22 Ukudla kukaSolomoni ngosuku olulodwa kwakungamakhora* angamashumi amathathu empuphu ecolekileyo, namakhora angamashumi ayisithupha empuphu,
23 nezinkabi eziyishumi ezikhuluphalisiweyo, nezinkabi ezingamashumi amabili zasemadlelweni, nezimvu eziyikhulu ngaphandle kwezindluzele, namanxala, nezinsephe, nezinkuku ezikhuluphalisiweyo.
24 Wabusa ezweni lonke ngaphesheya koMfula* kusukela eThifisa kuze kube seGaza phezu kwawo onke amakhosi ngaphesheya koMfula; wayenokuthula nxazonke zakhe.
25 OJuda no-Israyeli bahlala belondekile, kwaba yilowo nalowo phansi komvini wakhe nomkhiwane wakhe, kusukela kwaDani kuze kube seBeri Sheba, zonke izinsuku zikaSolomoni.
26 USolomoni wayenezipani* eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane zamahhashi ezinqola zakhe nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili.
27 Izinduna lezo zafunela ukudla inkosi uSolomoni nabo bonke abasondela etafuleni lenkosi uSolomoni, kwaba yileyo naleyo ngenyanga yayo; kwakungasweleki lutho.
28 Nebhali,* nefoliji* lamahhashi, namahhashi anejubane zakuletha endaweni lapho zikhona, kwaba yileyo naleyo njengokunqunyelwe yona.