Kutibonakalisa kwesibili kwaNkulunkulu kuSolomoni
1Watsi kube Solomoni acedze kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze kanye nesigodlo sakhe, asakufeze konkhe labefise kukwenta, 2Simakadze waphindza watibonakalisa kuye kwesibili, njengobe abebonakele kuye eGibeyoni.
3Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi:
“Ngiwuvile umthandazo wakho nekuncenga kwakho lokwente kimi; lelithempeli lolakhile sengilingcwelisile, ngekutsi ngibeke Libito lami lapho kulo phakadze naphakadze. Emehlo ami nenhlitiyo yami kuyawuhlala kulapho kulo ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
4“Wena-ke nangabe ungahamba ngebucotfo benhlitiyo nangekucondza embikwami, ulingise uyihlo Davide, wente konkhe lengikuyala ngako, ugcine timiso nemitsetfo yami, 5ngiyawusimisa sihlalo sakho sebukhosi etikwa-Israyeli phakadze naphakadze, njengobe ngametsembisa Davide, uyihlo, ngesikhatsi ngitsi: ‘Akuyikwenteka kutsi weswele umuntfu esihlalweni sebukhosi saka-Israyeli.’
6“Kodvwa nangabe nine nome emadvodzana enu nigucuka, nisuka kimi, ningayigcini imiyalo yami netimiso tami lengininike tona, nisuke kuto niyewukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu nikhuleke kubo, 7Israyeli ngiyakumsusa eveni lengimnike lona, ngililahle nalelithempeli lengilingcwelisele Libito lami. Israyeli sewuyawuba siga nentfo yekuphukutwa, abe yinhlekisa kuto tonkhe tive. 8Noko nome kwanyalo lelithempeli lisenesitfunti lesimatima kangaka, bonkhe labendlula ngakulo bayawumangala bahhalatise, batsi: ‘Simakadze uyenteleni lentfo lenjena kulelive nakulelithempeli?’ 9Bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Kungobe bamfulatsela Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, lowakhipha bokhokho babo eGibhithe, besuka bagugumatsa labanye bonkulunkulu basebentele bona, babakhonta bakhuleka kubo. Nguko nje Simakadze asabehlisele lenhlekelele lengaka.’ ”
Sivumelwane saSolomoni naHiramu
10Ekupheleni kweminyaka lengema-20 Solomoni labekakha ngayo tindlu letimbili: lithempeli laSimakadze nesigodlo senkhosi, 11inkhosi Solomoni yabe seyinika Hiramu, inkhosi yaseThire, emadolobha langema-20 aseGalile, ngobe Hiramu abemnike yonkhe imisedari, netipheshula kanye negolide labeyidzinga. 12Kodvwa watsi Hiramu nakesuka eThire kuyawubona lamadolobha labewaphiwe nguSolomoni, afike angete amjabulisa. 13Wabuta watsi: “Madolobha mani lawa longiphe wona, mnaketfu?” Wawetsa watsi Live laKhabuli. Kwaba libito lawo kwaze kwaba ngulamuhla. 14Hiramu abesatfumele kuSolomoni igolide leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba ti-4 000.
Lokunye lokwafezwa nguSolomoni
15Lona ngumlandvo wenkhosi Solomoni ngekubutsekisa kwakhe bantfu nekubasebentisa kwakhe ngenkhani ekwakheni lithempeli laSimakadze, nesigodlo sakhe, nasekwakheni tibebesi, nasekwakheni lubondza lwaseJerusalema, neHasori, neMegido kanye neGezeri. 16Faro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, abehlasele watfumba iGezeri, wayishisa ngemlilo. Wabulala takhamiti tayo, emaKhenani, wabe sewuyenta sipho semshado endvodzakatini yakhe leyayiyinkhosikati yaSolomoni. 17Solomoni wakha iGezeri kabusha, waphindze wakha neBhethi Horoni Lengentansi, 18neBhalathi, neThadmori lesehlane, ekhatsi eveni lakhe; 19wakha onkhe emadolobha lapho abenetingungu khona, kanye nemadolobha etincola takhe nemahhashi akhe, nako konkhe labefisa kukwakha eJerusalema, naseLebanoni, nakulo lonkhe lelo live labelibusa.
20Bonkhe bantfu lababesele kuma-Amori, nakumaHethi, nakumaPheresi, nakumaHivi, nakumaJebhusi, lababengesiwo ema-Israyeli, 21lokusho kutsi titukulwane tato letatisasele kulo lonkhe live, lapho ema-Israyeli ehluleka khona kutibhubhisa aticedze, tonkhe-ke leto tive Solomoni watibutsekisa watisebentisa ngekutigcilata, njengobe kusenjalo nalamhla loku. 22Kodvwa Solomoni akazange ente ngisho nome munye um-Israyeli kutsi abe sigcili; ema-Israyeli wona abengemabutfo akhe emphi, netiphatsimandla takhe tasembusweni, nebaholi bakhe, netindvuna takhe temabutfo, netebashayeli bakhe betincola, nebagibeli bakhe bemahhashi. 23Solomoni abenetindvuna letinkhulu letatingema-550, letatiphatsa imisebenti yakhe kanye nalababenta leyo misebenti.
24Kwatsi kube kufike indvodzakati yaFaro iphuma eDolobheni laDavide, ite esigodlweni Solomoni labesayakhele sona, Solomoni wakha tibebesi.
25Katsatfu ngemnyaka Solomoni abenta umnikelo wekushiswa nemnikelo wekuthula elatini labelakhele Simakadze, ashise nemphepho embikwaSimakadze kanye nayo, kuze atewufeza leyo mininingwane yasethempelini.
26Inkhosi Solomoni waphindze wakha nemikhumbi e-Esiyoni Geberi lesedvutane ne-Elathi, ka-Edomu elugwini lweLwandle Lolubovu. 27Hiramu watfumela emadvodza akakhe, ematilosi labenelwati ngetaselwandle, kutsi asebente kanye nemadvodza akaSolomoni kuleyo mikhumbi. 28Abehamba ngemkhumbi aye e-Ofiri, abuye negolide leyayingemakhilogremu langetulu kweti-14 000, afike ayetfule enkhosini Solomoni.
