UHezekhiyeli 40 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978

Umbono womprofethi ngethempeli elitsha

¹ Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amabili lanhlanu wokuthunjwa kwethu, ekuqaliseni komnyaka, ngosuku lwetshumi lwenyanga, ngomnyaka wetshumi lane emva kokuthunjwa komuzi, ngalolosuku, isandla seNkosi saba phezu kwami.

² Ngombono uNkulunkulu wangisa elizweni lakoIsrayeli, wangibeka phezu kwentaba ende kakhulu, lapho engabona khona okwakungathi yizindlu zomuzi kuphambi kwami.

³ Lapho angiletha khona, kwakukhona umuntu olesimo esifana lethusi, ephethe intambo ephothiweyo lomhlanga wokulinganisa, emi esangweni.

⁴ Lowomuntu wathi kimi: Ndoda, khangela ngamehlo akho, uzwe ngendlebe zakho, ubeke ingqondo yakho kulokho konke engizakukutshengisa khona, ngoba ulethelwe ukuba ngikutshengise khona, utshumayele koIsrayeli konke lokho ozakukubona.

⁵ Kwakukhona umduli ngaphandle ozingelezele indawo yethempeli, ubude bomhlanga wokulinganisa owawuphethwe ngulowomuntu babuzingalo eziyisithupha, ubude bengalo inye buyingalo lesandla. Waselinganisa ubuqatha bomduli, balingana lomhlanga munye, lobude balingana lomhlanga munye.

⁶ Wasesiya esangweni elikhangele impumalanga, wakhwela ngezinyathelo, walinganisa umbundu wesango, walingana lomhlanga munye ukutshona kwawo.

⁷ Walinganisa izindlu eziseceleni, zaba ngumhlanga munye ubude, lomhlanga munye ububanzi. Walinganisa umkhandlo ophakathi kwezindlu eziseceleni, waba zingalo ezinhlanu. Umbundu wesango ongasendlini engasekungeneni kwesango langaphakathi waba ngumhlanga munye.

⁸ Waselinganisa indlu engasekungeneni, yaba zingalo ezificaminwembili,

⁹ lensika zayo zaba zingalo ezimbili. Indlu esesangweni yayisekucineni ngaphakathi.

¹⁰ Kwakukhona izindlu ezintathu ngapha langapha kwesango langasempumalanga, zontathu zazilingana, lensika zangapha langapha zazilingana.

¹¹ Waselinganisa ububanzi besango, baba zingalo czilitshumi, lobude besango baba zingalo ezilitshumi lantathu.

¹² Kwakukhona umnxibo phambi kwezindlu eziseceleni, uyingalo ngapha langapha. Izindlu eziseceleni zazizingalo eziyisithupha ngapha langapha.

¹³ Waselinganisa isango kusukela ngasemva kwenye indlu kusiya ngasemva kwenye, kwaba zingalo ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu ububanzi, kusukela emnyango kusiya emnyango.

¹⁴ Waselinganisa indlu esekungeneni, yaba zingalo ezingamatshumi amabili; kwakukhona iguma elizingelezele indlu engasekungeneni kwesango.

¹⁵ Kusukela ngaphambi kwesango ekungeneni kuze kube ngasekucineni ngaphakathi endlini esekungeneni kwesango kwaba zingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu.

¹⁶ Emaceleni womabili esango kwakulamawindi, ezindlini eziseceleni emkhandlweni ophakathi kwazo; kwakukhona amawindi indawo zonke zendlu engasekungeneni kwesango, lezihlahla zelala zicecise izinsika.

¹⁷ Wasengisa egumeni elingaphandle, kwakukhona lapho izindlwana lendawo egandelweyo kuzingelezele iguma, izindlwana ezingamatshumi amathathu zingaphambi kwendawo egandelweyo.

¹⁸ Indawo egandelweyo yayingasemasangweni, ilingana lobude bamasango, yayiyindawo engaphansi.

¹⁹ Waselinganisa ububanzi beguma, kusukela ngaphambi kwesango elingaphansi kusiya ngaphandle kwesango elingaphakathi, kwaba zingalo ezilikhulu. Wasengisa ngasenyakatho,

²⁰ kwakukhona lapho isango elalikhangele inyakatho, lilisango leguma langaphakathi. Walinganisa ubude balo lobubanzi balo.

²¹ Lezindlu zalo ezintathu ngapha langapha lensika zalo lendlu yazo engasekungeneni kwakulingana lokwesango lokuqala. Ubude balo babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu, lobubanzi balo babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu.

²² Amawindi alo, lendlu yalo engasekungeneni, lezihlahla zalo zamalala kwakulingana lokwesango elikhangele impumalanga. Kwakulezinyathelo eziyisikhombisa eziya kilo, lendlu esekungeneni yayingaphakathi.

²³ Maqondana lesango ngasenyakatho, njengasempumalanga, kwakukhona isango leguma, walinganisa kusukela esangweni kusiya esangweni, kwaba zingalo ezilikhulu.

²⁴ Wasengisa ngaseningizimu, kwakukhona isango ngaseningizimu; walinganisa insika zalo lendlu yalo esekungeneni, kwakulingana lezinye.

²⁵ Kwakukhona kilo amawindi inxa zonke lasendlini yalo esekungeneni, ayefana lamanye amawindi. Ubude balo babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu, lobubanzi balo buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu.

²⁶ Kwakukhona izinyathelo eziyisikhombisa eziya kilo, lendlu esekungeneni yayiphakathi; kwakulezihlahla zamalala ensikeni zalo, ngapha langapha kwalo.

²⁷ Kwakukhona isango ngaseningizimu kweguma elingaphakathi; walinganisa kusukela esangweni kusiya esangweni ngaseningizimu, kwaba zingalo ezilikhulu.

²⁸ Wasengiletha egumeni elingaphakathi ngesango laseningizimu, walinganisa isango laseningizimu, lalilingana lamanye.

²⁹ Izindlu zalo eziseceleni lensika zalo lendlu yalo esekungeneni zazilingana lezinye. Kwakukhona kilo amawindi inxa zonke lasendlini yalo esekungeneni. Ubude balo babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu, lobubanzi balo buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu.

³⁰ Kwakukhona izindlu ezisekungeneni inxa zonke, ubude bazo buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu, lobubanzi bazo buzingalo ezinhlanu.

³¹ Indlu yalo esekungeneni yayikhangele iguma elingaphandle, kukhona izihlahla zamalala ensikeni zalo; kwakukhona izinyathelo ezificaminwembili zokuya kilo.

³² Wasengisa egumeni elingaphakathi ngasempumalanga, walinganisa isango, lalilingana lamanye.

³³ Izindlu zalo eziseceleni, lensika zalo, lendlu yalo esekungeneni zazilingana lezinye; kwakukhona kilo amawindi inxa zonke lasendlini yalo esekungeneni. Ubude balo babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu, lobubanzi balo buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu.

³⁴ Indlu yalo esekungeneni yayikhangele iguma elingaphandle, kukhona izihlahla zamalala ensikeni zalo, ngapha langapha kwalo; kwakukhona izinyathelo ezificaminwembili zokuya kilo.

³⁵ Wasengisa ngasesangweni elingasenyakatho, walilinganisa, lalilingana lamanye.

³⁶ Izindlu zalo eziseceleni, lensika zalo, lendlu yalo esekungeneni zazilingana lezinye; lalilamawindi inxa zonke; ubude balo babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu, lobubanzi balo buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu.

³⁷ Indlu yalo esekungeneni yayikhangele iguma elingaphandle, kwakukhona izihlahla zamalala ensikeni zalo, ngapha langapha kwalo, kwakukhona izinyathelo ezificaminwembili zokuya kilo.

³⁸ Kwakukhona indlu eyayilomnyango ongasendlini esekungeneni kwesango, lapho okwakuzageziselwa khona umnikelo wokutshiswa.

³⁹ Endlini esekungeneni kwesango kwakukhona amatafula amabili ngapha langapha, okwakuzahlatshelwa kiwo umnikelo wokutshiswa lomnikelo wesono lomnikelo wecala.

⁴⁰ Ngaphandle kwendlu esekungeneni, ngasekungeneni kwesango elingasenyakatho, kwakukhona amatafula amabili, langaphakathi kwendlu esekungeneni kwesango kwakukhona amatafula amabili.

⁴¹ Amatafula amane ayengaphakathi, lamatafula amane ayengaphandle, eceleni kwesango, wonke ayeficaminwembili lapho kwakuzahlatshelwa khona umhlatshelo.

⁴² Kwakukhona futhi amatafula amane ayenziwe ngamatshe abaziweyo, angawomnikelo wokutshiswa, ubude bawo buyingalo lengxenye, lobubanzi bawo buyingalo lengxenye, lokuphakama kwawo kuyingalo, okwakuzabekwa kiwo izinto zokuhlaba umnikelo wokutshiswa leminye iminikelo.

⁴³ Imibundu, ubude bayo bungangesandla, yayifakiwe ngaphakathi inxa zonke. Ematafuleni kwakuzabekwa inyama yomnikelo.

⁴⁴ Wasengingenisa egumeni elingaphakathi, kwakukhona egumeni elingaphakathi izindlu ezimbili, enye ingasesangweni elingasenyakatho, ikhangele iningizimu, lenye ingasesangweni elingaseningizimu, ikhangele inyakatho.

⁴⁵ Wasesithi kimi: Lindlu ekhangele iningizimu ngeyabapristi abaphethe ithempeli,

⁴⁶ lendlu ekhangele inyakatho ngeyabapristi abaphethe ialtare. Ngitsho amadodana kaZadoki okuyiwona wodwa phakathi kwamadodana kaLevi angasondela eNkosini ukuyikhonza.

⁴⁷ Waselinganisa iguma, ubude balo baba yizingalo ezilikhulu, lobubanzi balo buzingalo ezilikhulu, inxa zonke. Ialtare laliphambi kwethempeli.

⁴⁸ Wasengiletha endlini esekungeneni kwethempeli, walinganisa insika zendlu, zaba zingalo ezinhlanu inxa zonke; ububanzi besango baba zingalo ezilitshumi lane; lobubanzi bemiduli eseceleni kwesango baba zingalo ezintathu ngapha langapha.

⁴⁹ Ubude bendlu esekungeneni babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, lobubanzi bayo buzingalo ezilitshumi lambili; kwakukhona izinyathelo ezilitshumi eziya kilo; kwakukhona insika ekungeneni kwesango inxa zombili.