Indlu kaBawo wethu Iqala Ukwakhiwa

Iminyaka esixhenxe yomsebenzi othe cwaka: amatye alungiswa emgodini wokwemba ukuze kungaviwa sixhobo sentsimbi, imisedare negolide phezu kwayo yonke indawo, iikerubhi zomnquma zizalisa igumbi elingaphakathi. Phakathi kwaloo nto uBawo wethu uxelela uSolomon ukuba isithembiso simi kuphela ukuba uthe wathobela.

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Ngomnyaka wamakhulu amane angamashumi asibhozo emva kokuphuma kwamaSirayeli eYiputa, ngomnyaka wesine wobukumkani bukaSolomon kwaSirayeli, ngoZiv, inyanga yesibini, waqala ukwakha indlu kaBawo wethu. Indlu awayakhela uBawo wethu ukumkani uSolomon yayiziikubhite ezimashumi mathandathu ubude bayo, neekubhite ezimashumi mabini ububanzi bayo, neekubhite ezimashumi mathathu anantlanu ukuphakama kwayo. Ivaranda engaphambi kwebhotwe yayiziikubhite ezimashumi mabini ubude bayo, ngangobubanzi bendlu, neekubhite ezilishumi ubunzulu bayo ngaphambi kwayo. Waza indlu wayenzela amakroba anemiqadi erhoxisiweyo.

Wakha wancamathisela eludongeni lwendlu isakhiwo esijikelezileyo—ngasezindongeni zendlu ngeenxa zonke—kokubini ibhotwe nendawo yangaphakathi; waza wenza amagumbi asemacaleni ngeenxa zonke. Umgangatho ongezantsi wawuziikubhite ezintlanu anesiqingatha ububanzi, nophakathi wawuziikubhite ezisithoba ububanzi, nowesithathu uziikubhite ezilishumi anesiqingatha ububanzi; ngaphandle wawenzela amanqumla eludongeni, ukuze imiqadi ingafakwa ezindongeni zendlu. Indlu yakhiwa ngamatye agqityezelwe emgodini wokwemba, ngako oko kwakungaviwa nesando, nazembe, nasiphi na isixhobo sentsimbi kuyo ngethuba lokwakhiwa kwayo. Umnyango wegumbi elisecaleni elingasezantsi wawungasezantsi kwendlu; ileli lalisinyusela emgangathweni ophakathi, lisuka apho lisinga kowesithathu. Wayakha ke indlu, wayigqiba, wayifulela ngemiqadi neeplanga zemisedare. Wasakha isakhiwo esisemacaleni ngasendlwini yonke, umgangatho ngamnye uziikubhite ezintlanu anesiqingatha ukuphakama, esihlanganiswe nendlu ngemithi yemisedare.

Laza ilizwi likaBawo wethu lafika kuSolomon, lisithi:

“Mayela nale ndlu uyakhayo: ukuba uthe wahamba ngemimiselo yam, wenza imimiselo yam, wayigcina yonke imithetho yam ngokuyilandela, ndiya kuyifeza kuwe intetho endayenzayo kuDavide uyihlo. Ndohlala phakathi kwamaSirayeli, ndingabashiyi abantu bam amaSirayeli.”

Wayakha ke uSolomon indlu, wayigqiba. Wazaleka iindonga zayo ngaphakathi ngeeplanga zemisedare; ethabathela phantsi komgangatho esa kwimiqadi yophahla wazaleka ngemithi ngaphakathi, waza wawugangatha umgangatho wendlu ngeeplanga zemisipres. Wakha iikubhite ezimashumi mabini ezingasemva kwendlu ngeeplanga zemisedare, ethabathela phantsi komgangatho esa ezindongeni, wayahlulela ngaphakathi ukuba ibe yindawo yangaphakathi, eyingcwele kangcwele. Indlu—ibhotwe elingaphambi kwendawo yangaphakathi—yayiziikubhite ezimashumi mane ubude bayo. Imisedare engaphakathi kwendlu yayikrolwe amathangazana neentyantyambo ezityhilekileyo; yonke yimisedare, kungabonakali litye. Walungisa indawo yangaphakathi phakathi kwendlu, ukuba abeke khona ityeya yomnqophiso kaBawo wethu. Indawo yangaphakathi yayiziikubhite ezimashumi mathathu ubude bayo, neekubhite ezimashumi mathathu ububanzi bayo, neekubhite ezimashumi mathathu ukuphakama kwayo; wayaleka ngegolide ecocekileyo, waza wasaleka nesibingelelo somsedare. USolomon wayaleka indlu ngaphakathi ngegolide ecocekileyo, waza wolula imixokelelwane yegolide phambi kwendawo yangaphakathi, wayaleka ngegolide. Wayaleka yonke indlu ngegolide yada yagqitywa yonke indlu; sona sonke isibingelelo sendawo yangaphakathi wasaleka ngegolide.

Wenza endaweni yangaphakathi iikerubhi ezimbini ngomnquma, nganye yaziikubhite ezilishumi ukuphakama. Elinye iphiko lekerubhi laliziikubhite ezintlanu anesiqingatha, nelinye iphiko liziikubhite ezintlanu anesiqingatha; iikubhite ezilishumi ukusuka encamini yephiko elinye ukusa encamini yephiko elinye. Neyesibini ikerubhi yayiziikubhite ezilishumi; zombini iikerubhi zazinomlinganiso mnye nembonakalo-nye. Ukuphakama kwelinye ikerubhi kwaziikubhite ezilishumi, kwanjalo nelinye. Wazibeka iikerubhi phakathi kwendlu engaphakathi, zawolula amaphiko azo, ukuze iphiko lenye lichukumise olunye udonga, iphiko lenye lichukumise olunye udonga, amaphiko azo achukumisane phakathi kwendlu. Wazaleka iikerubhi ngegolide.

Kuzo zonke iindonga ezijikeleze indlu, emagumbini angaphakathi nangaphandle, wakrola iikerubhi, nemisundu, neentyantyambo ezityhilekileyo. Wawaleka umgangatho wendlu ngegolide, amagumbi angaphakathi nangaphandle.

Umnyango wendawo yangaphakathi wawenzela iingcango zomthi womnquma; umqadi nemigubasi yenza amacala amahlanu. Iingcango zombini zazingumthi womnquma; wakrola kuzo iikerubhi, nemisundu, neentyantyambo ezityhilekileyo, waza wazaleka ngegolide, eyikhanda ezikerubhini nasemisundwini. Ngokunjalo ke nomnyango webhotwe wawenzela imigubasi yomthi womnquma, eyimbombo-ne, neengcango ezimbini zomthi womsipres; amaphetyana omabini engcango enye asonga, namaphetyana omabini engcango enye asonga. Wakrola kuzo iikerubhi, nemisundu, neentyantyambo ezityhilekileyo, waza wazaleka ngegolide ngokulinganayo phezu kokukrola.

Wayakha intendelezo engaphakathi ngeengcamba ezintathu zamatye aqingqiweyo, nocamba olunye lwemiqadi yemisedare.

Ngomnyaka wesine useko lwendlu kaBawo wethu lwasekwa, ngenyanga yoZiv. Indlu yagqitywa ngomnyaka weshumi elinanye, ngenyanga yoBul, inyanga yesibhozo, ngayo yonke into njengoko kwakucwangcisiwe. Wayakha iminyaka esixhenxe.