Isigodlo sakaSolomoni
1USolomoni kwamthatha iminyaka elitjhumi nantathu ukwakha nokuqedelela yoke imakhiwo yesigodlo sakhe.
2Wakha umakho okwakuthiwa liHlathi leLibhanoni, waba mamitha amatjhumi amahlanu ubude, amatjhumi amabili nahlanu ububanzi netjhumi nahlanu ukuphakama. Bewunemilandelande emine yeensika zomsedari ezisekele amabhaluga womsedari. 3Bewuvalwe ngamaplanka womsedari ngehla kwamabhaluga abekwe avundla phezu kweensika. Begade kumabhaluga amatjhumi amane nahlanu, okutjho itjhumi nahlanu emlandelandeni ngamunye phakathi kweensika. 4Iintunja zakhona bezibekwe emahleni amathathu aqaleneko, zikhamba ngantathu. 5Zoke iimvalo zeentunja namagosenazo gade zinamahlangothi alinganako; zikhamba ngantathu ziqalene.
6Esigodlweni wenza isirhodlwana sobungeno esineensika, saba mamitha amatjhumi amabili nahlanu ubude netjhumi nahlanu ububanzi. Ngaphambi kwaso gade kunamathuri enziwe ngeensika kanye nephahla.
7USolomoni wenza ibandla elinesihlalo sobukhosi, okwakuthiwa siRhodlo sokuGweba, lapha gade agwebela khona. Walivala ngeengodo zomsedari ukusuka phasi ukuya phezulu emgangadelweni ongehla. 8Amalawu ebekahlala kiwo bekaseduze nendawo evulekileko esigodlweni, akhiwe ngendlela efanako nebandla. Namalawana ebegade awenzele umkakhe uNaFaro gade akhiwe ngendlela efanako.
9Yoke imakhiwo le, ukusuka ngaphandle ukuya ngebaleni elakhelelweko nokusuka esisekelweni ukuya phezulu, gade yakhiwe ngamatje acoziweko wezinga eliphezulu abawalungise ngokulinganako ngesarha ngaphakathi nangaphandle. 10Iinsekelo zakhona bezendlalwe ngamatje amakhulu wezinga eliphezulu, amanye wawo gade amamitha amahlanu amanye amamitha amane. 11Phezu kwazo bekunamatje wezinga eliphezulu, nawo alungiswe ngokulinganako kanye neengodo zomsedari. 12Ibala elikhulu belizombelezwe mthangala onamahla amathathu wamatje acoziweko alungiswe ngokulinganako kanye nelihla elilodwa leengodo zomsedari ezibazwe kuhle. Nendawo evulekileko ethempelini lakaSomnini beyinjalo kanye nesirhodlwana sobungeno sesigodlo.
Ukukghatjhiswa kwethempeli
13Ikosi uSolomoni yathumela bona kulandwe uRhiramu eTirosi. 14Unina kaRhiramu gade amhlolokazi wesizwe sakwaNafitali, uyise amTirosi. URhiramu gade angusosino wekoporo, anekghono elikhulu begodu anelwazi kiyo yoke imisebenzi eyahlukahlukeneko yekoporo.
Weza ekosini uSolomoni wenza woke umsebenzi anikelwa wona. 15Wabumba iinsika ezimbili zekoporo. Isika ngayinye beyimamitha alithoba ukuphakama namamitha asithandathu ubundulungu. 16Wenza neempundu ezimbili zekoporo encibilikisiweko ukuze azibeke phezu kweensika. Ipundu ngayinye beyimamitha amabili nesiquntu ukuphakama. 17Gade inemiluko eyenziwe umphambo phezu kweempundu ezaziphezu kweensika. Gade kurarelwe imiluko elikhomba phezu kwepundu ngayinye. 18Wakghabisa iimpundu egade ziphezulu kweensika ngamahla amabili wamarharinada azombeleza imiluko. Wenza njalo epundwini enye nenye. 19Iimpundu egade ziphezu kweensika esirhodlweni sobungeno zazibunjwe zafana namathuthumbo wommango, zimamitha amabili ukuphakama. 20Ngehla kwengcenye esamjeka eduze nomluko, phezu kweempundu zeensika zombili, gade kuzombeleze amakhulu amabili wamarharinada ahlelwe ngamahla. 21Wajamisa iinsikezo esirhodlweni sobungeno besirhodlo esikhulu. Isika engesewula wayibiza bona yiJakini kwathi engetlhagwini wathi yiBhowazi. 22Umsebenzi ophezu kweensika waphela lokha nakuqedwa ukwenziwa kwamathuthumbo wommango eempundwini.
23Wenza ilwandle ngekoporo encibilikisiweko, laba siyingilizi ngesibumbeko, linobukhulu obumamitha amahlanu ukusuka emqoqweni ukuya komunye namamitha amabili nesiquntu ukuphakama. Kwakungathatha intambo emamitha alitjhumi nahlanu ukulizombeleza. 24Ngaphasi komqoqo gade kuneenkurwana, zibekwe zaba matjhumi amabili emitheni ngayinye. Gade zimamahla amabili zakhelelwe safuthi emqoqweni ozombeleze ilwandle. 25Ilwandle lalibekwe phezu kweenkunzi ezilitjhumi nambili, ezintathu ziqale ngetlhagwini, ezintathu ziqale ngetjingalanga, ezintathu ziqale ngesewula neentathu ziqale ngepumalanga. Ilwandle lalinzinze phezu kwazo, ilingemuva lazo linqophe phakathi nendawo. 26Lalibanzi ngangepama yesandla begodu linomqoqo ofana newekapho, kwanga lithuthumbo lommango. Lalimumethe iinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane nane zamalitha.
27Godu wenza iinjamiso zezitja zokuhlambela ezilitjhumi zekoporo; isijamiso ngasinye saba mamitha amabili ubude, amamitha amabili ububanzi nemitha elinesiquntu ukuphakama. 28Nasi indlela iinjamisezo ezazakhiwe ngayo: Zazineenqabo ezinamathelene nalezo ezisemajikeni. 29Phezu kwazo zoke iinqabo lezo gade kunomkghabiso wamabhubezi, iinkunzi namakerubhi. Ngehla nangenzasi kwamabhubezi neenkunzi bekunamathuthumbo alembeleleko. 30Isijamiso ngasinye gade sinamavili amane wekoporo nama-asa wekoporo. Emanzinzweni wamajika amane gade kuneensekelo zokunzinzisa ama-asa. Ngaphasi kwesitja sokuhlambela bekuneensekelo ezinamathezwe ngamathuthumbo alembelele hlangana nazo. 31Ngaphakathi kwesijamiso bekunesongo elizike ngesiquntu semitha, livuleke ngesiquntu nesiqunjwana semitha. Begade ligobhodlhwe mahlangothi woke. Amahlangothi wesijamiso gade asikwere, angasiyindulungu. 32Amavili amane gade angaphasi kweenqabo bese ama-asa wamavili gade anamathele esijamisweni. Ubukhulu bevili ngalinye gade busiquntu nesiqunjwana semitha. 33Amavili lawa gade enziwe njengewekarana yepi; ama-asa, amarimu, iimpiki namahabhu gade kwenziwe ngekoporo enamatheziweko. 34Isijamiso ngasinye besineemphatho ezine, isiphatho sinye sisejikeni ngalinye, zinamathele esijamisweni. 35Isongo elingaphakathi kwesijamiso beliphakeme ngesiqunjwana semitha kunaso, lisekeleke ngeenqabo ezingaphezu kwesijamiso. 36URhiramu wakghabisa iinsekelwezo neenqabo ngamakerubhi, amabhubezi nemithi yesundu. Kesinye nesinye isikhadlana wafaka amathuthumbo alembeleleko mahlangothi woke.
37Le, ngiyo-ke indlela enza ngayo iinjamiso ezilitjhumi. Zazinamathezwe ngendlela efanako zoke begodu gade zilingana ngobukhulu nangesibumbeko. 38Wenza izitja zokuhlambela zekoporo ezilitjhumi, isitja ngasinye simumethe amakhulu abunane namatjhumi abunane wamalitha, sivuleke ngamamitha amabili. Isitja sokuhlambela ngasinye sabekwa phezu kwesinye nesinye isijamiso. 39Wathatha iinjamiso ezihlanu kezilitjhumi wazibeka ngesewula yethempeli nezihlanu ngetlhagwini yalo. Wabeka ilwandle lekoporo ngesewula ejikeni elingesewula-pumalanga yethempeli. 40Godu wenza nezinye izitja zokuhlambela, iintjhefula nezitja zokufafaza.
URhiramu wawuqeda woke umsebenzi agade awenzela ikosi uSolomoni ethempelini lakaSomnini:
iimpundu ezimbili ezisamjeka phezu kweensika;
imiluko emibili ezombeleze iimpundu eziphezu kweensika;
42amakhulu amane wamarharinada emilukweni emibili (amahla amabili wamarharinada epundwini ngayinye, ukwembesa iimpundu ezimbili ebeziphezu kweensika);
43iinjamiso ezilitjhumi ezinezitja zokuhlambela ezilitjhumi phezu kwazo;
44ilwandle lekoporo neenkunzi ezilitjhumi nambili ezilisekeleko;
45izitja ezinye zokuhlambela, iintjhefula nezitja zokufafaza.
Zoke izintwezi uRhiramu azenzela ikosi uSolomoni malungana nethempeli lakaSomnini zazenziwe ngekoporo emanyazelako. 46Izintwezo bezibunjelwe emdakeni ngemrhobeni weJordani phakathi kweSukothi neTsaretani ngelizwi lekosi uSolomoni. 47USolomoni watjhiya zoke izintwezi angakazilinganisi ngombana gade zizinengi; ubudisi bekoporo azange bufuniselwe. 48USolomoni wenza yoke ipahla egade isethempelini lakaSomnini:
itafula legolide ebegade kubekwe kilo izikwa zobukhona,
49izinti zeembani ezenziwe ngegolidembala (zizihlanu ngesigomeni nahlanu ngesinceleni ngaphambi kwendawo ecwenge khulu);
amathuthumbo aseembanini kanye neencimasibani ebe kwenziwe ngegolide; 50izitja zegolidembala, iinquntapete, izitja zokufafaza, izitjana;
igolide elinamekwe eminyango yethempeli, okutjho iminyango yesirhodlo esikhulu neyelawu elingaphakathi kwethempeli ebekuthiwa yindawo ecwenge khulu.
51Lokha ikosi uSolomoni sele iqedile ukwenza woke umsebenzi wethempeli lakaSomnini, yaletha izipho ezikhethekileko uyise uDavida anikela ngazo: isiliva negolide kanye nepahla enye. Yazibeka endlini yamagugu ngethempelini lakaSomnini.
