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.