Ọpụpụ 26
1 “Rụọ ụlọ nzute nke ga-enwe akwa mgbochi iri, nke e ji ezi ogho na-acha anụnụ anụnụ, na ngwakọta anụnụ na uhie, na uhie uhie kpaa akwa ndị a. Onye ọrụ aka na-eme ǹka kpanyekwara oyiyi cherubim nʼime ha.
“[Tell the people to] make the Sacred Tent using ten long strips of fine linen. They must take blue, purple, and red thread (OR, weave the strips from blue, purple, and red thread), and [a skilled craftsman] must embroider these strips with [designs that represent] the winged creatures [that are above the chest].
2 Akwa mgbochi ndị a ga-aha nʼotu. O nweghị nke ga-aka ibe ya. Ogologo akwa mgbochi ọbụla ga-abụ mita iri na abụọ na ọkara. Obosara ya bụ otu mita na sentimita asatọ.
Each strip is to be (14 yards/twelve meters) long and (2 yards/1.8 meters) wide.
3 Dụkọtaa akwa mgbochi ise nʼotu, dụkọtaakwa ise nke ọzọ nʼotu.
[Tell them to] sew five strips together to make one set, and sew the other five strips together to make another set.
4 Jiri akwa na-acha anụnụ anụnụ dụnye anya nko nʼelu ọnụ akwa mgbochi nke otu ụzọ, otu a ka ị ga-emekwa na nsọtụ ọnụ akwa mgbochi nke ọzọ.
For each set, [they must] make loops of blue [cloth] and fasten them along the outer edge of the strip, at the end of each set.
5 Dụnye iri anya nko ise nʼotu akwa mgbochi, dụnyekwa iri anya nko ise nʼọnụ akwa mgbochi nke ọzọ. Mee ka anya nko ndị a chee ibe ha ihu.
[They must] put 50 loops on the edge of the first set, and 50 loops on the edge of the second set.
6 Ị ga-emekwa iri nko ọlaedo ise, nke ị ga-eji jikọta akwa mgbochi abụọ ahụ nʼotu, si otu a mee ka ụlọ nzute ahụ bụrụ otu.
[Tell them to] make 50 gold clasps/fasteners, to fasten both of the sets together. As a result, the inside of the Sacred Tent will be [as though it was] one piece.
7 “Ị ga-eji akpụkpọ ajị ewu mee akwa mgbochi maka i ji kpuchie elu ụlọ nzute ahụ. Iri na otu ka ha ga-adị nʼọnụọgụgụ.
Also, [tell them to] make a cover for the Sacred Tent from eleven pieces of cloth made from goats’ hair.
8 Akwa mgbochi iri na otu ndị a ga-aha nʼotu. Ọ ga-abụ mita iri na atọ na ọkara nʼogologo. Ebe obosara ya bụ otu mita na iri sentimita asatọ.
Each piece of cloth is to be (15 yards/13.5 meters) long and (2 yards/1.8 meters) wide.
9 Dụkọtaa ise nʼime akwa mgbochi ahụ. Debe ya iche. Dụkọtakwa isii nke fọdụrụ debekwa ya iche. Pịajie akwa mgbochi nke isii ụzọ abụọ nʼihu ụlọ nzute ahụ.
[Tell them to] sew five of these pieces of cloth together to make one set, and sew the other six pieces of cloth together to make another set. [They] must fold the sixth piece [of cloth] in half to make it double over the front of the Sacred Tent.
10 Dụnyekwa iri anya nko ise nʼelu ọnụ otu akwa mgbochi ndị ahụ. Meekwa otu ihe ahụ nʼọnụ akwa mgbochi nke ọzọ e debere iche.
[Tell them to] make 100 loops [of blue cloth], and to fasten 50 of them to the outer edge of the one set and fasten 50 to the outer edge of the other set.
11 Meekwa iri nko bronz ise, mee ka nko ahụ baa nʼanya nko nke ọzọ, i ji jikọta ụlọ nzute ahụ ka ọ bụrụ otu.
[Tell them to] make fifty bronze clasps/fasteners and put them in the cloth loops to join the two sets together. As a result, the cover for the Sacred Tent will be [as though it was] one piece.
12 Ma banyere ogologo akwa mgbochi nke fọdụrụ maka ụlọ nzute, ya bụ ọkara akwa mgbochi nke mapụtara, nke a ga-akwụba nʼazụ ụlọ nzute ahụ.
[Let] the extra part of the cover, the part that extends beyond [the linen cloth], hang over the back of the Sacred Tent.
13 Akwa mgbochi ahụ ga-eji ihe ruru ọkara mita nʼogologo karịa nʼakụkụ abụọ. Ụma ndị a mapụtara ga-akwụdata nʼakụkụ abụọ nke ụlọ nzute ahụ ikpuchi ya.
The extra half yard/meter of each cover, the part that extends beyond [the linen cloth] on each side, must hang over the two sides of the Sacred Tent, to protect the sides.
14 Ị ga-eji akpụkpọ ebule e sijiri uhie uhie mee ihe mkpuchi maka ụlọ nzute ahụ, ya na akwa mkpuchi ọzọ nke e ji akpụkpọ ehi mmiri mee maka ikpukwasị nʼelu ya.
[Tell them to] make two more covers for the Sacred Tent. One is to be made from rams’ skins that have been (tanned/dyed red), and the top cover is to be made from goatskin leather.”
15 “Ị ga-emere ụlọ nzute ahụ mbudo ibo osisi akashia, guzo ọtọ.
“[Tell them to] make frames from acacia wood, frames that will be set up [from which to hang the Sacred Tent covers].
16 Mbudo ibo ọbụla ga-adị mita anọ na ọkara nʼogologo, dịrịkwa iri sentimita asaa nʼobosara.
Each frame is to be (five yards/four meters) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.
17 Mbudo ibo ndị a ga-enwe ihe nhịọnye abụọ nke ga-abanye nʼime ibe ya ijikọ ha nʼotu. Ị ga-arụ mbudo ibo ụlọ nzute ahụ niile otu a.
[They] must make two projections at the bottom of each frame. These will be to fasten the frames to the bases underneath them. They must make these projections at the bottom of each frame.
18 Ị ga-arụ mbudo ibo iri abụọ maka akụkụ ndịda nke ụlọ nzute ahụ.
Make 20 frames for the south side of the Sacred Tent.
19 Meekwa iri ụkwụ ọlaọcha anọ nʼokpuru ha. Otu mbudo ibo ga-enwe ụkwụ abụọ, otu ụkwụ nʼokpuru otu ihe nhịọnye, otu ụkwụ nʼokpuru ihe nhịọnye nke ọzọ.
[Tell them to] make 40 silver bases to go underneath them. Two bases will go under each frame. The projections [at the bottom] of each frame are [to be made] to fit into the bases.
20 Nʼakụkụ nke ọzọ, bụ akụkụ ugwu nke ụlọ nzute ahụ, ị ga-arụkwa iri mbudo ibo abụọ.
[Similarly], [tell them to] make twenty frames for the north side of the Sacred Tent.
21 Rụkwaa iri ụkwụ ọlaọcha anọ, ụkwụ abụọ nʼokpuru mbudo ibo ọbụla.
[They] must make 40 silver bases for them also, with two bases to be put under each frame.
22 Nʼebe isi isi nsọtụ, ya bụ akụkụ ọdịda anyanwụ nke ụlọ nzute, ị ga-arụ mbudo ibo isii.
For the rear of the Sacred Tent, on the west side, [tell them to] make six frames.
23 Rụọ mbudo ibo abụọ, ga-adị na nkuku niile nke nsọtụ ụlọ nzute ahụ.
Also, [tell them to] make two extra frames, one for each corner of the rear of the Sacred Tent, [to provide extra support].
24 Nʼisi nkuku abụọ ndị a, ha ga-anọ iche iche site nʼokpuru ruo nʼelu ya, ma a ga-ejikọ ha ọnụ nʼime otu mgbaaka, ha abụọ ga-adị otu ahụ.
The two corner frames must be joined from the bottom to the top (OR, joined at both the bottom and the top). At the top of each of the two corner frames there must be a gold ring for holding the crossbar.
25 Ha niile ga-adị mbudo ibo asatọ na ụkwụ ọlaọcha dị iri na isii, ya bụ ụkwụ abụọ nʼokpuru mbudo ibo ọbụla.
In that way, [for the rear of the Sacred Tent] there will be eight frames, and there will be 16 bases, two under each frame.
26 “Jiri osisi akashia mee osisi ntụbichi, ise maka mbudo ibo ndị dị nʼotu akụkụ nke ụlọ nzute,
[Tell them to] make 15 crossbars from acacia wood.
27 ise nke ọzọ maka ndị dị nʼakụkụ nke ọzọ, ise nke ọzọ maka mbudo ibo dị nʼakụkụ ọdịda anyanwụ, nʼebe ndịda ndịda nke ụlọ nzute ahụ.
Five of them will be for the frames on the north side of the Sacred Tent, five will be for the south side, and five for the frames at the rear of the Sacred Tent, the west side.
28 Osisi ntụbichi nke dị nʼetiti ga-esite nʼotu isi ruo nʼisi nke ọzọ nke mbudo ibo ahụ.
Tell them to fasten the crossbars on the north, south, and west sides of the Sacred Tent to the middle of the frames. The two long ones must extend from one end of the Sacred Tent to the other, and the crossbar on the west side must extend from one side of the Sacred Tent to the other.
29 Jiri ọlaedo machie mbudo ibo ndị ahụ niile, kpụọ mgbaaka ọlaedo ka ọ bụrụ ọnọdụ ịchịkọta osisi ntụbichi ndị a. Jirikwa ọlaedo machie osisi ntụbichi ndị a.
[Tell them to] cover the frames with gold, and make gold rings to fasten the crossbars to the frames. The crossbars must [also] be covered with gold.
30 “Guzobe ụlọ nzute a nʼusoro dịka ụdịdị ihe ahụ m ziri gị nʼelu ugwu si dị.
Erect the Sacred Tent in the way that I have shown you [here] on [this] mountain.”
31 “Meekwa akwa mgbochi nke e ji ogho na-acha anụnụ anụnụ, ngwakọta anụnụ na uhie, uhie uhie na ezi akwa ọcha a kpara nke ọma, onye ǹka kpanyekwara oyiyi cherubim nʼime ya.
“[Tell them to] make a curtain from fine linen. A skilled craftsman must embroider it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread, making [designs to represent] the winged creatures [that are above the chest].
32 Were anya nko ọlaedo kwụba ya nʼelu ogidi osisi akashia anọ nke e ji ọlaedo machie, mee ka o guzoro nʼelu ụkwụ ọlaọcha anọ.
[Tell them to] suspend/hang the curtain from four posts made from acacia wood and covered with gold. Set [each] post in a silver base.
33 Konye akwa mgbochi ahụ na nko ndị ahụ, ma dọnye igbe ihe ama ahụ nʼazụ akwa mgbochi ahụ. Akwa mgbochi ahụ ga-ekewapụ Ebe Nsọ ahụ site nʼEbe Kachasị Nsọ.
[They] must suspend/hang the [top of the] curtain by hooks that are fastened to the roof of the Sacred Tent. Behind the curtain, in the [room called the] Very Holy Place, [they] must put the chest containing the [two stone slabs on which I have written my] commandments. That curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place.
34 Tinye ihe mkpuchi mmehie ahụ nʼelu igbe ihe ama nʼime Ebe Kachasị Nsọ.
On top of the chest in the Very Holy Place [they] must put the lid which will be the place where [blood will be sprinkled to] forgive people’s sins.
35 Dọnye tebul ahụ na mpụta nke akwa mgbochi ahụ, nʼakụkụ ugwu nke ụlọ nzute ahụ. Dọnyekwa ihe ịdọkwasị iheọkụ na ncherita ihu tebul ahụ, nʼakụkụ ndịda.
[In the room that is] outside of the Very Holy Place, [they] must put the table [for the sacred] bread on the north side, and put the lampstand on the south side.
36 “Ị ga-eme akwa mgbochi maka ọnụ ụzọ mbata nke ụlọ ikwu ahụ nke eji ogho na-acha anụnụ anụnụ na ngwakọta anụnụ na uhie, na uhie uhie, na ezi akwa ọcha a kpara nke ọma, nke bụ akaọrụ onye ǹka.
[Tell them to] make a curtain to [cover] the entrance of the Sacred Tent. They must make it from fine linen, and a skilled weaver must embroider it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread.
37 Ị ga-arụrụ akwa mgbochi a anya nko ọlaedo na ogidi ise nke osisi akashia nke e ji ọlaedo machie. Ị ga-arụkwa ụkwụ bronz ise maka ha.
To hold up this curtain, [they] must make five posts from acacia wood. [They] must cover them with gold, and fasten gold clasps/fasteners to them. Also [they] must make a bronze base for each of these posts.”
