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.