2 Tikhronike
8 Ekupheleni kweminyaka lengu-20, lokusikhatsi Solomoni lasitsatsa nakakha indlu yaJehova nendlu* yakhe,+ 2 wabese wakha kabusha emadolobha lebekawaniketwe nguHiramu,+ futsi wahlalisa ema-Israyeli* kuwo. 3 Ngetulu kwaloko, Solomoni waya eHamathi-soba wayoyihlasela futsi wayitfumba. 4 Wabese wakha kabusha iThadmori lebeyisehlane nawo onkhe emadolobha lokugcinwa kuwo kudla naletinye tintfo,+ labekawakhe eHamathi.+ 5 Waphindze wakha kabusha iBhethi-horoni Lengenhla+ neBhethi-horoni Lengentansi,+ lokwakungemadolobha labiyelwe ngelubondza, ngemagede nangemishudo,* 6 wakha neBhalathi+ kanye nawo onkhe emadolobha lokugcinwa kuwo kudla naletinye tintfo, emadolobha etinkalishi,+ onkhe emadolobha ebagibeli bemahhashi kanye nanome ngabe yini Solomoni lebekafisa kuyakha eJerusalema, eLebanoni kanye nakuyo yonkhe indzawo lebekabusa kuyo.
7 Mayelana nabo bonkhe bantfu labasala besive semaHethi, sema-Amori, semaPheresi, semaHivi nesemaJebhusi,+ lebebangasiyo incenye yema-Israyeli,+ 8 intalelwane yabo leyasala kulelive, leyo ema-Israyeli langazange ayicedze,+ Solomoni wayinika umsebenti wekutsi imsebentele kuze kube ngulamuhla.+ 9 Kodvwa Solomoni akazange ente ema-Israyeli tigcili temsebenti wakhe,+ ngobe bekangemasotja akhe, emaphini ebalawuli bemphi, tindvuna tebagibeli betinkalishi nebemahhashi.+ 10 Bekunetindvuna talamaphini eNkhosi Solomoni lebetingu-250 lebetiphetse labantfu.+
11 Solomoni wabese ukhipha indvodzakati yaFaro+ eDolobheni laDavide wayiyisa endlini lebekayakhele yona,+ ngobe watsi: “Ngisho nobe angumfati wami, akukafaneli ahlale endlini yeNkhosi Davide yaka-Israyeli, ngobe tindzawo lokufike kuto Libhokisi laJehova tingcwele.”+
12 Solomoni wabese unikela kuJehova ngemihlatjelo yekushiswa+ e-al’thare laJehova+ lebekalakhe embikwavulandi.+ 13 Walandzela inchubo yamalanga onkhe, futsi bekenta iminikelo, alandzela umyalo waMosi lomayelana nemaSabatha,+ kwetfwasa kwenyanga+ kanye nemikhosi lebekufanele kutsi igcinwe katsatfu ngemnyaka.+ Lemikhosi beyifaka ekhatsi uMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesite Imvubelo,+ uMkhosi Wemaviki+ neMkhosi Wemadlangala.*+ 14 Ngetulu kwaloko, wakhetsa baphristi ngemacembu abo ekusebenta,+ ngekuvumelana nemtsetfo wababe wakhe Davide, wakhetsa nemaLevi kuye ngetindzawo lebekasebentela kuto kuze advumise+ aphindze asebente abonwa baphristi. Bekusetjentiswa inchubo yamalanga onkhe, futsi wakhetsa bogadzi bemasango nemacembu abo lebekagadza emagede lehlukahlukene,+ ngobe loko bekungumyalo waDavide, inceku yaNkulunkulu weliciniso. 15 Abazange bakhweshe emyalweni wenkhosi, lobewuya kubaphristi nakumaLevi lobewumayelana nanobe nguyiphi indzaba nobe mayelana netindlu tekugcina kudla netintfo. 16 Ngako umsebenti waSolomoni bewuhlelwe kahle wonkhe kusukela ngelilanga lokwakhiwa ngalo sisekelo sendlu yaJehova+ kwaze kwaba ngulapho icedvwa kwakhiwa. Yacedvwa kanjalo-ke indlu yaJehova.+
17 Kwaba ngaleso sikhatsi lapho Solomoni ahamba waya e-Esiyoni-geberi+ nase-Elathi,+ elugwini lwelwandle, eveni laka-Edomu.+ 18 Hiramu+ wamtfumelela imikhumbi kanye nemadvodza lanelwati lwekusebenta elwandle, asebentisa tinceku takhe. Letinceku taHiramu tahamba netinceku taSolomoni taya e-Ofiri+ tefike tatsatsa ligolide lelingemathalenta* langu-450,+ taliletsa eNkhosini Solomoni.+