Eyoku-1 yooKumkani
6:1 Kwaye kwenzeka ukuba kunyaka wamakhulu amane anamanci asibhozo emva koko
baphuma oonyana bakaSirayeli ezweni laseYiputa, ngowesine
Umnyaka wokulawula kukaSolomon kwaSirayeli ngenyanga enguZifi, engumnyaka ke lowo
ngenyanga yesibini, waqala ukuyakha indlu kaYehova.
6:2 Nendlu leyo ukumkani uSolomon awayakhelayo uYehova, yaba bubude bayo
ubuziikubhite ezimashumi mathandathu, ububanzi buziikubhite ezimashumi mabini, ububanzi buziikubhite ezimashumi mabini
ukuphakama kwayo kube ziikubhite ezimashumi mathathu.
6:3 Ivaranda, ebiphambi kwebhotwe lendlu, ibiziikubhite ezimashumi mabini
ubude bayo bungangobubanzi bendlu; neekubhite ezilishumi
ibingububanzi bayo phambi kwendlu.
6:4 Ke indlu wayenzela iifestile ezinamanqwanqwa athe nkqi.
6:5 Wakha eludongeni lwendlu umayamo ngeenxa zonke
iindonga zendlu ngeenxa zonke, ezo zebhotwe nezetempile
wenza amagumbi ngeenxa zonke;
6:6 igumbi eliphantsi beliziikubhite ezintlanu ububanzi balo; eliphakathi beliziikubhite ezintandathu;
ububanzi bebuziikubhite ezisixhenxe, nobubanzi besithathu bebuziikubhite ezisixhenxe;
Walucanda udonga lwendlu ngeenxa zonke, walucanda phakathi kwemiqadi
mayingabotshelelwa ezindongeni zendlu.
6:7 Indlu ekwakhiweni kwayo yakhiwa ngamatye aselegqityiwe ukulungiswa
phambi kokuba iziswe khona, akwabakho sando nazembe
akwavakala nasiphi na isixhobo sentsimbi endlwini ekwakhiweni kwayo.
6:8 Umnyango wegumbi eliphakathi ubusecaleni lasekunene layo indlu;
benyuka ngezinyuko ezijikayo, ukuya egumbini eliphakathi, bephuma kulo
phakathi ukuya kwesesithathu.
6:9 Wayakha ke indlu, wayigqiba; wayigubungela indlu ngemiqadi
neeplanga zemisedare.
6:10 Wakha ke umayamo endlwini yonke, waziikubhite ezintlanu ukuphakama kwawo;
zaziyame endlwini ngamaplanga emisedare.
6:11 Lafika ilizwi likaYehova kuSolomon, lisithi,
6:12 ngale ndlu uyakhayo, ukuba uthe wangena
nemimiselo yam, nenze amasiko am, niyigcine yonke imithetho yam
hambani kuzo; ndolimisa kuwe ilizwi lam endilithethileyo kuwe
UDavide uyihlo:
6:13 Ndohlala phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, ndingashiyi eyam;
abantu bakwaSirayeli.
6:14 Wayakha ke uSolomon indlu, wayigqiba.
6:15 Wazakha iindonga zendlu ngaphakathi ngeeplanga zemisedare, zombini
nomgangatho wendlu, neendonga zophahla;
ngaphakathi ngamaplanga, wawaleka ngawo umgangatho wendlu
iiplanga zefir.
6:16 Wakha iikubhite ezimashumi mabini emacaleni endlu, ethabathela emgangathweni ukuya kwesa komnye
Iindonga ngeeplanga zemisedare;
okwendawo yezihlabo, eyengcwele kangcwele.
6:17 Kwaye ke indlu, oko kukuthi, itempile, phambi kwayo, bebuziikubhite ezimashumi mane ubude.
6:18 Yayimisedare kule ndlu ngaphakathi, ilukrolo lwamaqhina nevulekileyo;
yangumsedare yonke; akuzange kubonwe litye.
6:19 Walungisa indawo yezihlabo endlwini ngaphakathi, ukuba ibekwe khona ityeya yesikhungu
umnqophiso kaYehova.
6:20 Indawo yezihlabo ebiziikubhite ezimashumi mabini ubude, ibiziikubhite ezimashumi mabini;
waba ziikubhite ezimashumi mabini ububanzi, neekubhite ezimashumi mabini ukuphakama;
Waleka ngegolide ecocekileyo; wasabeka ngokunjalo isibingelelo somsedare.
6:21 Wayaleka ke uSolomon indlu ngaphakathi ngegolide ecocekileyo, wenza nesibingelelo
17 wahlulwe ngamatyathanga egolide phambi kwendawo yezihlabo; wayaleka
ngegolide.
6:22 Wayaleka ngegolide yonke ke indlu, wada wayigqiba yonke
nesibingelelo esibe sisendaweni yezihlabo, wasaleka ngaso
igolide.
6:23 Wenza endaweni yezihlabo zambini iikerubhi zambini zomnquma, zalishumi
ukuphakama kweekubhite.
6:24 libe liziikubhite ezintlanu elinye iphiko lekerubhi, liziikubhite ezintlanu;
nelinye iphiko lekerubhi, lithabathela encamini yelinye iphiko, kuse encamini yelinye iphiko
isiphelo sesinye besiziikubhite ezilishumi.
6:25 Ibiziikubhite ezilishumi neyesibini ikerubhi, iikerubhi zombini ziphuma kwinto-nye
umlinganiselo kunye nesayizi enye.
6:26 Ukuphakama kwenye ikerubhi bekuziikubhite ezilishumi, bekunjalo nakweyesibini
ikerubhi.
6:27 Wazibeka iikerubhi phakathi kwendlu engaphakathi, zolula
Olulela amaphiko eekerubhi, lafikelela iphiko lenye;
olunye udonga, nephiko lenye ikerubhi lafikelela kolunye udonga;
aza amaphiko azo afikelelana esazulwini sendlu.
6:28 Wazaleka iikerubhi ezo ngegolide.
6:29 Wathi zonke iindonga zendlu ngeenxa zonke wazikrola imikrolo;
iikerubhi, namasundu, neentyantyambo ezithe bhenqe, ngaphakathi nangaphandle.
6:30 Umgangatho wendlu wawaleka ngegolide ngaphakathi nangaphandle.
6:31 Umnyango wendawo yezihlabo wawenzela iingcango ngeminquma
ulungqu lwemigubasi belusisahlulo sesihlanu sodonga.
6:32 Iingcango zombini bezizezomnquma; wakrola kuzo imikrolo
neekerubhi, namasundu, neentyantyambo ezithe bhenqe, wazaleka ngazo
Wayandlala igolide phezu kweekerubhi namasundu.
6:33 Wenjenjalo usenzela umnyango wetempile imigubasi yomnquma, sesine
inxalenye yodonga.
6:34 Iingcango zombini wazenza ngemisipres, amagqabi omabini omnyango omnye
amaphiko omabini olwesibini ucango abe ngajingayo.
6:35 Wakrola kuwo iikerubhi, namasundu, neentyantyambo ezithe bhenqe;
wazaleka ngegolide, yagudiswa emikrolweni.
6:36 Wakha intendelezo engaphakathi ngeengcamba ezintathu zamatye aqingqiweyo, nangoluhlu
ngemisedare.
6:37 Isiseko sendlu kaYehova sabekwa ngomnyaka wesine
inyanga Zif:
6:38 ngomnyaka weshumi elinamnye, ngenyanga enguBhuli, eyinyanga yesibhozo ke leyo.
yagqitywa ke indlu ezintweni zayo zonke, kwanjengoko
kuyo yonke ifashoni yayo. Wayakha iminyaka esixhenxe.