Yokuthoma YamaKhosi
9 Msinyana ngemva kobana uSolomoni aqede ukwakha indlu kaJehova, indlu yekosi,*+ nokwenza koke ebakakufisa,+ 2 uJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni ihlandla lesibili, njengalokha nakabonakala kuye eGibiyoni.+ 3 UJehova wathi kuye: “Ngiwuzwile umthandazwakho nesibawo sakho somusa osenze phambi kwami. Ngiyicwengisile indlu oyakhileko le ngokubeka igama lami ngokungapheliko kiyo,+ amehlwami nehliziywami kuzakuhlala kulapho.+ 4 Nje-ke wena, nawungakhamba phambi kwami njengombana uyihlo uDavida bekenza,+ ngehliziyo ethembekileko,+ ngokulunga,+ ngokwenza koke engikuyale ngakho,+ ulalele iinqophiso nezahlulelo zami,+ 5 mina-ke ngizokunzinzisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuswakho phezu kwaka-Israyeli ngokungapheliko njengombana ngathembisa uyihlo uDavida ngathi, ‘Kuzokuhlala kunomuntu osizukulwana sakho esihlalweni sobukhosi sakwa-Israyeli.’+ 6 Kodwana nangabe nina namadodanenu nilisa ukungilandela, ningaphethi imiyalwami nemithethwami engiyibeke phambi kwenu begodu nikhambe niyokulotjha abanye abozimu benibakhothamele,+ 7 ngizokuqunta u-Israyeli enarheni engimnikele yona,+ nendlu engiyicwengisele igama lami ngizoyisusa phambi kwamehlwami,+ u-Israyeli uzokuhlekwa bekuhlekiswe ngaye eentjhabeni zoke.+ 8 Godu indlu le izokuba liqubi lamarubhi.+ Woke umuntu odlula ngakiyo uzoyihlahlela amehlo ararekile begodu abethe umlozi athi, ‘Kubayini uJehova enze lokhu enarheni le nendlini le?’+ 9 Nje-ke bazokuthi, ‘Kungombana bafulathele uJehova uZimabo, owakhupha abokhokho babo enarheni yeGibhide, bamukela abanye abozimu, babakhothamela begodu babalotjha. Kungebangelo-ke uJehova abalethele isizeli.’”+
10 Ekupheleni kweminyaka ema-20, uSolomoni akha ngayo izindlu ezimbili, indlu kaJehova nendlu yekosi,*+ 11 uRhiramu+ ikosi yeTirosi wathumela uSolomoni iingodo zomsedari nezomjunipha negolide elinengi ngokwalokho okufunwa nguSolomoni,+ iKosi uSolomoni yona yanikela uRhiramu amadorobho ama-20 enarheni yeGalile. 12 Nje-ke uRhiramu waphuma eTirosi wayokubona amadorobho uSolomoni amnikele wona kodwana akhenge amanelise. 13 Wathi kuye: “Mfowethu, mhlobo bani wamadorobho onginikele wona la?” Yeke athoma ukubizwa ngokuthi yiNarha yeKabhulu* bekube kunamhlanjesi. 14 Hlangana nesikhatheso, uRhiramu wathumela amatalende* wegolide+ ali-120 ekosini.
15 Nakhu umlando walabo iKosi uSolomoni eyabakatelela bona benze umsebenzi+ wokwakha indlu kaJehova,+ indlwakhe,* iNdunduma,*+ iboda leJerusalema, iRhatsori,+ iMegido+ neGezeri.+ 16 (UFaro ikosi yeGibhide wakhuphuka bewathumba iGezeri wayitjhisa ngomlilo, wabulala namaKanana+ ahlala edorobhenelo. Nje-ke wayipha indodakazakhe,+ umkaSolomoni bona ibe sisipho somtjhado.) 17 USolomoni wavuselela iGezeri, iBhethe-Rhoroni+ eseNzasi, 18 iBhalathi+ neTamari esemmangweni, engaphakathi kwenarha, 19 kuhlanganise nawo woke amadorobho kaSolomoni wamabulungelo, amadorobho weenkarana,+ amadorobho wabakhweli beenjomani, nananyana yini uSolomoni ebekafisa ukuyakha eJerusalema, eLibhanoni nakiyo yoke inarha engaphasi kombuswakhe. 20 Malungana nabo boke abantu ebebasele hlangana nama-Amori, amaRhiti, amaPerizi, amaRhivi namaJebusi,+ egade bangasiyingcenye yabantu bakwa-Israyeli,+ 21 iinzukulwana zabo ebezisele enarheni leyo, labo ama-Israyeli abhalelwa kubatjhabalalisa bakatelelwa nguSolomoni bona babe ziingqila bekube kunamhlanjesi.+ 22 Kodwana uSolomoni akhenge enze namunye umIsrayeli bona abe sigqila,+ ngombana bewamasotjakhe, iinsebenzi, amakhosana, iinkhulu neenduna zabatjhayeli beenkarana zakhe nabakhweli beenjomani. 23 Bekuneenduna zamasekela ezi-550 ebezinqophisa umsebenzi kaSolomoni, iinduna ezengamele abantu abenza umsebenzi.+
24 Kodwana indodakazi kaFaro+ yakhuphuka isuka eDorobheni lakaDavida+ yatjhinga endlinayo uSolomoni ebekayakhele yona; ngemva kwalokho wakha iNdunduma.*+
25 Kathathu ngomnyaka,+ uSolomoni wenza imihlatjelo yokutjhiswa nemihlatjelo yetjhebiswano e-aldareni alakhele uJehova,+ godu wathunyisa nentuthu yomhlatjelo e-aldareni eliphambi kwakaJehova, wayiqeda njalo-ke indlu.+
26 IKosi uSolomoni yenza nemikhumbi eminengi e-Etsiyoni-Gebere,+ ehlanu kwe-Elathi, eligwini leLwandle eliBomvu enarheni yakwa-Edomu.+ 27 URhiramu wathumela ngemikhumbi eminengi iinsebenzi zakhe,+ ezimadoda anelemuko lokutjhayela imikhumbi bona ziyokusebenza neensebenzi zakaSolomoni. 28 Zaya e-Ofira+ zathatha amatalende* wegolide ama-420 zawasa eKosini uSolomoni.