UHezekeli
10:1 Ngase ngibheka, futhi, bheka, emkhathini owawungaphezu kwekhanda
amakherubi abonakala phezu kwawo njengetshe lesafire, njenge
ukubonakala komfanekiso wesihlalo sobukhosi.
10:2 Wakhuluma endodeni eyembethe ilineni, wathi: "Ngena phakathi."
amasondo, phansi kwekherubi, ugcwalise isandla sakho ngamalahle
umlilo phakathi kwamakherubi, uwahlakazele phezu komuzi. Futhi yena
wangena emehlweni ami.
10:3 Manje amakherubi ayemi ohlangothini lokunene lwendlu, lapho indoda
wangena; ifu lagcwalisa igceke elingaphakathi.
10:4 Khona-ke inkazimulo kaJehova yenyuka isuka ekherubini, yema phezu kwethempeli
umbundu wendlu; indlu yagcwala ifu, nethempeli
igceke laligcwele ukubenyezela kwenkazimulo kaJehova.
10:5 Futhi umsindo wamaphiko amakherubi wezwakala kuze kube segcekeni elingaphandle.
njengezwi likaNkulunkulu uSomandla lapho ekhuluma.
10:6 Kwathi lapho eyala indoda eyembethe
ilineni, esithi: Thatha umlilo phakathi kwamasondo, phakathi kwamasondo
amakherubi; wayesengena, wema ngasemasondo.
10:7 Elinye ikherubi lelula isandla salo lisuka phakathi kwamakherubi
umlilo owawuphakathi kwamakherubi, wawuthatha, wawubeka
esandleni salowo owembethe ilineni, wayithatha, wahamba
ngaphandle.
10:8 Kwabonakala emakherubi isimo sesandla somuntu ngaphansi kwawo
amaphiko.
10:9 Ngabona, bheka, amasondo amane eceleni kwamakherubi, elinye isondo eceleni.
elinye ikherubi, nelinye isondo eceleni kwelinye ikherubi, futhi ukubonakala
amasondo ayenjengombala wetshe lekrisolite.
10:10 Futhi ngokuqondene ukubonakala kwawo, zozine zazifana munye, sengathi isondo
yayiphakathi kwesondo.
10:11 Ekuhambeni kwawo ahamba ezinhlangothini zawo zozine; abaphendukanga njengabo
bahamba, kepha lapho ikhanda lalibheke khona, balilandela; bona
kabaphendukanga ekuhambeni kwabo.
10:12 nomzimba wawo wonke, nemihlane yawo, nezandla zawo, namaphiko awo;
amasondo ayegcwele amehlo nxazonke, amasondo lawo
abane babenakho.
10:13 Ngokuqondene namasondo, kwabizwa ezindlebeni zami, O isondo.
10:14 Yilelo nalelo lalinobuso obune; ubuso bokuqala babungubuso bekherubi;
ubuso besibili babungubuso bomuntu, nobesithathu babungubuso a
ingonyama, nowesine ubuso bokhozi.
10:15 Futhi amakherubi aphakanyiswa. Lesi yisidalwa esiphilayo engasibonayo
ngasemfuleni iKhebari.
10:16 Lapho amakherubi ehamba, amasondo ahamba eceleni kwawo;
amakherubi aphakamisa amaphiko awo ukuze enyuke emhlabeni, ngokunjalo
namasondo ayengasuki eceleni kwazo.
10:17 Lapho bema, lezi wema; nalapho ephakanyiswa, nawo aphakanyiswa
zakhuphuka nazo, ngokuba umoya wezidalwa eziphilayo wawukubo.
10:18 Khona-ke inkazimulo kaJehova yasuka embundwini wendlu.
wema phezu kwamakherubi.
10:19 Amakherubi aphakamisa amaphiko awo, akhuphuka emhlabeni.
emehlweni ami: ekuphumeni kwawo, namasondo ayeseceleni kwawo, futhi
bonke bema ngasemnyango wesango lasempumalanga lendlu kaJehova; futhi
inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yayiphezu kwawo phezulu.
10:20 Lesi yisidalwa esiphilayo engasibona ngaphansi kukaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngesandla
umfula iKhebari; ngase ngazi ukuthi ayengamakherubi.
21 Yilelo nalelo lalinobuso obune lilinye, yilelo nalelo lalinamaphiko amane; kanye ne
okufana nezandla zomuntu kwakuphansi kwamaphiko azo.
10:22 Futhi isimo sobuso bazo kwakungubuso obufanayo engabubona
Emfuleni iKhebari, ukubonakala kwawo, nawo ngokwawo; bahamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo
iqonde phambili.