1 AmaKhosi Chapter 5
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UHiramu inkosi yaseTire wathuma izinceku zakhe kuSolomoni , ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi ugcotshi we abe yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise , ngokuba uHiramu wayengumngane kaDavide njalo.
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USolomoni wathumela kuHiramu, wathi:
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Wena uyazi ukuthi uDavide ubaba wayengenakwakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe indlu ngenxa yezimpi ezazimzungeza nxazonke, uJehova waze wazibeka phansi kwamathe ezinyawo zakhe.
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Kepha manje uJehova uNkulunkulu wami unginike ukuphumula nxazonke ; kakho omelana nami, akukho ngozi.
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Bheka, sengicabanga ukwakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami indlu, njengalokho uJehova akhuluma kuDavide ubaba , ethi: Indodana yakho, engiyakuyibeka esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi esikhundleni sakho, yona iyakwakhela igama lami indlu.
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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.
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Kwathi uHiramu ezwile amazwi kaSolomoni wathokoza kakhulu , wathi: Makabusiswe uJehova namuhla omnikile uDavide indodana ehlakaniphileyo phezu kwalabo bantu abakhulu.
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UHiramu wayesethumela kuSolomoni , wathi: Ngizwile lokho okuthume kimi; mina ngiyakwenza konke okufunayo ngemisedari nangemisayipuresi.
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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.
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UHiramu wayesenika uSolomoni imisedari nemisayipuresi njengakho konke ukufuna kwakhe.
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USolomoni wamnika uHiramu amakhora ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili kakolweni , ukudla kwabendlu yakhe , namakhora angamashumi amabili amafutha akhanyiweyo ; uSolomoni wamnika kanjalo uHiramu iminyaka ngeminyaka.
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UJehova wamnika uSolomoni ukuhlakanipha njengokusho kwakhe kuye ; kwakukhona ukuthula phakathi kukaHiramu noSolomoni ; benza isivumelwano bobabili. Ukwakhiwa kwethempeli kuyalungiswa
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Inkosi uSolomoni yabiza izisebenzi kubo bonke abakwa -Israyeli; izisebenzi zaba ngabantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu.
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Wabathuma eLebanoni , beyizinkulungwane eziyishumi ngenyanga , bededelana; babe seLebanoni inyanga , babe sekhaya izinyanga ezimbili ; u- Adoniramu wayephezu kwezisebenzi.
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USolomoni wayenabathwalayo imithwalo abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa , nababazi bamatshe ezintabeni abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili,
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ngaphandle kwezinduna ezinkulu zikaSolomoni ezaziphethe umsebenzi , izinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu amathathu , ezazibusa abantu ababewenza umsebenzi.
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Inkosi yayala , baqopha amatshe amakhulu , amatshe anenani elikhulu , ukuba babeke isisekelo sendlu ngamatshe abaziweyo.
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Abakhi bakaSolomoni nabakhi bakaHiramu nabaseGebali bawabaza, balungisa imithi namatshe ukwakha indlu.