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1 USolomoni waseqala ukwakha indlu yeNkosi eJerusalema entabeni yeMoriya lapho eyabonakala khona kuDavida uyise, endaweni uDavida ayilungisayo ebaleni lokubhulela likaOrinani umJebusi.
[興工建殿]撒羅滿在耶路撒冷,即在他父親達味看見異像的摩黎雅山上,在耶步斯人敖爾難的禾場上,達味所準備的地方,興工建造上主的聖殿。
2 Waseqalisa ukwakha ngenyanga yesibili ngolwesibili ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe.
撒羅滿在即位後第四年二月興工建造。
3 Lalezi yizisekelo zikaSolomoni zokwakha indlu kaNkulunkulu. Ubude ngezingalo ngesilinganiso esidala babuzingalo ezingamatshumi ayisithupha, lobubanzi buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili.
撒羅滿為建造天主聖殿的基地,按照古尺度計算:長六十肘,寬爾十肘。
4 Lekhulusi elaliphambili, ubude njengobubanzi bendlu babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, lokuphakama kwakuzingalo ezilikhulu lamatshumi amabili. Wayihuqa ngaphakathi ngegolide elicwengekileyo.
門廊的長度與聖殿的寬度相等,即二十肘,高二十肘,裏面全貼上純金。
5 Lendlu enkulu wayembesa ngezigodo zefiri, wayihuqa ngegolide elihle, wamisa phezu kwayo amalala lamaketane.
大殿裏面先蓋上一層木板,再貼上純金,上面雕刻上棕樹和花環;
6 Wayembesela ubuhle indlu ngamatshe aligugu; njalo igolide laliligolide leParivayimi.
又以寶石點綴聖殿,甚是華麗;金子都是帕爾瓦因金。
7 Waseyihuqa indlu, imijabo, imigubazi, lemiduli yayo, leminyango yayo ngegolide, wabaza ngokugubha amakherubhi emidulwini.
正殿、棟樑、門限、牆壁,以及門扇,都貼上金子,牆上刻有革魯賓。[至聖所]
8 Wasesenza indlu yengcwele yezingcwele; ubude bayo njengobubanzi bendlu babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, lobubanzi bayo buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili; wayihuqa ngegolide elihle kwaze kwaba ngamathalenta angamakhulu ayisithupha.
以後,建造了至聖所,長度與聖殿的寬度相等,即二十肘,寬度也是二十肘;內部貼了六百「塔冷通」純金。
9 Lesisindo sezipikili saze saba ngamashekeli egolide angamatshumi amahlanu. Wawahuqa amakamelo aphezulu ngegolide.
釘子重五十「協刻耳」金子;連樓閣也貼上了金子。
10 Wasesenza endlini yengcwele yezingcwele amakherubhi amabili ngomsebenzi obaziweyo, wawahuqa ngegolide.
在至聖所內,以刻工刻了兩個革魯賓,外面包上了黃金;
11 Lempiko zamakherubhi, ubude bazo babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili. Uphiko lwelilodwa lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu lufinyelela emdulini wendlu, lolunye uphiko lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu lufinyelela ophikweni lwelinye ikherubhi.
革魯賓的翅膀,共長二十肘:這邊革魯賓的一個翅膀長五肘,伸至這邊殿牆;另一個翅膀也長五肘,與另一個革魯賓的翅膀相接連。
12 Ngokunjalo uphiko lwelinye ikherubhi lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu lufinyelela emdulini wendlu; lolunye uphiko lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu lunamathele ephikweni lwelinye ikherubhi.
這一個革魯賓的一個翅膀,也長五肘,伸至那邊殿牆;另一個翅膀也長五肘,與前一個革魯賓的翅膀相接連。
13 Impiko zalamakherubhi zeluleka ingalo ezingamatshumi amabili; njalo ema ngenyawo zawo, lobuso bawo bukhangele ngasendlini.
兩個革魯賓的翅膀都伸開,共長二十肘;他們雙足站立,面向聖殿。
14 Wasesenza iveyili ngokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka lokuyibubende lokubomvu langelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, wabeka kulo amakherubhi.
又用藍線、紫線、朱紅線和細麻,作了一帳幔,上面繡上革魯賓。[圓柱]
15 Wasesenza phambi kwendlu insika ezimbili, ubude babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, lesiduku phezu kwengqonga yayo buzingalo ezinhlanu.
他又在殿前造了兩根柱子,共長三十肘;每根柱子頂上有柱帽,高五肘。
16 Wasesenza amaketane njengendaweni yelizwi, wawafaka esihlokweni sezinsika; wenza lamapomegranati alikhulu, wawafaka emaketaneni.
又做了類似項鍊的花環,置於柱頭上;又作了一百個石榴,懸在花環上。
17 Wasemisa izinsika ngaphambi kwethempeli, enye ngakwesokunene, lenye ngakwesokhohlo; wasebiza ibizo lengakwesokunene uJakini, lebizo lengakwesokhohlo uBhowazi.
把兩根柱子立在殿前,一左一右:右邊的叫雅津,左邊的叫波阿次。