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9 Kwathi nje lapho uSolomoni eseqedile ukwakha indlu kaJehova, indlu* yenkosi + nakho konke uSolomoni ayefisa ukukwakha, + 2 uJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni okwesibili, njengoba ayebonakale kuye eGibheyoni. + 3 UJehova wathi kuye: “Ngiwuzwile umthandazo wakho nesicelo sakho sokuboniswa umusa osenze phambi kwami. Ngiyingcwelisile le ndlu oyakhile ngokubeka igama lami kuyo kuze kube phakade, + amehlo ami nenhliziyo yami kuyoba kuyo ngaso sonke isikhathi. + 4 Uma wena uhamba phambi kwami ngendlela uDavide uyihlo ahamba ngayo, + ngenhliziyo ephelele + nangobuqotho, + ngokwenza konke engikuyale ngakho, + nangokulalela iziqondiso nezahlulelo zami, + 5 khona-ke ngiyosimisa kuze kube phakade isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakho phezu kuka-Israyeli, njengoba ngathembisa uDavide uyihlo, ngathi, ‘Akusoze kwenzeka ukuba kungabi namuntu wozalo lwakho ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli.’ + 6 Kodwa uma wena namadodana akho niyeka ukungilandela futhi ningayigcini imiyalo nemithetho yami engiyibeke phambi kwenu, nihambe niyokhonza abanye onkulunkulu nibakhothamele, + 7 ngiyomsusa u-Israyeli ezweni engimnike lona, + indlu engiyingcwelisele igama lami ngiyoyisusa phambi kwami, + u-Israyeli uyoba yinhlekisa* nento yokuklolodelwa phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe. + 8 Le ndlu iyoba amanxiwa. + Wonke umuntu odlula ngakuyo uyoyigqolozela emangele futhi uyoshaya ikhwela athi, ‘Kungani uJehova enze lokhu kuleli zwe nakule ndlu?’ + 9 Bayothi, ‘Kungenxa yokuthi bamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo owayekhiphe okhokho babo ezweni laseGibhithe, bamukela abanye onkulunkulu babakhothamela babakhonza. Yingakho uJehova aletha yonke le nhlekelele phezu kwabo.’ ” +

10 USolomoni wakha izindlu ezimbili, indlu kaJehova nendlu* yenkosi, + ngeminyaka engu-20. 11 UHiramu + inkosi yaseThire wayelethela uSolomoni izingodo zomsedari nezomjunipha negolide ayelidinga, + ngakho iNkosi uSolomoni yanika uHiramu amadolobha angu-20 ezweni laseGalile. 12 Ngakho uHiramu waphuma eThire ukuze ayobona amadolobha uSolomoni ayemuphe wona, kodwa akazange awathande.* 13 Wathi: “Hlobo luni lwamadolobha lawa ongiphe wona, mfowethu?” Ngakho abizwa ngokuthi iZwe LaseKhabuli* kuze kube namuhla. 14 Phakathi naleso sikhathi uHiramu wathumelela inkosi amathalenta* egolide angu-120. +

15 Lokhu ukulandisa okuphathelene nalabo iNkosi uSolomoni eyababutha + ukuba bakhe indlu kaJehova, + indlu* yenkosi, iNdunduma, *+ udonga lwaseJerusalema, iHazori, + iMegido + neGezeri. + 16 (UFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe wayekhuphukile walithatha iGezeri walishisa ngomlilo, wabulala namaKhanani + ayehlala kulelo dolobha. Ngakho walinika indodakazi yakhe, + umkaSolomoni, njengesipho sokuyivalelisa.*) 17 USolomoni wakha kabusha* iGezeri, iBheti-horoni Elisezansi, + 18 iBhahalati + neThamari ehlane, kwa-Israyeli, 19 nawo wonke amadolobha kaSolomoni okugcina izinto, amadolobha ezinqola, + amadolobha abagibeli bamahhashi nanoma yini uSolomoni ayefisa ukuyakha eJerusalema, eLebhanoni nakulo lonke izwe ayelibusa. 20 Bonke abantu ababesele kuma-Amori, kumaHeti, kumaPherizi, kumaHivi nakumaJebusi, + ababengeyona ingxenye yesizwe sakwa-Israyeli, + 21 inzalo yabo eyayisele ezweni—leyo ama-Israyeli angakwazanga ukuyibhubhisa—uSolomoni wabayala ukuba benze umsebenzi wobugqila kuze kube namuhla. + 22 Kodwa abekho kuma-Israyeli uSolomoni abenza izigqila, + ngoba babengamaqhawe akhe, izinceku zakhe, izikhulu zakhe, izikhulu zakhe zempi nezinduna zabashayeli bezinqola zakhe nezabagibeli bamahhashi. 23 Kwakunezinhloko zezinduna ezingu-550 ezazengamele umsebenzi kaSolomoni, ziphethe abantu ababesebenza. +

24 Kodwa indodakazi kaFaro + yaphuma eDolobheni LikaDavide + yaya endlini yayo ayeyakhele yona; ngemva kwalokho wakha iNdunduma. *+

25 Kathathu ngonyaka + uSolomoni wayenikela imihlatshelo eshiswayo nemihlatshelo ehlanganyelwayo e-altare ayelakhele uJehova, + wayeshunqisa nomusi womhlatshelo phezu kwe-altare elaliphambi kukaJehova, ngakho wayiqeda indlu. +

26 INkosi uSolomoni yakha uxhaxha lwemikhumbi e-Eziyoni-gebheri, + ngase-Eloti, ogwini loLwandle Olubomvu ezweni lakwa-Edomi. + 27 UHiramu wathumela izinceku zakhe noxhaxha lwemikhumbi, + amatilosi angomakadebona, ukuze zisebenze nezinceku zikaSolomoni. 28 Zaya e-Ofiri + zafike zathatha igolide elingamathalenta angu-420 zaliletha eNkosini uSolomoni.