Ukwakhiwa kwetempile kaSolomon
1Kwathi, ngomnyaka wamakhulu omané anamanci asibhozo bephumile oonyana bakaSirayeli ezweni lamaYiputa, ngomnyaka wesiné uSolomon engukumkani kumaSirayeli, ngenyanga enguZivi, eyinyanga yesibini, wamakhela uYehova indlu leyo.
2Loo ndlu ukumkani uSolomon wamakhelayo uYehova ibiziikubite• ezimashumi mathandathu ubude bayo, iziikubhite ezimashumi mabini ububanzi bayo, iziikubhite ezimashumi mathathu ukuphakama kwayo. 3Ivaranda,• ebiphambi kwebhotwe lendlu, ibiziikubhite ezimashumi mabini ubude bayo bungangobubanzi bendlu; ibiziikubhite ezilishumi ububanzi bayo phambi kwendlu. 4Ke indlu wayenzela iifestile ezinamanqwanqwa athe nkqi. 5Wákha eludongeni lwendlu umayamo ngeenxa zonke; ezindongeni zendlu ngeenxa zonke, ezo zebhotwe nezendawo yezihlabo, wenza amagumbi emacaleni ngeenxa zonke; 6udidi oluphantsi beluziikubhite ezintlanu ububanzi balo; oluphakathi beluziikubhite ezintandathu ububanzi balo; olwesithathu beluziikubhite ezisixhenxe ububanzi balo; ngokuba wenza iingqameko endlwini ngaphandle, wajikelezisa, ukuze imiqadi ingàfakwa ezindongeni zendlu.
7Indlu ekwakhiweni kwayo yákhiwa ngamatye aselegqityiwe ukulungiswa endaweni ambiwa kuyo; izando nezixholo, zonke iimpahla zesinyithi, azivakalanga kuloo ndlu ekwakhiweni kwayo.
8Umnyango wegumbi eliphakathi ubusecaleni lasekunene lendlu; kwenyukwa ngezinyuko ezizungulezayo ukuya kweloluphakathi udidi, nokusuka kulo kuyiwe kwelolwesithathu. 9Wayakha ke indlu, wayigqiba, wayifulela ngemiqadi neeplanga zemisedare.• 10Wákha ke umayamo endlwini yonke, waziikhubhite ezintlanu ukuphakama kwawo; wabambelela endlwini ngemisedare.
11Lafika ilizwi likaYehova kuSolomon, lisithi, 12Ngale ndlu uyakhayo wena, ukuba uthe wahamba ngemimiselo yam, wawenza amasiko am, wayigcina yonke imithetho ngokuhamba ngayo: ndolimisa kuwe ilizwi lam, endalithethayo kuDavide uyihlo; 13ndihlàle phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, ndingabashiyi abantu bam amaSirayeli.
14Wayakha ke uSolomon indlu, wayigqiba. 15Wazakha iindonga zendlu ngaphakathi ngeeplanga zemisedare, ethabathela emgangathweni wesa emiqadini yophahla; waleka ngemithi ngaphakathi, wawaleka umgangatho wendlu ngeeplanga zemisipres.•
16Wákha iikubhite ezimashumi mabini, ethabathela emaphundwini endlu, ngeeplanga zemisedare, ethabathela emgangathweni wesa emiqadini; wazakhela yona ngaphakathi indawo yezihlabo, ingcwele kangcwele. 17Yayingamashumi amané eekubhite indlu leyo ilibhotwe elingaphambili. 18Yayimisedare kule ndlu ngaphakathi, ilukrolo lwamathangazana neentyantyambo ezithe bhenqe; yangumsedare yonke; akwabonakala litye. 19Walungisa indawo yezihlabo endlwini ngaphakathi, ukuba ibekwe khona ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova. 20Umphakathi wendawo yezihlabo ubuziikubhite ezimashumi mabini ubude bawo, uziikhubhite ezimashumi mabini ububanzi bawo, uziikubhite ezimashumi mabini ukuphakama kwawo; wawaleka ngegolide ethe shinyi, wasaleka nesibingelelo ngomsedare. 21Wayaléka ke uSolomon indlu ngaphakathi ngegolide ethe shinyi, wavala ngemixokelelwane yegolide ngaphambi kwendawo yezihlabo, wasaleka ngegolide. 22Wayaléka ngegolide yonke ke indlu, wada wayigqiba yonke indlu; nesibingelelo sonke esibe sisendaweni yezihlabo wasaleka ngegolide.
23Endaweni yezihlabo wenza iikerubhi• zambini ngeminquma yasendle: zalishumi leekubhite ukuphakama kwazo. 24Libe liziikubhite ezintlanu elinye iphiko lekerubhi, libe liziikubhite ezintlanu elesibini iphiko lekerubhi: zaba ziikubhite ezilishumi, zithabathela encamini yelinye iphiko layo, zise encamini yelinye iphiko layo. 25Ibiziikubhite ezilishumi neyesibini ikerubhi: ubumnye umlinganiso, kukunye ukubonakala kweekerubhi zombini. 26Ukuphakama kwenye ikerubhi bekuziikubhite ezilishumi, bekunjalo nakweyesibini ikerubhi. 27Wazibeka iikerubhi ezo ngaphakathi kwengaphakathi indlu; oluka amaphiko eekerubhi: lafikelela iphiko lenye eludongeni, lathi iphiko lekerubhi yesibini lafikelela kolunye udonga; aza amaphiko azo afikelelana esazulwini sendlu: elinye iphiko lafikelela kwelinye iphiko. 28Wazaleka iikerubhi ezo ngegolide.
29Wathi zonke iindonga zendlu ngeenxa zonke wazikrola imikrolo, zaba nemikrolo yeekerubhi, namasundu, neentyantyambo ezithe bhenqe, ngaphakathi nangaphandle. 30Umgangatho wendlu wawaleka ngegolide ngapha nangapha. 31Umnyango wendawo yezihlabo wawenzela iingcango ngeminquma; ulungqu lwemigubasi belusisahlulo sesihlanu sodonga. 32Iingcango zombini bezizezomnquma; wazikrola ngemikrolo yeekerubhi, namasundu, neentyantyambo ezithe bhenqe, wazaleka ngegolide; eyihambisa igolide phezu kweekerubhi namasundu. 33Wenjenje ukuwenzela umnyango webhotwe imigubasi ngeminquma, esisahlulo sesiné sodonga. 34Iingcango zombini wazenza ngemisipres; amaphiko omabini olunye ucango aba ngajingayo, amaphiko omabini olwesibini ucango aba ngajingayo. 35Wakrola kuwo iikerubhi, namasundu, neentyantyambo ezithe bhenqe, waleka ngegolide, yagudiswa emikrolweni. 36Wákha intendelezo engaphakathi ngeengcamba ezintathu zamatye aqingqiweyo, nangeengcamba zemisedare echweliweyo.
37Yasekwa ngomnyaka wesiné, ngenyanga enguZivi, indlu kaYehova; 38ngomnyaka weshumi elinamanye, ngenyanga enguBhuli, eyinyanga yesibhozo leyo, yagqitywa loo ndlu ezintweni zayo zonke, nasezimfanelekweni zayo zonke. Wayakha ngeminyaka esixhenxe.
