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6 Ngomnyaka wesi-480 abako-Israyeli bephume elizweni leGibhithe,+ ngomnyaka wesine uSolomoni eyinkosi yako-Israyeli, ngenyanga kaZivi*+ (inyanga yesibili), uSolomoni waqalisa ukwakha indlu kaJehova.*+ 2 Indlu kaJehova eyakhiwa yiNkosi uSolomoni yayizingalo* ezingu-60 ubude, lezingalo ezingu-20 ububanzi, lezingu-30 ukuphakama.+ 3 Ivurandi+ elaliphambi kwethempeli lalizingalo ezingu-20 ubude, lilingana lobubanzi bendlu. Nxa ulilinganisa usuka phambi kwendlu lalizingalo ezilitshumi.
4 Wenza amawindi ayebanzi ngaphakathi, emancane ngaphandle.+ 5 Waphinda wakha isakhiwo esasibambene lomduli wendlu emaceleni wonke. Sasigombolozele umduli weNdawo Engcwele* kanye lowendlu engaphakathi.*+ Phakathi kwesakhiwo lesi wakha izindlu eceleni komduli wethempeli.+ 6 Izindlu eziphansi ezaziseceleni komduli zazizingalo ezinhlanu ububanzi, ezazisesitezi sesibili zazizingalo eziyisithupha ububanzi futhi ezazisesitezi sesithathu zazizingalo eziyisikhombisa ububanzi. Wakha umduli waba lezindawo okwakuzangena kuzo amapulanka kungazange kugujwe umduli.+
7 Ithempeli lakhiwa ngamatshe ayevele esebaziwe alungiswa,+ yikho akuzwakalanga isando loba ihloka kumbe umsindo wamanye amathuluzi ensimbi ngesikhathi lisakhiwa. 8 Umnyango okwakungenwa ngawo nxa usiya ezindlini eziphansi ezaziseceleni wawuseningizimu yethempeli+ futhi kwakulamasitephisi ayeqansa ebhoda esiyafika ezindlini ezisesitezi sesibili, adlule aze ayefika ezindlini ezisesitezi sesithathu. 9 Wakha ithempeli waze waliqeda,+ waselifulela ngezigodo lamapulanka omsedari.+ 10 Wakha izindlu ezisemaceleni ezazigombolozele ithempeli.+ Indlu ngayinye yayizingalo ezinhlanu ukuphakama. Izindlu lezi zazihlanganiswe lethempeli kusetshenziswa izigodo zomsedari.
11 Ngalesosikhathi ilizwi likaJehova lafika kuSolomoni lathi: 12 “Nxa ungalandela imithetho yami lezahlulelo zami futhi ulandele yonke imilayo yami njalo uyigcine,+ ngizakwenza lokho engakuthembisa uyihlo uDavida mayelana lendlu le oyakhayo,+ 13 njalo ngizahlala phakathi kwabantu bako-Israyeli.+ Angisoze ngibatshiye abantu bami bako-Israyeli.”+
14 USolomoni waqhubeka esakha ithempeli waze waliqeda. 15 Imiduli ephakathi kwethempeli wayifaka amapulanka omsedari. Wayifaka amapulanka kusukela phansi kuze kuyefika entungweni zophahla. Phansi wafaka amapulanka omjunipha.+ 16 Phakathi kwethempeli, kusukela emsamo wabala izingalo ezingu-20 wasesakha umduli ukuze kube lenye indlu.+ Indlu leyo wayakha ngamapulanka omsedari kusukela phansi kuze kuyefika entungweni zophahla. Ngaphakathi kwayo wayilungisa, futhi yiyo eyaba yiNgcwelengcwele.+ 17 INdawo Engcwele*+ eyayiphambi kweNgcwelengcwele yayizingalo ezingu-40. 18 Amapulanka omsedari ayesemdulini wethempeli ngaphakathi ayebazelwe imifanekiso yezithelo ezisamaqhaga+ leyamaluba aqhakazileyo.+ Amapulanka omsedari ayevale wonke umduli, kungabonakali ngitsho lelitshe.
19 Walungisa leNgcwelengcwele+ phakathi* kwethempeli ukuze afake ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova.+ 20 INgcwelengcwele yayizingalo ezingu-20 ubude lezingu-20 ububanzi lezingu-20 ukuphakama.+ Wayigudula ngegolide elicengekileyo njalo i-alithare+ walifaka izigodo zomsedari. 21 USolomoni wagudula ithempeli lonke ngaphakathi ngegolide elicengekileyo,+ wasefaka amaketane egolide phambi kweNgcwelengcwele+ eyayigudulwe ngegolide. 22 Wagudula ithempeli lonke ngegolide waze waqeda. Wahuqa le-alithare+ lonke elaliduze leNgcwelengcwele.
23 Phakathi kweNgcwelengcwele wenza amakherubhi amabili+ ngesigodo sephayini.* Ikherubhi ngalinye lalizingalo ezilitshumi ubude.+ 24 Uphiko olulodwa lwekherubhi lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu, lolunye luzingalo ezinhlanu. Kusukela ekucineni kophiko olulodwa kusiyafika ekucineni kolunye uphiko kwakuzingalo ezilitshumi. 25 Ikherubhi lesibili lalo lalizingalo ezilitshumi. Amakherubhi la womabili ayelingana futhi ebunjwe afanana. 26 Ikherubhi ngalinye lalizingalo ezilitshumi ubude. 27 Ngemva kwalokho wafaka amakherubhi+ eNgcwelengcwele. Impiko zamakherubhi zazivulekile, uphiko lwelinye ikherubhi luthinte umduli, lophiko lwelinye ikherubhi luthinte omunye umduli. Impiko ezazivuleke zisiya phakathi laphakathi kwendlu zazithintene ekucineni. 28 Amakherubhi la wawahuqa ngegolide.
29 Emidulini yonke yethempeli, phakathi langaphandle kweNgcwelengcwele leNdawo Engcwele, wabazela imifanekiso yamakherubhi+ leyezihlahla zelala+ kanye leyamaluba aqhakazileyo.+ 30 Wasinda iphansi lendlu ngegolide futhi lokhu wakwenza eNgcwelengcwele laseNdaweni Engcwele. 31 Emnyango weNgcwelengcwele wenza izivalo ngezigodo zephayini, wenza lezinsika zemaceleni lemigubazi. Wakwenza kwaba yingxenye yesihlanu.* 32 Izivalo zombili zazenziwe ngesigodo sephayini. Ezivalweni lezi wabazela imifanekiso yamakherubhi lezihlahla zelala kanye lamaluba aqhakazileyo. Ngemva kwalokho wahuqa izivalo ngegolide, wahuqa lemifanekiso yamakherubhi leyezihlahla zelala. 33 Le yiyo indlela enza ngayo imigubazi yomnyango wethempeli* ngesigodo sephayini. Lokhu kwakuyingxenye yesine.* 34 Wenza izivalo ezimbili ngesigodo somjunipha. Isivalo ngasinye sasilengxenye ezimbili, ingxenye ngayinye yesivalo yayitshibilika emgubazini wayo.+ 35 Ezivalweni lezi wabazela imifanekiso yamakherubhi lezihlahla zelala lamaluba aqhakazileyo, waseyihuqa ngegolide.
36 Wakha umduli weguma elingaphakathi+ ngamatshe abaziweyo. Wawafaka aba yimizila emithathu, wafaka lomzila owodwa wamapulanka omsedari.+
37 Ngomnyaka wesine ngenyanga kaZivi,* isisekelo sendlu kaJehova sakhiwa.+ 38 Ngomnyaka wesi-11 ngenyanga kaBhuli* (inyanga yesi-8) kwaphela ukwakhiwa kwethempeli, kulandelwa iplani yalo lakho konke okwakumele kwenziwe.+ Ngakho uSolomoni kwamthatha iminyaka eyisikhombisa ukwakha ithempeli.