Yokuthoma YamaKhosi
7 USolomoni kwamthatha iminyaka eli-13 ukwakha indlwakhe*+ bekayiqede.+
2 Godu wakha iNdlu yeHlathi leLibhanoni+ emakhubhithi* ali-100 ubude, emakhubhithi ama-50 ububanzi begodu emakhubhithi ama-30 ukuphakama iphezu kwemijeje emine yeensika zemisedari godu bekuneengodo zemisedari+ eensikenezo. 3 Phezulu beyinamekwe ngomsedari emabhalugeni ebekaphezu kweensika; isibalo sawo besima-45, kuli-15 emjejeni munye. 4 Bekunamalarha amathathu wamafesidere akhelweko, elinye nelinye ifesidere beliqalene nelinye. 5 Zoke iindawo zokungena namagoseni bezinamafremu asikwere njengombana belinjalo nengaphambili lamafesidere aqaleneko emalarheni amathathu.
6 Wakha iWolo* leenSika elimakhubhithi ama-50 ubude namakhubhithi ama-30 ububanzi, bekunethuri phambi kwalo lineensika netende.
7 Wakha neWolo* lesiHlalo sobuKhosi,+ lapho ebekahlulela khona, iWolo lesaHlulelo+ balinameka ngomsedari kusukela phasi kuya eengodweni zephahla.
8 Indlu* ebekazokuhlala kiyo ekwesinye isirhodlo,+ beyingemva kweWolo begodu nayo beyakheke njengalezi ezinye. Godu wakhela indodakazi kaFaro, leyo uSolomoni ayithatha bona ibe mkayo,+ indlu efana neWolweli.
9 Zoke bezenziwe ngamatje abizako,+ asikwe ngokwesilinganiso sakhona, enziwa butjhelelezi mahlangothi woke ngamasarha wamatje, kusukela esisekelweni bekufike phezu kweboda, nangaphandle kufikela esirhodlweni esikhulu.+ 10 Isisekelo sabekwa ngamatje amakhulu khulu, abizako; amanye bewamakhubhithi alitjhumi, kuthi amanye amakhubhithi abunane. 11 Ngaphezu kwalawa bekunamatje abizako, asikwe ngokwesilinganiso sakhona, kuhlanganise nomsedari. 12 Magega nesirhodlo esikhulu bekunamalarha amathathu wamatje asikiweko nelarha leengodo zomsedari, njengelesirhodlo sangaphakathi+ sendlu kaJehova nethuri lendlu.+
13 IKosi uSolomoni yathumela bona kubizwe uRhiramu,+ weza asuka eTirosi. 14 Bekayindodana yomhlolokazi wekoro kaNafitali, uyise gade amTirosi osisebenzi sekhopha;+ bekanekghono elikhulu, azwisisa+ begodu anelemuko layo yoke imisebenzi yekhopha.* Nje-ke weza eKosini uSolomoni wenza woke umsebenzakhe.
15 Wenza iinsika ezimbili ngekhopha+ encibikilisiweko; isika ngayinye beyimakhubhithi ali-18 ukuphakama begodu bekuthatha intambo yokulinganisa emakhubhithi ali-12 ubude ukuzombeleza ngayinye yeensika ezimbilezi.+ 16 Wenza iimpundu* ezimbili ngekhopha bona azibeke phezu kweensika. Zombili iimpundwezi bezimakhubhithi amahlanu ukuphakama. 17 Ipundu ebeyingaphezu kwesika ngayinye beyikghatjiswe ngamanede enziwe ngeenketani ezincani ezilukwe njengeenrobho;+ zilikhomba kwenye ipundu begodu zilikhomba kwenye ipundu. 18 Wenza amalarha amabili wamarharinada abhode inede yinye bona agubuzese iimpundu ebezingaphezu kweensika; wenza okufanako eempundwini zombili. 19 Iimpundu eziphezu kweensika ethurini bezinemikghabiso ebumbeke njengamathuthumbo wommango emakhubhithi amane ukuphakama. 20 Iimpundu beziphezu kweensika ezimbili, ngaphezulu kwengcenye eyindulungu ehlangene nenede; bekunamarharinada ama-200 emalarheni abhode indulungu ngayinye.+
21 Wajamisa iinsika zethuri lethempeli.*+ Wajamisa isika yangesidleni,* wayithiya ngokuthi yiJakini,* wajamisa nesika yangesinceleni,* wayithiya ngokuthi yiBhowazi.*+ 22 Ngaphezu kweensika, bekunomkghabiso obumbeke njengamathuthumbo wommango. Waphela njalo-ke umsebenzi weensika.
23 Ngemva kwalokho, wenza iLwandle ngesimbi encibilikisiweko.+ Belirondo ngokubumbeka, limakhubhithi ali-10 ukusuka komunye umqoqo kufikela komunye begodu limakhubhithi ama-5 ukuphakama, bekuthatha intambo yokulinganisa emakhubhithi ama-30 ubude ukulizombeleza.+ 24 Godu bekunemikghabiso yeenkurwana+ ngaphasi komqoqwalo, ilizombeleze ngokupheleleko, imakhubhithi alitjhumi begodu ibhode loke iLwandle, inamalarha amabili weenkurwana ezibunjwe zaba yinto yinye. 25 Belijame phezu kweenkunzi ezili-12,+ ezintathu ziqale etlhagwini, ezintathu ziqale etjingalanga, ezintathu ziqale esewula begodu ezintathu ziqale epumalanga; iLwandleli belihlezi phezu kwazo begodu loke ingemuva lazo beliphakathi nendawo. 26 Ubudege balo bebungangobubanzi besandla;* umqoqwalo bewenziwe njengomqoqo wekapho, njengethuthumbo lemmangweni. Belimumatha amalitha* azii-44 000.
27 Ngemva kwalokho, wenza iinkarana* ezilitjhumi+ ngekhopha. Ikarana ngayinye beyimakhubhithi amane ubude, imakhubhithi amane ububanzi begodu imakhubhithi amathathu ukuphakama. 28 Nasi indlela iinkaranezi ebezenziwe ngayo: Bezinemiqebethu yekhopha ngeqadi, imiqebethu engeqadi le beyihlangana neensimbi ezivundlako. 29 Emiqebethwini engeqadi ehlangana neensimbi ezivundlako bekunamabhubezi,+ iinkunzi, amakherubhi+ begodu bekunomkghabiso ofanako eensimbini ezivundlako. Ngaphezulu nangaphasi kwamabhubezi neenkunzi bekunemikghabiso eyindulungu. 30 Ikarana ngayinye beyinamavili amane wekhopha nama-asa wekhopha, amakhonayo amane bewawasekela. Ngaphasi kwesitja sokuhlamba, bekuneensekelo ezikghatjiswe ngemiluko eyenziwe nayo kwelinye nelinye ihlangothi. 31 Umlomayo bewungaphakathi kwesihlohlo, ululekele phezulu ngekhubhithi linye; umlomayo bewuyindulungu, wenza isisekelo esilikhubhithi linye nesiquntu begodu emlonyenayo bekugobhodlwe imifanekiso. Imiqebethwayo yangeqadi beyisikwere, ingasi yindulungu. 32 Amavili amane bekangaphasi kwemiqebethu engeqadi, iinsekelo zamavili bezinamathiselwe ekaraneni begodu ubukhulu bevili ngalinye bebulikhubhithi linye nesiquntu. 33 Amavili la bekenziwe njengamavili wekarana yepi. Iinsekelo zawo, amarimu, iimpiki namahabhu, zoke bezenziwe ngesimbi encibilikisiweko. 34 Bekuneensekelo ezine emakhoneni amane wekarana ngayinye; iinsekelo zayo beziyinto yinye nekarana. 35 Ngaphezu kwekarana, bekunesihlohlo esiyindulungu esisiquntu sekhubhithi ukuphakama, ikarana kuhlanganise namahlangothi wesihlohlo bekwenziwe kwaba yinto yinye. 36 Ngaphandle emahlangothini wesihlohlo nemiqebethwini engeqadi wabaza amakherubhi, amabhubezi nemithi yesundu koke lapha bekunesikhala khona, kunemikghabiso yoke indawo.+ 37 Wazenza njalo-ke iinkarana ezilitjhumi; zoke bezenziwe ngokufanako, ngesilinganiso nesibumbeko esifanako.
38 Wenza izitja zokuhlamba zekhopha ezilitjhumi;+ ngasinye besingamumatha amalitha ama-880.* Isitja ngasinye besimakhubhithi amane. Bekunesitja sinye ekaraneni ngayinye kwezilitjhumi. 39 Ngemva kwalokho, wabeka iinkarana ezihlanu ngesidleni sendlu nezihlanu ngesinceleni sendlu, wabeka iLwandle ngesidleni sendlu, ukuya ngesewula-pumalanga.+
40 Godu uRhiramu+ wenza ezinye izitja zokuhlamba, amarharafu+ neenkotlelo.+
Nje-ke uRhiramu wawuqeda woke umsebenzi awenzela iKosi uSolomoni endlini kaJehova:+ 41 iinsika ezimbili+ neempundu ezibumbeke njengesikotlelo ebeziphezu kweensika ezimbili; amanede amabili+ wokugubuzesa iimpundu ezimbili ezibumbeke njengesikotlelo eziphezu kweensika; 42 amarharinada ama-400+ wamanede amabili, amalarha amabili wamarharinada wenede ngayinye ukugubuzesa iimpundu ezimbili ezibumbeke njengesikotlelo ebeziphezu kweensika ezimbili; 43 iinkarana* ezilitjhumi+ nezitja zokuhlambela ezilitjhumi+ eenkaraneni; 44 iLwandle+ neenkunzi ezili-12 ngaphasi kweLwandle; 45 izinto zokuphatha umlotha, amarharafu, iinkotlelo nazo zoke ezinye izitja, okungezendlu kaJehova, uRhiramu azenza ngekhopha ephazimako azenzela iKosi uSolomoni. 46 Ikosi yazenzela ezintweni zokubumba ezenziwe ngomdaka, esifundeni seJordani hlangana kweSukothi neTsaretani.
47 USolomoni watjhiya zoke izitja zingakalinganiswa ngombana bezizinengi khulu. Ubudisi bekhopha akhenge buqinisekiswe.+ 48 USolomoni wenza zoke izitja zendlu kaJehova: i-aldara+ legolide; itafula legolide+ lapho bekuzokubekwa khona uburotho bombukiso; 49 amalithi weembani+ wegolide elicwengileko, amahlanu ngesidleni, amahlanu ngesinceleni phambi kwekumba efihlekileko; amathuthumbo,+ iimbani neencimasibani, koke kwenziwe ngegolide;+ 50 izitja zokuhlamba, iincimamlilo,+ iinkotlelo, iinkapho,+ izinto zokuphatha umlilo,+ koke kwenziwe ngegolide elicwengileko; namagrunera enza iminyango yeNdawo eCwengeke Khulu+ ikghone ukuya ngapha nangapha, neweminyango yendlu yethempeli,+ koke kwenziwe ngegolide.
51 Nje-ke iKosi uSolomoni yawuqeda woke umsebenzi ebekufuze iwenzele indlu kaJehova. Ngemva kwalokho, uSolomoni wangenisa izinto uDavida uyise egade azenze zacwengeka,+ wabeka isiliva, igolide nezinye izinto emabulungelweni wamagugu wendlu kaJehova.+