Eyesibili EyemiLando 4:1-22
4 Ngemva kwalokho wenza i-alithare lekhopha.+ Lalizingalo ezingu-20 ubude, lezingalo ezingu-20 ububanzi, lezingalo ezilitshumi ukuphakama.
2 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.+
3 Ngaphansi komlomo wayo kwakulemiceciso enjengamaqhaga+ eyayiyigombolozele yonke, ingalo ngayinye ilemiceciso elitshumi. Imiceciso le yayisemizileni emibili njalo yayibunjwe yabambana letanka kwaba yintonye.
4 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.
5 Ubuqatha bensimbi itanka eyayenziwe ngayo babulingana lobubanzi beminwe emine nxa ihlangene.* Umlomo wayo wawenziwe wafana lowenkomitsho, kungathi liluba eliqhakazileyo. Itanka le yayingathwala amanzi angamalitha angu-66 000.*
6 Waphinda wenza lenditshi zokugezisela ezilitshumi. Ezinhlanu wazifaka esandleni sokudla, kwathi ezinye ezinhlanu wazifaka kwesenxele.+ Yikho lapho ababegezisela khona izinto ezazisetshenziswa nxa kusenziwa iminikelo yokutshiswa.+ Kodwa abaphristi babegeza+ ngamanzi ayesetankeni.
7 Wenza lezinti zezibane ezilitshumi ngegolide+ elandela indlela okwakumele zenziwe ngayo,+ wazifaka ethempelini. Ezinhlanu wazifaka esandleni sokudla, ezinye ezinhlanu wazifaka kwesenxele.+
8 Waphinda wenza lamatafula alitshumi wawafaka ethempelini. Wafaka amahlanu esandleni sokudla, amanye amahlanu wawafaka kwesenxele.+ Wenza lemiganu yegolide engu-100.
9 Waselungisa iguma+ labaphristi+ leguma elikhulu+ kanye lamagedi awo. Amagedi wawahuqa ngekhopha.
10 Wafaka itanka esandleni sokudla eceleni eliseningizimu kusiya ngasempumalanga.+
11 UHiramu wenza lamakani lamafotsholo kanye lemiganu.+
Wawuqeda umsebenzi ayewenzela iNkosi uSolomoni endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+ Nanku akwenzayo:
12 Wenza insika+ ezimbili leziduku ezifana lodiwo ezaziphezu kwensika lezo. Wenza lamasefa+ ekhopha amabili ayevala iziduku lezo ezaziphezu kwezinsika,
13 lemiceciso engu-400 eyayibunjwe njengamaharinathi,+ wayifaka emasefeni womabili. Isefa ngayinye yayilemizila emibili yemiceciso le ukuze yembathise iziduku ezifana lodiwo ezaziphezu kwensika ezimbili.+
14 Wenza lenqola* ezilitshumi kanye lenditshi ezilitshumi ezaziphezu kwezinqola,+
15 letanka, lenkunzi ezingu-12 ezazingaphansi kwayo,+
16 lamakani, lamafotsholo, lamafologwe.+ UHiramu-abhi+ wenza zonke izitsha lezi ngekhopha ecazimulayo, ezenzela iNkosi uSolomoni ukuze zifakwe endlini kaJehova.
17 Izinto lezi inkosi yazibumbela esigabeni seJodani, endaweni eyisidaka ephakathi kweSukhothi+ leZereda.
18 Izinto ezenziwa nguSolomoni zazizinengi kakhulu. Ikhopha eyasetshenziswayo akuzange kwaziwe ukuthi yayilesisindo esinganani.+
19 USolomoni wenza zonke izitsha+ zendlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso. Wenza i-alithare legolide,+ lamatafula+ okwakuzabekwa kuwo isinkwa sokubukiswa.+
20 Wenza lezinti zezibane kanye lezibane zazo ngegolide elicengekileyo+ ukuze zikhanyise phambi kwendlu engaphakathi njengoba kwakutshiwo.
21 Wenza lemiceciso yamaluba aqhakazileyo, lezibane, lensimbi zokukhipha intambo zezibane esezitshile.* Konke lokhu wakwenza ngegolide elicengekileyo.
22 Wenza lemiganu, lamankomitsho, lezigelo zokuquma intambo zezibane kanye lenkezwana zokuthwala amalahle. Izinto lezi lazo wazenza ngegolide elicengekileyo. Wenza ngegolide+ iminyango yendlu, izivalo zeNgcwelengcwele+ lezivalo zendlu yethempeli.
Amabala angaphansi
^ 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-3 000.” Ibhathi elilodwa lalingamalitha angu-22. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “lenqola zokuthwala amanzi.”
^ Kumbe, “lezindlawu.”
