1. Wawusuphela-ke wonke umsebenzi uSolomoni awenzela indlu kaJehova. USolomoni wangenisa izinto ezazingcweliswe nguDavide uyise, kanye nesiliva negolide, nazo zonke izitsha, wakubeka engcebeni yendlu kaNkulunkulu.
2. Khona uSolomoni wabutha amalunga akwa-Israyeli, nazo zonke izinhloko zezizwe, izikhulu zawoyise babantwana bakwa-Israyeli eJerusalema ukuba bakhuphule umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova emzini kaDavide oyiSiyoni.
3. Onke amadoda akwa-Israyeli abuthana enkosini emkhosini wasenyangeni yesikhombisa.
4. Esefikile onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli, amaLevi aphakamisa umphongolo.
5. Akhuphula umphongolo, netende lokuhlangana, nazo zonke izinto ezingcwele ezazisetendeni, kwakhushulwa ngabapristi namaLevi.
6. Inkosi uSolomoni nayo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli eyayihlangene kuyo babe phambi komphongolo behlaba izimvu nezinkabi ezingenakulotshwa, zingenakubalwa ngobuningi bazo.
7. Abapristi bawungenisa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova endaweni yawo egumbini lendlu, indawo engcwelengcwele, phansi kwamaphiko amakherubi.*
8. Ngokuba amakherubi* awelula amaphiko awo phezu kwendawo yomphongolo, amakherubi asibekela umphongolo nezinti zawo ngaphezulu.
9. Izinti zazizinde kangako ukuba izihloko zezinti zibonakale zeqe emphongolweni phambi kwegumbi; kepha zazingabonakali ngaphandle; usekhona lapho kuze kube namuhla.