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₁USolomoni wasakha isigodlo sakhe wasiqeda ngeminyaka eli-13.

₂Wayesakha indlu eyabizwa ngokuthi yiNdlu Yehlathi LaseLebhanoni: ubude bayo babungamakhubhithi ayikhulu, ububanzi bungamakhubhithi angama-50, ukuphakama kungamakhubhithi angama-30, phezu kwezinhla ezine zezinsika zemisedari, kunemishayo yemisedari phezu kwezinsika. ₃Yayifulelwe ngemisedari phezu kwemishayo engama-45 eyayiphezu kwezinsika ezili-15, umugqa ngamunye. ₄Kwakunezinsika namafasitela emigqeni yomithathu ebhekene, yilowo nalowo mugqa. ₅Yonke iminyango nezinsika kwakuyizinhlangothi ezine ngemishayo; ingaphambili lefasitela libhekene nelinye emigqeni yomithathu.

₆Wakha indlu yezinsika: ubude bayo babungamakhubhithi angama-50, ububanzi bungamakhubhithi angama-30; yayinomphemegumbi nezinsika phambi kwayo.

₇Wakha indlu yesihlalo sobukhosi, lapho ayezokhiphela khona izahlulelo. Indlu yokwehlulela yayimbozwe ngemisedari, kusukela phansi kuze kushaye phezulu. ₈Isigodlo sakhe lapho ayezohlala khona, kwelinye igceke ngaphakathi komphemegumbi, sasakhiwe ngendlela efanayo. Isigodlo uSolomoni asakhela indodakazi kaFaro eyayimganile, sasakhiwe njengalowo mphemegumbi.

₉Konke lokho kwakwakhiwe ngamatshe enani elikhulu, ayebazwe ngokwezilinganiso, asahwa ngamasaha, ngaphakathi nangaphandle, kusukela esisekelweni kuya ophahleni, nangaphandle kuze kuyofika egcekeni elikhulu. ₁₀Ngisho nesisekelo imbala, sasakhiwe ngamatshe enani elikhulu, amatshe amakhulu angamakhubhithi alishumi, namatshe angamakhubhithi ayisishiyagalombili. ₁₁Naphezulu kwakunamatshe enani elikhulu, amatshe abaziweyo ngokwezilinganiso kanye nemisedari. ₁₂Igceke elikhulu lalizungezwe yimigqa emithathu yamatshe abaziweyo, nomugqa wemishayo yomsedari, njengalokhu kwakwenziwe egcekeni lendlu kaSimakade elingaphakathi nasemphemenigumbi wendlu.

₁₃Inkosi uSolomoni yathumela ukuba kulandwe uHiramu eThire. ₁₄Wayeyindodana yomfelokazi wesizwana sakwaNafethali, uyise engowaseThire, indoda eyayisebenza ithusi, ihlakaniphile, inokuqonda, futhi inobungcweti bokwenza noma yimuphi umsebenzi wethusi. UHiramu wafika enkosini uSolomoni, wayenzela wonke umsebenzi wayo.

₁₅Wakhanda izinsika zethusi ezimbili, yileyo naleyo ingamakhubhithi ali-18 ubude, zithandelwe ngomucu ongamakhubhithi ali-12. ₁₆Wenza izihlalo ezimbili ngethusi elibunjiweyo, wazibeka phezu kwezinsika; ubude besihlalo ngasinye babungamakhubhithi ayisihlanu, zilingana ncimishi. ₁₇Ezihlokweni ezaziphezu kwezinsika kwakukhona imihlobiso yamanetha ayimigqa, enezinsephe ezaziphicelwe kuwo njengamaketanga; kuyisikhombisa kuleso naleso sihloko. ₁₈Wenza amahananadi aba yimigqa emibili nxazonke, kuyilelo nalelo netha ukwemboza izihloko ezaziphezu kwezinsika. Wenza ngokufanayo nakweyesibili insika. ₁₉Izihloko ezaziphezu kwezinsika ezisemphemenigumbi zazenziwe zafana nezeminduze, kungamakhubhithi amane. ₂₀Phezu kwezihloko zezinsika zombili ezaziseduze neqhubu elaliseceleni kwenetha, kwakukhona amahananadi angama-200 eyimigqa macala wonke, phezu kwaleso naleso sihloko. ₂₁Wazimisa izinsika zomphemegumbi wethempeli, insika yangakwesokunene wayiqamba ngokuthi uJakini. Insika yangakwesokhohlo ayimisayo wayibiza ngokuthi uBhowazi. ₂₂Ezihlokweni zezinsika kwakukhona okwenziwe kwafaniswa neminduze; waphela kanjalo umsebenzi wokwenziwa kwezinsika.

₂₃Wenza ulwandle olubunjiweyo; lwalungamakhubhithi alishumi kusukela komunye umphetho kuze kufike komunye, luyindilinga. Ukuphakama kwalo kwakungamakhubhithi ayisihlanu, luzungezwe nxazonke yintambo yokulinganisa engamakhubhithi angama-30.

₂₄Phansi komphetho, nxazonke, lwaluzungezwe ngamapulangwe, yileyo naleyo ntambo ingamakhubhithi alishumi, zizungeze ulwandle. Kwakunemigqa emibili yamapulangwe eyayibunjwe ngesikhathi lubunjwa.

₂₅Lwalumi phezu kwezinkabi ezili-12, ezintathu zibheke ngasenyakatho, ezinye ezintathu zibheke ngasentshonalanga, ezinye izintathu zibheke ngaseningizimu, ezinye ezintathu zibheke ngasempumalanga; ulwandle lwalumiswe phezu kwazo, zonke zifulathelene. ₂₆Uhlonze lwalo lwalubanzi ngangesandla, umphetho walo unjengodini lwendebe, lunjengembali yomduze, lulingana namabhathi ayizi-2 000.

₂₇Wakha izinqe zethusi ezilishumi: ubude besinqe ngasinye bungamakhubhithi amane, ububanzi baso bungamakhubhithi amane, ukuphakama kungamakhubhithi amathathu. ₂₈Lena yiyona ndlela izinqe ezazakhiwe ngayo: zazinemiphetho, nemiphetho eyayiphakathi kwezinsika. ₂₉Emiphethweni eyayibekwe ezinsikeni kwakukhona phakathi kwezinsika izingonyama, izinkabi namakherubhi; kwakunjalo ezinsikeni, phezulu naphansi, kunezingonyama, izinkabi, nemigexo yezimbali elengayo. ₃₀Yileso naleso sinqe sasinamasondo amane ethusi, nemiphini yamasondo yethusi; nezinyawo ezine ezazinezindawo zokusekela umthwalo; lezi zindawo zokusekela zaziphansi komcengezi onemigexo yezimbali, ebhekene nawo wonke. ₃₁Umlomo waso uphakathi kwesihloko, ukuphakama kwawo kuyikhubhithi elilodwa. Umlomo wawo wawuyindilinga, ufana nesinqe, uyikhubhithi nengxenye. Emlonyeni kwakukhona okubaziweyo. Imiphetho yawo iyizinhlangothi ezine, zingeyiyo indilinga. ₃₂Lawo masondo amane ayephansi kwemiphetho; imiphini yamasondo yayisesinqeni; ukuphakama kwesondo kwakuyikhubhithi nengxenye. ₃₃Amasondo ayenziwe njengesondo lenqola yempi; imiphini yamasondo, amabhande awo, izipokwe zawo, namanamfu awo, kwakubunjiwe konke.

₃₄Kwakukhona izindawo zokuwuthwala emagumbini omane aleso naleso sinqe, izingalo zokuwuthwala zihlangene nesinqe. ₃₅Phezu kwesinqe kwakukhona okuyisiyingelezi, nxazonke; ukuphakama kwakho kwakuyingxenye yengalo, okokuwusekela nemiphetho yakho kuhlangene nakho. ₃₆Kulezo zindawo ezingezokuwuthwala nasemiphethweni kwakuqoshwe amakherubhi, izingonyama, namasundu lapho kwakunendawo khona, kukhona nemigexo yezimbali nxazonke. ₃₇Wazenza kanjalo zonke izinqe ezilishumi; zonke zabunjwa ngendlela efanayo, zinesilinganiso esifanayo, nesimo esifanayo.

₃₈Wenza imicengezi yethusi elishumi; umcengezi ngamunye wawulingene namabhathi angama-40; yilowo nalowo mcengezi wawungamakhubhithi amane, naphezu kwezinqe ezilishumi ngazinye, kwakukhona umcengezi owodwa. ₃₉Wazibeka izinqe eziyisihlanu eceleni ngakwesokunene sendlu, neziyisihlanu eceleni ngakwesokhohlo sendlu; wabeka ulwandle eceleni ngakwesokunene sendlu ngasempumalanga yangaseningizimu.

₄₀UHiramu wenza leyo micengezi, amafosholo, nezitsha. UHiramu waqeda ukwenza wonke umsebenzi ayewenzela inkosi uSolomoni endlini kaSimakade: ₄₁izinsika ezimbili, imicengezi emibili ezihloko ezaziphezu kwezinsika, amanetha amabili okwembesa imicengezi eyayisezinhlokweni ezimbili ezazisezihlokweni phezu kwezinsika, ₄₂amahananadi angama-400, amanetha amabili, imigqa emibili yamahananadi kulelo nalelo netha, okwembesa izihloko zombili ezaziyimicengezi ezaziphezu kwezinsika, ₄₃izinqe ezilishumi, imicengezi elishumi ezinqeni, ₄₄ulwandle olulodwa, izinkabi ezili-12 phansi kolwandle, ₄₅amabhodwe, amafosholo, nezitsha. Zonke lezi zinto uHiramu azenzela inkosi uSolomoni endlini kaSimakade, zazenziwe ngethusi elicwebezelisiweyo.

₄₆Inkosi yazibumba esigodini eJordani emhlabathini webumba, phakathi kweSukhothi neZarethani. ₄₇USolomoni waziyeka zonke izinto zingalinganiswanga ngenxa yobuningi bazo obukhulu kakhulu; nesisindo sethusi okwakungekho okokusikala.

₄₈USolomoni wezenza zonke izinto ezazisendlini kaSimakade: i-althare legolide, itafula legolide okwakukhona kulo izinkwa zobukhona, ₄₉izinti zezibani zegolide elicwengekileyo eziyisihlanu ngakwesokunene neziyisihlanu ngakwesokhohlo, phambi kwegumbi eliphakathi, izimbali, izibani, izindlawu, konke wakwenza ngegolide, ₅₀izindebe, izizenze, izitsha, izinkezo, imicengezi yomlilo, igolide elicwengekileyo, izingibe zegolide zezivalo zendlu engaphakathi, izicabha zendawo engcwelengcwele, nezicabha zendlu yethempeli, konke wakwenza ngegolide.

₅₁Sewuphelile wonke umsebenzi inkosi uSolomoni eyawenza endlini kaSimakade, uSolomoni wangenisa izinto ezingcwele zikayise uDavide, isiliva, igolide nezitsha, wakubeka engcebeni yendlu kaSimakade.