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.
Essanduuko ey’Endagaano Ekolebwa
137:1 a Kuv 31:2 b Kuv 30:6; 39:35; Ma 10:3Awo Bezaaleeri n’akola Essanduuko mu muti gwa akasiya; ng’obuwanvu bwayo mita emu ne desimoolo emu, n’obugazi sentimita nkaaga mu musanvu, n’obugulumivu nabwo sentimita nkaaga mu musanvu. 237:2 nny 11, 26N’agibikkako zaabu omuka ennyo kungulu ne munda, era n’agyetoolooza omuge ogwa zaabu. 3N’agiweeseza empeta nnya eza zaabu, n’azisiba ku magulu gaayo ana, ng’empeta ebbiri ziri ku ludda lwayo olumu n’endala ebbiri ku ludda lwayo olulala. 4N’abajja emisituliro mu muti ogwa akasiya, n’agibikkako zaabu, 5n’agisonseka mu mpeta ziri okusituzanga essanduuko.
637:6 Kuv 26:34; 31:7; Beb 9:5N’akolerako ekisaanikira, ye ntebe ey’okusaasira nga kya zaabu omuka ennyo; obuwanvu bwakyo bwali mita emu ne desimoolo emu, n’obugazi sentimita nkaaga mu musanvu. 737:7 Ez 41:18N’akolerako ne bakerubi babiri mu zaabu omuweese ku njuyi ebbiri ez’ekisaanikira, ye ntebe ey’okusaasira. 8Kerubi omu yamuteeka ku ludda lumu olw’ekisaanikira, ye ntebe ey’okusaasira, ne kerubi omulala ku ludda olwokubiri, nga bakerubi bombi beekutte wamu n’ekisaanikirako, ye ntebe ey’okusaasira. 937:9 a Beb 9:5 b Ma 10:3Ebiwaawaatiro bya bakerubi yabikola nga bibikkule nga bisonze waggulu, era nga bisiikirizza ekisaanikira, ye ntebe ey’okusaasira. Bakerubi ne batunulagana nga boolekedde ekisaanikira, ye ntebe ey’okusaasira.
Emmeeza Ekolebwa
1037:10 Beb 9:2N’akola n’emmeeza mu muti gwa akasiya, obuwanvu bwayo sentimita kyenda, n’obugazi sentimita amakumi ana mu ttaano, n’obugulumivu sentimita nkaaga mu musanvu. 1137:11 nny 2N’agibikkako zaabu omuka ennyo, era n’agyetoolooza omuge ogwa zaabu. 12N’agikolerako olukugiro oluweza sentimita musanvu ne desimoolo ttaano obugazi, n’omuge ogwa zaabu okwebungulula olukugiro olwo. 13N’aweesa empeta nnya eza zaabu, n’azisiba mu nsonda ennya awali amagulu gaayo ana. 1437:14 nny 27Empeta ezo yazissa kumpi n’olukugiro ziyisibwemu emisituliro gy’emmeeza. 15N’akola emisituliro gy’emmeeza mu muti gwa akasiya, n’agibikkako zaabu. 16N’akola mu zaabu omuka, ebikozesebwa eby’okubeeranga ku mmeeza: essowaani zaako, n’ebijiiko byako, n’ebibya eby’okufukanga ebiweebwayo eby’okunywa.
Ekikondo ky’Ettaala
1737:17 Beb 9:2; Kub 1:12Yakola ekikondo ky’ettaala nga kya zaabu omuka. Yakiweesezaako entobo yaakyo n’enduli, n’ebikopo ebifaanana ng’ebimuli, amatabi n’emitunsi n’ebimuli byako; byonna yabiweesa mu kyuma kya zaabu kimu bulambalamba. 18Kwaliko amatabi mukaaga agafaanana ng’omutuula emisubbaawa; amatabi asatu nga gali ku ludda lumu n’amalala asatu nga gali ku ludda olulala. 19Ku ttabi erimu kwaliko ebikopo bisatu nga bikoleddwa ng’ebimuli by’alumondi n’emitunsi n’ebimuli, ate bisatu ne bibeera ku ttabi eddala, n’ebirala bisatu ne bibeera ku buli limu ku matabi amalala okutuusa amatabi omukaaga gonna agava ku kikondo ky’ettaala lwe gaabuna. 20Ku kikondo ky’ettaala kwennyini kwaliko ebikopo bina ebyakolebwa ng’ebimuli by’alumondi n’emitunsi gyabyo n’ebimuli byako. 21Omutunsi ogumu gwali wansi w’amatabi abiri agava ku kikondo ky’ettaala, n’omuntunsi ogwokubiri ne gubeera wansi w’amatabi abiri agaddirira, n’omutunsi ogwokusatu ne gubeera wansi w’amatabi abiri agaddako, amatabi gonna omukaaga ne gabuna. 2237:22 nny 17; Kbl 8:4Emitunsi n’amatabi gaako yabikola bumu n’ekikondo ky’ettaala mu zaabu omuweese omuka nga biri wamu.
2337:23 Kuv 40:4, 25Ekikondo ky’ettaala n’akikolera ettaala musanvu, ne makansi ezikomola entambi, n’essowaani ez’okussaako ebisirinza, nga byonna abikoze mu zaabu omuka. 24Ekikondo ky’ettaala ne byonna ebigenderako yabikola mu zaabu omuka eyaweza obuzito bwa kilo amakumi asatu mu nnya.
Ekyoto eky’Okwoterezangako Obubaane
2537:25 a Kuv 30:34-36; Luk 1:11; Beb 9:4; Kub 8:3 b Kuv 27:2; Kub 9:13Yakola ekyoto, mu miti gy’akasiya, okwoterezangako obubaane, nga kyenkanankana sentimita amakumi ana mu ttaano buli ludda mu buwanvu ne mu bugazi; n’obugulumivu bwa sentimita kyenda; n’amayembe gaakyo nga gali mu muti gumu nakyo. 26Ekyoto yakisiigako zaabu omuka kyonna, waggulu ne mu mbiriizi ne ku mayembe, n’akolerako omuge ogwa zaabu okukyebungulula. 2737:27 nny 14Wansi w’omuge mu mbiriizi z’ekyoto zombi, yakolerako empeta bbiri eza zaabu, okuyisangamu emisituliro gyakyo nga wabaddewo gye kitwalibwa. 2837:28 Kuv 25:13Emisituliro yagikola mu muti gwa akasiya, n’agisiigako zaabu.
2937:29 a Kuv 31:11 b Kuv 30:1, 25; 39:38N’atabula amafuta amatukuvu ag’okwawula, n’ateekateeka obubaane obulongosebbwa ennyo, ng’abutabudde bulungi ng’omukugu mu byakaloosa bwe yandikoze.
