Inzu ya Data Itangira Kubakwa
Imyaka irindwi y'umurimo utuje: amabuye yatunganyirizwa aho acukurwa ku buryo nta gikoresho cy'icyuma cyumvikana, amasederi n'izahabu ku buso bwose, ba Bakerubi b'igiti cy'umwelayo byuzuza icyumba cyo imbere. Hagati y'umurimo Data wacu abwira Salomo ko isezerano rizakomeza gusa niba amwumvira.
6 1Mu mwaka wa magana ane na mirongo inani nyuma y'aho Abisiraheli bavuye mu Misiri, ari wo mwaka wa kane Salomo ategeka Isiraheli, mu kwezi kwa Zivu ari kwo kwezi kwa kabiri, atangira kubaka inzu ya Data wa twese. 2Inzu umwami Salomo yubakiye Data wa twese, uburebure bwayo bwari nka ibirenge mirongo cyenda, ubugari nka ibirenge mirongo itatu, n'ubuhagarike nka ibirenge mirongo ine n'itanu. 3Ibaraza ryari imbere y'icyumba kinini ryari rifite uburebure nka ibirenge mirongo itatu, bungana n'ubugari bw'inzu, naho ubwimbike bwayo imbere yaryo bwari nka ibirenge cumi n'atanu. 4Yakoreye inzu amadirishya afite imikono yaryo yinjiye imbere.
5Yubaka ku rukuta rw'inzu inyubako imizengurutse—ku nkuta z'inzu hose—z'icyumba kinini n'icyumba cy'imbere; akora n'ibyumba byo ku mbavu bimizengurutse. 6Icyumba cyo hasi cyari gifite ubugari bwa ibirenge birindwi n'igice, icyo hagati ibirenge cyenda, naho icya gatatu ibirenge cumi n'igice; ku ruhande rwo hanze yashyize intera mu rukuta, kugira ngo imigogo itinjizwa mu nkuta z'inzu. 7Inzu yubakishijwe amabuye yari yaratunganyirijwe aho bacukura, ku buryo nta nyundo cyangwa ishoka cyangwa igikoresho icyo ari cyo cyose cy'icyuma cyumvikaniye muri yo mu gihe cyo kubaka. 8Umuryango w'icyumba cyo ku mbavu cyo hasi wari mu ruhande rw'inzu rw'amajyepfo; hariho urwego rwazamukiraga ku cyumba cyo hagati, ukava aho ukajya ku cya gatatu. 9Nuko yubaka inzu arayirangiza, ayisakaza imigogo n'imbaho z'amasederi. 10Yubaka inyubako yo ku mbavu ku nzu yose, buri rwego rufite uburebure bwa ibirenge birindwi n'igice, akayihuza n'inzu akoresheje imigogo y'amasederi.
11Nuko ijambo rya Data wa twese riza kuri Salomo riti:
12“Ku byerekeye iyi nzu urimo kubaka: nukurikiza amateka yanjye, ugashyira mu bikorwa amabwiriza yanjye, ukitondera amategeko yanjye yose uyakurikiza, nzakuzuriza isezerano nasezeranyije Dawidi so. 13Nzabana n'Abisiraheli kandi sinzabutererana ubwoko bwanjye Isiraheli.”
14Nuko Salomo yubaka inzu arayirangiza. 15Yometseho imbaho z'amasederi ku nkuta z'imbere z'inzu; kuva hasi kugera ku migogo y'igisenge yabitwikirije ibiti imbere, maze ashyira hasi mu nzu imbaho z'amasipure. 16Yubaka ibirenge mirongo itatu byo mu nyuma y'inzu akoresheje imbaho z'amasederi, kuva hasi kugera ku nkuta, akagitandukanya imbere ngo kibe icyumba cy'imbere, ari cyo Cyumba kizira inenge cyane. 17Inzu—icyumba kinini cyari imbere y'icyumba cy'imbere—cyari gifite uburebure nka ibirenge mirongo itandatu. 18Amasederi yo mu nzu yari yatatswe uducuma n'indabyo zabumbuye; byose amasederi, nta buye ryabonekaga. 19Yateguye icyumba cy'imbere mu nzu, kugira ngo ahashyire isanduku y'Isezerano rya Data wa twese. 20Icyumba cy'imbere cyari gifite uburebure nka ibirenge mirongo itatu, ubugari nka ibirenge mirongo itatu, n'ubuhagarike nka ibirenge mirongo itatu; agitwikiriza izahabu inoze, yometseho n'urutambiro rw'amasederi. 21Salomo yometseho izahabu inoze imbere y'inzu, amanika udushumi tw'izahabu imbere y'icyumba cy'imbere, akagikometsaho izahabu. 22Yometseho izahabu inzu yose kugeza inzu yose irangiye; n'urutambiro rwose rw'icyumba cy'imbere aruratwikiriza izahabu.
23Mu cyumba cy'imbere akoramo abakerubi babiri b'igiti cy'umuzeyituni, buri wese afite uburebure nka ibirenge cumi n'atanu. 24Ibaba rimwe ry'umukerubi ryari rifite ibirenge birindwi n'igice, irindi ibirenge birindwi n'igice; haba ibirenge cumi n'atanu kuva ku mpera y'ibaba kugera ku mpera y'irindi. 25Umukerubi wa kabiri na we yari afite nka ibirenge cumi n'atanu; abakerubi bombi bari bafite igipimo kimwe n'ishusho imwe. 26Ubuhagarike bw'umukerubi umwe bwari nka ibirenge cumi n'atanu, naho undi na we ni uko. 27Ashyira abakerubi mu cyumba cy'imbere cy'inzu, amababa yabo yarambuye, ku buryo ibaba ry'umwe ryakoraga ku rukuta rumwe, n'ibaba ry'undi rigakora ku rundi rukuta, naho amababa yabo agakora ku yandi hagati mu nzu. 28Yometseho izahabu ku bakerubi.
29Ku nkuta zose zizengurutse inzu, mu byumba byo imbere no hanze, atataho abakerubi, n'imikindo, n'indabyo zabumbuye. 30Yometseho izahabu hasi mu nzu, mu byumba byo imbere no hanze.
31Ku muryango w'icyumba cy'imbere akoramo inzugi z'igiti cy'umuzeyituni; umutwe w'umuryango n'ibizingiti bigize impande eshanu. 32Inzugi zombi zari z'igiti cy'umuzeyituni; kuri zo atataho abakerubi, n'imikindo, n'indabyo zabumbuye, hanyuma azitwikiriza izahabu, ayihonda ku bakerubi no ku mikindo. 33Ni na ko ku muryango w'icyumba kinini akora ibizingiti by'igiti cy'umuzeyituni, bigize impande enye, 34n'inzugi zombi z'amasipure; impande zombi z'urugi rumwe zarizingaga, n'impande zombi z'urundi na zo zikizinga. 35Atataho abakerubi, n'imikindo, n'indabyo zabumbuye, maze azikometsaho izahabu ayisīze kungana hejuru y'ibyatatswe.
36Yubaka urugo rw'imbere n'impushya eshatu z'amabuye aconze n'uruhushya rumwe rw'imigogo y'amasederi.
37Mu mwaka wa kane imfatiro y'inzu ya Data wa twese irashyirwaho, mu kwezi kwa Zivu. 38Inzu irangira mu mwaka wa cumi na rumwe, mu kwezi kwa Buli ari kwo kwezi kwa munani, mu buryo bwose nk'uko byari byateganyijwe. Yayubatse imyaka irindwi.