U-Eksodusi 37
1 UBhezaleli wasewenza umtshokotsho ngesihlahla sesinga, ubude bawo babuzingalo ezimbili lengxenye, lobubanzi bawo babuyingalo lengxenye, lokuphakama kwawo kwakuyingalo lengxenye.
Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
2 Wawuhuqa ngegolide elicwengekileyo ngaphakathi langaphandle, wawenzela umqolo wegolide inhlangothi zonke.
He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
3 Wawubumbela ngokuncibilikisa futhi amasongo amane egolide enyaweni zawo zozine, kuze kuthi amasongo amabili ayekolunye uhlangothi lamasongo amabili kolunye uhlangothi.
And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
4 Wenza imijabo ngesihlahla sesinga, wayihuqa ngegolide.
Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 Wayifaka imijabo emasongweni enhlangothini zomtshokotsho ukuthwala umtshokotsho.
He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
6 Wenza isihlalo somusa ngegolide elicwengekileyo, ubude baso babuzingalo ezimbili lengxenye, lobubanzi baso babuyingalo lengxenye.
He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7 Wenza amakherubhi amabili ngegolide, wawenza ngomsebenzi okhandiweyo, avela emaphethelweni womabili esihlalo somusa,
He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
8 elinye ikherubhi livela ephethelweni lwaloluhlangothi, lelinye ikherubhi livela ephethelweni lolunye uhlangothi; wawenza amakherubhi amabili evela esihlalweni somusa evela emaphethelweni womabili aso.
one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
9 Amakherubhi elula impiko ezimbili ngaphezulu, embomboza isihlalo somusa ngempiko zawo, lobuso bawo babukhangelene; ubuso bamakherubhi babukhangele isihlalo somusa.
And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
10 Njalo wenza itafula ngesihlahla sesinga, ubude balo babuzingalo ezimbili, lobubanzi balo babuyingalo, lokuphakama kwalo kwakuyingalo lengxenye.
He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
11 Walihuqa ngegolide elicwengekileyo, walenzela umqolo wegolide inhlangothi zonke.
He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
12 Walenzela ibhanti elilingana lobubanzi besandla inhlangothi zonke, wenzela ibhanti lalo umqolo wegolide inhlangothi zonke.
And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
13 Walibumbela ngokuncibilikisa amasongo amane egolide, wawafaka amasongo ezingonsini ezine ezazisenyaweni zozine zalo.
He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.
14 Eduze lebhanti kwakulamasongo, indawo zemijabo yokuthwala itafula.
The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
15 Wenza lemijabo ngesihlahla sesinga, wayihuqa ngegolide, ukuthwala itafula.
He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.
16 Wazenza izitsha ezaziphezu kwetafula, imiganu yalo lenkezo zalo lenditshi zalo lezitsha zokuthulula, ngegolide elicwengekileyo.
He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.
17 Wenza uluthi lwesibane ngegolide elicwengekileyo; ngomsebenzi okhandiweyo walwenza uluthi lwesibane, isisekelo salo, lesiqu salo, imbizana zalo, iziduku zalo, lamaluba alo, kwakuvela kulo.
Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
18 Lengatsha eziyisithupha ziphuma enhlangothini zalo, ingatsha ezintathu zoluthi lwesibane kolunye uhlangothi lwalo lengatsha ezintathu zoluthi lwesibane kolunye uhlangothi lwalo.
Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.
19 Egatsheni olunye kwakulembizana ezintathu ezenziwe zafanana lamaluba e-alimondi, isiduku leluba; lembizana ezintathu ezenziwe zafanana lamaluba e-alimondi kolunye ugatsha, isiduku leluba; kwakunjalo ngengatsha eziyisithupha eziphuma eluthini lwesibane.
There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.
20 Njalo kwakukhona eluthini lwesibane imbizana ezine ezenziwe zafanana lamaluba e-alimondi, iziduku zalo lamaluba alo;
And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
21 kwakukhona-ke isiduku ngaphansi kwengatsha ezimbili ezivela kulo, lesiduku ngaphansi kwengatsha ezimbili ezivela kulo, lesiduku ngaphansi kwengatsha ezimbili ezivela kulo, kuzo ingatsha eziyisithupha eziphuma kulo.
A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.
22 Iziduku zazo lezingatsha zazo zazivela kulo; konke okwalo kwakungumsebenzi munye okhandiweyo wegolide elicwengekileyo.
The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
23 Wasesenza izibane zalo eziyisikhombisa, lezindlawu zalo, lemiganu yalo yomlotha, ngegolide elicwengekileyo.
He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
24 Walenza ngethalenta legolide elicwengekileyo, lazo zonke izitsha zalo.
He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.
25 Njalo wenza ilathi lempepha ngesihlahla sesinga; ubude balo babuyingalo lobubanzi balo babuyingalo, lilingana inhlangothi zozine; lokuphakama kwalo kwakuzingalo ezimbili; impondo zalo zazivela kulo.
He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
26 Walihuqa ngegolide elicwengekileyo, ingaphezulu lemiduli yalo inhlangothi zonke lempondo zalo; walenzela-ke umqolo wegolide inhlangothi zonke.
And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
27 Waselenzela amasongo amabili egolide, ngaphansi komqolo walo, ezingonsini ezimbili zalo, enhlangothini ezimbili zalo, ukuba yindawo yemijabo yokulithwala.
He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
28 Wayenza imijabo ngesihlahla sesinga, wayihuqa ngegolide.
And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29 Wenza amafutha angcwele okugcoba, lempepha ecwengekileyo yamakha alephunga elimnandi, njengokwenza komenzi wamakha.
He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
