Exodus 37
1 Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood measuring two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide by one and a half cubits high.
UBhezaleli wabaza umtshokotsho ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya ubude bawo kuzingalo ezimbili ezilengxenye, ububanzi kuyingalo elengxenye njalo ukuyaphezulu kwawo kuyingalo elengxenye.
2 He covered it with pure gold on the inside and the outside, and made a gold trim to go around it.
Walihuqa ngegolide elicolekileyo, ngaphakathi langaphandle, wabuye walizingelezela ngomqolo wegolide.
3 He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two on one side and two on the other.
Wawubumbela amasongo amane egolide wawanamathisela ezinyaweni zalo zozine, kwathi amasongo amabili kwelinye icele lamabili kwelinye njalo.
4 He made poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
Wasebaza imijabo ngesihlahla somʼakhakhiya wayihuqa ngegolide.
5 He placed the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, so it could be carried.
Wasehloma imijabo leyo emasongweni ayesemaceleni komtshokotsho wesivumelwano ukuze uthwalwe ngayo.
6 He made the atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide.
Wenza isihlalo somusa ngegolide elicolekileyo, ubude baso buzingalo ezimbili ezilengxenye lengxenye, ububanzi saba yingalo elengxenye.
7 He made two cherubim of hammered gold for the ends of the atonement cover,
Njalo wenza amakherubhi amabili ngegolide elikhandiweyo ekucineni kwesihlalo somusa emaceleni womabili.
8 and put one cherub on each end. All of this was made from one piece of gold.
Wenza ikherubhi elilodwa nganxanye kwathi kwelinye icele wenza elinye aba yinto yinye lesisibekelo.
9 The cherubim were designed with spread wings pointing upward, covering the atonement cover. The cherubim were placed facing each another, looking down towards the atonement cover.
Amakherubhi ayelulele amaphiko awo phezulu, embese isisibekelo ngawo. Amakherubhi ayekhangelene, ubuso bawo bukhangele isisibekelo.
10 Then he made the table of acacia wood two cubits long by a cubit wide by a cubit and a half high.
Babaza itafula ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya, ubude bayo babuzingalo ezimbili, ububanzi buyingalo eyodwa, ukuphakama kwayo kuyingalo elengxenye.
11 He covered it with pure gold and made a gold trim to go around it.
Basebelihuqa ngegolide elicolekileyo njalo balizingelezela ngomthando wegolide.
12 He made a border around it the width of a hand and put a gold trim on the border.
Babuya benza ibhanti eliyizingelezileyo, elalingangesandla somuntu ububanzi, basebefaka umthando wegolide phezu kwebhanti.
13 He cast four gold rings for the table and attached them to the four corners of the table by the legs.
Benza amasongo amane egolide bawafaka emagumbini womane enyaweni zetafula.
14 The rings were close to the border to hold the poles used to carry the table.
Amasongo afakwa eduze lebhanti ukuze abambe imijabo eyayisetshenziswa ukuthwala itafula.
15 He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and covered them with gold.
Imijabo yokuthwalisa itafula yayenziwe ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya njalo ihuqwe ngegolide.
16 He made utensils for the table from pure gold: plates and dishes, bowls and pitchers for pouring out drink offerings.
Njalo benza ngegolide elicolekileyo izitsha zetafula ezibalisa imiganu, izinditshi, imiganu eyingubhe kanye lezitsha zokuthululela iminikelo enathwayo.
17 He made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. The whole of it was made of one piece—its base, shaft, cups, buds, and flowers.
Benza uluthi lwesibane ngegolide elicolekileyo, bakhanda isidindi salo lomqwayi walo kwaba ngumsebenzi okhandiweyo, imbizana zalo, amahlumela alo kanye lamaluba alo kwenziwa kwaba yinto yinye.
18 It had six branches coming out of the sides of the lampstand, three on each side. It had three cups shaped like almond flowers on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch.
Ingatsha eziyisithupha zaxhunywa emaceleni oluthi lwesibane, ingatsha ezintathu nganxanye kwathi ezintathu kwelinye icele.
19 Each of six branches that came out had three cups shaped like almond flowers, all complete with buds and petals.
Inkezo ezintathu ezibunjwe okwamaluba e-alimondi, amahlumela lamaluba kwakusogatsheni lunye, ezinye ezintathu ogatsheni olulandelayo, kwabanjalo kuwo wonke ayisithupha exhunywe oluthini lwesibane.
20 On the main shaft of the lampstand he made four cups shaped like almond flowers, complete with buds and petals.
Njalo oluthini lwesibane kwakulembizana ezine ezibunjwe okwamaluba e-alimondi elamahlumela kanye lamaluba.
21 On the six branches that came out of it, he placed a bud under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.
Ihlumela elilodwa lalingaphansi kwengatsha ezimbili, ihlumela lesibili lingaphansi kwezinye ezimbili lehlumela lesithathu lalingaphansi kwengatsha ezimbili, ingatsha zonke zaziyisithupha.
22 The buds and branches are to be made with the lampstand as one piece, hammered out of pure gold.
Amahlumela lezingatsha kwakuyinto yinye loluthi lwesibane, kukhandwe ngegolide elicolekileyo.
23 He made seven lamps, as well as wick tongs and their trays of pure gold.
Balwenzela izibane eziyisikhombisa, incijana lembizana zalo ezenziwe ngegolide elicolekileyo.
24 The lampstand and all these utensils required a talent of pure gold.
Uluthi lwesibane kanye lakho konke okuphathelene lalo kwenziwa ngegolide elicolekileyo eliyisisindo sethalenta elilodwa.
25 He made the altar for burning incense from acacia wood. It was square, measuring a cubit by a cubit, by two cubits high, with horns on its corners that were all one piece with the altar.
Benza i-alithari lempepha ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya. Lenziwa lalingana inxa zonke, ubude balo buyingalo eyodwa, lobubanzi buyingalo eyodwa, kanti ukudepha kuzingalo ezimbili, impondo zalo zenziwa zaba yinto yinye kanye lalo.
26 He covered its top, its side, and its horns with pure gold, and made a gold trim to go all around it.
Balihuqa ngegolide elicolekileyo phezulu, lemaceleni kanye lempondo zalo ngegolide elicolekileyo njalo balibumbela umqolo wegolide inxa zonke.
27 He made two gold rings for the altar and attached them below the trim, two on both sides, to hold the poles to carry it.
Benza amasongo amabili kuleli icele lamanye amabili kwelinye njalo ukubambanisa imijabo yokuthwalisa i-alithari lempepha.
28 He made the poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
Benza imijabo ngesihlahla somʼakhakhiya bayihuqa ngegolide.
29 He made the holy anointing oil and the pure, aromatic incense like the product of an expert perfumer.
Benza njalo lamafutha angcwele okugcoba abakhethiweyo, lempepha elephunga elimnandi, kungumsebenzi womenzi wamakha.
