7 Bukela! Sihlalo saSolomoni lesetfwalwako, sisingatfwe tingwazi letingema-60, emadvodza lahlonipheke kakhulu ka-Israyeli,
Ngako Rehobowamu, inkhosi, wenta emahawu elitfusi kutawutsatsa sikhundla salawa egolide, wase uwetfula esandleni setindvuna tabogadzi basekungeneni kwesigodlo.
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.
Elisha wathandaza, watsi: “Awu, Simakadze, vula emehlo akhe kuze abone.” Nembala, Simakadze wavula emehlo alenceku ya-Elisha, yatsi iyabuka, yabona tindimbane temabutfo, nemahhashi, netincola temphi tivutsa umlilo ticancele intsaba, kutungeleta Elisha.
Ngako ngemisa labanye bantfu bahlome ngetinkemba, nangetikhali, nangemicibisholo; ngabahlela ngekwemindeni yabo eceleni kwelubondza lusendvo ngelusendvo, konkhe lapho lubondza lwaluselufisha ngakhona.
Maye, umuhle, sitsandvwa sami bo! Awu, maye, kona uyakhanga! Yebo, nembhedze wetfu utsite klaba!
Ngubani loya lokhuphuka achamuka ehlane, lofanana nensika yentfutfu, lotsaphuka emakha emure newemphepho leyakhiwe ngato tonkhe tinongo temhwebi?
onkhe ahlome ngetinkemba, onkhe bokadzebona etimphini, nguleyo ifake inkemba yayo engculwini, ilungele kulwa nalokwesabisanako kwasebusuku.
Inkhosi Solomoni yatakhela leso sihlalo: Yasakha ngetingodvo taseLebanoni.
Tiyini tona tingilosi? Tingimimoya yekusebentela Nkulunkulu, letfunyelwe kutawusita labo labayawudla lifa lensindziso.
Kuwo onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwaSawula ema-Israyeli abelwa timphi letesabekako nemaFilisti. Sawula abetsi nakabona indvodza lenemandla nome lenesibindzi, ayitsatse ayifake ebutfweni lakhe.
Davide wakhuluma ku-Akhishi, watsi: “Nawe utatibonela ngewakho emehlo kutsi inceku yakho itakwentani.” Akhishi waphendvula watsi: “Kulungile, ngitakwenta ube ngulomunye wetindvuna tami letingisingatsako, imphilo yakho yonkhe.”
Tisebenti tenu letidvuna naletisikati, netinkhomo tenu telikhetselo, netimbongolo tenu itatitsatsa tibe tayo.