The Ark of the Covenant Law
1Bezalel made the ark of the covenant law out of acacia wood. It was three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide and high. 2He covered it inside and outside with pure gold. He put a strip of gold around it. 3He made four gold rings for it. He joined them to its four bottom corners. He put two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 4Then he made poles out of acacia wood. He covered them with gold. 5He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
6He made its cover out of pure gold. It was three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide. The cover is the place where sin is paid for. 7Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 8He put one of the cherubim on each end of it. 9He made them as part of the cover itself. Their wings spread up over the cover. The cherubim faced each other and looked toward the cover.
The Table for the Holy Bread
10The workers made the table out of acacia wood. It was three feet long, one foot six inches wide and two feet three inches high. 11Then they covered it with pure gold. They put a strip of gold around it. 12They also made a rim around it three inches wide. They put a strip of gold around the rim. 13They made four gold rings for the table. They joined them to the four corners, where the four legs were. 14The rings were close to the rim. The rings held the poles used to carry the table. 15The workers made the poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with gold. 16They made plates, dishes and bowls out of pure gold for the table. They also made pure gold pitchers to pour out drink offerings.
The Gold Lampstand
17The workers made the lampstand out of pure gold. They hammered out its base and stem. Its buds, blossoms and cups branched out from it. 18Six branches came out from the sides of the lampstand. There were three on one side and three on the other. 19On one branch there were three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. There were three on the next branch. In fact, there were three on each of the six branches that came out from the lampstand. 20On the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 21One bud was under the first pair of branches that came out from the lampstand. A second bud was under the second pair. And a third bud was under the third pair. There was a total of six branches. 22The buds and branches came out from the lampstand. The whole lampstand was one piece hammered out of pure gold.
23The workers made its seven lamps out of pure gold. They also made its trays and wick cutters out of pure gold. 24They used 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and everything used with it.
The Altar for Burning Incense
25The workers made the altar for burning incense. They made it out of acacia wood. It was about one foot six inches square and three feet high. A horn stuck out from each of its upper four corners. 26The workers covered the top, sides and horns with pure gold. They put a strip of gold around it. 27They made two gold rings below the strip. They put the rings on the sides across from each other. The rings held the poles used to carry it. 28The workers made the poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with gold.
29They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, sweet-smelling incense. A person who makes perfume made them.
Bokosi la Chipangano
1Bezaleli anapanga Bokosi la Chipangano lamatabwa amtengo wa mkesha. Kutalika kwake kunali masentimita 114, mulifupi mwake munali masentimita 69, msinkhu wake masentimita 69. 2Iye analikuta bokosilo ndi golide wabwino kwambiri mʼkati mwake ndi kunja komwe. Anapanganso mkombero wagolide kuzungulira bokosilo. 3Iye anapanga mphete zinayi zagolide ndi kuzimangirira ku miyendo yake inayi ija, mbali ina ziwiri ndi mbali inanso ziwiri. 4Kenaka anapanga mizati yamtengo wa mkesha ndi kuzikuta ndi golide. 5Ndipo analowetsa nsichizo mʼmphete zija za mbali zonse ziwiri za bokosilo kuti azinyamulira.
6Iye anapanga chivundikiro cha bokosilo cha golide wabwino kwambiri, kutalika kwake masentimita 114, mulifupi mwake masentimita 69. 7Ndipo anapanga Akerubi awiri agolide osula ndi nyundo ndi kuwayika mbali ziwiri za chivundikirocho. 8Iye anapanga kerubi mmodzi mbali ina ndi wina mbali inayo. Akerubiwa anawapangira limodzi ndi chivundikirocho mʼmapeto mwa mbali ziwirizo. 9Mapiko a Akerubiwo anatambasukira pamwamba pa chivundikiro cha bokosilo kuti achiphimbe. Akerubiwo anakhala choyangʼanana, aliyense kuyangʼana chivundikirocho.
Mapangidwe a Tebulo
10Iwo anapanga tebulo la matabwa amtengo wa mkesha, mulitali mwake masentimita 91, mulifupi mwake masentimita 46, msinkhu wake masentimita 69. 11Kenaka analikuta ndi golide wabwino kwambiri, ndipo anapanga mkombero wagolide mʼmbali mwake. 12Iwo anapanga feremu yozungulira tebulo, mulifupi mwake ngati chikhatho cha dzanja, ndipo anayika mkombero wagolide kuzungulira feremuyo. 13Iwo anapanga mphete zinayi zagolide ndipo anazilumikiza ku ngodya zake zinayi, kumene kunali miyendo yake inayi. 14Mphetezo anaziyika kufupi ndi feremu kuti azikolowekamo nsichi zonyamulira tebuloyo. 15Anapanga nsichi zamtengo wa mkesha ndi kuzikuta ndi golide kuti azinyamulira tebulolo. 16Ndipo anapanga ziwiya za pa tebulolo zagolide wabwino, mbale ndi zipande, mitsuko ndi mabeseni zogwiritsa ntchito popereka nsembe za chakumwa.
Mapangidwe a Choyikapo Nyale
17Iwo anapanga choyikapo nyale chagolide wabwino kwambiri. Tsinde lake ndi mphanda zake zinasulidwa ndi nyundo. Zikho zake zokhala ndi mphukira ndi maluwa ake zinapangidwa kumodzi. 18Mʼmbali mwake munali mphanda zisanu ndi imodzi, zitatu mbali iliyonse. 19Zikho zitatu zokhala ngati za maluwa amtowo, mphukira ndi duwa zinali pa mphanda yoyamba. Pa mphanda yachiwiri panalinso zikho zitatu zokhala ngati za maluwa amtowo, mphukira ndi duwa. Ndipo mphanda zonse zisanu ndi imodzi zinali chimodzimodzi ndipo zinatuluka mʼchoyikapo nyalecho. 20Pa choyikapo nyalecho panali zikho zinayi zokhala ngati maluwa amtowo, mphukira ndi maluwa ake. 21Mphukira yoyamba inali mʼmunsi mwa nthambi ziwiri zoyamba za pa choyikapo nyale. Mphukira yachiwiri inali mʼmunsi mwa nthambi ziwiri zinazo. Mphukira yachitatu inali mʼmunsi mwa nthambi zina ziwirinso. Zonse pamodzi zinali nthambi zisanu ndi imodzi 22Mphukira ndi nthambi zonse zinasulidwa kumodzi ndi choyikapo nyalecho ndi golide wabwino kwambiri.
23Iwo anapanga nyale zisanu ndi ziwiri, mbaniro ndi zowolera phulusa, zonse zinali zagolide wabwino kwambiri. 24Iwo anapanga choyikapo nyale ndi zipangizo zake zonse zagolide wabwino kwambiri wolemera makilogalamu 34.
Guwa Lofukizirapo Lubani
25Iwo anapanga guwa lamatabwa amtengo wa mkesha lofukizirapo lubani. Linali lofanana mbali zonse, mulitali masentimita 46, mulifupi masentimita 46, ndipo msinkhu masentimita 91, ndipo nyanga zake zinapangidwa kumodzi ndi guwalo. 26Iwo anakuta guwa lonse ndi golide wabwino kwambiri, pamwamba pake, mbali zonse ndi nyanga zake, ndipo anapanga mkombero wagolide kuzungulira guwalo. 27Anapanga mphete ziwiri pansi pa mkomberowo ndi kulumikiza ku mbali zonse ziwiri kuti apisemo nsichi zonyamulira. 28Anapanga mizati yamtengo wa mkesha ndipo anayikuta ndi golide.
29Iwo anapanganso mafuta opatulika odzozera ndi zofukiza za fungo lokoma kwambiri. Iyi inali ntchito ya mʼmisiri waluso lopanga zonunkhiritsa.
