1 Kings 6

USolomoni Wakha IThempeli

1Ngomnyaka wamakhulu amane laficamibili abako-Israyeli baphuma eGibhithe, ngomnyaka wesine uSolomoni ebusa ko-Israyeli, ngenyanga kaZiri, iyinyanga yesibili, waqalisa ukwakha ithempeli likaJehova.

2Ithempeli uSolomoni alakhela uJehova lalizingalo ezingamatshumi amabili ububanzi balo, lengalo ezingamatshumi amathathu ukuya phezulu. 3Isigaba sekhulusi elingaphambi kwendlu enkulu yethempeli sengezelela ububanzi lokuqhela kwethempeli, ngezingalo ezingamatshumi amabili njalo sasiphutsha ukwedlula indlu enkulu kusiya phambi kwayo ngezingalo ezilitshumi. 4Amawindi awenzayo ethempelini ayengamancinyane. 5Emidulini yendlu enkulu yethempeli lasendlini engcwele ephakathi wakha esinye isimo, kulapho okwaba lezindlwana khona emaceleni. 6Indawo ephansi kuzo zonke yayibanzi okwezingalo ezinhlanu, kuthi iguma laphakathi lalizingalo eziyisithupha kanti-ke iguma lesithathu lalingaba ngeziyisikhombisa. Wakha imithangala ngaphandle kwethempeli ukuze kungabi lalutho olwaluzafakwa phakathi kwemiduli yethempeli.

7Ekwakheni ithempeli, kwasetshenziswa amatshe ayebazwe alolongwa lapho ayevela khona kuphela, ngakho kwakungezwakali sando, itshizela loba yiphi insimbi yokwakha ethempelini ngesikhathi kusakhiwa.

8Umnyango weguma laphansi wawungezansi yethempeli; kulamakhwelo okuya kusigcawu saphakathi kuthi kusuka lapho kwedlulele kusigcawu sesithathu. 9Ngakho wakha ithempeli waliqeda, walifulela ngentungo lamapulanka ezigodo zomsedari. 10Wasesakha izindlwana zalandelela imiduli yethempeli. Ubude bokuya phezulu kwendlwana ngayinye babuzingalo ezinhlanu, njalo zazibanjaniswe lemiduli yethempeli ngemijabo yezigodo zomsedari.

11Ilizwi likaJehova leza kuSolomoni lathi,

12“Okwalelithempeli olakhayo, nxa ulandela iziqondiso zami, lemilayo yami ugcine konke engikulaya ngakho ukulandele, ngawe ngizagcwalisa zonke izithembiso engazenza kuyihlo uDavida. 13Ngizahlala phakathi kwabantu bako-Israyeli njalo angiyikubatshiya abantu bami bako-Israyeli.”

14Ngakho uSolomoni wakha ithempeli waliqeda. 15Wacecisa emidulini yangaphakathi ngamapulanka omsedari, wavala ececisa kusukela phansi kusiya ephahleni, walungisa iphansi lethempeli ngamapulanka ezigodo zephayini. 16Waquma wavala indawo ezingalo ezingamatshumi amabili emsamo wethempeli ngamapulanka omsedari kusukela phansi kusiya ephahleni esakha isiphephelo sangaphakathi kwethempeli, iNdawo eNgcwele Ngcwele. 17Indlu enkulu phambi kwaleyo yona yayizingalo ezingamatshumi amane ubude bayo. 18Ngaphakathi kwethempeli kwakwakhiwe ngomsedari, ubazwe iziduku lamaluba aqhakazileyo. Konke kwakungumsedari, kungabonakali litshe lelilodwa.

19Walungisa isiphephelo ngaphakathi kwethempeli ukubeka ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova khonapho. 20Isiphephelo sangaphakathi sasizingalo ezingamatshumi amabili ubude, amatshumi amabili ububanzi njalo kungamatshumi amabili ukuya phezulu. Wahuqa ingaphakathi ngegolide elicengekileyo, wasehuqa le-alithare lomsedari. 21USolomoni wahuqa ingaphakathi yethempeli ngegolide elicengekileyo, njalo wengezelela amaketane egolide aquma phambi kwesiphephelo sangaphakathi, sona esasihuqwe ngegolide.

22Ngakho wahuqa ingaphakathi yonke ngegolide. Wasehuqa njalo ngegolide i-alithare elalingelesiphephelo sangaphakathi.

23Phakathi kwesiphephelo sangaphakathi wenza amakherubhi amabili ngesihlahla somoliva, ubude bokuya phezulu ngalinye buzingalo ezilitshumi. 24Uphiko olulodwa lwekherubhi lakuqala lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu ubude balo, kanye lalolu olunye uphiko lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu – ingalo ezilitshumi kusukela ekucineni kophiko kusiya ekucineni kophiko. 25Ikherubhi lesibili lalo lalizingalo ezilitshumi, womabili amakherubhi ayelingana njalo efanana isimo. 26Ubude bokuya phezulu bekherubhi ngalinye babuzingalo ezilitshumi.

27Amakherubhi wawafaka endlini ephakathi kwethempeli, amaphiko awo echayekile. Uphiko lwelinye ikherubhi lwathinta umduli wangapha kwathi uphiko lwelinye lalo lwathinta umduli ngale, kwathi phakathi laphakathi kwendlu amaphiko awo athintana.

28Amakherubhi lawo wawahuqa ngegolide.

29Emidulini indawana yonke ukubhoda ithempeli, ezindlini zangaphakathi lezangaphandle wabaza amakherubhi, amalala lamaluba aqhakazileyo. 30Wahuqa njalo iphansi lezindlu zangaphandle lezangaphakathi kwethempeli ngegolide.

31Emnyango wesiphephelo sangaphakathi wenza izivalo zamapulanka om-oliva, imigubazi yakhona ilamacele amahlanu. 32Kwathi ezivalweni zombili zom-oliva wabaza amakherubhi, amalala lamaluba aqhakazekileyo, wahuqa amakherubhi lamalala ngegolide elikhandiweyo. 33Ngokufananayo wenza imigubazi elamacele amane ngom-oliva emnyango wokungena endlini enkulu. 34Wenza njalo izivalo zomphayini ezimbili, ngasinye singesigoqeka kabili. 35Wabaza amakherubhi lamalala lamaluba aqhakazayo kuzo wasewahuqa ngegolide likhandwe lalingana phezu kokubaziweyo.

36Wakhela njalo iguma langaphakathi imizila emithathu ngamatshe abaziweyo lowodwa owemijabo yomsedari.

37Isisekelo sethempeli likaJehova samiswa ngomnyaka wesine ngenyanga kaZivi.

38Ngomnyaka wetshumi lanye ngenyanga kaBhuli, inyanga yesificamibili, kwaba yikuphela kwethempeli lakhiwe njengokumiswa kwalo langeziqondiso zalo. Wayethethe iminyaka eyisikhombisa elakha.