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.