13 INkosi uSolomoni yathumela ilizwi eThire ukuthi kuyebizwa uHiramu.+ UHiramu wasebuya kuyo. 14 Wayeyindodana yomfelokazi wesizwana sakoNafithali njalo uyise wayengumkhandi wekhopha+ owayedabuka eThire. UHiramu wayeyingcitshi, ewazi kuhle umsebenzi wakhe+ futhi esenelisa ukwenza loba yini ngekhopha.* Wabuya enkosini uSolomoni wawenza wonke umsebenzi eyamupha wona.

11 UHiramu wenza lamakani lamafotsholo kanye lemiganu.+

Wawuqeda umsebenzi ayewenzela iNkosi uSolomoni endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+ Nanku akwenzayo: 12 Wenza insika+ ezimbili leziduku ezifana lodiwo ezaziphezu kwensika lezo. Wenza lamasefa+ ekhopha amabili ayevala iziduku lezo ezaziphezu kwezinsika, 13 lemiceciso engu-400 eyayibunjwe njengamaharinathi,+ wayifaka emasefeni womabili. Isefa ngayinye yayilemizila emibili yemiceciso le ukuze yembathise iziduku ezifana lodiwo ezaziphezu kwensika ezimbili.+ 14 Wenza lenqola* ezilitshumi kanye lenditshi ezilitshumi ezaziphezu kwezinqola,+ 15 letanka, lenkunzi ezingu-12 ezazingaphansi kwayo,+ 16 lamakani, lamafotsholo, lamafologwe.+ UHiramu-abhi+ wenza zonke izitsha lezi ngekhopha ecazimulayo, ezenzela iNkosi uSolomoni ukuze zifakwe endlini kaJehova.