11:4 | Kwaye xa ngoku wayesele emdala, intliziyo yakhe igqwethekile ngabafazi, walandela oothixo basemzini. Yaye intliziyo yakhe yayingaphelele kuYehova uThixo wakhe, njengentliziyo kaDavide uyise. |
11:5 | USolomon wayenqula uAshtaroti, uthixokazi wamaTsidon, kunye noMilcom, umfanekiso woonyana baka-Amon. |
11:6 | Wenza ke uSolomon okubi emehlweni kaYehova. Yaye akazange aqhubeke elandela uYehova, njengoDavide uyise. |
11:7 | Waza uSolomon wamakhela isibingelelo uKemoshe, umfanekiso oqingqiweyo wakwaMowabhi, entabeni ekhangelene neYerusalem, kunye neMilcom, isithixo soonyana baka-Amon. |
11:8 | Wenjenjalo kubo bonke abafazi bakhe bezinye iintlanga, babeqhumisela bebingelela koothixo babo. |
11:9 | Kwaye, Wavutha umsindo kaYehova kuSolomon, ngokuba intliziyo yakhe ibityekile kuYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, owayebonakele kuye kabini, |
11:10 | ngubani na obemyalile ngalo mbandela, hleze alandele izithixo zasemzini. Kodwa akazange akugcine oko uYehova wayemyalele kona. |
11:11 | Kwaye, Wathi uYehova kuSolomon: “Ngenxa yokuba unale nto kuwe, nangenxa yokuba ningawugcinanga umnqophiso wam nemimiselo yam, endiniwisele umthetho ngako, ndiya kubukrazula ubukumkani bakho, ndiyinike umkhonzi wakho. |
11:12 | Kodwa ngokwenene, andiyi kukwenza oko ngemihla yakho, ngenxa kaDavide uyihlo. Esandleni sonyana wakho, ndiya kuyikrazula. |
11:13 | Andiyi kubuthabatha bonke ubukumkani. Kunoko, unyana wakho ndomnika isizwe esinye, ngenxa kaDavide, umkhonzi wam, neYerusalem, endiyinyulileyo. |