24 utsatse nalamatje laligugu uwalahle elutfulini, igolide yakho yase-Ofiri uyilahle emadvwaleni asetigodzini,
na-Ofiri, naHavila, naJobabi. Bonkhe laba kwakungemadvodzana aJokthane.
[Imikhumbi yaHiramu leyayetfwala igolide iyitsatsa e-Ofiri, lapho yayiphindze itsatse nemitfwalo lemikhulu yetingodvo te-almugi neyematje laligugu.
Tonkhe tindzebe taSolomoni tekunatsa tatentiwe ngegolide, kantsi tonkhe tintfo talapha endlini yeLihlatsi laseLebanoni tatentiwe ngegolide lecengekile. Kute nakunye lokwakwentiwe ngesiliva, ngobe isiliva yayingakabaluleki kakhulu ngaleto tikhatsi taSolomoni.
Jehoshafati wakha imikhumbi yekuhweba elwandle kutsi ibohamba iye e-Ofiri, ilandze igolide, kodvwa noko ayizange iphumelele kuhamba, ngobe yephukela e-Esiyoni Geberi.
Abehamba ngemkhumbi aye e-Ofiri, abuye negolide leyayingemakhilogremu langetulu kweti-14 000, afike ayetfule enkhosini Solomoni.
na-Ofiri, naHavila, naJobabi. Bonkhe laba bekungemadvodzana aJokthane.
Kodvwa lelilati lelitfusi lelalakhiwe nguBesaleli, umsa wa-Uri, lotalwa nguHure, lalisolomane liseGibeyoni embikwelithende laSimakadze. Ngako-ke boSolomoni nelibandla lakhe bafike bambuta Simakadze.
[Emadvodza akaHiramu nalamadvodza akaSolomoni atfutsetela igolide ayisusa e-Ofiri, aletsa netingodvo te-almugi kanye nematje laligugu.
Inkhosi yenta isiliva yandza eJerusalema, yaze yafanana nelukhetse, nemsedari waba mnyenti njengetihlahla temkhiwa etsafeni.
Somandla-ke uyakuba yigolide yakho, isiliva yakho yelikhetselo lelisembili.
“Nangabe bengibeke litsemba lami egolideni, nome ngasho kuyo igolide lecengiwe ngatsi: ‘Wena usivikelo sami,’
nangabe ngangijatjuliswa bunjinga bami, umcebo lowawakhiwe tandla tami,
Emadvodzakati emakhosi asemkhatsini wetintfombi takho telikhetselo; nangesandleni sakho sangesekudla kume indlovukazi levunule tembatfo tegolide yase-Ofiri.
Umuntfu ngiyakumenta asweleke kakhulu kunegolide lecengekile, ngimente abe yindlala kunegolide yase-Ofiri, lengatfolakali kalula.