5 Bheka, sengicabanga ukwakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami indlu, njengalokho uJehova akhuluma kuDavide ubaba, ethi: ‘Indodana yakho, engiyakuyibeka esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi esikhundleni sakho, yona iyakwakhela igama lami indlu.’
6 “Ngalokho yaleza ukuba bangigawulele imisedari* eLebanoni, izinceku zami zibe nezakho; ngiyakukunika inkokhelo yezinceku zakho njengakho konke ongakusho, ngokuba wena uyazi ukuthi akukho muntu kithi ongagawula imithi njengamaSidoni.”
7 Kwathi uHiramu ezwile amazwi kaSolomoni wathokoza kakhulu, wathi: “Makabusiswe uJehova namuhla omnikile uDavide indodana ehlakaniphileyo phezu kwalabo bantu abakhulu.”
8 UHiramu wayesethumela kuSolomoni, wathi:“Ngizwile lokho okuthume kimi; mina ngiyakwenza konke okufunayo ngemisedari* nangemisayipuresi.*
9 Izinceku zami ziyakuyehlisa eLebanoni, ziyiyise elwandle, mina ngiyenze ibe yizihlenga ezihamba elwandle, ziye endaweni oyakungiyalela yona, zihlakazwe khona; wena wozithatha khona, ufeze engikufunayo ngokubapha abendlu yami ukudla.”
10 UHiramu wayesenika uSolomoni imisedari* nemisayipuresi* njengakho konke ukufuna kwakhe.
11 USolomoni wamnika uHiramu amakhora* ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili kakolweni, ukudla kwabendlu yakhe, namakhora angamashumi amabili amafutha akhanyiweyo; uSolomoni wamnika kanjalo uHiramu iminyaka ngeminyaka.