II Oihanaalii 3
1 HOOMAKA iho la o Solomona e kapili i ka hale o Iehova ma Ierusalema, ma ka mauna o Moria, ma kahi i ikeia mai ai oia e Davida, kona makuakane, ma kahi a Davida i hoomakaukau ai i kahihehi palaoa o Orenana ka Iebusa.
USolomoni waseqalisa ukwakha ithempeli likaThixo eJerusalema eNtabeni yaseMoriya, lapho uThixo wayeke waziveza khona phambi kukayise uDavida. Kwakusesizeni sokubhulela amabele sika-Onani umJebusi, indawo eyayilungiselelwe nguDavida.
2 Hoomaka iho la oia e kapili hale, i ka makahiki eha o kona noho alii ana, i ka malama elua, a i ka la elua o ia malama.
Waqalisa ukwakha ngosuku lwesibili lwenyanga yesibili ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe.
3 Eia ka hookumu ana o ka hale o ke Akua a Solomona i kukulu ai: o na kubita o ka loa e like me ke ana mua ana he kanaono kubita, a o ka laula he iwakalua kubita.
Isisekelo sesakhiwo sethempeli likaNkulunkulu esasimiswe nguSolomoni sasizingalo ezingamatshumi ayisithupha ubude baso njalo sibanzi okwezingalo ezingamatshumi amabili (kuyisilinganiso sezingalo zakudala).
4 A o ka loa o ka lanai ma ke ala, ua like ia me ka laula o ka hale he iwakalua kubita, a o kona kiekie hookahi haneri kubita a me ka iwakalua, a uhi iho la oia ia mea maloko me ke gula maemae.
Umkhandlwana owawuphambi kwethempeli wawubanzi okwezingalo ezingamatshumi amabili ulingana lowethempeli njalo umude ukuyaphezulu lakho kuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili. Ngaphakathi wagudula ngegolide elihle.
5 A o ka hale nui, kapili no ia i ka laau paina, a uhi iho la i ke gula maikai, hoonoho iho la maluna olaila i na lala loulu i kalaiia a me na kaula.
Wabethela indlu yalo enkulu ngamapulanka ephayini wasehuqa ngegolide elicengekileyo wacecisa ngokucomba amalala lemiceco yamaketane.
6 A hoonaniia ka hale i na pohaku maikai a me ke gula, i ke gula o Parevaima.
Wagqizisa ithempeli ngamatshe aligugu. Igolide alisebenzisayo kwakuligolide lePharivayimu.
7 A uhi no hoi ia i ka hale, i na kaola, a me na paepae, a me na pa ona, a me kona mau puka i ke gula, a kalai oia i na kerubima maluna o na pa.
Wasegudula ingaphakathi yophahla lemijabo yakhona, imigubazi, imiduli lezivalo zethempeli ngegolide, njalo wabazela amakherubhi emidulini.
8 Hana iho la oia i ka hale hoano loa, o ka loa ua like pu ia me ka laula o ka hale, he iwakalua kubita, a o kona laula he iwakalua kubita, a uhi iho la oia ia mea i ke gula maemae eono haneri talena.
Wakha iNdawo eNgcwelengcwele, ubude bayo bulingana lobubanzi bethempeli, izingalo ezingamatshumi amabili ubude njalo ezingamatshumi amabili ububanzi bayo. Wagudula ngaphakathi ngamathalenta angamakhulu ayisithupha egolide elicengekileyo.
9 A o na kui ma ke kaupaona ana he kanalima sekela gula; a uhi iho la oia i na keena maluna i ke gula.
Izipikili zegolide zilesisindo samashekeli angamatshumi amahlanu. Wabuye wagudula ngegolide izindawo ezingaphezulu.
10 A iloko o ka hale hoano loa, hana iho la oia i na kerubima elua, mamuli o ka hana kalai kii, a uhi iho la oia ia mau mea i ke gula.
ENdaweni eNgcwelengcwele wenza amakherubhi abaziweyo wawahuqa ngegolide.
11 O na eheu o na kerubima he iwakalua kubita ka loa; o ke eheu o kekahi elima kubita e pa ana ma ka paia o ka hale; a o ka eheu o kekahi elima no kubita e pa ana i ka eheu o kela kerubima.
Amaphiko amakherubhi nxa evulekile eyizingalo ezingamatshumi amabili. Uphiko olulodwa lwekherubhi lakuqala lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu ubude balo njalo luthinta umduli wethempeli, kusithi olunye uphiko, lalo luzingalo ezinhlanu, luthinta uphiko lwelinye ikherubhi.
12 O ka eheu o kekahi kerubima elima no kubita e pa ana ma ka paia o ka hale; a o ka eheu o kekahi elima no kubita e pa ana i ka eheu o kela kerubima.
Ngokufananayo uphiko lwekherubhi lesibili lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu ubude balo lalo luthinta omunye umduli wethempeli, njalo kusithi olunye uphiko lalo oluzingalo ezinhlanu ubude balo, luthinta uphiko lwekherubhi lakuqala.
13 O na eheu o keia mau kerubima i hoholaia he iwakalua kubita; a ku laua ma ko laua mau wawae, a maloko ko laua alo.
Amaphiko amakherubhi ayechaye okuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili. Ayemi ngezinyawo zawo, ekhangele indlu enkulu.
14 Hana iho la ia i ka paku lole uli, a me ka ulaula ahiahia, a me ka ulaula maoli, a me ka lole pulupulu maikai, a hana iho la oia i na kerubima maluna ona.
Wenza ikhetheni ngelembu eliluhlaza, leliyibubende lelibomvu, langelineni elicolekileyo, welukela imifanekiso yamakherubhi kilo.
15 Hana iho la oia no ke alo o ka hale i na kia elua he kanakolukumamalima kubita ka loa, a o ka papale maluna o kona poo elima kubita.
Ngapha ngaphambi kwethempeli wamisa insika ezimbili, zona zombili zazizinde okwezingalo ezingamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, ngalinye lilesiduku phezulu esilingana izingalo ezinhlanu.
16 Hana iho la no hoi oia i na kaula iloko o kahi laa, a kau maluna o na poo o na kia, a hana no hoi ia i na pomegerane hookahi haneri, a kau aku maluna o ua mau kaula la.
Wenza amaketane aphotheneyo wawabeka phezu kwezinsika. Njalo wenza amaphomegranathi alikhulu wawanamathisela emaketaneni.
17 Kukulu iho la oia i na kia ma ke alo o ka luakini ma ka aoao akau kekahi, a ma ka aoao hema kekahi; a kapa aku la ia i ka inoa o ka mea ma ka akau o Iakina, a i ka inoa o ka mea ma ka hema o Boaza.
Wasesakha izinsika zaphansi kwethempeli, eyinye ngezansi eyinye layo ngenyakatho. Insika engezansi wayibiza ngokuthi Jakhini kwathi eyenyakatho wayibiza ngokuthi Bhowazi.
