U-Adoniya wahlaba izimvu , nezinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo ngasetsheni laseZoheleti eliseceleni kwe -Eni Rogeli; wamema bonke abafowabo, amadodana enkosi, nabantu bonke bakwaJuda, izinceku zenkosi;

nezinkabi eziyishumi ezikhuluphalisiweyo, nezinkabi ezingamashumi amabili zasemadlelweni , nezimvu eziyikhulu ngaphandle kwezindlu zele, namanxala, nezinsephe, nezinkuku ezikhuluphalisiweyo.

kuzo izindini ezaziphakathi kwezinsiko kwakukhona izingony ama, nezinkabi, namakherubi; kwakunjalo nakuzo izinsiko phezulu ; phansi kwezingonyama nezinkabi kwakukhona imigexo elengayo yezimbali.

nolwandle lunye, nezinkabi eziyishumi nambili phansi kolwandle,

Inkosi uSolomoni nayo yonke inhlangano yakwa -Israyeli eyayihlangene kuyo babe nayo phambi komphongolo , behlaba izimvu nezinkabi ezingenakulotshwa, zingenakubalwa ngobuningi bazo.

Ababe seduze nabo kuze kube kwa -Isakare, nakwaZebuloni, nakwaNafetali baletha isinkwa ngezimbongolo , nangamakamela, nangeminyuzi, nangezinkabi, nokudla kwempuphu, nezigaxa zamakhiwane , nezigaxa zezithelo zomvini ezomileyo , newayini, namafutha, nezinkabi, nezimvu eziningi, ngokuba kwakukhona ukuthokoza kwa-Israyeli.

Abantu batheleka empangweni , bathatha izimvu , nezinkabi, namankonyane, bakubulalela phansi; abantu bakudla kanye negazi.

Kepha abantu bathatha kuyo impango , izimvu nezinkabi , okuhle kokuqalekisiweyo, ukuba bahlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eGiligali.

Hamba manje , unqobe u -Amaleki, uchithe impela konke anakho , ungamhawukeli, kepha bulala abesilisa , nabesifazane, nezingane, nabancelayo, nezinkabi, nezimvu, namakamela, nezimbongolo.

UDavide walichitha izwe , akashiyanga muntu ephilile , owesilisa nowesifazane, wathatha izimvu , nezinkabi, nezimbongolo, namakamela, nezingubo, wabuya, wafika ku-Akhishi.

Wayesethi: Ayiyanga yini inhliziyo yami , lapho lowo muntu ephenduka enqoleni yakhe ukukuhlangabeza, na? Sekuyisikhathi sokwamukela izingubo, neminqumo, nezivini, nezimvu, nezinkabi, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, na?

Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka ethile wehlela ku -Ahabi eSamariya . U-Ahabi wamhlabela yena nabantu ababenaye izimvu nezinkabi eziningi , wamncenga ukuba akhuphukele eRamoti Gileyadi.

Izikhulu zakhe zabanika abantu , nabapristi, namaLevi iminikelo yesihle . OHilikiya, noZakariya, noJehiyeli, abaphathi bendlu kaNkulunkulu, babanika abapristi amawundlu ayizinkulungwa ne ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha nezinkabi ezingamakhulu amathathu, kube ngokweminikelo yephasika.

OKhonaniya, noShemaya, noNethaneli, abafowabo, noHashabiya noJehiyeli, noJozabadi, izinduna zamaLevi , bawanika amaLevi amawundlu ayizinkulungwane eziyisihl anu nezinkabi ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu , kube ngokweminikelo yephasika.

nolwandle lunye, nezinkabi eziyishumi nambili phansi kwalo.

Inkosi uSolomoni nayo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli eyayihlangene kuyo babe phambi komphongolo behlaba izimvu nezinkabi ezingenakulotshwa , zingenakubalwa ngobuningi bazo.

Inkosi yathi ku -Arawuna: Qha, ngiyakukuthenga nokukuthenga ngenani elithile; angiyikunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova uNkulunkulu wami engeyesihle . UDavide wayesethenga isibuya nezinkabi ngamashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva.

U-Abrama waphathwa kahle ngenxa yakhe ; waba nezimvu, nezinkabi, nezimbongolo, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, nezimbongolokazi, namakamela.

U-Abimeleki wayesethatha izimvu , nezinkabi, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, wazipha u-Abrahama, wambuyisela uSara umkakhe.

U-Abrahama wayesethatha izimvu nezinkabi , wazipha u -Abimeleki; labo bobabili benza isivumelwano.

Izinsika zombili, nolwandle olwalulunye nje, nezinkabi eziyishumi nambili zethusi ezaziphansi kwezinye , inkosi uSolomoni eyayikwenzele indlu kaJehova, ithusi lazo zonke lezi zinto lalingenakulinganiswa.

Baqalekisa konke okusemzini , isilisa nesifazane , abasha nabadala , nezinkabi, nezimvu, nezimbongolo, ngosiko lwenkemba.

UJoshuwa nabo bonke abakwa -Israyeli benaye bamthatha u -Akani indodana kaZera, nesiliva, nengubo, nesigaxa segolide , namadodana akhe , namadodakazi akhe, nezinkabi zakhe, nezimbongolo zakhe, nezimvu zakhe, netende lakhe, nakho konke anakho, bakukhuphulela esigodini sase-Akori.

Zaletha iminikelo yazo phambi kukaJehova , izinqola eziyisithupha ezimboziwe, nezinkabi eziyishumi nambili, yilezo zikhulu ezimbili zinenqola inye, yileso sinenkunzi; zazethula phambi kwetabernakele.

UMose wathatha izinqola nezinkabi, wazinika amaLevi.

Izinqola ezimbili nezinkabi ezine wazinika amadodana kaGereshoni ngomsebenzi wawo,

nezinqola ezine nezinkabi eziyisishiyagalombili wazinika amadodana kaMerari ngomsebenzi wawo phansi kwesandla sika -Itamari indodana ka - Aroni umpristi.