¹ Hiramu inkhosi yase Thire yatfumela tisebenti tayo ku Mose ngoba bekasavile kutsi sebamubeke kuba yinkhosi eshlalweni sababe wakhe; ngoba Hiramu abemutsandza Davide. ² Solomoni wathumela ligama kuHiramu, watsi, ³ Uyati mosi kutsi babewami Davide akakhonanga kwakha indlu yelibito la Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe ngengca yetimphi lebekabhekana nato, nakasaphila Simakadze abefaka titsa tabo ngaphansi kwetitsendze takhe. ⁴ Kepha nyalo, Simakadze Nkulunkulu ungiphe kuphumula ngasehlangatsini lami. kute sita noma kubhutjiswa. ⁵ Ngako ngihlosa kwakha lithempeli ngeligama laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami, njengoba Simakadze abekhulume ku Davide babe wami atsi ,' indvodzana yakho, lengitayihlalisa esihlalweni sebukhosi, utawakha lithempeli ngeligama lami.' ⁶ Nyalo ngako khiphani umtsetfowekutsi kujutjwe imisedari yase lebanoni ijutjwele mine. Tisebenti tami titawuhlangana netisebenti tami, ngitabese ngikubhalela tisebenti takho kute ubhadaleke kahle ngakokonkhe lovume kukwenta. Ngoba uyati kutsi kute lamkhastisini wetfu lokwati kugeca tigodvo njengemaSidoni. ⁷ Ngesikhatsi Hiramu eva lamagama aSolomoni, watfokota kakhulu watsi,'' Shangatsi Simakadze angabusiseka namuhla, lophe Davide indvodzana lehlakaniphile kuphatsa sive sakhe leskhulu.'' ⁸ Hiramu watfumela ligama ku Solomoni watsi,'' sengiwuvile umlayeto wakho longitfumelele wona. Ngitaninika tigodvo temsedari leniyifunako. ⁹ Sisebanti sami sitawuletsa tihlahla phansi eLebanoni elwandle, ngitawenta abeyimikhumbi kuhambe elwandle kulendzawo longikhombe kuyo. Atawufika alungiswe khona. ¹⁰ Ngako Hiramu wanika Solomoni tonkhe letigodvwo temsedari labekayifisile. ¹¹ Solomo wanika Hiramu tinkhululwangane letashumi lamabili akolo ekudla endlini netinkhulungwane temashumi lamabili emafutsa. Solomoni waniketa Hiramu loku ngemnyama ngemnyama. ¹² Simakadze waniketa Solomoni inhlakanipho, njengoba bekamtsembisile. Bekunekuthula emkhatsini wa Hiram na Solomoni, labalababili benta sivumelwano. ¹³ Inkhosi Solomoni yathumela umsebenti kulolonkhe lakaIzrayeli. letisebenti tatibalelwa emadvodzeni langaba tinkhulungwane temashumin lamatsatfu. ¹⁴ Wawatfumela eLebanoni emadvodza latigidzi letilishumi ngenyanga kukhululwana. Inyanga yinye bebaba seLebanoni bese letimbili tinyanga babasekhaya. Adoniramu abegcwele emadvodza labephocelelwe kutsi asebente. ¹⁵ Solomoni abenetinkhulungwane letingemashumi lasikhombisa labebatfwala labatinkhulungwane letingemashumi lasiphohlongo bebajuba ematje etintsabeni, ¹⁶ Ngaphandle kwaloko tisebenti taSolomoni letisetikhundleni letingema 3,300 lebetiphetse tihlelembisa umsebenti. ¹⁷ Njengoba inkhosi beyishilo, batfola ematje lamahle labelungela kwakha sisekelo selithempeli. ¹⁸ Ngako bomakhi baSolomoni neba Hiramu nemadvodza aseBhibhulosi ajuba emapulango afuna nematje ekwakha lelithempeli.