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2 USolomoni wathi akwakhiwe indlu ezadumisa ibizo+ likaJehova, kwakhiwe lesigodlo sombuso wakhe.+ 2 USolomoni wakhetha amadoda angu-80 000 ayezabaza amatshe ezintabeni,+ langu-70 000 ayezakwenza eminye imisebenzi.* Wakhetha langu-3 600 ayezakhangela izisebenzi.+ 3 Phezu kwalokho uSolomoni wathumela ilizwi kuHiramu+ inkosi yeThire wathi: “Ngicela ungithumezele izigodo zomsedari, njengoba nje wazithumezela ubaba uDavida ngesikhathi esakha indlu ayezahlala kuyo.*+ 4 Khathesi sengisakha indlu ezadumisa ibizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami ukuze ngiyinikele kuye njalo ngitshisele khona impepha+ phambi kwakhe. Kuzafakwa kuyo isinkwa+ sokubukiswa zikhathi zonke futhi kuzakwenzelwa kuyo iminikelo yokutshiswa ekuseni lantambama,+ langamaSabatha,+ lasekuthwaseni kwenyanga,+ langezikhathi zemikhosi+ kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu. Lokhu yikho okumele kwenziwe ngabako-Israyeli zikhathi zonke. 5 Indlu engizayakha izakuba nkulu ngoba uNkulunkulu wethu mkhulu ukwedlula bonke abanye onkulunkulu. 6 Ngubani ongenelisa ukumakhela indlu? Phela lezulu ngokwalo, lona kanye izulu lamazulu alenelisi ukumthwala.+ Manje mina ngingubani ukuthi ngimakhele indlu? Engingakwenza nje yikumakhela indlu yokwenzela iminikelo yokutshiswa. 7 Ngakho ngicela ungithumele umuntu oyingcitshi ekusebenzeni ngegolide, langesiliva, langekhopha,+ langensimbi, langewulu eyibubende,* lebomvu, langohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka futhi okwaziyo ukufaka imiceciso. Uzasebenzela koJuda laseJerusalema elabantu bami abazingcitshi engabaphiwa ngubaba uDavida.+ 8 Ngicela ungithumezele lezigodo zaseLebhanoni ezomsedari, lezomjunipha,+ lezom-aligami+ ngoba ngiyakwazi ukuthi izisebenzi zakho zikwazi kuhle ukugamula izihlahla zaseLebhanoni.+ Izisebenzi zami zizasebenza lezakho,+ 9 ukuze zingilungisele amapulanka amanengi kakhulu ngoba indlu engizayakha izabe inkulu okwamagama. 10 Izinceku zakho ezizagamula izihlahla ngizazinika ukudla.+ Ngizazinika ingqoloyi engamakhori* angu-20 000, lebhali engamakhori angu-20 000, lewayini engamalitha angu-440 000,* lamafutha angamalitha angu-440 000.”*
11 UHiramu inkosi yeThire wathi ekuzwa lokhu wabhalela uSolomoni incwadi wathi: “UJehova uyabathanda abantu bakhe, yikho ekwenze waba yinkosi yabo.” 12 Waqhubeka wathi: “Kadunyiswe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, owenza izulu lomhlaba ngoba uphe iNkosi uDavida indodana ehlakaniphileyo,+ eqedisisayo njalo ezwisisayo,+ ezakwakhela uJehova indlu futhi yakhe lesigodlo sombuso wayo. 13 Ngithumela kuwe uHiramu-abhi,+ indoda eyingcitshi njalo eqedisisayo. 14 Uyindodana yowesifazana wakoDani kodwa uyise ngoweThire. Uyingcitshi ekusebenzeni ngegolide, langesiliva, langekhopha, langensimbi, langamatshe, langamapulanka, langewulu eyibubende, langohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, langamalembu abomvu+ kanye lamalembu amahle. Uyenelisa ukwenza loba yiwuphi umceciso kanye lokwenza loba yiwuphi umsebenzi wobungcitshi angawunikwa.+ Uzasebenza labantu bakho abazingcitshi kanye labakayihlo inkosi yami uDavida. 15 Khathesi ngicela ukuthi inkosi yami ithumeze ingqoloyi, lebhali, lamafutha, lewayini ekuthembise izinceku zayo.+ 16 Thina sizagamula inani lezigodo ozifunayo eLebhanoni,+ sizibophe besesizichaphisa ulwandle sizihambise eJopha,+ wena ubusuzithwala uhambe lazo eJerusalema.”+
17 USolomoni wabala wonke amadoda ezinye izizwe ayehlala ko-Israyeli,+ kwatholakala angu-153 600. Lokhu wakwenza ngemva kokubalwa kwabantu okwenziwa nguyise uDavida.+ 18 Wathi angu-80 000 asebenze ukubaza amatshe+ ezintabeni, angu-70 000 aphiwe eminye imisebenzi* njalo wakhetha angu-3 600 ukuthi akhangele izisebenzi.+