17. USolomon wayakha ke iGezere, neBhetehoron yasezantsi;
18. neBhahalati, neTademore esentlango kwelo zwe;
19. nemizi engoovimba abenayo uSolomon, nemizi yeenqwelo, nemizi yabamahashe, nokulangazelela kukaSolomon awakulangazelelayo ukwakha eYerusalem, naseLebhanon, nasezweni lonke lolawulo lwakhe.
20. Bonke abantu abaseleyo kuma-Amori, namaHeti, namaPerizi, namaHivi, namaYebhusi, ababengengabo abakoonyana bakaSirayeli,
21. oonyana babo abasala emva kwabo ezweni, ababengenako oonyana bakaSirayeli ukubasingela phantsi, wabahlahla uSalomon, ukuba babe ngamakhoboka afakwa uviko unanamhla.
22. Ke koonyana bakaSirayeli uSolomon akenzanga khoboka; kuba bona baba ngamadoda akhe okulwa, nabakhonzi bakhe, nabathetheli bakhe, nabaphathimikhosi bakhe, nabathetheli beenqwelo zakhe zokulwa, nabamahashe bakhe.
23. Abo bathetheli babengabongameli abaphezu komsebenzi kaSolomon; babengamakhulu amahlanu anamanci mahlanu, ababenobukhosi ebantwini abenza loo msebenzi.
24. Yathi yakuthi ukunyuka intombi kaFaro, iphuma emzini kaDavide, isiza endlwini yayo abeyakhele, waqala wayakha iMilo.
25. USolomon ubenyusa kathathu ngomnyaka amadini anyukayo, nemibingelelo yokubulela, esibingelelweni abesakhele uYehova, aqhumisele kweso siphambi koYehova. Wayigqiba indlu.
26. Ukumkani uSolomon wenza isinqanawa e-Etsiyon-gebhere, ese-Eloti, elunxwemeni loLwandle oluBomvu,* ezweni lakwaEdom.