1 AMAKHOSI 7 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

Isigodlo sakaSolomoni

¹ USolomoni kwamthatha iminyaka elitjhumi nantathu ukwakha nokuqedelela yoke imakhiwo yesigodlo sakhe.

² Wakha umakho okwakuthiwa liHlathi leLibhanoni, waba mamitha amatjhumi amahlanu ubude, amatjhumi amabili nahlanu ububanzi netjhumi nahlanu ukuphakama. Bewunemilandelande emine yeensika zomsedari ezisekele amabhaluga womsedari.

³ Bewuvalwe ngamaplanka womsedari ngehla kwamabhaluga abekwe avundla phezu kweensika. Begade kumabhaluga amatjhumi amane nahlanu, okutjho itjhumi nahlanu emlandelandeni ngamunye phakathi kweensika.

⁴ Iintunja zakhona bezibekwe emahleni amathathu aqaleneko, zikhamba ngantathu.

⁵ Zoke iimvalo zeentunja namagosenazo gade zinamahlangothi alinganako; zikhamba ngantathu ziqalene.

⁶ Esigodlweni wenza isirhodlwana sobungeno esineensika, saba mamitha amatjhumi amabili nahlanu ubude netjhumi nahlanu ububanzi. Ngaphambi kwaso gade kunamathuri enziwe ngeensika kanye nephahla.

⁷ USolomoni wenza ibandla elinesihlalo sobukhosi, okwakuthiwa siRhodlo sokuGweba, lapha gade agwebela khona. Walivala ngeengodo zomsedari ukusuka phasi ukuya phezulu emgangadelweni ongehla.

⁸ Amalawu ebekahlala kiwo bekaseduze nendawo evulekileko esigodlweni, akhiwe ngendlela efanako nebandla. Namalawana ebegade awenzele umkakhe uNaFaro gade akhiwe ngendlela efanako.

⁹ Yoke imakhiwo le, ukusuka ngaphandle ukuya ngebaleni elakhelelweko nokusuka esisekelweni ukuya phezulu, gade yakhiwe ngamatje acoziweko wezinga eliphezulu abawalungise ngokulinganako ngesarha ngaphakathi nangaphandle.

¹⁰ Iinsekelo zakhona bezendlalwe ngamatje amakhulu wezinga eliphezulu, amanye wawo gade amamitha amahlanu amanye amamitha amane.

¹¹ Phezu kwazo bekunamatje wezinga eliphezulu, nawo alungiswe ngokulinganako kanye neengodo zomsedari.

¹² Ibala elikhulu belizombelezwe mthangala onamahla amathathu wamatje acoziweko alungiswe ngokulinganako kanye nelihla elilodwa leengodo zomsedari ezibazwe kuhle. Nendawo evulekileko ethempelini lakaSomnini beyinjalo kanye nesirhodlwana sobungeno sesigodlo.

Ukukghatjhiswa kwethempeli

¹³ Ikosi uSolomoni yathumela bona kulandwe uRhiramu eTirosi.

¹⁴ Unina kaRhiramu gade amhlolokazi wesizwe sakwaNafitali, uyise amTirosi. URhiramu gade angusosino wekoporo, anekghono elikhulu begodu anelwazi kiyo yoke imisebenzi eyahlukahlukeneko yekoporo. Weza ekosini uSolomoni wenza woke umsebenzi anikelwa wona.

¹⁵ Wabumba iinsika ezimbili zekoporo. Isika ngayinye beyimamitha alithoba ukuphakama namamitha asithandathu ubundulungu.

¹⁶ Wenza neempundu ezimbili zekoporo encibilikisiweko ukuze azibeke phezu kweensika. Ipundu ngayinye beyimamitha amabili nesiquntu ukuphakama.

¹⁷ Gade inemiluko eyenziwe umphambo phezu kweempundu ezaziphezu kweensika. Gade kurarelwe imiluko elikhomba phezu kwepundu ngayinye.

¹⁸ Wakghabisa iimpundu egade ziphezulu kweensika ngamahla amabili wamarharinada azombeleza imiluko. Wenza njalo epundwini enye nenye.

¹⁹ Iimpundu egade ziphezu kweensika esirhodlweni sobungeno zazibunjwe zafana namathuthumbo wommango, zimamitha amabili ukuphakama.

²⁰ Ngehla kwengcenye esamjeka eduze nomluko, phezu kweempundu zeensika zombili, gade kuzombeleze amakhulu amabili wamarharinada ahlelwe ngamahla.

²¹ Wajamisa iinsikezo esirhodlweni sobungeno besirhodlo esikhulu. Isika engesewula wayibiza bona yiJakini kwathi engetlhagwini wathi yiBhowazi.

²² Umsebenzi ophezu kweensika waphela lokha nakuqedwa ukwenziwa kwamathuthumbo wommango eempundwini.

²³ Wenza ilwandle ngekoporo encibilikisiweko, laba siyingilizi ngesibumbeko, linobukhulu obumamitha amahlanu ukusuka emqoqweni ukuya komunye namamitha amabili nesiquntu ukuphakama. Kwakungathatha intambo emamitha alitjhumi nahlanu ukulizombeleza.

²⁴ Ngaphasi komqoqo gade kuneenkurwana, zibekwe zaba matjhumi amabili emitheni ngayinye. Gade zimamahla amabili zakhelelwe safuthi emqoqweni ozombeleze ilwandle.

²⁵ Ilwandle lalibekwe phezu kweenkunzi ezilitjhumi nambili, ezintathu ziqale ngetlhagwini, ezintathu ziqale ngetjingalanga, ezintathu ziqale ngesewula neentathu ziqale ngepumalanga. Ilwandle lalinzinze phezu kwazo, ilingemuva lazo linqophe phakathi nendawo.

²⁶ Lalibanzi ngangepama yesandla begodu linomqoqo ofana newekapho, kwanga lithuthumbo lommango. Lalimumethe iinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane nane zamalitha.

²⁷ Godu wenza iinjamiso zezitja zokuhlambela ezilitjhumi zekoporo; isijamiso ngasinye saba mamitha amabili ubude, amamitha amabili ububanzi nemitha elinesiquntu ukuphakama.

²⁸ Nasi indlela iinjamisezo ezazakhiwe ngayo: Zazineenqabo ezinamathelene nalezo ezisemajikeni.

²⁹ Phezu kwazo zoke iinqabo lezo gade kunomkghabiso wamabhubezi, iinkunzi namakerubhi. Ngehla nangenzasi kwamabhubezi neenkunzi bekunamathuthumbo alembeleleko.

³⁰ Isijamiso ngasinye gade sinamavili amane wekoporo nama-asa wekoporo. Emanzinzweni wamajika amane gade kuneensekelo zokunzinzisa ama-asa. Ngaphasi kwesitja sokuhlambela bekuneensekelo ezinamathezwe ngamathuthumbo alembelele hlangana nazo.

³¹ Ngaphakathi kwesijamiso bekunesongo elizike ngesiquntu semitha, livuleke ngesiquntu nesiqunjwana semitha. Begade ligobhodlhwe mahlangothi woke. Amahlangothi wesijamiso gade asikwere, angasiyindulungu.

³² Amavili amane gade angaphasi kweenqabo bese ama-asa wamavili gade anamathele esijamisweni. Ubukhulu bevili ngalinye gade busiquntu nesiqunjwana semitha.

³³ Amavili lawa gade enziwe njengewekarana yepi; ama-asa, amarimu, iimpiki namahabhu gade kwenziwe ngekoporo enamatheziweko.

³⁴ Isijamiso ngasinye besineemphatho ezine, isiphatho sinye sisejikeni ngalinye, zinamathele esijamisweni.

³⁵ Isongo elingaphakathi kwesijamiso beliphakeme ngesiqunjwana semitha kunaso, lisekeleke ngeenqabo ezingaphezu kwesijamiso.

³⁶ URhiramu wakghabisa iinsekelwezo neenqabo ngamakerubhi, amabhubezi nemithi yesundu. Kesinye nesinye isikhadlana wafaka amathuthumbo alembeleleko mahlangothi woke.

³⁷ Le, ngiyo-ke indlela enza ngayo iinjamiso ezilitjhumi. Zazinamathezwe ngendlela efanako zoke begodu gade zilingana ngobukhulu nangesibumbeko.

³⁸ Wenza izitja zokuhlambela zekoporo ezilitjhumi, isitja ngasinye simumethe amakhulu abunane namatjhumi abunane wamalitha, sivuleke ngamamitha amabili. Isitja sokuhlambela ngasinye sabekwa phezu kwesinye nesinye isijamiso.

³⁹ Wathatha iinjamiso ezihlanu kezilitjhumi wazibeka ngesewula yethempeli nezihlanu ngetlhagwini yalo. Wabeka ilwandle lekoporo ngesewula ejikeni elingesewula-pumalanga yethempeli.

⁴⁰ Godu wenza nezinye izitja zokuhlambela, iintjhefula nezitja zokufafaza. URhiramu wawuqeda woke umsebenzi agade awenzela ikosi uSolomoni ethempelini lakaSomnini:

⁴¹ iinsika ezimbili; iimpundu ezimbili ezisamjeka phezu kweensika; imiluko emibili ezombeleze iimpundu eziphezu kweensika;

⁴² amakhulu amane wamarharinada emilukweni emibili (amahla amabili wamarharinada epundwini ngayinye, ukwembesa iimpundu ezimbili ebeziphezu kweensika);

⁴³ iinjamiso ezilitjhumi ezinezitja zokuhlambela ezilitjhumi phezu kwazo;

⁴⁴ ilwandle lekoporo neenkunzi ezilitjhumi nambili ezilisekeleko;

⁴⁵ izitja ezinye zokuhlambela, iintjhefula nezitja zokufafaza. Zoke izintwezi uRhiramu azenzela ikosi uSolomoni malungana nethempeli lakaSomnini zazenziwe ngekoporo emanyazelako.

⁴⁶ Izintwezo bezibunjelwe emdakeni ngemrhobeni weJordani phakathi kweSukothi neTsaretani ngelizwi lekosi uSolomoni.

⁴⁷ USolomoni watjhiya zoke izintwezi angakazilinganisi ngombana gade zizinengi; ubudisi bekoporo azange bufuniselwe.

⁴⁸ USolomoni wenza yoke ipahla egade isethempelini lakaSomnini: i-aldari legolide, itafula legolide ebegade kubekwe kilo izikwa zobukhona,

⁴⁹ izinti zeembani ezenziwe ngegolidembala (zizihlanu ngesigomeni nahlanu ngesinceleni ngaphambi kwendawo ecwenge khulu); amathuthumbo aseembanini kanye neencimasibani ebe kwenziwe ngegolide;

⁵⁰ izitja zegolidembala, iinquntapete, izitja zokufafaza, izitjana; igolide elinamekwe eminyango yethempeli, okutjho iminyango yesirhodlo esikhulu neyelawu elingaphakathi kwethempeli ebekuthiwa yindawo ecwenge khulu.

⁵¹ Lokha ikosi uSolomoni sele iqedile ukwenza woke umsebenzi wethempeli lakaSomnini, yaletha izipho ezikhethekileko uyise uDavida anikela ngazo: isiliva negolide kanye nepahla enye. Yazibeka endlini yamagugu ngethempelini lakaSomnini.