16 Faro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, abehlasele watfumba iGezeri, wayishisa ngemlilo. Wabulala takhamiti tayo, emaKhenani, wabe sewuyenta sipho semshado endvodzakatini yakhe leyayiyinkhosikati yaSolomoni.
Solomoni wakha buhlobo naFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, washada nendvodzakati yakhe. Wayitsatsa wayibeka eDolobheni laDavide, waze wacedza kwakha sigodlo sakhe, nelithempeli laSimakadze kanye netibondza letatitungelete iJerusalema.
Kwatsi sigodlo sakhe lapho abetawuhlala khona wasakha bucadlwana ngemuva, naso sasifanana nalenkhundla yesihlalo sebukhosi ngekuma kwaso. Solomoni waphindze wakha lesinye sigodlo lesifanana naleso, wasakhela inkhosikati yakhe, uLaFaro.
Kwatsi kube kufike indvodzakati yaFaro iphuma eDolobheni laDavide, ite esigodlweni Solomoni labesayakhele sona, Solomoni wakha tibebesi.
Horamu, inkhosi yaseGezeri, abekhuphuke nemphi yakhe naye atsi utewusita baseLakhishi, kodvwa Joshuwa wabehlula yena nemphi yakhe yonkhe; kwabate ngisho namunye lowaphunyula.
Atizange tikhone kuwacosha emaKhenani labehlala eGezeri; nalamuhla loku emaKhenani seloku ahlala ndzawonye nesive saka-Efrayimu, kodvwa asetjentiswa kamatima.