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₁Ekupheleni kwamatjhumi amabili weminyaka uSolomoni akha ngayo ithempeli lakaSomnini nesigodlo sakhe, ₂wavuselela imizi ayiphiwa nguRhiramu, wahlalisa ama-Israyeli lapho. ₃Waya neRhamathi-Tsoba wafese wayithumba. ₄Wavuselela iTadimori eserhalawumbeni kanye nayo yoke imizi yokubeka ipahla agade ayakhe eRhamathi. ₅Godu wavuselela iBhethe-Rhoroni engehla neBhethe-Rhoroni engenzasi kwaba madorobho aqinisiweko nanemithangala namasango aneenqabo. ₆Wenza okufanako ngeBhalathi, nangawo woke amadorobhakhe agade abeka kiwo ipahla namadorobho lapha kuhlala khona iinkarana neenjomani zakhe. Wakha nanyana yini agade athanda ukuyakha eJerusalema, eLibhanoni nakiyo yoke inarha agade ayibusa.

_7-8Boke abantu egade basele kumaHite, ama-Amori, amaPherizi, amaRhivi namaJebusi bakatelelwa nguSolomoni ngomsebenzi. Abantwaba bekungasiwo ama-Israyeli, kodwana gade baziinzukulwana zabo ezasala enarheni nezingazange zibhujiswe ma-Israyeli. Lokhu kusese njalo nanamhlanjesi. ₉USolomoni azange akatelele namunye wama-Israyeli ngomsebenzi, kodwana bekamabuthwakhe wepi, abalawuli beenduna zeenkarana zakhe zepi nabakhweli bazo. ₁₀Godu ama-Israyeli gade aziinkhulu eziphezulu ezaziqalene nomsebenzi kaSolomoni. Bekunamadoda amakhulu amabili namatjhumi amahlanu agade eluse abantu abenza umsebenzi.

₁₁USolomoni wasusa uNaFaro eMzini kaDavida wamusa esigodlweni amakhele sona ngombana wathi: “Angifuni bonyana umkami ahlale esigodlweni sakaDavida ikosi yakwa-Israyeli ngombana zicwengile iindawo lapha khekwangena khona umfaji kaSomnini.”

₁₂USolomoni wenzela uSomnini umhlabelo wokutjhiswa e-aldarini lakaSomnini alakha ngaphambi kwamathuri, ₁₃ngendlela okumele kwenziwe ngayo umnikelo wangamalanga ukuya ngomthetho kaMosi malungana namaSabatha, ukuthwasa kwenyanga neminyanya emithathu yaminyaka yoke okumnyanya wesiKwa esinganaNgumelo, umnyanya weemVeke kanye nomnyanya wemiTlhatlhana.

₁₄Ngokulandela umyalo wakayise uDavida, uSolomoni wahlela abaphristi ngokwemisebenzabo ngeenqhema. AmaLevi ahlelelwa ukukhokhela indumiso abe asize nabaphristi ngokweendingo zemisebenzi yangamalanga. Godu wahlela nabalindisango ngeenqhema zabo kobana balinde emasangweni ahlukahlukeneko ngombana lokho kwakumyalo kaDavida umuntu kaZimu. ₁₅Azange baphambuke ngitjho nakowodwa umyalo ikosi eyayala ngawo abaphristi namkha amaLevi, ngitjho nalowo ophathelene namagugu. ₁₆Woke umsebenzi kaSolomoni wakhamba ngenaneko kusukela mhla kwakhiwa isisekelo sethempeli lakaSomnini kwaze kwaba mhlana kuphelela woke umsebenzi ophathelene nokwakhiwa kwethempeli.

₁₇Yeke uSolomoni waya e-Etsiyoni-Gebere ne-Elathi magegana nelwandle enarheni yakwa-Edomu. ₁₈URhiramu wamthumelela iinthayamanzi ezilawulwa ziinkhulu zakhe, amadoda azizazi zelwandle. Amadoda lawa athaya nabantu bakaSolomoni aya e-Ofira ayokuthatha iinkulungwana ezilitjhumi nahlanu namakhulu amahlanu wamakhilogremu wegolide aliletha ekosini uSolomoni.