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1 USolomoni waba lobudlelwano loFaro inkosi yeGibhithe waze wathatha indodakazi yayo. Wayingenisa edolobheni likaDavida inkosikazi yakhe esaqedisa umsebenzi wokwakha ithempeli likaThixo, lomduli ohonqolozele iJerusalema.
Pea naʻe fakakāinga ʻa Solomone mo Felo ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite, pea naʻa ne maʻu ʻae ʻofefine ʻo Felo, ʻo ne ʻomi ia ki he Kolo ʻo Tevita, kaeʻoua ke ʻosi ʻene langa ʻa hono fale ʻoʻona, pea mo e fale ʻo Sihova, pea mo e ʻā naʻe takatakai ʻaki ʻa Selūsalema.
2 Kodwa-ke, abantu babelokhu besanikelela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo ngoba ithempeli lalilokhu lilindele ukwakhiwa lisakhelwa ibizo likaThixo.
Ka naʻe fai ʻae feilaulau ʻe he kakai ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolunga, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai langa ha fale ki he huafa ʻo Sihova, ʻo aʻu ki he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia.
3 USolomoni watshengisela uthando lwakhe kuThixo ngokuhamba njengokulaya kukayise uDavida, ngaphandle nje kokuthi wanikela iminikelo watshisa impepha ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.
Pea naʻe ʻofa ʻa Solomone kia Sihova, pea naʻe ʻeveʻeva ia ʻi he ngaahi fekau ʻa Tevita ko ʻene tamai: ka ko e meʻa pe taha, naʻa ne fai ʻae feilaulau mo tutu ʻae meʻa namu kakala ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolunga.
4 Inkosi yaya eGibhiyoni ukuyanikela iminikelo, ngoba kwakuyiyo indawo eqhamileyo kweziphakemeyo, ngakho-ke uSolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokutshiswa eyinkulungwane kulelo-alithare.
Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻae tuʻi ki Kipione ke fai feilaulau ʻi ai; he ko e potu māʻolunga ia naʻe ongoongo lahi: ko e feilaulau tutu ʻe afe naʻe feilaulau ʻaki ʻe Solomone ʻi he feilaulauʻanga ko ia.
5 Khonapho eGibhiyoni uThixo waziveza kuSolomoni ebusuku emaphutsheni lapho uNkulunkulu athi, “Cela loba yini ofuna ukuba ngikunike yona.”
Pea naʻe hā mai ʻa Sihova kia Solomone ʻi Kipione ʻi ha misi ʻi he pō: pea naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻOtua, “Kole ha meʻa ke u foaki kiate koe.”
6 USolomoni waphendula ngokuthi, “Utshengisile umusa omkhulu encekwini yakho, ubaba uDavida, ngenxa yokuthi wathembeka njalo elungile ngokuqonda enhliziyweni yakhe. Uqhubekele phambili ngomusa omkhulu kangaka wamnika indodana ehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi lamuhla lokhu.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Solomone, “Kuo ke fakahā ki heʻeku tamai ko Tevita ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ʻae ʻaloʻofa lahi, ʻo hangē ko ʻene ʻeveʻeva ʻi ho ʻao ʻi he moʻoni, mo e māʻoniʻoni, pea ʻi he angatonu ʻo hono loto kiate koe: pea kuo ke tuku ʻae ngāue ʻofa lahi ni maʻana, ʻi hoʻo tuku kiate ia ha foha ke ne nofo ki hono nofoʻa fakatuʻi, ʻo hangē ko ia [ʻoku fai ]he ʻaho ni.
7 Khathesi, Thixo Nkulunkulu wami, uyibekile inceku yakho yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sikababa uDavida. Kodwa ngingumntwana nje ongakwaziyo ukwenza umsebenzi okumele awenze.
Pea ko eni, ʻE Sihova ko hoku ʻOtua, kuo ke fakanofo ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ke tuʻi ko e fetongi ʻo Tevita ko ʻeku tamai: pea ko e tamasiʻi siʻi pe au ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo ke fēfē ʻa ʻeku ʻalu atu mo ʻeku hū mai.
8 Inceku yakho ilapha phakathi kwabantu bakho obakhethileyo, abantu abaqakathekileyo, abanengi okungabalwayo noma ukulandisa ngenani labo.
Pea ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ʻoku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo hoʻo kakai ʻaia kuo ke fili, ko e kakai lahi, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai faʻa lau hako pe ʻoku toko fiha, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau tokolahi ʻaupito.
9 Phana inceku yakho inhliziyo elobubelo ukuze ibuse abantu bakho lokuthi yahlukanise phakathi kokuhle lokubi. Ngoba ngubani olamandla okubusa abantu bakho abakhulu kangaka?”
Ko ia ke ke tuku ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ha loto poto ke fakamaauʻi ʻa hoʻo kakai, koeʻuhi ke u faʻa ʻilo totonu ʻae lelei mo e kovi; he ko hai ʻoku faʻa fai ke fakamaauʻi eni ʻa hoʻo kakai tokolahi ni?”
10 UThixo wathokoziswa yilesisicelo sikaSolomoni.
Pea naʻe lelei ʻae lea ni kia Sihova, ʻae kole ʻe Solomone ki he meʻa ni.
11 Ngakho uNkulunkulu wathi kuye, “Njengoba ucele lokho kodwa ungacelanga impilo ende loba inotho, njalo awucelanga ukuthi ngabe izitha zakho ziyafa kodwa ucele inhliziyo elobubele ekubuseni ngemfanelo,
Pea naʻe folofola ʻae ʻOtua kiate ia, “Koeʻuhi kuo ke kole ki he meʻa ni, pea naʻe ʻikai te ke kole maʻau ʻae moʻui fuoloa; pe te ke kole maʻau ha koloa, pe te ke kole ʻae moʻui ʻa hoʻo ngaahi fili; ka kuo ke kole maʻau ʻae lotoloto poto, ke ʻiloʻi ai ʻae fakamaau totonu;
12 ngizakwenza lokho okucelileyo. Ngizakunika inhliziyo yenhlakanipho kanye lobubele, kube yikuthi akukaze kube khona ofanana lawe, njalo kungelakuthi uzake abekhona.
Vakai, kuo u fai ʻo tatau mo ia kuo ke lea ki ai: vakai, kuo u foaki kiate koe ʻae loto poto mo faʻa fakakaukau; ko ia kuo ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻe tatau mo koe talu mei muʻa, pea ʻe ʻikai tupu hake ha tokotaha ke tatau mo koe ki mui.
13 Phezu kwalokho, ngizakunika ongazange ukucele, kokubili inotho lokuhlonitshwa, kube khona ekuphileni kwakho konke njalo kungabi leyodwa inkosi ezalingana lawe.
Pea kuo u foaki foki kiate koe ʻae meʻa naʻe ʻikai te ke kole ki ai, ʻae koloa, mo e ongoongo fakatouʻosi; ko ia ʻe ʻikai tatau mo koe ha tokotaha ʻi he ngaahi tuʻi ʻi hoʻo ngaahi ʻaho kotoa pē.
14 Kanti njalo nxa uzathatha inyathelo lami ulalele imilayo lemithetho yami njengalokhu okwenziwa nguyihlo uDavida, ngizakunika impilo ende.”
Pea kapau te ke ʻalu ʻi hoku ngaahi hala, ke fai ki heʻeku ngaahi fono mo ʻeku ngaahi fekau, ʻo hangē ko e ʻalu ʻa Tevita ko hoʻo tamai, pehē, te u fakatolonga ʻa hoʻo ngaahi ʻaho.”
15 Ngakho uSolomoni wasephaphama, wananzelela ukuthi kwakuliphupho. Wabuyela eJerusalema, wayakuma phambi kwebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaThixo wanikela ngomnikelo wokutshiswa leminikelo yokuthula. Wenzela izinceku zakhe zonke zasendlini idili.
Pea naʻe ʻā hake ʻa Solomone; pea vakai, ko e misi ia. Pea naʻa ne haʻu ki Selūsalema, ʻo ne tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe puha ʻoe fuakava ʻo Sihova, mo ne ʻatu ai ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu, mo e ngaahi feilaulau fakamelino, pea naʻa ne teuteu ʻae kātoanga ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kotoa pē.
16 Kwasekusiba lezifebe ezimbili ezaya enkosini zafika zema phambi kwayo.
Pea naʻe toki haʻu ʻae ongo fefine angahala ʻe toko ua, ki he tuʻi, ʻo na tutuʻu ʻi hono ʻao.
17 Esinye sathi, “Nkosi yami, umama lo sihlala ndlunye. Ngikhululeke ngazuza umntwana laye ekhona.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he fefine ʻe tokotaha, “ʻE hoku ʻeiki, ko au mo e fefine ni ʻoku ma nonofo ʻi he fale pe taha; pea naʻaku fāʻeleʻi ha tamasiʻi lolotonga ʻema ʻi he fale mo ia.
18 Kuthe ngosuku lwesithathu ngikhululekile laye umama lo wakhululeka wazuza umntwana. Besiyithi sodwa sobabili, kungelamuntu endlini ngaphandle kwethu sobabili.
Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi hono ʻaho tolu hili ʻa ʻeku fāʻele ʻaʻaku, naʻe fāʻele ʻae fefine ni foki: pea naʻa ma nofo fakataha; naʻe ʻikai mo ha tokotaha kehe ʻi he fale mo kimaua, ka ko kimaua pe toko ua.
19 Ebusuku indodana yalumama ifile ngoba usuke walala phezu kwayo.
Pea naʻe mate ʻae tamasiʻi ʻae fefine ni ʻi he pō; ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene taʻomia ia.
20 Wasevuka ebusuku wangemuka indodana yami mina ncekukazi yakho ngilele ubuthongo. Uthethe umntanami wayamxhuma ebeleni lakhe, wathatha owakhe ofileyo wamfaka kwelami ibele.
Pea naʻa ne tuʻu hake ʻi he tuʻuapō mālie, ʻo ne ʻave ʻa ʻeku tama mei hoku tafaʻaki lolotonga ʻae mohe ʻa hoʻo kaunanga, mo ne fakatokoto ia ki hono fatafata, ka naʻe tuku ʻe ia ʻa ʻene tamasiʻi mate ki hoku fatafata ʻoʻoku.
21 Ekuseni ngithe ngivuka ukuba ngimunyise indodana yami, ngathola ukuthi isifile! Kodwa ngithe ngiyayikhangelisisa sokusile ngananzelela ukuthi akusiyo indodana yami engayizalayo.”
Pea ʻi heʻeku tuʻu hake ʻi he pongipongi ke fakahuhu ʻa ʻeku tamasiʻi, vakai, kuo mate ia; ka ʻi heʻeku toki vakai ki ai ʻi he pongipongi, vakai, naʻe ʻikai ko ʻeku tama ia, ʻaia naʻaku fāʻeleʻi.”
22 Omunye owesifazane wathi, “Hayi! Indodana le ephilayo ngeyami, efileyo ngeyakho.” Kodwa umama wokususa indaba waphikelela esithi, “Hayi bo! Ofileyo ngowakho, ophilayo ngowami.” Ngakho-ke baphikisana phambi kwenkosi.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he fefine ʻe tokotaha, “ʻIkai; ka ko ʻeku tama ʻaia ʻoku moʻui, pea ko ia kuo mate ko hoʻo tama ia.” Pea naʻe pehēange eni, “ʻIkai; ka ko ia kuo mate ko hoʻo tama ia, pea ko ia ʻoku moʻui ko ʻeku tama ia.” Naʻe pehē ʻa ʻena lea ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi.
23 Inkosi yathi, “Lo uthi, ‘Hayi bo! Indodana yami iyaphila kodwa eyakho ifile’ kanti belo loyana uthi, ‘Hayi bo! Eyakho indodana yiyo efileyo kodwa eyami ngephilayo.’”
Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe he tuʻi, “ʻOku pehē ʻe he tokotaha, ‘Ko ʻeku tama eni ʻaia ʻoku moʻui, pea ko hoʻo tama ʻaia ʻoku mate:’ pea ʻoku pehē ʻe he tokotaha kehe, ‘ʻIkai; ka ko hoʻo tama ʻaʻau ʻaia ʻoku mate, pea ko ʻeku tama ʻaʻaku ʻaia ʻoku moʻui.’”
24 Inkosi yasisithi, “Lethani inkemba.” Lakanye inkosi bayiqhubela inkemba.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi, “ʻOmi kiate au ha heletā.” Pea naʻa nau ʻomi ʻae heletā ki he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi.
25 Inkosi yapha isiqondiso yathi, “Dabulani umntwana ophilayo phakathi laphakathi kuthi ingxenye liyiqhubele omunye umama kuthi lomunye laye limnike enye ingxenye.”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi, “Fahiua ʻae tamasiʻi moʻui, pea ʻatu ʻae faʻahi ʻe taha ki he tokotaha, mo e faʻahi ʻe taha ki he tokotaha kehe.”
26 Owesifazane owayelendodana ephilayo wakhulelwa lusizi ngendodana yakhe ngakho wathi enkosini, “Uxolo, ngiyacela nkosi yami, kungcono umqhubele umntwana ephila, umnike nkosi! Ungambulali umntwana.” Kodwa omunye wathi, “Kakho phakathi kwethu ofanele ukumzuza lumntwana, mqume iziqa ezimbili!”
Pea naʻe toki lea ʻae fefine ʻaia naʻe ʻaʻana ʻae tamasiʻi moʻui, he naʻe ngaue ʻa hono fatu ki heʻene tama, pea naʻa ne pehē, “ʻE hoku ʻeiki, foaki pe kiate ia ʻae tamasiʻi moʻui, kaeʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tāmateʻi ia.” Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he tokotaha, “Ke ʻoua naʻa ʻaʻaku ia pe ʻaʻau, kae fahiua pe.”
27 Inkosi yasiveza ukwahlulela kwayo: “Umntwana ophilayo mupheni umama wakuqala. Lingambulali umntwana, lo nguye unina uqobo.”
Pea naʻe toki lea ʻae tuʻi ʻo pehēange, “Foaki kiate ia ʻae tamasiʻi moʻui, pea ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tāmateʻi ia: ko ʻene faʻē ia.”
28 Kwathi abako-Israyeli sebezwile bonke ukwahlulela kwenkosi, bayesaba kakhulu, ngoba babona ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kwayo kokwahlulela ngemfanelo kuvela kuNkulunkulu.
Pea naʻe ongoongoa ʻi ʻIsileli kotoa ʻae fakamaau ʻaia naʻe fai ʻe he tuʻi; pea naʻa nau manavahē ki he tuʻi; he naʻa nau mamata kuo ʻiate ia ʻae poto mei he ʻOtua ke ne fai ʻae fakamaau.
