1 Amakhosi 5:1-18

UHiramu inkosi yaseTire wathuma izinceku zakhe kuSolomoni; ngoba wezwa ukuthi bamgcobile abe yinkosi endlini kayise, ngoba uHiramu wayethanda uDavida njalo. USolomoni wathumela kuHiramu wathi: Niyazi nina ukuthi ubaba uDavide wayengenakulakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe indlu ngenxa yezimpi ezazimzungezile, uJehova waze wayibeka phansi kwamathe ezinyawo zakhe. Kodwa manje uJehova uNkulunkulu wami unginikile ukuphumula nxazonke, kangangokuthi akukho sitha noma okubi. Bheka, ngiqonde ukwakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami indlu, njengalokho uJehova wakhuluma kuDavide ubaba ngokuthi: ‘Indodana yakho engiyayibeka esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi esikhundleni sakho iyokwakhela indlu yami igama. Yaleza manje ukuba bangigawulele imisedari eLebanoni; izinceku zami ziyakuba nezinceku zakho, futhi wena ngiyakukunika inkokhelo yezinceku zakho njengakho konke oyakumisayo; ngoba uyazi ukuthi kakho phakathi kwethu ongagawula imithi njengamaSidoni. UHiramu esezwile amazwi kaSolomoni wathokoza kakhulu, wathi: “Makabongwe uJehova namuhla omnike uDavide indodana ehlakaniphileyo phezu kwalesi sizwe esikhulu. UHiramu wayesethuma uSolomoni ukuthi: “Ngikubonile lokho ongithume kukho; ngizokwenza konke okufunayo ngemisedari nangokhuni lomsayipuresi.” Izinceku zami ziyakwehlisela eLebanoni ziyise olwandle; ngiyowawelisa ulwandle entanta, ngiwayise endaweni oyongibonisa yona, ngiwenze ageleze aphume lapho, wena uwamukele; futhi uzongiqedela. Isifiso, ngokupha abendlu yami ukudla. UHiramu wayesenika uSolomoni imisedari nemisayipuresi njengakho konke ukufisa kwakhe. USolomoni wamnika uHiramu amakhora ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili kakolweni abe ngukudla kwendlu yakhe namakhora angamashumi amabili amafutha acwengekileyo; kanjalo uSolomoni wanika uHiramu iminyaka ngeminyaka. UJehova wamnika uSolomoni ukuhlakanipha njengokumthembisa kwakhe, kwaba khona ukuthula phakathi kukaHiramu noSolomoni; benza isivumelwano bobabili. Inkosi uSolomoni yasibutha izisebenzi kuIsrayeli wonke; intela yayiyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu. Wabathuma eLebanoni, izinkulungwane eziyishumi ngenyanga ngezigaba; inyanga babe seLebanoni, izinyanga ezimbili behlala ekhaya; u-Adoniramu wayephethe izisebenzi. USolomoni wayenabagundi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nabagundi bezinwele eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ezintabeni; ngaphandle kwezinduna zabaphathi bakaSolomoni ababephethe umsebenzi, izinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu amathathu, ezazibusa phezu kwabantu abenza umsebenzi. Inkosi yayala ukuba balethe amatshe amakhulu, amatshe abizayo namatshe abaziweyo ukuze kubekwe isisekelo sendlu. Abakhi bakaSolomoni nabakhi bakaHiramu bawugawula nabakhihli bamatshe; balungisa izinkuni namatshe ukwakha indlu.