Buka ea Bobeli ea Likronike

2 Solomone a fana ka taelo ea hore ho hahoe ntlo ea hae ea borena+ le ntlo e tla tlisa thoriso lebitsong la Jehova.+ 2 Solomone a ngolisa basebeletsi ba 70 000 ba jarang meroalo, ba 80 000 ba betlang majoe lithabeng+ le balebeli ba bona ba 3 600.+ 3 Hape Solomone a romela molaetsa ho Hirame+ morena oa Tire a re: “Nketsetse seo u ileng oa se etsetsa ntate oa ka Davida ha u ne u mo romella lifate tsa kedare hore a hahe ntlo eo a tla lula ho eona.+ 4 Ke haha ntlo e tla tlisa thoriso lebitsong la Jehova Molimo oa ka hore ke nehelane ka eona ho eena. Ke moo ho tla chesetsoa libano tse nkhang hamonate+ ka pel’a hae le moo ho tla behoa bohobe+ le moo ho tla etsetsoa linyehelo tsa secheso teng hoseng le mantsiboea,+ ka lisabatha,+ ha khoeli e qala+ le ka linako tsa mokete+ tsa Jehova Molimo oa rona. Ena ke ntho eo Baiseraele ba lokelang ho lula ba e etsa. 5 Ntlo eo ke e hahang e tla ba kholo hobane Molimo oa rona o moholo ho feta melimo e meng kaofela. 6 Ke mang ea ka mo hahelang ntlo hobane le maholimo a maholimo ha a mo lekane?+ ’Na ke mang hore nka mo hahela ntlo? Ntho feela eo nka e etsang ke ho haha sebaka seo ho sona ho ka etsoang mahlabelo a kubellang mosi ka pel’a hae. 7 Nthomelle monna ea tsebang mosebetsi oa matsoho, ea tsebang ho sebetsa ka khauta, silevera, koporo,+ tšepe, ulu e pherese, e khubelu le khoele e putsoa le ea tsebang ho etsa mongolo o fatiloeng. O tla sebetsa le batho ba ka ba tsebang ho etsa mosebetsi oa matsoho Juda le Jerusalema, bao ntate oa ka Davida a faneng ka bona.+ 8 U nthomelle lifate tsa kedare, tsa junipere+ le tsa algame+ tse tsoang Lebanone hobane kea tseba hore bahlanka ba hao ba tseba ho rema lifate tsa Lebanone.+ Bahlanka ba ka ba tla sebetsa le bahlanka ba hao+ 9 hore ba ntokisetse lifate tse ngata hobane ntlo eo ke tl’o e haha e tla ba kholo haholo. 10 Ke tla fa bahlanka ba hao ba remang lifate lijo.+ Ke tla ba fa lilithara tse 4 400 000 tsa koro, lilithara tse 4 400 000 tsa harese, lilithara tse 440 000 tsa veine le lilithara tse 440 000 tsa oli.”

11 Hirame morena oa Tire a ngolla Solomone molaetsa o reng: “Jehova o u khethile hore u be morena oa batho ba hae hobane oa ba rata.” 12 Hirame a tsoela pele ho re: “Ho ke ho rorisoe Jehova Molimo oa Iseraele ea entseng maholimo le lefatše hobane o file Morena Davida mora ea bohlale+ le ea nang le kutloisiso,+ ea tla hahela Jehova ntlo le ho ikahela ntlo ea borena. 13 Ke romela monna ea bohlale, ea tsebang mosebetsi oa matsoho ea bitsoang Hirame-abi.+ 14 Ke mora oa mosali oa leloko la Dane empa ntate oa hae o ne a tsoa Tire. Monna enoa o tseba ho sebetsa ka khauta, silevera, koporo, tšepe, majoe, lepolanka, ulu e pherese, khoele e putsoa, lesela la boleng bo botle le ka lesela le lefubelu.+ O tseba ho etsa mongolo o fatiloeng oa mefuta eohle le meralo eohle eo ho thoeng a e etse.+ O tla sebetsa le banna ba hao ba tsebang mosebetsi oa matsoho le banna ba tsebang mosebetsi oa matsoho ba moren’a ka Davida, ntate oa hao. 15 Moren’a ka, re romelle koro, harese, oli le veine tseo u re tšepisitseng tsona.+ 16 Re tla rema lifate tsohle tseo u li hlokang mona Lebanone.+ Re tla li romela Jopa+ ka leoatle re li tlamme ’me uena u tla li lata moo ebe u li isa Jerusalema.”+

17 Solomone a bala banna bohle ba balichaba ba neng ba lula naheng ea Iseraele+ joalokaha ntate oa hae Davida a ile a etsa+ ’me ha fumanoa banna ba 153 600. 18 A khetha basebeletsi ba 70 000 hore e be ba jarang meroalo, ba 80 000 hore e be ba betlang majoe+ lithabeng le balebeli ba 3 600 ba okamelang basebetsi.+