UHezekeli
46:1 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Isango legceke elingaphakathi elibheke ngasempumalanga
impumalanga iyakuvalwa izinsuku eziyisithupha zokusebenza; kodwa ngesabatha kuyakuba njalo
kuvulwe, futhi ngosuku lokuthwasa kwenyanga kuyovulwa.
46:2 Isikhulu siyakungena ngendlela yompheme wesango elingaphandle;
bayakuma ngasensikeni yesango, abapristi balungise
umnikelo wakhe wokushiswa neminikelo yakhe yokuthula, yena uyakukhuleka kuJehova
embundwini wesango, khona-ke uyakuphuma; kodwa isango aliyikuba khona
vala kuze kuhlwe.
46:3 Ngokufanayo, abantu bezwe bayokhuleka emnyango waleli sango
phambi kukaJehova ngamasabatha nangokwethwasa kwenyanga.
46:4 Futhi umnikelo wokushiswa, isikhulu esiyonikela eNkosini
usuku lwesabatha luyakuba ngamawundlu ayisithupha angenasici nenqama engenasici
sici.
46:5 Umnikelo wempuphu uyakuba yi-efa ngenqama, nomnikelo wempuphu
amawundlu njengamandla akhe, nehini lamafutha ngehini
efa.
46:6 Futhi ngosuku lokuthwasa kwenyanga kuyakuba ithole ithole ngaphandle
namawundlu ayisithupha, nenqama, angabi nasici.
46:7 Futhi uyolungisa umnikelo wempuphu, i-efa ngenkunzi, futhi an
i-efa ngenqama, namawundlu njengokufika kwesandla sawo
nehini lamafutha nge-efa.
46:8 Futhi lapho isikhulu uya kungena, yena uzongena ngendlela kuvulandi
kulelo sango, futhi uyophuma ngendlela yalo.
46:9 Kodwa lapho abantu bezwe bayofika phambi kukaJehova ngomkhosi onesizotha
imikhosi, ongena ngendlela yesango lasenyakatho ukukhuleka
liyakuphuma ngendlela yesango laseningizimu; lalowo ongena nge
indlela yesango laseningizimu iyakuphuma ngendlela yesango lasenyakatho;
kayikubuya ngendlela yesango engene ngalo, kodwa izahamba
phambili phambi kwayo.
46:10 Isikhulu esiphakathi kwabo siyakungena, lapho bengena; futhi
ekuphumeni kwabo, bayakuphuma.
46:11 Futhi emikhosini futhi solemnities umnikelo wempuphu uyakuba
i-efa ngenkunzi, ne-efa ngenqama, namawundlu njengokuba injalo
namandla okunikela, nehini lamafutha nge-efa.
46:12 Manje lapho isikhulu sizokwenza umnikelo wokushiswa ngokuzithandela noma ukuthula
iminikelo yokuzithandela kuJehova, omunye uyakumvulela isango
obheke ngasempumalanga, alungise umnikelo wakhe wokushiswa
neminikelo yakhe yokuthula, njengalokho enzile ngosuku lwesabatha;
phambili; emva kokuphuma kwakhe omunye uyakuvala isango.
46:13 Imihla yonke uyakunikela ngewundlu kuJehova umnikelo wokushiswa
umnyaka wokuqala ungelasici: ukulungise ekuseni njalo.
46:14 Uyakuyilungiselela umnikelo wempuphu ngawo ekuseni njalo, ngosuku lwesithupha
inxenye ye-efa, nengxenye yesithathu yehini lamafutha ukuthuthisa
ufulawa ocolile; umnikelo wokudla njalo ngesimiso esiphakade
kuJehova.
46:15 Bayolungisa kanjalo iwundlu, nomnikelo wempuphu, namafutha.
njalo ekuseni kube ngumnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke.
46:16 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Uma isikhulu sinika enye yamadodana aso isipho,
ifa laso liyakuba ngelamadodana akhe; liyakuba yifa labo
ngefa.
46:17 Kodwa uma enika omunye wezinceku zakhe isipho efeni lakhe, ke
iyakuba ngeyakhe kuze kube umnyaka wenkululeko; emva kwalokho lizabuyela ku
isikhulu, kepha ifa lakhe liyakuba ngelamadodana akhe kubo.
46:18 Futhi isikhulu ngeke sithathe efeni labantu by
ukucindezela, ukubaxosha empahleni yabo; kepha uyakunikela
ifa lamadodana akhe empahleni yakhe, ukuze bangabi ngabantu bami
wahlakaza, kwaba yilowo nalowo empahleni yakhe.
46:19 Ngemva wangiyisa ngokusebenzisa entry, okwakukhona ngasohlangothini lwe
emakamelweni angcwele abapristi, ayebheke ngasemnyango
bheka, kwakukhona indawo nhlangothi zombili ngasentshonalanga.
46:20 Wayesethi kimi: "Le yindawo lapho abapristi bayakubilisa khona inyama."
umnikelo wecala nomnikelo wesono, lapho abayakubhaka khona inyama
umnikelo; ukuze bangazikhipheli egcekeni elingaphandle ukuze zingcweliswe
abantu.
46:21 Wayesengikhiphela egcekeni elingaphandle, futhi wangidlulisa
emagumbini omane egceke; bheka, emagumbini onke egceke
kwakukhona inkantolo.
46:22 Emagumbini omane egceke kwakukhona amagceke ahlangene ngamashumi amane
ubude babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu ububanzi; lawa amagumbi omane ayeyisilinganiso sinye.
46:23 Futhi kwakukhona uhla lwezakhiwo nxazonke kubo, ebazungezile
ezine, futhi lenzelwa izindawo abilayo ngaphansi kwezinhla nxazonke.
46:24 Wayesethi kimi: "Lezi yizindawo abilayo, lapho abilayo
izikhonzi zendlu ziyakupheka umhlatshelo wabantu.