1 Amakhosi 5:6-12 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

6. “Ngalokho yaleza ukuba bangigawulele imisedari* eLebanoni, izinceku zami zibe nezakho; ngiyakukunika inkokhelo yezinceku zakho njengakho konke ongakusho, ngokuba wena uyazi ukuthi akukho muntu kithi ongagawula imithi njengamaSidoni.”

7. Kwathi uHiramu ezwile amazwi kaSolomoni wathokoza kakhulu, wathi: “Makabusiswe uJehova namuhla omnikile uDavide indodana ehlakaniphileyo phezu kwalabo bantu abakhulu.”

8. UHiramu wayesethumela kuSolomoni, wathi:“Ngizwile lokho okuthume kimi; mina ngiyakwenza konke okufunayo ngemisedari* nangemisayipuresi.*

9. Izinceku zami ziyakuyehlisa eLebanoni, ziyiyise elwandle, mina ngiyenze ibe yizihlenga ezihamba elwandle, ziye endaweni oyakungiyalela yona, zihlakazwe khona; wena wozithatha khona, ufeze engikufunayo ngokubapha abendlu yami ukudla.”

10. UHiramu wayesenika uSolomoni imisedari* nemisayipuresi* njengakho konke ukufuna kwakhe.

11. USolomoni wamnika uHiramu amakhora* ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili kakolweni, ukudla kwabendlu yakhe, namakhora angamashumi amabili amafutha akhanyiweyo; uSolomoni wamnika kanjalo uHiramu iminyaka ngeminyaka.

12. UJehova wamnika uSolomoni ukuhlakanipha njengokusho kwakhe kuye; kwakukhona ukuthula phakathi kukaHiramu noSolomoni; benza isivumelwano bobabili.

1 Amakhosi 5