Solomoni Ayamba Kumanga Nyumba ya Atate
Ntchito yomanga iyamba pa phiri la Moriya, pa dwale limene Davide anagula, pamene Atate wathu anamuonekera. Miyeso, kukuta ndi golide, akerubi osema, nsalu yotchinga yolukidwa, ndi nsanamira ziwiri zotchedwa Yakini ndi Boazi — malowo ali ofunika pano monga momwe ulemerero ulili.
3 1Ndipo Solomoni anayamba kumanga nyumba ya Atate wathu mu Yerusalemu, pa Phiri la Moriya, pamene Atate wathu anaonekera kwa Davide bambo wake, pa malo amene Davide anakonza pa malo opunthira tirigu a Ornani Myebusi. 2Anayamba kumanga pa mwezi wachiwiri, tsiku lachiwiri, m'chaka chachinayi cha ufumu wake. 3Awa ndi maziko amene Solomoni anaika pomanga nyumba ya Atate wathu: kutalika kwake pafupifupi mapazi makumi asanu ndi anayi monga mwa muyeso wakale, kupingasa kwake pafupifupi mapazi makumi atatu. 4Khonde la kutsogolo kwa nyumbayo, motsatira kupingasa kwa nyumbayo, linali lotalika pafupifupi mapazi makumi atatu; kutalika kwake kunali mapazi zana ndi makumi awiri. Anakuta mkati mwake ndi golide weniweni.
5Anaika matabwa a mkungudza m'chipinda chachikulu, nawukuta ndi golide wabwino, nawonjezera mitengo ya kanjedza ndi maunyolo. 6Anakometsera nyumbayo ndi miyala yamtengo wapatali kuti ikhale yokongola, ndipo golideyo anachokera ku Paruvaimu. 7Anakuta nyumbayo ndi golide, mitanda, ziwundo, makoma, ndi zitseko, nasema akerubi pa makoma.
8Anapanga Malo Oyera Kwambiri, kutalika kwake kofanana ndi kupingasa kwa nyumbayo, pafupifupi mapazi makumi atatu, ndipo kupingasa kwake nakonso mapazi makumi atatu. Anawukuta ndi golide wabwino pafupifupi matani makumi awiri ndi atatu. 9Misomali inalemera pafupifupi maounsi makumi awiri a golide; anakuta zipinda zapamwamba ndi golide.
10M'Malo Oyera Kwambiri anapanga akerubi awiri osemasema, nawakuta ndi golide. 11Mapiko a akerubi onse pamodzi anatambasuka pafupifupi mapazi makumi atatu: phiko limodzi la kerubi woyamba, pafupifupi mapazi asanu ndi awiri ndi hafu, linakhudza khoma la nyumba; phiko lake linzake, nalonso pafupifupi mapazi asanu ndi awiri ndi hafu, linakhudza phiko la kerubi wachiwiri. 12Phiko la kerubi wachiwiri, pafupifupi mapazi asanu ndi awiri ndi hafu, linakhudza khoma la nyumba; phiko lake linzake, nalonso pafupifupi mapazi asanu ndi awiri ndi hafu, linalumikizana ndi phiko la kerubi woyamba. 13Mapiko a akerubi amenewa anatambalala pafupifupi mapazi makumi atatu; iwo anayimirira pa mapazi awo, atayang'ana ku chipinda chachikulu.
14Anapanga nsalu yotchinga ya ulusi wabuluu, wofiirira, ndi wofiira, ndi nsalu yosalala, momwe analuka akerubi.
15Kutsogolo kwa nyumba anapanga mizati iwiri, iliyonse yotalika pafupifupi mapazi makumi asanu ndi atatu, ndipo pamwamba pake panali mutu wotalika pafupifupi mapazi asanu ndi awiri ndi hafu. 16Anapanga maunyolo ngati mkanda, nawuika pamwamba pa mizati, napanga makangaza zana, nawamanga ku maunyolo. 17Anayimika mizatiyo kutsogolo kwa Nyumba, umodzi kudzanja lamanja, winawo kudzanja lamanzere, nawutcha wakumanja Yakini ndipo wakumanzere Boazi.
