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₁Ke kaloku uSolomon waqalisa ukuyakha indlu *kaNdikhoyo eJerusalem kwintaba iMoriya, apho uNdikhoyo wayebonakele khona kuyise uDavide. Kwakuloo ndawo yalungiselelwa nguDavide esandeni sokubhula sika-Aravena umJebhusi. ₂Ke ukwakha oko wakuqala ngomhla wesibini kwinyanga yesibini ngonyaka wakhe wesine engukumkani.

₃Isiseko sendlu kaThixo eyakhiwe nguSolomon sasiziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anesixhenxe ubude, siziimitha ezilithoba ububanzi. ₄Ke yona ivaranda phambili phaya yayiziimitha ezilithoba ububanzi, ukuphakama kuziimitha ezingamashumi amahlanu anane. Umphakathi lo ke wona wawutyatyekwe ngegolide. ₅Igumbi elikhulu laloo ndlu walaleka ngompayini, walityabeka ngegolide, walihombisa ngemifanekiso yamasundu nemixokelelwana. ₆Ewe, indlu kaThixo wayihombisa ngamatye axabisekileyo. Wayesebenzisa igolide yasePavayim. ₇Imiqadi, imigubasi, iindonga, neengcango, zonke wazityabeka ngegolide; ezindongeni wakrola *izithunywa ezimaphiko.

₈Walakha negumbi eliyingcwele kangcwele. Ubude balo babulingana nobubanzi bendlu iyonke, liziimitha ezilithoba ubude nobubanzi. Iindonga zalo wazityabeka ngegolide engaphezu kweetoni ezingamashumi amabini. ₉Izikhonkwane zegolide ezazisetyenziswa zazinobunzima obungamakhulu amahlanu anamashumi asixhenxe eegram. Kananjalo namagumbi aphezulu wawatyabeka kwangegolide.

₁₀Ngaphakathi apho kwigumbi eliyingcwele kangcwele wakrola izithunywa ezimaphiko zazibini, wazityabeka ngegolide. _11-12Iphiko ngalinye lezo zithunywa laliziimitha ezimbini ezinekota ubude balo. Isithunywa ngasinye sasithe naa amaphiko, elinye ke iphiko lirhece udonga lwendlu leyo; kanti ke amabini amaphiko kwezo zithunywa ayerhecana. ₁₃Amaphiko ezi zithunywa ayethathe umgama oziimitha ezilithoba. Zazimi ngeenyawo, zikhangele ngaphakathi.

₁₄Umkhusane wawenza ngelaphu eliluhlaza, nelimsobo, nelimfusa, waza wawuhombisa ngemifanekiso ethungiweyo yezithunywa ezimaphiko.

₁₅Phambi kwendlu leyo wamisa iintsika ezimbini, nganye kuzo iziimitha ezilishumi elinesihlanu ezinesiqingatha ubude. Intsika nganye yayinentloko ekuphakama kuziimitha ezimbini ezinekota. ₁₆Wenza nemixokelelwana ephotheneyo, wayithi cwa kwezo ntloko zezo ntsika. Kuloo mxokelelwano wanxibelela iirharnathi ezilikhulu. ₁₇Ezo ntsika wazimisa apho phambi kwendlu kaThixo, enye ngezantsi enye ngasentla. Le ingezantsi kwathiwa nguJakin, le ingentla yona kwathiwa nguBhowazi.