UHezekeli 42:1 Wayesengikhiphela egcekeni elingaphandle, ngendlela eya enyakatho. wangingenisa ekamelweni elibhekene nelehlukanisiwe indawo, futhi eyayiphambi kwesakhiwo ngasenyakatho. 42:2 Ngaphambi kobude obuyizingalo eziyikhulu kwakukhona umnyango osenyakatho, futhi ububanzi babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amahlanu. 42:3 Ngokuqondene nezingalo ezingamashumi amabili zegceke elingaphakathi nangaphezulu phezu kwendlela egandayiweyo eyayiyegceke elingaphandle kwakukhona ithala igalari ngezindaba ezintathu. 42:4 Futhi phambi kwamakamelo kwakukhona uhambo oluyizingalo eziyishumi ububanzi phakathi, indlela ingalo eyodwa; iminyango yawo ibheke enyakatho. 42:5 Manje amakamelo angaphezulu ayemafushane, ngoba imipheme yayiphakeme kunaleyo lezi, kunezansi nezangaphakathi zesakhiwo. 42:6 Ngoba ayeyizitezi ezintathu, kodwa ayengenazo izinsika njengezinsika ngakho-ke isakhiwo sasiminyene kunesiphansi kunazo zonke kanti ophakathi nendawo ukusuka emhlabathini. 42:7 Futhi udonga ngaphandle phambi kwamakamelo, ngaseceleni Igceke elingaphandle ngaphambi kwamakamelo, ubude balo babu izingalo ezingamashumi amahlanu. 42:8 Ngoba ubude bamakamelo egcekeni elingaphandle babungamashumi amahlanu bheka, phambi kwethempeli kwakuyizingalo eziyikhulu. 42:9 Futhi kusukela ngaphansi kwalawa makamelo kwakukhona ukungena ohlangothini olusempumalanga, njengoba eyodwa engena kuwo evela egcekeni elingaphandle. 42:10 Amakamelo ayesebugqileni bodonga lwegceke ngasegcekeni ngasempumalanga, malungana nendawo ehlukanisiweyo, nangaphambi kwesakhiwo. 42:11 Futhi indlela phambi kwabo yayifana nokubukeka amakamelo zazibheke enyakatho, ubude bazo, nobubanzi bazo, nazo zonke ukuphuma kwawo kwakunjengokubunjwa kwawo nanjengoko iminyango yabo. 42:12 Futhi ngokweminyango yamakamelo ayebheke eningizimu kwakukhona umnyango ekuqaleni kwendlela, yebo, indlela ephambi kodonga ngasempumalanga, njengalokhu umuntu engena kuwo. 42:13 Wathi kimi: "Amakamelo asenyakatho naseningizimu, okuyinto aphambi kwendawo ehlukanisiweyo, angamakamelo angcwele, lapho abapristi abasondela kuJehova bayakudla okungcwelengcwele; babeka izinto ezingcwelengcwele, nomnikelo wempuphu, nesono umnikelo, nomnikelo wecala; ngoba indawo ingcwele. 42:14 Lapho abapristi bengena kulo, khona-ke ngeke baphume engcwele bangene egcekeni elingaphandle, babeke khona izingubo zabo abakhonza ngakho; ngoba bangcwele; futhi lizakwembatha okunye izingubo, asondele kulezo zinto ezingezabantu. 42:15 Manje lapho eseqedile ukulinganisa indlu engaphakathi, wangiletha kimi waphuma waya esangweni elibheke empumalanga, walilinganisa nxazonke. 42:16 Walinganisa uhlangothi lwasempumalanga ngohlanga lokulinganisa, imihlanga engamakhulu ayisihlanu; ngomhlanga wokulinganisa nxazonke. 42:17 Walinganisa uhlangothi lwasenyakatho, eziyizinhlanga ezingamakhulu amahlanu, ngohlanga lokulinganisa nxazonke. 42:18 Walinganisa ohlangothini olungaseningizimu, izinhlanga ezingamakhulu amahlanu, ngohlanga lokulinganisa. 42:19 Waphendukela ohlangothini olusentshonalanga, futhi walinganisa izinhlanga ezingamakhulu amahlanu umhlanga wokulinganisa. 42:20 Wasilinganisa ezinhlangothini zozine, yayinogange nxazonke ezinhlanu ubude obuyizinhlanga ezingamakhulu amahlanu, ububanzi obungamakhulu amahlanu, ukuze kuhlukaniswe indawo engcwele nendawo engcolile.