UZimu uziveza kuSolomoni kwesibili
1Kwathi bona uSolomoni aqede ukwakha ithempeli lakaSomnini kanye nesigodlo, bewenza koke agade ahlose ukukwenza, 2uSomnini waziveza kuye kwesibili njengombana aziveza kuye eGibiyoni. 3USomnini wathi kuye: “Ngiwuzwile umthandazo nokurabhela kwakho okwenze phambi kwami; ngilicwengisile ithempeli olakhilekweli ngokubeka ibizo lami lapho isiphelani. Ihliziywami namehlwami kuzakuhlala kulapho.
4“Wena-ke nawukhamba phambi kwami ngehliziyo epheleleko nangokuhlonipheka njengombana uyihlo uDavida enza bese wenza koke engikuyala ngakho bewulonde imithetho neemiso zami, 5ngizakunzinzisa isihlalo sakho sobukhosi phezu kwaka-Israyeli njengombana ngathembisa uyihlo uDavida lokha nangithi, ‘Angeze wabhalelwa kukuba nendoda engahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi bakwa-Israyeli.’
6“Kodwana nange wena namkha amadodanakho ningihlanukela bese aniphethi imiyalo nemithetho engininikele yona, nigijime niyokulotjha abosingazimu benibakhothamele, 7ngizokususa u-Israyeli enarheni engimnikele yona bengifulathele nethempeli engilicwengisele ibizo lami. U-Israyeli uzakuba sisaga nesiphoqo hlangana nabo boke abantu. 8Ithempeleli lizakuba liqubi leququ. Woke umuntu odlula ngendlela uzalikhuza ababaze athi, ‘Alo, kubayini uSomnini enze into enje enarhenapha nethempelinapha?’ 9Abantu bazakuphendula bathi, ‘Awa musi, angithi bahlanuke uSomnini uZimabo owakhupha aboyise eGibhide, badlhemadlhema ngemva kwabosingazimu, babakhothamela bebabalotjha. Ngikho uSomnini abehlisele ihlekelele engaka nje.’ ”
Imisebenzi eminye yakaSolomoni
10-11USolomoni kwamthatha iminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukwakha imakhiwo emibili, okulithempeli lakaSomnini nesigodlo sakhe. Ngesikhatheso uRhiramu ikosi yeTirosi wahlinzeka uSolomoni ngazo zoke iingodo zomsedari nezomsayipurusi nangegolide ukuya ngendlela agade atlhoga ngakhona. Kwathi nakuqedwa ukwakhiwa, ikosi uSolomoni yathatha amatjhumi amabili wamadorobho aseGalile yawanikela uRhiramu ikosi yeTirosi. 12Kodwana kwathi lokha uRhiramu nasuka eTirosi athi uyokubona amadorobho awaphiwe nguSolomoni lawo, wafika wadana. 13Wabuza wathi: “Anjani nje amadorojanyana ongiphe wona la, mntanthu?” Wawabiza bona yinarha yeKhabhulu, okulibizo elawanamathela bekwaba kunamhlanjesi. 14URhiramu gade athumele igolide ebelingaba makhilogremu angaphezu kweenkulungwana ezine ekosini uSolomoni nakwakhiwako.
15Naku umlando wokukatelela ngomsebenzi owahlonywa yikosi uSolomoni bona kwakhiwe ithempeli lakaSomnini, isigodlo sakhe, indunduma nomthangala ozombeleze iJerusalema, neRhatsori, iMegido kanye neGezeri: 16UFaro ikosi yeGibhide gade asahlela bewathumba iGezeri. Wayithungelela ngomlilo. Wabulala abahlali bayo abamaKhanana wayinikela indodakazakhe, umfazi kaSolomoni, yaba sisipho sayo somtjhado. 17Yeke uSolomoni wavuselela iGezeri. Godu wakha neBhethe-Rhoroni engenzasi, 18iBhalathi neTadimori eserhalawumbeni enarhenakhe, 19nawo woke amadorobhakhe agade abeka kiwo ipahla nemizi lapha bekuhlala khona iinkarana neenjomani. Wakha nanyana yini ayethanda ukuyakha eJerusalema, eLibhanoni nakiyo yoke inarha agade ayibusa. 20-21USolomoni wakatelela ngomsebenzi boke abantu egade basele kuma-Amori, amaHite, amaPherizi, amaRhivi namaJebusi. Abantwaba bekungasiwo ama-Israyeli, kodwana gade baziinzukulwana zabo ezasala eenarheni ezingazange zibhujiswe ma-Israyeli. Lokho kusese njalo nanamhlanjesi. 22USolomoni azange akatelele namunye wama-Israyeli ngomsebenzi, kodwana gade awenze amabuthwakhe wepi, iinkhulu zakhe zombuso, iimphathiswa zakhe, abalawuli neenduna zeenkarana zakhe zepi nabakhweli bazo. 23Godu ama-Israyeli gade aziinkhulu eziphezulu ezaziqalene nomsebenzi kaSolomoni. Bekunamadoda amakhulu amahlanu namatjhumi amahlanu agade eluse abantu abenza umsebenzi.
24USolomoni wakha indunduma yeJerusalema ngemva kobana uNaFaro asukile eMzini kaDavida waya esigodlweni asakhelwe nguSolomoni.
25Wenza imihlabelo yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano kathathu ngomnyaka e-aldarini alakhele uSomnini. Godu watjhisa nepepho phambi kwakaSomnini. Ngaleyondlela waphelelisa ihloso yokwakhiwa kwethempeli.
26Ikosi uSolomoni yakha neenthayamanzi e-Etsiyoni-Gebere eseduze ne-Elathi eliseligwini lelwandle eliBomvu enarheni yakwa-Edomu. 27URhiramu wathumela iinsebenzi zakhe eenthayamanzini zakaSolomoni, kobana zisebenzisane neensebenzi zakaSolomoni. Gade kumadoda azizazi zelwandle. 28Zathayela e-Ofira zeza namakhilogremu wegolide angaphezu kweenkulungwana ezilitjhumi nane. Zafese zalethula ekosini uSolomoni.
