3 Uphahla lwayo lwalwenziwe ngomsedare obekwe phezu kwemiqadi eyayixhaswa ziintsika. Imiqadi le yayingamashumi amane anantlanu, ilishumi elinesihlanu kuluhlu ngalunye.
4 Kwakukho izintlu ezintathu zeefestile eziphakamileyo zijongene.
5 Imigubasi yeengcango yayenziwe buxande, iminyango le izizintlu ezintathu ezijongeneyo.
6 Igumbi elilandelayo laliziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anesibini ubude, luziimitha ezilishumi elinesithathu nesiqingatha ububanzi. Ekungeneni kulo kwakukho igunjana elilisango elineentsika nevaranda.
7 Igumbi elilandelayo yayiligumbi lekumkani elalikwayinkundla yamatyala apho uSolomon wayewavavanyela khona. Iindonga zazambathiswe ngamaplanga omsedare ukusukela emgangathweni kuye kuthi gaa ngesilingi.
8 Ibhotwe lakhe apho wayehlala khona uSolomon, elalakhiwe kwiyadi esemva kwendlu yokuxoxwa kwamatyala, lalakhiwe ngokufanayo nezinye izindlu esezichaziwe. Kananjalo uSolomon wakha ibhotwe eliyelele kwelakhe, elakhela umkakhe intombi yokumkani waseJiputa.
9 Zonke ezi zakhiwo, kunye neyadikazi enkulu, zazakhiwe ngawona matye odidi oluphambili ukusuka kwiziseko zazo kuye kuthi xhaxhe ekudibaneni nophahla. La matye ayelungiselwa apho ayembiwa khona ukuze angene athi ngci ezindaweni zawo. Ayecokiswa ngeesarha ukuze afaneleke ngaphandle nangaphakathi.