2 iziKronike Chapter 3
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USolomoni wayeseqala ukwakha indlu kaJehova eJerusalema entabeni yaseMoriya, lapho uJehova abonakala khona kuDavide uyise , nalapho eselungisile khona endaweni kaDavide esibuyeni sika-Orinani umJebusi.
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Waqala ukwakha ngolwesibili lwenyanga yesibili ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe.
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Yilesi isisekelo uSolomoni asibekela ukub a kwakhiwe indlu kaNkulunkulu : ubude ngezingalo zesilinganiso esidala babuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, ububanzi babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili.
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Umpheme owawuphambi kwendlu ende malungana nobubanzi bendlu wawuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili , nokuphakama kwakuyikhulu namashumi amabili; wawunameka phakathi ngegolide elicwengekileyo.
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Indlu enkulu wayembesa imisayipuresi, wayinameka ngegolide elihle , waqopha kulo amasundu namaketanga.
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Wayihlobisa indlu ngamatshe ayigugu ukuze ivunuliswe ; igolide laliyigolide laseParivayimi.
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Wanameka nendlu, nemishayo, nemibundu, nezindonga zayo, neminyango yayo ngegolide, waqopha amakherubi ezindongeni.
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Wenza indlu engcwelengcwele ; yayimalungana nobubanzi bendlu ; ubude bayo babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili , nobubanzi bayo babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili ; wayinameka ngegolide elihle , lingamatalenta angamakhulu ayisithupha.
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Isisindo sezipikili sasingamashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu egolide . Amakamelo angaphezulu wawanameka ngegolide.
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Endlini engcwelengcw ele wenza amakherubi amabili aqoshiweyo ; bawanameka ngegolide.
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Amaphiko amakherubi ayeyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili; iphiko lelinye laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu , lathinta odongeni lwendlu ; elinye iphiko nalo laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu, lathinta ephikweni lelinye ikherubi.
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Iphiko lelinye ikherubi laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu , lathinta odo ngeni lwendlu; elinye iphiko laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu nalo , lafinyelela ephikweni lelinye ikherubi.
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Amaphiko alawo makherubi azelula izingalo ezingamashumi amabili ; ema ngezinyawo zawo, ubuso bawo bubheke endlini.
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Wenza isihenqo ngokuluhlaza nangokububende nangokubomvu , nangelineni elicolekileyo, wabeka kuso amakherubi.
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Wenza ngaphakathi kwendlu izinsika ezimbili , ukuphakama kwazo kwakuyizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu nanhlanu; isihloko esasingaphezu kwaleyo naleyo sasiyizingalo eziyisihlanu.
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Wenza amaketanga egumbini , wawabeka ezihlokweni zezinsika ; wenza amapomegranati ayikhulu, wawabeka emaketangeni.
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Wazimisa izinsika phambi kwethempeli , enye ngakwesokunen e nenye ngakwesokhohlo, wabiza igama lengakwesokunene ngokuthi uJakini negama lengakwesokhohlo ngokuthi uBowazi.