AMAKHOSI I 6

₁Kwathi ngomnyaka wamakhulu amane namashumi ayisishiyagalombili emva kokuphuma kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli ezweni laseGibithe, ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kukaSolomoni phezu kwabakwaIsrayeli, ngenyanga kaZivi eyinyanga yesibili, waqala ukwakha indlu kaJehova.

₂Indlu inkosi uSolomoni eyayakhela uJehova, ubude bayo babuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nobubanzi bayo babungezamashumi amabili, nokuphakama kwayo kwakuyizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu.

₃Umpheme ngaphambili kwendlu yethempeli wawuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili ubude bawo maqondana nobubanzi bendlu; ububanzi bawo babuyizingalo eziyishumi ngaphambi kwendlu.

₄Wenzela indlu amafasitele anamahele angenakususwa.

₅Ngasodongeni lwendlu wakha izimpondo nxazonke ngasezindongeni zendlu nxazonke, ethempelini nasegumbini; wenza amakamelo asezinhlangothini nxazonke;

₆uphondo lwangaphansi lwaluyizingalo eziyisihlanu ububanzi balo, noluphakathi lwaluyizingalo eziyisithupha ububanzi balo, nolwesithathu lwaluyizingalo eziyisikhombisa ububanzi balo; ngokuba ngaphandle wenza uqaqa endlini nxazonke, ukuze imishayo ingangeni ezindongeni zendlu.

₇Indlu isakhiwa yakhiwa ngamatshe alungiswa enkwalini; akuzwakalanga-sando nazembe naphiki* nanto yensimbi, isakhiwa.

₈Umnyango wekamelo lohlangothi eliphakathi wawuseceleni lokunene lendlu; kwakhushukwa ngezikhwelo ezishwilayo ukuya ophondweni olungaphakathi, kuphunywe kolungaphakathi kuyiwe kolwesithathu.

₉Wakha-ke kanjalo indlu, wayiqeda, wayifulela indlu ngemishayo nangamapulangwe emisedari*.

₁₀Wakha izimpondo zangasendlini yonke, yilolo nalolo lwaba-yizingalo eziyisihlanu ukuphakama kwalo; zanamathela endlini ngemithi yemisedari*.

₁₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kuSolomoni, lathi:

₁₂Kumi kanje maqondana nalendlu oyakhayo: uma uyakuhamba ngezimiso zami, wenze izahlulelo zami, ugcine yonke imiyalo yami ukuba uhambe ngayo, ngiyakugcwalisa kuwe izwi engalikhuluma kuDavide uyihlo:

₁₃ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli, ngingabashiyi abantu bami uIsrayeli.

₁₄Wakha-ke uSolomoni indlu, wayiqeda.

₁₅Wakha izindonga zendlu ngaphakathi ngamapulangwe emisedari*; kusukela phansi endlini kuze kufike emishayweni yophahla wembesa ngamapulangwe ngaphakathi, wendlala phansi endlini ngamapulangwe emisayipuresi*.

₁₆Wakha futhi izingalo ezingamashumi amabili ngaseceleni lendlu lasemuva ngamapulangwe emisedari* kusukela phansi kuze kufike emishayweni, wazakhela phakathi okwaba-yigumbi, okuyindawo engcwelengcwele.

₁₇Indlu yangaphambili yethempeli yayiyizingalo ezingamashumi amane.

₁₈Kwakungumsedari* ngaphakathi endlini, kubaziwe ngezintangazane nangezimbali eziqhakazileyo; konke kwakungumsedari, akubonakalanga-tshe khona.

₁₉Walungisa igumbi phakathi endlini ukuba kubekwe khona umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova.

₂₀Phambi kwegumbi kwakuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili ubude, nezingalo ezingamashumi amabili ngobubanzi, nezingalo ezingamashumi amabili ngokuphakama; wakunameka ngegolide elicwengekileyo, walembesa ialtare imisedari*.

₂₁USolomoni wayinameka indlu phakathi ngegolide elicwengekileyo, walivalela igumbi ngamaketanga egolide; walinameka nalo ngegolide.

₂₂Wanameka-ke yonke indlu ngegolide, yaze yaphelela indlu yonke; nealtare lonke elalisegumbini walinameka ngegolide.

₂₃Egumbini wenza amakherubi* amabili ngomnqumo, yilelo nalelo liyizingalo eziyishumi ukuphakama kwalo.

₂₄Elinye iphiko lekherubi laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu, nelinye iphiko lekherubi laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu; kusukela esihlokweni selinye iphiko kuze kufike esihlokweni selinye kwakuyizingalo eziyishumi.

₂₅Elinye ikherubi laliyizingalo eziyishumi nalo; amakherubi omabili ayeyisilinganiso sinye nesimo sinye.

₂₆Ukuphakama kwelinye ikherubi kwakuyizingalo eziyishumi, nelinye ikherubi lalinjalo.

₂₇Wawabeka amakherubi phakathi nendlu engaphakathi; amakherubi awelula amaphiko, iphiko lelinye lathinta odongeni, nephiko lelinye ikherubi lathinta odongeni olunye; amaphiko awo athintana phakathi nendlu.

₂₈Wawanameka amakherubi ngegolide.

₂₉Wafekethisa zonke izindonga zendlu nxazonke ngezithombe ezibaziweyo zamakherubi, nangamasundu, nangezimbali eziqhakazileyo ngaphakathi nangaphandle.

₃₀Naphansi endlini wanameka ngegolide, ngaphakathi nangaphandle.

₃₁Wenzela umnyango wegumbi izivalo zomnqumo; ikhothamo nezinsika zomnyango kwakuyizinhlangothi eziyisihlanu.

₃₂Wenza-ke izivalo ezimbili ngomnqumo, wazifekethisa ngamakherubi abaziweyo, nangamasundu, nangezimbali eziqhakazileyo, wazinameka ngegolide, wembesa amakherubi namasundu igolide.

₃₃Wenzela futhi umnyango wethempeli izinsika zomnyango ngomnqumo, ziyizinhlangothi ezine,

₃₄nezivalo ezimbili ngomsayipuresi*; izinxenye zombili zaleso nalesosivalo zasongwa.

₃₅Wazifekethisa ngamakherubi, nangamasundu, nangezimbali eziqhakazileyo, wazinameka ngegolide kukho okubaziweyo.

₃₆Wakha igceke elingaphakathi ngezinhla ezintathu zamatshe abaziweyo, nohla lwemishayo yemisedari*.

₃₇Ngomnyaka wesine isisekelo sendlu kaJehova sase sibekiwe ngenyanga kaZivi.

₃₈Ngomnyaka weshumi nanye ngenyanga kaBuli eyinyanga yesishiyagalombili indlu yaqedwa kukho konke okwayo ngayo yonke imithetho yayo. Wayelokhu akha iminyaka eyisikhombisa.