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| 1. | Kwasekusithi uSolomoni eseqedile ukwakha indlu kaJehova lendlu yenkosi laso sonke isifiso sikaSolomoni ayethokoza ukusenza, |
| 2. | i Nkosi yabonakala kuSolomoni ngokwesibili njengokubonakala kwayo kuye eGibeyoni. |
| 3. | I Nkosi yathi kuye: Ngizwile umkhuleko wakho lokuncenga kwakho okuncenge phambi kwami. Ngiyingcwelisile lindlu oyakhileyo ukubeka ibizo lami lapho kuze kube nininini; lamehlo ami lenhliziyo yami kuzakuba lapho zonke izinsuku. |
| 4. | Wena-ke, uba uhamba phambi kwami, njengoDavida uyihlo wahamba, ngokuphelela kwenhliziyo langokuqonda, ukwenza njengakho konke engikulaye khona, ugcine izimiso zami lezahlulelo zami, |
| 5. | khona ngizamisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakho phezu kukaIsrayeli kuze kube nininini, njengokukhuluma kwami kuDavida uyihlo, ngisithi: Kakuyikuqunywa kuwe umuntu phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaIsrayeli. |
| 6. | Uba lizaphenduka lokuphenduka, lina labantwana benu, ekungilandeleni, lingayigcini imilayo yami, izimiso zami, engikubeke phambi kwenu, kodwa liyekhonza abanye onkulunkulu, libakhothamele, |
| 7. | khona ngizaquma uIsrayeli ebusweni belizwe engibanike lona, lendlu engiyingcwelisele ibizo lami ngizayilahla phambi kwami; loIsrayeli uzakuba yisaga lento yokuhozwa phakathi kwezizwe zonke. |
| 8. | Lalindlu, ephakemeyo, wonke oyedlulayo uzamangala kakhulu ancife, bathi: I Nkosi ikwenzeleni okunje kulelilizwe lakulindlu? |
| 9. | Njalo bazakuthi: Ngenxa yokuthi bayitshiyile i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wabo eyakhupha oyise elizweni leGibhithe, babambelela kwabanye onkulunkulu, babakhonza babasebenzela; ngalokho i Nkosi ibehlisele bonke lobububi. |
| 10. | Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamatshumi amabili uSolomoni esakhile izindlu ezimbili, indlu kaJehova lendlu yenkosi, |
| 11. | (uHiramu inkosi yeTire yayimsekele uSolomoni ngezigodo zemisedari langezigodo zamafiri langegolide, njengesiloyiso sakhe sonke) ngalesosikhathi inkosi uSolomoni yamnika uHiramu imizi engamatshumi amabili elizweni leGalili. |
| 12. | UHiramu wasephuma eTire ukubona imizi uSolomoni ayemnike yona, kodwa yayingalunganga emehlweni akhe. |
| 13. | Wasesithi: Yimizi bani le onginike yona, mfowethu? Waseyibiza ngokuthi ilizwe leKabuli, kuze kube lamuhla. |
| 14. | UHiramu wayethumele enkosini amathalenta* alikhulu lamatshumi amabili egolide. |
| 15. | Nantu-ke udaba lwezibhalwa inkosi uSolomoni eyazibuthela ukwakha indlu ye Nkosi, lendlu yayo, leMilo, lomduli weJerusalema, leHazori, leMegido, leGezeri: |
| 16. | UFaro inkosi yeGibhithe wayenyukile wathumba iGezeri wayitshisa ngomlilo, wabulala amaKhanani ayehlala emzini, wakhunga ngayo indodakazi yakhe, umkaSolomoni. |
| 17. | USolomoni wasesakha iGezeri, leBethi-Horoni engaphansi, |
| 18. | leBahalathi, leTamari enkangala elizweni, |
| 19. | lemizi yonke yokugcinela impahla uSolomoni ayelayo, lemizi yezinqola, lemizi yabagadi bamabhiza, lesiloyiso sikaSolomoni ayeloyisa ngaso ukwakha eJerusalema leLebhanoni lelizweni lonke lombuso wakhe. |
| 20. | Bonke abantu ababesele kumaAmori, amaHethi, amaPerizi, amaHivi, lamaJebusi, ababengeyisibo babantwana bakoIsrayeli, |
| 21. | abantwana babo ababesele emva kwabo elizweni, abantwana bakoIsrayeli abangenelisanga ukubatshabalalisa, uSolomoni wababutha izibhalwa eziyizigqili, kuze kube lamuhla. |
| 22. | Kodwa ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uSolomoni kenzanga sigqili, kodwa babengamadoda empi, lenceku zakhe, leziphathamandla zakhe, lezinduna zakhe, labaphathi bezinqola zakhe, labagadi bakhe bamabhiza. |
| 23. | Laba babezinduna zabaphathi abaphezu komsebenzi kaSolomoni, amakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi amahlanu, ababebusa abantu ababesebenza emsebenzini. |
| 24. | Kodwa indodakazi kaFaro yenyuka iphuma emzini kaDavida isiya endlini yayo ayeyakhele yona. Ngalesosikhathi wakha iMilo. |
| 25. | Njalo kathathu ngomnyaka uSolomoni wanikela iminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo yokuthula phezu kwelathi ayelakhele i Nkosi, watshisa impepha kulelo elaliphambi kwe Nkosi. Waqeda njalo indlu. |
| 26. | Inkosi uSolomoni yasisenza imikhumbi eEziyoni-Geberi eseElothi ekhunjini loLwandle oluBomvu elizweni leEdoma. |
| 27. | UHiramu wasethuma emikhunjini inceku zakhe, amadoda emikhumbi, abazi ulwandle, kanye lenceku zikaSolomoni. |
| 28. | Bafika eOfiri, bathatha khona igolide, amathalenta* angamakhulu amane lamatshumi amabili, baliletha enkosini uSolomoni. |
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