UHezekeli
45:1 Futhi, lapho nizahlukanisela izwe ngenkatho njengefa, niyakuba
ninikele ngomnikelo kuJehova, kube yisabelo esingcwele sezwe: ubude
ubude bube yizinhlanga eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu nobubanzi
bayakuba yizinkulungwane eziyishumi. lokhu kuyakuba ngcwele emikhawulweni yawo yonke
nxazonke.
45:2 Kulokhu kuyakuba okwengcwele ezingamakhulu amahlanu ubude, kanye
amakhulu amahlanu ububanzi, isikwele nxazonke; nezingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nxazonke
mayelana namadlelo alo.
45:3 Futhi kulesi silinganiso uzolinganisa ubude obungamashumi amabili nanhlanu
inkulungwane, nobubanzi buyizinkulungwane eziyishumi;
indawo engcwele nendawo engcwelengcwele.
45:4 Isabelo esingcwele sezwe siyakuba ngesabapristi, izikhonzi
indawo engcwele, eyakusondela ukukhonza uJehova;
iyakuba yindawo yezindlu zabo, ibe yindawo engcwele yendlu engcwele.
45:5 Futhi izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ubude, futhi izinkulungwane eziyishumi
ububanzi, namaLevi, izikhonzi zendlu, buyakuba khona
ngokwawo, kube yifa lawo amakamelo angamashumi amabili.
45:6 Niyakumisa ifa lomuzi izinkulungwane ezinhlanu ububanzi, futhi
ubude obuyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu malungana nomnikelo wengcwele
isabelo: siyakuba ngeyendlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli.
45:7 Futhi isabelo kuyoba isikhulu ngalapha nangalapha
ohlangothini lomnikelo wesabelo esingcwele, nolwefa lethempeli
umuzi, ngaphambi komnikelo wesabelo esingcwele, naphambi kwefa
womuzi, kusukela ohlangothini lwasentshonalanga ngasentshonalanga, futhi kusukela ohlangothini lwasempumalanga
ngasempumalanga: ubude bubhekane nesinye sezabelo, ukusuka
umkhawulo osentshonalanga kuze kube semkhawulweni wasempumalanga.
45:8 Izwe liyakuba yifa lakhe kwa-Israyeli, futhi izikhulu zami ngeke
bacindezele kakhulu abantu bami; + nezwe eliseleyo bayolinika uJehova
indlu ka-Israyeli ngokwezizwe zayo.
45:9 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Kwanele nina zikhulu zakwa-Israyeli;
ubudlwangudlwangu nempango, nenze ukwahlulela nokulunga, kususe okwakho
inqola evela kubantu bami, isho iNkosi uJehova.
45:10 Niyakuba nezilinganiso ezilungile, ne-efa nje, nebhati nje.
45:11 I-efa nebhati kuyakuba ngesilinganiso sinye, ukuze ibhati kungenzeka
iphethe okweshumi kwehomere, ne-efa okweshumi kwehomere
ihomere: isilinganiso sawo siyakuba ngokwehomere.
45:12 Ishekeli liyoba amagera angamashumi amabili, amashekeli angamashumi amabili nanhlanu
amashekeli, namashekeli ayishumi nanhlanu, ayakuba yimane kini.
45:13 Lona ngumnikelo eniyakukunikela; ingxenye yesithupha ye-efa
ihomere likakolweni, ninikele ingxenye yesithupha ye-efa*
i-homer yebhali:
45:14 Ngokuqondene nesimiso samafutha, ibhathi lamafutha, niyakunikela ngalo
okweshumi kwebhati ekorini eliyihomere lamabhati ayishumi; okwe
amabhathi ayishumi ayihomere;
45:15 Futhi iwundlu elilodwa emhlambini, kwamakhulu amabili, kusukela amanoni
amadlelo akwa-Israyeli; okomnikelo wempuphu, lomnikelo wokutshiswa, le
kube yiminikelo yokuthula, ukwenzela ukubuyisana, isho iNkosi
UNKULUNKULU.
45:16 Bonke abantu bezwe bayonikeza lo mnikelo ngenxa yesikhulu
Israyeli.
45:17 Futhi kuyoba ingxenye yesikhulu ukunikeza iminikelo yokushiswa kanye nenyama
iminikelo, neminikelo yokuphuzwa, ngemikhosi, nasekuthwaseni kwezinyanga, na
ngamasabatha, ngazo zonke imikhosi yendlu kaIsrayeli;
lungisani umnikelo wesono, nomnikelo wempuphu, nomnikelo wokushiswa;
neminikelo yokuthula, ukwenzela indlu yakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana.
45:18 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngenyanga yokuqala, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga
ngenyanga, uyakuthatha ijongosi elingenasici, ulihlambulule
indawo engcwele:
45:19 Umpristi uyakuthabatha egazini lomnikelo wesono, alibhece
ezinsikeni zendlu, nasezingosini zozine zonqenqema
i-altare, nasezinsikeni zesango legceke elingaphakathi.
45:20 Futhi kanjalo uyokwenza ngosuku lwesikhombisa lwenyanga ngayinye
ophambukisayo, nangenxa yoyisiwula: niyakuyenza niyilungise indlu.
45:21 Ngenyanga yokuqala, ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga, niyakuba
iphasika, umkhosi wezinsuku eziyisikhombisa; isinkwa esingenamvubelo siyakudliwa.
45:22 Futhi ngalolo suku isikhulu siyozilungiselela yena kanye nabo bonke
abantu bezwe inkunzi yomnikelo wesono.
23 Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa zomkhosi uyakulungisa umnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova
Jehova, izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa ezingenasici ngosuku eziyisikhombisa
izinsuku; nempongo imihla ngemihla ibe ngumnikelo wesono.
45:24 Futhi uyolungisa umnikelo wempuphu nge-efa ngenkunzi, kanye an
i-efa ngenqama, nehini lamafutha nge-efa.
45:25 Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga, uyakwenza
njengomkhosi wezinsuku eziyisikhombisa njengomnikelo wesono;
njengomnikelo wokushiswa, nanjengomnikelo wempuphu, na
ngokwamafutha.