1 Amakhosi
7:1 Kodwa uSolomoni wayakha indlu yakhe iminyaka eyishumi nantathu, futhi waqeda
indlu yakhe yonke.
7:2 Wakha nendlu yehlathi laseLebanoni; ubude bawo babunjalo
izingalo eziyikhulu, nobubanzi buyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, nokuphakama
yizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu, phezu kwezinhlu ezine zezinsika zemisedari, nemishayo yemisedari.
phezu kwezinsika.
7:3 Futhi yayimbozwe ngemisedari phezulu phezu kwemishayo, ababelele phezu ezingamashumi amane
izinsika ezinhlanu, eziyishumi nanhlanu ngokulandelana.
7:4 Futhi kwakukhona amafasitela ngezinhlu ezintathu, futhi ukukhanya ngokumelene ukukhanya phakathi
izigaba ezintathu.
7:5 Futhi yonke iminyango nezinsika zazilingana, namafasitela, futhi ukukhanya kwaba
ngokumelene nokukhanya ngezigaba ezintathu.
7:6 Futhi wenza umpheme izinsika; ubude bawo babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amahlanu, futhi
ububanzi buyizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu; nompheme wawuphambi kwazo;
ezinye izinsika nogodo olunzima lwaluphambi kwazo.
7:7 Khona-ke wenza umpheme wesihlalo sobukhosi lapho ayengahlulela khona, ngisho kuvulandi
yokwahlulela: futhi yayimbozwe ngemisedari kusukela kolunye uhlangothi lwephansi kuze kube
omunye.
7:8 Futhi indlu yakhe lapho ayehlala khona yayinelinye igceke ngaphakathi kompheme, okuyinto
kwaba wumsebenzi ofanayo. USolomoni wenzela indodakazi kaFaro indlu;
eyayimthathe yaba ngumkakhe, njengalompheme.
7:9 Zonke lezi kwakungamatshe abizayo, ngokuvumelana nezilinganiso abaziwe
amatshe asahwe ngamasaha, ngaphakathi nangaphandle, kusukela esisekelweni
nasemphemeni, kanjalo nangaphandle egcekeni elikhulu.
7:10 Futhi isisekelo sasingamatshe anenani elikhulu, amatshe amakhulu, amatshe
izingalo eziyishumi, namatshe ayizingalo eziyisishiyagalombili.
7:11 Futhi phezulu kwakukhona amatshe anenani elikhulu, ngokwezilinganiso zamatshe abaziweyo, futhi
imisedari.
7:12 Futhi egcekeni elikhulu nxazonke kwaba nezinhlu ezintathu zamatshe abaziweyo, futhi
uhla lwemishayo yemisedari, lwegceke elingaphakathi lendlu kaJehova;
kanye nompheme wendlu.
7:13 Inkosi uSolomoni yathumela walanda uHiramu eTire.
7:14 Wayeyindodana yomfelokazi wesizwe sakwaNafetali, futhi uyise wayeyindoda
waseTire, osebenza ngethusi: futhi wayegcwele ukuhlakanipha, futhi
ukuqonda, nobuqili ekusebenzeni yonke imisebenzi yethusi. Futhi wafika
inkosi uSolomoni, wawenza wonke umsebenzi wakhe.
7:15 Wakhanda izinsika ezimbili zethusi, iyizingalo eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili ukuphakama;
umucu oyizingalo eziyishumi nambili wazungeza enye yazo.
7:16 Wenza izinhloko ezimbili zethusi elincibilikisiweyo, ukuze zibekwe phezu kwekhanda.
izinsika: ukuphakama kwesihloko esisodwa kwakuyizingalo ezinhlanu, nokuphakama
esinye isihloko sasiyizingalo ezinhlanu;
7:17 Futhi amanetha umsebenzi ophahleni, futhi imigexo yezimbali umsebenzi wamaketanga, ngoba chapiters
ezaziphezu kwezinsika; eziyisikhombisa ngesihloko esisodwa, futhi
eziyisikhombisa kwesinye isahluko.
7:18 Wenza izinsika, futhi izinhlu ezimbili nxazonke phezu kwelinye inetha.
ukumboza amapomegranati phezu kwezihloko ezaziphezu kwayo;
enzela esinye isahluko.
7:19 Futhi izihloko ezaziphezu eziqongweni zezinsika kwakunomnduze
umsebenzi emphemeni, izingalo ezine.
7:20 Futhi amapomegranati phezu izinsika ezimbili phezu, phezu
ngasesiswini esasingasenetheni, kwakukhona amapomegranati
amakhulu amabili ngezinhla nxazonke phezu kwesinye isihloko.
7:21 Wazimisa izinsika emphemeni wethempeli, futhi wamisa ithempeli
insika yesokunene, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJakini; wamisa esokhohlo
insika, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uBhowazi.
7:22 Futhi phezu eziqongweni zezinsika kwakukhona umsebenzi womnduze
izinsika zaqedwa.
7:23 Wenza ulwandle olubunjiweyo, izingalo eziyishumi ukusuka komunye umngcele kuya komunye.
yayiyindilinga nxazonke, nokuphakama kwayo kwakuyizingalo ezinhlanu;
yayizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu nxazonke.
7:24 Futhi ngaphansi komphetho walo nxazonke kwakukhona izimpaphe eziyishumi
yayiyingalo, izungeza ulwandle nxazonke;
imigqa, lapho kwabunjwa.
7:25 Lwaluphezu kwezinkabi eziyishumi nambili, ezintathu zibheke ngasenyakatho, futhi ezintathu
libheke ngasentshonalanga, lezintathu zibheke eningizimu, nezintathu
ubheke ngasempumalanga: ulwandle lwalubekwe phezu kwabo, nakho konke
ingemuva lawo laliphakathi.
7:26 Futhi ugqinsi ububanzi isandla, futhi umphetho walo wawenziwe
udini lwendebe, nezimbali zeminduze, lwalungena izinkulungwane ezimbili
okugeza.
7:27 Futhi wenza izisekelo eziyishumi zethusi; ubude besinqe esisodwa babuyizingalo ezine;
ububanzi buyizingalo ezine, nezingalo ezintathu ukuphakama.
7:28 Futhi umsebenzi izisekelo kwaba kanje: babe imingcele, futhi
imingcele yayiphakathi kwamacele:
7:29 Futhi emikhawulweni phakathi kwemiqhele kwakukhona izingonyama, nezinkabi, futhi
amakherubi; phezu kwemisele kwakukhona isinqe ngaphezulu nangaphansi
amabhubesi nezinkabi kwakuyizengezo ezithile ezenziwe ngobuncane.
7:30 Isisekelo ngasinye sasinamasondo amane ethusi, futhi izingcwecwe zethusi, futhi ezine
amagumbi awo ayenezisekelo; ngaphansi komcengezi kwakukhona izisekelo
encibilikisiwe, eceleni kwakho konke okungeziwe.
7:31 Umlomo wawo phakathi kwesihloko nangaphezulu wawuyingalo;
umlomo wawo wawuyindilinga njengokwenziwa kwesisekelo, ingalo nengxenye;
futhi nasemlonyeni wawo kwakunemifanekiso eqoshiwe nemingcele yawo.
ezinezikwele, hhayi eziyindilinga.
7:32 Futhi ngaphansi amasondo amane amasondo; nama-asi amasondo
ayehlangene esinqeni; ukuphakama kwesondo kwakuyingalo nengxenye
ingalo.
7:33 Futhi umsebenzi wamasondo wawunjengomsebenzi wesondo lenqola
ama-axle, nama-nave awo, nezifebe zawo, nezipoko zawo;
zonke ezincibilikisiwe.
7:34 Futhi kwakukhona undersetter ezine emagumbini omane isisekelo esisodwa: futhi
ama-undersetter ayengawo kanye isisekelo ngokwaso.
7:35 Futhi phezulu isinqe kwakukhona inkampasi eyindilinga ingxenye yengalo
phezulu: naphezu kwesisekelo imisele yaso nemikhawulo
zazo zazifana.
7:36 Ngoba phezu izingcwecwe zemiphetho yayo, futhi phezu kwemingcele yayo, yena
waqopha amakherubi, nezingonyama, namasundu, ngokwesilinganiso
zonke, kanye nezengezo nxazonke.
7:37 Wenza kanjalo izinqe eziyishumi: zonke zaba munye ukubunjwa.
isilinganiso esisodwa, nosayizi munye.
7:38 Khona-ke wenza imicengezi eyishumi yethusi, umcengezi owodwa wawumumatha amabhati angamashumi amane
umcengezi wonke wawuyizingalo ezine, nesinqe esisodwa sezinqe eziyishumi
umcengezi.
7:39 Wabeka izisekelo ezinhlanu ohlangothini lokunene lwendlu, futhi ezinhlanu ohlangothini
ohlangothini lwesobunxele lwendlu: wabeka ulwandle ngakwesokunene sendlu
indlu ngasempumalanga malungana neningizimu.
7:40 UHiramu wenza imicengezi, namafosholo, nezitsha. Ngakho uHiram
waqeda ukwenza wonke umsebenzi ayewenzele inkosi uSolomoni
indlu kaJehova:
7:41 Izinsika ezimbili, futhi izitsha ezimbili zezihloko ezaziphezu phezulu
wezinsika ezimbili; nezinetha zombili zokuvala izitsha zombili zegolide
izinhloko ezaziphezu kwezinsika;
7:42 namapomegranati angamakhulu amane amanetha amabili, izinhlu ezimbili
amapomegranati enetha elilodwa, ukuvala izindebe ezimbili zezihloko
ezaziphezu kwezinsika;
7:43 nezinqe eziyishumi, nezitsha eziyishumi phezu kwezisekelo;
7:44 nolwandle olulodwa, nezinkabi eziyishumi nambili ngaphansi kolwandle;
7:45 namabhodwe, namafosholo, nezitsha, nazo zonke lezi zitsha.
uHiramu ayenzela inkosi uSolomoni indlu yeNkosi
ithusi elikhanyayo.
7:46 Ethafeni laseJordani, inkosi yazibumba emhlabathini wobumba
phakathi kweSukoti neZarithani.
7:47 USolomoni washiya zonke izitsha zingalinganiswanga, ngoba zaziziningi kakhulu
amaningi, nesisindo sethusi asitholwanga.
7:48 USolomoni wenza zonke izitsha zendlu kaJehova
UJehova: i-altare legolide, netafula legolide, phezu kwalo izinkwa zokubukwa
kwakungu,
7:49 nezinti zezibani zegolide elicwengekileyo, ezinhlanu ngakwesokunene, futhi ezinhlanu ohlangothini lwesokunene
ngakwesokhohlo, phambi kwegumbi, nezimbali, nezibani, nezibani
izidlawu zegolide,
7:50 nezitsha, nezindlawu, nezitsha, nezinkezo, nezinkezo.
imicengezi yegolide elicwengekileyo; nezinsika zegolide zombili zezivalo zesango
indlu engaphakathi, indawo engcwelengcwele, neminyango yendlu, ukuze
yethempeli.
7:51 Waphela kanjalo wonke umsebenzi inkosi uSolomoni eyawenzela indlu kaJehova
NKOSI. USolomoni wangenisa izinto uDavide uyise ayenazo
okuzinikele; isiliva, negolide, nezitsha, wabeka
phakathi kwengcebo yendlu kaJehova.