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1 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.
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.
2 Waqalisa ukwakha ngosuku lwesibili lwenyanga yesibili ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe.
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.
3 Isisekelo sesakhiwo sethempeli likaNkulunkulu esasimiswe nguSolomoni sasizingalo ezingamatshumi ayisithupha ubude baso njalo sibanzi okwezingalo ezingamatshumi amabili (kuyisilinganiso sezingalo zakudala).
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.
4 Umkhandlwana owawuphambi kwethempeli wawubanzi okwezingalo ezingamatshumi amabili ulingana lowethempeli njalo umude ukuyaphezulu lakho kuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili. Ngaphakathi wagudula ngegolide elihle.
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.
5 Wabethela indlu yalo enkulu ngamapulanka ephayini wasehuqa ngegolide elicengekileyo wacecisa ngokucomba amalala lemiceco yamaketane.
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.
6 Wagqizisa ithempeli ngamatshe aligugu. Igolide alisebenzisayo kwakuligolide lePharivayimu.
A hoonaniia ka hale i na pohaku maikai a me ke gula, i ke gula o Parevaima.
7 Wasegudula ingaphakathi yophahla lemijabo yakhona, imigubazi, imiduli lezivalo zethempeli ngegolide, njalo wabazela amakherubhi emidulini.
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.
8 Wakha iNdawo eNgcwelengcwele, ubude bayo bulingana lobubanzi bethempeli, izingalo ezingamatshumi amabili ubude njalo ezingamatshumi amabili ububanzi bayo. Wagudula ngaphakathi ngamathalenta angamakhulu ayisithupha egolide elicengekileyo.
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.
9 Izipikili zegolide zilesisindo samashekeli angamatshumi amahlanu. Wabuye wagudula ngegolide izindawo ezingaphezulu.
A o na kui ma ke kaupaona ana he kanalima sekela gula; a uhi iho la oia i na keena maluna i ke gula.
10 ENdaweni eNgcwelengcwele wenza amakherubhi abaziweyo wawahuqa ngegolide.
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.
11 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.
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.
12 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.
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.
13 Amaphiko amakherubhi ayechaye okuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili. Ayemi ngezinyawo zawo, ekhangele indlu enkulu.
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.
14 Wenza ikhetheni ngelembu eliluhlaza, leliyibubende lelibomvu, langelineni elicolekileyo, welukela imifanekiso yamakherubhi kilo.
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.
15 Ngapha ngaphambi kwethempeli wamisa insika ezimbili, zona zombili zazizinde okwezingalo ezingamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, ngalinye lilesiduku phezulu esilingana izingalo ezinhlanu.
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.
16 Wenza amaketane aphotheneyo wawabeka phezu kwezinsika. Njalo wenza amaphomegranathi alikhulu wawanamathisela emaketaneni.
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.
17 Wasesakha izinsika zaphansi kwethempeli, eyinye ngezansi eyinye layo ngenyakatho. Insika engezansi wayibiza ngokuthi Jakhini kwathi eyenyakatho wayibiza ngokuthi Bhowazi.
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.
