3 Amakherubi ayemi ngakwesokunene kwendlu ekungeneni kwendoda, ifu lagcwalisa igceke elingaphakathi.
4 Inkazimulo kaJehova yenyuka ekherubini, yaya embundwini wendlu; indlu yagcwala ifu, igceke lagcwala ukumenyezela kwenkazimulo kaJehova.
5 Umsindo wamaphiko amakherubi wezwakala kwaze kwaba segcekeni elingaphandle njengezwi likaNkulunkulu uSomandla, lapho ekhuluma.
6 Kwathi lapho eyala indoda eyembethe ilineni, ethi: “Thatha umlilo phakathi kwamasondo ayingilizayo phakathi kwamakherubi,” yangena, eceleni kwesondo.
7 Ikherubi lelulela isandla salo liphakathi kwamakherubi kuwo umlilo owawuphakathi kwamakherubi, lawuthatha, lawubeka ezandleni zakhe owembethe ilineni; wawuthatha, waphuma.
8 Kwabonakala kuwo amakherubi isimo sesandla somuntu phansi kwamaphiko awo.
9 Ngabona, bheka, nanko amasondo amane eceleni kwamakherubi, elinye isondo eceleni kwelinye ikherubi nelinye isondo eceleni kwelinye ikherubi; ukubonakala kwamasondo kwakunjengetshe lekrisolithe.*