a2 Lan 3:1,2
b2 Lan 3:2
cNani 1:1
d2 Lan 3:3,4; Hez 40; 41; 42
e6:16,19-21,23,31, 7:49, 8:6,8; 2 Lan 3:16, 4:20, 5:7,9; Hlab 28:2
fHez 41:6
g5:18; Dute 27:5,6
h6:14,38
i9:4, 2:4
j2 Sam 7:13; 1 Lan 22:10
kEks 25:8; Levi 26:11
lDute 31:6,8; Josh 1:5
m6:9,38
n6:16,30, 7:7; Nani 5:17
o5:8
p7:50, 8:6; Eks 26:33; 2 Lan 3:8,10; Hez 45:3; Heb 9:3
qEks 30:1,3,6
rEks 37:7-9; 2 Lan 3:10-13
sEks 25:20, 37:9; 2 Lan 5:8
t5:8
uHez 41:24
v7:12
w6:1

1 Kings 6

USolomoni wakha ithempeli

1Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wamakhulu amane lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili emva kokuphuma kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli elizweni leGibhithe a, ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kukaSolomoni koIsrayeli b, ngenyanga kaZivi, eyinyanga yesibili, waqala ukwakha indlu yeNkosi c. 2Njalo indlu inkosi uSolomoni eyayakhela uJehova, ubude bayo babuzingalo ezingamatshumi ayisithupha, lobubanzi bayo babungamatshumi amabili, lokuphakama kwayo kwakuzingalo ezingamatshumi amathathu d. 3Lekhulusi phambi kwethempeli lendlu, ubude balo babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, njengobubanzi bendlu, ububanzi balo babuzingalo ezilitshumi phambi kwendlu. 4Njalo wayenzela indlu amawindi abanzi ngaphandle kulangaphakathi.

5Futhi emdulini wendlu wakha amakamelo inhlangothi zonke, imiduli yendlu inhlangothi zonke, esenzela ithempeli lendawo yelizwi e. Wenza lezindlwana eziseceleni inhlangothi zonke. 6Ikamelo elingaphansi kwawo wonke, ububanzi balo babuzingalo ezinhlanu, leliphakathi, ububanzi balo buzingalo eziyisithupha, lelesithathu, ububanzi balo buzingalo eziyisikhombisa. Ngoba ngaphandle kwendlu wenza izinciphiso inhlangothi zonke, ukuze imijabo ingagxunyekwa emidulwini yendlu f. 7Njalo indlu, isakhiwa, yakhiwa ngamatshe ayepheleliswe enkwalini, ukuze kungezwakali isando lehloka, loba yisiphi isikhali sensimbi endlini nxa isakhiwa g. 8Umnyango wendlwana eseceleni ephakathi wawusehlangothini lwesokunene lwendlu; njalo bakhwela ngesikhwelo esibhodayo ukuya kwengaphakathi, lokusuka kwengaphakathi kusiya kweyesithathu. 9Wayakha-ke indlu, wayiqeda; wagubuzela indlu ngentungo lamapulanka emisedari h. 10Wasesakha izindlwana eceleni kwendlu yonke, ubude bazo buzingalo ezinhlanu, wakuxhuma endlini ngezigodo zemisedari.

11Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kuSolomoni lathi: 12Mayelana lale indlu oyakhayo, uba uhamba ngezimiso zami, usenza izahlulelo zami, njalo ugcina yonke imilayo yami ukuhamba ngayo i, ngizakwenza ilizwi lami kuwe engalikhuluma kuDavida uyihlo j; 13ngizahlala phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli k, ngingabatshiyi abantu bami uIsrayeli l.

14Wayakha-ke uSolomoni indlu, wayiqeda m. 15Wasesakha imiduli yendlu ngaphakathi ngamapulanka emisedari, kusukela kuphansi lendlu kuze kufike emidulwini yophahla n, wayembesa ngaphakathi ngezigodo, wendlala iphansi lendlu ngamapulanka amafiri o. 16Wasesakha izingalo ezingamatshumi amabili emaceleni endlu, ngamapulanka emisedari, kusukela kuphansi kwaze kwafika emidulwini; wayakhela ngaphakathi, esenzela indawo yelizwi, esenzela ingcwele yezingcwele p. 17Lendlu, elithempeli, ngaphambili, yayizingalo ezingamatshumi amane. 18Njalo umsedari wendlu ngaphakathi wawubazwe waba zinduku lamaluba avulekileyo; konke kwakungumsedari, kungabonakali litshe. 19Waselungisa indawo yelizwi phakathi endlini ukubeka khona umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi. 20Lendawo yelizwi ephambili, ubude babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, lobubanzi buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, lokuphakama kwayo kuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili; wayihuqa ngegolide elicwengekileyo; wasesembesa ilathi ngomsedari. 21USolomoni waseyihuqa indlu ngaphakathi ngegolide elicwengekileyo, wenza isehlukaniso ngamaketane egolide phambi kwendawo yelizwi, wasesihuqa ngegolide. 22Lendlu yonke wayihuqa ngegolide yaze yaphelela yonke indlu; lelathi lonke elisendaweni yelizwi walihuqa ngegolide q.

23Endaweni yelizwi wasesenza amakherubhi* amabili ngesihlahla somhlwathi r, ukuphakama kwakuzingalo ezilitshumi ngalinye. 24Olunye uphiko lwekherubhi lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu, lolunye uphiko lwekherubhi lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu; kusukela ekucineni kolunye uphiko kusiya ekucineni kolunye uphiko kwakuzingalo ezilitshumi. 25Lelinye ikherubhi lalizingalo ezilitshumi; womabili amakherubhi ayeyisilinganiso sinye lesimo sinye. 26Ukuphakama kwelinye ikherubhi kwakuzingalo ezilitshumi, lelinye ikherubhi lalinjalo. 27Wasewabeka amakherubhi phakathi kwendlu engaphakathi; njalo amakherubhi elula impiko, kuze kuthi olunye uphiko lwathinta umduli, lophiko lwelinye ikherubhi lwathinta omunye umduli, lempiko zawo zathintana uphiko lophiko ngaphakathi kwendlu s. 28Wasewahuqa amakherubhi ngegolide. 29Wabaza imiduli yonke yendlu inhlangothi zonke ngemifanekiso ebaziweyo yamakherubhi lezihlahla zamalala lamaluba avulekileyo ngaphakathi langaphandle. 30Iphansi lendlu waselihuqa ngegolide ngaphakathi langaphandle.

31Emnyango wendawo yelizwi wenza izivalo zesihlahla somhlwathi, ikhothamo lemigubazi kulezinhlangothi ezinhlanu. 32Lezivalo zombili zazingezesihlahla somhlwathi, wabaza kuzo imibazo yamakherubhi lezihlahla zamalala lamaluba avulekileyo, wazihuqa ngegolide, wakhandela igolide phezu kwamakherubhi lezihlahla zamalala. 33Ngokunjalo wasesenzela umnyango wethempeli imigubazi yesihlahla somhlwathi, ezinhlangothini ezine. 34Lezivalo ezimbili zazingezezihlahla zamafiri t; impiko zombili zesivalo esisodwa zazigoqeka, lezilenge ezimbili zesivalo sesibili zazigoqeka u. 35Wasebaza kuzo amakherubhi lezihlahla zamalala lamaluba avulekileyo, wakuhuqa ngegolide elendlala kuhle phezu kokubaziweyo.

36Wasesakha iguma elingaphakathi ngemizila emithathu yamatshe abaziweyo, lomzila wemijabo yemisedari v.

37Ngomnyaka wesine isisekelo sendlu yeNkosi sabekwa, ngenyanga kaZivi. 38Kwathi ngomnyaka wetshumi lanye, enyangeni kaBuli, okuyinyanga yesificaminwembili, yaphela indlu ezintweni zayo zonke lanjengakho konke ukumiswa kwayo. Ngakho wayakha iminyaka eyisikhombisa w.

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