Isibingelelo Sobhedu Nolwandle Olukhulu
Iimpahla zendlu kaBawo wethu ziyenziwa: isibingelelo sobhedu, ulwandle olukhulu olutyhidiweyo oluphezu kweenkomo ezilishumi elinambini, izitya zokuhlambela ezilishumi neziphatho zezibane ezilishumi, iitafile, nezinto zegolide ezingenakubalwa. Kusetyenziswa ubhedu obungaka obude ubunzima bawo bungalinganiswa, yaye isiqwenga ngasinye silungiselela isibingelelo.
4 1Wenza isibingelelo sobhedu, ubude baso buziifiti ezingamashumi mathathu, nobubanzi baso buziifiti ezingamashumi mathathu, nokuphakama kwaso kuziifiti ezilishumi elinantlanu. 2Wenza ulwandle olutyhidiweyo, luyinqila: lwaziifiti ezilishumi elinantlanu ukusuka kolunye udini lwalo kuse kolunye, lwaziifiti ezintlanu ezinesiqingatha ukuphakama kwalo; kwajikeleza kulo umtya oziifiti ezingamashumi mane anantlanu. 3Ngaphantsi kodini lwalo ngeenxa zonke kwakukho imifanekiso yeenkomo eziluzungulezileyo, malunga nesixhenxe kubhitini-nye, zizunguleza ulwandle olo ngeenxa zonke; yayimikrozo emibini, zatyhidwa nalo ekutyhidweni kwalo. 4Lwema ke ulwandle phezu kweenkomo ezilishumi elinambini: ezintathu zibheke entla, ezintathu entshonalanga, ezintathu ezantsi, ezintathu empumalanga; ulwandle lwalubekwe phezu kwazo, imiva yazo zonke isinge phakathi. 5Ubungqingqwa balo baba ngangobubanzi besandla, udini lwalo lwanjengodini lwendebe, lwanjengentyantyambo yenyibiba; lwalingene iigaloni ezimalunga namawaka alishumi elinesixhenxe.
6Wenza izitya zokuhlambela ezilishumi, wabeka ezihlanu ngasezantsi, ezihlanu ngasentla, ukuze kuhlanjelwe kuzo izinto zedini elinyukayo; lona ulwandle lwaba lolokuhlambela ababingeleli.
7Wenza iziphatho zezibane zegolide ezilishumi ngokommiselo wazo, wabeka ezihlanu ngasecaleni lasezantsi letempile, ezihlanu ngasentla. 8Wenza itafile ezilishumi, wazibeka etempileni, ezihlanu ngasezantsi, ezihlanu ngasentla; wenza nezitya zokutshiza zegolide ezilikhulu.
9Wenza intendelezo yababingeleli, nentendelezo enkulu, neengcango zazo, wazaleka iingcango zazo ngobhedu. 10Walubeka ulwandle ngecala lasezantsi, embombeni esempumalanga mazantsi.
11UHuram wenza iimbiza, nemihlakulwana, nezitya zokutshiza. Waza ke uHuram wawugqiba umsebenzi abewenzela ukumkani uSolomon endlwini kaBawo wethu:
12iintsika ezimbini; neembumba ezimbini zeengqukuva ezaziphezu kweentsika; neminatha emibini eyayigubungela ezo ngqukuva; 13neerharnate ezingamakhulu mane zeminatha emibini; imikrozo yeerharnate ibe mibini kumnatha ngamnye, igubungele iimbumba ezimbini zeengqukuva ezisezintsikeni; 14neenqwelwana, nezitya zokuhlambela ezisezinqwelwaneni; 15nolwandle olunye, neenkomo ezilishumi elinambini ezingaphantsi kwalo. 16Iimbiza, nemihlakulwana, neefolokhwe zenyama, neempahla zazo zonke—uHuram-abhi wazenzela ukumkani uSolomon, zendlu kaBawo wethu, ngobhedu olubengezelayo. 17Ukumkani wazityhidela ethafeni leYordan, kwindawo enodongwe, phakathi kweSukoti neTsereda. 18USolomon wazenza zonke ezi mpahla, zaba zininzi kakhulu kangangokuba ubunzima bobhedu abuzange bufunyaniswe.
19USolomon wazenza zonke iimpahla zendlu kaBawo wethu: isibingelelo segolide, netafile ebezikuzo izonka zokubonisa; 20neziphatho zezibane zegolide ecocekileyo, nezibane zazo, ukuze zikhanyise ngaphambi kwendawo yezihlabo, njengokommiselo; 21neentyantyambo, nezibane, nezifinyiso zegolide (eyayiyigolide ecocekileyo kunene); 22Igolide ecocekileyo: izifinyiso, nezitya zokutshiza, nezitshetshe, neengcedevu zokuqhumisela, neehinjizi zeengcango zetempile—iingcango zangaphakathi eziya endaweni eyingcwele kangcwele, neengcango zebhotwe elikhulu.