20 Abantu bonke abaseleyo kuma Amori, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, abangesibo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli,
21 abantwana babo abasala ezweni emva kwabo, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababengenamandla okubaqeda, kubona uSolomoni wabiza izisebenzi eziyizigqila kuze kube namuhla.
22 Kodwa kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uSolomoni akakhiphanga izigqila ngokuba bona babe ngamadoda empi, nezinceku zakhe, nezikhulu zakhe, nezinduna zakhe, nabaphathi bezinqola zakhe, nabamahhashi bakhe.
23 Izinduna ezinkulu ezaziphethe umsebenzi kaSolomoni zazingamakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi ayisihlanu; zaziphethe abantu ababesebenza emsebenzini.
24 Kodwa indodakazi kaFaro yenyuka emzini kaDavide, yaya endlini yayo ayakhele yona; wayeselakha iMilo.
25 Kathathu ngomnyaka uSolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula e-altare ayelakhele uJehova, eshisa impepho kanye nayo phambi kukaJehova. Wayeseyiqedile indlu.
26 Inkosi uSolomoni yenza imikhumbi e-Esiyoni Geberi elingaseceleni kwe-Eloti ogwini loLwandle Olubomvu ezweni lakwa-Edomi.