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9 USolomoni wathi eqeda nje ukwakha indlu kaJehova lendlu yenkosi*+ lakho konke ayefuna ukukwakha,+ 2 uJehova wabonakala kuye okwesibili njengoba wayeke wabonakala kuye eGibhiyoni.+ 3 UJehova wathi kuye: “Ngiwuzwile umthandazo wakho lesicelo sakho osenze phambi kwami esokuthi ngibe lomusa kuwe. Indlu le oyakhileyo sengiyenze yaba ngcwele, ngafaka kuyo ibizo lami ukuthi lihlale kuyo kuze kube nini lanini.+ Ngizaqhubeka ngiyikhangele futhi inhliziyo yami izahlala ikuyo zikhathi zonke.+ 4 Nxa ungahamba ezindleleni zami njengoyihlo uDavida,+ ube lenhliziyo eqotho+ futhi uthembeke,+ wenze konke engikutshele khona+ njalo ulalele imithetho yami lezahlulelo zami,+ 5 ngizaqinisa umbuso wakho ko-Israyeli kuze kube nini lanini, njengoba nje ngathembisa uyihlo uDavida ngathi, ‘Akusoze kuswelakale umuntu wosendo lwakho ozahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sako-Israyeli.’+ 6 Kodwa nxa wena lamadodana akho lingayekela ukungilandela futhi lephule imilayo yami lezimiso zami engilinike zona, beselihamba liyekhonza abanye onkulunkulu libakhothamele,+ 7 ngizabasusa bonke abako-Israyeli elizweni engibaphe lona+ futhi lendlu engiyenze yaba ngcwele ngenxa yebizo lami ngizayisusa phambi kwami.+ Abako-Israyeli bazakuba yinhlekisa ebantwini futhi bazachothozwa ngabantu bezizwe zonke.+ 8 Indlu le izakuba lunxiwa+ njalo wonke umuntu odlulayo uzayikhangela amangale kakhulu, anikine ikhanda* esithi, ‘Kungani uJehova enze into enje elizweni leli lasendlini le?’+ 9 Bazamphendula bathi, ‘UJehova ubehlisele umonakalo lo ngenxa yokuthi bamtshiyile uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo owakhipha okhokho babo elizweni leGibhithe, balandela abanye onkulunkulu babakhonza futhi babakhothamela.’”+

10 Kwathi kusiyaphela iminyaka engu-20, uSolomoni wayeseyakhe izindlu ezimbili, indlu kaJehova lendlu yakhe.*+ 11 UHiramu+ inkosi yeThire wayenike uSolomoni izigodo zomsedari lezomjunipha kanye legolide lonke ayelifuna.+ INkosi uSolomoni yona yanika uHiramu amadolobho angu-20 emangweni weGalile. 12 Ngakho uHiramu wasuka eThire wayabona amadolobho ayewaphiwe nguSolomoni, kodwa kazange awathande. 13 Yikho wathi kuSolomoni: “Ngamadolobho bani la onginike wona mfowethu?” Ngakho amadolobho la abizwa ngokuthi lilizwe leKhabhuli* kuze kube lamuhla. 14 UHiramu wathumela iNkosi uSolomoni igolide elingamathalenta* angu-120.+

15 Le yindaba emayelana labantu iNkosi uSolomoni eyababuthayo ukuthi bayisebenzele+ besakha indlu kaJehova,+ lendlu yayo,* leMilo,*+ lomduli weJerusalema, leHazori,+ leMegido+ kanye leGezeri.+ 16 (UFaro inkosi yeGibhithe wayebuye wahlasela idolobho leGezeri walitshisa ngomlilo njalo wabulala amaKhenani+ wonke ayehlala khona. Ngakho wakhunga indodakazi yakhe,+ inkosikazi kaSolomoni ngedolobho lelo.) 17 USolomoni wakha* iGezeri, leBhethi-horoni ephansi,+ 18 leBhahalathi,+ leThamari esenkangala ephakathi kwelizwe. 19 Wakha lawo wonke amadolobho ayeleziphala zikaSolomoni, lawezinqola zakhe zempi,+ lawamabutho agada amabhiza. USolomoni wakha konke nje ayefuna ukukwakha eJerusalema, laseLebhanoni, lakulo lonke ilizwe elalingaphansi kombuso wakhe. 20 Bonke abantu ababengayisibo bako-Israyeli,+ ababeyizizukulwane zama-Amori, lezamaHithi, lezamaPherizi, lezamaHivi, lezamaJebusi,+ 21 labo ababesele elizweni, bathathwa nguSolomoni ukuthi bamsebenzele futhi balokhu beyizigqili kuze kube lamuhla.+ Abantu bako-Israyeli babeyehlulekile ukubatshabalalisa abantu laba. 22 Kodwa uSolomoni kazange enze abako-Israyeli babe yizigqili+ ngoba yibo ababengamabutho akhe, lezinceku zakhe, lezikhulu zombuso, labaphathi bebutho, lezinduna zamabutho agada amabhiza lezinqola zempi. 23 Kwakulezinduna zabaphathi ezingu-550 futhi yizo ezazikhangela izisebenzi zikaSolomoni.+

24 Indodakazi kaFaro+ yasuka edolobheni likaDavida+ yayahlala endlini yayo eyayiyakhelwe nguSolomoni. Ngemva kwalokho uSolomoni wakha leMilo.*+

25 Kathathu ngomnyaka+ uSolomoni wayesenza imihlatshelo yokutshiswa leminikelo yobudlelwano e-alithareni ayelakhele uJehova,+ etshisa imihlatshelo e-alithareni elaliphambi kukaJehova. Waqeda-ke ukwakha ithempeli.+

26 INkosi uSolomoni yenza imikhumbi eminengi e-Eziyoni-gebheri+ eseduze le-Elothi, ekhunjini loLwandle Olubomvu elizweni lako-Edomi.+ 27 UHiramu wathuma izisebenzi zakhe ezazijayele ukuhamba ngemikhumbi+ kanye labatshayeli bemikhumbi ababelwazi kuhle ulwandle ukuthi bayesebenza lezisebenzi zikaSolomoni. 28 Izisebenzi lezi zaya e-Ofiri+ zayathatha igolide elingamathalenta angu-420 zaliletha enkosini uSolomoni.