1 Amakhosi 5:1 UHiramu, inkosi yaseTire, wathuma izinceku zakhe kuSolomoni; ngoba wayezwile ukuthi babemgcobile abe yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise, ngokuba uHiramu waye njalo othanda uDavida. 5:2 USolomoni wathumela kuHiramu, wathi: 5:3 Uyazi ukuthi uDavide ubaba wayengenakukwakhela uJehova indlu igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe ngenxa yezimpi ezazimzungezile eceleni, uJehova waze wawabeka phansi kwamathe ezinyawo zakhe. 5:4 Kodwa manje uJehova uNkulunkulu wami unginike ukuphumula nxazonke, ukuze ngibe khona akusona isitha noma okubi. 5:5 Futhi bheka, Ngicabanga ukwakhela igama likaJehova wami indlu uNkulunkulu, njengalokho uJehova wakhuluma kuDavide ubaba, ethi: 'Indodana yakho, engiyiyo.' uyakuhlala esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi ekamelweni lakho, angakhela indlu yami igama. 5:6 Ngakho-ke yala ukuthi bangigawulele imisedari eLebanoni; izinceku zami ziyakuba nezinceku zakho, ngikunike wena qasha izinceku zakho njengakho konke oyakunquma wena uyazi ukuthi akekho phakathi kwethu ongakwazi ukugawula izingodo njengazo kwabaseSidoni. 5:7 Kwathi, lapho uHiramu ezwa amazwi kaSolomoni, ukuthi wajabula kakhulu, wathi: “Makabongwe uJehova namuhla okhona wanikwa uDavida indodana ehlakaniphileyo phezu kwalababantu abakhulu. " 5:8 UHiramu wathumela kuSolomoni, wathi: "Ngikubonile lokho uthume kimi; ngizakwenza konke okufisayo mayelana lezigodo ngemisedari, nangemisayipuresi. 5:9 Izinceku zami ziyokwehlisela eLebanoni kuze kube selwandle, futhi ngizokwenza zintante ngolwandle, uziyise endaweni oyakungimisela yona; ngizabakhulula khona, njalo uzabamukela; uyakufeza ukufisa kwami ngokupha abendlu yami ukudla. 5:10 Ngakho uHiramu wanika uSolomoni imisedari nemisipres njengazo zonke zakhe isifiso. 5:11 USolomoni wanika uHiramu amakhora ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili zikakolweni, kube ukudla kwakhe indlu, namaseya angamashumi amabili amafutha acwengekileyo; uSolomoni wamnika uHiramu kanjalo unyaka nonyaka. 5:12 Futhi uJehova wanika uSolomoni ukuhlakanipha, njengoba nje isithembiso kuye, futhi kwaba khona ukuthula phakathi kukaHiramu noSolomoni; benza isivumelwano bobabili. 5:13 Inkosi uSolomoni yasibeka izisebenzi ku-Israyeli wonke; futhi intela kwaba amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu. 5:14 Futhi wabathuma eLebanoni, abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi ngenyanga ngamaqoqo: ngenyanga babe seLebanoni, besekhaya izinyanga ezimbili; u-Adoniramu wayephezu kwebandla intela. 5:15 Futhi uSolomoni wayenezinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisikhombisa ababethwala imithwalo abakhi ezintabeni abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili; 5:16 Ngaphandle kwenduna yezikhulu zikaSolomoni, ezaziphezu komsebenzi, ezintathu abayizinkulungwane namakhulu amathathu, ababebusa phezu kwabantu ababesebenza umsebenzi. 5:17 Inkosi yayala, baletha amatshe amakhulu, amatshe anenani elikhulu. namatshe abaziweyo, ukuze abeke isisekelo sendlu. 5:18 Abakhi bakaSolomoni nabakhi bakaHiramu babazibaza, balungisa izingodo namatshe okwakha indlu.