USolomoni wakha ithempeli eJerusalema
1Ngomnyaka wamakhulu amane namatjhumi abunane ngemva kokuphuma kwama-Israyeli eGibhide, emnyakeni wesine wokubusa kwakaSolomoni phezu kwaka-Israyeli, ngenyanga kaZifu, okuyinyanga yesibili, uSolomoni wathoma ukwakha ithempeli lakaSomnini.
2Ithempeli ikosi uSolomoni eyalakhela uSomnini lalimamitha amatjhumi amathathu ubude, amamitha alitjhumi ububanzi begodu namamitha alitjhumi nahlanu ukuphakama. 3Isirhodlwana sobungeno esingaphambi kwesirhodlo esikhulu sethempeli gade silingana nethempeli ngobubanzi, simamitha alitjhumi. Isirhodlwaneso gade siphume ngamamitha amahlanu ngaphambi kwethepeli. 4Wenza amafesidere anomluko ethempelini. 5Ngaphandle emabodeni wethempeli wahlomelela amalawana. Wawakha magegana neboda lomakhiwo wethempeli okusirhodlo esikhulu nelawu elingaphakathi. Amalawana angaphandle lawo wawakha ngamaplanka. 6Umgangadelo ophasi wamalawana angaphandle gade umamitha amabili nesiquntu ububanzi, kuthi ophakathi ube mamitha amathathu bese kuthi umgangadelo ongehla ube mamitha amathathu nesiquntu. Iboda langaphandle lethempeli gade linemiphetho emibili etjhiyanako magegana nalo ukuze kungalinyazwa iboda lethempeli.
7Nakwakhiwa ithempeli bekusetjenziswa amatje abazelwe ekwarini kwaphela, kwakungazwakali nondo, tjhizela namkha sitlabagelo bani sesimbi nakwakhiwako.
8Ubungeno bomgangadelo ophakathi bebungesewula yethempeli. Umuntu bekakghona ukungena ngeminyangwana ukusuka emgangadelweni ophakathi ukuya emgangadelweni wesithathu. 9Kwathi lokha naqeda ukwakha amaboda wethempeli wenza isilinghi ngamabhaluga namaplanka womsedari. 10Amalawana angaphandle awakha magegana nethempeli gade amamitha amabili nesiquntu ukuphakama emgangadelweni ngamunye. Gade ahlomelelwe ethempelini ngamabhaluga womsedari.
11Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuSolomoni lathi: 12“Mayelana nethempeli olakhako leli, kuzakuthi nawulandela iimiso zami, wenze imiyalwami, ulonde imithethwami bewuyilalele, ngizalise iinthembiso engazenza kuDavida uyihlo ngawe: 13Ngizakuhlala hlangana nama-Israyeli, ngingabasukeli abantu bami bakwa-Israyeli.”
14Lokha uSolomoni naqeda ukwakha ithempeli 15wanameka ilingaphakathi lamaboda wakhona ngamaplanka womsedari, wawavala ukusuka phasi emgangadelweni ukufika phezulu esilinghini. Wanameka umgangadelo wethempeli ngamaplanka womsayipurusi. 16Waqunta amamitha alitjhumi ukusuka emsamo wethempeli ngamaplanka womsedari, wawajamisa kusukela phasi emgangadelweni ukuya esilinghini. Ngokwenza njalo gade alungiselela ukwakha ilawu elingaphakathi okutjho indawo ecwenge khulu. 17Isirhodlo esikhulu, esingaphambi kwendawo ecwenge khulu besimamitha amatjhumi amabili ubude. 18Amaplanka womsedari emabodeni angaphakathi kwethempeli gade abazwe aba mfanekiso weenkurwana namakhwa aqhakazileko. Woke amaboda ngaphakathi bekanamekwe ngomsedari, kungabonakali litje.
19Ngaleyondlela walungisa indawo ecwenge khulu ngethempelini ukuze abeke umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini lapho. 20Indawo ecwenge khulu le beyimamitha alitjhumi ubude, amamitha alitjhumi ububanzi namamitha alitjhumi ukuphakama. Wayinameka yona ne-aldari lomsedari ngecwecwe legolide. 21USolomoni wanameka ilingaphakathi lethempeli ngecwecwe legolide. Walembelelisa iinketani zegolide ziqaba ingaphambili lendawo ecwenge khulu, ebeyembeswe ngegolide. 22Ngaleyondlela wanameka ngegolide woke umakhiwo ngaphakathi kanye ne-aldari elingaphambi kwendawo ecwenge khulu.
23Ngaphakathi kwendawo ecwenge khulu wenza amakerubhi amabili ngeengodo ze-oliva; ikerubhi ngalinye laba mamitha amahlanu ukuphakama. 24Iphiko ngalinye lekerubhi lalimamitha amabili nesiquntu ubude, kumamitha amahlanu ukusuka etlobeni yephiko ukuya kwenye itlobo yephiko. 25Ikerubhi lesibili nalo gade linesilinganiso samamitha amahlanu ngombana amakerubhi amabili lawa gade afana poro ngobukhulu nangesibumbeko. 26Ukuphakama kwekerubhi ngalinye gade kumamitha amahlanu. 27Wabeka amakerubhi ngaphakathi kwendawo ecwenge khulu, amaphiko wakhona avulekile. Iphiko lekerubhi elilodwa belithinte iboda bese kuthi iphiko lelinye ikerubhi nalo lithinte iboda elinye. Wona gade athintene ngamaphiko phakathi nendawo ecwenge khulu. 28Wanameka amakerubhi ngegolide.
29Wabazela amakerubhi, imithi yamasundu namakhwa aqhakazileko emabodeni angaphakathi wethempeli, endaweni ecwenge khulu nesirhodlweni esikhulu. 30Wanameka nomgangadelo wendawo ecwenge khulu nesirhodlo esikhulu ngegolide.
31Ebungenweni bendawo ecwenge khulu wenza iminyango yeengodo zemithi ye-oliva, igoseni yakhona beyinamahlangothi amahlanu. 32Wabazela amakerubhi, imithi yamasundu namakhwa aqhakazileko eminyangweni emibili leyo yeengodo ze-oliva. Wanameka iminyango ngegolide, ngokufanako wanameka amakerubhi kanye nemithi yamasundu. 33Wenza soneso nebungenweni besirhodlo esikhulu: Igoseni yeengodo zemithi ye-oliva beyinamahlangothi alinganako. 34Iminyango emibili yegoseni leyo gade yenziwe ngeengodo zomsayipurusi. Umnyango omunye nomunye gade uphayeka begodu wenziwe ngamaplanka amabili. 35Wabazela amakerubhi, imithi yamasundu namakhwa aqhakazileko phezu kweminyango leyo, watlinkelela igolide emlabulabana phezu kobaziweko.
36Wakha nesirhodlo esingaphakathi esinamahla amathathu wamatje abaziweko nelihla elilodwa lamabhaluga womsedari.
37Isisekelo sethempeli lakaSomnini sakhiwa emnyakeni wesine, ngenyanga kaZifu. 38Emnyakeni wetjhumi nanye wokubusa kwakaSolomoni, ngenyanga kaBhulu, okuyinyanga yobumnane ithempeli laqedwa ukwakhiwa ngokwemininingwana yoke yakhona nangendlela yoke ebeyijanyiswe ngayo. Kwamthatha iminyaka elikhomba uSolomoni ukwakha ithempeli.
