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3 Ekugqibeleni uSolomon waqala ukuyakha indlu kaYehova+ eYerusalem kwiNtaba yaseMoriya,+ apho [uYehova] wabonakala khona kuDavide uyise,+ kwindawo awayilungisayo uDavide esandeni sikaOrnan+ umYebhusi. 2 Waqalisa ukwakha ngenyanga yesibini ngomhla wesibini, ngonyaka wesine wolawulo lwakhe.+ 3 Oku uSolomon wakubeka njengesiseko sokwakha indlu kaTHIXO oyinyaniso, ubude ngokomlinganiselo weekubhite wangaphambili babuziikubhite ezingamashumi amathandathu, ububanzi buziikubhite ezingamashumi amabini.+ 4 Iveranda+ eyayingaphambi kwecala elide yayiziikubhite ezingamashumi amabini ngaphambi kwecala elibanzi lendlu, ukuphakama kwayo kwakulikhulu elinamashumi amabini; wayaleka ngaphakathi ngegolide esulungekileyo. 5 Yaye indlu enkulu+ wayigubungela ngomthi wejunipha, waza wawugubungela ngegolide,+ wandula waleka phezu kwayo umthi wamasundu+ nemixokelelwane.+ 6 Ngaphezu koko, waleka indlu ngamatye axabisekileyo ukuze ibe ntle;+ igolide+ yayiyigolide evela kwilizwe legolide. 7 Wahlabela mgama wagubungela indlu, imiqadi, imibundu neendonga zayo neengcango zayo ngegolide;+ waza wakrola iikherubhi ezindongeni.+
8 Wenza indlu yeYona Ngcwele,+ ubude bayo ngangobubanzi bendlu babuziikubhite ezingamashumi amabini, ububanzi bayo babuziikubhite ezingamashumi amabini;+ waza wayigubungela ngegolide entle engamakhulu amathandathu eetalente. 9 Ubunzima bezikhonkwane+ babuziishekele ezingamashumi amahlanu zegolide; yaye igumbi eliseluphahleni waligubungela ngegolide.
10 Waza endlwini yeYona Ngcwele wenza imifanekiso yeekherubhi ezimbini,+ wayaleka ngegolide.+ 11 Amaphiko eekherubhi,+ ubude bawo babuziikubhite ezingamashumi amabini, elinye iphiko liziikubhite ezintlanu lifikelela eludongeni lwendlu, nelinye iphiko liziikubhite ezintlanu lifikelela kwiphiko lenye ikherubhi.+ 12 Ke iphiko lekherubhi elizikubhite ezintlanu lalifikelela kudonga lwendlu, yaye elinye iphiko eliziikubhite ezintlanu lalihlangana nephiko lenye ikherubhi.+ 13 Amaphiko ezo kherubhi oluleka iikubhite ezingamashumi amabini; zema ngeenyawo zikhangele ngaphakathi.
14 Ngaphezu koko, wenza ikhuselo+ ngomsonto oluhlaza+ nangoboya obudaywe bamfusa bubomvu nobomvu bungqombela nelaphu elicikizekileyo, wenza iikherubhi kuwo.+
15 Wandula wenza phambi kwendlu iintsika ezimbini,+ eziziikubhite ezingamashumi amathathu anesihlanu ubude, neengqukuva+ ezaziphezu kwayo nganye yazo zaziziikubhite ezintlanu. 16 Ngaphezu koko, wenza imixokelelwane+ yentsimbi yomqala waza wayibeka phezu kweentsika, wenza iirharnati ezilikhulu+ wazibeka kwimixokelelwane leyo. 17 Wazimisa iintsika ngaphambi kwetempile, enye yangasekunene enye yangasekhohlo, emva koko wathi igama leyasekunene nguYakin negama leyasekhohlo nguBhohazi.+