1 Zvino mugore ramazana mana namakumi masere mushure mokubuda kwavaIsraeri munyika yeIjipiti, mugore rechina rokubata ushe kwaSoromoni pamusoro peIsraeri, mumwedzi waZivhi, unova mwedzi wechipiri, akatanga kuvaka temberi yaJehovha.
2 Temberi yakavakirwa Jehovha naMambo Soromoni yakanga yakareba makubhiti makumi matanhatua, ina makubhiti makumi mavirib paupamhi hwayo, ina makubhiti makumi matatuc pakukwirira kwayo kumusoro.
3 Biravira raiva mberi kweimba huru yetemberi rakawedzera upamhi hwetemberi hwamakubhiti makumi mavirid uye rakanga rakapfuurira mberi kwetemberi namakubhiti gumie.
4 Akaitira temberi iyi mawindo ane upamhi hudiki.
5 Pamadziro eimba huru neeimba tsvene yomukati akavaka chivakwa chakapoteredza imba, chaiva nedzimwe dzimba kumativi.
6 Imba yapasi yaiva noupamhi hwamakubhiti mashanuf, imba yapakati yaiva noupamhi hwamakubhiti matanhatug uye imba yechitatu yaiva namakubhiti manomweh. Nechokunze akavaka zvitakuriso kumativi kuti matanda arege kupinda mukati mamadziro etemberi.