Ukukalwa kweThempeli
Ukulinganisa kuyaqhubeka ngaphakathi, ehholo elikhulu, eNdaweni Engcwele Kakhulu, nasemazingeni amathathu amakamelo aseceleni, izindonga zinamaphaneli okhuni, ziqoshwe yonke indawo ngezihlahla zesundu namakherubi anobuso obubili. I-altare lokhuni limi phambi kwendlu engcwele, libizwa ngokuthi itafula eliphambi kukaBaba wethu.
41 1Wase engingenisa endlini enkulu, wakala izinsika zomnyango—ububanzi bazo bungamafidi ayishumi nohhafu nganhlangothi ngalunye, okungububanzi betende. 2Umnyango wawungamafidi ayishumi nesikhombisa nohhafu ububanzi, nezindonga ezingamafidi ayisishiyagalombili nekota ezintathu nganhlangothi ngalunye. Wakala indlu enkulu: ubude bungamafidi angamashumi ayisikhombisa, ububanzi bungamafidi angamashumi amathathu nanhlanu.
3Wangena ngaphakathi wakala izinsika zomnyango: cishe amafidi amathathu nohhafu; umnyango: cishe amafidi ayishumi nohhafu; ububanzi bomnyango: cishe amafidi ayishumi nambili nekota. 4Wayikala—ubude bungamafidi angamashumi amathathu nanhlanu, ububanzi bungamafidi angamashumi amathathu nanhlanu—phambi kwendlu enkulu. Wathi kimi: “Le yiNdawo eNgcwelengcwele.” a a v4 Ithempeli lalinamakamelo amathathu alandelanayo: uvulandi wokungena (uvulandi wangaphambili), indlu enkulu (indawo enkulu), neNdawo eNgcwelengcwele ngaphakathi kakhulu—indawo ngayinye ingcwele kunaleyo eyandulele.
5Wakala udonga lwendlu: ukuba uqatha kwalo cishe kungamafidi ayishumi nohhafu, ikamelo ngalinye elisemaceleni cishe lingamafidi ayisikhombisa ububanzi, nxazonke zendlu. 6Amakamelo asemaceleni ayemi ngezigaba ezintathu, elinye phezu kwelinye, engamashumi amathathu esigabeni ngasinye. Kwakukhona amaqhuzu azungeza udonga lwendlu ukusekela amakamelo asemaceleni, ukuze angabanjelwa kulo udonga lwendlu uqobo. 7Amakamelo asemaceleni ayelokhu ebanzi isigaba nesigaba njengoba ekhuphuka, ngokuba isakhiwo esizungezayo sasikhuphuka sizungeza indlu; ngakho indlu yaba banzi ngokuya phezulu, umuntu ekhuphuka esuka esigabeni esiphansi uya phezulu edlula kwesiphakathi.
8Ngabona ukuthi indlu yayinesisekelo esiphakanyisiwe nxazonke; izisekelo zamakamelo asemaceleni zazicishe zibe ngamafidi ayishumi nohhafu. 9Udonga lwangaphandle lwamakamelo asemaceleni lwaluqatha cishe amafidi ayisishiyagalombili nekota ezintathu; indawo evulekile ephakathi kwamakamelo asemaceleni endlu, 10namakamelo angaphandle, yayingamafidi acishe abe ngamashumi amathathu nanhlanu ububanzi, nxazonke zendlu nganhlangothi zonke. 11Iminyango yamakamelo asemaceleni yayivulekela endaweni evulekile, umnyango owodwa ngasenyakatho, owodwa ngaseningizimu. Indawo evulekile yayingamafidi acishe abe yisishiyagalombili nekota ezintathu ububanzi nxazonke.
12Isakhiwo esibhekene nendawo yethempeli eyahlukanisiwe ngasentshonalanga sasingamafidi acishe abe yikhulu namashumi amabili nambili nohhafu ububanzi, udonga lwaso luqatha cishe amafidi ayisishiyagalombili nekota ezintathu nxazonke, nobude baso bungamafidi acishe abe yikhulu namashumi amahlanu nesikhombisa nohhafu.
13Wase ekala indlu: ubude bungamafidi acishe abe yikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu; negceke, kanye nesakhiwo nezindonga zaso, ubude bungamafidi acishe abe yikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu. 14Ububanzi bangaphambili bendlu, kanye negceke ngasempumalanga, babungamafidi acishe abe yikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu.
15Wase ekala ubude besakhiwo esibhekene nendawo evinjelwe ngemuva kwaso, nemipheme yaso emaceleni omabili—cishe amafidi ayikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu—kanye nendlu enkulu engaphakathi namavulandi egceke, 16imibundu yeminyango, amafasiteleni amancane, nemipheme ezungeze lezi zontathu—ezibhekene nombundu womnyango—kwakunanyekwe ngamapulangwe nxazonke, kusuka phansi kuye emafasiteleni; namafasiteleni ayembozwe, 17kufinyelela ngaphezu komnyango, kuze kufike endlini engaphakathi nangaphandle, nasodongeni ngalunye nxazonke, ngaphakathi nangaphandle, ngokulinganisa. 18Kwakubazwe amakherubi nezihlahla zesundu, isihlahla sesundu phakathi kwekherubi ngalinye nelilandelayo, ubuso obubili ekherubini ngalinye: 19ubuso bomuntu bubheke esihlahleni sesundu ngakolunye uhlangothi, nobuso bebhongo lengonyama bubheke esihlahleni sesundu ngakolunye uhlangothi; kwakubaziwe endlini yonke nxazonke. 20Kusuka phansi kuze kube ngaphezu komnyango, kwakubazwe amakherubi nezihlahla zesundu, nasodongeni lwendlu enkulu.
21Izinsika zomnyango zendlu enkulu zaziyizikwele, naphambi kweNdawo eNgcwele kwakumi okuthile okwakubukeka, 22sengathi yi-alithare lamapulangwe, cishe elingamafidi amahlanu nekota ukuphakama namafidi amathathu nohhafu ubude. Amagumbi alo, isisekelo, nezinhlangothi kwakungamapulangwe. Wathi kimi: “Leli yitafula eliphambi kukaBaba wethu.” 23Indlu enkulu neNdawo eNgcwele kwakunomnyango oyisibili ngakunye. 24Umnyango ngamunye wawunezicabha ezimbili, izicabha ezimbili eziphenduphendukayo—ezimbili zomnyango owodwa nezimbili zomunye. 25Iminyango yendlu enkulu yayinamakherubi nezihlahla zesundu okwakubazwe kuyo, njengalezo ezazibazwe ezindongeni. Ngaphandle, kwakumi uphahla lwamapulangwe ngaphezu kobuso bendlu yokungena. 26Amafasiteleni amancane nezihlahla zesundu kwakusemaceleni omabili, ezindongeni ezisemaceleni zendlu yokungena, nasemakamelweni asemaceleni zendlu, nasezimphahleni.
