona lengicela kukukhuluma kuwe.” Bhatisheba watsi: “Kulungile, ungakukhuluma.”
15 Watsi: “Njengobe wati, umbuso bekungewami. Israyeli wonkhe abesabheke kimi kutsi ngiyinkhosi yakhe. Kodvwa tintfo tajika, umbuso watsatfwa ngumnaketfu, ngobe lowo mbuso yena uwunikwe nguSimakadze.
16 Manje sengicela intfo yinye kuwe. Ngicela ungali.” Watsi: “Kulungile, ungakhuluma.”
17 Wachubeka watsi: “Ngicela ungicelele inkhosi Solomoni, ngobe angeke ale kuwe, ungicelele kutsi anginike Abishagi, waseShunemu, kutsi atewuba ngumkami.”
18 Bhatisheba wamphendvula, watsi: “Kulungile, ngitakukhulumela enkhosini.”
19 Watsi Bhatisheba nakaya enkhosini Solomoni kuyawukhulumela Adoniya, inkhosi yasukuma yamhlangabeta, yamkhotsamela, yase ihlala phansi esihlalweni sayo sebukhosi. Bekanesihlalo sebukhosi lesasiletselwe unina, lafike wahlala kuso, ngesekudla senkhosi.
20 Bhatisheba wakhuluma watsi: “Nginesicelo lesincane lengicela kusetfula kuwe, ngicela ungemukele.” Inkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Kulungile, make, setfule; ngiyakwemukela.”
21 Wase utsi: “Mane utsatse Abishagi, waseShunemu, umnike Adoniya, umnakenu, ashade naye.”
22 Inkhosi Solomoni yaphendvula unina yatsi: “Umcelelani Abishagi, waseShunemu, kutsi abe ngumka-Adoniya? Ungamane sale umcelela bukhosi. Empeleni ungumnaketfu lomdzala, kantsi futsi na-Abiyatha, umphristi, kanye naJowabe, umsa waSeruya, bangakuye!”
23 Inkhosi Solomoni yafunga ngaSimakadze, yatsi: “Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angangishaya ngife, nangabe Adoniya angakakhokhi ngekuphila kwakhe ngalesicelo lasentile!
24 Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze longuyena angimise esihlalweni sebukhosi sababe Davide, setsembiso sakhe usigcinile, wase ungipha umbuso mine kanye netitukulwane tami. Yebo, ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze kutsi Adoniya utakufa lamuhla loku!”
25 Ngako inkhosi Solomoni yatfumela Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, waya ku-Adoniya, wafike wambulala.
26 Inkhosi Solomoni yakhuluma ku-Abiyatha, umphristi, yatsi: “Ncandzeka, ubuyele ekhaya kini e-Anathothi. Kufanele ufe, kodvwa ngingeke ngikubulale nyalo, ngobe wetfwala libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze Somandla embikwababe, Davide, wabambisana nababe kuto tonkhe tinkinga takhe.”
27 Solomoni wase ukhipha Abiyatha esikhundleni sebuphristi baSimakadze, ngako lagcwaliseka kanjalo livi laSimakadze labelikhulume eShilo ngemndeni wa-Eli.
28 Jowabe weva ngaloko lekwase kwentekile. Jowabe abedudene na-Adoniya, noko akazange ahambisane na-Absalomu. Jowabe wabaleka waya ethendeni lebukhona baSimakadze, wafike wankonkoshela timphondvo telilati.
29 Inkhosi Solomoni yeva kutsi Jowabe abesabalekele ethendeni laSimakadze, wafike wankonkoshela lilati. Ngako Solomoni watfumela Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, watsi kuye: “Hamba, ufike umbulale!”
30 Ngako Bhenaya wangena ethendeni laSimakadze, wafike watsi kuye: “Inkhosi itsi: ‘Phuma!’ ” Kodvwa waphendvula watsi: “Cha, ngitawufela lapha.” Bhenaya wahamba wayawubika enkhosini, watsi: “Jowabe ungiphendvule kanjena.”
31 Inkhosi yatfumela Bhenaya yatsi: “Yenta njengobe asho. Mbulale, bese uyamngcwaba, khona kungetiwuba khona nome munye endlini yababe loyawuba nelicala lengati lengenacala ngalabantfu lababulawa nguJowabe.
32 Simakadze utamkhokhisa lengati layicitsa; ngaphandle kwemvume yababe Davide, wabulala emadvodza lamabili ngenkemba. Bobabili, bo-Abneri, umsa waNeri, indvuna yemphi yaka-Israyeli, na-Amasa, umsa waJetheri, indvuna yemphi yakaJuda, babencono, bacotfo kakhulu kunaye.
33 Shangatsi licala lekucitfwa kwengati yabo lingaba setikwenhloko yaJowabe nasetitukulwane takhe phakadze naphakadze; kodvwa Davide netitukulwane takhe, nendlu yakhe, nesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi kuyakuba nekuthula kwaSimakadze phakadze naphakadze.”
34 Ngako Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, wahamba wafike wabulala Jowabe; wangcwatjwa eveni lakhe, ehlane.
35 Inkhosi yabeka Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, kutsi aphatse umbutfo esikhundleni saJowabe, kwase kutsi esikhundleni sa-Abiyatha wabeka Sadoki, umphristi.
36 Inkhosi yatfumela kuShimeyi umlayeto lotsi: “Takhele indlu eJerusalema uhlale khona, kodvwa ungacali uye kulenye indzawo.
37 Mhlazana waphuma nje wewela Sigodzi saseKhidroni, ubovele wati kutsi utakufa; licala lengati yakho liyawubasetikwakho.”
38 Shimeyi waphendvula inkhosi, watsi: “Loko lokushoko kuhle kakhulu, nkhosi. Inceku yakho itakwenta loko lokushiwo yinkhosi.” Shimeyi wahlala eJerusalema sikhatsi lesidze.
39 Kodvwa emvakweminyaka lemitsatfu, tigcili takhe letibili teca tabalekela kumsa waMakha, longu-Akhishi, inkhosi yaseGathi. Shimeyi watjelwa kwatsiwa: “Tigcili takho tiseGathi.”
40 Watsi kube akuve loko, wekhweta sihlalo embongolweni yakhe wagibela kuyo waya ku-Akhishi eGathi, kuyawufuna letigcili takhe. Ngako Shimeyi waya eGathi, walandza letigcili takhe wabuya nato.
41 Kwatsi kube Solomoni abikelwe kutsi Shimeyi sewusukile eJerusalema waya eGathi, nekutsi sewubuyile,
42 inkhosi yabita Shimeyi, yatsi kuye: “Angizange ngikufungise ngaSimakadze yini, ngakuyala ngatsi: ‘Mhlazana waphuma waya kulenye indzawo, ubovele wati kutsi utakufa’? Ngaleso sikhatsi wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Loko lokushoko kuhle. Ngitakwenta.’
43 Manje-ke, awusekasigcini ngani leso sifungo sakho kuSimakadze, ugcine lomyalo lengakunika wona?”
44 Inkhosi yachubeka yakhuluma kuShimeyi, yatsi: “Nawe uyakwati enhlitiyweni yakho konkhe lokubi lowakwenta kubabe Davide. Manje-ke Simakadze utakukhokhela ngaloko lokubi lowakwenta.
45 Kodvwa inkhosi Solomoni itawubusiswa, nesihlalo sebukhosi saDavide siyawuhlala siphephile ngaSimakadze phakadze naphakadze.”
46 Inkhosi yase itfuma Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, waphumela ngephandle wafike wagadla kuShimeyi wamlahla phansi; wafa. Umbuso wonkhe wasima ngalokuphelele etandleni taSolomoni.
1 Solomoni wakha buhlobo naFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, washada nendvodzakati yakhe. Wayitsatsa wayibeka eDolobheni laDavide, waze wacedza kwakha sigodlo sakhe, nelithempeli laSimakadze kanye netibondza letatitungelete iJerusalema.
2 Bantfu noko babesolomane basanikela ngemihlatjelo etindzaweni letiphakeme, ngobe lithempeli lalisolomane lingakapheli kwakhiwa, lakhelwe Libito laSimakadze.
3 Solomoni walukhombisa lutsandvo lwakhe kuSimakadze ngekutsi ahambe ngetimiso teyise Davide, ngaphandle kwekutsi yena Solomoni abenikela ngemihlatjelo nangemphepho letfunciswa etindzaweni letiphakeme.
4 Inkhosi yahamba yaya eGibeyoni yayawunikela ngemihlatjelo, ngobe leyo bekunguyona ndzawo lephakeme lemcoka. Solomoni-ke wanikela ngenkhulungwane yeminikelo yekushiswa kulelo lati.
5 Simakadze watibonakalisa kuSolomoni ebusuku ngesimo seliphupho, ngesikhatsi aseGibeyoni. Nkulunkulu wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Cela nome ngabe yini lofuna kutsi ngikuphe yona.”
6 Solomoni waphendvula watsi: “Wentela inceku yakho, Davide babe wami, umusa lomkhulu, ngobe yena abetsembekile kuwe futsi alungile anenhlitiyo lecotfo. Wena uchubeke nawo lomusa wakho kuye, waze wamupha nendvodzana yakhe letawuhlala esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi lamuhla nje.
7 “Manje-ke, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, sewubeke inceku yakho kutsi ibe yinkhosi endzaweni yababe Davide. Kodvwa mine ngisengumfanyana nje, ngimncane, angati nekwati kutsi ngitawenta kanjani umsebenti wami.
8 Inceku yakho ilapha nje emkhatsini wesive sakho losikhetsile, sive lesikhulu, sive lesingenawubalwa ngumuntfu ngebunyenti.
9 Ngako-ke nika inceku yakho inhlitiyo lehlakaniphile nengcondvo lehlutekile lekwati kwehlukanisa lokuhle nalokubi, kuze yehlulele kahle lesive sakho. Ngobe ngubani nje longakhona kubusa lesive sakho lesikhulu kangaka?”
10 Simakadze kwamjabulisa kutsi Solomoni acele loko.
11 Ngako Nkulunkulu watsi kuye: “Njengobe ucele loku, ungakaticeleli imphilo lendze nome bunjinga, ungakaceli nekubhujiswa kwetitsa takho, kodvwa ucele inhlitiyo lehlakaniphile nengcondo lehlutekile, uze uhole ngekulunga,
12 ngitakunika loko lokucelile. Ngitakunika inhlitiyo lehlakaniphile nengcondvo lehlutekile kanye nelwati loluphelele, kangangekutsi akusayikuphindze kube khona lonjengawe, futsi akazange asabekhona kucala kunawe.
13 Ngetulu kwaloko ngitakupha naloku longakakuceli, yebo, bunjinga, nekuhlonishwa, neludvumo, kuze kutsi ngetikhatsi takho kubete nayinye inkhosi emhlabeni lefanana nawe.
14 Nawutawuhamba etindleleni tami, uhloniphe netimiso tami nemiyalo yami njengeyihlo Davide, ngiyakukunika nemphilo lendze.”
15 Solomoni wase uyaphaphama. Wabona kutsi abebhudza. Wancandzeka wabuyela eJerusalema, wafike wema embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze wenta imihlatjelo yekushiswa neyekuthula. Emvakwaloko wase wenta lidzili labo bonkhe bantfu basesigodlweni sakhe.
16 Tingwadla letimbili teta enkhosini, tefike tema embikwayo.
17 Lenye yeta yatsi: “Nkhosi yami, lomfati lona sihlala naye endlini yinye. Bengibeleke umntfwana, naye akhona, sihlala naye.
18 Kuphele emalanga lamatsatfu lowami ngimbelekile, naye wase uyabeleka. Besisobabili lapha endlini, kute lomunye labekhona, bekungitsi sobabili kuphela.
19 “Kutsite ebusuku lendvodzana yalomfati yafa, ngobe usuke walala etikwayo.
20 Ubese-ke uyavuka ekhatsi nebusuku watsatsa leyami indvodzana lapha eceleni kwami ngesikhatsi mine, ncekukati yakho, ngisatumekile, wambeka esifubeni sakhe, watsatsa lowakhe lofile wambeka esifubeni sami.
21 Ngitsite ngiyavuka ekuseni ngifuna kumunyisa umntfwanami, ngakhandza afile! Kodvwa ngitsite ngiyambukisisa nase kusile sekukhanya, ngabona kutsi akusiye lowami lengimbelekile.”
22 Lona lomunye umfati watsi: “Cha! Lena lephilako yindvodzana yami; lena lefile yakho.” Kodvwa lomfati wekucala wacinisa watsi: “Cha! Lena lefile yakho; lena lephilako yami.” Ngako baphindzilitana kanjalo-ke embikwenkhosi.
23 Inkhosi yatsi: “Lona utsi: ‘Indvodzana yami ngulena lephilako; yakho lena lefile,’ kanjalo nalona lomunye naye utsi: ‘Cha! indvodzana yakho ifile, lena lephilako yami.’ ”
24 Ngako-ke inkhosi yatsi: “Letsani inkemba.” Nembala baletsa inkemba enkhosini.
25 Yase ikhipha umyalo yatsi: “Cheketani lomntfwana lophilako ekhatsi, ninike lona lomunye lucetu lwanganhlanye, nalona lomunye nimnike lucetu lwanganhlanye.”
26 Lomfati longumnikati walomntfwana wafikelwa ngimihelo ngenca yalomntfwanakhe, wakhuluma enkhosini watsi: “Ngiyacela, nkhosi yami, mane sale umnika yena lomntfwana lophilako! Ungambulali!” Kodvwa lona lomunye watsi: “Akubete lomtsatsako kitsi sobabili. Mhlahleleni ekhatsi!”
27 Ngako inkhosi yase ikhipha sigwebo sayo, yatsi: “Tsatsani lomntfwana lophilako nimnike lomfati wekucala, ningambulali, ngobe nguye unina walomfanyana.”
28 Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satsi nasiva lesigwebo lesikhishwe yinkhosi, sacalela phansi kuyihlonipha inkhosi, ngobe sabona kahle kutsi inekuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu kwekuhola nekwehlulela ngekulunga.
1 Inkhosi Solomoni yabusa sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.
2 Tindvuna tembuso wakhe-ke bekunguleti: Azariya, umsa waSadoki, umphristi;
3 bo-Elihorefi na-Ahiya, emadvodzana aShisha, wona-ke abebomabhalane; Jehoshafati, umsa wa-Ahiludi, abengulobhalisako.
4 Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, abeyindvuna yemphi; boSadoki na-Abiyatha bebabaphristi.
5 Azariya, umsa waNathani, abeyindvuna yetikhulu temimango; Zabudi, umsa waNathani, yena abengumphristi nemeluleki wenkhosi.
6 Ahishari abeyindvuna yasesigodlweni, Adoniramu, umsa wa-Abda, abeyindvuna yemisebenti yemimemo.
7 Solomoni abephindze abe netikhulu letili-12 letatiphetse etigodzini taka-Israyeli, ngito-ke letatetfula kudla enkhosini nakuso sonkhe sigodlo sayo. Nguleso naleso sikhulu kwakufanele sitekwetfula kudla kwasesigodzini saso ngenyanga yinye njalo ngemnyaka.
8 Lawa-ke ngemabito ato letikhulu: Bheni Huri abesikhulu saseveni letintsaba, kulaka-Efrayimu.
9 Bheni Dekeri abesikhulu saseMakhasi, naseShalbimu, naseBhethi Shemeshi, nase-Eloni Bhethi Hanani.
10 Bheni Hesedi abesikhulu sase-Arubothi; iSokho nalo lonkhe laseHeferi bekulakhe.
11 Bheni Abinadabi abesikhulu saseNafothi Dori. Thafathi, indvodzakati yaSolomoni, abengumkakhe.
12 Bhana, umsa wa-Ahiludi, abesikhulu saseThanaki, naseMegido, nakulo lonkhe lase Bhethi Shani, ngaseSarethani ngentasi kweJezreyeli, kusuka eBhethi Shani, kuze kuyewufika e-Abela Mehola, nangesheya kubheka ngaseJokmeyamu.
13 Bheni Geberi abesikhulu saseRamothi Gileyadi: Imithi yakaJayire, umsa waManase, eGileyadi, beyiyakhe kanye nesifundza sase-Agobu, eBhashani, kanye nemadolobha aso labengema-60 labiyelwe ngetibondza letinemasango lavalwa ngemishudvo yelitfusi.
14 Ahinadabi, umsa wa-Ido, abesikhulu saseMahanayimu.
15 Ahimasi abesikhulu sakaNaftali. Lo-Ahimasi abeshade Bhasemathi, indvodzakathi yaSolomoni.
16 Bhana, umsa waHushayi, abesikhulu saka-Asheri nase-Alothi.
17 Jehoshafati, umsa waPharuwa, abesikhulu saka-Isakhari.
18 Shimeyi, umsa wa-Ela, abesikhulu sakaBehenjamini.
19 Geberi, umsa wa-Uri, abesikhulu sakaGileyadi, live lakaSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, nelive laka-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani. Nguye yedvwa labesikhulu saleso sigodzi.
20 Bantfu bakaJuda nebaka-Israyeli bebabanyenti bangangesihlabatsi saselwandle, babedla, banatse, bajabule.
21 Solomoni abebusa etikwayo yonkhe imibuso kusukela emfuleni iYufrathe, kuye eveni lemaFilisti, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni waseGibhithe. Onkhe-ke lawo mave abeletsa tetfulo tawo kuSolomoni, ngobe abebuswa nguye imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
22 Kudla kwaSolomoni kwelilanga ngelilanga kwakuba ngufulaha labengemalitha labengaba ti-5 000, nemphuphu leyayingemalitha labengaba ti-10 000,
23 netinkhomo letatikhuluphalisiwe letilishumi, netinkhomo temadlelo letingema-20, netimvu netimbuti letilikhulu, nenyamatane, netimphala, nemadvuba, kanye netinkhukhu telikhetselo.
24 Wabusa yonkhe imibuso leyayingasenshonalanga kwemfula iYufrathe, kusukela eThifsa kuye eGaza, ahlalisene ngekuthula nato tonkhe tive letatimtungeletile.
25 Ngesikhatsi sekuphila kwaSolomoni, Juda na-Israyeli, kusukela kaDani kuye eBherisheba, babehleti ngekuthula, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza itibhekele umvini wayo kanye nemkhiwa wayo.
26 Solomoni abenetitebele letatiti-4 000 emahhashi ekudvonsa tincola kanye nemahhashi ekugitjelwa lati-12 000.
27 Tikhulu tetigodzi, nguleso naleso ngenyanga, tatimikisa kudla enkhosini, Solomoni, nakubo bonkhe labedla nabo etafuleni. Tatiletsa nome ngabe yini leyayidzingeka.
28 Letikhulu tatitfumela leto tetfulo tato, ibhali nalokunye kudla kwekudliwa ngulamahhashi etincola kanye nalawa lamanye emahhashi. Konkhe bakutfumela lapho kwakudzingeke khona.
29 Nkulunkulu wapha Solomoni kuhlakanipha, nekubona tintfo ngendlela lejulile, wamupha nekucondzisisa lokubanti nalokungenamkhawulo njengesihlabatsi saselusentseni lwelwandle.
30 Kuhlakanipha kwaSolomoni kwaba kukhulu kunekuhlakanipha kwato tonkhe tati tasemphumalanga netaseGibhithe.
31 Abehlakaniphe kwendlula wonkhe umuntfu, ngisho na-Ethani, um-Ezra, imbala; abehlakaniphe kwendlula boHemani, naKhalkoli, naDada, emadvodzana aMaholi. Ludvumo ngaye lwandza, lwaze lwefika nakuto tonkhe tive letatibomakhelwane bakhe.
32 Wakhuluma taga letiti-3 000, kwatsi tingoma takhe taba yi-1 005.
33 Wakhuluma ngetihlahla nangetitjalo, kusukela etihlahleni temisedari yaseLebanoni kuye kutehisophu letimila etibondzeni. Wafundzisa nangetilwane, nangetinyoni, nangetilwane letihuma ngesisu emhlabatsini kanye nangetinhlanti.
34 Bantfu bato tonkhe tive beta kutawulalela kuhlakanipha kwaSolomoni, babetfunyelwa ngiwo onkhe emakhosi emhlaba, labesevile ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe.
1 Watsi kube Hiramu, inkhosi yaseThire, eve kutsi Solomoni sewugcotjiwe kutsi atsatse sikhundla seyise Davide, watfumela emancusa akhe kuSolomoni, ngobe abeloku angumngani waDavide.
2 Solomoni watfumela umlayeto kuHiramu, watsi:
3 “Nawe uyati kutsi ngenca yetimphi letatihlasela babe Davide yonkhe indzawo, wehluleka kwakha lithempeli lekukhontela Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, ngesikhatsi Simakadze asengakatibeki titsa takhe ngaphansi kwetinyawo takhe.
4 Kodvwa nyalo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, mine sewunginike kuthula yonkhe indzawo; kute sitsa nome ingoti.
5 Ngako, ngitimisele kwakha lithempeli, ngakhele Libito laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami, njengobe Simakadze atjela babe Davide, nakatsi: ‘Indvodzana yakho lengitayibeka esihlalweni sebukhosi esikhundleni sakho ngiyo letakwakhela Libito lami lithempeli.’
6 “Ngako ngicela utfumele emadvodza kutsi aye eLebanoni ayekungigawulela imisedari. Emadvodza akami atawubambisana nalawo akakho, kantsi ngitawakhokhela lawo madvodza akakho, nome ngabe ufuna malini yekuwaholela. Nawe uyati kutsi asinabo labangaba nelikhono ekugawuleni imisedari kwendlula emaSidoni.”
7 Watsi kube Hiramu ayive lenkhulumo yaSolomoni, wajabula kakhulu, wase utsi: “Akabongwe Simakadze lamuhla, ngobe uphe Davide indvodzana lehlakaniphile kutsi ibuse lesive lesikhulu.”
8 Ngako Hiramu naye watfumela livi enkhosini Solomoni, watsi: “Ngiwemukele lowo mlayeto longitfumelele wona, nami ngitakwenta konkhe loko lokufunako ngekukugawulela tingodvo temisedari kanye netipheshula.
9 Lamadvodza akami atatidvonsa atewuse kusuka eLebanoni kuya elwandle, ngitawube sengiyatibopha ngitintantise elwandle ngeminyaba yato, ngiye ngitibeke lapho ufuna khona. Lapho ngitawube sengiyatehlukanisa ngitibeka eceleni, wena bese uyatitsatsa. Lengikucelako kuwe kutsi ungiphe kudla kwendlu yebukhosi bami.”
10 Ngempela Hiramu watfumelela Solomoni tonkhe tingodvo temisedari netetipheshula labetidzinga,
11 naSolomoni wanika Hiramu kudla lokwakungukolo labengemathani labengaba ti-2 000 kwebantfu bakhe, kanye nemalitha labengaba ti-400 000 emafutsa lahlutiwe emncumo. Solomoni wachubeka kukwenta loko kuHiramu umnyaka ngemnyaka.
12 Simakadze wapha Solomoni kuhlakanipha, njengobe abemetsembisile. Kwaba nekuthula nekuvana emkhatsini waHiramu naSolomoni, bobabili benta sivumelwane sekuthula.
13 Inkhosi Solomoni yabutsekisa ngenkhani tisebenti kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, emadvodza lati-30 000.
14 Abewatfumela eLebanoni ngekuntjintjana abe ti-10 000 ngenyanga, ngako abecitsa inyanga yinye eLebanoni, kutsi ekhaya acitse tinyanga letimbili. Adoniramu abephetse lawo madvodza labebutsekiswe ngenkhani.
15 Solomoni abenemadvodza labeti-70 000 labetfwala ematje lacotiwe, nalati-80 000 labecota ematje etintsabeni;
16 bese kutsi lati-3 300 abe tindvuna, letibacondzisi bemsebenti.
17 Ngekulayetwa yinkhosi Solomoni lamadvodza abegicita ematje elikhetselo lamakhulu lalolongwe kahle ekwakha sisekelo selithempeli.
18 Tingcweti tenkhosi Solomoni netenkhosi Hiramu kanye nemadvodza aseGebali tatigawula tiphindze tilungise letingodvo nematje ekwakha lelithempeli.
1 Emnyakeni wema-480 kusukela ema-Israyeli aphuma eGibithe, lekwakungumnyaka wesine inkhosi Solomoni yatsatsa sihlalo sebukhosi, ngenyanga yesibili lenguZivu, Solomoni wacala kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze.
2 Lithempeli Solomoni, inkhosi, lalakhela Simakadze lalingemamitha labengaba ngema-27 budze, nemamitha labengaba yimfica bubanti, nemamitha labengaba li-13 nesigamu kuphakama.
3 Umhubhe lokwakungenwa ngawo wawungemamitha labengaba mane nesigamu budze, ube ngemamitha labengaba yimfica bubanti, bubanti bawo babungangebelithempeli.
4 Wenta timbobo letatinciphe ngephandle tilihele etulu ethempelini.
5 Elubondzeni lwendlu lenkhulu lengekhatsi kanye nakulolo lwendzawo lengcwelengcwele lengekhatsi wakha sitezi lesasitungelete lithempeli, lapho bekunaletinye tindlu tasemaceleni ayo.
6 Siyilo sendlu lengaphansi sasingemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu bubanti, bese kutsi salesisekhatsi sibe ngemamitha labengaba matsatfu bubanti, kantsi salengetulu kwato tonkhe sasingemamitha labengaba matsatfu nesigamu bubanti. Wenta tibondza taba lula ngenhla kunangentansi, kuze kutsi titewusima etikwalolubondza, ngaphandle kwekutsi tingodvo takhelwe kulo.
7 Ematje ekwakha lithempeli abelungiswa acotwe khona lena entsabeni, ngako akuzange kube khona umsindvo lowawungabangwa tandvo, nemashizolo nome nguluphi-ke luhlobo lwelithulusi lensimbi lapho lithempeli lalakhiwa khona.
8 Umnyango lowawungena kulesiyilo lesasingephansi wawungaseningizimu yelithempeli; bekunetitebhisi letatenyuka tingene endlini lesemkhatsini, tendlule lapho tingene endlini yesitsatfu lengetulu kwato tonkhe.
9 Walakha kanjalo-ke lithempeli, waze walicedza, walifulela ngetingodvo kanye nangemapulango emsedari.
10 Emaceleni kutungeleta lelithempeli wakha emakamelo. Lilinye lalamakamelo lalingemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu kuphakama, abehlanganiswe ngetingodvo temisedari kulelithempeli.
11 Livi laSimakadze lefika kuSolomoni, latsi:
12 “Mayelana nalelithempeli lolakhako, nangabe ulandzela timiso tami, wente nemitsetfo yami, uyigcine yonkhe imiyalo yami, uyilandzele, ngiyawusigcwalisa ngawe leso setsembiso lengasinika Davide, uyihlo.
13 Ngiyawuhlala emkhatsini wema-Israyeli ngingasishiyi sive sami ema-Israyeli.”
14 Solomoni walakha kanjalo nje lithempeli walicedza.
15 Lubondza lwangekhatsi walwakha walwembesa lonkhe ngemapulango emsedari, kusukela phansi esiyilweni kuze kuyewufika etulu eluphahleni kusilingi, siyilo sembeswa ngemapulango esipheshula.
16 Likamelo lelisekhatsi, lekuyindzawo lengcwelengcwele, walakha ngemapulango emsedari endzaweni lengasemuva ethempelini, laba ngemamitha labengaba yimfica, kusuka phansi esiyilweni kuye etulu kusilingi.
17 Likamelo lelikhulu lelalisembikwendzawo lengcwelengcwele walakha laba ngemamitha labengaba li-18 budze.
18 Lingekhatsi lelithempeli lalakhiwe ngemsedari leyayibatwe yafanana nemaselwa netimbali. Konkhe kwakungumsedari, kungabonakali nalinye litje.
19 Lingekhatsi lelingemuva ethempelini walenta indzawo lengcwelengcwele, lapho bekutawubekwa khona libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze.
20 Lendzawo yayingemamitha labengaba yimfica budze, nemamitha labengaba yimfica bubanti, nemamitha labengaba yimfica kuphakama. Lonkhe lingekhatsi walembesa ngegolide lecengekile. Lilati nalo walembesa ngemsedari yonkhe indzawo.
21 Lingekhatsi lelithempeli Solomoni walembesa ngegolide lecengekile, wavundlisa tinketane tegolide emnyango wendzawo lengcwelengcwele, kantsi nayo futsi yayembeswe ngegolide.
22 Ngako lonkhe lingekhatsi lelithempeli walembesa ngegolide, nelilati lelalisendzaweni lengcwelengcwele nalo lembeswa ngegolide.
23 Ekhatsi endzaweni lengcwelengcwele wakha emakherubhi lamabili ngelugodvo lwemncumo, lilinye laba ngemamitha labengaba mane nesigamu kuphakama.
24 Luphiko lulunye lwelikherubhi lwalungemamitha labengaba mabili nencenye yesine yelimitha budze, nalolu lolunye lwalungemamitha labengaba mabili nencenye yesine yelimitha budze, bese kuba ngemamitha labengaba mane nesigamu kusuka ekugcineni kwaloluphiko lolungala, kuye ekugcineni kwaloluphiko lolungale.
25 Likherubhi lesibili nalo lalingemamitha labengaba mane nesigamu, ngobe omabili lamakherubhi abefanana ngebukhulu nangebubanti.
26 Kuphakama kwalelo nalelo kherubhi bekungemamitha labengaba mane nesigamu.
27 Lamakherubhi Solomoni wawemisa ekhatsi nendzawo lengcwelengcwele, emaphiko awo avulekile. Luphiko lwalelinye likherubhi lwatsintsa lubondza ngala, kanjalo nelwaleli lelinye lwatsintsa lubondza lolungale, kwatsi leti letinye timphiko tawo tatsintsana ekhatsi nendzawo lengcwelengcwele.
28 Lamakherubhi wawembesa ngegolide.
29 Kulo lonkhe lolubondza lwelithempeli, emakamelweni langekhatsi nalangephandle wabata emakherubhi, netihlahla temasundvu kanye netimbali letichakazile.
30 Watembesa ngegolide tiyilo talamakamelo langekhatsi nalangephandle kwelithempeli.
31 Ekungeneni kwalendzawo lengcwelengcwele lesekhatsi wakhela sivalo lesitivalo tibili lesasakhiwe ngetingodvo temncumo letatimacalahlanu ngetulu.
32 Kwatsi kuletivalo letibili temncumo wabata umhlobiso wemakherubhi, netihlahla temasundvu kanye netimbali letichakazile, wembesa lamakherubhi naletihlahla temasundvu ngegolide legcotjiwe.
33 Ngalokufananako emnyango longenela endlini lenkhulu kwakufakwe tinsika tesivalo letatakhiwe ngetingodvo temncumo letatimacalamane.
34 Wenta tivalo letibili tesipheshula, nguleso naleso sigocotwa ngatibili.
35 Etikwato wabata umhlobiso wemakherubhi, netihlahla temasundvu, netimbali letichakazile, wase utembesa ngegolide legcotjiwe ngalokulinganako kulomhlobiso.
36 Wakha sibuya sangekhatsi lesasinemitsandvo lemitsatfu yematje lalolongiwe, wakha nemtsandvo munye wetingodvo temsedari letatijutjwe kahle.
37 Sisekelo selithempeli laSimakadze sabekwa ngemnyaka wesine enyangeni yaZivu.
38 Kwatsi emnyakeni welishumi namunye enyangeni yesiphohlongo, lenguBhuli, lithempeli laphela lonkhe, njengobe kwakuhleliwe. Watsatsa iminyaka lesikhombisa kulakha.
1 Solomoni kwamtsatsa iminyaka leli-13 kutsi acedze kwakha sigodlo sakhe.
2 Wakha indlu lekwakutsiwa Lihlatsi laseLebanoni. Yayingemamitha labengaba ngema-46 budze, nemamitha labengaba ngema-23 bubanti, nemamitha labengaba li-13 nesigamu kuphakama. Yayinetinhlu letintsatfu tetinsika nemishayo yemsedari leyayisetikwato.
3 Yayifulelwe ngemsedari ngetulu kwalemishayo leyayisetikwaletinhlu letintsatfu, imishayo leli-15 luhlu lulunye; setitonkhe letinhlu kwaba ngimishayo lengema-45.
4 Emafasitelo ayo bekakhiwe etulu, akhiwe ngamatsatfu abukene.
5 Onkhe emasango ayo abakhiwe amacalamane; labengembili, nawo akhiwe angamatsatfu abukene.
6 Wakha indlu yetinsika leyayingemamitha labengaba ngema-23 budze, nemamitha labengaba li-13 nesigamu bubanti. Embikwayo bekunemhubhe lowawunetinsika letatimise vulande.
7 Wakha inkhundla yesihlalo sebukhosi, lapho abetakwehlulelela khona emacala, wayimbonya ngemsedari kusukela phansi esiyilweni kuyawufika etulu eluphahleni.
8 Kwatsi sigodlo sakhe lapho abetawuhlala khona wasakha bucadlwana ngemuva, naso sasifanana nalenkhundla yesihlalo sebukhosi ngekuma kwaso. Solomoni waphindze wakha lesinye sigodlo lesifanana naleso, wasakhela inkhosikati yakhe, uLaFaro.
9 Tonkhe letakhiwo kusukela ngephandle kuze kuyewungena ngekhatsi esibuyeni lesikhulu, kusukela esisekelweni kuye engcongwaneni yeluphahla tatakhiwe ngematje elicophelo leliphakeme, ematje lacoshwe ngabolonina nangebunchakidze lobukhulu, ancolwe ngelisaha ngekhatsi nangephandle.
10 Tisekelo tato tatendlalwe ngematje lamakhulu elikhetselo, lamanye angemamitha labengaba mane nesigamu, lamanye angemamitha labengaba matsatfu nesigamu budze.
11 Etulu kwakungematje elicophelo leliphakeme, ancolwe ngabolonina; kwakunemishayo yemisedari.
12 Sibuya lesikhulu sasitungeletwe lubondza lolwalunemitsandvo lemitsatfu yematje lalolongiwe kanye nemtsandvo munye wetingodvo temsedari letijutjwe kahle, njengeyesibuya sangekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze nemhubhe walo.
13 Solomoni watfumela eThire kutsi kulandvwe khona Huramu,
14 labetalwa ngulomunye umfelokati wesive sakaNaftali; uyise bekuyindvodza yaseThire, ingcweti kutelitfusi. Huramu-ke abenelikhono futsi anelwati lolubanti kuto tonkhe tekubumba ngelitfusi. Weta kaSolomoni inkhosi, wafike wenta yonkhe imisebenti labetfunywe kutsi ayente.
15 Wagcumeka tinsika letimbili telitfusi, iyinye yayingemamitha labengaba siphohlongo budze, nemamitha labengaba sihlanu nesigamu bucinsi bayo ngentsambo yekulinganisa.
16 Wase wakha netingcongwane letimbili taletinsika telitfusi, watibeka etikwetinhloko taletinsika; iyinye ingcongwane yayingemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu kuphakama.
17 Wenta siviliya setinketane letincane letephotselwe kahle titsandzelwe kuletingcongwane taletinsika, ingcongwane yinye inaletisikhombisa.
18 Wakha nemahananandza, aba tinhlu letimbili letitungelete siviliya ngasinye ahlobisa letingcongwane letisetinhloko taletinsika. Watentela njalo tonkhe letinsika.
19 Letingcongwane letatisetinhloko taletinsika temhubhe tatibukeka njengetimbali tesiganga ngesimo, tatingemamitha labengaba mabili kuphakama.
20 Kuto totimbili letingcongwane taletinsika, ngetulu kwencenye leyayisasitja, eceleni kwaletiviliya bekunemahananadza langema-200 latinhlu letitungeletile.
21 Wembela tinsika ekungeneni kwemhubhe welithempeli. Kwatsi insika lengaseningizimu wayetsa libito watsi yiJakhini, lena lengasenyakatfo watsi yiBowazi.
22 Letingcongwane ngesimo sekubukeka kwato tatinjengetimbali tesiganga. Waphela kanjalo-ke umsebenti wekumiswa kwetinsika.
23 Huramu wakha libhavu ngelitfusi lelalincibilikisiwe, laba yindingilizi lengemamitha labengaba mane nesigamu bubanti, nemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu kuphakama. Kwakuyintsambo lengemamitha labengaba li-13 nesigamu nalitungeletiswa.
24 Ngephansi kwalomngcengcema walo belitungeletwe tigubhu temaselwa, tilishumi ebangeni lelingaba sigamu selimitha. Letigubhu tatentiwe tinhlu letimbili elucetwini lulunye lwalelibhavu lelitfusi.
25 Lelibhavu lalisime etikwetinkunzi telitfusi letili-12: tintsatfu tato tibheke ngasenyakatfo, tintsatfu tibheke ngasenshonalanga, tintsatfu tibheke ngasemphumalanga, tintsatfu tibheke ngaseningizimu. Lelibhavu lalitinte etikwetibunu taletinkunzi, lingemuva lato lalibheke ekhatsi nendzawo.
26 Lalingangemphama yesandla bucinsi balo, umngcengcema walo wawunjengewenkomishi, nanjengembali lechakazile. Lalingetfwala emalitha labengaba ti-40 000.
27 Huramu wakha netincodlana telitfusi letatilishumi, iyinye yayingemamitha labengaba mabili budze, nemamitha labengaba mabili bubanti, nelimitha linye nesigamu kuphakama.
28 Tatakhiwe ngemaphanela elitfusi latikwele emkhatsini wemafulemu.
29 Kulamaphanela elitfusi bekunemabhubesi netinkunzi kanye nemakherubhi, kwakwentiwe njalo-ke nakulamafulemu latinsika. Ngetulu nangaphansi kwalamabhubesi netinkunzi, bekulenga imihlobiso legcotjiwe yetimbali.
30 Nguleyo naleyo ncodlana yayinemasondvo lamane nema-asi elitfusi; iyinye yayinemgezelo lowawusime ngetisimiso letimbili ngala nangale, letisimiso tatihlotjiswe ngetimbali.
31 Lingekhatsi lalencodlana lalisiyingiliti. Lalingacishe libe sigamu selimitha kuphakama. Laliyindingilizi, ekugcineni kwalo lalingacishe libe yimitha bubanti. Emlonyeni walo bekunemihlobiso lefacatiwe. Lamaphanela aletincodlana abesikwele, angesiyo indingilizi.
32 Lamasondvo lamane abengaphansi kwalamaphanela, lama-asi alamasondvo abehlanganiswe naletincodlana. Bubanti belisondvo lilinye bebungaba limitha linye.
33 Lamasondvo abakhiwe njengemasondvo encola; ema-asi, nemarimu, netipoko kanye netinkhaba temasondvo, konkhe kwakwakhiwe ngelitfusi lebelincibikilisiwe.
34 Iyinye incodlana yayinetibambo letine, sibambo sisinye ekoneni linye, siphumile ekoneni lalencodlana.
35 Etulu kwalencodlana kwakunelibhande lelitfusi lelaliyitungeleta, lalingaba yincenye yesine yelimitha kuphakama. Lelibhande lalihlanganiswe nguletisimiso nalamaphanela alo kuletincodlana.
36 Wahlobisa ngekucopha imifanekiso yemakherubhi, neyemabhubesi, neyetihlahla temasundvu, lapho bekunesikhala khona kuletisimiso nemaphanela, wahlobisa yonkhe indzawo.
37 Watakha kanjalo-ke letincodlana letilishumi. Tatibunjwe ngemfolomu yinye, tonkhe tifanana ncamashi ngebukhulu nangesimo.
38 Huramu wase wakha imigezelo lelishumi yelitfusi, umunye wawungetfwala emalitha labengaba ngema-800. Bubanti wawungemamitha labengaba mabili. Umunye umgezelo wawutawufakwa kuyinye yaletincodlana letilishumi.
39 Letisihlanu watibeka ngaseningizimu yelithempeli, letisihlanu watibeka ngasenyakatfo. Wabeka lelibhavu ngaseningizimu, ekoneni lelingaseningizimu nangasemphumalanga yelithempeli.
40 Huramu wakha emabhodo, nemafosholo, netitja tekunyenyeta. Wawucedzela-ke wonkhe umsebenti labewusukele, awentela inkhosi Solomoni ethempelini laSimakadze:
41 Kwakutinsika letimbili; netingcongwane letimbili letatisasitja letatisetihlokweni taletinsika, netinhlu letimbili taletiviliya letatihlobise letingcongwane letatisetihlokweni taletinsika;
42 nalamahananandza labengema-400 aletinhlu letimbili tetiviliya, tinhlu letimbili temahananandza tesiviliya sisinye, tatihlobise letingcongwane letatisasitja letatisetihlokweni taletinsika;
43 netincodlana letilishumi nalemigezelo yato lelishumi;
44 nelibhavu, netinkunzi letatili-12 letatingaphansi kwalo;
45 nemabhodo, nemafosholo, netitja tekunyenyeta. Tonkhe-ke letintfo letentiwa nguHuramu, atakhela inkhosi Solomoni entela lithempeli laSimakadze, tatakhiwe ngelitfusi lelicwebetelako.
46 Inkhosi yentelwa tonkhe letintfo ngetimfolomu telibumba etsafeni laseJordane emkhatsini weSukhothi neSarethani.
47 Solomoni akazange atikale tonkhe letintfo, ngobe tatitinyenti kakhulu; sisindvo salelitfusi naso sasingakakalwa.
48 Solomoni wabuye wenta tonkhe timphahla letatilapho ethempelini laSimakadze: lilati legolide; nelitafula legolide, lapho kwakuhlala khona sinkhwa sebukhona;
49 netintsi tetibane letentiwe ngegolide lecengekile, letisihlanu ngesancele naletisihlanu ngesekudla embikwendzawo lengcwelengcwele; timbali letatakhiwe ngegolide, netibane, netindlawu;
50 imigezelo yegolide lecengekile, netijubantsambo tetibane, netitja tekunyenyeta, netingwembe, netitja tekushisela imphepho; nemahhuka etivalo tendlu lesekhatsi, indzawo lengcwelengcwele, kanye nemahhuka etivalo tendlu lenkhulu yelithempeli.
51 Kwatsi nase kuphele wonkhe umsebenti inkhosi Solomoni labewentele lithempeli laSimakadze, wase ungenisa ngekhatsi tonkhe tintfo letatinikelwe nguyise, Davide. Bekuyisiliva, negolide, nato tonkhe timphahla. Wakubeka konkhe endlini yengcebo ethempelini laSimakadze.
1 Inkhosi Solomoni yase imema tonkhe timphunga tema-Israyeli kutsi tite eJerusalema, nabo bonkhe baholi betive tema-Israyeli, netinhloko tetindlu tema-Israyeli, kutsi tite enkhosini Solomoni tiletse libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, lisuke eSiyoni, Lidolobha laDavide.
2 Onkhe emadvodza aka-Israyeli abutsana kuSolomoni, inkhosi, ngesikhatsi semkhosi wenyanga ya-Ethanimu, inyanga yesikhombisa.
3 Tatsi nase tiphelele tonkhe timphunga tema-Israyeli, baphristi base baphakamisa libhokisi lesivumelwane,
4 betfwala lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze kanye nelithende lekuhlangana kanye nato tonkhe tintfo letingcwele takhona. Betetfwelwe baphristi nemaLevi.
5 Inkhosi Solomoni, ikanye naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli lesasiyisingatsile babesembikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane benta umhlatjelo wetimvu letinyenti, netinkhomo letinyenti, kangangekutsi tatingeke tikhoneke kubalwa nekubhalwa phansi.
6 Ngako-ke baphristi balingenisa libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze balibeka endzaweni yalo lengekhatsi kakhulu ethempelini, indzawo lengcwelengcwele, bafike balibeka phansi kwemaphiko alamakherubhi.
7 Emakherubhi abelulele timphiko tawo etikwalendzawo yelibhokisi lesivumelwane alisitsa kanye netimboko talo tekuletfwala.
8 Letimboko betitindze kangangekutsi tihloko tato tatize tilungute ngephandle tibonakale kulendzawo lengcwele lesembikwendzawo lengcwelengcwele ngekhatsi, kodvwa hhayi ngephandle kwendzawo lengcwele. Nalamuhla loku tisekhona khona lapho.
9 Kute lokwakukhona ngekhatsi kwalelibhokisi lesivumelwane ngaphandle kwetibhelekeca letimbili tematje letatifakwe nguMosi kulo ngesikhatsi baseseHorebe, lapho Simakadze enta khona sivumelwane nesive sema-Israyeli emvakwekuphuma kwawo eveni laseGibhithe.
10 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi baphristi baphuma endzaweni lengcwele, lifu lagcwalisa lithempeli laSimakadze.
11 Baphristi abazange basakwati kuchubeka nekwenta inkonzo yabo ngenca yalelo lifu, ngobe inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yaligcwalisa lithempeli lakhe.
12 Solomoni wabe sewuyakhuluma, watsi: “Simakadze, wena ushito watsi uyawuhlala efini lelimnyama;
13 ngempela sengikwakhele lithempeli lelihle kakhulu, indzawo yakho lapho kutabohlala wena khona phakadze naphakadze.”
14 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi sonkhe sive sisekhona lapho simile, inkhosi yagucukela kuso yasibusisa,
15 yatsi: “Ludvumo alube kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli, yena, lekwatsi ngesandla sakhe wasigcwalisa leso setsembiso sakhe lasenta ngemlomo wakhe kubabe wami Davide. Ngobe watsi:
16 ‘Kusukela ngelilanga lengakhipha ngalo sive sami ema-Israyeli eveni laseGibhithe, angizange sengikhetse lidolobha kunome ngusiphi setive tema-Israyeli, kutsi ngakhelwe lithempeli, lapho kutabohlala khona Libito lami, kodvwa ngikhetse Davide kutsi abuse sive sami ema-Israyeli.’
17 “Babe wami, Davide, abenaso leso sifiso enhlitiyweni yakhe, kutsi akhe lithempeli, alakhele Libito laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli.
18 Kodvwa Simakadze watsi kubabe wami, Davide: ‘Ngobe bekusifiso senhlitiyo yakho kutsi wakhele Libito lami lithempeli, wente kahle kakhulu kutsi ube naleso sifiso enhlitiyweni yakho.
19 Noko-ke wena awusiye lotangakhela lithempeli, kodvwa yindvodzana yakho, lowo loyinyama yakho naloyingati yakho cobo, nguye-ke lotakwakha lithempeli alakhele Libito lami.’
20 “Simakadze usigcwalisile setsembiso sakhe lasenta: Mine ngilandzele babe Davide, manje sengihleti esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi saka-Israyeli, njengobe vele Simakadze abetsembisile, futsi sengilakhile nalelithempeli, ngalakhela Libito laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
21 Ngente kwaba nendzawo yelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, lelinesivumelwane lasenta nabobabemkhulu ngesikhatsi abakhipha eveni laseGibhithe.”
22 Solomoni wase uma embikwelilati laSimakadze, embikwaso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, waphakamisa tandla takhe watibhekisa ngasezulwini,
23 watsi: “Awu! Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli! Kute Nkulunkulu lonjengawe, ezulwini etulu, nasemhlabeni phansi, wena logcina sivumelwane sakho selutsandvo netinceku takho letichubeka njalo ngenhlitiyo yato yonkhe, endleleni yakho.
24 Usigcinile setsembiso sakho encekwini yakho, Davide longubabe wami, ngemlomo wakho wetsembisa, ngesandla sakho wagcwalisa setsembiso sakho, njengobe sekunje lamuhla.
25 “Manje-ke, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, gcina setsembiso sakho lowasenta encekwini yakho Davide, babe wami, ngesikhatsi utsi: ‘Ungeke umeswele umuntfu lotawuhlala embikwami esihlalweni sebukhosi saka-Israyeli, kuphela nje nangabe emadvodzana akho akucaphelisisa konkhe lakwentako, ngekuhamba kwawo embikwami, njengobe wena wentile.’
26 Manje-ke, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, gcwalisa livi lakho lowalikhuluma encekwini yakho, Davide longubabe wami, libe liciniso.
27 “Kodvwa vele, Nkulunkulu angahlala yini emhlabeni? Emazulu, ngisho nalo lizulu leliphakeme kunawo onkhe emazulu, ungeke wenele kulo. Kangakanani-ke lelithempeli lengikwakhele lona!
28 Noko, mane uwunake umthandazo wenceku yakho, nekuncusa kwayo ngemusa. Awu! Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, vani kukhala kwami nemkhuleko lowentiwa yinceku yakho lapha ebukhoneni bakho lamuhla nje.
29 Kwangatsi emehlo akho angavulekela kulelithempeli ebusuku nasemini, lendzawo lowasho ngayo watsi: ‘Libito lami liyawuba lapho,’ kuze uwuve umthandazo wenceku yakho leyiwuthandaza ibheke kulendzawo.
30 Vani kuncusa kwenceku yakho kanye nekwesive sakho sema-Israyeli, nasithandaza sibheke kulendzawo. Vani usetulu ezulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, ubotsi ungeva, bese uyatsetselela.
31 “Nangabe umuntfu ona makhelwane wakhe, bese kufuneka nekutsi ente sifungo, ete atewufunga embikwelilati lakho kulelithempeli,
32 ubova usetulu ezulwini, bese uyenta. Yehlulela emkhatsini wetinceku takho, ulahle leyonile ngelicala, wehlisele etikwayo loko lekwentile, usho kulengenacala kutsi ite licala, ububeke ebaleni bumsulwa bayo.
33 “Nangabe sive sakho, ema-Israyeli, sehlulwe sitsa saso, ngobe sonile kuwe, bese sigucukela kuwe, sivume Libito lakho, sithandaze sincuse kuwe sikulelithempeli,
34 ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini lakho utsetselele sono sesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, usibuyisele emuva eveni lowalipha boyisemkhulu.
35 “Nangabe-ke emazulu avalekile litulu lingani, ngobe sive sakho sonile kuwe, bese siyathandaza sibheke kulendzawo, silivume Libito lakho, siphendvuke esonweni saso, ngobe wena sewusishayile,
36 wena ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini lakho utsetselele sono setinceku takho, sive sakho, ema-Israyeli. Bafundzise indlela lelungile yekuphila, bese wehlisela imvula eveni labo, lowabapha lona bantfu bakho kutsi libe lifa labo.
37 “Nangabe bahlaselwa yindlala kulelive labo, nome sifo lesibulalanako, nome sona, nome sikhutsa, nome sikhonyane, nome tintsetse, nome sitsa sibavimbetela nome ngukuliphi lalamadolobha abo, nome ngabe ngusiphi sehlakalo, nome sifo lesingabehlela,
38 nase kwentiwa umthandazo nome kuncenga kwentiwe ngunome ngubani wakulesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, nguloyo atibonela sishayo enhlitiyweni yakhe, aphakamise tandla takhe atibhekise kulelithempeli,
39 ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, utsetselele, bese uyenta. Nguloyo naloyo muntfu umphatse njengekwenta kwakhe, njengobe wena uyayibona inhlitiyo yakhe, ngobe nguwe wedvwa lowati tinhlitiyo tebantfu.
40 Ngaloko bantfu bayawuhlala bakwesaba wena bakulalele ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuhlala kwabo eveni lowalipha bobabemkhulu.
41 “Macondzana newetive longasiye lomunye wesive sakho ema-Israyeli, kodvwa lochamuka eveni lelikhashane ngenca yeLibito lakho,
42 ngobe bantfu batawuva ngeLibito lakho, lelikhulu kangaka, nangesandla sakho lesinemandla, nangengalo yakho leyelulekile, naketa-ke lona wetive atewuthandaza abheke kulelithempeli,
43 ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, wente konkhe loko wetive lakucelako kuwe. Loko kuyakwenta kutsi tonkhe tive temhlaba tilati Libito lakho tikwesabe, njengobe kwenta sive sakho ema-Israyeli, tati nekutsi lendlu lengiyakhile ibitwa ngeLibito lakho.
44 “Nangabe sive sakho siphuma imphi siyekulwa netitsa taso, nome ngukuphi lapho usiyisa khona, bese sikhuleka kuSimakadze sibheke kulelidolobha lolikhetsile, nakulelithempeli lesengilakhile, ngalakhela Libito lakho,
45 ubobe sewuyayiva imithandazo yabo usezulwini lakho uve nekuncusa kwabo, ucolele indlela yabo.
46 “Nangabe bona kuwe, ngobe kute longoni, wena bese uyabatfukutselela, ubanikele etitseni tabo letiyawubatsatsa tibatfumbele eveni lato lelikhashane nome lelisedvute,
47 nangabe-ke sebaphendvuka ngenhlitiyo yabo lena eveni lapho batigcili khona, bagucuke bancuse kuwe baseveni lebatfumbi babo batsi: ‘Sonile kuwe, senta lokuphambene nawe; sente kabi,’
48 nase bagucukela kuwe ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yabo nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wabo baseveni letitsa tabo letabatfumba, bathandaze kuwe babheke eveni lowalipha boyisemkhulu, edolobheni lolikhetsile, nakulelithempeli lesengilakhele Libito lakho,
49 ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, uyive imithandazo yabo nekuncusa kwabo kuwe, ucolele indlela yabo.
50 Batsetselele bantfu bakho labonile kuwe, utsetselele tonkhe tiphambuko tabo labone ngato kuwe, wente batfumbi babo babe nemusa kubo.
51 Ngobe bona basive sakho nelifa lakho lowalikhipha eGibhithe, emlilweni loncibilikisa ngisho tinsimbi.
52 “Shangatsi emehlo akho angavulekela ekuncuseni kwenceku yakho, nasekuncuseni kwesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, mane ubalalele, nabakhala kuwe nome ngusiphi sikhatsi.
53 Ngobe wena wabakhetsa emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive temhlaba kutsi babe lifa lakho, njengobe washo ngenceku yakho Mosi, mzukwana wena, Somandla Simakadze, ukhipha bobabemkhulu eveni laseGibhithe.”
54 Kwatsi kube Solomoni acedze kwenta yonkhe lemithandazo nekuncusa kuSimakadze, wabe sewuyasukuma embikwelilati laSimakadze, lapho abekadze aguce khona, tandla takhe atiphakamisele ezulwini.
55 Wasukuma wabusisa sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli ngelivi lelikhulu, watsi:
56 “Ludvumo alube kuSimakadze, lonikete kuphumula nekuthula esiveni sakhe, ema-Israyeli, njengobe asetsembisa. Kute nalinye livi lelisilele kuto tonkhe tetsembiso takhe letinhle latetsembisa ngenceku yakhe, Mosi.
57 Shangatsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu angaba natsi, njengobe abenabo nabobabemkhulu, amane angasishiyi, futsi angasikhohlwa.
58 Akamane agucule tinhlitiyo tetfu tibuke kuye, kutsi sihambe ngato tonkhe tindlela takhe, sigcine imiyalo yakhe, netimiso takhe, nemitsetfo yakhe layinika bobabemkhulu.
59 Shangatsi lamavi ami, lengiwathandaze lapha embikwaSimakadze, angaba sedvutane naSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, emini nasebusuku, kuze asimise indlela yenceku yakhe, nendlela yesive sakhe, ema-Israyeli, njengekwemalanga onkhe,
60 kuze phela tonkhe tive temhlaba tati kutsi Simakadze nguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lomunye.
61 Kodvwa nine, tinhlitiyo tenu kufanele tiphelele nconono kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, kuze niphile ngetimiso takhe, nilalele imiyalo yakhe njenganyalo kulesikhatsi.”
62 Inkhosi naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sikanye nayo, base banikela ngemihlatjelo embikwaSimakadze.
63 Solomoni wanikela ngemhlatjelo wekuthula kuSimakadze: Tinkhomo letatiti-22 000 netimvu letatiti-120 000 tihlangene netimbuti. Inkhosi yalinikela kanjalo-ke lithempeli laSimakadze, ikanye nesive sema-Israyeli.
64 Ngalo lona lelo langa inkhosi yehlukanisela Nkulunkulu indzawo lesekhatsi nekhatsi nesibuya lesasisembikwendlu yaSimakadze, lapho-ke ngulapho anikelela khona iminikelo yekushiswa, neyalokutinhlavu, nemafutsa emnikelo wekuthula, ngobe lilati lelitfusi lelalisembikwaSimakadze lalilincane kakhulu kutsi lingayetfwala leminikelo yekushiswa, neminikelo yalokutinhlavu, neminikelo yemafutsa eminikelo yekuthula.
65 Ngako-ke Solomoni wenta lomkhosi ngaleso sikhatsi kanye naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, bekungumhlangano lomkhulu kakhulu, bantfu babephuma kusukela eLebo Hamathi kuze kuyewufika emfudlaneni waseGibhithe. Bawenta embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu emalanga lasikhombisa nemalanga lasikhombisa, emalanga lali-14 asawonkhe.
66 Kwatsi ngelilanga lelilandzelako wabe sewuyabacitsa bantfu. Batsi kube bantfu bayibusise inkhosi, babuyela emakhaya abo bajabule kakhulu, batsakasile etinhlitiyweni tabo ngako konkhe lokuhle Simakadze labekwentele inceku yakhe Davide kanye nesive sakhe, ema-Israyeli.
1 Watsi kube Solomoni acedze kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze kanye nesigodlo sakhe, asakufeze konkhe labefise kukwenta,
2 Simakadze waphindza watibonakalisa kuye kwesibili, njengobe abebonakele kuye eGibeyoni.
3 Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Ngiwuvile umthandazo wakho nekuncenga kwakho lokwente kimi; lelithempeli lolakhile sengilingcwelisile, ngekutsi ngibeke Libito lami lapho kulo phakadze naphakadze. Emehlo ami nenhlitiyo yami kuyawuhlala kulapho kulo ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
4 “Wena-ke nangabe ungahamba ngebucotfo benhlitiyo nangekucondza embikwami, ulingise uyihlo Davide, wente konkhe lengikuyala ngako, ugcine timiso nemitsetfo yami,
5 ngiyawusimisa sihlalo sakho sebukhosi etikwa-Israyeli phakadze naphakadze, njengobe ngametsembisa Davide, uyihlo, ngesikhatsi ngitsi: ‘Akuyikwenteka kutsi weswele umuntfu esihlalweni sebukhosi saka-Israyeli.’
6 “Kodvwa nangabe nine nome emadvodzana enu nigucuka, nisuka kimi, ningayigcini imiyalo yami netimiso tami lengininike tona, nisuke kuto niyewukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu nikhuleke kubo,
7 Israyeli ngiyakumsusa eveni lengimnike lona, ngililahle nalelithempeli lengilingcwelisele Libito lami. Israyeli sewuyawuba siga nentfo yekuphukutwa, abe yinhlekisa kuto tonkhe tive.
8 Noko nome kwanyalo lelithempeli lisenesitfunti lesimatima kangaka, bonkhe labendlula ngakulo bayawumangala bahhalatise, batsi: ‘Simakadze uyenteleni lentfo lenjena kulelive nakulelithempeli?’
9 Bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Kungobe bamfulatsela Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, lowakhipha bokhokho babo eGibhithe, besuka bagugumatsa labanye bonkulunkulu basebentele bona, babakhonta bakhuleka kubo. Nguko nje Simakadze asabehlisele lenhlekelele lengaka.’ ”
10 Ekupheleni kweminyaka lengema-20 Solomoni labekakha ngayo tindlu letimbili: lithempeli laSimakadze nesigodlo senkhosi,
11 inkhosi Solomoni yabe seyinika Hiramu, inkhosi yaseThire, emadolobha langema-20 aseGalile, ngobe Hiramu abemnike yonkhe imisedari, netipheshula kanye negolide labeyidzinga.
12 Kodvwa watsi Hiramu nakesuka eThire kuyawubona lamadolobha labewaphiwe nguSolomoni, afike angete amjabulisa.
13 Wabuta watsi: “Madolobha mani lawa longiphe wona, mnaketfu?” Wawetsa watsi Live laKhabuli. Kwaba libito lawo kwaze kwaba ngulamuhla.
14 Hiramu abesatfumele kuSolomoni igolide leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba ti-4 000.
15 Lona ngumlandvo wenkhosi Solomoni ngekubutsekisa kwakhe bantfu nekubasebentisa kwakhe ngenkhani ekwakheni lithempeli laSimakadze, nesigodlo sakhe, nasekwakheni tibebesi, nasekwakheni lubondza lwaseJerusalema, neHasori, neMegido kanye neGezeri.
16 Faro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, abehlasele watfumba iGezeri, wayishisa ngemlilo. Wabulala takhamiti tayo, emaKhenani, wabe sewuyenta sipho semshado endvodzakatini yakhe leyayiyinkhosikati yaSolomoni.
17 Solomoni wakha iGezeri kabusha, waphindze wakha neBhethi Horoni Lengentansi,
18 neBhalathi, neThadmori lesehlane, ekhatsi eveni lakhe;
19 wakha onkhe emadolobha lapho abenetingungu khona, kanye nemadolobha etincola takhe nemahhashi akhe, nako konkhe labefisa kukwakha eJerusalema, naseLebanoni, nakulo lonkhe lelo live labelibusa.
20 Bonkhe bantfu lababesele kuma-Amori, nakumaHethi, nakumaPheresi, nakumaHivi, nakumaJebhusi, lababengesiwo ema-Israyeli,
21 lokusho kutsi titukulwane tato letatisasele kulo lonkhe live, lapho ema-Israyeli ehluleka khona kutibhubhisa aticedze, tonkhe-ke leto tive Solomoni watibutsekisa watisebentisa ngekutigcilata, njengobe kusenjalo nalamhla loku.
22 Kodvwa Solomoni akazange ente ngisho nome munye um-Israyeli kutsi abe sigcili; ema-Israyeli wona abengemabutfo akhe emphi, netiphatsimandla takhe tasembusweni, nebaholi bakhe, netindvuna takhe temabutfo, netebashayeli bakhe betincola, nebagibeli bakhe bemahhashi.
23 Solomoni abenetindvuna letinkhulu letatingema-550, letatiphatsa imisebenti yakhe kanye nalababenta leyo misebenti.
24 Kwatsi kube kufike indvodzakati yaFaro iphuma eDolobheni laDavide, ite esigodlweni Solomoni labesayakhele sona, Solomoni wakha tibebesi.
25 Katsatfu ngemnyaka Solomoni abenta umnikelo wekushiswa nemnikelo wekuthula elatini labelakhele Simakadze, ashise nemphepho embikwaSimakadze kanye nayo, kuze atewufeza leyo mininingwane yasethempelini.
26 Inkhosi Solomoni waphindze wakha nemikhumbi e-Esiyoni Geberi lesedvutane ne-Elathi, ka-Edomu elugwini lweLwandle Lolubovu.
27 Hiramu watfumela emadvodza akakhe, ematilosi labenelwati ngetaselwandle, kutsi asebente kanye nemadvodza akaSolomoni kuleyo mikhumbi.
28 Abehamba ngemkhumbi aye e-Ofiri, abuye negolide leyayingemakhilogremu langetulu kweti-14 000, afike ayetfule enkhosini Solomoni.
1 Indlovukazi yaseSheba yatsi kube ive ngeludvumo lwaSolomoni mayelana neLibito laSimakadze, yeta yatakumvivinya ngekumbuta imibuto lelukhuni.
2 Yefika eJerusalema ihamba nalolukhulu ludvwendvwe, luchuba emakamela labetfwele tinandzisi, nemidlidlimba yegolide kanye neyematje laligugu. Yefika kaSolomoni yakhulumisana naye ngako konkhe lokwakusengcondvweni yayo.
3 Solomoni wayiphendvula yonkhe leyo mibuto yayo. Kute ngisho namunye lowase waba lukhuni kakhulu enkhosini kutsi ikuchazele lendlovukazi.
4 Yatsi kube lendlovukazi yaseSheba ikubone konkhe loko kuhlakanipha kwenkhosi Solomoni, kanye nesigodlo labesakhile,
5 nekudla labekudla etafuleni lakhe, nekuhlaliswa kwetindvuna takhe, netembatfo tetinceku takhe, netebaphatsi betindzebe takhe tekunatsa, neminikelo yekushiswa labeyenta ethempelini laSimakadze, yamangala yaphela emandla.
6 Yakhuluma enkhosini yatsi: “Impela lombiko lengatjelwa ngawo ngiseseveni lami macondzana netintfo lophumelele kutenta kanye namacondzana nekuhlakanipha kwakho uliciniso.
7 Kodvwa angizange ngitikholwe tonkhe letintfo ngidzimate ngefika ngatibonela ngewami emehlo. Ngempela, angizange ngitjelwe ngisho nencenye yako konkhe loku lengikubonako; kuhlakanipha kwakho nemcebo wakho kungetulu kwaloko lengakuva ngematekelo.
8 Maye, bayajabula labantfu bakakho! Maye, tiyajabula tindvuna takakho letihlala njalo time lapha embikwakho tilalele lokuhlakanipha kwakho.
9 Akadvunyiswe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, lokujabulele wakubeka esihlalweni sebukhosi baka-Israyeli. Ngenca yelutsandvo lwaSimakadze lwaphakadze lanalo nga-Israyeli, ukwente waba yinkhosi, kutsi utewubusa ngekungakhetsi nangekulunga.”
10 Indlovukazi yase ipha inkhosi Solomoni igolide leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba ti-4 000, nemidlidlimba yetinandzisi kanye nematje laligugu. Akuzange kuphindze kufike tinandzisi letase taba tinyenti kwendlula leto letake tetfulwa yindlovukazi yaseSheba enkhosini Solomoni.
11 [Imikhumbi yaHiramu leyayetfwala igolide iyitsatsa e-Ofiri, lapho yayiphindze itsatse nemitfwalo lemikhulu yetingodvo te-almugi neyematje laligugu.
12 Inkhosi yayisebentisa letingodvo te-almugi ekwenteni tinsika telithempeli laSimakadze netesigodlo senkhosi, nasekwenteni emahabhu nemalire ebahlabeli. Ngako tingodvo letinyenti kangako te-almugi atizange tiphindze tifike eveni nome tibonwe kusukela ngalelo langa.]
13 Inkhosi Solomoni yapha indlovukazi yaseSheba konkhe indlovukazi leyayikufisa naleyayikucelile, ngetulu kwaloko leyayiyiphe kona ngekwephana kwayo. Indlovukazi yase iyancandzeka ihamba nelibandla letimphekeleteli tayo yaya eveni lakubo.
14 Njalo nje ngemnyaka Solomoni abemukela igolide leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba ti-23 000,
15 ngaphandle kwemitselo yebahwebi neyebatsengisi leyayiphuma kuwo onkhe emakhosi ase-Arabiya kanye nakubabusi belive.
16 Inkhosi Solomoni yakha emahawu lamakhulu langema-200 ngegolide legcotjiwe; lilinye lihawu lalakhiwe ngegolide leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba matsatfu nencenye.
17 Inkhosi yaphindze yenta lamanye emahawu lamancane langema-300 ngegolide legcotjiwe; lilinye lalakhiwe ngegolide leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba mabili. Inkhosi yawabeka endlini yayo yeLihlatsi laseLebanoni.
18 Inkhosi yabe seyenta lesikhulu sihlalo sebukhosi; yasakha ngematinyo endlovu, yabe seyisembesa ngegolide lecolisakele.
19 Sihlalo sebukhosi sasinetitebhisi letisitfupha, kutsi lingemuva laso ngetulu libe nesihloko lesiyindingilizi. Lapha emaceleni lesihlalo sasinekwekubeka imikhono, eceleni kwaloko naloko kume libhubesi.
20 Emabhubesi lali-12 abeme kuletitebhisi, linye ngala linye nangale kwesitebhisi sinye. Kute lokufanana naloko lokwase kwentiwa ngisho nome ngukumuphi umbuso.
21 Tonkhe tindzebe taSolomoni tekunatsa tatentiwe ngegolide, kantsi tonkhe tintfo talapha endlini yeLihlatsi laseLebanoni tatentiwe ngegolide lecengekile. Kute nakunye lokwakwentiwe ngesiliva, ngobe isiliva yayingakabaluleki kakhulu ngaleto tikhatsi taSolomoni.
22 Inkhosi yayinelubhuzane lwemikhumbi yekuhweba elwandle, ikanye nalena yaHiramu. Kanye ngeminyaka lemitsatfu yayibuya yetfwele igolide, nesiliva, nematinyo endlovu, netinkawu kanye netimfene.
23 Inkhosi Solomoni yaba yinkhulu ngekunjinga nangekuhlakanipha, kwendlula onkhe emakhosi emhlaba.
24 Wonkhe umhlaba wawufuna kuta kutawubona Solomoni nekutawulalela inhlakanipho Nkulunkulu labeyibeke enhlitiyweni yaSolomoni.
25 Umnyaka ngemnyaka, wonkhe labeta kuye abefika nesipho: tintfo letentiwe ngesiliva, nangegolide, nemijiva, netikhali, netinandzisi, nemahhashi kanye neminyuzi.
26 Solomoni wabutsela ndzawonye tincola temphi nemahhashi; abenetincola temphi letatiyi-1 400, nemahhashi labeti-12 000, labewagcine emadolobheni etincola temphi, kanye naseJerusalema, lapho abehlala khona.
27 Inkhosi yenta isiliva yandza eJerusalema, yaze yafanana nelukhetse, nemisedari yayiminyenti njengetihlahla temakhiwa etsafeni.
28 Emahhashi aSolomoni bawatsenga eGibhithe naseKuwe; bahwebi basebukhosini babewatsenga eKuwe.
29 Incola yemphi leyatsengwa eGibhithe iyinye yabita emakhilogremu labengaba sikhombisa esiliva, lihhashi lilinye libita emakhilogremu labengaba mabili. Nabo baphindze bawatsengisela onkhe emakhosi emaHethi newemaSiriya.
1 Solomoni, inkhosi, watsandzana nebafati labanyenti betive, ngaphandle kwalendvodzakati yaFaro; abesanemakhosikati labengemaMowabi, nalabengema-Amoni, nalabengema-Edomu, nalabengemaSidoni kanye nalabengemaHethi.
2 Abesuka kuletive Simakadze labekhulume ngato kuma-Israyeli watsi: “Ningacali nendziselane nato, ngobe nome kanjani tiyawuguculela tinhlitiyo tenu kubonkulunkulu bato.” Noko-ke Solomoni yena wanamatsela kuwo ngelutsandvo.
3 Abenemakhosikati labengema-700 labetalwa ngemakhosi. Tingani takhe tatingema-300. Emakhosikati akhe amphambukisa.
4 Ngesikhatsi Solomoni akhula, emakhosikati akhe abeya ngekuya kuphambukisela inhlitiyo yakhe etithicweni tawo; inhlitiyo yakhe yayingasekatinikeli ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe, njengenhlitiyo yeyise Davide.
5 Walandzela bo-Ashtarothe, sithicokati semaSidoni, naMoloki, sithico sema-Amoni lesasisinengiso.
6 Ngako Solomoni wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze. Akazange alandzele Simakadze ngalokuphelele, njengobe kwakwente uyise Davide.
7 Entsabeni lengasemphumalanga neJerusalema Solomoni wakha indzawo lephakeme, wakhela Khemoshi, sithico semaMowabi lesisinengiso, wakhela naMoloki, sithico sema-Amoni lesisinengiso.
8 Wabentela njalo bonkhe labafati bakhe betive, lababeshisa timphepho banikela nemihlatjelo kuletithico tabo.
9 Simakadze watfukutselela Solomoni, ngobe inhlitiyo yakhe yayisukile kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli, labeke watibonakalisa kuye emahlandla lamabili.
10 Nome abemalele Solomoni kutsi alandzele labanye bonkulunkulu, noko Solomoni akazange awulalele umyalo waSimakadze.
11 Ngako Simakadze wakhuluma kuSolomoni, watsi: “Njengobe sewente nje, wangete wasigcina sivumelwane sami netimiso tami, lengakuyala ngato, nakanjani umbuso wakho ngitawudzabula etandleni takho ngiwususe kuwe ngiwunike lomunye wetinceku takho.
12 Kodvwa noko ngenca yeyihlo Davide, ngingeke ngikwente loko ngesikhatsi sakho. Ngiyakuwudzabula etandleni tendvodzana yakho.
13 Kodvwa ngingeke ngidzabule wonkhe umbuso kuyo, kodvwa ngiyawuyinika sive sibe sinye ngenca yaDavide, inceku yami, nangenca yeJerusalema, lidolobha lengilikhetsile.”
14 Simakadze wase uvusela Solomoni sitsa, Hadadi, um-Edomu, labewendlu yasebukhosini baka-Edomu.
15 Kucala, ngesikhatsi Davide alwa nebaka-Edomu, Jowabe, labeyindvuna yemphi labekhuphukile kuyawungcwaba lasebafile, wafike wabhubhisa onkhe emadvodza aka-Edomu.
16 Jowabe kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli wahlala lapho, kwaze kwaphela tinyanga letisitfupha, baze bawabulala onkhe emadvodza aka-Edomu.
17 Kodvwa Hadadi, labesengumfanyana, wabaleka waya eGibhithe kanye naletinye tinceku taka-Edomu letatisebentela uyise.
18 Besuka kulakaMidiyani bacondza ePharani. Batsatsa emadvodza ePharani, bahamba nawo baya eGibhithe kuFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe. Faro wanika Hadadi indlu nemhlaba, wamupha nekudla.
19 Faro wajabula kakhulu ngaHadadi, kangangekutsi wadzimate wamendzisela nemlamu wakhe, dzadzewabonkhosikati yakhe leyayinguThapenesi.
20 DzadzewaboThapenesi wamtalela indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguGenubathi, wase ukhuliswa yinkhosikati Thapenesi, ebukhosini. Genubathi-ke wakhula kanye nebantfwabaFaro.
21 Ngesikhatsi Hadadi aseseGibhithe, wabe sewuyeva kutsi Davide, inkhosi, sewukhotseme, nekutsi Jowabe, indvuna yemphi, naye akasekho, sewufile. Hadadi wase ukhuluma kuFaro utsi: “Ngikhulule ngihambe, kuze ngibuyele eveni lakitsi.”
22 Faro wambuta watsi: “Yini loyeswelako lapha, kutsi ungaze ucele kuhamba ubuyele eveni lakini?” Hadadi wamphendvula watsi: “Kute, kodvwa ngikhulule ngihambe!”
23 Nkulunkulu waphindze wamvusela lesinye sitsa Solomoni, lesasinguRezoni, umsa wa-Eliyada, labebaleke kumnumzane wakhe, Hadadezeri, inkhosi yaseSobha.
24 Wabutsa emadvodza amsingatsa, waba ngumholi welicembu lemavukelambuso. Ngesikhatsi Davide abhubhisa emabutfo aseSobha, lamavukelambuso ehlela eDamaseko, lapho efika ahlala khona aba baholi.
25 Rezoni abesitsa sema-Israyeli ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi kusabusa Solomoni, naye engeta kulokuhlushwa Solomoni labehlushwa ngako nguHadadi. Ngako Rezoni wabusa eSiriya, acabana njalo na-Israyeli.
26 Jerobowamu, umsa waNebati, naye futsi wavukela Solomoni, inkhosi. Yena abengulomunye wetindvuna taSolomoni, awaka-Efrayimu waseSereda, unina bekungulomfelokati lekwakutsiwa nguSeruya.
27 Lena yindzaba yakhe yekutsi wayivukela kanjani inkhosi. Solomoni bekakhe tibebesi, wase ucedzela kuvala nalesikhala lesasiselubondzeni lweliDolobha laDavide, uyise.
28 Jerobowamu-ke bekayindvodza leme kahle, kwatsi kube Solomoni abone kutsi lelijaha liwenta kahle kanganani umsebenti walo, wabe sewulibeka indvuna yemisebenti yonkhe leyayentiwa ngemphoco bendlu yakaJosefa.
29 Ngaleto tikhatsi Jerobowamu watsi uphumela ngaphandle kweJerusalema, wahlangana na-Ahiya, umphrofethi waseShilo, embetse sembatfo lesisha. Bahlangana baba bobabili jwi, esigangeni.
30 Ahiya wabamba lesembatfo lesisha labesembetse, wasidzabula ticephu letili-12,
31 wase utsi kuJerobowamu: “Titsatsele ticephu tibe lishumi, ngobe nguloko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lakushoko, utsi: ‘Buka la, ngitawudzabula umbuso esandleni saSolomoni nginike wena tive letilishumi.
32 Kodvwa ngenca yenceku yami Davide, nangenca yeJerusalema lengiyikhetsile emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli, yena utawusala nesive sinye.
33 Ngitakwenta loku, ngobe bangishiyile mine, bakhonta bo-Ashtarothe, sithicokati semaSidoni, naKhemoshi, sithico semaMowabi, naMoloki, sithico sema-Amoni, bangete bahamba ngendlela yami, bangete bakwenta lokuhle emehlweni ami, bangete batigcina netimiso tami nemitsetfo yami njengaDavide, uyise waSolomoni.
34 “ ‘Kodvwa ngingeke ngiwutsatse wonkhe umbuso kuSolomoni. Ngimi lengimente umholi ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuphila kwakhe ngenca yaDavide, inceku yami, lengamkhetsa, naye wayilalela yonkhe imiyalo yami netimiso tami.
35 Ngitawutsatsa umbuso esandleni semsa wakhe, nginike wena tive letilishumi.
36 Umsa wakhe ngitamnika sive sibe sinye, kuze kutsi Davide, inceku yami, ihlale inesibane embikwami eJerusalema, lidolobha lengalikhetsela kutsi ngibeke Libito lami kulo.
37 Noko-ke wena ngitakutsatsa ngikubeke ube ngumholi wabo bonkhe labo labafunwa yinhlitiyo yakho, utawuba yinkhosi etikwesive sema-Israyeli.
38 Nawenta konkhe lengikuyale ngako, uhambe ngetindlela tami, wente lokuhle emehlweni ami ngekugcina timiso tami nemiyalo yami, njengaDavide, inceku yami, ngitawuba nawe. Ngiyawukwakhela luhlanga lwebukhosi loluyakuma njengalolwa lwaDavide, ngikunike sive sema-Israyeli.
39 Titukulwane taDavide ngitatitfobisa ngenca yaloko, kodvwa noko kungabi kwaphakadze.’ ”
40 Solomoni wetama kubulala Jerobowamu, kodvwa Jerobowamu wabalekela eGibhithe kuShishaki labeyinkhosi; wahlala lapho kwaze kwafa Solomoni.
41 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaSolomoni, konkhe lakwenta nebuhlakaniphi bakhe kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yaSolomoni.
42 Solomoni wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-40, abusa sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.
43 Solomoni wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa edolobheni leyise Davide. Rehobowamu, umsa waSolomoni, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Rehobowamu waya eShekhemu, lapho onkhe ema-Israyeli abebutsene khona ayekumbeka inkhosi.
2 Kwatsi kube Jerobowamu, umsa waNebati, akuve loko, aseseGibhithe, lapho abebalekele khona, abalekele Solomoni, wabuya, esuka eGibhithe.
3 Ngako kwalandvwa Jerobowamu, yena kanye nalo lonkhe libandla lema-Israyeli lacondza kuRehobowamu, lafike kuye latsi:
4 “Uyihlo abesetfwese lijoko lelimatima kakhulu, manje-ke wena sinciphisele lomtfwalo lomatima nalelijoko lelimatima labelibeke etikwetfu, tsine sitakukhonta.”
5 Rehobowamu wabaphendvula watsi: “Ase nihambe nibuye emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.” Ngako-ke sive sesuka sahamba.
6 Inkhosi Rehobowamu yahamba yayawutsatsisa kubantfu labadzala lababesebenta neyise Solomoni aseyinkhosi, yafike yabuta yatsi: “Nine ningangeluleka kutsi ngibaphendvula kanjani labantfu?”
7 Labadzala bamphendvula batsi: “Nangabe lamuhla utawuba ngumholi lotfobekile walesive usibuse ngekulunga usinike imphendvulo lekahle, siyawuhlala sitisebenti takho.”
8 Kodvwa Rehobowamu wasilahla leseluleko salabantfu labadzala lababemeluleke ngaso, wahamba wayawubuta kulabasha, bontsanga yakhe lababetinceku takhe.
9 Wababuta watsi: “Nine-ke sitsini senu seluleko? Singabaphendvula sitsini labantfu labatsi kimi: ‘Cekisa lelijoko lesaletfweswa nguyihlo’?”
10 Lamajaha labebontsanga yakhe amphendvula atsi: “Khuluma kulabantfu labatsite kuwe: ‘Uyihlo wasetfwesa umtfwalo losindzako, kodvwa wena wente ube lula,’ ubatjele utsi: ‘Cikilicane wami mkhulu kunelukhalo lwababe.
11 Babe wanetfwesa lijoko lelimatima; mine-ke ngitalenta libe matima kakhulu. Babe abenibhacabula ngetiswebhu, mine-ke ngitanibhacabula ngetiswebhu letinetipikili.’ ”
12 Kwaphela emalanga lamatsatfu, Jerobowamu nesive sonkhe babuyela kuRehobowamu, njengobe phela inkhosi beyishito, kutsi babobuya emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.
13 Inkhosi yasilahla seluleko salabadzala, sive yasiphendvula ngelulaka,
14 yalandzela seluleko sabontsanga yayo yatsi: “Babe wanetfwesa umtfwalo losindzako; mine-ke ngitawengeta unisindze kakhulu kunakucala. Babe abenibhacabula ngetiswebhu; mine ngitanibhacabula ngetiswebhu letinetipikili.”
15 Ngako inkhosi ayizange isilalele sive, ngobe kwakuyintsandvo yaSimakadze kutsi kwenteke ngalendlela, kuze agcwalise livi lakhe labelikhulume kuJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, ngemlomo wemphrofethi Ahiya, waseShilo.
16 Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satsi kube sibone kutsi inkhosi ayisilaleli sicelo saso, sakhuluma enkhosini satsi: “Sinabudlelwane buni naDavide? Sinasabelo sini nemsa waJese? Emathendeni enu, ma-Israyeli! Tibone kucedza, wena mndeni waDavide!” Ngako ema-Israyeli esuka lapho abuyela emathendeni awo.
17 Kodvwa Rehobowamu wachubeka wabusa etikwawo onkhe lawo ma-Israyeli labehlala emadolobheni akaJuda.
18 Inkhosi Rehobowamu yatfumela Adoniramu, labeyindvuna yalababentiswa imisebenti lematima, kodvwa ema-Israyeli amtselekela onkhe, amgcoba ngematje, waze wafa. Inkhosi Rehobowamu noko yaphumelela kugibela encoleni yayo, yabaleka yaya eJerusalema.
19 Ngako ema-Israyeli solomane yesuka ngalelo langa alwisana nendlu yakaDavide kuze kube ngulamuhla.
20 Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satsi kube sive kutsi Jerobowamu sewubuyile, satfumela kutsi akalandvwe ete emhlanganweni, sambeka inkhosi etikwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli. Kwasala sive sakaJuda kuphela, lesasala sinamatsele kaDavide.
21 Watsi kube efike eJerusalema Rehobowamu, wabutsa yonkhe indlu yakaJuda kanye nesive sakaBhenjamini, libutfo lelalinemadvodza lati-180 000, tihlabani todvwa, wahlomisa imphi yekuhlasela indlu yaka-Israyeli, kuze batewubuyisela umbuso kuRehobowamu, umsa waSolomoni.
22 Kodvwa kwefika livi laNkulunkulu kuShemaya, umuntfu waNkulunkulu, latsi:
23 “Tjela Rehobowamu, umsa waSolomoni, inkhosi yakaJuda, nayo yonkhe indlu yakaJuda neyakaBhenjamini, naso sonkhe sive utsi:
24 ‘Nako lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ningakhuphuki kuyakulwa nabomnakenu, ema-Israyeli. Hambani niye emakhaya enu nonkhe, ngobe loku kungumuno wami.” ’ ” Ngako balilalela livi laSimakadze babuyela emakhaya abo, njengobe abeshito.
25 Jerobowamu wabe sewubiyela iShekhemu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, wahlala khona. Wesuka lapho waphuma wayakwakha iPhenuweli.
26 Jerobowamu wacabanga enhlitiyweni yakhe watsi: “Nyalo umbuso sewungahle ubuyele endlini yakaDavide.
27 Nangabe kambe labantfu batawulibala kuhle bakhuphuka bayekwenta imihlatjelo ethempelini laSimakadze leliseJerusalema, tinhlitiyo talabantfu titawuphindze tibuyele enkhosini yabo, Rehobowamu, inkhosi yakaJuda. Batangibulala mine, babuyele enkhosini yabo Rehobowamu.”
28 Asatfole seluleko, Jerobowamu, inkhosi, wabumba ematfole lamabili egolide. Wakhuluma esiveni watsi: “Kumatima kini lokutsi nibohle nikhuphukela eJerusalema. Naba bonkulunkulu benu-ke, ma-Israyeli, labanikhipha eGibhithe.”
29 Lelinye litfole walimisa eBetheli, lelinye walimisa kaDani.
30 Leyontfo yaba sono lesikhulu; bantfu babehamba baze befike ngisho kulakaDani bayewukhonta lelo tfole lelalilapho.
31 Jerobowamu wabumba tithico etindzaweni letiphakeme, wabeka nebaphristi labebavela kuto tonkhe tinhlobonhlobo tetive, ngisho nakuleto letatingasesiwo nemaLevi.
32 Jerobowamu wasungula umkhosi welilanga leli-15 lenyanga yesiphohlongo njengalowa lowawentiwa kaJuda, wanikela nangemihlatjelo elatini. Loko abekwentela eBetheli, anikela kulamatfole labewabumbile. EBetheli nakhona waphindza wabeka baphristi etindzaweni letiphakeme labesatakhile.
33 Ngalelilanga leli-15 lenyanga yesiphohlongo, inyanga latikhetsela yona yena, abenta imihlatjelo elatini labelakhile eBetheli. Lomkhosi wawumisela ema-Israyeli, wakhuphukela elatini wayakwenta iminikelo.
1 Ngelivi laSimakadze kwefika umuntfu waNkulunkulu eBetheli aphuma kaJuda, Jerobowamu aseme eceleni kwelilati kutekwenta umhlatjelo.
2 Lomuntfu wakhala asola lilati ngekuyalwa nguSimakadze, watsi: “Maye, lilati! Lilati! Naku lokukhulunywa nguSimakadze: ‘Indvodzana letakutsiwa nguJosaya libito layo, itawutalwa emndenini waDavide. Etikwakho utakwenta umhlatjelo ngebaphristi labakhonta bonkulunkulu etindzaweni letiphakeme, bona laba labenta umnikelo lapha etikwakho, ematsambo ebantfu atawushiselwa lapha etikwakho.’ ”
3 Ngasona leso sikhatsi lomuntfu waNkulunkulu wabanika sibonakaliso watsi: “Nasi-ke sibonakaliso lesetfulwa nguSimakadze: Lelilati litawuchekeka ekhatsi, umlotsa losetikwalo ucitseke.”
4 Yatsi kube inkhosi, Jerobowamu, ive loko lokwakukhulunywa ngulomuntfu waNkulunkulu ngelilati lelalilapho eBetheli, yelula sandla sayo, yamkhomba, yatsi: “Mbambeni!” Kodvwa lomkhono leyayiwelulile ikhomba ngawo lomuntfu waNkulunkulu womelela, wangabe usagobana.
5 Nalelilati lachekeka ekhatsi, umlotsa walo wacitsekela phansi, kwaya njengaleso sibonakaliso lesasetfulwe ngulomuntfu waNkulunkulu, kwaya njengekwelivi laSimakadze.
6 Inkhosi yakhuluma kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu, yatsi: “Ngicela ungincusele kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, ungithandazele, khona atewuphilisa lomkhono wami.” Kwatsi lomuntfu waNkulunkulu nakamncusela kuSimakadze, umkhono wenkhosi Jerobowamu waphiliswa, waba njengakucala futsi.
7 Inkhosi yakhuluma kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu, yatsi: “Wota sambe siye ekhaya lami utewutfola lokudliwako, ngitabe sengikunika nesipho.”
8 Kodvwa lomuntfu waNkulunkulu waphendvula lenkhosi, watsi: “Nome ngabe bewutanginika incenye yaloko lonako, bengingeke ngihambe nawe, futsi bengingeke ngidle nekudla, nginatse nemanti akakho,
9 ngobe ngiyalwe livi laSimakadze, latsi: ‘Akukafaneli ukudle ngisho nekudla kwakhona, ungawanatsi ngisho nemanti akhona, futsi ungancandzeki ngalendlela lote ngayo.’ ”
10 Ngako-ke wancandzeka ngalenye indlela, wayiyekela lena labete ngayo lapha eBetheli.
11 Kwakukhona umphrofethi lotsite lomdzala labehlala lapha eBetheli. Ngalelo langa kwefika emadvodzana akakhe amtekela ngako konkhe loko lokwase kwentiwe ngulomuntfu waNkulunkulu eBetheli. Bamtjela nekumtjela uyise konkhe labekukhulume enkhosini Jerobowamu.
12 Uyise wawabuta watsi: “Uhambe ngayiphi indlela?” Emadvodzana akhe amkhombisa leyo ndlela labehambe ngayo umuntfu waNkulunkulu, labephume kaJuda.
13 Ngako wakhuluma kumadvodzana akhe, watsi: “Bophelani sihlalo embongolweni yami.” Batsi kube babophele sihlalo embongolweni yakhe, wagibela, wahamba
14 walandzela lomuntfu waNkulunkulu. Wamkhandza ahleti ngaphansi kwesihlahla lesikhulu sem-okhi, wafike wambuta watsi: “Wena unguye yini lomuntfu waNkulunkulu labephuma kaJuda?” Waphendvula watsi: “Nginguye.”
15 Lomphrofethi-ke wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Wota sambe siye ekhaya uyewutfola lokudliwako.”
16 Kodvwa lomuntfu waNkulunkulu waphendvula, watsi: “Ngingeke ngincandzeke ngibuyele nawe emuva, kantsi futsi ngingeke ngidle kudla nawe nome nginatse nawe emanti kulendzawo.
17 Ngiyalwe nguSimakadze watsi: ‘Kufanele ungakudli kudla, ungawanatsi nemanti akhona, ngisho nendlela lote ngayo ungabuyi ngayo.’ ”
18 Nalomphrofethi lomdzala waphendvula, watsi: “Nami futsi ngingumphrofethi njengawe. Ingilosi ikhulume kimi ngelivi laSimakadze, yatsi: ‘Mlandze, ute naye lapha kakho, khona atekudla kudla, anatse nemanti.’ ” Kodvwa abecala emanga.
19 Ngako lomuntfu waNkulunkulu wancandzeka naye wayakudla naye, wanatsa naye endlini kakhe.
20 Batsi basehleti etafuleni badla, livi laSimakadze lefika kulomphrofethi lomdzala labencandze lomuntfu waNkulunkulu.
21 Wamemeta, akhuluma kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu labephuma kaJuda, watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: ‘Njengobe ungakamlaleli Simakadze, ngekutsi wente umyalo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lakunike wona,
22 kodvwa uncandzekile, wafike wadla wanatsa, lapho bekungakafaneli kutsi udle unatse khona, sidvumbu sakho singeke singcwatjwe lapho kwafihlwa khona boyihlomkhulu.’ ”
23 Watsi kube lomuntfu waNkulunkulu acedze kudla nekunatsa, lomphrofethi labemncandzekisile wamlungiselela imbongolo yakhe.
24 Watsi asahamba endleleni, wahlangana nelibhubesi, lambamba lambulala, sidvumbu sakhe sadzilikela phansi emgwacweni, lembongolo nalelibhubesi kwema eceleni kwesidvumbu.
25 Bantfu lababendlula ngakhona lapho basibona lesidvumbu siphansi, nelibhubesi lime eceleni kwaso, base bayahamba bayawubika edolobheni, lapho bekuhlala khona lomphrofethi lomdzala.
26 Watsi lomphrofethi lamncandza endleleni kube akuve loko, watsi: “Ngulomuntfu waNkulunkulu longalilalelanga livi laSimakadze, Simakadze umnikele kulelibhubesi lelimdladlabule lambulala, njengobe livi laSimakadze belimcaphelisile.”
27 Lomphrofethi wakhuluma kulamadvodzana akhe, watsi: “Ase ningekhwetele sihlalo embongolweni ngitewuhamba,” nembala bamlungisela.
28 Waphuma wahamba, wakhandza leso sidvumbu sidzindzibele endleleni, lembongolo nalelibhubesi kume eceleni kwaso. Lelibhubesi belingakasidli lesidvumbu, kantsi futsi nalembongolo belingakayidzabuli.
29 Lomphrofethi wasicukula lesidvumbu salomuntfu waNkulunkulu, wasekhweta embongolweni, wabuyela naso emuva edolobheni lakubo, kutsi atemlilela, bese uyamngcwaba.
30 Lesidvumbu wasingcwaba ethuneni lakhe, bamlilela batsi: “Hhawu, mnaketfu!”
31 Watsi kube amngcwabe, wakhuluma kumadvodzana akhe, watsi: “Nase ngifile, nibongingcwaba kulo lelithuna, lapho kungcwatjwe khona lomuntfu waNkulunkulu; ematsambo ami nibowabeka eceleni kwematsambo akhe.
32 Ngobe lomlayeto lawukhuluma ngelivi laSimakadze macondzana nelilati laseBetheli kanye nato tonkhe tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhonta letisemadolobheni aseSamariya, nakanjani utakwenteka.”
33 Ngisho nome sekwenteke loku, Jerobowamu akazange aphendvuke etindleleni takhe letimbi, kodvwa wachubeka wabeka baphristi bekukhonta etindzaweni letiphakeme tekukhontela, abekhetsa nome ngumuphi umuntfu labefisa kuba ngumphristi, amehlukanisele indzawo lephakeme yekukhonta.
34 Lesi kwaba sono sendlu yakaJerobowamu lokungusona sabangela kutsi indlu yakhe yonkhe ibhubhe iphele ingasabikho emhlabeni.
1 Ngaso leso sikhatsi Abiya, umsa waJerobowamu, wagula.
2 Jerobowamu wakhuluma kumkakhe, watsi: “Hamba, utifihle ngekwembatsa letinye tingubo, ungabonakali, khona bangetikubona kutsi umgumkaJerobowamu, bese uya eShilo. Umphrofethi Ahiya ukhona lapho, yena lowo lowangitjela kutsi ngitawuba yinkhosi etikwalesive.
3 Tsatsa imikhama lelishumi yetinkhwa uhambe nayo, nemacebelengwane, kanye nelijeke leluju, uye kuye. Yena utakutjela kutsi kutakwentekani kulomsa wami.”
4 Ngako umkaJerobowamu wakwenta konkhe loko labekutjeliwe, wahamba waya endlini ya-Ahiya eShilo. Ahiya abengasaboni emehlweni ngenca yekutsi abesamdzala kakhulu.
5 Kodvwa Simakadze abesatjele Ahiya, watsi: “UmkaJerobowamu uyeta, utekukubuta ngendvodzana yakhe, ngobe iyagula, wena kufanele umnike impendvulo lengukutsi nekutsi. Nakefika lapha, utawutentisa shangatsi ungulomunye umuntfu.” Watsi kube umkaJerobowamu efike, watenta shangatsi ungulomunye umuntfu.
6 Ngako kwatsi kube Ahiya eve tigi tekuhamba kwakhe emnyango, wakhuluma watsi: “Ngena, mkaJerobowamu. Utentiselani? Ngitfunywe kuwe kutsi ngikutjele tindzaba letimbi.
7 Hamba utjele Jerobowamu kutsi naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ngakuphakamisa emkhatsini wesive, ngakwenta waba ngumholi wesive sami sema-Israyeli.
8 Umbuso ngawudzabula, ngawususa endlini yaDavide ngawunika wena, kodvwa wena awukahambi njengenceku yami Davide, lowagcina imiyalo yami wangilandzela ngenhlitiyo yakhe yonkhe, enta loko lokwakukuhle emehlweni ami.
9 Wena wente lokubi kakhulu kwendlula bonkhe labake babusa embikwakho. Utentele bonkulunkulu netithico letibunjwe ngensimbi, wangicunula ngatfukutsela, wase ungilahla emvakwakho.
10 “ ‘Ngenca yaloko indlu yakaJerobowamu ngitayiletsela inhlekelele, ngitawubulala tonkhe titukulwane takho letidvuna, letincane naletindzala. Indlu yakaJerobowamu ngitayishisa njengemuntfu ashisa lilongwe, ishe ize iphele nya.
11 Tinja tiyawudla tidvumbu tebakaJerobowamu labayawufela edolobheni, kantsi tinyoni telizulu tona tiyawudla tidvumbu talabo labayawufela esigangeni, Simakadze sewukhulumile!’ ”
12 Ahiya wachubeka akhuluma kumkaJerobowamu, watsi: “Wena-ke, ncandzeka ubuyela ekhaya. Utawutsi usangena nje edolobheni, umfana afe.
13 Sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli sitamlilela, simngcwabe. Nguye yedvwa umntfwana waJerobowamu lotawungcwatjwa, ngobe nguye yedvwa endlini yakaJerobowamu Simakadze Nkulunkulu waka-Israyeli lamtfole anentfo lenhle.
14 “Simakadze utativusela inkhosi yaka-Israyeli letawubhubhisa lonkhe lusendvo lwendlu yakaJerobowamu. Ngilo leli-ke lilanga! Yebo, khona manje.
15 Simakadze utawushaya sive saka-Israyeli, size sifanane nemhlanga loveveteliswa ngumoya emantini. Uyawusiphula lesive saka-Israyeli kulelive lelihle lalipha bokhokho baso, bese usisakatela ngesheya kweMfula iYufrathe, ngobe sicunule Simakadze samtfukutselisa ngekwakha tinsika ta-Ashera.
16 Simakadze utasiyekelela sive saka-Israyeli ngenca yetono letentiwe nguJerobowamu, leto ladvonsela ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni.”
17 UmkaJerobowamu wancandzeka, wabuyela eThisa. Watsi nakanyatsela emphundvwini yendlu, umfana wafa.
18 Bamngcwaba, sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli samlilela, kwaya njengobe Simakadze abeshito ngenceku yakhe Ahiya, umphrofethi.
19 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJerobowamu netimphi takhe, nekutsi wabusa njani, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
20 Wabusa iminyaka lengema-22, wabe sewuyakhotsama. Nadabi, umsa wakhe, wase uba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
21 Rehobowamu, umsa waSolomoni, waba yinkhosi yakaJuda. Abeneminyaka lengema-41, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi yakaJuda, wabusa iminyaka leli-17 eJerusalema, lidolobha Simakadze lalikhetsa emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli kutsi abeke khona Libito lakhe. Unina wakhe bekunguNama, angum-Amoni.
22 Bantfu besive sakaJuda benta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, ngetento tabo labatenta, bavusa intfukutselo yaSimakadze; benta lokubi kakhulu, kwendlula loko lokwakwentiwe boyise.
23 Batakhela tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhonta tithico, netinsikamatje tato lekwakutsiwa tingcwele kanye netinsika ta-Ashera eticongweni tato tonkhe tintsaba letiphakeme nangaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letendlala emagala ato.
24 Kwaze kwaba khona ngisho netitabane kuleto tindzawo tekukhontela tithico. Sive sakaJuda senta tonkhe leto tintfo letilihlazo letatentiwa nguletive Simakadze labetidvungulule ngesikhatsi nakufika sive sema-Israyeli.
25 Ngemnyaka wesihlanu wekubusa kwenkhosi Rehobowamu, Shishaki, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, wahlasela iJerusalema.
26 Watfumba yonkhe ingcebo yasethempelini laSimakadze neyasesigodlweni. Watsatsa konkhe, ngisho nawo onkhe emahawu egolide labentiwe nguSolomoni imbala.
27 Ngako Rehobowamu, inkhosi, wenta emahawu elitfusi kutawutsatsa sikhundla salawa egolide, wase uwetfula esandleni setindvuna tabogadzi basekungeneni kwesigodlo.
28 Njalo nje inkhosi nayiya ethempelini laSimakadze, bomahlalesangweni babetfwala lamahawu, bese kutsi emvakwaloko bawabuyisele emuva endlini yabogadzi.
29 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaRehobowamu nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
30 Ngaso leso sikhatsi boRehobowamu naJerobowamu babevame njalo kuhlaselana.
31 Rehobowamu wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa emathuneni emakhosi, eDolobheni laDavide. Libito lenina bekunguNama, angum-Amoni; Abiya, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Ngemnyaka weli-18 Jerobowamu, umsa waNebati, abusa ka-Israyeli, kaJuda kwabekwa Abiya, waba yinkhosi.
2 Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lemitsatfu. Libito lenina bekunguMakha, indvodzakati ya-Absalomu.
3 Abiya watenta tonkhe tono letatentiwe nguyise embikwakhe; inhlitiyo yakhe yayingakapheleli kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, njengenhlitiyo yaDavide labengukhokho wakhe labenamatsele kuNkulunkulu.
4 Noko-ke ngenca yaDavide Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe wamnika sibane eJerusalema ngekutsi amvusele indvodzana leyayitamlandzela, icinise neJerusalema.
5 Ngobe Davide abenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wangete waphambuka kuyo yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze emphilweni yakhe yonkhe, ngaphandle kwendzaba ya-Uriya labengumHethi.
6 Kwakunekulwa emkhatsini waboRehobowamu naJerobowamu ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuphila kwa-Abiya.
7 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Abiya, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda. Kwakunekulwa emkhatsini wabo-Abiya naJerobowamu.
8 Abiya wabe sewuyakhotsama, wafihlwa eDolobheni laDavide. Asa, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
9 Ngemnyaka wema-20 wekubusa kwaJerobowamu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kaJuda kwabekwa Asa, waba yinkhosi;
10 wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-41. Libito lagogo wakhe lotala uyise bekunguMakha, indvodzakati ya-Absalomu.
11 Inkhosi Asa yenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe kwakwenta khokho wakhe Davide.
12 Wacosha tonkhe titabane tasemathempelini, watisusa eveni lakhe kanye nato tonkhe tithico letatibunjwe boyise.
13 Wadzimate wehlisa ngisho nagogo wakhe Makha esikhundleni sakhe sekuba yindlovukazi, ngobe abakhe insika ya-Ashera leyayisinengiso. Asa wagawula lensika ya-Ashera wayishisela eSigodzini saseKhidroni.
14 Nome Asa angazange atisuse letindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, kodvwa noko inhlitiyo yakhe yayitinikele ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
15 Wangenisa ethempelini laSimakadze isiliva negolide nato tonkhe timphahla latatinikelwe nguye baneyise.
16 Kwakunekulwa emkhatsini wabo-Asa naBhasha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kuko konkhe kubusa kwabo.
17 Bhasha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wakhuphuka wayawuhlasela Juda, wakha iRama, yaba lidolobha leliyinqaba, entela kutsi kubete namunye lophumako nalongenako eveni laka-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda.
18 Asa wase utsatsa yonkhe isiliva negolide leyayisele engcebeni yaSimakadze ethempelini nasesigodlweni sakhe. Wayiniketela etandleni tetinceku takhe watitfumela kuBheni Hadadi, umsa waThabrimoni, umsa waHeziyoni, inkhosi yaseSiriya leyayihlala eDamaseko.
19 Watsi: “Akube nesivumelwane emkhatsini wetfu sobabili, njengobe sasikhona emkhatsini wababe neyihlo. Ngikutfumelela naso sipho sesiliva nesegolide. Manje-ke yephula sivumelwane sakho naBhasha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kuze esuke kimi.”
20 Bheni Hadadi wayivumela inkhosi Asa, watfumela tindvuna takhe temabutfo kutsi tiyewuhlasela emadolobha aka-Israyeli. Watfumba i-Ijoni, neDani, na-Abela Bhethi Makha, kanye nayo yonkhe iKhinerethi kanye nalo lonkhe lakaNaftali.
21 Kwatsi kube Bhasha akuve loko, wayekela kwakha iRama, wabaleka waya eThisa.
22 Inkhosi Asa yase ikhipha satiso kulo lonkhe lakaJuda, wababutsa bonkhe, kwabate ngisho namunye lowasala; bonkhe batfutsa ematje eRama, netingodvo letatisetjentiswa nguBhasha lapho. Inkhosi Asa yakha ngako iGeba kulakaBhenjamini neMispa.
23 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Asa, nako konkhe laphumelela kukwenta, nayo yonkhe imphumelelo yakhe, nemadolobha lawakha, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda. Ekugugeni kwakhe noko tinyawo takhe tase tiyachwala.
24 Asa wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa kubakubo edolobheni leyise Davide. Jehoshafati, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
25 Nadabi, umsa waJerobowamu, wabekwa waba yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli ngemnyaka wesibili wekubusa kwa-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda; wabusa baka-Israyeli iminyaka lemibili.
26 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, wahamba etinyatselweni teyise, nasetonweni takhe labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni.
27 Bhasha, umsa wa-Ahiya, wendlu yaka-Isakhari, wakha luzungu ngaye, wamjubela eGibhethoni, lidolobha lemaFilisti, ngesikhatsi Nadabi nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli balivimbetela.
28 Bhasha wabulala Nadabi ngemnyaka wesitsatfu wekubusa kwa-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda, kwase kuba nguye inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
29 Watsi acala nje kubusa, wabulala bonkhe bantfu bendlu yakaJerobowamu. Akazange ashiye nakunye kwakaJerobowamu lokuphefumulako; wababulala bonkhe njengekusho kwelivi laSimakadze lelalite ngenceku yakhe Ahiya, waseShilo,
30 ngenca yetono letatentiwe nguJerobowamu, waze wafaka nabo bonkhe baka-Israyeli, nangenca yekutsi wamcansula Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, wamtfukutselisa.
31 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaNadabi, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
32 Kwakunekulwa emkhatsini wabo-Asa naBhasha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kuko konkhe kubusa kwabo.
33 Ngemnyaka wesitsatfu wekubusa kwa-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda, Bhasha, umsa wa-Ahiya, wabekwa waba yinkhosi yabo bonkhe baka-Israyeli eThisa; wabusa iminyaka lengema-24.
34 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, wahamba etinyatselweni taJerobowamu, nasetonweni takhe labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni.
1 Kwase kufika livi laSimakadze kuJehu, umsa waHanani, lemelana naBhasha,
2 latsi: “Ngakuphakamisa elutfulini, ngakwenta umholi wesive sami saka-Israyeli, kodvwa wena uhambe etinyatselweni taJerobowamu, waze wonisa nesive sami, ema-Israyeli, sangicunula ngenca yetono taso.
3 Ngako sengitakucedza, wena Bhasha, kanye nayo yonkhe indlu yakho, ngitakwenta indlu yakho ifanane neyaJerobowamu, umsa waNebati.
4 Tinja titawudla labo bakaBhasha labatawufela edolobheni, bese kutsi tinyoni telizulu tidle labo labatawufela etigangeni.”
5 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaBhasha nalakwenta, nemphumelelo yakhe, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
6 Bhasha wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa eThisa. Ela, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
7 Kwefika livi laSimakadze ngemphrofethi Jehu, umsa waHanani, kuBhasha nakuyo yonkhe indlu yakhe ngenca yabo bonkhe bubi labekabentile emehlweni aSimakadze, amcunula kuze atfukutseliswe tintfo latenta, waba njengendlu yakaJerobowamu layibhubhisa.
8 Ngemnyaka wema-26 wekubusa kwa-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda, ka-Israyeli kwabekwa Ela, umsa waBhasha, waba yinkhosi; wabusela eThisa iminyaka lemibili.
9 Lomunye wetindvuna takhe labenguZimri, labephetse incenye yemabutfo akhe etincola temphi, wenta luzungu ngaye. Ngaleso sikhatsi Ela abeseThisa, alibele kutinklinkla ngetjwala ekhaya ka-Arisa, indvuna yesigodlo saseThisa.
10 Zimri wangena wamgalela, wamlahla phansi, wambulala ngemnyaka wema-27 wekubusa kwa-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda. Wase utibeka yena, waba yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
11 Watsi kube acale nje kubusa ahleti esihlalweni sebukhosi, wabulala bantfu bonkhe bendlu yakaBhasha, akazange ashiye ngisho namunye lomdvuna lophilako, ngisho sihlobo, nome umngani.
12 Zimri wabhubhisa yonkhe indlu yakaBhasha, njengekwelivi laSimakadze lelemelana naBhasha lalikhuluma ngemphrofethi Jehu,
13 ngenca yato tonkhe tono Bhasha kanye nemsa wakhe, Ela, lababetentile, baze bonisa ngisho nebaka-Israyeli; ngaleyo ndlela bacunula Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, bamtfukutselisa ngetithico tabo letatingenamsebenti.
14 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Ela, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
15 Ngemnyaka wema-27 wekubusa kwa-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda, Zimri wabusa eThisa emalanga lasikhombisa. Imphi beyimise eceleni kweGibhethoni, lidolobha lemaFilisti.
16 Batsi kube beve baka-Israyeli lababesenkambu kutsi Zimri wente luzungu, wabulala inkhosi, bamemetela kutsi Omri, indvuna yemabutfo, yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli, ngalona lelo langa basesenkambu.
17 Omri nabo bonkhe baka-Israyeli lababemsingatsile besuka eGibhethoni bavimbetela iThisa.
18 Zimri watsi kube abone kutsi lidolobha selitfunjiwe, wayawubhaca enqabeni yesigodlo, walumeka sigodlo labekuso ngemlilo. Ngaleyo ndlela wafa
19 ngenca yetono takhe labetentile, wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze wahamba etinyatselweni taJerobowamu nasetonweni takhe labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni.
20 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaZimri, nekuvukela kwakhe umbuso, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
21 Sive saka-Israyeli sase sehlukana ekhatsi, labanye bema ngakuThibni, umsa waGinathi, kutsi nguye inkhosi, labanye bema ngaku-Omri.
22 Kodvwa laba baka-Omri babonakala kutsi banemandla kunalaba bakaThibni, umsa waGinathi. Thibni wase uyafa, kwasala Omri ayinkhosi.
23 Ngemnyaka wema-31 wekubusa kwenkhosi Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda, ka-Israyeli kwabekwa Omri, waba yinkhosi. Omri wabusa iminyaka leli-12, iminyaka lesitfupha abebusela eThisa.
24 Watsenga intsaba yaseSamariya kuShemeri ngemakhilogremu langaba ngema-70 esiliva, wakha lidolobha kulentsaba, waletsa libito watsi yiSamariya, aletsa ngaShemeri, libito lalona bekangumnikati wayo lentsaba kucala.
25 Kodvwa Omri wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, wona kwendlula bonkhe labebangembili kwakhe.
26 Wahamba etinyatselweni taJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, nasetonweni takhe labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni, saze samtfukutselisa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli ngetithico taso letatingenamsebenti.
27 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Omri, nalakwenta, nemphumelelo yakhe, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
28 Omri wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa eSamariya. Ahabi, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
29 Ngemnyaka wema-38 wekubusa kwa-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda, ka-Israyeli kwabekwa Ahabi, umsa wa-Omri. Wabusa baka-Israyeli iminyaka lengema-22, abusela eSamariya.
30 Ahabi, umsa wa-Omri, wenta lokubi kakhulu emehlweni aSimakadze kwengca bonkhe lababengembili kwakhe.
31 Akazange agcine ngekutijabulisa ngetono letatentiwe nguJerobowamu kuphela nje, kodvwa yena waze wateka naJezebeli, indvodzakati ya-Etbhali, inkhosi yemaSidoni, wamenta umkakhe; wacala kukhonta nekukhotsamela Bhali.
32 Wamisa lilati laBhali ethempelini laBhali, lalakha khona eSamariya.
33 Ahabi wemisa nensika ya-Ashera, achubeka nekucunula Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli kutsi atfukutsele; wawengca onkhe emakhosi aka-Israyeli labengembili kwakhe ngekwenta lokubi.
34 Ngesikhatsi sa-Ahabi, Hiyeli waseBetheli waphindze wavusa iJerikho. Wemisa sisekelo sayo ngelitubulo lakhe, Abiramu; wemisa emasango ayo ngelitfunjana lakhe lelalinguSegubi, kwaya njengekusho kwelivi laSimakadze lelakhulunywa nguJoshuwa, umsa waNuni.
1 Elija waseThishbe, labewekutalwa eThishbe kulakaGileyadi, wakhuluma ku-Ahabi watsi: “Ngelibito laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu lophilako wema-Israyeli, lengimkhontako, ngiyakutjela ngitsi kungeke kube khona ematolo ngisho nemvula kuleminyaka lembalwa letako, kuze kusho mine.”
2 Livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Elija, latsi:
3 “Suka lapha ushone ngasemphumalanga, uyewubhaca eSihosheni saseKherithi, ngasemphumalanga neJordane.
4 Uyawunatsa kulowo mfudlana; ngiyale emahhwabayi kutsi akondlele khona lapho.”
5 Ngako Elija wenta njengobe Simakadze abemtjelile. Wahamba waya eSihosheni saseKherithi, ngasemphumalanga neJordane, wahlala khona.
6 Emahhwabayi abemletsela sinkhwa nenyama njalo ekuseni nasentsambama, bese unatsa kulowo mfudlana.
7 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, lomfudlana woma, ngobe kwase kute imvula eveni.
8 Livi laSimakadze lefika kuElija, latsi:
9 “Hamba nyalo uye eSarefathi yaseSidoni uyewuhlala khona. Ngiyale umfelokati wakuleyo ndzawo kutsi akuphe kudla.”
10 Ngako-ke wahamba waya eSarefathi. Watsi efika nje esangweni lelidolobha, wakhandza umfelokati lapho atfota tinkhuni, wambita, wamcela watsi: “Ungangiletsela yini emanti ngendzebe kutsi ngifane nginatse?”
11 Watsi lomfelokati asahamba ayakumnatsisa, Elija watsi: “Ubomane ungiphatsele nelucetwana lwesinkhwa, tsine.”
12 Lomfelokati waphendvula watsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, ngitsi: Ngite nasinye sinkhwa. Nginengcosana nje yafulaha esitjeni, nenseketse yemafutsa eludziweni. Bengisasabutela tinkhunyana nje lapha, kutsi ngiye ekhaya ngitiphekele mine kanye nendvodzana yami, kuze sidle, emvakwaloko bese siyafa.”
13 Kodvwa Elija watsi kuye: “Ungesabi. Hamba wente njengobe ushito, kodvwa ubocala wentele mine kucala licebelengwane lelincane lesinkhwa, kuloko lonako, bese ukuletsa lapha kimi. Emvakwaloko-ke bese utentela wena nendvodzana yakho.
14 Ngobe nguloko lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Fulaha losesitjeni angeke aphele, nenseketse yemafutsa ingeke iphele eludziweni, kuze kube lilanga lapho Simakadze ayawunisa khona litulu eveni.’ ”
15 Lomfelokati wahamba wayakwenta njengobe atjelwe ngu-Elija. Ngaleyo ndlela Elija nalomfelokati nemndeni wakhe baba nekudla lokwenele onkhe emalanga.
16 Ngobe esitjeni safulaha akazange aphele fulaha, naseludziweni lwemafutsa akazange aphele emafutsa; kwenteka njengobe livi laSimakadze lelalikhulunywe ngu-Elija lishito.
17 Kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga lendvodzana yalomfelokati, labengumnikati walomuti, yagula. Kwachubeka kugula emalanga ngemalanga, kwadzimate kwefika lapho lomfana angasaphefumuli khona.
18 Lomfelokati wakhuluma ku-Elija, watsi: “Ngoneni kuwe, muntfu waNkulunkulu? Kantsi lapha kami utele kutangikhumbuta sono sami, ubulale nendvodzana yami.”
19 Elija wamphendvula watsi: “Letsa lapha lendvodzana yakho.” Wayitsatsa etandleni talomfelokati wayigona, wakhuphukela nayo ekamelweni lelisetulu, lapho abehlala khona. Wayilalisa embhedzeni wakhe.
20 Wase uyakhala kuSimakadze, watsi: “Awu! Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, sewubehliselelani bubi etikwalomfelokati, lesengihlala kakhe, ngekubulala lendvodzana yakhe?”
21 Welulela imikhono yakhe etikwalomfana, kwaze kwaba katsatfu, solomane aphindza amemeta kuSimakadze, atsi: “Awu! Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, buyisela umphefumulo walomfana kuye!”
22 Simakadze wakuva kukhala kwa-Elija, umphefumulo wemfana wabuyela kuye, waphila.
23 Elija wamtsatsa lomfana wehla naye ekamelweni lelisetulu, wammikisa endlini kabo, wafike wamnika unina, watsi kulonina: “Buka-ke, umfana wakho sewuyaphila.”
24 Lomfelokati watsi ku-Elija: “Manje sengiyati kutsi ungumuntfu waNkulunkulu, nekutsi livi laSimakadze leliphuma emlonyeni wakho liliciniso.”
1 Emvakwesikhatsi lesidze, emnyakeni wesitsatfu wesomiso, livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Elija, latsi: “Hamba uyekutiveta ku-Ahabi, ngitawutfumela imvula eveni.”
2 Ngako Elija wahamba wayakutiveta ku-Ahabi. Ngaleso sikhatsi bekunendlala lenkhulu eveni laseSamariya,
3 na-Ahabi abesabite Obadiya, labephetse sigodlo sakhe. Obadiya abelikholwa lelalesaba Simakadze kakhulu.
4 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Jezebeli abulala baphrofethi baSimakadze, Obadiya wafihla labalikhulu emigedzeni, baba ngema-50 kulowo nakulowo mgedze, abebapha kudla, abanatsise nemanti.
5 Ahabi abekhulume ku-Obadiya, watsi: “Asihambe sidzabule live ekhatsi, siye kuyo yonkhe imitfombo netihosha. Mhlawumbe kukhona lapho singatfola khona tjani bekondla emahhashi neminyuzi, kuze singabikho sidzingo sekutibulala letifuyo tetfu.”
6 Ngako base behlukaniselana lelive bebatakulidzabudzabula, Ahabi wacondza ngale, kwatsi Obadiya wacondza ngale nganhlanye.
7 Watsi Obadiya asahamba, wahlangana na-Elija. Obadiya wambona wamfanisa, wabe sewuyamkhotsamela, wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Nguwe ngempela yini, nkhosi yami Elija?”
8 Wamphendvula watsi: “Yebo, hamba uyewutjela inkhosi yakho utsi: ‘Elija sewulapha.’ ”
9 Obadiya wabuta watsi: “Ngoneni kodvwa kutsi ungaze unginikele esandleni sa-Ahabi kutsi angibulale?
10 Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho kutsi inkhosi yami kute umbuso lapho ingakaze yatfumela khona umuntfu kutsi ayekukufuna. Bekutsi sive nome umbuso nawukulandvula utsi awukho, awufungise kutsi vele ungeke utfolakale lapho kuwo.
11 Kodvwa manje sewungitjela kutsi angihambe ngiye enkhosini yami, ngifike ngitsi: ‘Elija sewulapha.’
12 Angati kutsi Moya waSimakadze utakwetfwala akuyisephi, mine nangisuka lapha kuwe. Nangingahamba ngiyewutjela Ahabi, afike lapho angasakukhandzi, utangibulala. Noko mine, nceku yakho, Simakadze ngimkhonte kusukela ebusheni bami.
13 Ingabe wena, nkhosi yami, awukaze uve yini kutsi mine ngentani ngesikhatsi Jezebeli abulala baphrofethi baSimakadze? Ngabhacisa baphrofethi labalikhulu emigedzeni lemibili, baba ngema-50 kulowo nalowo mgedze, ngangibapha kudla ngibanatsise nemanti.
14 Manje sewungitjela kutsi ngiye enkhosini yami, ngifike ngitsi: ‘Elija sewulapha.’ Ahabi utangibulala.”
15 Kodvwa Elija wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Mine ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze Somandla lengimkhontako kutsi ngitatinikela ku-Ahabi lamuhla.”
16 Ngako Obadiya wahamba wayawuhlangabeta Ahabi, wafike wamtjela, na-Ahabi wahamba kuyawuhlangabeta Elija.
17 Watsi kube abone Elija, wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Nguwe yini lowo, lohlupha sive saka-Israyeli?”
18 Elija waphendvula watsi: “Kute lengimhluphe ngako Israyeli, kodvwa nguwe nemndeni weyihlo. Uyiyekele imiyalo yaSimakadze, wabe sewulandzela boBhali.
19 Bita sonkhe sive eveni lonkhe laka-Israyeli kuyewuhlanganelwa eNtsabeni iKhameli. Letsa labaphrofethi baBhali labangema-450 kanye nebaphrofethi ba-Ashera labangema-400, labadla naJezebeli etafuleni lakhe.”
20 Ngako Ahabi watfumela livi kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, wahlanganisa baphrofethi eNtsabeni iKhameli.
21 Elija wasondzela embikwesive, wafike watsi: “Kuyawuze kube ngunini solomane nindziyatela emkhatsini wemicondvo lemibili? Nangabe Simakadze anguNkulunkulu, landzelani yena; kodvwa nangabe Bhali anguNkulunkulu, landzelani yena.” Kodvwa sive asizange sikhulume.
22 Elija wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Ngimi ngedvwa losele emkhatsini webaphrofethi baSimakadze, kodvwa Bhali unebaphrofethi labangema-450.
23 Siletseleni tinkunzi letimbili. Abatikhetsele ibe yinye, bayicobe ibe ngemacatsa, bese bawabeka etikwetinkhuni, kodvwa umlilo bangawokheli. Nami ngitawulungisa lena lenye inkunzi ngiyibeke etikwetinkhuni, kodvwa umlilo ngingawokheli.
24 Nine nitawube senibita libito lalonkulunkulu wenu, nami ngibite libito laSimakadze. Lonkulunkulu loyawuphendvula ngemlilo, nguyena anguNkulunkulu sibili.” Bonkhe bantfu baphendvula, batsi: “Loko lokushoko kulungile.”
25 Elija wakhuluma kubaphrofethi baBhali, watsi: “Khetsani lenye yaletinkunzi, bese niyilungisa nine kucala, njengobe naku nine nibanyenti kangaka nje. Bitani libito lankulunkulu wenu, kodvwa ningawokheli umlilo.”
26 Ngako batsatsa lenkunzi lababenikwe yona, bayilungisa. Base babita libito laBhali kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwaba ngusemini. Bamemeta batsi: “Hhawu, Bhali, siphendvule!” Kodvwa kwabate imphendvulo; kute lowaphendvula. Bagidza batungeleta lelilati lababelakhile.
27 Emini Elija wacala wabaphukuta atsi: “Memetani kakhulu! Impela ungunkulunkulu. Mhlawumbe ujulile uyacabanga, nome uyasebenta, nome useluhambeni. Mhlawumbe ulele, ngako kufanele avuswe.”
28 Ngako baphrofethi bathandaza bamemeta kakhulu, batisika ngemikhwa nangetinkemba njengekwelisiko labo, baze bopha ingati.
29 Yendlula imini, bachubeka nemadlingozi abo ekuphrofetha, kwaze kwashaya sikhatsi semhlatjelo wakusihlwa. Kodvwa kwabate imphendvulo, kute lowaphendvula, kute nalowanaka.
30 Elija wabe sewukhuluma kuso sonkhe sive, watsi: “Wotani lapha kimi.” Beta kuye, wabe sewulungisa lilati laSimakadze lelase libhidlikile.
31 Elija watsatsa ematje lali-12, lilinye limele leso naleso sive lesasivela emadvodzaneni aJakobe, lapho kwefika khona livi laSimakadze kuye, mhlazana atsi: “Libito lakho kuyawuba ngu-Israyeli.”
32 Ngalamatje wakha lilati egameni laSimakadze, wemba umsele lowawulitungeleta, waba mkhulu kangangekutsi bekungangena emanti langemalitha labengaba li-15.
33 Wabeka letinkhuni etikwalo, wacoba lenkunzi wayibeka etikwaletinkhuni. Wabe sewukhuluma kubo utsi: “Gcwalisani timbita letine ngemanti, bese niwatsela etikwalomnikelo kanye naletinkhuni.”
34 Wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Phindzani futsi,” nabo baphindza bawatsela. Waphindza wakhuluma kubo kwesitsatfu, watsi: “Phindzani futsi kwesitsatfu,” baphindza bawatsela kwesitsatfu futsi.
35 Emanti ageleta atungeleta lilati, aze agcwala lomsele.
36 Kwase kutsi ngesikhatsi semhlatjelo wakusihlwa Elija wasondzela ngaselatini wathandaza watsi: “Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, na-Isaka, na-Israyeli, akwatiwe lamuhla lapha kutsi wena unguNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli nekutsi mine ngiyinceku yakho, nekutsi tonkhe letintfo ngitente ngekuyalwa nguwe.
37 Ngiphendvule, Simakadze, ngiphendvule, kuze kutsi labantfu batekwati kutsi wena, Simakadze, unguNkulunkulu nekutsi tinhlitiyo tabo uyatigucula.”
38 Umlilo waSimakadze wehlela etikwalomhlatjelo, wawushisa wawucedza kanye netinkhuni, nematje, nemhlabatsi, wakhotsisisa onkhe emanti labelapho emseleni.
39 Batsi kube bantfu bakubone loko, baguca phansi bakhotsama, bakhala, batsi: “Simakadze unguNkulunkulu! Simakadze unguNkulunkulu!”
40 Elija wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Bambani labaphrofethi baBhali. Kungaphunyuli ngisho namunye wabo!” Babanjwa, Elija watsi abehliselwe emfudlaneni iKhishoni; babulawelwa khona lapho.
41 Elija wakhuluma ku-Ahabi, watsi: “Hamba, uyekudla unatse, ngobe kukhona umsindvo wemvula lenkhulu.”
42 Ngako Ahabi wahamba wayakudla wanatsa, kodvwa Elija wekhwela etulu esicongweni seNtsaba iKhameli, wagobondzela, wafaka buso bakhe emkhatsini wemadvolo akhe.
43 Wakhuluma encekwini yakhe, watsi: “Hamba uyewubuka ngaselwandle.” Lenceku yahamba yayawubuka, yabuya yatsi: “Akunalutfo lapho.” Elija wakhuluma kulenceku emahlandla lasikhombisa solomane atsi: “Ncandzeka.”
44 Kuloku kwesikhombisa lenceku yabuya yabika yatsi: “Ngibone lifu lelincane lelingangesandla semuntfu bukhulu balo, liphuma elwandle.” Ngako Elija wakhuluma watsi: “Hamba uyewutjela Ahabi kutsi akaphutfume agibele ahambe imvula isengakamvimbeteli.”
45 Ngasona leso sikhatsi litulu lacungutela letfwala laba nemafu lamnyama, kwahhusha umoya, latsela lenkhulu imvula, Ahabi wakhwela incola yakhe, wahamba waya eJezreyeli.
46 Emandla aSimakadze ehlela ku-Elija, wakhwicela ingubo yakhe ebhandeni lelaliselukhalo yacina, wagijima washiya Ahabi yonkhe indlela leya eJezreyeli.
1 Ahabi wafike wacocela Jezebeli konkhe lokwase kwentiwe ngu-Elija, nekutsi bonkhe baphrofethi baBhali babulawa kanjani ngenkemba.
2 Jezebeli watfumela sitfunywa ku-Elija, watsi: “Shangatsi bonkulunkulu bangangibulala ngife, nangabe mine kusasa ngalesikhatsi angikakwenti kuwe loko lokwente kulabaphrofethi.”
3 Elija wesaba wabalekela kusindzisa imphilo yakhe. Watsi kube efike eBherisheba kulakaJuda, wayishiya lapho inceku yakhe,
4 yena wachubeka wahamba luhambo lolwamtsatsa lilanga lonkhe, aya ekhatsi ehlane. Wefika wahlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla semtsanyelo, wathandazela kutsi asale asafela khona lapho. Wathandaza watsi: “Simakadze, sekwenele, sale utsatsa kuphila kwami; kute lengincono ngakho kunabokhokho bami.”
5 Wacambalala lapho ngaphansi kwesihlahla semtsanyelo, watunywa butfongo, walala. Masinyane ingilosi yafike yamtsintsa yakhuluma kuye, yatsi: “Vuka udle.”
6 Wacalata ndzawo tonkhe, kwatsi lapha ngasenhloko yakhe wabona licebelengwane lesinkhwa litfoswe emalahleni, eceleni kwalo kunendzebe lenemanti. Wadla, wanatsa, waphindze walala futsi.
7 Ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphindze yabuya kwesibili, yamtsintsa, yatsi: “Vuka udle, ngobe luhambo losetalutsatsa ludze kakhulu.”
8 Ngako wavuka, wadla, wanatsa; loko kwamnika emandla ekuhamba emalanga langema-40 nebusuku lobungema-40, waze wefika eNtsabeni yaNkulunkulu, eSinayi.
9 Wefika lapho wangena emgedzeni, walala khona kulobo busuku. Livi laSimakadze lefika kuye, latsi: “Wentani lapha Elija?”
10 Elija waphendvula watsi: “Benginenshisekelo lenkhulu yekukhonta wena Simakadze, Nkulunkulu Somandla. Kodvwa sive saka-Israyeli sisilahlile sivumelwane sakho, sabhidlita emalati akho, sabulala baphrofethi bakho ngenkemba. Ngimi ngedvwa losasele, kodvwa nami sebafuna kungibulala.”
11 Simakadze wakhuluma watsi: “Phuma, ume esicongweni salentsaba embikwaSimakadze, ngobe Simakadze utakwendlula.” Kwase kuvunguta umoya lomkhulu lonemandla lowadzabula tintsaba ekhatsi, wabhidlita nemadvwala embikwaSimakadze, kodvwa Simakadze abengekho kulowo moya. Emvakwalowo moya kwaba nekutamatama lokukhulu kwemhlaba, kodvwa Simakadze abengekho kuloko kutamatama kwemhlaba.
12 Emvakwaloko kutamatama kwemhlaba kwefika umlilo, kodvwa Simakadze abengekho kulowo mlilo. Kwatsi emvakwemlilo kwevakala liphimbo lelincane lelalikhulumela phansi.
13 Watsi kube Elija alive, wambonya buso bakhe ngengubo yakhe, waphuma wayakuma ekungeneni kwemgedze. Lelivi lalikhuluma kuye, latsi: “Wentani lapha, Elija?”
14 Elija waphendvula watsi: “Benginenshisekelo lenkhulu yekukhonta wena Simakadze, Nkulunkulu Somandla. Kodvwa sive saka-Israyeli sisilahlile sivumelwane sakho, sabhidlita emalati akho, sabulala baphrofethi bakho ngenkemba. Ngimi ngedvwa losasele, kodvwa nami sebafuna kungibulala.”
15 Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Ncandzeka ubuyele emuva ngendlela lote ngayo, ucondze eHlane laseDamaseko. Utawutsi ungefika khona, ugcobe Hazayeli, abe yinkhosi yaseSiriya.
16 Ubogcoba naJehu, umsa waNimshi, kutsi abe yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli, ugcobe na-Elisha, umsa waShafati, wase-Abela Mehola, kutsi kube nguye lotawuba ngumphrofethi emvakwakho.
17 Wonkhe lobalekela inkemba yaHazayeli uyakubulawa nguJehu, nalowo loyawubalekela inkemba yaJehu uyawubulawa ngu-Elisha.
18 Bantfu baka-Israyeli labati-7 000 ngiyakubashiya baphila: bonkhe labangazange baguce embikwaBhali nabo bonkhe labangazange bange Bhali ngemilomo yabo.”
19 Ngako Elija wesuka lapho wahamba wakhandza Elisha, umsa waShafati, alima ngesipani setinkhabi letatingema-24, yena abekuleti letimbili tekugcina. Elija waya kuye, wafike wamembesa ngalengubo yakhe.
20 Elisha washiya leto tinkhabi walandzela Elija, wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Ase ngimane ngange bobabe namake, ngibavalelise, ngitawube sengiyabuya ngita lapha kuwe.”
21 Ngako Elisha wamshiya, wancandzeka. Watsatsa letinkhabi letimbili watihlaba. Watsatsa lelijoko lekubophela walibasa, wapheka ngalo lenyama, wapha bantfu, badla. Wabe sewuyaphuma ulandzela Elija, waba ngumsiti wakhe.
1 Bheni Hadadi, inkhosi yaseSiriya, wahlomisa onkhe emabutfo akhe, asitwa ngemakhosi langema-32 labehamba ngemahhashi nangetincola temphi; wenyuka wayawuhlasela iSamariya, wayivimbetela.
2 Watfumela titfunywa edolobheni ku-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi: “Inkhosi Bheni Hadadi itsi:
3 ‘Isiliva yakho negolide yakho kwami, kanye nebafati bakho labahle kakhulu nebantfwabakho labahle kakhulu bami.’ ”
4 Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yaphendvula, yatsi: “Kunjengobe usho, nkhosi yami, mine nako konkhe lenginako kwakho.”
5 Titfunywa taphindze tabuya futsi, tafike tatsi: “Inkhosi Bheni Hadadi itsi: ‘Ngitfumele ngatsi letsa isiliva yakho, negolide yakho, nebafati bakho kanye nebantfwabakho.
6 Kodvwa kusasa, ngalesikhatsi, ngitawutfumela tindvuna tami titewufunisisa lapho esigodlweni sakho nasetindlini tetindvuna takho. Titakuchwaga konkhe lokungemagugu akho, tihambe nako.’ ”
7 Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yabita bonkhe baholi belive layo yakhuluma kubo, yatsi: “Niyabona kambe kutsi lomuntfu ufuna kususa lutfutfuva! Utsite nakatfumela afuna bafati bami, nebantfwabami, nesiliva yami, negolide yami, mine angikamaleli.”
8 Baholi nebantfu bonkhe baphendvula, batsi: “Ungamlaleli, futsi ungakwenti loko lakushoko.”
9 Ngako Ahabi waphendvula titfunywa tenkhosi Bheni Hadadi, watsi: “Tjelani inkhosi yami kutsi ngitsi: ‘Inceku yakho itawukwenta konkhe loko lokufune kucala, kodvwa loku losewukufuna nyalo ngingeke ngikuvume.’ ” Titfunywa tatsatsa lemphendvulo tayibuyisela enkhosini Bheni Hadadi.
10 Bheni Hadadi watfumela lomunye umlayeto ku-Ahabi atsi: “Ngitakuta nemadvodza lenele kutsi ngitewubhubhisa lelidolobha lakho, lamadvodza atsatse leto timvutfu ngetandla tawo. Shangatsi bonkulunkulu bangangishaya ngife, nangehluleka kukufeza loko.”
11 Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yaphendvula, yatsi: “Nibomtjela kutsi saga sitsi: ‘Lowo lotewuhlasela akatigabatisi asengakalwi, kodvwa loko ukwenta emvakwemphi asalwile.’ ”
12 Lomlayeto wefika enkhosini Bheni Hadadi asanatsa nalawa lamanye emakhosi emathendeni awo. Wavele watjela emabutfo akhe watsi: “Tilungiseleleni kuhlasela.” Ngako atilungiselela kuhlasela lelo dolobha.
13 Ngasona leso sikhatsi kwefika umphrofethi enkhosini Ahabi, watsi: “Simakadze utsi: ‘Uyayibona yini lemphi lenkhulu kangaka? Ngitayinikela esandleni sakho, kuze wati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
14 Ahabi wabuta watsi: “Kodvwa ngubani lotakwenta loko?” Lomphrofethi waphendvula watsi: “Simakadze utsi: ‘Loko kutakwentiwa tindvuna letincane letingaphansi kwetindvuna tetifundza.’ ” Ahabi wabuta watsi: “Ngubani lotawucala kucala kuhlasela?” Lomphrofethi waphendvula watsi: “Nguwe.”
15 Ngako Ahabi wabita tonkhe tindvuna letincane letingaphansi kwetindvuna tetifundza, taba ngemadvodza langema-232, asawonkhe. Wahlanganisa lamanye ema-Israyeli, wona aba ti-7 000 asawonkhe.
16 Baphuma emini kuyawuhlasela ngesikhatsi Bheni Hadadi nalamakhosi langema-32 labemsita, baselibele kutinklinkla ngetjwala emathendeni abo.
17 Letindvuna letincane letingaphansi kwetindvuna tetifundza taviva tona tayawuhlasela kucala. Bheni Hadadi abetfumele tinhloli letabuya tafike tambikela tatsi: “Kukhona emadvodza lavivako ashuca aphuma ngaseSamariya.”
18 Watsi: “Babambeni basaphila, nome beta ngekuthula nome bete ngemphi.”
19 Tindvuna letincane letingaphansi kwetindvuna tetifundza taphumela ngephandle kwelidolobha tilandzelwa ngemabutfo,
20 ngulowo nalowo wabulala leyo ndvodza labelwa nayo. Atsi nakubona loko emaSiriya abaleka, ema-Israyeli awalandzela ngemuva awacosha. Kodvwa Bheni Hadadi, inkhosi yemaSiriya, wagibela lihhashi wabaleka nalamanye emadvodza akakhe nawo labegibele akawo.
21 Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yasondzela yabhubhisa lamahhashi kanye netincola, yawashaya yawabhuca emaSiriya.
22 Emvakwaloko, umphrofethi waphindze wabuyela enkhosini yaka-Israyeli, wafike watsi: “Cinisa emabutfo akho, ubone kutsi kufanele wenteni, ngobe kulentfwasahlobo letako inkhosi yaseSiriya itawuphindze ibuye itekuhlasela futsi.”
23 Ngasona leso sikhatsi tindvuna tenkhosi yaseSiriya teluleka inkhosi, tatsi: “Bonkulunkulu babo bonkulunkulu bemagcuma. Ngiko nje babenemandla kakhulu kunatsi, badzimate basehlula. Kodvwa nasingalwa nabo sisematsafeni, nakanjani sitakuba nemandla kunabo.
24 Yenta naku: Wesuse onkhe lamakhosi lapho aphetse ngakhona, bese ufaka letinye tindvuna etikhundleni tawo.
25 Kufanele uphindze wakhe libutfo lelingangalelo lelakulahlekela, lihhashi ngelihhashi nencola ngencola, khona sitekulwa nalama-Israyeli ematsafeni. Nakanjani sitawuba nemandla kunawo.” Wativumela, wenta njengobe tatincomile.
26 Entfwasahlobo lelandzelako Bheni Hadadi wahlomisa emaSiriya enyuka aya e-Afeki kuyakulwa nema-Israyeli.
27 Nema-Israyeli atsi kube ahlome, atsatsa imiphako yawo, aphuma ayawuhlasela. Ema-Israyeli akamba aba ticumbi letimbili njengemihlambi lemibili yetimbuti abhekana nawo, kantsi emaSiriya wona abegcwele lonkhe lelo tsafa.
28 Lomuntfu waNkulunkulu wefika wakhuluma enkhosini yaka-Israyeli, watsi: “Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Njengobe emaSiriya acabanga kutsi Simakadze ungunkulunkulu wemagcuma, akasiye nkulunkulu wematsafa, yonkhe lemphi yawo ngitayinikela etandleni tenu, kuze nati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
29 Kwaphela emalanga lasikhombisa emabutfo akambe abhekene, kwatsi ngelilanga lesikhombisa kwahlaselwana. Ema-Israyeli abulala emadvodza lahamba ngetinyawo labeti-100 000 emaSiriya ngalanga linye.
30 Lawa lamanye avele abalekela edolobheni lase-Afeki, lapho atsi nakefika khona, lubondza lwalelo dolobha lwadzilikela etikwalababeti-27 000 bawo. Bheni Hadadi wabalekela edolobheni, wafike wabhaca ekamelweni lelalingekhatsi endlini.
31 Tindvuna takhe takhuluma kuye, tatsi: “Sesivile kutsi emakhosi endlu yaka-Israyeli anesihe. Asambe siye enkhosini yaka-Israyeli sivunule emasaka lapha elukhalweni sibophe tintsambo lapha etinhloko tetfu. Mhlawumbe angahle akusindzise angakubulali.”
32 Ngako bavunula emasaka etinkhalweni tabo, babopha tinhloko tabo ngetintsambo, bahamba baya enkhosini yaka-Israyeli bafike batsi: “Inceku yakho Bheni Hadadi itsi: ‘Ngicela kutsi ungangibulali.’ ” Inkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Usaphila yini? Phela ungumnaketfu.”
33 Letindvuna taBheni Hadadi tashesha takutsatsa loko njengesibonakaliso sekwemukeleka, Ahabi nakatsi: “Yebo, Bheni Hadadi ungumnaketfu.” Ngako tasheshe tawaphindza lamavi latsi: “Yebo, Bheni Hadadi ungumnakenu!” Ahabi wakhuluma kuto, watsi: “Hambani nimlandze.” Watsi kube Bheni Hadadi efike, Ahabi wamcela kutsi ekhwele naye encoleni yakhe.
34 Bheni Hadadi wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Ngitakuwabuyisa onkhe lamadolobha latfunjwa ngubabe kuyihlo. Nawe ungatentela timakethe edolobheni laseDamaseko, njengobe nababe atenta eSamariya.” Ahabi waphendvula watsi: “Ngitakukhululela etikwalesivumelwane.” Ngako benta leso sivumelwane, wase uyamkhulula.
35 Ngelivi laSimakadze lomunye wemadvodzana ebaphrofethi wakhuluma kulomunye umnganakhe, watsi: “Ngishaye ngalesikhali sakho,” kodvwa lomnganakhe wala.
36 Ngako lomphrofethi watsi: “Njengobe ungakamlaleli Simakadze, utawutsi nawusuka lapha, libhubesi likubulale.” Yatsi lendvodza nayisuka ihamba, yakhandvwa libhubesi lelayibulala.
37 Lomphrofethi wakhandza lenye indvodza lakhuluma kuyo watsi: “Ngicela ungishaye.” Ngako lendvodza yamshaya, yamlimata.
38 Lomphrofethi wahamba wayakumela inkhosi eceleni kwendlela. Waphica umkhondvo ngekufaka ingadibe leyayisitselise emehlo.
39 Yatsi inkhosi nayendlula, lomphrofethi wammemeta watsi: “Inceku yakho yangena ekhatsi nemphi, lomunye wase uletsa sitsa lesasitfunjiwe watsi: ‘Gadza lomuntfu, nakabaleka, loko utakukhokha ngemphilo yakho, nome-ke ukhokhe emakhilogremu langaba ngema-34 esiliva’,
40 kodvwa ngenca yemisebenti bengiyenta lendvodza ibese iyanyamalala.” Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yaphendvula, yatsi: “Ngiso leso sigwebo sakho, sewusishito.”
41 Lomphrofethi washesha wesusa lengadibe emehlweni akhe, inkhosi yambona kutsi ungulomunye webaphrofethi.
42 Wakhuluma enkhosini watsi: “Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze: ‘Sewukhulule lomuntfu bengitsite akafe, ngako loko utakukhokha ngemphilo yakho, nesive sakho sitawubhujiswa ngenca yekuyekela lamabutfo akakhe.’ ”
43 Inkhosi yabuyela esigodlweni sayo eSamariya idvubutekile, ikhubekile.
1 Emvakwaloko kwase kuba nesehlakalo lesenteka ngenca yesivini saNabothi waseJezreyeli. Lesivini sasiseJezreyeli eceleni kwesigodlo senkhosi Ahabi, inkhosi yaseSamariya.
2 Ahabi watsi kuNabothi: “Nginike lesivini sakho, kuze ngihlanyele tibhidvo, njengobe naku sisedvutane nesigodlo sami nje. Ngitakuntjintjisela ngesivini lesincono kunaso, nome-ke ngikubhadale leyo mali lotayifuna, nangabe utsandza.”
3 Kodvwa Nabothi wamphendvula, watsi: “Simakadze akasungivumela kutsi ngikunike lifa labobabemkhulu.”
4 Ngako Ahabi wabuyela ekhaya ahluneme atfukutsele, ngobe Nabothi waseJezreyeli atsite: “Ngingeke ngikunike lifa labobabemkhulu.” Wafike walala embhedzeni wakhe, acumbelene; wadvuba nekudla kudla.
5 Umkakhe Jezebeli wangena wambuta, watsi: “Uhlunemeleni kanjena? Awudli ngani?”
6 Wamphendvula watsi: “Kungenca ngobe ngitsite ngitsi kuNabothi waseJezreyeli: ‘Ngitsengisele sivini sakho, nome-ke nawutsandza ngikwenanisele ngalesinye sivini esikhundleni saso,’ yena wala watsi: ‘Ngingeke ngikunike sivini sami.’ ”
7 Umkakhe Jezebeli watsi: “Lena ngiyona ndlela lowenta ngayo yini njengenkhosi ka-Israyeli? Vuka udle! Jabula futsi! Mine ngitakutfolela lesivini saNabothi, waseJezreyeli.”
8 Ngako wabhala tincwadzi ngelibito la-Ahabi, wanamatsisela luphawu lwa-Ahabi kuto, watitfumela kubaholi nebahlonishwa labahlala edolobheni lakaNabothi kanye naye Nabothi.
9 Kuletincwadzi abebhale kutsi: “Memetelani lilanga lekuzila, bese nihlalisa Nabothi embonisweni emkhatsini wesive.
10 Kodvwa nibobe senihlalisa emahuzu lamabili embikwakhe, niwente afakaze kutsi ucalekise Nkulunkulu nenkhosi, bese nimkhiphela ngephandle, nimgcobe ngematje, aze afe.”
11 Ngako baholi nebahlonishwa labebahlala edolobheni lakuboNabothi benta njengobe batjelwe nguJezebeli etincwadzini labebabhalele tona.
12 Bamemetela kuzila, babeka Nabothi embonisweni emkhatsini webantfu.
13 Kwase kuvela emacili lamabili ahlala macondzana naye, abeka Nabothi licala embikwebantfu, atsi: “Nabothi ucalekise Nkulunkulu nenkhosi.” Ngako base bayamtsatsa Nabothi bamkhiphela ngephandle kwelidolobha, bamgcoba ngematje, waze wafa.
14 Base batfumela livi kuJezebeli batsi: “Nabothi sewugcotjwe ngematje, waze wafa.”
15 Watsi kube eve Jezebeli kutsi Nabothi sewufile, wakhuluma ku-Ahabi, watsi: “Sukuma utsatse sivini saNabothi, waseJezreyeli, lala kukutsengisela sona ngesiliva kutsi sibe sakho. Akasekho manje, sewufile.”
16 Ahabi watsi kube eve kutsi Nabothi sewufile, wasukuma wehla wayawutsatsa sivini saNabothi, wasenta sakhe.
17 Livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Elija, waseThishbe, latsi:
18 “Yehla uye ku-Ahabi, inkhosi yema-Israyeli, lobusela eSamariya. Manje usesivinini saNabothi, lapho ayele kuyawusenta sakhe.
19 Ufike umtjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: “Awukasontsi umuntfu yini kuze utsatse lomhlaba wakhe?” ’ Bese utsi kuye: ‘Naku lakushoko Simakadze: “Kuleyo ndzawo, lapho tinja tacapha khona ingati yaNabothi, tinja tiyawuphindze ticaphe khona ingati yakho; yebo, yakho ingati.” ’ ”
20 Ahabi watsi ku-Elija: “Wo! Sewungitfolile, sitsa sami!” Elija waphendvula watsi: “Ngikutfolile, ngobe utitsengise wena ngekwenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze.
21 Simakadze utsi: ‘Ngitakwehlisela sigemegeme etikwakho. Ngitawubhubhisa intalelwane yakho, ngijube bonkhe labadvuna ka-Ahabi, ka-Israyeli, labancane nalabadzala.
22 Indlu yakho ngitayilingisa leya yakaJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, neyakaBhasha, umsa wa-Ahiya, ngobe ungicunulile, ngaze ngatfukutsela, wenta nema-Israyeli ona.’
23 “Macondzana naJezebeli Simakadze utsi: ‘Tinja tiyawudlela Jezebeli ngaselubondzeni lwaseJezreyeli.’
24 “Tinja tiyakudla labo baka-Ahabi labayawufela ekhatsi edolobheni, tinyoni tasemoyeni tiyawutondla ngalabo labayawufela etigangeni.”
25 Kute indvodza lenjenga-Ahabi leyatitsengisa yona ekwenteni bubi emehlweni aSimakadze, ifucwa ngumkayo Jezebeli.
26 Watiphatsa ngemanyala lamakhulu ngekutsi alandzelane nekukhonta tithico njengema-Amori, Simakadze lawakhukhula, ngesikhatsi nakufika ema-Israyeli.
27 Watsi kube Ahabi eve lamavi, wadzabula tingubo takhe, wembatsa emasaka, wazila, walala ngemasaka, wahamba angulotfotjisiwe.
28 Livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Elija, waseThishbe, latsi:
29 “Ubonile yini kutsi Ahabi utitfobe kanjani embikwami? Ngenca yekutsi utitfobile kimi, ngingeke ngisamehlisela lesigemegeme etikhatsini takhe, kodvwa ngiyawusehlisela etikwendlu yakakhe ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwemsa wakhe.”
1 Kwaze kwaphela iminyaka lemitsatfu kute imphi emkhatsini wemaSiriya nema-Israyeli.
2 Kodvwa kwatsi ngemnyaka wesitsatfu Jehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, wehla wayawubonana nenkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
3 Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, bese iyale tindvuna tayo yatsi: “Anati yini kutsi iRamothi Gileyadi yakitsi, kodvwa kuze kube ngunyalo, kute lutfo lolwentiwe kuze siyitsatse etandleni tenkhosi yaseSiriya?”
4 Ngako yabuta Jehoshafati, yatsi: “Ungahamba yini nami siyekulwa neRamothi yaseGileyadi?” Jehoshafati waphendvula inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi: “Mine ngifanana nawe, bantfu bami banjengebantfu bakho, nemahhashi ami anjengemahhashi akho.”
5 Kodvwa Jehoshafati wachubeka wakhuluma enkhosini yaka-Israyeli, watsi: “Cala kucala ufune seluleko saSimakadze.”
6 Ngako inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yase ibutsela ndzawonye baphrofethi lababengaba ngema-400, emadvodza odvwa, yababuta yatsi: “Ngingaya yini kuyawuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, nome ngiyekele?” Baphendvula batsi: “Hamba, ngobe Simakadze utayinikela etandleni tenkhosi.”
7 Kodvwa Jehoshafati wabuta watsi: “Sekute yini lomunye umphrofethi waSimakadze lapha lesingabuta kuye?”
8 Inkhosi Ahabi yaphendvula Jehoshafati, yatsi: “Usekhona munye lesingabuta ngaye kuSimakadze, kodvwa ngiyamenyanya, ngobe akaze nje aphrofethe lokuhle ngami, kodvwa uphrofetha lokubi kodvwa. NguMikhaya, umsa waJimla.” Jehoshafati waphendvula watsi: “Inkhosi ayikafaneli kukusho loko.”
9 Ngako Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wase ubita lomunye wetindvuna takhe, watsi: “Landza Mikhaya, umsa waJimla, masinyane.”
10 Babegcoke imijiva yabo yebukhosi bo-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, banaJehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, bahleti etihlalweni tabo tebukhosi, ebaleni lekubhulela kolo, eceleni kwelisango lelingena eSamariya; bonkhe baphrofethi bebaphrofetha embikwabo.
11 Sedekiya, umsa waKhenana, yena abesente timphondvo tensimbi, wamemeta atsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: ‘Ngaleti utawuhlaba emaSiriya aze afe, aphele.’ ”
12 Bonkhe-ke nalaba labanye baphrofethi babekhuluma intfo yinye, batsi: “Hlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, uyehlule. Ngobe Simakadze utayinikela etandleni tenkhosi.”
13 Lesigijimi lebesilandze Mikhaya samhlebela, simdvonsa ngendlebe, satsi: “Buka la, njengendvodza yinye laba labanye baphrofethi baphrofethe imphumelelo yenkhosi Ahabi. Ngako-ke nawe emavi akho abovumelana newalaba labanye, ukhulume lokuhle.”
14 Kodvwa Mikhaya waphendvula watsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, ngitamtjela loko lengikutjelwa nguSimakadze kuphela.”
15 Watsi kube efike, inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Mikhaya, singaya yini kuyawuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, nome siyekele?” Waphendvula Mikhaya watsi: “Hlasela uncobe, ngobe Simakadze utayinikela esandleni senkhosi.”
16 Inkhosi Ahabi yatsi kuye: “Ngitakutjela kangaki kutsi ungangitjeli lutfo lolunye ngaphandle kweliciniso egameni laSimakadze?”
17 Mikhaya wase uyaphendvula, watsi: “Ngibone onkhe ema-Israyeli ahlakatekile etintsabeni njengetimvu letite umelusi; Simakadze watsi: ‘Labantfu abanamelusi. Nguloyo akatibuyelele ekhaya lakhe ngekuthula.’ ”
18 Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi kuJehoshafati: “Angikakutjeli-ke kutsi kute lokuhle langahle akuphrofethe ngami, kodvwa lokubi kuphela?”
19 Mikhaya wachubeka watsi: “Ngako-ke lalela livi laSimakadze: Ngabona Simakadze ahleti esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi nayo yonkhe imphi yasezulwini ime ngakuye imtungeletile ngesekudla sakhe nangesancele.
20 Simakadze watsi: ‘Ngubani lotasihungela Ahabi kutsi ayewuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi atiyele yena ekufeni kwakhe?’ “Lomunye waphakamisa loku, lomunye waphakamisa lokwa.
21 Ekugcineni kwesuka umoya, weta wema embikwaSimakadze watsi: ‘Mine ngitamhunga.’
22 “Simakadze wawubuta watsi: ‘Kanjani?’ “Umoya waphendvula watsi: ‘Ngitawuphuma ngibe ngumoya wemanga emlonyeni wabo bonkhe baphrofethi bakhe.’ “Simakadze watsi: ‘Cha, wena-ke utawuphumelela kumhunga nembala. Hamba, wente njalo.’
23 “Ngako-ke Simakadze ubeke umoya wemanga emlonyeni wabo bonkhe baphrofethi bakho. Simakadze ukulungiselele sehlakalo kutsi sikwehlele.”
24 Sedekiya, umsa waKhenana, wasukuma wafumba Mikhaya ngemphama ebusweni, atsi: “LoMoya waSimakadze uhambe ngakuphi, nawusuka kimi uyewukhuluma kuwe?”
25 Mikhaya waphendvula watsi: “Loko uyawukubona ukwati, mhlazana uhamba sewuyawubhaca ekamelweni lelisekhatsi.”
26 Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wase ukhipha umyalo watsi: “Tsatsani Mikhaya nimbuyisele emuva ku-Amoni, indvuna yelidolobha, nakuJowashi, indvodzana yenkhosi,
27 nitsi: ‘Inkhosi itsi: “Valelani nangu umuntfu esitokisini ningamniki lutfo ngaphandle kwesinkhwa nemanti, ngize ngibuye ngiphephile.” ’ ”
28 Mikhaya watsi: “Nawungahle nje ubuye uphephile, Simakadze utawube akaze wakhuluma ngami.” Wachubeka watsi: “Nonkhe nine tive, wanakeni lamavi ami.”
29 Ngako-ke Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kanye naJehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, base bayakhuphuka baya eRamothi Gileyadi.
30 Ahabi wakhuluma kuJehoshafati watsi: “Mine ngitawungena emkhatsini wemabutfo ngiphice umkhondvo, kodvwa wena ungatigcoka tingubo takho tebukhosi.” Ngako Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wase uphica umkhondvo wangena emkhatsini wemabutfo agcoke letinye tingubo.
31 Inkhosi yaseSiriya beyiyale tindvuna tayo tetincola temphi letingema-32, yatsi: “Nine ningalwi namuntfu lomunye, nome mncane nome mkhulu, nicondzane kuphela nenkhosi yaka-Israyeli Ahabi.”
32 Letindvuna tetincola temphi tatsi natibona Jehoshafati, tacabanga tatsi: “Ngempela lena ngiyo inkhosi yaka-Israyeli,” ngako tagucukela kuye tiyekumhlasela, kodvwa watsi Jehoshafati nakakhala amemeta,
33 letindvuna tetincola temphi tambona kutsi akasiyo lenkhosi yaka-Israyeli, tase tiyayekela kumcosha.
34 Kodvwa lomunye wantsala butjoki bakhe wajijimeta, kwagwazeka Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, emahlanganweni etembatfo takhe tensimbi letatimvikela. Inkhosi Ahabi wakhuluma kuloloshayela incola yakhe yemphi, watsi: “Jikisa incola, ungikhiphe lapha emphini. Sengilimele.”
35 Lonkhe lelo langa imphi yayibambene etulu, inkhosi yasekelwa encoleni yayo, ibhekene nemaSiriya. Linceba layo lopha ingati yaze yageletela phansi encoleni, kwatsi kusihlwa inkhosi Ahabi yafa.
36 Latsi lilanga nalishonako, kwamenyetelwa kuyo yonkhe inkambu, kutsiwa: “Ngulowo nalowo akabuyele ekhaya lakhe, ngulowo eveni lakubo.”
37 Wafa kanjalo-ke Ahabi, inkhosi, watsatfwa wayiswa eSamariya, bafike bamfihla khona.
38 Lencola yakhe bayigezela esitibeni lesiseSamariya, lapho kwakugeza khona tingwadla, tefika tinja tacapha ingati ya-Ahabi, njengobe livi laSimakadze lalishito.
39 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Ahabi lefaka konkhe lakwenta, nesigodlo lasakha wasihlobisa ngematinyo endlovu, nemadolobha lawakhela tinqaba, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
40 Ahabi wafa; Ahaziya, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
41 Jehoshafati, umsa wa-Asa, wabekwa waba yinkhosi yakaJuda ngemnyaka wesine wekubusa kwa-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
42 Jehoshafati abeneminyaka lengema-35 budzala ngesikhatsi abekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-25. Libito lenina bekungu-Azubha, indvodzakati yaShilhi.
43 Kuko konkhe Jehoshafati wahamba etinyatselweni teyise Asa, akazange aphambuke kuto, wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze. Noko tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico akazange atisuse, ngako bantfu babesachubeka nekwentela kuto imihlatjelo batfuncise netimphepho.
44 Jehoshafati futsi abehlalisene ngekuthula nenkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
45 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwenkhosi Jehoshafati, tintfo latiphumelelisa, nekuhlasela kwemabutfo akhe, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
46 Wacosha imisalela yetitabane telithempeli letatisasele emvakwekubusa kweyise, Asa.
47 Kwasala sekute inkhosi e-Edomu; ngako kwase kubambe lisekela.
48 Jehoshafati wakha imikhumbi yekuhweba elwandle kutsi ibohamba iye e-Ofiri, ilandze igolide, kodvwa noko ayizange iphumelele kuhamba, ngobe yephukela e-Esiyoni Geberi.
49 Ngaleso sikhatsi Ahaziya, umsa wa-Ahabi, wakhuluma kuJehoshafati, watsi: “Vumela emadvodza akami kutsi ahambisane nemadvodza akakho emikhunjini.” Kodvwa Jehoshafati wala.
50 Jehoshafati wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa kuboyisemkhulu, eDolobheni laDavide, uyisemkhulu. Jehoramu, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
51 Ahaziya, umsa wa-Ahabi, wabekwa waba yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli eSamariya; wabekwa ngemnyaka weli-17 wekubusa kwaJehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda. Ahaziya wabusa sive saka-Israyeli iminyaka lemibili.
52 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, ngobe walandzela etinyatselweni taboyise nenina, nasendleleni yaJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, lowabangela ema-Israyeli kutsi one.
53 Wakhonta Bhali, wakhotsama kuye, ngaleyo ndlela wacunula Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, wamtfukutselisa. Ahaziya walingisa uyise.