Building the Temple

¹USolomoni wayeseqala ukwakha indlu kaJehova eJerusalema entabeni yaseMoriya, lapho uJehova abonakala khona kuDavide uyise, nalapho eselungisile khona endaweni kaDavide esibuyeni sika-Orinani umJebusi.

²Waqala ukwakha ngolwesibili lwenyanga yesibili ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe.

³Yilesi isisekelo uSolomoni asibekela ukuba kwakhiwe indlu kaNkulunkulu: ubude ngezingalo zesilinganiso esidala babuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, ububanzi babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili.

⁴Umpheme owawuphambi kwendlu ende malungana nobubanzi bendlu wawuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili, nokuphakama kwakuyikhulu namashumi amabili; wawunameka phakathi ngegolide elicwengekileyo.

⁵Indlu enkulu wayembesa imisayipuresi, wayinameka ngegolide elihle, waqopha kulo amasundu namaketanga.

⁶Wayihlobisa indlu ngamatshe ayigugu ukuze ivunuliswe; igolide laliyigolide laseParivayimi.

⁷Wanameka nendlu, nemishayo, nemibundu, nezindonga zayo, neminyango yayo ngegolide, waqopha amakherubi ezindongeni.

⁸Wenza indlu engcwelengcwele; yayimalungana nobubanzi bendlu; ubude bayo babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili, nobubanzi bayo babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili; wayinameka ngegolide elihle, lingamatalenta angamakhulu ayisithupha.

⁹Isisindo sezipikili sasingamashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu egolide. Amakamelo angaphezulu wawanameka ngegolide.

¹⁰Endlini engcwelengcwele wenza amakherubi amabili aqoshiweyo; bawanameka ngegolide.

¹¹Amaphiko amakherubi ayeyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili; iphiko lelinye laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu, lathinta odongeni lwendlu; elinye iphiko nalo laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu, lathinta ephikweni lelinye ikherubi.

¹²Iphiko lelinye ikherubi laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu, lathinta odongeni lwendlu; elinye iphiko laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu nalo, lafinyelela ephikweni lelinye ikherubi.

¹³Amaphiko alawo makherubi azelula izingalo ezingamashumi amabili; ema ngezinyawo zawo, ubuso bawo bubheke endlini.

¹⁴Wenza isihenqo ngokuluhlaza nangokububende nangokubomvu, nangelineni elicolekileyo, wabeka kuso amakherubi.

¹⁵Wenza ngaphakathi kwendlu izinsika ezimbili, ukuphakama kwazo kwakuyizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu nanhlanu; isihloko esasingaphezu kwaleyo naleyo sasiyizingalo eziyisihlanu.

¹⁶Wenza amaketanga egumbini, wawabeka ezihlokweni zezinsika; wenza amapomegranati ayikhulu, wawabeka emaketangeni.

¹⁷Wazimisa izinsika phambi kwethempeli, enye ngakwesokunene nenye ngakwesokhohlo, wabiza igama lengakwesokunene ngokuthi uJakini negama lengakwesokhohlo ngokuthi uBowazi.