USolomon Uqala Ukwakha Indlu kaBawo wethu

Ukwakha kuqala entabeni yeMoriya, esandeni awathengayo uDavide, apho uBawo wethu wayebonakele kuye. Imilinganiso, ukwalekwa ngegolide, iikerubhi ezikroliweyo, umkhusane owelukiweyo, neentsika ezimbini ezigama linguYakin noBhohazi — indawo ibaluleke apha kanye nobuqaqawuli.

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USolomon waqala ke ukwakha indlu kaBawo wethu eJerusalem, entabeni yeMoriya, apho uBawo wethu wayebonakele khona kuyise uDavide, kuloo ndawo uDavide awayeyilungisile esandeni sika-Ornan umYebhusi. Waqala ukwakha ngenyanga yesibini, ngosuku lwesibini, ngomnyaka wesine wolawulo lwakhe. Nazi ke iziseko awazibekayo uSolomon ekwakhiweni kwendlu kaBawo wethu: ubude baba malunga neenyawo ezingamashumi asithoba ngomlinganiso wamandulo, ububanzi baba malunga neenyawo ezingamashumi mathathu. Ivaranda eyayiphambi kwendlu, ngangobubanzi bendlu, yayimalunga neenyawo ezingamashumi mathathu ububanzi bayo; ukuphakama kwayo kwakuziinyawo ezilikhulu elinamashumi mabini. Wayaleka ngegolide ecocekileyo ngaphakathi.

Yona indlu enkulu wayaleka ngemisipres, wayigubungela ngegolide engcwengiweyo, waza wafaka amasundu nezidanga. Wayihombisa indlu ngamatye anqabileyo ukuze ibe nhle; yaye igolide yavela eParvayim. Wayaleka indlu ngegolide—imiqadi, imibundu, iindonga, neengcango—waza wakrola iikerubhi ezindongeni.

Wenza indawo eyiNgcwele kaNgcwele, ubude bayo bungangobubanzi bendlu—malunga neenyawo ezingamashumi mathathu—nobubanzi bayo baba ziinyawo ezingamashumi mathathu. Wayaleka ngegolide engcwengiweyo emalunga neetoni ezingamashumi mabini anesithathu. Izikhonkwane zazinobunzima obumalunga nee-awunsi ezingamashumi mabini zegolide; waza wawaleka amagumbi angaphezulu ngegolide.

Kwindawo eyiNgcwele kaNgcwele wenza iikerubhi ezimbini ezikroliweyo, waza wazaleka ngegolide. Amaphiko eekerubhi ngokudibeneyo ayemalunga neenyawo ezingamashumi mathathu: iphiko elinye lekerubhi yokuqala, elimalunga neenyawo ezisixhenxe ezinesiqingatha, lafikelela eludongeni lwendlu; elinye iphiko layo, nalo limalunga neenyawo ezisixhenxe ezinesiqingatha, lafikelela ephikweni lekerubhi yesibini. Iphiko lekerubhi yesibini, elimalunga neenyawo ezisixhenxe ezinesiqingatha, lafikelela eludongeni lwendlu; elinye iphiko layo, nalo limalunga neenyawo ezisixhenxe ezinesiqingatha, lahlangana nelinye iphiko lekerubhi yokuqala. Amaphiko ala makerubhi ayewolulele malunga neenyawo ezingamashumi mathathu; ema ngeenyawo awo, ekhangele ebhotweni.

Wenza umkhusane ngemisonto emsi nemfusa nebomvu nelinen ecikizekileyo, wawenzela iikerubhi.

Phambi kwendlu wenza iintsika ezimbini, ubude bentsika nganye bumalunga neenyawo ezingamashumi mahlanu anesithathu, zinengqukuva engaphezulu ephakame malunga neenyawo ezisixhenxe ezinesiqingatha. Wenza izidanga ezinjengentsimbi yomqala, wazibeka phezu kweentsika, wenza iirharnate ezilikhulu, waza wazihlanganisa nezidanga. Wazimisa iintsika phambi kwetempile, enye yema ngasekunene, enye ngasekhohlo; intsika yasekunene wayithiya igama elinguYakin, yaye eyasekhohlo wayithiya igama elinguBhohazi.