uHezekile
40:1 ngomnyaka wamashumi amabini anesihlanu wokuthinjwa kwethu, ekuqalekeni kweNkosi
unyaka, ngolweshumi enyangeni leyo, ngomnyaka weshumi elinesine emva koko
wawiswa umzi, ngaloo mini isandla sikaYehova saba phezu kwayo
wandizisa khona.
40:2 Ngemibono kaThixo wandisa emhlabeni wakwaSirayeli, wandimisa
phezu kwentaba ephakame kakhulu, phezu kwayo kwanjengesakhiwo somzi phezu kwayo
mazantsi.
40:3 Wandisa khona, nanko umntu ogama lakhe
Imbonakalo ke, ibingathi yimbonakalo yobhedu, enomsonto weflakisi phezu kwayo
Isandla, nengcongolo yokulinganisa; wema esangweni.
40:4 Wathi kum loo mntu, Nyana womntu, khangela ngamehlo akho, uve
ngeendlebe zakho, ugqale ngentliziyo yakho zonke izinto endikubonisa zona;
kuba uziswe ngenjongo yokuba ndizibonise kuwe
xelela indlu kaSirayeli yonke into oyibonayo.
40:5 Nanko ke, kukho udonga ngaphandle kwendlu, olujikelezileyo ngeenxa zonke, nangaphakathi
Isandla somntu saba yingcongolo yokulinganisa, eziikubhite ezintandathu, ubude bayo yikubhite nesandla
wabulinganisa ububanzi besakhiwo, baba yingcongolo enye; kwaye i
ukuphakama, ingcongolo enye.
40:6 Weza esangweni elibheke empumalanga, wenyuka
nezinyuko zalo, walinganisa umbundu wesango, okhoyo;
ingcongolo enye ububanzi; omnye umbundu ke lowo, wayingcongolo enye
banzi.
40:7 Negumbi lokulinda laba yingcongolo enye ubude, layingcongolo enye ububanzi; kwaye
phakathi kwamagumbi okulinda zaziikubhite ezintlanu; kunye nomgubasi we
Isango elingasevarandeni yesango elingaphakathi laliyingcongolo enye.
40:8 Walinganisa ivaranda yesango leyo inganeno kwayo indlu, yayingcongolo enye.
40:9 Walinganisa ivaranda yesango ke, yaziikubhite ezisibhozo; kunye nezithuba
kuwo amakubhite amabini; nevaranda yesango yona yayiphakathi.
40:10 Ke amagumbi okulinda, esango elisingise empumalanga, aba mathathu ngapha;
abathathu nangapha; zaba mlinganiso mnye zontathu, neentsika
zaba mnye umlinganiso ngapha nangapha.
40:11 Wabulinganisa ububanzi bomnyango wesango, baziikubhite ezilishumi; kwaye
ubude besango, buziikubhite ezilishumi elinantathu.
40:12 Ke umda phambi kwamagumbi okulinda wawuyikubhite enye ngapha;
indawo leyo yayikubhite enye nangapha nangapha;
iikubhite ezintandathu ngapha, iikubhite ezintandathu nangapha.
40:13 Walinganisa isango, ethabathela eluphahleni lwamagumbi okulinda, esa eluphahleni
uphahla olunye beluziikubhite ezimashumi mabini anantlanu ububanzi;
umnyango.
40:14 Iintsika wazenza zangamashumi omathandathu eekubhite, zeza kuma ngentsika intendelezo
ngeenxa zonke esangweni.
40:15 nokuthabathela phambi kwesango lokungena, kuse phambi kwevaranda
Isango elingaphakathi laliziikubhite ezimashumi mahlanu.
40:16 Bekukho iifestile ezi valiweyo emagumbini okulinda nasezintsikeni zawo
ngaphakathi kwesango ngeenxa zonke, kwanjalo nakwiingqameko;
zibe zijikelezile ngeenxa zonke ngaphakathi, zibe zinamasundu iintsika.
40:17 Wandisa entendelezweni ephandle, nanko kukho amagumbi;
nombekelelo wamatye, owenzelwa entendelezweni ngeenxa zonke; yayingamagumbi angamashumi amathathu phezu kwawo
indlela yabahambi ngeenyawo.
40:18 Umbekelelo wamatye usemacaleni amasango, ulungelelene nobude bendawo leyo;
umbekelelo wamatye ubuphantsi.
40:19 Walinganisa ububanzi, ethabathela phambi kwesango lesango eliphantsi, esa phambi kwesango lentendelezo;
Ngaphambili kwentendelezo ephakathi, ngaphandle, kwaba ziikubhite ezilikhulu ngasempumalanga
emantla.
40:20 Isango lentendelezo ephandle, elikhangele entla, lalibheke entla;
walinganisa ubude bayo nobubanzi bayo.
40:21 namagumbi okulinda amathathu ngapha, amathathu nangapha
ela cala; neentsika zalo, neengqameko zalo, zaba ngasemva kwalo
umlinganiselo wesango lokuqala: ubude balo baba ziikubhite ezimashumi mahlanu, ububanzi
ububanzi baba ziikubhite ezimashumi mabini anantlanu.
40:22 Iifestile zalo, neengqameko zalo, namasundu alo zaba ngasemva
umlinganiso wesango elibheke empumalanga; benyuka ke
kuyo ngezinyuko ezisixhenxe; neengqameko zalo zaziphambi kwazo.
40:23 Isango lentendelezo ephakathi lalimalunga nesango elikhangelene nesango
Ngasentla, nangasempumalanga; walinganisa ukusuka esangweni ukusa esangweni, ikhulu
iikubhite.
40:24 Wandisa ezantsi; nali isango elisingise ezantsi;
walinganisa iintsika zalo neengqameko zalo
ngokwale milinganiselo.
40:25 Bekukho iifestile kulo nakwiingqameko zalo, zijikelezile ngeenxa zonke, ezifana noku
ezo festile zaba ziikubhite ezimashumi mahlanu ubude, zaba ziikubhite ezimashumi mahlanu ububanzi, zaba ziikubhite ezintlanu ububanzi
iikubhite ezimashumi mabini.
40:26 Ukunyuka ukuya kulo kwaba nezinyuko ezisixhenxe, nezingqameko zalo
belinamasundu phambi kwawo, elinye lingapha, elinye lingapha
kweliya cala, phezu kwemigubasi yalo.
40:27 Bekukho isango entendelezweni ephakathi, elisingise ezantsi;
yalinganisa ukusuka esangweni ukusa esangweni ukuya ngasemzantsi zaba ziikubhite ezilikhulu.
40:28 Wandisa entendelezweni ephakathi ngesango lasezantsi, walinganisa;
isango lasezantsi kwangokwaloo milinganiso;
40:29 namagumbi alo okulinda, neentsika zalo, neengqameko
bekukho iifestile kulo, kwangokwaloo milinganiso
Iingqameko zalo zajikeleza ngeenxa zonke: zaba ziikubhite ezimashumi mahlanu ubude, anantlanu
zaba ziikubhite ezimashumi mabini ububanzi.
40:30 Iingqameko zajikeleza ngeenxa zonke:zaba ziikubhite ezimashumi mabini anantlanu ubude, zaba ziikubhite ezimashumi mabini anantlanu
ziikubhite ububanzi.
40:31 Iingqameko zalo zabheka entendelezweni ephandle; yayingamasundu
phezu kweentsika zalo. Ukunyuka ukuya kulo kwaba nezinyuko ezisibhozo.
40:32 Wandisa entendelezweni ephakathi, esingise empumalanga, wayilinganisa
isango ngokwaloo milinganiso.
40:33 namagumbi alo okulinda, neentsika zalo, neengqameko
bekukho iifestile kwangokwaloo milinganiso
kulo nakwiingqameko zalo ngeenxa zonke, zaba ziikubhite ezimashumi mahlanu ubude.
zaba ziikubhite ezimashumi mabini anantlanu ububanzi.
40:34 Iingqameko zalo zabheka entendelezweni ephandle; nemithi yesundu
ezintsikeni zalo, ngapha nangapha;
Ukunyuka ukuya kulo ube nezinyuko ezisibhozo.
40:35 Wandisa esangweni lasentla, walilinganisa kwangokunjalo;
amanyathelo;
40:36 namagumbi alo okulinda, neentsika zalo, neengqameko zalo.
Bekukho iifestile kulo, zijikelezile ngeenxa zonke: zaba ziikubhite ezimashumi mahlanu ubude;
ububanzi baba ziikubhite ezimashumi mabini anantlanu.
40:37 Iintsika zalo zakhangela entendelezweni ephandle; yayingamasundu
ezintsikeni zalo ngapha nangapha, nokunyuka
ibe nezinyuko ezisibhozo ukuya kuyo.
40:38 Kwakukho amagumbi neminyango yawo emigubasini yamasango.
apho babewahlamba khona amadini anyukayo.
40:39 Evarandeni yesango bekukho iitafile ezimbini ngapha, iitafile ezimbini
neetafile ngapha nangapha, zokuxhelela amadini anyukayo nesono
idini letyala nedini letyala.
40:40 Ecaleni elingaphandle, xa ubani enyuka esiya ekungeneni kwesango langasentla;
bekukho iitafile ezimbini; nakwelinye icala, ebisevarandeni yendlu kaThixo
isango, kwakukho iitafile ezimbini.
40:41 Kwabakho iitafile ezine ngapha, iitafile ezine nangapha, iitafile ezine nangapha
yesango; neetafile ezisibhozo, zokuxhelela kuzo imibingelelo yabo.
40:42 Zeza ezine iitafile zamatye aqingqiweyo, ezedini elinyukayo, amatye axholiweyo, amatye anqabileyo;
Ubude babuyikubhite enesiqingatha, ububanzi bube yikubhite enesiqingatha, ikubhite enye
bazibeka phezu kwazo iimpahla zokuxhela;
idini elinyukayo nombingelelo.
40:43 Amagwegwe angangobubanzi besandla, abe eqiniselweendlwini, ajikeleza ngeenxa zonke;
iitafile yayiyinyama yomnikelo.
40:44 Ngaphandle kwesango elingaphakathi bekukho amagumbi eemvumi, engaphakathi;
intendelezo esecaleni kwesango langasentla; kwaye ithemba labo lalinjalo
elinye lingasecaleni lesango lasempumalanga, libheke ezantsi
ngasemntla.
40:45 Wathi kum, Eli gumbi, libheke ezantsi;
yeyababingeleli abagcina isigxina sendlu le.
40:46 Ke igumbi elibheke entla, lelababingeleli;
abagcini besigxina sesibingelelo: Ngabo abo oonyana bakaTsadoki
phakathi koonyana bakaLevi, abasondelayo kuYehova ukuba balungiselele
yena.
40:47 Wayilinganisa intendelezo; zaba ziikubhite ezilikhulu ubude, zaba ziikubhite ezilikhulu
ububanzi, mbombo-ne; nesibingelelo esibe siphambi kwendlu.
40:48 Wandisa evarandeni yayo indlu, walinganisa iintsika zendlu
ivaranda yaziikubhite ezintlanu ngapha, iikubhite ezintlanu nangapha
ububanzi besango bebuziikubhite ezintathu ngapha, iikubhite ezintathu nangapha
kwela cala.
40:49 Ubude bevaranda baba ziikubhite ezimashumi mabini, ububanzi baba ziikubhite ezilishumi elinanye ububanzi
iikubhite; wandihambisa ngezinyuko, abenyuka ngazo ukuya kuyo;
bekukho iintsika ngasezintsikeni, enye ngapha, enye nangapha
icala.