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.