INDLOVUKAZI KA SABA

Lapho iNdlovukazi yaseSheba ihlangana neNkosi uSolomoni ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuphepha kwezohwebo Emizileni Yamafutha, ngekhulu le-10 BC, uBalkis, iNdlovukazi yaseSheba yahlela umhlangano noSolomoni, inkosi yamaHeberu.

Umbuso waseSheba (“Saba” usho ukuthi “imfihlakalo”) wawutholakala eningizimu yeFertile Crescent. Umnotho wayo ikakhulukazi wawusekelwe ekutshalweni kwemure nenhlaka yempepho yekhasimende layo eliyinhloko: iGibhithe.

Impepho iyinhlaka ekhishwe ku-boswellia carterii kanye ne-boswellia serrata.

Lezi zihlahla zazingcwele futhi zivikelwe yizinyoka, odrako abandizayo futhi zazisezinhliziyweni zezinganekwane eziningi ezihloselwe ukuvikela le nhlaka emangalisayo, okwathi, ukuphunyuka esihlahleni esilimele, yanikeza umbono wokukhala izinyembezi ezimhlophe.
Ukubuka komuntu kungonakalisa impepho; ngakho-ke, imikhaya engu-3000 XNUMX kuphela eyayililima eyayikwazi ukulibukela, ilungelo elinikezwa kubaba liye endodaneni.
Udwendwe olude lwamakamela lwaluthutha impepho lusuka embusweni waseSheba luyisa emathekwini aseMedithera naseGibhithe. Umgwaqo ogwadule wawuyingozi hhayi nje kuphela ngenxa yesimo sezulu kodwa nangenxa yokuqamekela nokuphanga.

INkosi uSolomoni yayiyinkosi ngokuphelele yalo mzila. Ukuqinisekisa ukuvikeleka kohele lwezimpahla eziya noma zibuya eMbusweni, iNdlovukazi yaseSheba yaqala ukuyenga uSolomoni. Kwakuyinselelo enzima ngoba indoda yayichichima injabulo, izungezwe abafazi abangu-700 nezancinza ezingamakhulu amathathu. Ukuze kuthophazwe, kwahlelwa uhide olukhulu, lumelapha ngemure, inhlaka, igolide nobucwebe kunanini ngaphambili.
USolomoni wadunyelwa yindlovukazi eyabuyela ngokunqoba embusweni wayo hhayi nje kuphela ngokuthula okuqinisekile emzileni wempepho kodwa nangesivumelwano sonyaka sokuthola umbuso kaSolomoni.

Kwaze kwaba sekhulwini lesi-XNUMX BC. AD ukuthi amaNabataea athathe indawo yamaSabean kulokhu kuhweba kwama-caravan. Inhloko-dolobha yabo, iPetra, yayiyindawo ebaluleke kakhulu yokumisa ngaphambi kokufika emachwebeni amakhulu aseMedithera.

Amakhosi asogwadule, amaNabataea alawula imizila yamakha nokuthuthwa kwezinongo ukusuka ehlane eliseningizimu ye-Arabia kuya eMbusweni WaseRoma, okwakuthatha ibanga elingaba amakhilomitha ayi-1800 80. Kwathatha izinsuku ezingaba ngu-XNUMX ukuba amakamela anqamule lezi zindawo eziwugwadule.

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