Soromoni Anotanga Kuvaka Imba yaBaba vedu
Kuvaka kunotanga paGomo reMoria, paburiro rakatengwa naDhavhidhi, apo Baba vedu vakanga vazviratidza kwaari. Zviyero, kufukidzwa nendarama, makerubhi akavezwa, chidzitiro chakarukwa, nembiru mbiri dzinonzi Jakini naBhoazi — nzvimbo yacho inokosha pano zvakaenzana nokunaka kwayo.
3 1Zvino Soromoni akatanga kuvaka imba yaBaba vedu muJerusarema, paGomo reMoria, apo Baba vedu vakanga vazviratidza kuna baba vake Dhavhidhi, panzvimbo yakanga yagadzirwa naDhavhidhi paburiro raOnani muJebhusi. 2Akatanga kuvaka mumwedzi wechipiri, pazuva rechipiri, mugore rechina rokutonga kwake. 3Idzi ndidzo nheyo dzakateiwa naSoromoni dzokuvaka imba yaBaba vedu: kureba kwayo kwaiva mafiti anenge makumi mapfumbamwe zvichienderana nechiyero chekare, upamhi hwayo mafiti anenge makumi matatu. 4Berere rakanga riri mberi kweimba, richienderana noupamhi hweimba, raiva noupamhi hwemafiti anenge makumi matatu; kukwirira kwaro kwaiva mafiti zana namakumi maviri. Akafukidza mukati nendarama yakaisvonaka.
5Akapfumbira imba huru namatanda emusipuresi, akaifukidza nendarama yakanaka, akawedzera michindwe nengetani. 6Akashongedza imba namatombo anokosha kuti irunake, uye ndarama yacho yaibva kuParivhaimi. 7Akafukidza imba nendarama—mbariro, zvikumbaro, madziro, nemikova—akavezawo makerubhi pamadziro.
8Akaita Nzvimbo Tsvene-tsvene, kureba kwayo kuchienzana noupamhi hweimba—mafiti anenge makumi matatu—uye upamhi hwayowo mafiti makumi matatu. Akaifukidza nendarama yakanaka inenge matani makumi maviri namatatu. 9Zvipikiri zvairema ndarama inenge maaunzi makumi maviri; akafukidza dzimba dzokumusoro nendarama.
10MuNzvimbo Tsvene-tsvene akaita makerubhi maviri akavezwa, akaafukidza nendarama. 11Mapapiro emakerubhi pamwe chete akareba mafiti anenge makumi matatu: bapiro rimwe rekerubhi rokutanga, rinenge mafiti manomwe nehafu, raibata madziro eimba; rimwe bapiro raro, rinengewo mafiti manomwe nehafu, raibata bapiro rekerubhi rechipiri. 12Bapiro rekerubhi rechipiri, rinenge mafiti manomwe nehafu, raibata madziro eimba; rimwe bapiro raro, rinengewo mafiti manomwe nehafu, raibatana nebapiro rekerubhi rokutanga. 13Mapapiro emakerubhi aya akatambanuka mafiti anenge makumi matatu; akanga akamira netsoka dzawo, akatarisa kuimba huru.
14Akaita chidzitiro cheshinda yebhuruu, yepepuru, neyetsvuku, nomucheka wakanaka, chine makerubhi akarukwa pachiri.
15Pamberi peimba akaita mbiru mbiri, imwe neimwe yakareba mafiti anenge makumi mashanu namatatu, pamusoro payo paine musoro wakakwirira mafiti anenge manomwe nehafu. 16Akaita ngetani dzakaita sechishongo chemutsipa, akadziisa pamusoro pembiru, akaita matamba zana, akaasungira kungetani. 17Akamisa mbiru pamberi petemberi, imwe kurudyi, imwe kuruboshwe, akatumidza yokurudyi kuti Jakini uye yokuruboshwe kuti Bhoazi.