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3 Ngemva kwalokho uSolomoni waqalisa ukwakha indlu kaJehova+ eJerusalema entabeni iMoriya,+ lapho uJehova ayebonakale khona kuyise uDavida.+ Indlu le wayakha esizeni* sika-Onani+ umJebusi, endaweni uDavida ayeyilungisile.
2 Waqalisa ukwakha ngelanga lesibili ngenyanga yesibili, ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe.
3 Isisekelo sendlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso esabekwa nguSolomoni sasizingalo ezingu-60 ubude, lezingalo ezingu-20 ububanzi,+ kusetshenziswa isilinganiso sakuqala.*
4 Umphotshongo owawuphambi kwethempeli wawuzingalo ezingu-20 ubude, ulingana lobubanzi bendlu. Ukuphakama wawuyi-120.* Phakathi wawugudula ngegolide elicengekileyo.+
5 Indlu enkulu wayicecisa ngamapulanka omjunipha waseyigudula ngegolide elihlambulukileyo.+ Wayicecisa langemifanekiso yezihlahla zelala+ langamaketane.+
6 Phezu kwalokho wacecisa indlu ngamatshe amahle aligugu.+ Igolide+ alisebenzisayo lalivela ePhavayimi.
7 Indlu yonke wayigudula ngegolide.+ Wagudula imiduli, lezitubhu, lentungo, leminyango, wabaza lemiceciso yamakherubhi emidulini.+
8 Wenza leNgcwelengcwele+ futhi ubude bayo babulingana lobubanzi bendlu.* Yayizingalo ezingu-20 ubude njalo iyizingalo ezingu-20 ububanzi. Wayigudula ngegolide elihlambulukileyo+ elingamathalenta* angu-600.
9 Igolide elasetshenziswa ukwenza izipikili lalilesisindo esingamashekheli* angu-50. Izindlu ezazisephahleni lazo wazigudula ngegolide.
10 ENgcwelengcwele wenza amakherubhi amabili wasewahuqa ngegolide.+
11 Impiko zamakherubhi+ la zazizingalo ezingu-20 ubude nxa zihlanganisiwe. Uphiko olulodwa lwekherubhi lokuqala lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu ubude njalo lwaluthinte umduli wendlu. Olunye uphiko lwekherubhi leli lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu njalo lwaluthinte uphiko lwelinye ikherubhi.
12 Uphiko lokuqala lwekherubhi lesibili lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu njalo lwaluthinte umduli kwelinye icele lendlu. Olunye uphiko lwalo lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu futhi lwaluthinte uphiko lwekherubhi lokuqala.
13 Impiko zamakherubhi la zazelulwe zaba zingalo ezingu-20. Ayemi ngenyawo ekhangele eNdaweni Engcwele.
14 Wenza lekhetheni+ ngohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, langewulu eyibubende,* lebomvu, langelembu elihle, waselithungela+ imiceciso yamakherubhi.
15 Waphinda wenza lensika+ ezimbili phambi kwendlu. Insika ngayinye yayizingalo ezingu-35 ubude. Isiduku* esasiphezu kwensika ngayinye sasizingalo ezinhlanu.+
16 Wenza lamaketane anjengomgaxo ofakwa entanyeni wasewagaxa ezidukwini ezaziphezu kwezinsika. Wabumba lemiceciso engu-100 enjengezithelo zamaharinathi wayifaka emaketaneni.
17 Insika lezi wazimisa phambi kwethempeli. Eyinye wayimisa esandleni sokudla,* eyinye kwesenxele.* Eyayisesandleni sokudla wayibiza ngokuthi nguJakhini,* eyayisesandleni senxele wayibiza ngokuthi nguBhowazi.*
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Ingalo yayilingana lamasentimitha angu-44,5. Kodwa abanye bathi isilinganiso esasisetshenziswa kuqala yingalo ende eyayingamasentimitha angu-51,8. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Isilinganiso esasetshenziswa lapha asaziwa.
^ Ithalenta lalingamakhilogremu angu-34,2. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “bethempeli.”
^ Ishekheli yayilingana lamagremu angu-11,4. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ NgesiNgisi umbala oyibubende yi-purple.
^ Isiduku kwakungumceciso owawufakwa phezu kwensika.
^ Kumbe, “eningizimu.”
^ Kumbe, “enyakatho.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “[UJehova] kayimise iqine indawo le.”
^ Ibizo leli lingabe lisitsho ukuthi, “Ngamandla.”
