UHezekeli
43:1 Ngemva kwalokho wangiyisa esangweni, isango elibheke ngasempumalanga
impumalanga:
43:2 Futhi bheka, inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yafika ivela endleleni
empumalanga: nezwi lakhe lalinjengomsindo wamanzi amaningi, nomhlabathi
ekhazimula ngenkazimulo yakhe.
43:3 Futhi kwaba njengokubonakala kombono engawubona, yebo
njengombono engawubona lapho ngiza ukuchitha umuzi: futhi
imibono yayinjengombono engawubona ngasemfuleni iKhebari; nami
wawa ngobuso bami.
43:4 Inkazimulo kaJehova yangena endlini ngendlela yesango
elibheke ngasempumalanga.
43:5 Umoya wangiphakamisa, wangingenisa egcekeni elingaphakathi; futhi,
bheka, inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu.
43:6 Ngamuzwa ekhuluma kimi esendlini; indoda yema eduze
mina.
43:7 Wathi kimi: "Ndodana yomuntu, indawo yesihlalo sami sobukhosi kanye nendawo
ematheni ezinyawo zami, lapho engiyohlala khona phakathi kwabantwana
ka-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, negama lami elingcwele kalisayikuba futhi indlu ka-Israyeli
bona, namakhosi abo, ngobufebe babo, nangomthetho wabo
izidumbu zamakhosi abo ezindaweni zabo eziphakemeyo.
43:8 Ekumiseni kwabo embundwini wabo ngasembundwini wami, futhi post yabo eduze
izinsika zami, nogange phakathi kwami nazo, zingcolisile ezami
igama elingcwele ngezinengiso zabo abazenzileyo;
ngibaqedile ngentukuthelo yami.
43:9 Manje mabasuse ubufebe babo, nezidumbu zamakhosi abo.
kude nami, futhi ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade.
43:10 Wena ndodana yomuntu, bonisa indlu ka-Israyeli indlu, ukuze babe
babe namahloni ngobubi babo, futhi mabalinganise isifanekiso.
43:11 Futhi uma baba namahloni ngakho konke abakwenzile, babonise isimo
indlu, nokwakheka kwayo, nezindawo zayo zokuphuma, kanye
ukungena kwawo, nazo zonke izinhlobo zawo, nazo zonke izimiso
yakho, nazo zonke izimo zayo, nayo yonke imithetho yayo: ulobe
emehlweni abo, ukuze bagcine isimo sakho sonke, nakho konke
izimiso zayo, nizenze.
43:12 Lona umthetho wendlu; Phezu kwentaba yonke
umkhawulo wawo nxazonke uyakuba ngcwelengcwele. Bheka, lokhu kungumthetho we
Indlu.
43:13 Lezi yizilinganiso ze-altare ngezingalo:
ingalo nobubanzi besandla; isinqe siyakuba yingalo, nesinqe sibe yingalo
ububanzi buyingalo, nomkhawulo walo ngaseceleni kwalo nxazonke
kuyakuba ngumelulwa weminwe, kube yindawo ephakemeyo ye-altare.
43:14 Futhi kusukela phansi phezu komhlaba kuze kufike endaweni ephansi kuyoba
izingalo ezimbili, nobubanzi yingalo eyodwa; nabancane bahlale ngisho
emgqeni omkhulu yizingalo ezine, ububanzi yingalo eyodwa.
43:15 I-altare liyakuba yizingalo ezine; kusukela e-altare kuya phezulu
kube yizimpondo ezine.
43:16 I-altare liyakuba yizingalo eziyishumi nambili ubude, eziyishumi nambili ububanzi, nezinhlangothi ezilinganayo
izikwele zalo ezine.
43:17 Futhi isisekelo kuyoba izingalo eziyishumi nane ubude, futhi eziyishumi nane ububanzi
izikwele zalo ezine; udini nxazonke zalo uyakuba yingxenye yengalo; futhi
isinqe sawo sibe yingalo nxazonke; nezitebhisi zakhe ziyakubheka
ngasempumalanga.
43:18 Wathi kimi: "Ndodana yomuntu, isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Lezi yizi
izimiso ze-altare ngosuku abalenza ngalo ukunikela
iminikelo yokushiswa phezu kwayo, nokufafaza ngegazi phezu kwayo.
43:19 Futhi uyonika abapristi amaLevi kusukela wenzalo
uSadoki osondela kimi ukungikhonza, isho iNkosi uJehova.
ijongosi ithole libe ngumnikelo wesono.
43:20 Futhi kumelwe uthathe igazi layo, futhi ulibhece ezimpondweni ezine
kuwo, nasezingosini zozine zomuzwana, naseceleni nxazonke
ngalokho uyakuyihlanza, uyihlambulule.
43:21 Wothatha inkunzi yomnikelo wesono, futhi uyoshisa
endaweni emisiweyo yendlu, ngaphandle kwendlu engcwele.
43:22 Futhi ngosuku lwesibili uyakunikela izinyane lembuzi ngaphandle
isici somnikelo wesono; bayakulihlambulula i-altare njengabo
walihlambulula ngenkunzi.
43:23 Lapho usuqedile ukulihlanza, uzonikela ngentsha
inkunzi engenasici, nenqama ephuma emhlambini, engenasici.
43:24 Futhi uyakunikela kubo phambi kukaJehova, futhi abapristi bayophonsa
usawoti phezu kwazo, banikele ngazo zibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa kubo
iNkosi.
43:25 Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa uyakulungisa usuku ngalunye impongo ibe ngumnikelo wesono
alungise ijongosi nenqama emhlambini ngaphandle
sici.
43:26 Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa bayakuhlambulula i-altare, balihlambulule; futhi bayokwenza
bazingcwelise.
43:27 Futhi lapho lezi zinsuku seziphelile, kuyakuthi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili.
njalo njalo abapristi bazanikela iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa phezu kwethempeli
ilathi leminikelo yenu yokuthula; futhi ngiyonamukela, isho iNkosi
UNKULUNKULU.