11 INkosi uSolomoni yathatha indodakazi kaFaro,+ yaphinda yathanda labanye abafazi abanengi ababengabezinye izizwe.+ Yathatha abesifazana abangamaMowabi,+ lama-Amoni,+ lama-Edomi, lamaSidoni,+ lamaHithi.+ 2 Babengabezizwe uJehova ayekhulume ngazo labako-Israyeli wathi: “Akumelanga lidlelane lazo* ngoba zizahuga inhliziyo zenu ukuthi zilandele onkulunkulu bazo.”+ Kodwa uSolomoni yena wayebathanda abafazi labo njalo wanamathela kubo. 3 Wayelamakhosikazi angu-700 ayengawesikhosini labanye abafazi abangu-300. Amakhosikazi akhe ayiphambula kancane kancane inhliziyo yakhe. 4 USolomoni wathi esegugile,+ amakhosikazi akhe ayiphambula inhliziyo yakhe yalandela abanye onkulunkulu.+ Kazange azinikele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe ngenhliziyo yonke futhi kenzanga njengoyise uDavida. 5 USolomoni wakhonza u-Ashithorethi+ unkulunkulukazi wamaSidoni loMilikhomu+ unkulunkulu wama-Amoni owenyanyekayo.