1Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
2¶ Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.4.2 from…: Heb. from his brim to his brim 3And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast. 4It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. 5And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.4.5 with flowers…: or, like a lilyflower
6¶ He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.4.6 such…: Heb. the work of burnt offering 7And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. 8He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.4.8 basons: or, bowls
9¶ Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass. 10And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
11And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;4.11 basons: or, bowls4.11 finished: Heb. finished to make 12To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars; 13And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.4.13 upon: Heb. upon the face of 14He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;4.14 lavers: or, caldrons 15One sea, and twelve oxen under it. 16The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.4.16 bright: Heb. made bright, or, scoured 17In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.4.17 clay…: Heb. thicknesses of the ground 18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
19¶ And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set; 20Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold; 21And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;4.21 perfect…: Heb. perfections of gold 22And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.4.22 basons: or, bowls
Zipangizo za mʼNyumba ya Mulungu
1Solomoni anapanga guwa lamkuwa limene mulitali mwake linali mamita asanu ndi anayi, mulifupi mwakenso mamita asanu ndi anayi ndipo msinkhu wake unali mamita anayi ndi theka. 2Kenaka iye anapanga mbiya yayikulu yachitsulo. Inali yozungulira ndipo pakamwa pake panali pa mamita anayi ndi theka, poyeza modutsa pakati pake. Msinkhu wake unali wopitirirapo mamita awiri. Thunthu lake linali mamita 13. 3Mʼmunsi mwa mkombero wa mbiyayo anajambulamo zithunzi zangʼombe zazimuna mozungulira, zithunzi khumi pa theka la mita. Ngʼombezo zimajambulidwa mʼmizere iwiri ndipo anazipangira kumodzi ndi mbiyayo.
4Mbiyayo anayisanjika pa ngʼombe zamkuwa khumi ndi ziwiri, zitatu zoyangʼana kumpoto, zitatu zoyangʼana kumadzulo, zitatu zoyangʼana kummwera ndipo zitatu zoyangʼana kummawa. Mbiyayo inakhazikika pamwamba pa ngʼombezo, ndipo miyendo yake yonse yakumbuyo ya ngʼombezo inkaloza mʼkati. 5Mbiyayo inali yochindikala ngati chikhatho ndipo mkombero wake unali ngati mkombero wa chikho, ngati duwa lokongola kwambiri. Mʼmbiyamo munkalowa madzi okwana malita 60,000.
6Kenaka anapanga mabeseni khumi otsukira zinthu ndipo asanu amawayika mbali ya kummwera, asanu mbali ya kumpoto. Mʼmenemo amatsukiramo zinthu zimene zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pa nsembe zopsereza koma mbiyamo ndi mʼmene ankasambiramo ansembe.
7Solomoni anapanga zoyikapo nyale khumi zagolide monga momwe kunalembedwera ndipo anaziyika mʼNyumba ya Mulungu, zisanu mbali ya kummwera, ndi zisanu mbali ya kumpoto.
8Iye anapanga matebulo khumi ndipo anawayika mʼNyumba ya Mulungu, asanu mbali ya kummwera ndi asanu mbali ya kumpoto. Iye anapanganso mabeseni agolide okwanira 100.
9Iye anapanga bwalo la ansembe, bwalo lalikulu ndi zitseko za bwalolo ndipo anakuta zitsekozo ndi mkuwa. 10Anayika mbiya ija mbali yakummwera pamene mbali ya kummawa ndi kummwera zimakumana.
11Iye anapanganso miphika ndi mafosholo ndi mabeseni owazira magazi.
Kotero Hiramu anatsiriza ntchito yonse ya ku Nyumba ya Mulungu imene ankagwirira Mfumu Solomoni:
12Nsanamira ziwiri;
mbale ziwiri za mitu yapamwamba pa nsanamirazo;
maukonde awiri okongoletsera mbale ziwiri za mitu yapamwamba pa nsanamirazo;
13makangadza 400 a maukonde awiri okongoletserawo (mizere iwiri ya makangadza pa ukonde uliwonse, kukongoletsa mbale za mitu yapamwamba pa nsanamira);
14miyendo pamodzi ndi mabeseni ake;
15mbiya pamodzi ndi ngʼombe khumi ndi ziwiri zazimuna zosanjikapo mbiyayo.
16Miphika, mafosholo, mafoloko otengera nyama ndi ziwiya zina zonse.
Zipangizo zonse zimene Hiramu Abi anapangira Mfumu Solomoni za mʼNyumba ya Yehova zinali zamkuwa wonyezimira. 17Mfumu inapangitsa zimenezi mʼchigwa cha Yorodani, ku malo amtapo amene anali pakati pa Sukoti ndi Zaretani. 18Zinthu zonse zimene Solomoni anapanga zinali zochuluka kwambiri kotero kuti kulemera kwa mkuwa sikunadziwike.
19Solomoni anapanganso ziwiya zonse zimene zinali mʼNyumba ya Mulungu:
guwa lansembe lagolide;
matebulo pamene ankayikapo buledi woperekedwa kwa Mulungu;
20zoyikapo nyale zagolide ndi nyale zake zagolide weniweni, kuti ziziyaka mʼkati mwenimweni mwa malo opatulika monga analembera,
21maluwa agolide, nyale ndi mbaniro. (Zinali zagolide mmodzi);
22zozimitsira nyale zagolide weniweni, mbale zowazira magazi, mbale ndi zofukizira; ndiponso zitseko zagolide za Nyumba ya Mulungu, chitseko cha ku Malo Opatulika Kwambiri ndi zitseko za ku chipinda chachikulu.
