Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amabili uSolomoni akha izindlu ezimbili, indlu kaJehova nendlu yenkosi,
(UHiramu inkosi yaseTire wanika uSolomoni imisedari nemisayipuresi negolide njengakho konke ukufisa kwakhe; inkosi uSolomoni yanika uHiramu imizi engamashumi amabili ezweni laseGalile.
UHiramu wasephuma eTire ukubona imizi uSolomoni ayemnike yona; futhi abamthokozisanga.
Wathi: “Yimizi miphi le onginike yona, mfowethu na?” Wababiza ngokuthi izwe laseKabuli kuze kube namuhla.
UHiramu wathumela enkosini amatalenta angamashumi ayisithupha egolide.
Lesi yisizathu sesibopho inkosi uSolomoni eyasisusayo; ukwakha indlu kaJehova nendlu yakhe neMilo nogange lwaseJerusalema neHazori neMegido neGezeri.
UFaro inkosi yaseGibithe wenyuka walithatha iGezeri walishisa ngomlilo, wabulala amaKhanani ahlala emzini, walinika indodakazi yakhe, umkaSolomoni, yaba yisipho.
USolomoni wakha iGezeri, neBeti Horoni lasezansi,
noBhahalati noTadimori ehlane ezweni,
nayo yonke imizi yokugcina izimpahla uSolomoni ayenayo, nemizi yezinqola zakhe, nemizi yabamahhashi bakhe, uSolomoni ayethanda ukuyakha eJerusalema, naseLebanoni, nakulo lonke izwe lombuso wakhe.
Bonke abantu ababesele kuma-Amori, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, ababengebona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli,
Abantwana babo abasala emva kwabo ezweni, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababengenakubaqalekisa, uSolomoni wabakhokhisa intela yenkonzo kuze kube namuhla.
Kodwa kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uSolomoni akenzanga sigqila, kodwa baba amaqhawe nezinceku zakhe nezikhulu zakhe nezinduna zakhe nezinduna zezinqola zakhe nabamahhashi bakhe.
Laba babeyizinduna zabalindi ababephezu komsebenzi kaSolomoni, amakhulu amahlanu namashumi ayisihlanu, ababebusa phezu kwabantu abenza umsebenzi.
Indodakazi kaFaro yenyuka emzini kaDavide, yaya endlini yayo ayakhele yona uSolomoni; wabe eseyakha iMilo.
USolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokubonga kathathu ngomnyaka e-altare ayelakhele uJehova, wanyusa impepho phezu kwe-altare elaliphambi kukaJehova. Wayiqeda ke indlu.
Inkosi uSolomoni yenza uxhaxha lwemikhumbi e-Esiyoni Geberi eseduze ne-Eloti ogwini loLwandle Olubomvu ezweni lakwa-Edomi.
UHiramu wayesethuma izinceku zakhe, amatilosi ezazi ulwandle, nezinceku zikaSolomoni emkhunjini.
Bafika e-Ofiri, balanda khona igolide, amathalenta angamakhulu amane namashumi amabili, baliletha enkosini uSolomoni.
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