UHezekeli
40:1 Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nanhlanu wokuthunjwa kwethu, ekuqaleni kukaJehova
unyaka, ngolweshumi lwenyanga, ngomnyaka weshumi nane emva kwalokho
umuzi washaywa, ngalona lolo suku isandla sikaJehova saba phezu kwakhe
kimi, wangiyisa khona.
40:2 Emibonweni kaNkulunkulu wangiyisa ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, futhi wangimisa
phezu kwentaba ende kakhulu, okwakukhona kuyo uhlaka lomuzi phezu kwayo
eningizimu.
40:3 Wangiyisa khona, futhi bheka, kwakukhona indoda, ogama lakhe
ukubonakala kwakunjengesimo sethusi, kukhona umucu wefilakisi esandleni sakhe
isandla, nohlanga lokulinganisa; wema esangweni.
" 40:4 Futhi lowo muntu wathi kimi: "Ndodana yomuntu, bheka ngamehlo akho, futhi uzwe
ngezindlebe zakho, ubeke inhliziyo yakho kukho konke engizakutshengisa khona;
ngokuba ulethwe ukuba ngikubonise zona
bika konke okubonayo kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli.
40:5 Bheka, kwakukhona udonga ngaphandle kwendlu nxazonke nangaphakathi
isandla somuntu kwaba luhlanga lokulinganisa oluyizingalo eziyisithupha ubude ngengalo nangesandla
walinganisa ububanzi besakhiwo, umhlanga munye; kanye ne
ukuphakama, umhlanga owodwa.
40:6 Wayesefika esangweni elibheke ngasempumalanga, wakhuphuka
izitebhisi zalo, walinganisa umbundu wesango owawukhona
umhlanga owodwa ububanzi; lomunye umbundu wesango wawumhlanga munye
ebanzi.
40:7 Ikamelo ngalinye abancane ubude, nobubanzi umhlanga owodwa; futhi
phakathi kwamakamelo amancane kwakuyizingalo ezinhlanu; kanye nombundu we
isango ngasemphemeni wesango ngaphakathi kwakukhona umhlanga munye.
40:8 Walinganisa umpheme wesango ngaphakathi, umhlanga owodwa.
40:9 Wayeselinganisa umpheme wesango, izingalo eziyisishiyagalombili; kanye nezigxobo
kuwo, izingalo ezimbili; umpheme wesango wawungaphakathi.
40:10 Amakamelo amancane esango ngasempumalanga ayemathathu ngapha;
nabathathu ngalapha; zontathu zaziyisilinganiso sinye, nezinsika
yayinesilinganiso esisodwa ngalapha nangalapha.
40:11 Walinganisa ububanzi bokungena kwesango, izingalo eziyishumi; futhi
ubude besango buyizingalo eziyishumi nantathu.
40:12 Indawo phambi kwamakamelo amancane yayiyingalo eyodwa ngalapha.
indawo yayiyingalo ngalapha, namakamelo amancane
izingalo eziyisithupha ngalapha nezingalo eziyisithupha ngalapha.
40:13 Walinganisa ke isango, kusukela ophahleni lwekamelo elilodwa kuze kufike phezulu
uphahla lolunye: ububanzi babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu, umnyango ubhekene
umnyango.
40:14 Wenza nezinsika, eziyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, kuze kube sensikeni yegceke
nxazonke esangweni.
40:15 Futhi kusukela phambi kwesango lomnyango kuze kube phambi kompheme
lesango elingaphakathi laliyizingalo ezingamashumi amahlanu.
40:16 Futhi kwakukhona amafasitela ewumngcingo emakamelweni kancane, futhi izinsika zabo
ngaphakathi kwesango nxazonke, kanjalo nakuyo imengamo;
kwakukhona ngaphakathi nxazonke, naphezu kwensika ngayinye kwakukhona amasundu.
40:17 Wayesengingenisa egcekeni elingaphandle; bheka, kwakukhona amakamelo;
nendawo egandayiweyo yegceke nxazonke; kwakukhona amakamelo angamashumi amathathu phezu kwawo
indawo egandaywe ngamatshe.
40:18 Nomgandayo eceleni kwamasango, mayelana nobude bendawo
amasango ayewumgandayo ophansi.
40:19 Walinganisa ububanzi kusukela phambi kwesango eliphansi kuze kube
ingaphambili legceke elingaphakathi ngaphandle, izingalo eziyikhulu ngasempumalanga;
ngasenyakatho.
40:20 Futhi isango legceke elingaphandle elibheke ngasenyakatho, yena
yalinganisa ubude balo nobubanzi balo.
40:21 Futhi amakamelo amancane alo ayemathathu ngapha, amathathu ngapha
lolo hlangothi; nezinsika zalo nemengamo yalo kwakungemva kwethempeli
isilinganiso sesango lokuqala: ubude balo buyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, nesango
ububanzi buyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu.
40:22 Futhi amafasitela alo, futhi kukhothamo zalo, futhi amasundu awo, kwaba ngemva
isilinganiso sesango elibheke ngasempumalanga; bakhuphuka
kulo ngezikhwelo eziyisikhombisa; imengamo yalo yayiphambi kwazo.
40:23 Isango legceke elingaphakathi lalibhekene nesango elibheke egcekeni
ngasenyakatho, nangasempumalanga; walinganisa kusukela esangweni kuze kufike esangweni ikhulu
izingalo.
40:24 Ngemva kwalokho wangiyisa ngaseningizimu, futhi bheka, isango ngasentshonalanga
walinganisa izinsika zalo nemengamo yalo
ngokwalezi zinyathelo.
40:25 Futhi kwakukhona amafasitela kulo futhi kukhothamo yalo nxazonke, efana
lawo mafasitele: ubude babuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, nobubanzi babuyizingalo nanhlanu
izingalo ezingamashumi amabili.
40:26 Futhi kwakukhona izitebhisi eziyisikhombisa ukuze bakhuphukele kulo, futhi kukhothamo zalo
Lalinamasundu, elinye ngalapha nelinye ngalapha
ngalolo hlangothi, phezu kwezinsika zalo.
40:27 Kwakukhona isango egcekeni elingaphakathi ngaseningizimu
kusukela esangweni kusiya esangweni ukuya eningizimu kwakuyizingalo eziyikhulu.
40:28 Wangiyisa egcekeni elingaphakathi ngesango laseningizimu, futhi walinganisa
isango laseningizimu njengezilinganiso zalezi zilinganiso;
40:29 Futhi amakamelo alo kancane, futhi izinsika zalo, futhi kukhothamo
lalilingana nalezi zilinganiso; kwakukhona amafasitele kulo futhi
emangangeni alo nxazonke, ubude balo buyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nanhlanu
nezingalo ezingamashumi amabili ububanzi.
40:30 Futhi imengamo nxazonke zaziyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ubude, futhi nanhlanu
ububanzi buyizingalo.
40:31 Imengamo yalo yayibheke egcekeni elingaphandle; namasundu ayekhona
phezu kwezinsika zalo; ukukhuphukela kulo kwakunezinyathelo eziyisishiyagalombili.
40:32 Wangingenisa egcekeni elingaphakathi ngasempumalanga, walinganisa
isango ngokwalezi zilinganiso.
40:33 Futhi amakamelo alo kancane, futhi izinsika zalo, futhi kukhothamo
zazilingana nalezi zilinganiso; kwakukhona amafasitele
kulo nasezingangeni zalo nxazonke, ubude balo buyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu;
nezingalo ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ububanzi.
40:34 Imengamo yalo yayibheke egcekeni elingaphandle; nezihlahla zesundu
zaziphezu kwezinsika zalo, ngalapha nangalapha;
ukukhuphukela kulo kwakunezinyathelo eziyisishiyagalombili.
40:35 Futhi wangiyisa esangweni enyakatho, futhi walinganisa njengoba lezi
izinyathelo;
40:36 namakamelo alo amancane, izinsika zalo, futhi imengamo yalo,
amafasitele kulo nxazonke; ubude buyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, nobude
ububanzi buyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu.
40:37 Izinsika zalo zazibheke egcekeni elingaphandle; namasundu ayekhona
ezinsikeni zalo, ngapha nangapha, nokukhuphuka
yayinezinyathelo eziyisishiyagalombili kulo.
40:38 Amakamelo neminyango yawo kwakungasezinsikeni zamasango.
lapho ababegezisa khona umnikelo wokutshiswa.
40:39 Futhi emphemeni wesango kwakukhona amatafula amabili ngapha namabili
amatafula ngalapha, okuhlatshelwa kuwo umnikelo wokushiswa nezono
umnikelo nomnikelo wecala.
40:40 Eceleni ngaphandle, lapho umuntu enyukela ekungeneni kwesango lasenyakatho.
kwakukhona amatafula amabili; futhi ngakolunye uhlangothi, owawusekhulusini
esangweni, kwakukhona amatafula amabili.
40:41 Amatafula amane ngalapha, namatafula amane ngalapha, eceleni
wesango; amatafula ayisishiyagalombili ababehlabela kuwo imihlatshelo yabo.
40:42 Amatafula amane ayengamatshe abaziweyo omnikelo wokushiswa, a
ubude buyingalo nenxenye, nobubanzi buyingalo nenxenye, nengalo eyodwa
phezulu; phezu kwalokho babeka amathuluzi ababulala ngawo
umnikelo wokushiswa nomhlatshelo.
40:43 Futhi ngaphakathi izingwegwe, ububanzi isandla, eboshwe nxazonke, futhi phezu
amatafula ayeyinyama yomnikelo.
40:44 Futhi ngaphandle kwesango elingaphakathi kwakukhona amakamelo abahlabeleli ngaphakathi
igceke elalingaseceleni kwesango lasenyakatho; futhi ithemba labo lalinjalo
ngaseningizimu: elinye elingaseceleni kwesango lasempumalanga, libheke ngaseningizimu
ngasenyakatho.
40:45 Wathi kimi: "Leli gumbi, elibheke eningizimu.
ngeyabapristi abagcina imfanelo yendlu.
40:46 Ikamelo elibheke ngasenyakatho ngelabapristi;
laba ngamadodana kaSadoki
phakathi kwabantwana bakwaLevi abasondela kuJehova ukumkhonza
yena.
40:47 Walinganisa igceke, izingalo eziyikhulu ubude, nezingalo eziyikhulu
ububanzi, izinhlangothi ezine ezilinganayo; ne-altare elaliphambi kwendlu.
40:48 Wayesengiyisa emphemeni wendlu, futhi walinganisa insika ngayinye
umpheme, izingalo ezinhlanu ngalapha nezingalo ezinhlanu ngalapha
ububanzi besango babuyizingalo ezintathu ngalapha nezingalo ezintathu
ngakulo hlangothi.
40:49 Ubude bompheme babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili, nobubanzi eziyishumi nanye
izingalo; wangiyisa ngezitebhisi abakhuphukela kuzo;
kwakukhona izinsika ngasezinsikeni, enye ngalapha, nenye nangalapha
ohlangothini.