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11 Pele Mwami Solomoni wakayanda bamakaintu beenzu+ banji kunze lyamwana wa Farao:+ wakayanda bamakaintu bana Moabu,+ bana Amoni,+ bana Edomu, bana Sidoni+ abana Heti.+ 2 Bakazwa kumasi aayo Jehova ngaakaambila bana Israyeli kuti: “Tamweelede kuunka akati kabo* alimwi abalo tabeelede kuboola akati kanu nkaambo ncobeni bayakoongelezya myoyo yanu kutobela baleza babo.”+ Pele Solomoni wakakakatila kulimbabo akubayanda. 3 Wakakwata bamakaintu bali 700 ibakaba banamalelo, abamwanakasuwa bali 300, eelyo buce-buce bamakaintu bakwe bakoongelezya moyo wakwe.* 4 Lino Solomoni naakacembaala,+ bamakaintu bakwe bakoongelezya* moyo wakwe kutobela baleza bambi,+ aboobo moyo wakwe tiiwakamaninina kuli Jehova Leza wakwe mbuli moyo wa Davida usyi. 5 Solomoni wakatalika kukomba Asitoreti,+ leza mukaintu wabana Sidoni alimwi a Milikomu,+ leza uusesemya wabana Amoni. 6 Solomoni wakacita zibi mumeso aa Jehova alimwi tanaakatobela Jehova cakumaninina mbuli Davida usyi mbwaakacita.+
7 Aciindi eeco Solomoni wakayaka busena+ bwakukombela Kemosi, leza uusesemya wabana Moabu atala aacilundu icakali kumbele lya Jerusalemu alimwi abusena bwakukombela Moleki,+ leza uusesemya wabana Amoni.+ 8 Oobu mbwaakabacitila bamakaintu bakwe beenzu boonse ibakali kuuntumuna busi bwazipaizyo alimwi akutuula zipaizyo kuli baleza babo.
9 Jehova wakakalala akaambo ka Solomoni, nkaambo moyo wakwe wakaleya kuzwa kuli Jehova Leza wa Israyeli,+ ooyo iwakalibonya kulinguwe ziindi zyobilo,+ 10 alimwi wakalimucenjezyede kujatikizya makani aaya, kuti teelede kutobela baleza bambi.+ Pele walo tanaakatobela ncaakamulailila Jehova. 11 Lino Jehova wakati kuli Solomoni: “Akaambo kakuti wacita cintu eeci alimwi akutabamba cizuminano cangu amilawo yangu kweelana ambondakakulailila, ncobeni ndiyookunyanga bwami akubupa kuli umwi wababelesi bako.+ 12 Nokuba boobo, akaambo ka Davida uso, nsikooyoocita oobo nocili muumi. Ndiyoonyanga mwanaako,+ 13 pele tandikamunyangi bwami boonse pe.+ Ndiyoomupa musyobo omwe+ akaambo kamubelesi wangu Davida alimwi akaambo ka Jerusalemu ngondakasala.”+
14 Mpoonya Jehova wakabusizya Solomoni+ sikumulwana, nkokuti Hadada muna Edomu walunyungu lwamwami waku Edomu.+ 15 Ciindi Davida naakazunda bana Edomu,+ Joabu silutwe wampi yabasikalumamba wakaunka kuyoozikka baabo bakajaigwa, kumane wakasola kujaya baalumi boonse bana Edomu. 16 (Nkaambo Joabu abana Israyeli boonse bakakkala ooko myezi iili cisambomwe kusikila wabamana kubajaya* baalumi boonse mu Edomu.) 17 Pele Hadada wakatija antoomwe ababelesi bausyi bamwi ibana Edomu akuunka ku Egepita; aciindi eeco Hadada wakacili mulombe. 18 Aboobo bakanyamuka kuzwa ku Midiyani* akuunka ku Parani. Bakabwezelezya baalumi kuzwa ku Parani+ akuunka ku Egepita kuli Farao mwami wa Egepita walo iwakapa Hadada ŋanda, wakali kumupa cakulya alimwi wakamupa anyika. 19 Farao wakali kumuyanda kapati Hadada cakuti wakamupa mulamwaakwe, imwanookwabo a Takipenesi namalelo,* kuti abe mukaintu wakwe. 20 Mukuya kwaciindi mwanookwabo a Takipenesi wakazyalila Hadada mwana musankwa wazina lya Genubati, eelyo Takipenesi wakakomezya* mwana ooyo muŋanda ya Farao, aboobo Genubati wakazumanana kukkala muŋanda ya Farao antoomwe abana ba Farao.
21 Hadada naakali mu Egepita wakamvwa kuti Davida wakafwa akuzikkwa mbuli bamausyi+ alimwi akuti awalo Joabu silutwe wampi yabasikalumamba wakafwa.+ Aboobo Hadada wakati kuli Farao: “Kondileka kutegwa nduunke kunyika yesu.” 22 Pele Farao wakati kulinguwe: “Ino ncinzi ncobulide okuno kulindime cakupa kuti uyande kuunka kunyika yako?” Eelyo wakati: “Taakwe pe, pele kondileka buyo nduunke.”
23 Alimwi Leza wakabusizya Solomoni sikumulwana umbi,+ Rezoni mwana wa Eliyada, ooyo wakatija kuli simalelaakwe Hadadezeri+ mwami wa Zoba. 24 Rezoni wakabunganya baalumi kulubazu lwakwe akuba silutwe wazigwebenga zisaala, ciindi Davida naakabazunda*+ baalumi baku Zoba. Aboobo bakaunka kuyookkala ku Damasiko+ akutalika kulela nkukonya ooko. 25 Kuyungizya amanyongwe ngaakaleta Hadada, Rezoni wakaba sikulwana bana Israyeli mazuba oonse aabuumi bwa Solomoni, alimwi bana Israyeli bakali kumusesemya ciindi naakali kulela mu Siriya.
26 Alimwi kwakali Jeroboamu+ mwana wa Nebati muna Efraimu uuzwa ku Zereda, imubelesi wa Solomoni.+ Banyina bakali ba Zeruwa, bamukamufwu. Awalo wakatalika kuzangila* mwami.+ 27 Lino nkaaka kaambo kakapa kuti azangile mwami: Solomoni wakayaka Citantaala*+ alimwi wakajala bulambo bwa Munzi wa Davida usyi.+ 28 Lino Jeroboamu wakali muntu uulaanguzu. Eelyo Solomoni naakabona kuti mulombe ooyu wakali muyumu kumilimo, wakamubikka kuba mulangizi+ wamilimo yoonse yacibbalo yamuŋanda ya Josefa. 29 Aciindi eeco Jeroboamu wakazwa mu Jerusalemu, eelyo musinsimi Ahija+ muna Silo wakamujana munzila. Lino Ahija wakasamide cisani cipya, eelyo bantu aaba bobilo bakali buyo balikke musyokwe. 30 Ahija wakasamununa cisani cakwe cipya ncaakasamide akucizapaula muzibeela zili 12. 31 Mpoonya wakaambila Jeroboamu kuti:
“Kobweza zibeela zili kkumi, nkaambo mboobu mbwaamba Jehova Leza wa Israyeli: ‘Ndilamunyanga bwami Solomoni eelyo yebo ndiyookupa misyobo iili kkumi.+ 32 Pele walo ndilamusiila buyo musyobo omwe+ akaambo kamubelesi wangu Davida+ alimwi akaambo ka Jerusalemu munzi ngondakasala kuzwa akati kamisyobo yoonse ya Israyeli.+ 33 Ndiyoocita oobo nkaambo bakandisiya+ akutalika kukotamina Asitoreti leza mukaintu wabana Sidoni, Kemosi leza wabana Moabu alimwi a Milikomu leza wabana Amoni, tiibakeenda munzila zyangu kwiinda mukucita ciluleme mumeso aangu akutobela malailile aangu ambeta zyangu mbuli Davida usyi mbwaakacita. 34 Pele tandikamunyangi bwami boonse pe, uyoozumanana kuba silutwe mazuba oonse aabuumi bwakwe akaambo kamubelesi wangu Davida ngundakasala,+ nkaambo wakabamba milawo yangu amalailile aangu. 35 Lino ndiyoobubweza bwami kuzwa kumwanaakwe akubupa kulinduwe, nkokuti misyobo iili kkumi.+ 36 Mwanaakwe ndiyoomupa musyobo omwe kutegwa mubelesi wangu Davida azumanane lyoonse kuba alambe kubusyu bwangu mu Jerusalemu,+ imunzi ngondakasala kuti bube busena bwakubikka zina lyangu. 37 Nduwe ngonditiisale alimwi uyakweendelezya zyoonse mbuli mbuuyanda moyo wako, uyooba mwami wa Israyeli. 38 Alimwi ikuti ukatobele zyoonse nzyondiyookulailila akweenda munzila zyangu akucita ziluleme mumeso aangu kwiinda mukutobela malailile aangu amilawo yangu mbubonya mbwaakacita mubelesi wangu Davida,+ andime ndiyooba anduwe. Ndiyookupangila ciinga cabwami citamani mbubonya mbondakacitila Davida,+ alimwi ndiyookupa Israyeli. 39 Ndiyoosampaula lunyungu lwa Davida akaambo kaceeci,+ pele kutali lyoonse.’”+
40 Aboobo Solomoni wakatalika kuyandaula nzila yakujaya Jeroboamu, pele Jeroboamu wakatijila ku Egepita kuli Sisaki+ mwami wa Egepita,+ alimwi wakakkala ooko kusikila naakafwa Solomoni.
41 Lino makani oonse aakaindi aamba zya Solomoni azintu zyoonse nzyaakacita alimwi abusongo bwakwe zililembedwe mubbuku lyamakani aakaindi aa Solomoni.+ 42 Ciindi* ncaakatola Solomoni kalela Israyeli yoonse mu Jerusalemu cakali myaka iili 40. 43 Mpoonya Solomoni wakoona abamausyi alimwi wakazikkwa kubusena kwakazikkilwa bamausyi mu Munzi wa Davida usyi; eelyo Rehoboamu+ mwanaakwe wakaba mwami mubusena bwakwe.