Kusuka kwenkhatimulo yaSimakadze ethempelini
1Ngabuka, ngabona lokwakufanana nesihlalo sebukhosi sesafire kusetikwemkhatsi lowawungetulu kwetinhloko temakherubhi. 2Simakadze wakhuluma kulendvodza leyayigcoke telineni, watsi: “Ngena lapha emkhatsini wemasondvo ngaphansi kwemakherubhi. Gcwalisa tandla takho ngemalahle lavutsako lasemkhatsini wemakherubhi, bese uwasakata etikwalelidolobha.” Ngatsi ngisabukile, yangena.
3Emakherubhi-ke wona abeme ngaseningizimu nelithempeli ngesikhatsi lendvodza ingena, lifu lasibekela sibuya lesisekhatsi nendzawo. 4Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yase iyesuka etikwemakherubhi, yehlela emnyango welithempeli. Lifu lagcwalisa lithempeli, nesibuya sagcwaliswa bukhatikhati benkhatimulo yaSimakadze. 5Umsindvo wetimphiko temakherubhi wawungevakala khashane, ngisho nasesibuyeni sangephandle, njengelivi laNkulunkulu Somandla, nakakhulumako.
6Kwatsi Simakadze nakatjela lendvodza yetelineni, atsi: “Tsatsa umlilo lapha emkhatsini wemasondvo lasemkhatsini wemakherubhi,” lendvodza yangena yema eceleni kwelisondvo. 7Lelinye lemakherubhi lelulela sandla salo kulomlilo lowawusemkhatsini wawo. Lahlaphuta lomunye wawo, lawubeka etandleni talendvodza yetelineni, leyawutsatsa yaphumela nawo ngephandle. 8Ngaphansi kwemaphiko emakherubhi kwakubonakala intfo leyayifanana netandla temuntfu.
9Ngabuka, ngabona eceleni kwemakherubhi emasondvo lamane, lilinye licondzene nalinye lemakherubhi; lamasondvo abecwebetela njengekhrisolithe. 10Macondzana nekubukeka kwawo, abefanana omane, lilinye lalifanana nelisondvo leligabance kulelinye lisondvo. 11Njengobe abehamba nje, abengahamba acondze kunome ngukuyiphi indzawo kuleti letine, lapho lamakherubhi abheke ngakhona; lamasondvo abengagucuki nakuhamba lamakherubhi. Lamakherubhi abebheka nome ngukuphi lapho kubheke ngakhona leli leliyinhloko, ngaphandle kwekugucuka nakahamba. 12Wonkhe umtimba wawo, ngisho nemihlane yawo kanye netandla tawo, netimphiko tawo tatigcwele emehlo yonkhe indzawo, futsi nawo lamasondvo awo lamane abegcwele emehlo. 13Ngeva lamasondvo abitwa ngekutsi “ngemasondvo lashulunganako.” 14Lilinye lalamakherubhi lalinebuso lobune: Bekucala buso kwakubuso belikherubhi, besibili kubuso bemuntfu, besitsatfu kubuso belibhubesi, besine kubuso belusweti.
15Lamakherubhi ase ayaphakama. Loko-ke bekutidalwa letiphilako lengangitibone ngasemfuleni iKhebari. 16Kwakutsi lamakherubhi nakanyakata ahamba, nalamasondvo lasemihlubulweni yawo ahambe, kutsi lamakherubhi nakavula timphiko tawo afuna kundiza, esuke emhlabatsini, lamasondvo angete esuka lapha emihlubulweni yawo. 17Kwakutsi lamakherubhi nakemile, nalamasondvo eme, lamakherubhi nakaphakama nawo aphakame kanye nawo, ngobe lomoya waletidalwa letiphilako wawukuwo lamasondvo.
18Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yase iyesuka kulomnyango welithempeli, yaya yayakuma ngetulu kwalamakherubhi. 19Ngatsi ngisabukile, emakherubhi ase avula timphiko tawo, esuka lapha emhlabatsini, atsi asaphakama, nalamasondvo aphakama kanye nawo. Efika ema emnyango welisango langasemphumalanga lelithempeli laSimakadze, nenkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli yayisetikwawo.
20Loko-ke bekutidalwa letiphilako lengatibona ngaphansi kwaloNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ngasemfuleni iKhebari, ngase ngiyabona kutsi kwakungemakherubhi. 21Lilinye lalinebuso lobune, netimphiko letine, nangaphansi kwetimphiko tawo kwakunentfo leyayifanana netandla temuntfu. 22Buso bawo babufanana nebalawa lengangiwabone ngasemfuleni iKhebari. Ngulelo nalelo lahamba lacondza embili.
