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.
29 UNkulunkulu wamnika uSolomoni ukuhlakanipha nengqondo ebanzi kakhulu, nenhliziyo enkulu ngangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle.
30 Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni kwadlula ukuhlakanipha kwabantu bonke basempumalanga nakho konke ukuhlakanipha kwaseGibithe.
31 Ngokuba wayehlakaniphile kunabo bonke abantu: kuno-Ethani umEzra, noHemani, noKalikoli, noDarda amadodana kaMaholi, negama lakhe lalisezizweni zonke nxazonke.
32 Waqamba izaga eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu; amaculo akhe ayeyinkulungwane nanhlanu.