UHezekhiyeli 48 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978

Ukwahlukaniswa kwelizwe

¹ Nanka amabizo ezizwe. Kusukela ngasemngceleni ongasenyakatho, kusukela olwandle ngendlela yeHethiloni ngasekungeneni kweHamathi, kuze kufike eHazariEnoni, elingasemngceleni wasenyakatho kweDamaseko maqondana leHamathi, ngitsho kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga, uDani uzakuba lesigaba esisodwa.

² Kuxhuma endaweni kaDani, kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga uAsheri uzakuba lesigaba esisodwa.

³ Kuxhuma endaweni kaAsheri, kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga uNafitali uzakuba lesigaba esisodwa.

⁴ Kuxhuma endaweni kaNafitali, kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga uManase uzakuba lesigaba esisodwa.

⁵ Kuxhuma endaweni kaManase, kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga uEfrayimi uzakuba lesigaba esisodwa.

⁶ Kuxhuma endaweni kaEfrayimi, kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga uRubeni uzakuba lesigaba esisodwa.

⁷ Kuxhuma endaweni kaRubeni, kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga uJuda uzakuba lesigaba esisodwa.

⁸ Kuxhuma endaweni kaJuda, kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga kuzakuba yisigaba elizakusahlukanisela iNkosi, ububanzi baso bube zingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu, ubude baso buzalingana lobesinye sezigaba zezizwe, kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga indlu engcwele izakuba phakathi kwaso.

⁹ Isigaba elizakusahlukanisela iNkosi ubude baso bube zingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu, lobubanzi baso bube zingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili.

¹⁰ Nanzi izabelo zezigaba ezingcwele. Abapristi bazakuba lesabelo esiyizingalo ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu ngasenyakatho; ububanzi baso ngasentshonalanga bube zingalo ezizinkulungwane ezilitshumi, lobubanzi baso ngasempumalanga bube zingalo ezizinkulungwane ezilitshumi, lobude baso ngaseningizimu bube zingalo ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu, indlu engcwele yeNkosi izakuba phakathi kwaso.

¹¹ Lesi sizakuba ngesabapristi abahlukaniselwa iNkosi, amadodana kaZadoki, abangikhonzayo abangaduhanga lapho abakoIsrayeli beduha njengokwenza kwamaLevi.

¹² Kuzakuba yisigaba sabo esikhethiweyo sivela esigabeni esingcwele selizwe, sibe yindawo engcwele kakhulu, sixhume endaweni yamaLevi.

¹³ Eceleni kwendawo yabapristi amaLevi azakuba lesabelo, ubude baso bube zingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu, lobubanzi baso bube zingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezilitshumi. Ubude baso bonke buzakuba zingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu, lobubanzi baso bube zingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili.

¹⁴ Kabayikusithengisa, loba benanise ngaso, kabayikusinika abanye lesisigaba esihle selizwe, ngoba singcwele eNkosini.

¹⁵ Indawo eseleyo, ububanzi bayo buzingalo ezizinkulungwane ezinhlanu, lobude bayo buzingalo ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu, izasetshenziswa ngumuzi, ibe yindawo yokwakha, leganga. Phakathi kwayo kuzakuba khona umuzi.

¹⁶ Nanzi izilinganiso zawo; ngasenyakatho uzakuba zingalo ezizinkulungwane ezine lamakhulu amahlanu, ngaseningizimu ube zingalo ezizinkulungwane ezine lamakhulu amahlanu, ngasempumalanga ube zingalo ezizinkulungwane ezine lamakhulu amahlanu, langasentshonalanga ube zingalo ezizinkulungwane ezine lamakhulu amahlanu.

¹⁷ Umuzi uzakuba lamadlelo, ngasenyakatho abe zingalo ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu, ngaseningizimu abe zingalo ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu, ngasempumalanga abe zingalo ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu, langasentshonalanga abe zingalo ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu.

¹⁸ Indawo eseleyo eceleni lesabelo esingcwele izakuba zingalo ezizinkulungwane ezilitshumi kusiya empumalanga, ibe zingalo ezizinkulungwane ezilitshumi kusiya entshonalanga, ibe seceleni kwesabelo esingcwele. Izithelo zayo zizakuba ngezokudliwa yizisebenzi zomuzi.

¹⁹ Izisebenzi zomuzi ezivela kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli zizakuyilima.

²⁰ Isabelo sonke elizakusahlukanisa sizakuba zingalo ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu inxa zonke, ngitsho isabelo esingcwele ndawonye lempahla yonke yomuzi.

²¹ Okuseleyo inxa zonke zesigaba esingcwele lenxa zonke zempahla zomuzi kuzakuba ngokwesikhulu. Kusukela ezingalweni ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu zesigaba esingcwele ngasempumalanga komngcele, kusiya entshonalanga kusukela ezingalweni ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili kusiya emngceleni wasempumalanga, kulinganisene lezigaba zezizwe, kuzakuba ngokwesikhulu. Isigaba esingcwele kanye lendawo engcwele yethempeli phakathi kwaso,

²² lempahla yamaLevi lempahla yomuzi kuzakuba phakathi kwendawo yesikhulu. Isigaba sesikhulu sizakuba phakathi kwelizwe lakoJuda lakoBenjamini.

²³ Izizwe eziseleyo, kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga uBenjamini uzakuba lesigaba esisodwa.

²⁴ Kuxhuma endaweni kaBenjamini kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga uSimeyoni uzakuba lesigaba esisodwa.

²⁵ Kuxhuma endaweni kaSimeyoni kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga uIsakari uzakuba lesigaba esisodwa.

²⁶ Kuxhuma endaweni kaIsakari kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga uZebuluni uzakuba lesigaba esisodwa.

²⁷ Kuxhuma endaweni kaZebuluni kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga uGadi uzakuba lesigaba esisodwa.

²⁸ Kuxhuma endaweni kaGadi kusiya eningizimu, umngcele uzasuka eTamari usiya emanzini aseMeribathi‐Kadeshi, usuke lapho uhambe ngasemfuleni waseGibithe uye ngasoLwandle olukhulu.

²⁹ Yiloke ilizwe elizakulaba libe ngelenu phakathi kwezizwe zakoIsrayeli, yizo izigaba zabo, kutsho iNkosi uNkulunkulu.

Amasango eJerusalema

³⁰ Nanzi intuba zomuzi zokuphuma; ngasenyakatho isilinganiso sakhona sizakuba zingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezine lamakhulu amahlanu,

³¹ kuzakuba lamasango amathathu, isango likaRubeni lesango likaJuda, lesango likaLevi, amasango omuzi azabizwa ngamabizo ezizwe zakoIsrayeli.

³² Ngasempumalanga isilinganiso sakhona sizakuba zingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezine lamakhulu amahlanu, kuzakuba lamasango amathathu, isango likaJosefa lesango likaBenjamini lesango likaDani.

³³ Ngaseningizimu isilinganiso sakhona sizakuba zingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezine lamakhulu amahlanu, kuzakuba lamasango amathathu, isango likaSimeyoni lesango likaIsakari lesango likaZebuluni.

³⁴ Ngasentshonalanga isilinganiso sakhona sizakuba zingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezine lamakhulu amahlanu, kuzakuba lamasango amathathu, isango likaGadi lesango likaAsheri lesango likaNafitali.

³⁵ Inxa zonke zomuzi zizakuba zingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezilitshumi laficaminwembili. Ibizo lomuzi kusukela nje lizakuthiwa. INkosi ilapho.