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¹Eyakhe indlu uSolomon wayakha iminyaka elishumi elinamithathu, wayigqiba indlu yakhe yonke.

²Kuba wakha nendlu yehlathi laseLebhanon: yalikhulu leekubhite ubude bayo, yangamashumi amahlanu eekubhite ububanzi bayo, yangamashumi amathathu eekubhite ukuphakama kwayo, phezu kwemikrozo emine yeentsika zomsedare, ezinemiqadi echweliweyo yemisedare phezu kweentsika ezo.

³Yafulelwa ngemisedare phezulu, phezu kwamagumbi abe ephezu kweentsika ezingamashumi amane anantlanu; aba lishumi elinantlanu lukrozweni lunye.

⁴Imiqadi ibiyimikrozo emithathu, ikroba likhangelene nekroba kathathu.

⁵Zonke iingcango nemigubasi yayimbombo-ne, iyimithi; ikroba lilunge nekroba kathathu.

⁶Wenza ivaranda yeentsika: yaziikubhite ezimashumi mahlanu ubude bayo, neekubhite ezimashumi mathathu ububanzi bayo, zinevaranda engaphambi kwazo, neentsika nezinyuko phambi kwazo.

⁷Wenza nevaranda yetrone, apho abethetha khona amatyala, iyivaranda yamatyala, wayifulela ngemisedare, ethabathela komnye umgangatho wesa komnye umgangatho.

⁸Indlu yakhe abehlala kuyo, ekwenye intendelezo phakathi ngasevarandeni, yasetyenzwa kwangokunjalo. Wayenzela indlu intombi kaFaro, awayizekayo uSolomon, yanjengaloo varanda.

⁹Zonke ezo zinto bezizezamatye anqabileyo, aqingqwe ngokomlinganiso, asarhiweyo ngeesarha, ngaphakathi nangaphandle; ethabathela esisekweni esa elungqwini, ethabathela nangaphandle esa entendelezweni enkulu.

¹⁰Useko lwalungamatye anqabileyo, amatye amakhulu, amatye eekubhite ezilishumi, amatye eekubhite ezisibhozo.

¹¹Ngaphezulu yabe ingamatye anqabileyo, aqingqwe ngokomlinganiso, nemisedare.

¹²Intendelezo enkulu ejikelezayo yayineengcamba ezintathu zamatye aqingqiweyo, nocamba lwemisedare echweliweyo; njengentendelezo engaphakathi yendlu kaYehova, nevaranda yendlu layo.

¹³Wathumela ukumkani uSolomon, wathabatha uHuram eTire.

¹⁴Yena ebengunyana womhlolokazi wesizwe sakwaNafetali, uyise ebengumTire, ingcibi yobhedu; wayezele bubulumko nayingqondo, nakukwazi ukwenza yonke imisebenzi yobhedu. Weza ke kukumkani, kuSolomon, wayenza yonke imisebenzi yakhe.

¹⁵Wayila iintsika zambini zobhedu: zalishumi elinesibhozo iikubhite ukuphakama kwentsika inye, nomtya oziikubhite ezilishumi elinambini ukuthandela intsika inye.

¹⁶Wenza iingqukuva zambini ngobhedu olutyhidiweyo, zokubekwa emantloko eentsika ezo: ukuphakama kwengqukuva enye kuziikubhite ezintlanu, ukuphakama kwengqukuva yesibini kuziikubhite ezintlanu.

¹⁷Wenza iminatha, umsebenzi onguphinyephinye, nezidanga, umsebenzi osontelwe ezingqukuveni, ezisemantloko eentsika ezo: yasixhenxe kwenye ingqukuva, yasixhenxe kweyesibini ingqukuva.

¹⁸Wenza ke iirharnate, imikrozo emibini yokuwujikeleza omnye umnatha, yokugubungela iingqukuva ezisemantloko eentsika, wenjenjalo nakweyesibini ingqukuva.

¹⁹Iingqukuva ezisemantloko eentsika ezo zibe zingumsebenzi oyinyibiba, ngokwevaranda, ziziikubhite ezine;

²⁰iingqukuva ezisezintsikeni ezo zombini wazenza nangaphezulu, kufuphi nesisu esalekwe ngomnatha, neerharnate ezimakhulu mabini, zikrozile zajikeleza engqukuveni yesibini.

²¹Wazimisa iintsika evarandeni yetempile, wayimisa intsika yasekunene, wathi igama layo nguZinzisayo; wayimisa intsika yasekhohlo, wathi igama layo nguMandlakuye.

²²Phezu kweentloko zeentsika ezo bekukho umsebenzi weenyibiba. Wagqitywa ke umsebenzi weentsika.

²³Wenza ulwandle olutyhidiweyo: lwaziikubhite ezilishumi ukusuka kolunye udini lwalo, kuyiwe kolunye udini lwalo, luyinqila ngeenxa zonke, lwaziikubhite ezintlanu ukuphakama kwalo; kwajikeleza kulo umtya oziikubhite ezimashumi mathathu ngeenxa zonke.

²⁴Ngaphantsi kodini lwalo ngeenxa zonke yangamathangazana alishumi kubhitini-nye, azunguleza ulwandle olo ngeenxa zonke; eyimikrozo emibini amathangazana, athyidwa nalo ekutyhidweni kwalo.

²⁵Lwema phezu kweenkomo ezilishumi elinambini: ezintathu zibheke entla, ezintathu zibheke entshonalanga, ezintathu zibheke ezantsi, ezintathu zibheke empumalanga; ulwandle lubekwe kuzo ngaphezulu, imiva yazo zonke isinge phakathi.

²⁶Ubungqingqwa balo bebungangobubanzi besandla; udini lwalo belwenziwe lwanjengodini lwendebe, lwaneentyantyambo zeenyibiba; lulingene amawaka amabini eebhate.

²⁷Wenza iingqwelwana zalishumi ngobhedu; baziikubhite ezine ubude benqwelwana inye, baziikubhite ezine ububanzi bayo, kwaziikubhite ezintathu ukuphakama kwayo.

²⁸Kwakunje ukwenziwa kwenqwelwana: zazineepanele phakathi kwemiqhele;

²⁹naphezu kweepanele eziphakathi kwemiqhele ibiziingonyama neenkomo neekerubhi; naphezu kwemiqhele bekukho useko ngaphezulu; ngaphantsi kweengonyama neenkomo bekukho izidanga, umsebenzi ojingayo.

³⁰Inqwelwana inye yabe ineevili ezine zobhedu, neeasi zobhedu; iinyawo zazo zozine zazinamagxa; ngaphantsi kwezitya zokuhlambela ingamagxa lawo atyhidiweyo, ngaphaya kwelinye ibizizidanga.

³¹Umlomo wayo ubusesazulwini sesiciko, uyikubhite ukuphakama kwawo; umlomo wesiciko uyinqila, senziwe ngokwenziwa koseko; siyikubhite enesiqingatha sekubhite ububanzi; nasemlonyeni waso kwakukho imikrolo; iipanele zaso zazimbombo-ne, azaba zinqila.

³²Ngaphantsi kweepanele yabe iziivili ezine, iiasi zeevili ezo bezimi enqwelwaneni; ukuphakama kwevili kwakuyikubhite nesiqingatha sekubhite.

³³Ukwenziwa kweevili bekunjengokwenziwa kweevili zeenqwelo zonke; iiasi zazo, neefeleni zazo, nezipeki zazo, neenafu zazo, zibe zityhidiwe zonke.

³⁴Amagxa omane abesezimbombeni zone zenqwelwana, emilile enqwelwaneni amagxa lawo.

³⁵Emphezulwini wenqwelwana kwakukho inqila ngeenxa zonke; ukuphakama kwawo kusisiqingatha sekubhite; phezu komphezulu wenqwelwana kwaphuma izinto zokubamba neepanele.

³⁶Emacebeni azo okubamba, nasezipaneleni zawo, wakrola iikerubhi neengonyama namasundu, ngangebala lalo elinye, nezidanga ngeenxa zonke.

³⁷Wenjenjalo ukuzenza iinqwelwana ezilishumi: waba mnye umtyhido, waba mnye umlinganiso, kwaba kunye ukubonakala kwazo zonke.

³⁸Wenza ke izitya zokuhlambela zalishumi ngobhedu; sisinye isitya sokuhlambela salingana amashumi amane eebhate: sisinye isitya sokuhlambela siziikubhite ezine; sasisitya sokuhlambela enqwelwaneni kuzo zoshumi.

³⁹Wabeka iinqwelwana zantlanu ngecala lokunene layo indlu, wabeka zantlanu ngecala lasekhohlo layo indlu; walubeka ulwandle ngecala lokunene layo indlu, lwabheka empumalanga malunga ezantsi.

⁴⁰UHuram wazenza nezitya zokuhlambela, nemihlakulwana, nezitya zokutshiza. UHuram wagqiba ke ukuwenza wonke umsebenzi abewenzela ukumkani uSolomon, wendlu kaYehova:

⁴¹iintsika zombini, neembumba zeengqukuva ebezisemantloko eentsika ezo zombini, neminatha yomibini yokuzunguleza iimbumba zombini zeengqukuva ebezisemantloko eentsika;

⁴²neerharnate ezimakhulu mane zeminatha yomibini: imikrozo emibini yeerharnate kumnatha umnye yokuzunguleza iimbumba ezimbini zeengqukuva, ezibe zisezintsikeni;

⁴³neenqwelwana ezilishumi, nezitya zokuhlambela ezilishumi ezinqwelwaneni;

⁴⁴nolwandle olunye, neenkomo ezilishumi elinambini ngaphantsi kolwandle olo;

⁴⁵neembiza, nemihlakulwana, nezitya zokutshiza, neempahla zonke. Zizo ezo izinto uHuram awazenzela ukumkani uSolomon, zendlu kaYehova; bezizezo bhedu olubengezelayo.

⁴⁶Ukumkani wazityhidela emmandleni weYordan, emhlabeni oludongwe, phakathi kweSukoti neTsaretan.

⁴⁷Waziyeka uSolomon zonke iimpahla zingalinganiswanga, ngokuba bezizininzi kakhulu kunene; abafumaneka ubunzima bobhedu olo.

⁴⁸Wazenza ke uSolomon zonke iimpahla zendlu kaYehova: isibingelelo segolide, netafile yegolide ebezikuyo izonka zokubonisa;

⁴⁹neziphatho zezibane zegolide ethe shinyi: zazihlanu ngasekunene, zazihlanu ngasekhohlo, phambi kwendawo yezihlabo; neentyantyambo, nezibane, nezifinyiso zegolide,

⁵⁰nezitya, nezitshetshe, nezitya zokutshiza, neenkamba, neengcedevu zegolide ethe shinyi, neehinjizi zegolide zeengcango zendlu engaphakathi, eyingcwele kangcwele, nezeengcango zendlu elibhotwe.

⁵¹Wagqitywa ke wonke umsebenzi, abewenzela indlu kaYehova ukumkani uSolomon. Wazingenisa uSolomon zonke Izinto, abezingcwalisile uDavide uyise, isilivere negolide, wazibeka iimpahla ezo endaweni yobuncwane bendlu kaYehova.