1 Bassekabaka 7
1 Sulemaani kyamutwalira ebbanga lya myaka kkumi n’esatu okuzimba olubiri lwe.
Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
2 N’azimba olubiri nga luli ng’Ekibira kya Lebanooni, obuwanvu mita amakumi ana mu mukaaga, n’obugazi mita amakumi abiri mu ssatu, n’obugulumivu mita kkumi na ssatu n’ekitundu, nga luwaniriddwa ku mpagi nnya ez’emivule.
He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.
3 Ne luserekebwa n’emivule ku mikiikiro amakumi ana mu etaano, buli lunyiriri nga lulimu kkumi na ttaano.
The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
4 Waaliwo amadirisa agaateekebwa mu nnyiriri ssatu, buli limu nga litunuulidde linnaalyo.
There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers.
5 Buli mulyango gwalina omwango nga gwa nsonda nnya, era nga gitunuuliraganye mu nnyiriri ssatu.
All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
6 N’azimba ekisenge ekinene eky’empagi obuwanvu mita amakumi abiri mu ssatu n’obugazi mita kkumi na ssatu n’ekitundu. Mu maaso gaakyo waaliwo ekisasi, ekyali kiwaniriddwa empagi ez’emiti.
Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico.
7 Yazimba n’ekisenge ekinene omwali entebe ey’obwakabaka, nga kye kisenge mwe yasaliranga emisango, era nga kyonna ky’ateekebwamu emivule okuva wansi okutuuka waggulu.
In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.
8 Olubiri lwe yali agenda okubeeramu olwali emanju w’ekisenge ekinene lwali lukifaanana. N’azimbira ne muwala wa Falaawo, gwe yali awasizza, olulufaanana.
And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
9 Okuva ku musingi okutuuka waggulu, ebizimbe ebyo byonna n’oluggya olunene, byazimbibwa n’amayinja agaagerebwa ne gasalibwa n’emisumeeno, mu bigera byago.
All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
10 Omusingi gw’azimbibwa n’amayinja amanene amalungi, agamu ng’obuwanvu genkana mita nnya n’ekitundu n’amalala ng’obuwanvu genkana mita ssatu n’obutundu mukaaga.
The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.
11 Waggulu okumpi n’akasolya waaliyo amayinja ag’omuwendo omungi, agatemebwa nga bwe gaagerebwa, n’emiti egy’emivule.
Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
12 Oluggya olunene lwali lwetooloddwa bbugwe ow’embu ssatu ez’amayinja amateme, n’olubu olumu nga lwa miti egy’emivule, ng’ekisasi eky’omu maaso n’oluggya olw’omunda olwa yeekaalu bwe byali bizimbiddwa.
The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.
13 Kabaka Sulemaani n’atumya Kiramu ow’e Ttuulo, eyali mutabani wa nnamwandu ow’omu kika kya Nafutaali.
Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.
14 Kitaawe yali musajja w’e Ttuulo nga muweesi wa bikomo. Kiramu yali musajja mugezi, mumanyirivu nnyo era ng’ategeera emirimu egy’ebyebikomo egya buli ngeri. N’agenda eri Kabaka Sulemaani, n’akola emirimu gyonna egya muweebwa.
He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
15 Kiramu n’akola empagi bbiri ez’ekikomo, buli emu obuwanvu mita munaana n’akatundu kamu, n’okwetooloola buli emu mita ttaano n’obutundu buna.
He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
16 Waggulu wa buli mpagi n’assaako ebitikkiro ebyalina ebitimba eby’omulimu ogw’ekikomo, n’emigo egy’omulimu ogw’emikuufu egyalukibwa.
He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.
17 N’akola empagi zombi n’ebitikkiro byakwo nga zitimbiddwa buli emu ng’erina ebiruke ng’amalanga ag’amakomamawanga, musanvu.
For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.
18 Ebitikkiro ebyali ku mpagi ez’olubalaza zakolebwa ng’amalanga ag’ebimuli eby’amakomamawanga.
Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
19 Ebitikkiro eby’empagi byali ng’amalanga nga ziri mita emu n’obutundu munaana obugulumivu.
And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.
20 Ku buli nkufiira ey’empagi kwaliko ekifaanana ng’ebakuli okuliraana n’omulimu ogufaanana ng’ekintu ekiruke, era waaliwo amakomamawanga ebikumi bibiri mu mbu okwetooloola ebitikkiro ebyo.
On the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital.
21 N’akola empagi bbiri ku lubalaza lwa yeekaalu, emu n’agizimba ku luuyi olw’obukiikaddyo n’agituuma Yakini, n’eyokubiri n’agizimba ku luuyi olw’obukiikakkono n’agituuma Bowaazi.
Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.
22 Ebitikkiro byabyo byakolebwako ebimuli eby’amalanga, era bwe gutyo omulimu ogw’okuzimba empagi ne guggwa.
And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.
23 N’akola ttanka ennene ey’ekikomo ekisaanuuse, nga neekulungirivu ng’eri mita nnya n’ekitundu okuva ku mugo okutuuka ku mugo, ne mita bbiri n’obutundu busatu obugulumivu. Obwekulungirivu bwali mita kkumi na ssatu n’ekitundu.
He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
24 Wansi w’omugo gwayo kwaliko entaabwa okugyetooloola, kkumi buli butundu busatu obwa mita, era nga ziri embu bbiri, ezasaanuusibwa nayo.
Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.
25 Ettanka ennene yatuulanga ku bifaananyi by’ente ennume kkumi na bbiri, esatu nga zitunudde mu bukiikakkono, n’endala essatu nga zitunudde ebugwanjuba, n’endala essatu nga zitunudde mu bukiikaddyo, n’endala essatu nga zitunudde ebuvanjuba, era ng’ebitundu byabyo eby’emabega nga bitunuuliraganye mu masekkati gaayo.
The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.
26 Obugazi bwayo yali oluta lumu, n’omugo gwayo gwakolebwa ng’omugo gw’ekibya, ng’ekimuli ky’amalanga. Yajjulanga lita emitwalo ena mu enkumi nnya.
It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.
27 N’akola n’ebitebe ebiseetulwa, mu bikomo buli kimu obuwanvu bwakyo mita emu n’obutundu munaana, n’obugazi bwe bumu, ate obugulumivu mita emu n’obutundu busatu.
In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.
28 Ebitebe ebyo by’akolebwa bwe biti: byalina enkulukumbi mu myango gyabyo.
This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights,
29 Ku nkulukumbi wakati mu myango mwalimu ebifaananyi bya bakerubi n’eby’empologoma, n’eby’ente ennume; kwaliko n’ebintu ebireebeeta ebyakolebwa n’emikono.
and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.
30 Buli kitebe ky’alina nnamuziga nnya ez’ebikomo, n’entobo za nnamuziga nga za bikomo, era nga buli kimu kirina ebensani ewaniriddwa mu nsonda nnya n’emisituliro egyasaanuusibwa, nga ku buli musituliro kuliko ebireebeeta.
Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
31 Ekitebe ekimu kyalina akamwa akalina omwango omwekulungirivu ogwali kitundu kya mita mu kukka. Akamwa kaagwo kaali keekulungirivu n’omulimu ogwa wansi kwe kyaterezebwanga, nga gwa butundu musanvu obwa mita mu kukka. Ku kamwa kaagwo kwaliko enjola, n’enkulumbi zaakyo nga si nnekulungirivu naye ng’enjuyi zonna zenkanankana.
The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.
32 Nnamuziga ennya zaali wansi w’enkulumbi; n’emisingi gya nnamuziga gyali gikomereddwa ku kitebe. Okusala mu bukiika bwa nnamuziga emu bwali obutundu musanvu obwa mita.
There were four wheels under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand; each wheel was a cubit and a half in diameter.
33 Nnamuziga zaakolebwa nga nnamuziga ez’amagaali, era kwaliko emisingi, n’empanka, n’empagi, n’emisumaali nga byonna by’akolebwa mu kyuma ekisaanuuse.
The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.
34 Kwaliko emisituliro ena ku nsonda ennya eza buli kitebe era gyonna nga gya kika kyekimu n’ekitebe.
Each stand had four handles, one for each corner, projecting from the stand.
35 Ku ntikko eya buli kitebe kwaliko engeri ey’ekikoba ekyekulungirivu; okukka kwakyo obutundu bubiri obwa mita, n’embiriizi zaakyo n’enkulukumbi ebyagiwaniriranga, byakwatagananga ku ntikko.
At the top of each stand was a circular band half a cubit high. The supports and panels were cast as a unit with the top of the stand.
36 Ku biwanirira ne ku nkulukumbi, Kiramu yakolako ebifaananyi ebyole ebya bakerubi, n’eby’empologoma, n’eby’enkindu mu buli kifo omwali ebbanga, era n’ayolako ebimuli okwetooloola.
He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.
37 Bw’atyo bwe yakola ebitebe ekkumi. Byonna yabikola mu kyuma ekisaanuuse kyekimu, era n’abikola byonna nga bya kigero kyekimu, n’okufaanana nga bifaanana.
In this way he made the ten stands, each with the same casting, dimensions, and shape.
38 N’alyoka akola amabensani kkumi, nga ga kikomo, buli emu ng’egyamu lita lunaana mu kinaana, era buli emu nga yenkana mita emu ne desimoolo munaana obugazi, ate buli bensani ng’etuula ku kitebe kyayo.
He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands.
39 N’addira ebitebe bitaano ku byo n’abiteeka ku luuyi olw’obukiikaddyo obwa yeekaalu, n’ebitaano ebirala ku luuyi olw’obukiikakkono; n’ateeka Ennyanja ku luuyi olw’obukiikaddyo obw’ebuvanjuba obwa yeekaalu.
He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.
40 N’akola n’ensuwa, n’amabensani, n’ebijiiko, n’amabensani ag’okumansira. Bw’atyo Kiramu n’amaliriza omulimu gwa yeekaalu ya Mukama gwonna gwe yakolera Kabaka Sulemaani.
Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:
41 Empagi ebbiri zombi; ebitikkiro byombi eby’ebibya ebyayolebwa waggulu ku mpagi; embu ebbiri ez’ebitimbe ebyali ku bitikkiro byombi eby’empagi;
the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;
42 n’ebitone ebikumi ebina eby’amakomamawanga ebyali mu mbu ebbiri, ebyali bibikka ku nkufiira ez’empagi;
the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);
43 ebitebe ekkumi n’amabensani gaakwo agaabituulangako kkumi;
the ten stands; the ten basins on the stands;
44 ettanka ennene n’ebifaananyi eby’ente ennume ekkumi n’ebbiri ebyali wansi w’ettanka ennene;
the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea;
45 n’ensuwa, n’ebisena, n’amabensani agamansira. Ebintu byonna Kulamu bye yakolera Kabaka Sulemaani ku lwa yeekaalu ya Mukama byali bya bikomo bizigule.
and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze.
46 Kabaka yalagira babisaanuusize mu lusenyi lwa Yoludaani awali ettaka ery’ebbumba wakati w’e Sukkosi n’e Zalesani.
The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
47 Sulemaani teyapima bintu ebyo byonna, kubanga byali biyitiridde obungi; era tewali yapima buzito obw’ekikomo ebintu mwe byakolebwa.
Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
48 Awo Sulemaani n’akozesa n’ebintu ebirala byonna ebyateekebwa mu yeekaalu ya Mukama: ekyoto ekya zaabu; emmeeza eya zaabu okwaberanga emigaati egy’okulaga;
Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
49 ebikondo by’ettaala ebya zaabu ennongoose, bitaano ku luuyi olwa ddyo n’ebitaano ku luuyi olwa kkono, byonna awamu kkumi, mu kifo awaayimirirwanga okwogera; obusumbi bw’ebimuli; ettabaaza ne makansi nga bya zaabu;
the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;
50 bbensani, ne makansi ezisala ebisirinza, ne bbakuli ezifukirira, n’ebibya ne fulampeni, nga bya zaabu ennongoose; eminyolo gy’enzigi egy’ekisenge eky’omunda ddala, kye Kifo Ekitukuvu Ennyo nga gya zaabu, n’egy’enzigi ez’ekisenge ekinene ddala ekya yeekaalu nga gya zaabu.
the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place ) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
51 Omulimu gwonna Kabaka Sulemaani gwe yakola ku yeekaalu ya Mukama bwe gwaggwa, n’aleeta ebintu Dawudi kitaawe bye yayawulirako Mukama, effeeza ne zaabu n’ebintu ebirala byonna, n’abiteeka mu mawanika ga yeekaalu ya Mukama.
So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
