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8:1 Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amabili uSolomoni abenayo
wakha indlu kaJehova nendlu yakhe;
8:2 USolomoni wayakha imizi uHuramu ayeyibuyisele kuSolomoni,
wahlalisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli khona.
8:3 USolomoni waya eHamati-zobha, futhi wanqoba kulo.
8:4 Futhi wakha iTadimori ehlane, futhi yonke imizi egciniwe, okuyinto
wakha eHamati.
8:5 Futhi wakha iBeti Horoni elingenhla, neBheti-horoni Ezansi, ebiyelwe
imizi, enezindonga, namasango, nemigoqo;
8:6 neBhahalati, nayo yonke imizi yokugcina izimpahla uSolomoni ayenayo, kanye nayo yonke
lemizi yezinqola, lemizi yabagadi bamabhiza, lakho konke uSolomoni ayekulo
wayefisa ukwakha eJerusalema, naseLebanoni, nakuzo zonke izindawo
izwe lombuso wakhe.
8:7 Bonke abantu ababesele kumaHeti nama-Amori,
namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, ayengekho
ka-Israyeli,
8:8 Kepha kubantwana babo abasala ezweni emva kwabo, abahlubukayo
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abaqedanga, uSolomoni wabenza ukuba bathelise
kuze kube yilolu suku.
9 Kodwa kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uSolomoni akenzanga zinceku zomsebenzi wakhe;
kepha babengamadoda empi, nezinduna zezinduna zakhe, nezinduna zakhe
izinqola nabamahhashi.
8:10 Futhi lezi izinduna zezikhulu zenkosi uSolomoni, ezingamakhulu amabili
nabangamashumi ayisihlanu ababebusa phezu kwabantu.
8:11 USolomoni wakhuphula indodakazi kaFaro emzini kaDavide
endlini ayemakhele yona, ngokuba wathi: "Umkami akayikuba."
hlala endlini kaDavide inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba izindawo zingcwele;
lapho kwafika khona umphongolo kaJehova.
8:12 USolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova e-altare likaJehova
uJehova ayemakhile phambi kompheme.
8:13 Ngisho nangemva kwesilinganiso esithile nsuku zonke, ukunikela ngokwe
umyalo kaMose, ngamasabatha, nokwethwasa kwenyanga, nangosuku
imikhosi emisiweyo, kathathu ngomnyaka, ngomkhosi wesinkwa esingelamvubelo
isinkwa, nangomkhosi wamasonto, nangomkhosi wamadokodo.
8:14 Futhi wamisa, ngokomyalo kaDavide uyise, the
izigaba zabapristi emsebenzini wabo, namaLevi emsebenzini wabo
ukudumisa nokukhonza phambi kwabapristi njengomsebenzi wabo bonke
abalindisango ngezigaba zabo emasangweni onke;
wayala uDavide, umuntu kaNkulunkulu.
8:15 Futhi abasukanga emyalezweni wenkosi kubapristi
namaLevi nganoma iyiphi indaba noma engcebo.
8:16 Manje wonke umsebenzi kaSolomoni walungiswa kwaze kwaba usuku lwesisekelo
endlini kaJehova, yaze yaphela. Ngakho indlu ka
UJEHOVA wapheleliswa.
8:17 Khona-ke uSolomoni waya e-Eziyoni Geberi nase-Eloti ogwini lolwandle.
izwe lakwa-Edomi.
8:18 Futhi uHiramu wathumela kuye ngezandla zezinceku zakhe imikhumbi, futhi izinceku ukuthi
wayenolwazi ngolwandle; bahamba nezinceku zikaSolomoni ukuya
i-Ofiri, yathatha khona amatalenta egolide angamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu, kanye
waziletha enkosini uSolomoni.