1 Amakhosi 9:1 Kwathi, lapho uSolomoni eseqedile ukwakha indlu kaJehova, nendlu yenkosi, nakho konke ukufisa kukaSolomoni abeyikho ngiyajabula ukukwenza, 9:2 ukuthi uJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni ngokwesibili, njengoba nje wayebonakala kuye eGibeyoni. 9:3 Futhi uJehova wathi kuye: "Ngiwuzwile umthandazo wakho futhi yakho ukunxusa okwenzile phambi kwami: ngingcwelisile le ndlu, owakhileyo ukubeka igama lami khona kuze kube phakade; namehlo ami futhi inhliziyo yami izakuba lapho njalonjalo. 9:4 Futhi uma uzohamba phambi kwami, njengoba uDavide uyihlo wahamba, ungene ubuqotho benhliziyo, nangobuqotho, ukwenza njengakho konke engikwenzayo ngikuyalile, futhi uyakugcina izimiso zami nezahlulelo zami. 9:5 Khona-ke ngiyakumisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakho phezu kuka-Israyeli kuze kube phakade Ngathembisa uyihlo uDavida ngathi: Kawuyikuswela muntu esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli. 9:6 Kodwa uma ningase niphenduke ekungilandeleni, nina noma abantwana benu, futhi angiyikugcina imiyalo yami nezimiso zami engizibekile ngaphambili kodwa hambani nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu, nikhuleke kubo; 9:7 Khona ngiyakumnquma u-Israyeli ezweni engibanike lona; futhi lendlu, engiyingcwelisele igama lami, ngiyakuyilahla kweyami ukubona; u-Israyeli uyakuba yisaga nesifenqo phakathi kwabantu bonke. 9:8 Futhi kule ndlu, okuyinto ephakeme, wonke umuntu odlula kuyo uyakuba bamangale, bashaye ikhwelo; bayakuthi: ‘UJehova wenzeleni kanjalo kuleli zwe, nakule ndlu? 9:9 Futhi bayophendula: Ngoba bamshiyile uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, ngubani bakhipha oyise ezweni laseGibithe, bathatha nibambelele kwabanye onkulunkulu, nibakhonze, nibakhonze; ngalokho uJehova ubehlisele bonke lobu bubi. 9:10 Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amabili uSolomoni wakha izindlu ezimbili, indlu kaJehova, nendlu yenkosi, 9:11 UHiramu inkosi yaseTire wayenike uSolomoni imisedari nemisedari imisayipuresi, negolide, njengakho konke ukufisa kwakhe,) ngaleso sikhathi inkosi USolomoni wamnika uHiramu imizi engamashumi amabili ezweni laseGalile. 9:12 UHiramu waphuma eTire ukubona imizi uSolomoni ayeyinikile yena; njalo kabamthokozisanga. 9:13 Wathi: "Yimiziphi le onginike yona, mfowethu? Wawabiza ngokuthi izwe laseKabuli kuze kube namuhla. 9:14 UHiramu wathumela enkosini amathalenta ayisithupha egolide. 9:15 Futhi yilesi isizathu sokukhokhiswa inkosi uSolomoni; ukuze yakha indlu kaJehova, nendlu yakhe, neMilo, nogange eJerusalema, naseHasori, naseMegido, naseGezeri. 9:16 Ngoba uFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe wayekhuphukile, wathatha iGezeri, futhi wayishisa ngomlilo, wabulala amaKhanani ayehlala kulowo muzi, wawunika kube yisipho endodakazini yakhe, umkaSolomoni. 9:17 USolomoni wakha iGezeri, neBheti-horoni Ezansi, 9:18 neBhahalati, neTadimori ehlane ezweni, 9:19 Futhi yonke imizi yokugcina izimpahla uSolomoni ayenayo, kanye nemizi yakhe izinqola, nemizi yabamahhashi bakhe, nalokho uSolomoni ayekufisa akha eJerusalema, naseLebanoni, nasezweni lonke lombuso wakhe. 9:20 Bonke abantu ababesele kuma-Amori, namaHeti, namaPherizi, amaHivi, namaJebusi, ayengebona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, 9:21 Abantwana babo abasala emva kwabo ezweni, ngubani abantwana abakwa-Israyeli nabo babengenakubaqothula, uSolomoni wakwenza kubo khokhisa intela yezinceku kuze kube namuhla. 9:22 Kodwa kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uSolomoni akenzanga izigqila, kodwa baba amadoda empi, nezinceku zakhe, nezikhulu zakhe, nezinduna zakhe, kanye ababusi bezinqola zakhe, nabamahhashi bakhe. 9:23 Laba babeyizinduna zezikhulu ezaziphezu komsebenzi kaSolomoni, ezinhlanu amakhulu namashumi ayisihlanu, ababebusa abantu ababesebenza ezweni umsebenzi. 9:24 Kodwa indodakazi kaFaro yakhuphuka emzini kaDavide, waya endlini yayo uSolomoni ayeyakhele yona, walakha iMilo. 9:25 Futhi kathathu ngonyaka uSolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nokuthula phezu kwe-altare alakhele uJehova, wayishisa impepho phezu kwe-altare elaliphambi kukaJehova. Ngakho waqeda indlu. 9:26 Inkosi uSolomoni yenza imikhumbi yemikhumbi e-Eziyoni Geberi, okuyinto eduze I-Eloti, ogwini loLwandle Olubomvu, ezweni lakwa-Edomi. 9:27 Futhi uHiramu wathumela ngemikhumbi izinceku zakhe, imikhumbi ezazinolwazi ulwandle, kanye nezinceku zikaSolomoni. 9:28 Bafika e-Ofiri, futhi bathatha khona igolide, amakhulu amane namashumi amathalenta angamashumi amabili, yawayisa enkosini uSolomoni.