10 Shangatsi emakhosi aseThashishi nasetichingini, angetfula tipho kuyo. Shangatsi emakhosi aseSheba newaseSeba angetfula kuyo imitselo yawo.
Emadvodzana aKushe bekuboSeba, naHavila, naSabta, naRama, naSabtekha. Emadvodzana aRama bekuboSheba naDedani.
Indlovukazi yaseSheba yatsi kube ive ngeludvumo lwaSolomoni mayelana neLibito laSimakadze, yeta yatakumvivinya ngekumbuta imibuto lelukhuni.
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.
Yefika eJerusalema ihamba nalolukhulu ludvwendvwe, luchuba emakamela labetfwele tinandzisi, nemidlidlimba yegolide kanye neyematje laligugu. Yefika kaSolomoni yakhulumisana naye ngako konkhe lokwakusengcondvweni yayo.
Umnyaka ngemnyaka, wonkhe labeta kuye abefika nesipho: tintfo letentiwe ngesiliva, nangegolide, nemijiva, netikhali, netinandzisi, nemahhashi kanye neminyuzi.
Inkhosi yayinemikhumbi leminyenti yekuhweba elwandle; lemikhumbi yayinemadvodza akaHiramu. Kanye ngeminyaka lemitsatfu yayibuya yetfwele igolide, nesiliva, nematinyo etindlovu, netinkawu kanye netimfene.
Bantfu lababeselugwini lwembuso kanye nalabo labebakhe ekhatsi kwelive, inkhosi Ahashiveroshi wabaphocelela kutsi bamsebentele kamatima.
Wena, ndvodzakati yaseThire, tingcunga tiyawutincengela kuwe ngekukuletsela tipho.”
ngesikhatsi usethempelini lakho, eJerusalema, emakhosi atakuletsela tipho takho khona.
Sekhute lesilwane semhlanga, iGibhithe, uwekhute nalomhlambi wetinkunzi losemkhatsini wematfole etive. Bayagcobagcobana, babange imali, basakate leto tive, bajatjuliswe kususa lutfutfuva lwemphi.
Hlabelani ingoma lensha kuSimakadze, netibongo takhe kusukela emikhawulweni yemhlaba, nine lenintjweza ngemikhumbi elwandle, nako konkhe lokukulo, nine tichingi, nani nonkhe lenihlala kuto.
ngeke angabate nome ajabhiswe, aze emise umtsetfocotfo wami emhlabeni. Tichingi tiyawubeka litsemba lato kulomtsetfo wakhe.”
Ngobe mine nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, uMsindzisi wakho, ngitawuhlawula ngelive laseGibhithe, ngishintjiselane iKushe neSheba ngawe.
Ngiyawukhuluma nenyakatfo ngitsi: ‘Bakhulule,’ neningizimu ngikhulume kuyo ngitsi: ‘Ungabagodli.’ Buyisani emadvodzana ami kusukela khashane, nemadvodzakati ami kusukela emikhawulweni yemhlaba,
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi, naLongcwele waka-Israyeli, kuye lowake wedzelelwa wenyanywa sive, kuyo inceku yebabusi, utsi: “Emakhosi ayawukubona asukume, tikhulu tiyawukubona tikhotsame, ngenca yaSimakadze lowetsembekile, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, lokukhetsile.”
Tive tiyawusondzela ekukhanyeni kwakho nemakhosi ete ebukhatikhatini bekusa kwakho.
Imihlambi yemakamela iyawugcwala eveni lakho, emakamela lamancane akaMidiyani newase-Efa. Bonkhe baseSheba bayawuta, betfwele igolide nemphepho, bamemetela ludvumo lwaSimakadze.
Nayi imikhumbi yetichingi icondza kimi, kuhamba embili imikhumbi yaseThashishi, iletse emadvodzana akho laphuma khashane labuya nesiliva negolide yawo, atewudvumisa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, longuLongcwele waka-Israyeli, ngobe ukwetfwese inkhatimulo.
Tangena endlini, tabona umntfwana naMariya, unina. Taguca phansi, tadvumisa iNkhosi; tase tivula tikhwama tato, tamupha tipho: igolide, nemphepho, nemakha.