USimakade Ubonakala KuSolomoni Okwesibili
1Kwathi uSolomoni eseqedile ukwakha indlu kaSimakade nesigodlo senkosi, nakho konke ayefisile ukukwenza, 2uSimakade wabonakala kuye ngokwesibili, njengokuba wayekade ebonakale kuye eGibheyoni. 3USimakade wathi kuye: “Ngiwuzwile umkhuleko wakho nokunxusa onxuse ngakho phambi kwami. Ngiyibusisile le ndlu oyakhileyo ukuba ngibeke igama lami kuyo kuze kube phakade. Amehlo ami nenhliziyo yami kuyakuhlala kuyo zonke izinsuku.
4“Wena, uma nje uyakuhamba phambi kwami njengalokhu kuhambe uDavide, uyihlo, ngenhliziyo engenacala nangobuqotho, wenze konke engikuyale ngakho, ugcine izimiso zami nezehlulelo zami, 5ngiyakusimisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakho kwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, njengoba ngakhuluma kuDavide, uyihlo, ngathi: ‘Akunakwenzeka kungabi bikho muntu ovela kuwe esihlalweni sobukhosi sakwa-Israyeli.’
6“Kepha uma nina nabantwana benu ningihlamuka, ningayigcini imiyalo yami nezimiso zami engikumise phambi kwenu, nisuke nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu, nikhuleke kubo, 7ngiyakumnquma u-Israyeli ezweni engimnike lona, nale ndlu engiyingcwelisele iGama lami ngiyoyichitha phambi kwami, u-Israyeli aphenduke isaga nembuqo phakathi kwabo bonke abantu. 8Nakuba le ndlu iphakeme kangaka, kodwa bonke abayodlula ngakuyo bayomangala, banximfe, bathi: ‘USimakade wenzeleni okunje kuleli lizwe nakule ndlu na?’
9“Bayophendula bathi: ‘Kungenxa yokuba bamshiya uSimakade uNkulunkulu wabo owakhipha okhokho babo eGibhithe, base benamathela kwabanye onkulunkulu, bakhuleka kubo, babakhonza, ngakho-ke uSimakade wehlisele le nhlekelele phezu kwabo.’ ”
USolomoni Upha UHiramu Imizi
10Kwathi sekuphele iminyaka engama-20 uSolomoni akhe ngayo zombili izindlu: indlu kaSimakade nesigodlo senkosi, 11uHiramu, inkosi yaseThire, owayesize uSolomoni ngemisedari, ngemisayiphuresi, ngegolide nangakho konke ayekufisa, inkosi uSolomoni yamnika uHiramu imizi engama-20 eGalile. 12UHiramu wasuka eThire ukuyobona imizi uSolomoni ayemnike yona, kodwa ayizange imgculise. 13Wathi: “Mfowethu, iyini le mizi onginike yona na?”
Wayibiza ngeKhabhuli kuze kube yinamuhla. 14UHiramu wayesethumela enkosini amathalenta ayi-120 egolide.
Izisebenzi Ezabizwa NguSolomoni Ukuzokwakha
15Nansi-ke indaba emaqondana nezisebenzi ezabizwa yinkosi uSolomoni ukuzokwakha indlu kaSimakade, isigodlo sayo, iMilo, ugange eJerusalema, iHazori, iMegido neGezeri. 16UFaro, inkosi yaseGibhithe, wayenyukile walidla iGezeri, walishisa ngomlilo, wabulala amaKhanani ayehleli emzini, wayeselinika umkaSolomoni indodakazi yakhe, laba yisipho sayo. 17USolomoni walakha kabusha iGezeri, iBhethi Horoni eZansi, 18iBhalathi, iThamari elalisehlane lalelo lizwe, 19nayo yonke imizi eyayiyizinqolobane zikaSolomoni, imizi yezinqola zakhe zempi, imizi yabamahhashi akhe, nakho konke uSolomoni ayefisa ukukwakha eJerusalema, eLebhanoni nakulo lonke izwe ayebusa kulo.
20Bonke abantu abayinsali yama-Amori, amaHithi, amaPherizi, amaHivi namaJebusi, ababengesibo abantu bakwa-Israyeli, 21nabantwana babo, ababesele ezweni, abakwa-Israyeli abangakwazanga ukubaqeda nya, uSolomoni wabenza izisebenzi eziyizigqila kuze kube yinamuhla. 22Kepha kwabakwa-Israyeli uSolomoni akenzanga namunye waba yisigqila, ngokuba bona babengamabutho, izinceku zakhe, izikhulu zakhe, abakhuzi bempi, abaphathi bezinqola zakhe nabamahhashi bakhe. 23Bona babeyizinduna ezinkulu ezazengamele umsebenzi kaSolomoni ezazingama-550, ziphethe abantu ababesebenza.
24Indodakazi kaFaro kuphela eyasuka emzini kaDavide yaya endlini yayo, inkosi eyayiyakhele yona; wayakha futhi neMilo.
25USolomoni wayenikela kathathu ngonyaka ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula e-althare ayelakhele uSimakade, eshisa impepho kanye neminikelo phambi kukaSimakade. Wayeseqedile ukwakha indlu.
Imikhumbi Eyakhiwa NguSolomoni
26Inkosi uSolomoni yakha imikhumbi e-Eziyoni Gebheri eseceleni kwase-Elathi ogwini loLwandle Lomhlanga kwa-Edomi. 27UHiramu wathumela ngaleyo mikhumbi izinceku zakhe, ezazingamatilosi ayelwazi ulwandle, kanye nezinceku zikaSolomoni. 28Zaya e-Ofiri, zalanda lapho igolide elingamathalenta angama-420, zaliletha enkosini uSolomoni.
