18 iBhalati, neTademore entlango kwasemhlabeni wakhe,
19 ndawonye nazo zonke izixeko ezazingoovimba bakhe, nezixeko zeenqwelo kunye nezamahashe akhe, nayo nantoni na awayakhayo eJerusalem naseLebhanon, ukanti nakuwo wonke ummandla awayewulawula.
20 Bonke abantu ababesele kwiintlanga zama-Amori, amaHiti, amaPerezi, amaHivi, namaJebhusi – ezi ntlanga ke zazingengawo amaSirayeli,
21 koko zazisisizukulwana sazo ezingazange zacinywa igama ngamaSirayeli – uSolomon wagaya bona baba libutho labasebenzi abanyanzelwayo, njengoko kusenjalo unanamhla.
22 Kambe ke uSolomon lo amaSirayeli akawafakanga kwibutho labasebenza ngokunyanzelwa, koko wawagayela kumabutho omkhosi, aba zizinxiba-mxhaka kurhulumente wakhe, engamagosa, oomaqhuzu, nababhexeshi beenqwelo, nabakhweli-mahashe.
23 Amanye ke ayengamaphakathi aphambili aphethe imisebenzi kaSolomon, engamagosa angamakhulu amahlanu anamashumi amahlanu awayongamele amadoda awayesenza umsebenzi.
24 Intombi yokumkani waseJiputa eyayingumka-Solomon, ithe yakuphuma kwisixeko sikaDavide, isiza kwibhotwe awayakhela lona uSolomon, uSolomon wawulungelelanisa umhlaba owawuxhase isixeko ngasempuma.