1 Kings 3 (BONCB)

1 USolomoni waba lobudlelwano loFaro inkosi yeGibhithe waze wathatha indodakazi yayo. Wayingenisa edolobheni likaDavida inkosikazi yakhe esaqedisa umsebenzi wokwakha ithempeli LIKATHIXO, lomduli ohonqolozele iJerusalema. 2 Kodwa-ke, abantu babelokhu besanikelela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo ngoba ithempeli lalilokhu lilindele ukwakhiwa lisakhelwa ibizo LIKATHIXO. 3 USolomoni watshengisela uthando lwakhe KUTHIXO ngokuhamba njengokulaya kukayise uDavida, ngaphandle nje kokuthi wanikela iminikelo watshisa impepha ezindaweni eziphakemeyo. 4 Inkosi yaya eGibhiyoni ukuyanikela iminikelo, ngoba kwakuyiyo indawo eqhamileyo kweziphakemeyo, ngakho-ke uSolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokutshiswa eyinkulungwane kulelo-alithare. 5 Khonapho eGibhiyoni UTHIXO waziveza kuSolomoni ebusuku emaphutsheni lapho uNkulunkulu athi, “Cela loba yini ofuna ukuba ngikunike yona.” 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. 7 Khathesi, THIXO Nkulunkulu wami, uyibekile inceku yakho yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sikababa uDavida. Kodwa ngingumntwana nje ongakwaziyo ukwenza umsebenzi okumele awenze. 8 Inceku yakho ilapha phakathi kwabantu bakho obakhethileyo, abantu abaqakathekileyo, abanengi okungabalwayo noma ukulandisa ngenani labo. 9 Phana inceku yakho inhliziyo elobubelo ukuze ibuse abantu bakho lokuthi yahlukanise phakathi kokuhle lokubi. Ngoba ngubani olamandla okubusa abantu bakho abakhulu kangaka?” 10 UTHIXO wathokoziswa yilesisicelo sikaSolomoni. 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, 12 ngizakwenza lokho okucelileyo. Ngizakunika inhliziyo yenhlakanipho kanye lobubele, kube yikuthi akukaze kube khona ofanana lawe, njalo kungelakuthi uzake abekhona. 13 Phezu kwalokho, ngizakunika ongazange ukucele, kokubili inotho lokuhlonitshwa, kube khona ekuphileni kwakho konke njalo kungabi leyodwa inkosi ezalingana lawe. 14 Kanti njalo nxa uzathatha inyathelo lami ulalele imilayo lemithetho yami njengalokhu okwenziwa nguyihlo uDavida, ngizakunika impilo ende.” 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. 16 Kwasekusiba lezifebe ezimbili ezaya enkosini zafika zema phambi kwayo. 17 Esinye sathi, “Nkosi yami, umama lo sihlala ndlunye. Ngikhululeke ngazuza umntwana laye ekhona. 18 Kuthe ngosuku lwesithathu ngikhululekile laye umama lo wakhululeka wazuza umntwana. Besiyithi sodwa sobabili, kungelamuntu endlini ngaphandle kwethu sobabili. 19 Ebusuku indodana yalumama ifile ngoba usuke walala phezu kwayo. 20 Wasevuka ebusuku wangemuka indodana yami mina ncekukazi yakho ngilele ubuthongo. Uthethe umntanami wayamxhuma ebeleni lakhe, wathatha owakhe ofileyo wamfaka kwelami ibele. 21 Ekuseni ngithe ngivuka ukuba ngimunyise indodana yami, ngathola ukuthi isifile! Kodwa ngithe ngiyayikhangelisisa sokusile ngananzelela ukuthi akusiyo indodana yami engayizalayo.” 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. 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.’ ” 24 Inkosi yasisithi, “Lethani inkemba.” Lakanye inkosi bayiqhubela inkemba. 25 Inkosi yapha isiqondiso yathi, “Dabulani umntwana ophilayo phakathi laphakathi kuthi ingxenye liyiqhubele omunye umama kuthi lomunye laye limnike enye ingxenye.” 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!” 27 Inkosi yasiveza ukwahlulela kwayo: “Umntwana ophilayo mupheni umama wakuqala. Lingambulali umntwana, lo nguye unina uqobo.” 28 Kwathi abako-Israyeli sebezwile bonke ukwahlulela kwenkosi, bayesaba kakhulu, ngoba babona ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kwayo kokwahlulela ngemfanelo kuvela kuNkulunkulu.

In Other Versions

1 Kings 3 in the ANGEFD

1 Kings 3 in the ANTPNG2D

1 Kings 3 in the AS21

1 Kings 3 in the BAGH

1 Kings 3 in the BBPNG

1 Kings 3 in the BBT1E

1 Kings 3 in the BDS

1 Kings 3 in the BEV

1 Kings 3 in the BHAD

1 Kings 3 in the BIB

1 Kings 3 in the BLPT

1 Kings 3 in the BNT

1 Kings 3 in the BNTABOOT

1 Kings 3 in the BNTLV

1 Kings 3 in the BOATCB

1 Kings 3 in the BOATCB2

1 Kings 3 in the BOBCV

1 Kings 3 in the BOCNT

1 Kings 3 in the BOECS

1 Kings 3 in the BOGWICC

1 Kings 3 in the BOHCB

1 Kings 3 in the BOHCV

1 Kings 3 in the BOHLNT

1 Kings 3 in the BOHNTLTAL

1 Kings 3 in the BOICB

1 Kings 3 in the BOILNTAP

1 Kings 3 in the BOITCV

1 Kings 3 in the BOKCV

1 Kings 3 in the BOKCV2

1 Kings 3 in the BOKHWOG

1 Kings 3 in the BOKSSV

1 Kings 3 in the BOLCB

1 Kings 3 in the BOLCB2

1 Kings 3 in the BOMCV

1 Kings 3 in the BONAV

1 Kings 3 in the BONLT

1 Kings 3 in the BONUT2

1 Kings 3 in the BOPLNT

1 Kings 3 in the BOSCB

1 Kings 3 in the BOSNC

1 Kings 3 in the BOTLNT

1 Kings 3 in the BOVCB

1 Kings 3 in the BOYCB

1 Kings 3 in the BPBB

1 Kings 3 in the BPH

1 Kings 3 in the BSB

1 Kings 3 in the CCB

1 Kings 3 in the CUV

1 Kings 3 in the CUVS

1 Kings 3 in the DBT

1 Kings 3 in the DGDNT

1 Kings 3 in the DHNT

1 Kings 3 in the DNT

1 Kings 3 in the ELBE

1 Kings 3 in the EMTV

1 Kings 3 in the ESV

1 Kings 3 in the FBV

1 Kings 3 in the FEB

1 Kings 3 in the GGMNT

1 Kings 3 in the GNT

1 Kings 3 in the HARY

1 Kings 3 in the HNT

1 Kings 3 in the IRVA

1 Kings 3 in the IRVB

1 Kings 3 in the IRVG

1 Kings 3 in the IRVH

1 Kings 3 in the IRVK

1 Kings 3 in the IRVM

1 Kings 3 in the IRVM2

1 Kings 3 in the IRVO

1 Kings 3 in the IRVP

1 Kings 3 in the IRVT

1 Kings 3 in the IRVT2

1 Kings 3 in the IRVU

1 Kings 3 in the ISVN

1 Kings 3 in the JSNT

1 Kings 3 in the KAPI

1 Kings 3 in the KBT1ETNIK

1 Kings 3 in the KBV

1 Kings 3 in the KJV

1 Kings 3 in the KNFD

1 Kings 3 in the LBA

1 Kings 3 in the LBLA

1 Kings 3 in the LNT

1 Kings 3 in the LSV

1 Kings 3 in the MAAL

1 Kings 3 in the MBV

1 Kings 3 in the MBV2

1 Kings 3 in the MHNT

1 Kings 3 in the MKNFD

1 Kings 3 in the MNG

1 Kings 3 in the MNT

1 Kings 3 in the MNT2

1 Kings 3 in the MRS1T

1 Kings 3 in the NAA

1 Kings 3 in the NASB

1 Kings 3 in the NBLA

1 Kings 3 in the NBS

1 Kings 3 in the NBVTP

1 Kings 3 in the NET2

1 Kings 3 in the NIV11

1 Kings 3 in the NNT

1 Kings 3 in the NNT2

1 Kings 3 in the NNT3

1 Kings 3 in the PDDPT

1 Kings 3 in the PFNT

1 Kings 3 in the RMNT

1 Kings 3 in the SBIAS

1 Kings 3 in the SBIBS

1 Kings 3 in the SBIBS2

1 Kings 3 in the SBICS

1 Kings 3 in the SBIDS

1 Kings 3 in the SBIGS

1 Kings 3 in the SBIHS

1 Kings 3 in the SBIIS

1 Kings 3 in the SBIIS2

1 Kings 3 in the SBIIS3

1 Kings 3 in the SBIKS

1 Kings 3 in the SBIKS2

1 Kings 3 in the SBIMS

1 Kings 3 in the SBIOS

1 Kings 3 in the SBIPS

1 Kings 3 in the SBISS

1 Kings 3 in the SBITS

1 Kings 3 in the SBITS2

1 Kings 3 in the SBITS3

1 Kings 3 in the SBITS4

1 Kings 3 in the SBIUS

1 Kings 3 in the SBIVS

1 Kings 3 in the SBT

1 Kings 3 in the SBT1E

1 Kings 3 in the SCHL

1 Kings 3 in the SNT

1 Kings 3 in the SUSU

1 Kings 3 in the SUSU2

1 Kings 3 in the SYNO

1 Kings 3 in the TBIAOTANT

1 Kings 3 in the TBT1E

1 Kings 3 in the TBT1E2

1 Kings 3 in the TFTIP

1 Kings 3 in the TFTU

1 Kings 3 in the TGNTATF3T

1 Kings 3 in the THAI

1 Kings 3 in the TNFD

1 Kings 3 in the TNT

1 Kings 3 in the TNTIK

1 Kings 3 in the TNTIL

1 Kings 3 in the TNTIN

1 Kings 3 in the TNTIP

1 Kings 3 in the TNTIZ

1 Kings 3 in the TOMA

1 Kings 3 in the TTENT

1 Kings 3 in the UBG

1 Kings 3 in the UGV

1 Kings 3 in the UGV2

1 Kings 3 in the UGV3

1 Kings 3 in the VBL

1 Kings 3 in the VDCC

1 Kings 3 in the YALU

1 Kings 3 in the YAPE

1 Kings 3 in the YBVTP

1 Kings 3 in the ZBP