1 Amakhosi
6:1 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi ngonyaka wamakhulu amane namashumi ayisishiyagalombili emva kwe
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphuma ezweni laseGibithe, ngolwesine
umnyaka wokubusa kukaSolomoni phezu kuka-Israyeli, ngenyanga kaZifi, eyinkulungwane
ngenyanga yesibili, waqala ukwakha indlu kaJehova.
6:2 Futhi indlu inkosi uSolomoni eyayakhela uJehova, ubude bayo
laliyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nobubanzi buyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili, nengxenye yalo
ukuphakama kwawo kube yizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu.
6:3 Umpheme phambi kwethempeli lendlu wawuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili
ubude bayo bulingane nobubanzi bendlu; nezingalo eziyishumi
ububanzi babuphambi kwendlu.
6:4 Futhi wayenzela indlu amafasitela anezibani ezincane.
6:5 Futhi phezu kodonga lwendlu wakha amakamelo nxazonke, ngokumelene
izindonga zendlu nxazonke, ezethempeli nezasethempelini
wenza amakamelo nxazonke;
6:6 Igumbi elingaphansi laliyizingalo ezinhlanu ububanzi, futhi eliphakathi laliyizingalo eziyisithupha
ububanzi buyizingalo, nobubanzi besithathu babuyizingalo eziyisikhombisa;
udonga lwendlu wenza izindawo zokuhlala eziwumngcingo inhlangothi zonke, imishayo
akufanele iboshelwe ezindongeni zendlu.
6:7 Futhi indlu, lapho isakhiwa, yakhiwa ngamatshe esilungisiwe
ingakalethwa khona, akwabakho isando nazembe
akuzwanga lutho lwensimbi endlini kusakhiwa.
6:8 Umnyango wekamelo eliphakathi wawusesandleni sokunene sendlu
bakhuphuka ngezitebhisi ezimazombezombe baye ekamelweni eliphakathi, nangaphandle
phakathi nesithathu.
6:9 Ngakho wayakha indlu, futhi wayiqeda; wayimboza indlu ngemishayo
namapulangwe omsedari.
6:10 Futhi-ke wakha amakamelo ngokumelene yonke indlu, izingalo ezinhlanu ukuphakama
babambelela endlini ngezingodo zemisedari.
6:11 Izwi likaJehova lafika kuSolomoni, lathi.
6:12 Ngokuphathelene nale ndlu oyakhayo, uma uzongena
izimiso zami, nenze izahlulelo zami, nigcine yonke imiyalo yami
hambani kuzo; khona ngiyakuliqinisa kuwe izwi lami engalikhuluma kuwe
Uyihlo uDavide:
6:13 Futhi ngiyohlala phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi ngeke ukulahla yami
abantu bakwa-Israyeli.
6:14 Ngakho uSolomoni wayakha indlu, futhi wayiqeda.
6:15 Futhi wakha izindonga zendlu ngaphakathi ngamapulangwe emisedari, kokubili
iphansi lendlu, nezindonga zophahla, wasibekela
ngaphakathi ngokhuni, futhi wayimboza phansi endlini
amapulangwe e-fir.
6:16 Wakha izingalo ezingamashumi amabili ezinhlangothini zendlu, kusukela phansi futhi
izindonga ngamapulangwe omsedari;
okwendawo yelizwi, eyengcwelengcwele.
6:17 Futhi indlu, okungukuthi, ithempeli phambi kwayo, yayiyizingalo ezingamashumi amane ubude.
6:18 Futhi umsedari wendlu ngaphakathi wawuqoshwe amasumpa avulekile
izimbali: zonke zazingumsedari; kwakungabonakali itshe.
6:19 Futhi walungisa igumbi endlini ngaphakathi, ukuze abeke khona umphongolo
isivumelwano sikaJehova.
6:20 Igumbi engaphambili laliyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili ubude, namashumi amabili
ububanzi buyizingalo, nezingalo ezingamashumi amabili ukuphakama; yena
walihuqa ngegolide elicwengekileyo; lasibekela i-altare lemisedari.
6:21 Ngakho uSolomoni wayinameka indlu ngaphakathi ngegolide elicwengekileyo, futhi wenza i
ukwehlukaniswa ngamaketanga egolide phambi kwendawo yegumbi; wasembesa
ngegolide.
22 Wayihuqa yonke indlu ngegolide, waze wayiqeda yonke
ne-altare lonke elaliseduze kwegumbi walinameka ngalo
igolide.
6:23 Futhi ngaphakathi kwegumbi wenza amakherubi amabili ngomnqumo, ngalinye eliyishumi
izingalo ukuphakama.
6:24 Olunye uphiko lwekherubi lwaluyizingalo ezinhlanu, futhi izingalo ezinhlanu
elinye iphiko lekherubi, kusukela ekupheleni kwephiko kuze kube sekugcineni
umphetho wenye wawuyizingalo eziyishumi.
6:25 Futhi elinye ikherubi laliyizingalo eziyishumi, amakherubi womabili ayevela eyodwa
isilinganiso kanye nosayizi owodwa.
6:26 Ukuphakama kwelinye ikherubi kwakuyizingalo eziyishumi, futhi kwaba njalo kwelinye
ikherubi.
6:27 Futhi wabeka amakherubi ngaphakathi endlini engaphakathi, futhi welula
Amaphiko amakherubi afinyelela uphiko lwelinye
olunye udonga, nephiko lelinye ikherubi lathinta olunye udonga;
amaphiko azo athintana phakathi kwendlu.
6:28 Futhi wahuqa amakherubi ngegolide.
6:29 Futhi waqopha zonke izindonga zendlu nxazonke ngemifanekiso ebaziweyo
amakherubi, namasundu, nezimbali eziqhakazile, ngaphakathi nangaphandle.
6:30 Iphansi lendlu walihuqa ngegolide, ngaphakathi nangaphandle.
6:31 Futhi endaweni yegumbi wenza izivalo ngomnqumo
ikhothamo nezinsika ezisemaceleni kwakuyingxenye yesihlanu yodonga.
6:32 Izicabha ezimbili zazingezomnqumo; waqopha kuzo imifanekiso
amakherubi, namasundu, nezimbali eziqhakazile, wakunameka ngakho
ngegolide, wendlala igolide phezu kwamakherubi naphezu kwamasundu.
6:33 Kanjalo futhi wenzela umnyango wethempeli izinsika zomnqumo, ingxenye yesine
ingxenye yodonga.
6:34 Futhi izicabha ezimbili zaziyisihlahla somsayipuresi;
izicabha ezimbili zomunye umnyango zazigoqeka.
6:35 Waqopha kuso amakherubi, namasundu, nezimbali eziqhakazileyo;
wazinameka ngegolide, elibekwe phezu kwezinto ezibaziweyo.
6:36 Wakha igceke elingaphakathi ngezinhlu ezintathu zamatshe abaziweyo, futhi uhla
ngemishayo yemisedari.
6:37 Ngomnyaka wesine isisekelo sendlu kaJehova sabekwa
inyanga Zif:
6:38 Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nanye, ngenyanga kaBuli, eyinyanga yesishiyagalombili,
indlu yaqedwa kuzo zonke izingxenye zayo, nanjengoko
kuyo yonke imfashini yayo. Wayakha iminyaka eyisikhombisa.