32 Chronicles 3

1USolomoni waseqala ukwakha indlu yeNkosi eJerusalema entabeni yeMoriya lapho eyabonakala khona kuDavida uyise, endaweni uDavida ayilungisayo ebaleni lokubhulela likaOrinani umJebusi.Select 2 Chronicles 3:1

2Waseqalisa ukwakha ngenyanga yesibili ngolwesibili ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe.Select 2 Chronicles 3:2

3Lalezi yizisekelo zikaSolomoni zokwakha indlu kaNkulunkulu. Ubude ngezingalo ngesilinganiso esidala babuzingalo ezingamatshumi ayisithupha, lobubanzi buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili.Select 2 Chronicles 3:3

4Lekhulusi elaliphambili, ubude njengobubanzi bendlu babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, lokuphakama kwakuzingalo ezilikhulu lamatshumi amabili. Wayihuqa ngaphakathi ngegolide elicwengekileyo.Select 2 Chronicles 3:4

5Lendlu enkulu wayembesa ngezigodo zefiri*, wayihuqa ngegolide elihle, wamisa phezu kwayo amalala lamaketane.Select 2 Chronicles 3:5

6Wayembesela ubuhle indlu ngamatshe aligugu; njalo igolide laliligolide leParivayimi.Select 2 Chronicles 3:6

7Waseyihuqa indlu, imijabo, imigubazi, lemiduli yayo, leminyango yayo ngegolide, wabaza ngokugubha amakherubhi* emidulwini.Select 2 Chronicles 3:7

8Wasesenza indlu yengcwele yezingcwele; ubude bayo njengobubanzi bendlu babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, lobubanzi bayo buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili; wayihuqa ngegolide elihle kwaze kwaba ngamathalenta* angamakhulu ayisithupha.Select 2 Chronicles 3:8

9Lesisindo sezipikili saze saba ngamashekeli* egolide angamatshumi amahlanu. Wawahuqa amakamelo aphezulu ngegolide.Select 2 Chronicles 3:9

10Wasesenza endlini yengcwele yezingcwele amakherubhi* amabili ngomsebenzi obaziweyo, wawahuqa ngegolide.Select 2 Chronicles 3:10

11Lempiko zamakherubhi, ubude bazo babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili. Uphiko lwelilodwa lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu lufinyelela emdulini wendlu, lolunye uphiko lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu lufinyelela ophikweni lwelinye ikherubhi.Select 2 Chronicles 3:11

12Ngokunjalo uphiko lwelinye ikherubhi lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu lufinyelela emdulini wendlu; lolunye uphiko lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu lunamathele ephikweni lwelinye ikherubhi.Select 2 Chronicles 3:12

13Impiko zalamakherubhi* zeluleka ingalo ezingamatshumi amabili; njalo ema ngenyawo zawo, lobuso bawo bukhangele ngasendlini.Select 2 Chronicles 3:13

14Wasesenza iveyili ngokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka lokuyibubende lokubomvu langelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, wabeka kulo amakherubhi*.Select 2 Chronicles 3:14

15Wasesenza phambi kwendlu insika ezimbili, ubude babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, lesiduku phezu kwengqonga yayo buzingalo ezinhlanu.Select 2 Chronicles 3:15

16Wasesenza amaketane njengendaweni yelizwi, wawafaka esihlokweni sezinsika; wenza lamapomegranati* alikhulu, wawafaka emaketaneni.Select 2 Chronicles 3:16

17Wasemisa izinsika ngaphambi kwethempeli, enye ngakwesokunene, lenye ngakwesokhohlo; wasebiza ibizo lengakwesokunene uJakini, lebizo lengakwesokhohlo uBhowazi.Select 2 Chronicles 3:17