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7 Kwathatha iminyaka engu-13 ukuthi uSolomoni akhe indlu yakhe+ ayiqede.*+
2 Wakha leNdlu yeGusu laseLebhanoni.+ Yayizingalo* ezingu-100 ubude, lezingalo ezingu-50 ububanzi lezingalo ezingu-30 ukuphakama. Yayimi phezu kwensika zezigodo zomsedari ezazimiswe zaba yimizila emine. Phezu kwensika lezi kwakuhlezi izigodo zomsedari.+
3 Phezulu indlu le yayilamapulanka omsedari. Amapulanka la ayehlezi phezu kwezigodo ezazinqume phezu kwezinsika. Zonke zazingu-45 futhi emzileni ngamunye kwakulezingu-15.
4 Emaceleni ayo wonke kwakulamawindi ayefole aba yimizila emithathu eyayilandelana isiya phezulu. Iwindi ngalinye lalikhangelane lelinye.
5 Yonke iminyango lemigubazi yayilamakhona amane lamacele alinganayo. Yayinjengamawindi ayekhangelene futhi efole aba yimizila emithathu elandelana isiya phezulu.
6 Waphinda wamisa esinye isakhiwo ngezinsika. Ubude baso babuzingalo ezingu-50 lobubanzi baso buzingalo ezingu-30. Phambi kwaso kwakulevurandi elalilezinsika lophahla.
7 Wakha lewolu eyayilesihlalo sobukhosi+ eyayibizwa ngokuthi yiNkundla Yokwahlulela,+ lapho ayezathonisela khona amacala. Phansi yayilungiswe ngamapulanka omsedari njalo ayefakwe lasemdulini kuze kuyefika ephahleni.
8 Indlu ayezahlala kuyo yayakhiwe* egumeni eliseceleni+ kweNkundla Yokwahlulela. Zombili izakhiwo lezi zazifanana, zakhiwe ngobungcitshi. Indodakazi kaFaro ayeyithethe layo wayakhela indlu eyayifanana lenkundla le.+
9 Zonke izakhiwo lezi zazakhiwe ngamatshe adulayo.+ Ayequnywe ngesilinganiso esifaneleyo njalo esahwe ngesaha yamatshe emaceleni wonke. Kwakwakhiwe ngawo kusukela ezisekelweni kuze kuyefika phezulu futhi kwakunjalo laphandle kuze kuyefika egumeni elikhulu.+
10 Izisekelo zazakhiwe ngamatshe amakhulu adulayo. Amanye akhona ayezingalo ezingu-10, amanye ezingalo ezingu-8.
11 Phezu kwawo kwakulamatshe adulayo kanye lamapulanka omsedari. Amatshe la ayequnywe ngesilinganiso esifaneleyo.
12 Umduli weguma elikhulu wawakhiwe ngamatshe abaziweyo ayeyimizila emithathu, kwafakwa lamapulanka amakhulu omsedari, njengasegumeni lendlu kaJehova elingaphakathi+ lasevurandini lendlu.+
13 INkosi uSolomoni yathumela ilizwi eThire ukuthi kuyebizwa uHiramu.+ UHiramu wasebuya kuyo.
14 Wayeyindodana yomfelokazi wesizwana sakoNafithali njalo uyise wayengumkhandi wekhopha+ owayedabuka eThire. UHiramu wayeyingcitshi, ewazi kuhle umsebenzi wakhe+ futhi esenelisa ukwenza loba yini ngekhopha.* Wabuya enkosini uSolomoni wawenza wonke umsebenzi eyamupha wona.
15 Wenza insika ezimbili zekhopha.+ Insika ngayinye yayizingalo ezingu-18 ubude njalo kwakungadingeka intambo ezingalo ezingu-12 ukuyithandela yonke.+
16 Wenza leziduku* ezimbili ngekhopha ukuze zifakwe phezu kwezinsika. Esinye isiduku sasizingalo ezinhlanu ubude, lesinye sizingalo ezinhlanu ubude.
17 Isiduku esasiphezu kwensika ngayinye sasiceciswe ngesefa eyenziwe ngamaketane amancane ayephothwe njengentambo.+ Esinye isiduku sasilayisikhombisa, lesinye silayisikhombisa.
18 Waphinda wabumba imiceciso enjengezithelo zamaharinathi. Imiceciso le wayenza yaba yimizila emibili wayifaka esefeni ngayinye ukuze icecise iziduku ezaziphezu kwezinsika. Wayifaka ezidukwini zombili.
19 Ingxenye ephezulu yeziduku lezi ezaziphezu kwezinsika ezisevurandini yayibunjwe yafana lamaluba futhi yayizingalo ezine ubude.
20 Iziduku lezi zazihlezi phezu kwensika ezimbili, phezu kwengxenye eyisigombolozi ebambene lesefa. Emizileni emibili eyayigombolozele isiduku ngasinye kwakulemiceciso engu-200 enjengamaharinathi.+
21 Wamisa insika zomphotshongo wethempeli.*+ Eyinye insika wayimisa esandleni sokudla* wayibiza ngokuthi nguJakhini,* eyinye wayimisa esandleni senxele* wayibiza ngokuthi nguBhowazi.*+
22 Phezulu insika lezi zazenziwe zafana leluba. Waphela-ke umsebenzi wokwenza izinsika.
23 Waphinda wabumba inkalakatha yetanka yamanzi* ngensimbi encibilikisiweyo.+ Yayiyisigombolozi futhi ububanzi bomlomo wayo babuzingalo ezilitshumi. Yayizingalo ezinhlanu ukuphakama njalo kwakungadingeka intambo eyizingalo ezingu-30 ukuyithandela yonke.+
24 Ngaphansi komlomo wayo kwakulemiceciso enjengamaqhaga+ eyayiyigombolozele yonke, ingalo ngayinye ilemiceciso elitshumi. Imiceciso le yayisemizileni emibili njalo yayibunjwe yabambana letanka kwaba yintonye.
25 Itanka yayihlaliswe phezu kwenkunzi ezingu-12 ezazibunjiwe.+ Ezintathu zazikhangele enyakatho, ezintathu zikhangele entshonalanga, ezintathu zikhangele eningizimu njalo ezintathu zikhangele empumalanga. Zonke zazifulathelene futhi itanka yayihlezi phezu kwazo.
26 Ubuqatha bensimbi itanka eyayenziwe ngayo babulingana lobubanzi beminwe emine nxa ihlangene.* Umlomo wayo wawenziwe wafana lowenkomitsho, kungathi liluba eliqhakazileyo. Itanka le yayithelwa amanzi angamalitha angu-44 000.*
27 Waphinda wenza inqola* zekhopha ezilitshumi.+ Inqola ngayinye yayizingalo ezine ubude, lezingalo ezine ububanzi, lezingalo ezintathu ukuphakama.
28 Inqola lezi zazenziwe kanje: Emaceleni azo kwakulensimbi ezaziphambana njalo phakathi laphakathi kwensimbi lezi kwakulamazenge amancane.
29 Emazengeni ayephakathi kwensimbi lezi kwakulemiceciso yezilwane+ lezinkunzi kanye lamakherubhi+ njalo yayikhona lasezinsimbini ezazibambe amazenge. Ngaphansi kwezilwane lezinkunzi langaphezu kwazo kwakubunjelwe imiceciso yamaluba.
30 Inqola ngayinye yayilamaviri amane enziwe ngekhopha kanye lama-ekiseli enziwe ngekhopha njalo amaviri la ayebanjwe zinsimbi ezine ezazisemakhoneni. Phezulu yayilenditshi enkulu eyayibanjwe zinsimbi futhi eceleni kwensimbi ngayinye kwakulomceciso wamaluba obunjiweyo.
31 Umlomo wenditshi le wawuyisigombolozi njalo wawubunjwe wafana lomqhele. Ukusuka phansi kwenditshi kusiyafika lapho okuqalisela khona umqhele kwakuyingalo eyodwa. Nxa sekuhlangene konke lomqhele kwakuyingalo lengxenye. Umqhele lo wawulamazenge alamacele amane alinganayo ayelemiceciso.
32 Amaviri womane ayengaphansi emaceleni wonke njalo insimbi ezazibambe amaviri zazibambene lenqola. Iviri ngalinye laliyingalo eyodwa lengxenye ubude.
33 Amaviri la ayebunjwe afanana lamaviri enqola yamabhiza. Izisekelo zawo lamarimu lezipokisi lamahabha kwakwenziwe ngensimbi encibilikisiweyo.
34 Inqola ngayinye yayilensimbi ezine emakhoneni wonke njalo zazibunjwe zabambana lenqola.
35 Phezulu inqola le yayibunjwe yaba lomqhele oyisigombolozi owawuyingxenye yengalo. Insimbi zomqhele kanye lamazenge awo kwakubunjwe kwabambana lenqola kwaba yintonye.
36 Emazengeni lawo lasezinsimbini zakhona kwakudwetshwe imifanekiso yamakherubhi leyezilwane leyezihlahla zelala kusiya ngokuthi kulendawo enganani. Kwakubunjelwe lomceciso wamaluba, ugombolozele umqhele wonke.+
37 Wazenza njalo zonke inqola ezilitshumi.+ Zabunjwa zafanana+ futhi zazilingana.
38 Waphinda wenza inditshi ezilitshumi ngekhopha.+ Inditshi ngayinye yayizingalo ezine ububanzi njalo yayingathwala amanzi angamalitha angu-880.* Inqola ngayinye yayilenditshi yayo.
39 Wafaka inqola ezinhlanu esandleni senxele eceleni kwendlu, wasefaka ezinye ezinhlanu eceleni elisesandleni sokudla. Wafaka itanka esandleni sokudla eceleni eliseningizimu kusiya ngasempumalanga.+
40 UHiramu+ wenza lezinditshi lamafotsholo+ lemiganu.+
Wawuqeda wonke umsebenzi ayewenzela iNkosi uSolomoni endlini kaJehova. Nanku akwenzayo:+
41 Wenza insika ezimbili+ leziduku ezifana lodiwo ezaziphezu kwensika lezo. Wenza lamasefa ekhopha amabili+ ayevala iziduku lezo ezaziphezu kwezinsika,
42 lemiceciso engu-400 eyayibunjwe njengamaharinathi,+ wayifaka emasefeni womabili. Isefa ngayinye yayilemizila emibili yemiceciso le ukuze yembathise iziduku ezifana lodiwo ezaziphezu kwensika ezimbili.
43 Wenza lenqola ezilitshumi+ kanye lenditshi ezilitshumi+ ezaziphezu kwezinqola,
44 letanka,+ lenkunzi ezingu-12 ezazingaphansi kwetanka,
45 lamakani, lamafotsholo lemiganu lazo zonke izitsha ezenziwe ngekhopha ecazimulayo, uHiramu azenzela iNkosi uSolomoni ukuze zifakwe endlini kaJehova.
46 Inkosi yathi zenziwe ngamafoloma enziwe ngobumba esigabeni seJodani phakathi kweSukhothi leZarethani.
47 USolomoni kazange alinganise isisindo sempahla yonke le ngoba yayinengi kakhulu. Ikhopha eyasetshenziswayo akuzange kwaziwe ukuthi yayilesisindo esinganani.+
48 USolomoni wenza zonke izitsha zendlu kaJehova. Wenza i-alithare+ legolide kanye letafula+ yegolide okwakuzabekwa kuyo isinkwa sokubukiswa.
49 Wenza lezinti zezibane+ ngegolide elicengekileyo, ezinhlanu wazifaka esandleni sokudla, ezinhlanu esandleni senxele duze lendlu engaphakathi. Wenza lemiceciso yamaluba aqhakazileyo,+ lezibane, lensimbi zokukhipha intambo zezibane esezitshile.* Konke lokhu wakwenza ngegolide.+
50 Waphinda wenza izinditshi, lemiganu, lamankomitsho,+ lezigelo zokuquma intambo zezibane+ kanye lenkezwana zokuthwala amalahle.+ Konke lokhu wakwenza ngegolide elicengekileyo. Wenza lensimbi zegolide ezazibambe izivalo zendlu yangaphakathi+ okwakuthiwa yiNgcwelengcwele kanye lezivalo zendlu yethempeli.+
51 INkosi uSolomoni yawuqeda wonke umsebenzi wendlu kaJehova okwakumele iwenze. Yazingenisa endlini leyo izinto uyise uDavida ayezibekele inkonzo engcwele,*+ yasithatha isiliva legolide lezitsha yakufaka ezindlini zokugcinela inotho yendlu kaJehova.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “isigodlo sakhe asiqede sonke.”
^ Ingalo yayilingana lamasentimitha angu-44,5. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “Isigodlo ayezahlala kuso sasakhiwe.”
^ Kumbe, “ngethusi.”
^ Iziduku lezi zazingumceciso owawufakwa phezu kwensika.
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “[UJehova] kayimise iqine indawo le.”
^ Ibizo leli lingabe lisitsho ukuthi, “Ngamandla.”
^ Kumbe, “enyakatho.”
^ Kumbe, “eningizimu.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo iNdawo eNgcwele.
^ Kumbe, “wabumba uLwandle.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo ububanzi beminwe emine nxa ihlangene kusukela kucilikicane kusiyafika kunkomba, okungaba ngamasentimitha angu-7,4. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “angamabhathi angu-2 000.” Ibhathi elilodwa lalingamalitha angu-22. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “inqola zokuthwala amanzi.”
^ Kumbe, “angagcwala amabhathi angu-40.”
^ Kumbe, “lezindlawu.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ezazingcweliswe.”
