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8 Kwathi kusiyaphela iminyaka engu-20, uSolomoni wayeseyakhe indlu kaJehova lendlu yakhe.*+ 2 Wakha kutsha amadolobho uHiramu+ ayemnike wona, wasehlalisa ama-Israyeli kuwo. 3 USolomoni wahlasela iHamathi-zobha wayinqoba. 4 Wakha kutsha iThadimori enkangala kanye lawo wonke amadolobho ayeleziphala+ ayewakhe eHamathi.+ 5 Waphinda wakha leBhethi-horoni ephezulu+ kanye leBhethi-horoni ephansi,+ amadolobho ayevikelwe ngemiduli langamagedi lemigoqo. 6 Wakha leBhahalathi+ kanye lawo wonke amadolobho ayeleziphala zikaSolomoni, lawezinqola zakhe+ zempi, lawamabutho agada amabhiza. USolomoni wakha konke nje ayefuna ukukwakha eJerusalema, laseLebhanoni, lakulo lonke ilizwe elalingaphansi kombuso wakhe.
7 Bonke abantu ababengayisibo bako-Israyeli,+ ababeyizizukulwane zama-Amori, lezamaHithi, lezamaPherizi, lezamaHivi, lezamaJebusi,+ 8 labo ababesele elizweni, bathathwa nguSolomoni ukuthi bamsebenzele futhi balokhu beyizigqili kuze kube lamuhla.+ Abantu bako-Israyeli babengazange babatshabalalise.+ 9 Kodwa uSolomoni kazange enze abako-Israyeli babe yizigqili+ ngoba yibo ababengamabutho akhe, labaphathi bebutho, lezinduna zamabutho agada amabhiza+ lezinqola zempi. 10 Kwakulezinduna zabaphathi ezingu-250 futhi yizo ezazikhangela izisebenzi+ zeNkosi uSolomoni.
11 USolomoni wasusa indodakazi kaFaro+ edolobheni likaDavida, wayayihlalisa endlini ayeyakhele yona+ ngoba wayesithi: “Lanxa engumkami, akumelanga ahlale endlini kaDavida inkosi yako-Israyeli ngoba izindawo okuke kwafika khona ibhokisi likaJehova zingcwele.”+
12 Ngemva kwalokho uSolomoni wanikela kuJehova imihlatshelo yokutshiswa+ e-alithareni+ likaJehova ayelakhe phambi kwevurandi.+ 13 Walandela lokho okwakusenziwa nsuku zonke, wenza leminikelo elandela lokho uMosi ayethe kwenziwe ngamaSabatha,+ lasekuthwaseni kwenyanga,+ langesikhathi semikhosi emithathu eyayisenziwa minyaka yonke,+ uMkhosi Wesinkwa Esingelamvubelo,+ loMkhosi Wamaviki+ kanye loMkhosi Wezihonqo.*+ 14 Phezu kwalokho wanika amaqembu abaphristi+ imisebenzi yawo, elandela umlayo kayise uDavida. Wanika lamaLevi izindawo okwakumele asebenzele kuzo ukuze adumise+ njalo enze inkonzo yawo esebenza labaphristi, besenza konke okwakumele kwenziwe nsuku zonke. Amaqembu abalindi bamagedi wawanika amagedi+ okwakumele alinde kuwo njengokutsho kukaDavida umuntu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso. 15 Abazange baphambuke emlayweni inkosi eyayiwunike abaphristi lamaLevi mayelana leziphala kanye lezinye indaba ezitshiyeneyo. 16 Wonke umsebenzi kaSolomoni wawuhlelwe kuhle kusukela kubekwa+ isisekelo sendlu kaJehova kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kwayo. Baqeda-ke+ ukwakha indlu kaJehova.
17 Ngalesosikhathi uSolomoni waya e-Eziyoni-gebheri+ le-Elothi,+ ekhunjini oluselizweni lako-Edomi.+ 18 UHiramu+ wathumela kuye izisebenzi zakhe lemikhumbi kanye labatshayeli bemikhumbi ababelwazi kuhle ulwandle. Bahamba lezisebenzi zikaSolomoni e-Ofiri+ bayathatha igolide+ elingamathalenta* angu-450 baliletha enkosini uSolomoni.+