9 Ke uSolomon wayakha indlu leyo wayigqiba, waza wayixhoma ngemiqadi namaplanga omsedare.
10 Umgangatho owayame eludongeni wawuziimitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha ukuphakama unxityelelaniswe nendlu ngemiqadi yomsedare.
11 Ke kaloku lafika ilizwi likaNdikhoyo kuSolomon lisithi:
12 “Ngokusingisele kule ndlu uyakhayo, ukuba uthe wahamba ngemimiselo yam, wawenza amasiko am, wayigcina yonke imithetho yam wahamba ngayo, ndosifezekisa ngawe isithembiso endasenza kuyihlo uDavide.
13 Ndiya kuhlala phakathi kwamaSirayeli, ndaye ke andisoze ndibashiye abantu bam amaSirayeli.”
14 Ke uSolomon wayakha wayigqiba indlu kaThixo.
15 Ngaphakathi iindonga zale ndlu wazambathisa ngamaplanga omsedare ukusuka phantsi emgangathweni kuye kuthi xhaxhe ngesilingi, waza phantsi phaya wandlala amaplanga ompayini.