2 IziKronike
3:1 Khona-ke uSolomoni waqala ukwakha indlu yeNkosi eJerusalema entabeni
Moriya, lapho iNkosi yabonakala kuDavide uyise, endaweni
UDavide wayelungise esibuyeni sika-Orinani umJebusi.
3:2 Futhi waqala ukwakha ngolwesibili lwenyanga yesibili, ngo
unyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe.
3:3 Manje lezi yizinto uSolomoni ayala ngayo ukwakha
lendlu kaNkulunkulu. Ubude ngezingalo ngokwesilinganiso sokuqala babunjalo
izingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nobubanzi buyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili.
3:4 Futhi kuvulandi owawuphambi kwendlu, ubude bawo kwaba
njengobubanzi bendlu, izingalo ezingamashumi amabili, nokuphakama kwaba
yayiyikhulu namashumi amabili, walihuqa ngegolide elicwengekileyo ngaphakathi.
3:5 Futhi indlu enkulu wayembesa ngefireyini, okuyinto ayenameke ngayo
igolide elihle, ubeke phezu kwalo amasundu namaketanga.
3:6 Futhi wahlobisa indlu ngamatshe ayigugu ukuze ubuhle, kanye negolide
laliyigolide laseParvayimi.
3:7 Wayihuqa indlu, nemishayo, nezinsika, nezindonga zayo;
nezicabha zalo ngegolide; waqopha amakherubi ezindongeni.
3:8 Wenza nendlu engcwelengcwele, ubude bayo babulingana nethempeli
ububanzi bendlu buyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili, nobubanzi bayo bungamashumi amabili
wayinameka ngegolide elihle, lalingamakhulu ayisithupha
amathalente.
9 Isisindo sezipikili sasingamashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu egolide. Futhi wayihuqa
amakamelo angaphezulu ngegolide.
3:10 Futhi endlini engcwelengcwele wenza amakherubi amabili umsebenzi oqoshiwe
wazinameka ngegolide.
3:11 Amaphiko amakherubi ayeyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili ubude;
elinye ikherubi laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu, lafinyelela odongeni lwendlu;
nelinye iphiko laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu, lafinyelela ephikweni lolunye
ikherubi.
3:12 Iphiko lelinye ikherubi laliyizingalo ezinhlanu, lafinyelela odongeni
nelinye iphiko laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu nalo, lithintana nalo
uphiko lwelinye ikherubi.
3:13 Amaphiko ala makherubi ayelule izingalo ezingamashumi amabili
ema ngezinyawo zawo, ubuso bawo bubheke ngaphakathi.
3:14 Wenza isihenqo ngokuluhlaza, futhi purple, futhi okubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo.
wenza amakherubi phezu kwawo.
3:15 Wenza phambi kwendlu izinsika ezimbili, eziyizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu nanhlanu
phezulu, nesihloko esasiphezu kwaleyo naleyo sasiyisihlanu
izingalo.
3:16 Futhi wenza amaketanga njengendawo engcwele, wawabeka emakhanda ethempelini
izinsika; wenza amapomegranati ayikhulu, wawabeka emaketangeni.
3:17 Wazimisa izinsika phambi kwethempeli, enye ngakwesokunene;
omunye ngakwesokhohlo; wabiza igama lalokho ngakwesokunene
nguJakini, negama laleyo engakwesokhohlo nguBhowazi.