2 Kroniku 3
1 Ana huteno Solomoni'a agafa huno Moraia agonare Jerusalemi kumapi Ra Anumzamofo mono nona ki'ne. E'i ana agonarera korapara Jebusi ne' Onani'ma witi honama neharea kumate'ma, Ra Anumzamo'ma Devitinte'ma efore'ma hu'minere ana nona ki'ne.
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 Solomoni'ma 4'a kafuma kinima nemanino'a, ana kafumofo namba 2 ikamofona nampa 2 knazupa agafa huno ana mono nona ki'ne.
Waqalisa ukwakha ngosuku lwesibili lwenyanga yesibili ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe.
3 Ana nomofo tra'ama (foundation) ki'neana zaza'amo'a 27mita higeno, atupa'amo'a 9mita hu'ne.
Isisekelo sesakhiwo sethempeli likaNkulunkulu esasimiswe nguSolomoni sasizingalo ezingamatshumi ayisithupha ubude baso njalo sibanzi okwezingalo ezingamatshumi amabili (kuyisilinganiso sezingalo zakudala).
4 Hagi ana nomofona avuga kazigama zasi'ma eri noma ki kamare'naza nomofo zaza'amo'ene, atupa'amo'enena 9mita higeno, anagamuma mareri'amo'a 54mita hu'ne. Hagi ana nomofo anagami kazigane agu'afi asopareganena knare'zantfa hu'nea goli eri'za ana nomofona eri anovazi'za eri masave hu'naze.
Umkhandlwana owawuphambi kwethempeli wawubanzi okwezingalo ezingamatshumi amabili ulingana lowethempeli njalo umude ukuyaphezulu lakho kuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili. Ngaphakathi wagudula ngegolide elihle.
5 Hagi ana nomofo agu'afine maka asoparega saipresi zafa retrureno aheno evuteno, golireti eri anovazino eri masave nehuno, tofe zafamofo amema'ane, seni nofi'mofo amema'ane ana zafarera kreno eri avasesea hunte'ne.
Wabethela indlu yalo enkulu ngamapulanka ephayini wasehuqa ngegolide elicengekileyo wacecisa ngokucomba amalala lemiceco yamaketane.
6 Hagi ana nomofo avasase'ama tro'ma hu'neana, zago'amo'a marerirfa haveraminteti'ene Parvaim kumateti'ma mizase'nea haveraminteti avasese zana tro huno konariri'a ana nomofo agu'afina hunte'ne.
Wagqizisa ithempeli ngamatshe aligugu. Igolide alisebenzisayo kwakuligolide lePharivayimu.
7 Hagi anagamima ana noma prohu zafane, kafa zafaramine, agu'afima maka asoparegama ahekamre'zama evu'naza zafaramintera maka golireti eri anovazino enevuno, asoparegama ahekamre'nea zafaramintera serabimie nehaza ankerontamimofo amema'a tro huntetere huno evu'ne.
Wasegudula ingaphakathi yophahla lemijabo yakhona, imigubazi, imiduli lezivalo zethempeli ngegolide, njalo wabazela amakherubhi emidulini.
8 Hagi ana nomofo agu'afima hunaragintegeno ruotage'ma huno ruotagetfama hu'nea nomofo zaza'amo'ene atupa'amo'enena 9mita higeno, kna'amo'a 23 tani hu'nea golireti agu'afina eri anovazinteno eri masavea hu'ne.
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 Hagi kna'amo'a 570'a gremi hu'nea golireti, nilima ahegeno ufre'nea kana eri masave huno eri hananeno evu'ne. Ana nehuno ana nomofo asoparegama ki kamre'naza nomofo anaga kazigama hunaraginte'nafina, golireti eri masave huno evu'ne.
Izipikili zegolide zilesisindo samashekeli angamatshumi amahlanu. Wabuye wagudula ngegolide izindawo ezingaphezulu.
10 Hagi hunaragintegeno ruotagema huno ruotagetfama hu'nefinka Solomoni'a tare ankeromofo amema'a zafareti antreno tro huteno, golireti eri anovazino eri masave huteno anampinka ante'ne.
ENdaweni eNgcwelengcwele wenza amakherubhi abaziweyo wawahuqa ngegolide.
11 Hagi ana ankeromoke'a asamofo amunompi otineke zanageko'na rufranara hakeno'a mago'mago zanagekonamofo za'za zani'amo'a 2.25mita hutere hu'ne. Hagi ana asamofo zaza'amo'a 9mita hu'nea asagino ana ankeromokea zanageko'na rutarakeno kantu atuparetira kama atuparera e'ne.
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 Anahukna huno mago ankeromofo mago kaziga ageko'namo'a 2.25mita huno nomofo areharare zafa avako higeno, mago kaziga agekonamo'a ese ankeromofo agekonare avako hu'ne.
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 Hagi ana ankerontremokea oti fatgo huneke zanavugosa agu'afi kafantega hunteneke zanagekona rufanara hakeno kantu kaziga asoparegati eno, kama kaziga asoparegama e'nea, zanageko'namofo zaza'amo'a 9mita hu'ne.
Amaphiko amakherubhi ayechaye okuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili. Ayemi ngezinyawo zawo, ekhangele indlu enkulu.
14 Hagi hunaragintegeno ruotage huno ruotagetfama hu'nefinkama ufre kafante'ma tafinte tavravere'ma avasesema hunte'nazana, kunke'ene fitunke'ene koranke'ene efeke nofiteti rehati'za, ana ankeromofo amema'aramina tro hunte'za evu'naze.
Wenza ikhetheni ngelembu eliluhlaza, leliyibubende lelibomvu, langelineni elicolekileyo, welukela imifanekiso yamakherubhi kilo.
15 Ana nomofo avuga tare zafarare retrurente'ne. Hagi ana zafararemofo zaza'amo'a 2.5 mita higeno, kankri'ama tro huno'ma ana zafararemofo aseni'are'ma resima hu'neana zaza'amo'a 2.5 mita hu'ne.
Ngapha ngaphambi kwethempeli wamisa insika ezimbili, zona zombili zazizinde okwezingalo ezingamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, ngalinye lilesiduku phezulu esilingana izingalo ezinhlanu.
16 Hagi seni nofiteti avasesezana tro hunteno evuteno, ana seni nofipina pomigreneti zafa raga 100'a tro huno ana seni nofipina rusi huteno, ana zafararentera anagamu asenifina rusi hunte'ne.
Wenza amaketane aphotheneyo wawabeka phezu kwezinsika. Njalo wenza amaphomegranathi alikhulu wawanamathisela emaketaneni.
17 Hagi ana zafararena mono nompima ufre kafante kini ne'mo'a sauti kaziga mago retrunereno, Jakini'e huno agi'a nenteno, magora noti kaziga retrureno Boasi'e huno agi'a ante'ne.
Wasesakha izinsika zaphansi kwethempeli, eyinye ngezansi eyinye layo ngenyakatho. Insika engezansi wayibiza ngokuthi Jakhini kwathi eyenyakatho wayibiza ngokuthi Bhowazi.
