Eyesi-2 yeziKronike
3:1 USolomon waqala ukuyakha indlu kaYehova eYerusalem entabeni
eMoriya, apho uYehova wabonakala khona kuDavide uyise, kuloo ndawo
UDavide wayesilungisile esandeni sikaOrnan umYebhusi.
3:2 Waqala ukwakha ngenyanga yesibini, ngowesibini umhla
unyaka wesine wolawulo lwakhe.
3:3 Siso esi isiseko awasimiselayo uSolomon ukwakha
yendlu kaThixo. ubude ngeekubhite ngokomlinganiso wokuqala
zaba ziikubhite ezimashumi mathandathu, ububanzi baba ziikubhite ezimashumi mabini.
3:4 Ivaranda, ebiphambi kwendlu, ibinobude bayo
ngangobubanzi bendlu, bebuziikubhite ezimashumi mabini, nokuphakama kwayo
yayilikhulu elinamanci mabini, wayaleka ngaphakathi ngegolide ecocekileyo.
3:5 Indlu enkulu wayaleka ngemisipres, awayaleka ngayo
Uze wenze phezu kwaso amasundu nemixokelelwane.
3:6 Wayivathisa indlu ngamatye anqabileyo ukuyihombisa, negolide
igolide yaseParvayim.
3:7 Wayaleka ke indlu, nemiqadi, nemigubasi, neendonga zayo;
neengcango zalo ngegolide; wakrola iikerubhi ezindongeni.
3:8 Wenza neyona ndlu yengcwele kangcwele, ubude bayo bungokwangokwasenyangweni
ububanzi bendlu bebuziikubhite ezimashumi mabini, nobubanzi bayo bungamashumi amabini
Wayaleka ngegolide engcwengiweyo, engamakhulu amathandathu
iitalente.
3:9 Ubunzima bezikhonkwane baba ngamashumi omahlanu eeshekele zegolide. Wagquma ke
amagumbi aphezulu anegolide.
3:10 Wenza endlwini yengcwele kangcwele iikerubhi ezimbini;
wazaleka ngegolide.
3:11 Amaphiko eekerubhi ubude bawo bebuziikubhite ezimashumi mabini;
enye ikerubhi ibiziikubhite ezintlanu, yada yafika eludongeni lwendlu;
nelinye iphiko beliziikubhite ezintlanu, ukuya kufikelela ephikweni lelinye
ikerubhi.
3:12 Iphiko lenye ikerubhi beliziikubhite ezintlanu, ukuya kufikelela eludongeni
nelinye iphiko beliziikubhite ezintlanu, ukuya kufikelela kwelo gumbi
Iphiko lenye ikerubhi.
3:13 Amaphiko ezo kerubhi oluka iikubhite ezimashumi mabini;
zema ngeenyawo, ubuso bazo bubheke ngaphakathi.
3:14 Benza umkhusane ngemisonto emsi nemfusa nebomvu, nelinen ecikizekileyo, ephothiweyo;
wenza iikerubhi kuwo.
3:15 Wenza phambi kwendlu iintsika zambini:zaziikubhite ezimashumi mathathu anantlanu
yaye ingqukuva eyayiphezu kwawo yayintlanu
iikubhite.
3:16 Wenza imixokelelwane efana nendawo yezihlabo, wayibeka entlokweni yesibingelelo
iintsika; wenza ikhulu leerharnate, wazibeka emixokelelwaneni.
3:17 Wazimisa iintsika phambi kwetempile, enye yangasekunene;
omnye angasekhohlo; wayibiza ngasekunene igama
nguYakin, negama leyasekhohlo nguBhohazi;