1 Amakhosi 9:6-21

Kepha uma nichezuka kimi nangayiphi indlela, nina nabantwana benu, nemiyalo yami nezimiso zami engizibeka phambi kwenu, ningagcini, kepha hambani nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu, nibakhothamele. Ngiyakumchitha u-Israyeli ezweni engimnike lona; lendlu engiyingcwelisele igama lami, ngiyoyilahla ebusweni bami; u-Israyeli uyakuba yisaga nesifenqo phakathi kwezizwe zonke. Futhi kule ndlu ephakeme, wonke umuntu odlula kuyo uyomangala futhi ashaye ikhwelo; bayakuthi: ‘UJehova wenzeleni lokhu kuleli zwe nakule ndlu na? Bazakuthi: Kungokuba bamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo owakhipha oyise ezweni laseGibithe, bathatha abanye onkulunkulu, babakhothamela, babakhonza; ngalokho uJehova wehlisela lobu bubi phezu kwabo bonke. 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.