18. Ukumkani wenza isihlalo sobukhosi. Sasisikhulu, sihonjiswe ngamabamba eendlovu, sityatyekwe ngegolide yodidi.
19. Esi sihlalo sasinamanqwanqwa okunyuka amathandathu, umva waso ungqukuva phezulu phaya. Macala eso sihlalo sasineendawo zokubeka iingalo, kananjalo kukho nemifanekiso emibini yeengonyama isiphahlile.
20. Kuloo manqwanqwa okunyuka amathandathu kwakumi iingonyama ezilishumi elinambini, zingambini ziphahle inqwanqwa ngalinye. Enjalo yona into yayingazange yenziwa nakubuphi na ubukumkani.
21. Yonke impahla yokusela kakumkani uSolomon yayiyeyegolide, ngokunjalo nayo yonke impahla yebhotwe elalibizwa ngokuba lihlathi laseLebhanon yayiyigolide ecikizekileyo. Kwakungekho nto eyayenziwe ngesiliva, kuba kaloku ngemihla kaSolomon isiliva yayingaxabisekanga.
22. Ukumkani wayeneqela leenqanawe zokurhweba elwandle phaya, ngaphandle kwezo zikaHiram. Zazibuya kanye ngeminyaka emithathu, zifike zithwele igolide, isiliva, amabamba eendlovu, iinkawu, neemfene.
23. Ukumkani uSolomon wayebalasele ngobutyebi nangobulumko kunabo bonke ookumkani behlabathi.
24. Ihlabathi liphela lalifuna amacebiso kuSolomon ukuze live ubulumko abunikwe nguThixo.
25. Minyaka le umntu ngamnye ozayo wayesiza nomrhumo – izinto zesiliva, ezegolide, iminweba, izixhobo, izinongo, amahashe, neemeyile.
26. USolomon wahlanganisa iinqwelo zokulwa kunye namahashe. Wayeneenqwelo eziliwaka elinamakhulu amane, enamahashe angamawaka alishumi elinambini, awayewagcina kwizixeko zeenqwelo nakwakhe eJerusalem.
27. Ke ukumkani lo isiliva wayenza yaxhaphaka eJerusalem oku kwamatye, umsedare wamninzi njengomthombe esihlanjeni.
28. USolomon amahashe wayewazuza eJiputa naseKuwe; abarhwebi bakomkhulu babewathenga eKuwe.
29. Inqwelo nganye babeyithenga eJiputa ngexabiso elingamakhulu amathandathu eesiliva, ihashe lona ngekhulu elinamashumi amahlanu. Kananjalo babewathengisa kookumkani bamaHiti nabama-Aram.