USolomoni wakha futhi wahlela umbuso wakhe
Eseqede iminyaka engamashumi amabili yokwakha, uSolomoni uqinisa imizi, ubutha izizwe zamaKhanani ezasala zibe yizisebenzi ngempoqo, agcine ama-Israyeli abe ngamasosha nezikhulu, futhi amise abapristi nabaLevi ngezigaba zikaDavide. Imikhumbi evela e-Esiyoni-Geberi iletha igolide, nomsebenzi wendlu kaBaba wethu uphelele.
8 1Emva kweminyaka engamashumi amabili, lapho uSolomoni ayakha khona indlu kaBaba wethu nendlu yakhe yobukhosi, 2uSolomoni wayakha kabusha imizi ayinikwe nguHuramu, wahlalisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kuyo.
3Khona uSolomoni waya eHamati-Zoba, wayinqoba. 4Wakha iThadimori ehlane, nayo yonke imizi yeziphala ayakha eHamati. 5Wayakha kabusha neBeti-Horoni Eliphezulu neBeti-Horoni Eliphansi, imizi ebiyelwe ngezindonga, namasango, nemigoqo, 6iBhahalati, nayo yonke imizi yeziphala kaSolomoni, nemizi yezinqola zempi neyabamahhashi, nakho konke uSolomoni akufisa ukukwakha eJerusalema, naseLebanoni, nakulo lonke izwe lombuso wakhe.
7Babesekhona abantu ababesele kumaHeti, nama-Amori, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, ababengesibo abakwa-Israyeli. 8Inzalo yabo eyayisasele ezweni, abakwa-Israyeli ababengabachithanga, uSolomoni wabaqhuba baba yizisebenzi zokukhonza ngempoqo, njengoba benjalo nanamuhla. 9Kodwa uSolomoni akenzanga noyedwa kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli isigqila somsebenzi wakhe; babengamabutho empi, nabaholi bezikhulu zakhe, nabaholi bezinqola zakhe zempi nabamahhashi bakhe. 10Laba yibo ababeyizikhulu eziyinhloko zenkosi uSolomoni: abangamakhulu amabili namashumi amahlanu ababephethe abantu.
11USolomoni wayikhuphula indodakazi kaFaro eMzini kaDavide wayisa endlini ayeyakhele yona, ethi: "Akekho umfazi wami oyakuhlala endlini kaDavide inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba ingcwele yonke indawo umphongolo kaBaba wethu ongene kuyo."
12Khona uSolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuBaba wethu e-altare ayelakhile phambi kompheme, 13njengokufaneleyo usuku ngalunye, ngokomyalo kaMose: ngamaSabatha, nangokuthwasa kwezinyanga, nangemikhosi emithathu yonyaka—uMkhosi weSinkwa Esingenamvubelo, noMkhosi wamaViki, noMkhosi wamaDokodo.
14Elandela imithetho kayise uDavide, wamisa izigaba zabapristi emsebenzini wazo, nezigaba zamaLevi ukuba zidumise zikhonze phambi kwabapristi njengokufaneleyo usuku ngalunye, nezigaba zabalindimasango esangweni ngalinye, ngokuba uDavide umuntu kaBaba wethu wayekuyalile lokho. 15Abaphambukanga emyalweni wenkosi kubapristi nakumaLevi nangokuncane, ngisho nasezindlini zokugcina impahla.
16Wonke umsebenzi kaSolomoni wawuqediwe, kusukela ngosuku kwabekwa ngalo isisekelo sendlu kaBaba wethu kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kwayo; yaphela indlu kaBaba wethu.
17Khona uSolomoni waya e-Eziyoni-Gebere nase-Eloti ogwini lolwandle ezweni lakwa-Edomi. 18UHuramu wamthumela imikhumbi ngezandla zezinceku zakhe, nabantu ababazi ulwandle; bahamba nezinceku zikaSolomoni baya e-Ofiri, bathatha igolide elingangamathani ayishumi nesikhombisa, baliletha enkosini uSolomoni.
