2 IZikhronike 3

3 ¹USolomoni waqala ukwakha indlu kaBaba wethu eJerusalema, entabeni iMoriya, lapho uBaba wethu wayebonakele khona kuyise uDavida, endaweni uDavida ayeyilungisile esibuyeni sokubhulela sika-Ornani umJebusi. ²Waqala ukwakha ngenyanga yesibili, ngosuku lwesibili, ngonyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe. ³Lezi yizisekelo uSolomoni azibeka ukwakha indlu kaBaba wethu: ubude bungaba yizinyawo ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye ngesilinganiso sakudala, ububanzi bungaba yizinyawo ezingamashumi amathathu. ⁴Uvulandi owawuphambi kwendlu, ngokobubanzi bendlu, wawungaba yizinyawo ezingamashumi amathathu ububanzi; ukuphakama kwawo kwakuyizinyawo eziyikhulu namashumi amabili. Wanamekela ngaphakathi ngegolide elicwengekileyo.

⁵Wembesa ikamelo elikhulu ngemithi yomsayipuresi, walembesa ngegolide elihle, wanezela izihlahla zesundu namaketanga. ⁶Wayihlobisa indlu ngamatshe ayigugu ukuze ibe nhle, igolide laliphuma eParivayimi. ⁷Wayinameka indlu—imishayo, imibundu yeminyango, izindonga, neminyango—ngegolide, waqopha amakherubi ezindongeni.

⁸Wenza iNdawo eNgcwelengcwele, ubude bayo babulingana nobubanzi bendlu—cishe izinyawo ezingamashumi amathathu—nobubanzi bayo babuyizinyawo ezingamashumi amathathu. Wayinameka ngegolide elihle elingaba ngamathani angamashumi amabili nantathu. ⁹Izipikili zazisinda cishe ama-onsi angamashumi amabili egolide; wawanameka ngegolide amakamelo aphezulu.

¹⁰ENdaweni eNgcwelengcwele wenza amakherubi amabili aqoshiweyo, wawanameka ngegolide. ¹¹Amaphiko amakherubi ahlangene ayenwebeka cishe izinyawo ezingamashumi amathathu: iphiko elilodwa lekherubi lokuqala, cishe izinyawo eziyisikhombisa nengxenye, lathinta udonga lwendlu; elinye iphiko lalo, nalo cishe izinyawo eziyisikhombisa nengxenye, lathinta iphiko lekherubi lesibili. ¹²Iphiko lekherubi lesibili, cishe izinyawo eziyisikhombisa nengxenye, lathinta udonga lwendlu; elinye iphiko lalo, nalo cishe izinyawo eziyisikhombisa nengxenye, lahlangana nephiko lekherubi lokuqala. ¹³Amaphiko alawa makherubi ayenwetshwe cishe izinyawo ezingamashumi amathathu; ema ngezinyawo zawo, ebheke ikamelo elikhulu.

¹⁴Wenza ikhetheni ngentambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, nebubende, nebomvu klebhu, nangelineni elicolekileyo, elinamakherubi elukwe kulo.

¹⁵Phambi kwendlu wenza izinsika ezimbili, inye yayiphakame cishe izinyawo ezingamashumi amahlanu nantathu, phezu kwayo kukhona isihloko esiphakame cishe izinyawo eziyisikhombisa nengxenye. ¹⁶Wenza amaketanga anjengomgexo, wawabeka phezu kwezinsika, wenza amahalananda ayikhulu, wawabophela emaketangeni. ¹⁷Wamisa izinsika phambi kwethempeli, enye ngakwesokunene, enye ngakwesokhohlo, waqamba leyo yangakwesokunene ngokuthi uJakhini neyangakwesokhohlo ngokuthi uBhowazi.