1. USolomon waqala ukuyakha indlu kaYehova eYerusalem, entabeni yeMoriya, apho uYehova wabonakala khona kuDavide uyise, endaweni awayilungisayo uDavide, esandéni sikaOrnan umYebhusi.
2. Waqala ukwakha ngenyanga yesibini, ngowesibini umhla, ngomnyaka wesiné wobukumkani bakhe.
3. Siso esi isiseko awasibekayo uSolomon ekuyakheni kwakhe indlu kaThixo; ubude iikubhite* ngokomlinganiso omdala bebuziikubhite ezimashumi mathandathu; ububanzi bebuziikubhite ezimashumi mabini.
4. Ivaranda,* ebingaphambi kobude bendlu, ibiziikubhite ezimashumi mabini, ingangobubanzi bendlu, nokuphakama kwayo kwakuziikubhite ezilikhulu elinamanci mabini; wayaléka ngaphakathi ngegolide ecocekileyo.
5. Indlu enkulu wayaléka ngemisipres,* wayaléka ke yona ngegolide entle, wenza kuyo amasundu nezidanga.
6. Wayivathisa indlu ngamatye anqabileyo ukuyihombisa; igolide leyo ibiyigolide yaseParvayim.
7. Wayaléka indlu, imiqadi, nemigubasi, neendonga zayo, neengcango zayo, ngegolide; wakrola iikerubhi* ezindongeni.
8. Wenza indlu yengcwele kangcwele: ubude bayo, ngangobubanzi bendlu, bebuziikubhite ezimashumi mabini, nobubanzi bayo bebuziikubhite ezimashumi mabini; wayaléka ngegolide entle, ekwiitalente* ezimakhulu mathandathu.
9. Ubunzima bezikhonkwane bebuziishekele* ezimashumi mahlanu zegolide. Wawaleka ngegolide amagumbi aphezulu.
10. Wenza endlwini yengcwele kangcwele iikerubhi ezimbini; zakrolwa ukusetyenzwa kwazo; wazaleka ngegolide.
11. Amaphiko eekerubhi ubude bawo bebuziikubhite ezimashumi mabini; iphiko elinye beliziikubhite ezintlanu, lada laya kufikelela eludongeni lwendlu; nelinye iphiko beliziikubhite ezintlanu, ukuya kufikelela ephikweni leyesibini ikerubhi.
12. Iphiko lenye ikerubhi beliziikubhite ezintlanu, ukuya kufikelela eludongeni lwendlu; nelesibini iphiko beliziikubhite ezintlanu, ukuya kuhlangana nephiko lenye ikerubhi.