1 Abami
6: 1 Mu mwaka wa magana ane na mirongo inani nyuma y'Uwiteka
Abana ba Isiraheli basohoka mu gihugu cya Egiputa, mu wa kane
umwaka wa Salomo ku ngoma ya Isiraheli, mu kwezi Zif, ari yo Uwiteka
ukwezi kwa kabiri, ko yatangiye kubaka inzu y'Uwiteka.
Inzu inzu umwami Salomo yubakiye Uhoraho, uburebure bwayo
yari imikono mirongo itandatu, n'ubugari bwayo ifite metero makumyabiri, na
uburebure bwa metero mirongo itatu.
3 Ibaraza imbere y'urusengero rw'inzu, imikono makumyabiri yari Uhoraho
uburebure bwacyo, ukurikije ubugari bw'inzu; n'imikono icumi
yari ubugari bwayo imbere y'inzu.
6: 4 Kandi inzu akora amadirishya y'amatara magufi.
6 Yubaka urukuta rw'inzu, yubaka ibyumba hirya no hino
inkuta z'inzu hirya no hino, haba mu rusengero ndetse no mu
oracle: nuko akora ibyumba hirya no hino:
Icyumba cyo hejuru cyari gifite uburebure bwa metero eshanu, naho hagati cyari itandatu
Ubugari bw'imikono, n'uwa gatatu yari ubugari bw'imikono irindwi: kuko nta muri
urukuta rw'inzu yakoze rugufi ruruhutse ruzengurutse, ngo ibiti
ntigomba gufungwa mu rukuta rw'inzu.
7: 7 Iyo nzu, iyo yubakaga, yubakishijwe amabuye yateguwe
mbere yuko izanwa aho: ku buryo nta nyundo cyangwa ishoka
nta gikoresho icyo ari cyo cyose cy'icyuma cyumvikanye mu nzu, igihe cyari mu nyubako.
6: 8 Urugi rwicyumba cyo hagati rwari iburyo bwinzu: na
bazamutse bafite ingazi zizunguruka mu cyumba cyo hagati, no hanze ya
hagati kugeza mu cya gatatu.
6: 9 Nuko yubaka inzu, arayuzuza; atwikira inzu ibiti
n'imbaho z'amasederi.
6:10 Hanyuma yubaka ibyumba inzu yose, uburebure bwa metero eshanu: na
baruhukiye mu nzu bafite ibiti by'amasederi.
6:11 Ijambo ry'Uwiteka riza kuri Salomo, rivuga riti:
6:12 Kubijyanye niyi nzu urimo kubaka, niba ushaka kwinjira
Amategeko yanjye, kandi nkurikize imanza zanjye, kandi nkomeze amategeko yanjye yose
mugendere muri bo; Icyo gihe nzakubwira ijambo ryanjye
Dawidi so:
Nzatura mu Bisirayeli, sinzatererana ibyanjye
abantu Isiraheli.
6:14 Salomo yubaka iyo nzu, arayuzuza.
6:15 Yubaka inkuta z'inzu imbere yometseho imbaho z'amasederi
hasi y'inzu, n'inkuta z'igisenge: arapfuka
imbere imbere bakoresheje ibiti, bagapfukirana hasi yinzu
imbaho z'umuriro.
Yubaka imikono makumyabiri ku mpande z'inzu, hasi na
inkuta zifite imbaho z'amasederi: ndetse yarayubatse imbere, ndetse
kuri oracle, ndetse no ahantu hera cyane.
Inzu ni ukuvuga urusengero imbere yayo, yari ifite uburebure bwa metero mirongo ine.
6:18 Amasederi yo mu nzu imbere yari yometseho amapfundo arakinguye
indabyo: byose byari imyerezi; nta buye ryagaragaye.
6:19 Ijambo ryateguye mu nzu imbere, kugira ngo ashyireyo isanduku ya
isezerano ry'Uhoraho.
6:20 Kandi ibivugwa imbere yabyo byari uburebure bwa metero makumyabiri, na makumyabiri
Ubugari bw'ubugari, n'imikono makumyabiri mu burebure bwayo: na we
ayitwikirije zahabu nziza; nuko atwikira igicaniro cyari c'amasederi.
6:21 Salomo atwikira inzu imbere muri zahabu itunganijwe, nuko akora a
kugabanywa n'iminyururu ya zahabu mbere ya oracle; arayitwikira
na zahabu.
Inzu yose ayuzuza zahabu, kugeza arangije byose
inzu: nanone igicaniro cyose cyari hafi ya oracle yometseho
zahabu.
6:23 Muri iryo jambo, akora abakerubi babiri b'igiti cy'umwelayo, buri icumi
uburebure buri hejuru.
6 Imikono itanu yari ibaba rimwe ry'abakerubi, n'imikono itanu
andi mababa y'abakerubi: kuva mu gice cyo hejuru cy'ibaba rimwe kugeza
igice kinini cyikindi cyari metero icumi.
Undi mukerubi afite uburebure bwa cumi, abakerubi bombi bari umwe
gupima n'ubunini bumwe.
6:26 Uburebure bw'umukerubi umwe bwari uburebure bw'imikono icumi, kandi n'ubundi bwari bumeze
abakerubi.
27 Ashyira abakerubi mu nzu y'imbere, bararambura
hanze amababa y'abakerubi, ku buryo ibaba ry'umwe ryakoraga
urukuta rumwe, kandi ibaba ry'undi mukerubi ryakoze ku rundi rukuta;
amababa yabo akora ku mutima hagati y'inzu.
6 Yambika abakerubi zahabu.
Yashushanyijeho inkuta zose z'inzu azengurutswe n'amashusho
y'abakerubi n'ibiti by'imikindo n'indabyo zifunguye, imbere no hanze.
6:30 Igorofa yinzu yomekaho zahabu, imbere no hanze.
6:31 Nukwinjira kwa oracle, akora inzugi z'igiti cy'umwelayo: Uwiteka
lintel na poste kuruhande byari igice cya gatanu cyurukuta.
Inzugi zombi nazo zari iz'umwelayo; kandi yabashushanyijeho amashusho
y'abakerubi n'ibiti by'imikindo n'indabyo zifunguye, hanyuma ubizirikeho
zahabu, ukwirakwiza zahabu ku bakerubi, no ku biti by'imikindo.
6:33 Nuko akora urugi rw'umuryango w'urusengero rw'igiti cy'umwelayo, icya kane
igice cy'urukuta.
Inzugi zombi zari zikozwe mu giti: amababi abiri y'umuryango umwe yari
kuzinga, kandi amababi abiri yurundi rugi yarikubye.
Yashushanyijeho abakerubi n'ibiti by'imikindo n'indabyo zifunguye: na
yabapfukishije zahabu yashyizwe ku mirimo yabajwe.
6:36 Yubaka urukiko rw'imbere akoresheje imirongo itatu y'amabuye abajwe, n'umurongo
y'ibiti by'amasederi.
6:37 Mu mwaka wa kane, urufatiro rw'inzu y'Uwiteka rwubatswe, muri
ukwezi Zif:
6:38 No mu mwaka wa cumi na rimwe, mu kwezi Bul, ni ukwezi kwa munani,
yari inzu yarangiye mu bice byayo byose, kandi ukurikije
Kuri Byose Kuri. Niko yari afite imyaka irindwi mu kuyubaka.