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5 UHiramu inkosi yeThire+ wathi esizwa ukuthi uSolomoni wayesegcotshiwe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise uDavida, wathuma izinceku zakhe kuSolomoni ngoba yena loDavida babengabangane ngesikhathi uDavida esaphila.*+ 2 Ngakho uSolomoni wathumela ilizwi kuHiramu wathi:+ 3 “Ukwazi kuhle ukuthi uDavida ubaba kazange enelise ukwakha indlu ezadumisa ibizo likaNkulunkulu wakhe uJehova ngenxa yezimpi ayezilwa lezitha zakhe ezazimgombolozele. Walwa izimpi kwaze kwaba yilapho uJehova emenza ukuthi anqobe izitha zakhe.*+ 4 Kodwa khathesi uJehova uNkulunkulu wami unginike ukuthula kuzo zonke indawo.+ Akulamuntu olwa lami futhi akulalutho olubi olwenzakalayo.+ 5 Yikho sengifuna ukwakha indlu ezadumisa ibizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami, njengoba nje uJehova wathembisa uDavida ubaba wathi: ‘Indodana yakho engizayibeka esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi ukuthi ithathe isikhundla sakho yiyo ezangakhela indlu ezakwenza ibizo lami lidunyiswe.’+ 6 Ngakho ngicela uthume abantu bakho ukuthi bangigamulele imisedari yaseLebhanoni.+ Izisebenzi zami zizasebenza lezakho futhi ngizanika izisebenzi zakho iholo ozaliqamba. Phela lawe uyakwazi ukuthi phakathi kwabantu bami akulamuntu okwazi ukugamula izihlahla njengabantu beSidoni.”+
7 UHiramu wathokoza kakhulu esizwa amazwi kaSolomoni wathi: “Kadunyiswe uJehova lamuhla ngoba uphe uDavida indodana ehlakaniphileyo ukuthi ibuse isizwe lesi esikhulu!”+ 8 Ngakho uHiramu wathumela ilizwi kuSolomoni wathi: “Ngikuzwile konke othe bangitshele khona. Konke okufunayo ngizakwenza, ngizakuthumela izigodo zomsedari lezomjunipha.+ 9 Izisebenzi zami zizathwala izigodo lezo eLebhanoni ziye lazo elwandle. Zingafika lapho ngizathi bazihlanganise bazibophe, besebezichaphisa ulwandle bazise endaweni ofuna ziye kuyo. Bazazithukulula lapho, ubusuzithwala uhambe lazo. Wena uzanginika ukudla engizakucela kuwe okuzakuba ngokwabendlu yami.”+
10 Yikho-ke uHiramu wanika uSolomoni zonke izigodo zomsedari lezomjunipha ayezifuna. 11 USolomoni yena wanika uHiramu labendlu yakhe ukudla. Wamnika ingqoloyi egcwala izilinganiso zamakhori* ezingu-20 000 lamafutha ama-oliva acengekileyo agcwala izilinganiso zamakhori ezingu-20. Lokhu yikho uSolomoni ayekunika uHiramu minyaka yonke.+ 12 UJehova wanika uSolomoni ukuhlakanipha njengoba nje wayemthembisile.+ Kwakulokuthula phakathi kukaHiramu loSolomoni futhi benza isivumelwano.
13 INkosi uSolomoni yabutha abantu kulo lonke elako-Israyeli ukuthi bazoyisebenzela. Kwabuthwa amadoda angu-30 000.+ 14 Yayithuma abangu-10 000 inyanga ngayinye ukuthi baye eLebhanoni. Babehlala inyanga eyodwa eLebhanoni besebebuyela emizini yabo bayehlala inyanga ezimbili. U-Adoniramu+ nguye owayekhangela labo ababebuthwa ukuthi bazosebenzela inkosi. 15 USolomoni wayelezisebenzi ezingu-70 000* kanye labanye abangu-80 000 ababesebenza ukubaza amatshe+ ezintabeni.+ 16 Kwakulabaphathi abangu-3 300+ ababekhangela izisebenzi zakhe. 17 Inkosi yabatshela ukuthi bagebhe amatshe amakhulu aligugu+ futhi bawabaze.+ Amatshe la ayezasetshenziswa nxa sekusakhiwa isisekelo+ sethempeli. 18 Ngakho abakhi bakaSolomoni labakaHiramu kanye labantu baseGebhali+ bawabaza amatshe, balungisa amapulanka lamatshe okwakha ithempeli.