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7 ¹Ke uSolomon wachitha iminyaka elishumi elinamithathu esakha ibhotwe lakhe, wada wagqiba lonke. ²Wakha indlu yeHlathi laseLebhanon: ubude bayo buziifiti ezimalunga nekhulu elinamanci mahlanu, ububanzi bayo buziifiti ezingamashumi asixhenxe anesihlanu, ukuphakama kwayo kuziifiti ezingamashumi amane anesihlanu; yakhelwe phezu kwemikrozo emine yeentsika zemisedare, kukho imiqadi yemisedare phezu kweentsika. ³Ngaphezulu yafulelwa ngemisedare phezu kwamagumbi awayephezu kweentsika, engamashumi amane anesihlanu ewonke, elishumi elinesihlanu kumkrozo ngamnye. ⁴Kwakukho izakhelo zeefestile zimi ngemikrozo emithathu, ifestile ikhangelene nefestile kathathu. ⁵Yonke iminyango nemigubasi yayinezakhelo ezimbombo-ne, ifestile ikhangelene nefestile kathathu. ⁶Wenza ibhotwe leentsika, ubude balo buziifiti ezingamashumi asixhenxe anesihlanu, ububanzi buziifiti ezingamashumi amane anesihlanu; kwakukho ivaranda phambi kwalo, neentsika, neminquba phambi kwazo. ⁷Wenza ibhotwe letrone, apho wayesigweba khona—ibhotwe lokugweba—laba lalekwe ngemisedare, ethabathela emgangathweni wesa ophahleni. ⁸Indlu yakhe yokuhlala, eyayikwenye intendelezo ngasemva kwebhotwe, yayifana naloo msebenzi. USolomon wayenzela nendlu enjalo intombi kaFaro, awayeyizekile. ⁹Onke la ayengamatye anqabileyo, aqingqiweyo ngomlinganiso, achwelwe ngaphakathi nangaphandle, ethabathela esisekweni esa phezulu, kuse ngaphandle entendelezweni enkulu. ¹⁰Isiseko sasingamatye anqabileyo, amatye amakhulu, amanye ubude bawo buziifiti ezilishumi elinesihlanu, amanye buziifiti ezilishumi elinazibini. ¹¹Ngaphezulu kwakukho amatye anqabileyo, aqingqiweyo ngomlinganiso, nemithi yemisedare. ¹²Intendelezo enkulu, ngeenxa zonke, yayineengcamba ezintathu zamatye aqingqiweyo nomkrozo omnye wemiqadi yemisedare echweliweyo, njengentendelezo engaphakathi yendlu kaBawo wethu nevaranda yayo.

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¹³Ukumkani uSolomon wathumela eTire, waza wamzisa uHiram. ¹⁴Unina wakhe wayengumhlolokazi wesizwe sakwaNafetali; uyise wayeyingcibi yobhedu waseTire. UHiram wayezele bubulumko, nengqondo, nokwazi ukwenza yonke imisebenzi yobhedu. Weza kukumkani uSolomon, wenza yonke imisebenzi yokumkani. ¹⁵Watyhida iintsika zombini zobhedu, nganye ukuphakama kwayo kuziifiti ezingamashumi amabini anesixhenxe, kukho umtya oziifiti ezilishumi elinesibhozo ozungeleza nganye. ¹⁶Wenza iintloko zombini ngobhedu olutyhidiweyo, zokuphezu kweentsika, nganye ukuphakama kwayo kuziifiti ezisixhenxe nesiqingatha. ¹⁷Iminatha yomsebenzi oluphothiweyo nezithsaba zemixokelelwane zazihombise intloko yentsika nganye—zisixhenxe kwenye, zisixhenxe kweyesibini. ¹⁸Wenza iintsika, nemikrozo emibini yeerharnate izungeleza umnatha ngamnye, igubungele iintloko ezingaphezulu—kwaba njalo kuzo zombini iintloko. ¹⁹Iintloko eziphezu kweentsika evarandeni zazimilise ngokweenyibiba, ukuphakama kwazo kuziifiti ezintandathu. ²⁰Ezintlokweni zeentsika zombini, ngaphezu kwendawo eyinqila engasecaleni komnatha, kwakukho iirharnate ezingamakhulu amabini zimi ngemikrozo zizungeleza intloko nganye. ²¹Wazimisa iintsika evarandeni yetempile; eyasezantsi wayithiya igama elinguYakin, eyasentla wayithiya igama elinguBhohazi. ^a a v21 Igama elinguYakin lithetha ukuthi “uyazimisa,” uBhohazi lithetha ukuthi “ukuye kukho amandla”—iintsika zombini zazimi emnyango njengobungqina bokuba uBawo wethu uyayiqinisa ayixhase indawo yakhe yokuhlala. ²²Phezu kweentsika kwakukho umsebenzi weenyibiba. Wagqitywa ke umsebenzi weentsika.

²³Wenza uLwandle ngentsimbi etyhidiweyo, luyingqukuva, buziifiti ezilishumi elinesihlanu ukususela emphethweni ukuya komnye umphetho, ukuphakama kuziifiti ezisixhenxe nesiqingatha; kwakukho umtya oziifiti ezingamashumi amane anesihlanu owaluzungelezayo. ²⁴Ngezantsi komphetho kwakukho amathangazana azungeleza, elishumi kuyo yonke ifiti enesiqingatha, ezungeleza uLwandle lonke; atyhidwa ngemikrozo emibini, enziwe kunye nalo. ²⁵ULwandle lwalumi phezu kweenkomo ezilishumi elinazibini: ezintathu zijonge entla, ezintathu zijonge entshonalanga, ezintathu zijonge ezantsi, ezintathu zijonge empumalanga; imiva yazo ijonge ngaphakathi. ²⁶Ubungqingqwa balo buzii-intshi ezintathu; umphetho walo, njengowendebe, wawugobele ngaphandle njengentyantyambo yenyibiba. Lwalumumatha iigaloni ezimalunga nama-12 000.

²⁷Wenza iziseko ezilishumi zobhedu, nganye ubude bayo buziifiti ezintandathu, ububanzi buziifiti ezintandathu, ukuphakama kuziifiti ezine nesiqingatha. ²⁸Enjenje ukwenziwa kwezisekelo: zazinamacwecwe emiselwe phakathi kwezibonda. ²⁹Kumacwecwe aphakathi kwezibonda kwakukho iingonyama, neenkomo, neekerubhi; kukho izithsaba ezikhandiweyo ngaphezulu nasezantsi kweengonyama neenkomo. ³⁰Isisekelo ngasinye sasinamavili amane obhedu nezibambo zobhedu; imilenze yayo yomine yayinezinxaso ezatyhidwa ngaphantsi kwesitya, kukho izithsaba ngasecaleni kwaso ngasinye. ³¹Umlomo waso wawungaphakathi kwesithsaba, uphakama ifiti enesiqingatha ngaphezu kwaso, uyingqukuva, umiliswe njengesiseko, ububanzi buziifiti ezimbini, ukroliwe ngeenxa zonke; amacwecwe aso ayeyimbombo-ne, engeyongqukuva. ³²Amavili omane ayengaphantsi kwamacwecwe; izibambo zawo zazihlangene nesisekelo—ivili ngalinye ukuphakama kwalo kuzii-intshi ezingamashumi amabini anesixhenxe. ³³Amavili enziwa njengamavili enqwelo yokulwa: izibambo zawo, nemiphetho yawo, nemiqolo yawo, nezazulu zawo—konke kwakuyintsimbi etyhidiweyo. ³⁴Isisekelo ngasinye sasinezibambelo ezine, esinye kwimbombo nganye, ziphuma kwisisekelo ngokwaso. ³⁵Ngaphezulu kwesisekelo ngasinye kwakukho umphetho oyingqukuva onzulu ii-intshi ezisithoba; ngaphezulu kwaso, izinxaso namacwecwe ayelilungu linye naso. ³⁶Phezu kobuso bezinxaso namacwecwe wakrola iikerubhi, neengonyama, namasundu, apho kwakukho isithuba khona, kukho izithsaba ngeenxa zonke. ³⁷Wazenza ngolo hlobo iziseko ezilishumi: ukutyhida kwaba kunye, umlinganiso wamnye, nokubonakala kwaba kunye kuzo zonke.

³⁸Wenza izitya ezilishumi zobhedu, into nganye imumatha iigaloni ezimalunga nama-240, ububanzi buziifiti ezintandathu—sibe sinye kwisisekelo ngasinye kwezilishumi. ³⁹Wabeka iziseko ezihlanu ecaleni lasezantsi letempile, ezihlanu ecaleni lasentla, waza uLwandle walubeka kwimbombo yayo yasezantsi ngasempumalanga.

⁴⁰UHiram wenza iinkamba, nemihlakulwana, nezitya. Wawugqiba wonke umsebenzi awawenzela ukumkani uSolomon kwindlu kaBawo wethu: ⁴¹iintsika ezimbini; neentloko ezimbini ezingathi zizitya eziphezu kweentsika; neminatha emibini egubungele iintloko ezimbini ezingathi zizitya eziphezu kweentsika; ⁴²iirharnate ezingamakhulu amane zeminatha emibini, imikrozo emibini ngamnye, igubungele iintloko ezimbini ezingathi zizitya eziphezu kweentsika. ⁴³neziphatho ezilishumi, nezitya zazo ezilishumi; ⁴⁴uLwandle olunye, neenkomo ezilishumi elinambini eziphantsi kwalo. ⁴⁵Iinkamba, nemihlakulwana, nezitya zokutshiza—zonke ezi mpahla uHiram awazenzela ukumkani uSolomon, zendlu kaBawo wethu—zazilubhedu olugudisiweyo. ⁴⁶Ukumkani wazityhidela emhlabeni wodongwe, ethafeni laseYordan, phakathi kweSukoti neTsaretan. ⁴⁷USolomon wayishiya yonke le mpahla ingalinganiswanga, yaba ninzi kunene; ubunzima bobhedu abuzange baziwe.

⁴⁸USolomon wazenza zonke iimpahla zendlu kaBawo wethu: isibingelelo segolide, netafile yegolide ebiphethe isonka sokubonisa. ⁴⁹neziphatho zezibane, ezihlanu ngecala lasezantsi, ezihlanu ngecala lasentla, phambi kwendawo yezihlabo, zegolide ecocekileyo; neentyantyambo, nezibane, nezifinyiso, zegolide; ⁵⁰neendebe, nezifinyiso, nezitya zokutshiza, nemicephe, neengcedevu zamalahle, zegolide ecocekileyo; namakhonkco egolide eengcango zegumbi elingaphakathi, iNgcwele eNgcwele kakhulu, neengcango zebhotwe letempile.

⁵¹Kwathi, akugqiba ukumkani uSolomon wonke umsebenzi wendlu kaBawo wethu, wazingenisa izinto awayezingcwalisile uyise uDavide—isilivere, negolide, nempahla—wazibeka ebuncwaneni bendlu kaBawo wethu.