9 Emadvodzakati emakhosi asemkhatsini wetintfombi takho telikhetselo; nangesandleni sakho sangesekudla kume indlovukazi levunule tembatfo tegolide yase-Ofiri.
[Imikhumbi yaHiramu leyayetfwala igolide iyitsatsa e-Ofiri, lapho yayiphindze itsatse nemitfwalo lemikhulu yetingodvo te-almugi neyematje laligugu.
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.
Kodvwa nyalo, ungamtsatsi njengemuntfu lote licala. Wena uyindvodza lenekuhlakanipha; utawukwati kutsi utakwenta njani kuye; wena nje ciniseka kutsi uyabulawa.”
na-Ofiri, naHavila, naJobabi. Bonkhe laba bekungemadvodzana aJokthane.
utsatse nalamatje laligugu uwalahle elutfulini, igolide yakho yase-Ofiri uyilahle emadvwaleni asetigodzini,
Kucwebetela kodvwa lokusesigodlweni, inkhosatana yembetse tingubo letelukwe ngegolide.
Shangatsi emakhosi aseThashishi nasetichingini, angetfula tipho kuyo. Shangatsi emakhosi aseSheba newaseSeba angetfula kuyo imitselo yawo.
Ngiwufake emakha emure, nenhlaba, nesinamoni.
Maye, tinhle tinyawo takho kuleto tincabule tato, awu, ndvodzakati yemntfwanenkhosi! Ematsanga akho atindingilizi njengemachuzu, umsebenti wesandla sachwephesha.
Emakhosi ayawuba bacizeli bakho, nemakhosikati awo amunyise bantfwabakho. Bayawuguca embikwakho, buso babo bubheke phansi emhlabatsini, bayawukhotsa lutfuli lwetinyawo takho ngelulwimi. Uyawube sewuyati-ke lapho kutsi mine nginguSimakadze. Labo labetsembela kimi bangeke bajabhiswe.”
Lowo lonamakoti ungumyeni; kepha umngani wemyeni nakaliva livi lemyeni, ujabula kakhulu. Ngako-ke lenjabulo yami seyiphelele.
Asitfokote, siyiphakamise, siyinike ludvumo, ngobe umshado weliWundlu sewufikile, namakoti sewutilungiselele.
Ngabona likhaya lelingcwele, iJerusalema Lensha, lehla liphuma ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, lilungiswe kahle lahlotjiswa njengamakoti ahlobele kuyawuhlangabeta umyeni wakhe emshadweni.
Tive tiyawuhamba ekukhanyeni kwalo, nemakhosi emhlaba ayakwetfula kulo emagugu ebukhosi bawo.
Lenye yaletingilosi letisikhombisa letatiphetse titja letatigcwele tinhlupheko tekugcina letisikhombisa yeta kimi, yafike yatsi: “Kota, ngitekukhombisa makoti, umkaWundlu.”