U-Eksodusi 37
1 UBhezaleli wabaza umtshokotsho ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya ubude bawo kuzingalo ezimbili ezilengxenye, ububanzi kuyingalo elengxenye njalo ukuyaphezulu kwawo kuyingalo elengxenye.
Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.
2 Walihuqa ngegolide elicolekileyo, ngaphakathi langaphandle, wabuye walizingelezela ngomqolo wegolide.
He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it around it.
3 Wawubumbela amasongo amane egolide wawanamathisela ezinyaweni zalo zozine, kwathi amasongo amabili kwelinye icele lamabili kwelinye njalo.
He cast four rings of gold for it in its four feet—two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.
4 Wasebaza imijabo ngesihlahla somʼakhakhiya wayihuqa ngegolide.
He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 Wasehloma imijabo leyo emasongweni ayesemaceleni komtshokotsho wesivumelwano ukuze uthwalwe ngayo.
He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6 Wenza isihlalo somusa ngegolide elicolekileyo, ubude baso buzingalo ezimbili ezilengxenye lengxenye, ububanzi saba yingalo elengxenye.
He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width.
7 Njalo wenza amakherubhi amabili ngegolide elikhandiweyo ekucineni kwesihlalo somusa emaceleni womabili.
He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat:
8 Wenza ikherubhi elilodwa nganxanye kwathi kwelinye icele wenza elinye aba yinto yinye lesisibekelo.
one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.
9 Amakherubhi ayelulele amaphiko awo phezulu, embese isisibekelo ngawo. Amakherubhi ayekhangelene, ubuso bawo bukhangele isisibekelo.
The cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
10 Babaza itafula ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya, ubude bayo babuzingalo ezimbili, ububanzi buyingalo eyodwa, ukuphakama kwayo kuyingalo elengxenye.
He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its width was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half.
11 Basebelihuqa ngegolide elicolekileyo njalo balizingelezela ngomthando wegolide.
He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.
12 Babuya benza ibhanti eliyizingelezileyo, elalingangesandla somuntu ububanzi, basebefaka umthando wegolide phezu kwebhanti.
He made a border of a hand’s width around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.
13 Benza amasongo amane egolide bawafaka emagumbini womane enyaweni zetafula.
He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet.
14 Amasongo afakwa eduze lebhanti ukuze abambe imijabo eyayisetshenziswa ukuthwala itafula.
The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.
15 Imijabo yokuthwalisa itafula yayenziwe ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya njalo ihuqwe ngegolide.
He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.
16 Njalo benza ngegolide elicolekileyo izitsha zetafula ezibalisa imiganu, izinditshi, imiganu eyingubhe kanye lezitsha zokuthululela iminikelo enathwayo.
He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.
17 Benza uluthi lwesibane ngegolide elicolekileyo, bakhanda isidindi salo lomqwayi walo kwaba ngumsebenzi okhandiweyo, imbizana zalo, amahlumela alo kanye lamaluba alo kwenziwa kwaba yinto yinye.
He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.
18 Ingatsha eziyisithupha zaxhunywa emaceleni oluthi lwesibane, ingatsha ezintathu nganxanye kwathi ezintathu kwelinye icele.
There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side:
19 Inkezo ezintathu ezibunjwe okwamaluba e-alimondi, amahlumela lamaluba kwakusogatsheni lunye, ezinye ezintathu ogatsheni olulandelayo, kwabanjalo kuwo wonke ayisithupha exhunywe oluthini lwesibane.
three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.
20 Njalo oluthini lwesibane kwakulembizana ezine ezibunjwe okwamaluba e-alimondi elamahlumela kanye lamaluba.
In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
21 Ihlumela elilodwa lalingaphansi kwengatsha ezimbili, ihlumela lesibili lingaphansi kwezinye ezimbili lehlumela lesithathu lalingaphansi kwengatsha ezimbili, ingatsha zonke zaziyisithupha.
and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.
22 Amahlumela lezingatsha kwakuyinto yinye loluthi lwesibane, kukhandwe ngegolide elicolekileyo.
Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold.
23 Balwenzela izibane eziyisikhombisa, incijana lembizana zalo ezenziwe ngegolide elicolekileyo.
He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.
24 Uluthi lwesibane kanye lakho konke okuphathelene lalo kwenziwa ngegolide elicolekileyo eliyisisindo sethalenta elilodwa.
He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.
25 Benza i-alithari lempepha ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya. Lenziwa lalingana inxa zonke, ubude balo buyingalo eyodwa, lobubanzi buyingalo eyodwa, kanti ukudepha kuzingalo ezimbili, impondo zalo zenziwa zaba yinto yinye kanye lalo.
He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it.
26 Balihuqa ngegolide elicolekileyo phezulu, lemaceleni kanye lempondo zalo ngegolide elicolekileyo njalo balibumbela umqolo wegolide inxa zonke.
He overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.
27 Benza amasongo amabili kuleli icele lamanye amabili kwelinye njalo ukubambanisa imijabo yokuthwalisa i-alithari lempepha.
He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.
28 Benza imijabo ngesihlahla somʼakhakhiya bayihuqa ngegolide.
He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
29 Benza njalo lamafutha angcwele okugcoba abakhethiweyo, lempepha elephunga elimnandi, kungumsebenzi womenzi wamakha.
He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
