U-Eksodusi 37
1 UBhezaleli wabaza umtshokotsho ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya ubude bawo kuzingalo ezimbili ezilengxenye, ububanzi kuyingalo elengxenye njalo ukuyaphezulu kwawo kuyingalo elengxenye.
And Bezalel made the ark of hard wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit and a half high;
2 Walihuqa ngegolide elicolekileyo, ngaphakathi langaphandle, wabuye walizingelezela ngomqolo wegolide.
Plating it inside and out with the best gold, and putting an edge of gold all round it.
3 Wawubumbela amasongo amane egolide wawanamathisela ezinyaweni zalo zozine, kwathi amasongo amabili kwelinye icele lamabili kwelinye njalo.
And he made four gold rings for its four angles, two on one side and two on the other,
4 Wasebaza imijabo ngesihlahla somʼakhakhiya wayihuqa ngegolide.
And rods of the same wood plated with gold.
5 Wasehloma imijabo leyo emasongweni ayesemaceleni komtshokotsho wesivumelwano ukuze uthwalwe ngayo.
These rods he put in the rings at the sides of the ark, for lifting it.
6 Wenza isihlalo somusa ngegolide elicolekileyo, ubude baso buzingalo ezimbili ezilengxenye lengxenye, ububanzi saba yingalo elengxenye.
And he made the cover all of gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7 Njalo wenza amakherubhi amabili ngegolide elikhandiweyo ekucineni kwesihlalo somusa emaceleni womabili.
And he made two winged ones, hammered out of one bit of gold, for the two ends of the cover;
8 Wenza ikherubhi elilodwa nganxanye kwathi kwelinye icele wenza elinye aba yinto yinye lesisibekelo.
Placing one at one end and one at the other; the winged ones were part of the cover.
9 Amakherubhi ayelulele amaphiko awo phezulu, embese isisibekelo ngawo. Amakherubhi ayekhangelene, ubuso bawo bukhangele isisibekelo.
And their wings were stretched out over the cover; the faces of the winged ones were opposite one another and facing the cover.
10 Babaza itafula ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya, ubude bayo babuzingalo ezimbili, ububanzi buyingalo eyodwa, ukuphakama kwayo kuyingalo elengxenye.
And he made the table of hard wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high;
11 Basebelihuqa ngegolide elicolekileyo njalo balizingelezela ngomthando wegolide.
Plating it with the best gold and putting a gold edge all round it.
12 Babuya benza ibhanti eliyizingelezileyo, elalingangesandla somuntu ububanzi, basebefaka umthando wegolide phezu kwebhanti.
And he made a frame all round it about as wide as a man's hand, edged with gold all round.
13 Benza amasongo amane egolide bawafaka emagumbini womane enyaweni zetafula.
And he made four gold rings, and put the rings at the angles of its four feet.
14 Amasongo afakwa eduze lebhanti ukuze abambe imijabo eyayisetshenziswa ukuthwala itafula.
The rings were fixed under the frame to take the rods with which the table was to be lifted.
15 Imijabo yokuthwalisa itafula yayenziwe ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya njalo ihuqwe ngegolide.
The rods for lifting the table he made of hard wood plated with gold.
16 Njalo benza ngegolide elicolekileyo izitsha zetafula ezibalisa imiganu, izinditshi, imiganu eyingubhe kanye lezitsha zokuthululela iminikelo enathwayo.
And all the table-vessels, the plates and spoons and basins and the cups for liquids, he made of the best gold.
17 Benza uluthi lwesibane ngegolide elicolekileyo, bakhanda isidindi salo lomqwayi walo kwaba ngumsebenzi okhandiweyo, imbizana zalo, amahlumela alo kanye lamaluba alo kwenziwa kwaba yinto yinye.
Then he made the support for the lights, all of the best gold; its base and its pillar were of hammered gold; its cups and buds and flowers were all made out of the same metal:
18 Ingatsha eziyisithupha zaxhunywa emaceleni oluthi lwesibane, ingatsha ezintathu nganxanye kwathi ezintathu kwelinye icele.
It had six branches coming out from its sides, three from one side and three from the other;
19 Inkezo ezintathu ezibunjwe okwamaluba e-alimondi, amahlumela lamaluba kwakusogatsheni lunye, ezinye ezintathu ogatsheni olulandelayo, kwabanjalo kuwo wonke ayisithupha exhunywe oluthini lwesibane.
Every branch having three cups made like almond flowers, every cup with a bud and a flower on all the branches;
20 Njalo oluthini lwesibane kwakulembizana ezine ezibunjwe okwamaluba e-alimondi elamahlumela kanye lamaluba.
And on its pillar, four cups like almond flowers, every one with its bud and its flower;
21 Ihlumela elilodwa lalingaphansi kwengatsha ezimbili, ihlumela lesibili lingaphansi kwezinye ezimbili lehlumela lesithathu lalingaphansi kwengatsha ezimbili, ingatsha zonke zaziyisithupha.
And under every two branches a bud, made with the branch, for all six branches of it.
22 Amahlumela lezingatsha kwakuyinto yinye loluthi lwesibane, kukhandwe ngegolide elicolekileyo.
The buds and the branches were made of the same metal, all together one complete work of the best hammered gold.
23 Balwenzela izibane eziyisikhombisa, incijana lembizana zalo ezenziwe ngegolide elicolekileyo.
And he made the seven vessels for the lights, and all the necessary instruments for it, of gold.
24 Uluthi lwesibane kanye lakho konke okuphathelene lalo kwenziwa ngegolide elicolekileyo eliyisisindo sethalenta elilodwa.
A talent of the best gold was used for the making of it and its vessels.
25 Benza i-alithari lempepha ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya. Lenziwa lalingana inxa zonke, ubude balo buyingalo eyodwa, lobubanzi buyingalo eyodwa, kanti ukudepha kuzingalo ezimbili, impondo zalo zenziwa zaba yinto yinye kanye lalo.
And he made the altar for the burning of spices, using the same hard wood; it was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high; the horns made of the same.
26 Balihuqa ngegolide elicolekileyo phezulu, lemaceleni kanye lempondo zalo ngegolide elicolekileyo njalo balibumbela umqolo wegolide inxa zonke.
The top and the sides and the horns were all plated with the best gold; and he put an edge of gold all round it.
27 Benza amasongo amabili kuleli icele lamanye amabili kwelinye njalo ukubambanisa imijabo yokuthwalisa i-alithari lempepha.
And he made two gold rings, placing them on the two opposite sides under the edge, to take the rods for lifting it.
28 Benza imijabo ngesihlahla somʼakhakhiya bayihuqa ngegolide.
The rods he made of the same hard wood, plating them with gold.
29 Benza njalo lamafutha angcwele okugcoba abakhethiweyo, lempepha elephunga elimnandi, kungumsebenzi womenzi wamakha.
And he made the holy oil and the perfume of sweet spices for burning, after the art of the perfume-maker.
