Eyoku-1 yooKumkani
5:1 Wathuma uHiram, ukumkani waseTire, abakhonzi bakhe kuSolomon; kuba wayevile
ngokuba ebemthambisile ukuba abe ngukumkani esikhundleni sikayise; ngokuba nguHiram
usoloko ethanda uDavide.
5:2 Wathumela uSolomon kuHiram, esithi,
5:3 Uyazi wena, ukuba uDavide ubawo ebengenako ukumakhela indlu
igama likaYehova uThixo wakhe phezu kweemfazwe ezimjikelezileyo
ade uYehova ababeke phantsi kweentende zeenyawo zakhe.
5:4 Kaloku ke undiphumzile uYehova, uThixo wam, ngeenxa zonke;
asingolutshaba, asisehlo sibi.
5:5 Yabonani, ndicinga ukulakhela indlu igama likaYehova wam
UThixo, njengoko wathethayo uYehova kuDavide ubawo, esithi, Unyana wakho endimnqulayo mna
Uya kuhlala etroneni yakho endaweni yakho; nguye oya kundakhela indlu
igama.
5:6 Ngoko ke wisa umthetho, bandigawulele imisedare eLebhanon;
abakhonzi bam babe nabakhonzi bakho, ndikunike
baqeshe abakhonzi bakho, njengako konke owokuthetha;
Uyazi ukuba phakathi kwethu akukho namnye okwaziyo ukugawula imithi
kumaSidon.
5:7 Kwathi, akuweva uHiram amazwi kaSolomon, wasuka walala
bavuya kunene, bathi, Makabongwe uYehova namhla, okhoyo
unikwe uDavide unyana osisilumko wokubaphatha aba bantu baninzi.
5:8 Wathumela uHiram kuSolomon, wathi, Ndiyigqale le nto
undibizele; ndokwenza konke ukuthanda kwakho ngemithi
ngemisedare, nangemisedare.
5:9 Abakhonzi bam boyihlisa eLebhanon, bayise elwandle;
uwathwale elwandle, udadadada, uye kuloo ndawo wondimisela yona;
abakhuphele khona, ubamkele;
ukwenze oko ukuthanda kwam ngokuyinikela ukudla kwendlu yam.
5:10 UHiram wamnika ke uSolomon imisedare nemisipres, njengako konke okwakhe
umnqweno.
5:11 USolomon wamnika uHiram amashumi amabini amawaka eekore zengqolowa, ukuba idle kuye
indlu, neekore ezimashumi mabini zeoli engqushiweyo; wenjenjalo ke uSolomon kuHiram
unyaka nonyaka.
5:12 UYehova wamnika ubulumko uSolomon, njengoko wayekuthethile kuye;
uxolo phakathi koHiram noSolomon; benza umnqophiso bobabini.
5:13 Ukumkani uSolomon wahlahla abafakwa uviko kumaSirayeli onke; kwaye irhafu yaba
amadoda angamashumi amathathu amawaka.
5:14 Wabathuma eLebhanon, ishumi lamawaka ngenyanga, bekhululana, ngenyanga
bahlala eLebhanon, iinyanga zambini besekhaya; uAdoniram ubephethe ibhotwe
irhafu.
5:15 USolomon ubenamashumi asixhenxe amawaka athwala imithwalo;
amashumi asibhozo amawaka abaqingqi bamatye ezintabeni;
5:16 ngaphandle kwabathetheli babongameli bakaSolomon, ababephethe umsebenzi, bebathathu
ngamawaka anamakhulu mathathu, ababephethe abantu ababesebenzayo
umsebenzi.
5:17 Wawisa umthetho ukumkani, bezisa amatye amakhulu, amatye anqabileyo;
waqingqa amatye aqingqiweyo okuseka indlu.
5:18 Yaye abakhi bakaSolomon nabakhi bakaHiram bawaqimba, kunye negolide
balungisa imithi namatye okuyakha indlu.