UHezekeli
44:1 Khona-ke wangibuyisela endleleni yesango lendlu engcwele yangaphandle
elibheke ngasempumalanga; lase livaliwe.
44:2 Wayesethi uJehova kimi; Leli sango liyovalwa, ngeke libe khona
livuliwe, kakho ozakungena ngalo; ngoba uJehova, uNkulunkulu we
u-Israyeli ungenile ngalo, ngakho liyakuba livaliwe.
44:3 Kungokwesikhulu; isikhulu, siyakuhlala kulo ukuba sidle isinkwa ngaphambili
iNkosi; uyakungena ngendlela yompheme walelo sango, futhi
phumani ngendlela efanayo.
44:4 Wayesengiyisa ngendlela yesango lasenyakatho phambi kwendlu;
bheka, bheka, inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaJehova.
ngawa ngobuso bami.
44:5 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi: "Ndodana yomuntu, qaphela kahle, futhi bheka neyakho
amehlo, uzwe ngezindlebe zakho konke engikukhuluma kuwe mayelana nakho konke
izimiso zendlu kaJehova, nemithetho yayo yonke; futhi
qaphela ukungena kwendlu, nakho konke ukuphuma kwendlu
indawo engcwele.
44:6 Uzakuthi kwabahlubukayo, kuyo indlu ka-Israyeli, Kanjalo
isho iNkosi uJehova; O nina ndlu ka-Israyeli, makwanele kini kukho konke okwakho
amanyala,
44:7 Ngokuletha abafokazi abangasokile endlini yami engcwele
inhliziyo, nokungasoki enyameni, ukuba sendlini yami engcwele, ukuyingcolisa,
yebo, indlu yami, lapho ninikela ngesinkwa sami, amanoni, negazi, nalokho
naphulile isivumelwano sami ngenxa yazo zonke izinengiso zenu.
44:8 Futhi anigcinanga isibopho sezinto zami ezingcwele, kodwa nibeke
abagcina imfanelo yami endlini yami engcwele kini.
44:9 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Akekho umfokazi, ongasokile enhliziyweni, noma
abangasokile ngenyama, bayakungena endlini yami engcwele kubo bonke abezizwe
ephakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
44:10 Futhi amaLevi asuka kude nami, lapho u-Israyeli eduka.
abaduka kimi balandela izithombe zabo; bayakuzala
ububi babo.
44:11 Nokho bayoba izikhonzi endlini yami engcwele, bephethe emasangweni
bendlu, nasekukhonzeni endlini; bayakuhlaba ukushiswa
umnikelo nomhlatshelo wabantu, futhi bayakuma phambi kwabo
ukuze babakhonze.
44:12 Ngoba bakhonza kubo phambi kwezithombe zabo, futhi wabangela
indlu ka-Israyeli iwele ebubini; ngalokho ngiphakamisile okwami
isandla ngokumelene nabo, isho iNkosi uJehova, futhi bayothwala zabo
ububi.
44:13 Futhi ngeke basondele kimi ukuze benze umsebenzi wobupristi
ngingasondeli nakuyiphi yezinto zami ezingcwele endaweni engcwelengcwele.
kodwa bayothwala ihlazo labo nezinengiso zabo abanakho
uzibophezele.
44:14 Kodwa ngizabenza babe ngabalindi benkonzo yendlu yonke
inkonzo yalo, lakho konke okuzakwenziwa kulo.
44:15 Kodwa abapristi amaLevi, amadodana kaSadoki, ababegcina isibopho
indawo yami engcwele lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli beduka kimi, bayakuduka
sondela kimi ukuba ungikhonze, futhi bayakuma phambi kwami ukuze
ninikele kimi amanoni negazi, isho iNkosi uJehova.
44:16 Bayongena endlini yami engcwele, futhi bayosondela eduze kwami
etafuleni, ukungikhonza, futhi bayakugcina imfanelo yami.
44:17 Kuyothi lapho bengena ngamasango ethempeli
Igceke elingaphakathi bayakwembatha izambatho zelineni; futhi akukho boya
ziyakufika phezu kwabo, lapho bekhonza emasangweni ongaphakathi
enkantolo, nangaphakathi.
44:18 Bayakuba nezigqoko zelineni emakhanda abo, futhi bayoba nelineni
amabhulukwe ezinkalweni zabo; abayikuzibhinca lutho
lokho kubangela umjuluko.
44:19 Futhi lapho bephumela egcekeni elingaphandle, ngisho egcekeni elingaphandle
kubantu, bayakukhumula izingubo zabo aba benazo
bakhonze, babeke emakamelweni angcwele, bagqoke
ezinye izingubo; futhi kabayikungcwelisa abantu kanye labo
izingubo.
44:20 Futhi ngeke aphuce amakhanda abo, futhi ngeke bavumele izingidi zabo zikhule
ubude; bayakugenca amakhanda kuphela.
44:21 Futhi akekho umpristi uphuze iwayini, lapho bengena ngaphakathi
enkantolo.
44:22 Futhi ngeke bathathele umfelokazi, noma owesifazane omisiwe
kodwa bayakuthatha amantombazana enzalweni yendlu kaIsrayeli, kumbe
umfelokazi owayenompristi ngaphambili.
44:23 Futhi bayofundisa abantu bami umehluko phakathi engcwele kanye
ungcolile, ubenze bahlukanise phakathi kokungcolileyo nokuhlambulukileyo.
44:24 Futhi ekuphikisaneni bayokuma ekwahluleleni; njalo bazalahlulela
ngokwezahlulelo zami, bagcine imithetho yami nezimiso zami
kuwo wonke amabandla ami; bayakungcwelisa amasabatha ami.
44:25 Futhi ngeke basondele kofileyo ukuze bazingcolise
uyise, noma unina, noma indodana, noma indodakazi, noma umfowabo, noma ngenxa
udadewabo obengenandoda, bangazingcolisa.
44:26 Futhi ngemva kokuba esehlanziwe, bayombalela izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
44:27 Futhi ngosuku lapho engena endlini engcwele, egcekeni elingaphakathi.
ukukhonza endlini engcwele, uyakunikela ngomnikelo wakhe wesono,” usho uJehova
NKOSI UNKULUNKULU.
44:28 Futhi kuyoba yifa kubo, mina ngiyifa labo.
aniyikubanika mpahla kwa-Israyeli; mina ngiyifa labo.
44:29 Bayodla umnikelo wempuphu, nomnikelo wesono, kanye necala
zonke izinto ezingcwele kwa-Israyeli ziyakuba ngezabo.
44:30 Futhi okokuqala kuzo zonke izithelo zokuqala, futhi yonke umnikelo
kukho konke kuzo zonke izinhlobo zeminikelo yenu yeminikelo kuyakuba ngeyompristi;
13:17 Futhi ninike umpristi ulibo lomgqakazo wenu, ukuze alilungise
isibusiso sokuhlala endlini yakho.
44:31 Abapristi abayikudla into ezifele noma edwenguliwe,
noma kuyizinyoni noma isilwane.