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.