Salomo atangura kwubaka inzu ya Data wa twese
Inyubakwa itangurira ku musozi Moriya, ku mbuga yo guhurirako Dawidi yaguze, aho Data yari yamwiyerekeye. Ingero, ugupfuka n'izahabu, abakerubi babaje, umwenda uboshwe, n'inkingi zibiri zitwa Yakini na Bowazi — ahantu aha harahambaye nk'uko ubwiza buhambaye.
3 1Nuko Salomo atangura kwubaka inzu ya Data wa twese i Yeruzalemu, ku musozi Moriya, aho Data wa twese yari yariyeretse se Dawidi, ahantu Dawidi yari yarateguye kw’ikubiti ry’Orunani Umuyebusi. 2Yatanguye kwubaka mu kwezi kwa kabiri, ku musi wa kabiri, mu mwaka wa kane w’ingoma yiwe. 3Iyi ni yo mishinge Salomo yashize kugira ngo yubake inzu ya Data wa twese: uburebure nk’amametero mirongo ibiri na manani ku ngero ya kera, ubwaguke nk’amametero icenda. 4Igihimba kiri imbere y’inzu, kiri ku bwaguke bw’inzu, cari gifise ubwaguke nk’amametero icenda; uburebure bwaco bwari amametero mirongo itatu na manani. Yasashe imbere ya zahabu nziza.
5Yasakaje icumba kinini n’ibiti vy’isiporo, ayipfuka na zahabu nziza, yongerako amatongo n’imirongo y’udukufi. 6Yasharije inzu n’amabuye y’agaciro kugira ihimbare, kandi zahabu yari ivuye i Paruvayimu. 7Yapfutse inzu—ingiga, imiryango yo hasi, inkuta, n’imiryango—na zahabu, maze acurako ba Kerubi ku nkuta.
8Yagize Ahera Cane Kuruta Ahandi, uburebure bwaho bungana n’ubwaguke bw’inzu—nk’amametero icenda—n’ubwaguke bwaho na bwo amametero icenda. Yabipfuka na zahabu nziza ingana n’amatoni mirongo ibiri na atatu. 9Imisumari yari ifise uburemere bwa zahabu bungana n’amagarama amajana atandatu; yapfutse ibyumba vyo hejuru na zahabu.
10Muri Ahera Cane Kuruta Ahandi yagizemwo ba Kerubi babiri bacuzwe, ababambika zahabu. 11Amababa ya ba Kerubi uko ari babiri hamwe yageraga nk’amametero icenda: iryababa rimwe rya Kerubi wa mbere, rya nk’amametero abiri n’igice, ryagera ku rukuta rw’inzu; iryababa ryiwe irindi, na ryo rya nk’amametero abiri n’igice, ryagera ku ryababa rya Kerubi wa kabiri. 12Iryababa rya Kerubi wa kabiri, rya nk’amametero abiri n’igice, ryagera ku rukuta rw’inzu; iryababa ryiwe irindi, na ryo rya nk’amametero abiri n’igice, ryari rihuye n’iryababa rya Kerubi wa mbere. 13Amababa ya ba Kerubi bano yakwiragiraga nk’amametero icenda; bari bahagaze ku birenge vyabo, bakerekeza mu cumba kinini.
14Yagize umwenda w’ubururu, uw’umuyugubwe, n’uwutukura cane, n’ilino nziza, hacutswemwo ba Kerubi.
15Imbere y’inzu yagizeyo inkingi zibiri, imwe imwe y’uburebure bwa nk’amametero cumi na atandatu, zambitswe ku ruhande rwo hejuru igihimba c’uburebure bwa nk’amametero abiri n’igice. 16Yagize imirongo y’udukufi nk’umugozi wambarwa mw’izosi, ayishira ku ruhande rwo hejuru rw’inkingi, agira amakomamanga ijana, ayafatanya n’iyo mirongo y’udukufi. 17Yahagaritse inkingi imbere y’urusengero, imwe iburyo, iyindi ibubamfu, ayita iyo iburyo Yakini, iyo ibubamfu Bowazi.