UHezekeli
8:1 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesithupha, ngenyanga yesithupha, ngolwesihlanu
ngosuku lwenyanga, ngihlezi endlini yami, namalunga akwaJuda ehlezi
phambi kwami, isandla seNkosi uJehova sehlela phezu kwami khona.
8:2 Ngase ngibona, bheka, kwakufana nomlilo;
ukubonakala kwezinkalo zakhe kuya phansi kungumlilo; kusukela okhalweni lwakhe kuze kube sekupheleni
phezulu, njengokubonakala kokukhanya, njengombala wenhlaka.
8:3 Futhi welula isimo sesandla, futhi wangibamba ingidi yami
ikhanda; umoya wangiphakamisa phakathi komhlaba nezulu, futhi
wangiyisa eJerusalema ngemibono kaNkulunkulu, emnyango wegumbi elingaphakathi
isango elibheke enyakatho; sasikuphi isihlalo sesithombe sika
umhawu, ovusa umona.
8:4 Futhi bheka, inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yayilapho, ngokuvumelana negama likaJehova
umbono engawubona ethafeni.
" 8:5 Wathi kimi: "Ndodana yomuntu, ake uphakamise amehlo akho endleleni
enyakatho. Ngase ngiphakamisa amehlo ami ngasenyakatho, bheka;
ngasenyakatho esangweni le-altare lesi sithombe somhawu ngasesikhaleni.
8:6 Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, uyabona abakwenzayo na? ngisho
izinengiso ezinkulu indlu yakwa-Israyeli ezenzayo lapha, engizishoyo
kufanele kude nendlu yami engcwele na? kodwa futhi phenduka wena futhi
lizabona izinengiso ezinkulu.
8:7 Wayesengiyisa emnyango wegceke; futhi lapho ngibheka, bheka a
imbobo odongeni.
" 8:8 Wathi kimi: "Ndodana yomuntu, ake ugebhe odongeni
wagebha odongeni, bheka, umnyango.
8:9 Wathi kimi: "Ngena, futhi ubone izinengiso ezimbi abazenzayo
yenza lapha.
8:10 Ngakho ngangena ngabona; futhi bheka zonke izinhlobo zezinto ezinwabuzelayo, futhi
izilo ezinengekayo, nazo zonke izithombe zendlu yakwa-Israyeli zikhonjisiwe
phezu kodonga nxazonke.
8:11 Futhi kwakumi phambi kwabo amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa abadala bendlu ka
u-Israyeli, noJahazaniya indodana kaShafani emi phakathi kwabo;
yilowo nalowo umcengezi wakhe esandleni sakhe; kwahamba ifu elimnyama lempepho
phezulu.
8:12 Wayesethi kimi: "Ndodana yomuntu, ubonile ukuthi abadala bathini
indlu yakwa-Israyeli yenza kanjalo ebumnyameni, kube yilowo nalowo emakamelweni akhe
isithombe? ngoba bathi: ‘UJehova akasiboni; uJehova ukulahlile
umhlaba.
8:13 Wathi kimi: "Phenduka futhi, futhi uzobona emikhulu
izinengiso abazenzayo.
8:14 Wayesengiyisa emnyango wesango lendlu kaJehova
ngasenyakatho; bheka, kwakuhlezi abesifazane belilela uTamuzi.
8:15 Wathi kimi, "Uyakubona lokhu, O ndodana yomuntu? phenduka namanje
futhi uyakubona izinengiso ezinkulu kunalezi.
8:16 Wangingenisa egcekeni elingaphakathi lendlu kaJehova, bheka!
emnyango wethempeli likaJehova phakathi kompheme ne-altare.
kwakungamadoda angaba amashumi amabili nanhlanu, efulathele ithempeli lika
uJehova, ubuso babo bubheke empumalanga; basebekhonza ilanga
ngasempumalanga.
8:17 Wayesethi kimi: "Uyakubona lokhu, O ndodana yomuntu? Ingabe ukukhanya
into endlini yakwaJuda abazenzayo izinengiso abazenzayo
ngenzela lapha? ngoba bagcwalise umhlaba ngobudlova, futhi babe
babuyela ukungicunula; bheka, babeka igatsha emandleni abo
ikhala.
8:18 Ngakho nami ngizokwenza ngokufutheka: Iso lami ngeke lihawukele, noma
ngiyakuba nesihawu: noma bekhala ezindlebeni zami ngezwi elikhulu,
nokho angiyikuzwa.