Ezekiele 40 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

40 ¹M'chaka cha makumi awiri ndi chisanu cha ukapolo wathu, pachiyambi cha chaka, pa tsiku la khumi la mwezi, patadutsa zaka khumi ndi zinayi chimene mzinda unagwetsedwa—tsiku lomwelo dzanja la Atate wathu linabwera pa ine, nalindipititsa kumeneko. ²M'masomphenya ochokera kwa Atate wathu anandipititsa ku dziko la Israeli, nandikhazika pa phiri lalitali kwambiri, pamene kummwera kwake kunali chinthu chooneka ngati mapangidwe a mzinda. ³Anandifikitsa kumeneko: munthu wooneka ngati mkuwa, m'dzanja lake muli chingwe cha nsalu yabafuta ndi bango loyezera, atayima pa chipata. ^a a v3 M'Chipangano Chakale chonse, FHB imatcha wauzimu amene amaonekera ndi kuyankhula kuti Atate wathu. Munthu wooneka ngati mkuwa uyu ndi wosiyana—mtsogoleri wa uzimu wotumidwa kudzayeza kachisi ndi kufotokoza masomphenya, osati Atate wathu mwini. ⁴Munthuyo anati kwa ine, “Mwana wa munthu, penya ndi maso ako, imva ndi makutu ako, ndipo samala ndi mtima wako zonse zimene ndikukuonetsa, pakuti unabweretsedwa kuno kuti uonetsedwe izo. Uza nyumba ya Israeli zonse zimene ukuona.”

Kuyeza Chipata cha Kummawa

⁵Linga linazungulira kachisi mbali zonse. Munthuyo anali ndi bango loyezera lotalika pafupifupi mapazi khumi ndi theka. Anayeza lingalo: makulidwe ake, pafupifupi mapazi khumi ndi theka; msinkhu wake, pafupifupi mapazi khumi ndi theka.

⁶Ndipo anapita ku chipata choyang'ana kummawa, nakwera makwerero ake. Anayeza chiwundo cha chipata, chozama pafupifupi mapazi khumi ndi theka, ndi chiwundo chinacho, chozama pafupifupi mapazi khumi ndi theka. ⁷Chipinda chilichonse cha alonda chinali chotalika ndi chopingasa pafupifupi mapazi khumi ndi theka, pakati pawo panali pafupifupi mapazi asanu ndi anayi. Chiwundo cha chipata chimene chinali pafupi ndi khonde, choyang'ana mkati, chinali pafupifupi mapazi khumi ndi theka. ⁸Ndipo anayeza khonde la chipata, loyang'ana mkati—pafupifupi mapazi khumi ndi theka. ⁹Anayeza khonde la chipata—pafupifupi mapazi khumi ndi anayi—ndi mphuthu zake—pafupifupi mapazi atatu ndi theka; khondelo linayang'ana mkati.

¹⁰Zipinda zitatu za alonda zinali mbali iliyonse ya chipata cha kummawa, zonse zitatu zinali zofanana; mphuthu za mbali iliyonse zinali zofanana. ¹¹Ndipo anayeza pakhomo pa chipata: pakupingasa pafupifupi mapazi khumi ndi asanu ndi awiri ndi theka, ndipo chipata chinatalika pafupifupi mapazi makumi awiri ndi atatu. ¹²Chotchinga chimene chinali patsogolo pa zipinda za alonda chinali chotalika pafupifupi mainchesi makumi awiri ndi imodzi mbali iliyonse; chipinda chilichonse cha alonda chinali pafupifupi mapazi khumi ndi theka mbali iliyonse. ¹³Ndipo anayeza chipata kuyambira padenga la chipinda chimodzi cha alonda mpaka padenga la chipinda chinacho, kupingasa pafupifupi mapazi makumi anayi ndi anayi, khomo likuyang'anana ndi khomo. ¹⁴Anayeza mphuthu—pafupifupi mapazi 105; bwalo linafika ku mphuthu kuzungulira chipata chonse. ¹⁵Kuchokera patsogolo pa pakhomo pa chipata mpaka patsogolo pa khonde lake lamkati panali pafupifupi mapazi makumi asanu ndi atatu ndi asanu ndi atatu. ¹⁶Zipinda za alonda ndi mphuthu zawo zinali ndi mazenera opapatiza kuzungulira mkati mwa chipata, momwemonso makhonde; mazenera anali kuzungulira ponseponse akuyang'ana mkati, ndipo pa mphuthu panali zojambula za mitengo ya kanjedza.

Bwalo Lakunja

¹⁷Ndipo anandilowetsa ku bwalo lakunja; munali zipinda ndi pansi poyala miyala kuzungulira, ndipo zipinda makumi atatu zinayang'ana pa poyalapo. ¹⁸Poyala miyalapo panali m'mbali mwa zipata, mogwirizana ndi kutalika kwake; apa panali poyala miyala kwa pansi. ¹⁹Anayeza kuchokera patsogolo pa chipata chakumunsi mpaka patsogolo pakunja pa bwalo lamkati: pafupifupi mapazi 175, kummawa ndi kumpoto.

Kuyeza Chipata cha Kumpoto

²⁰Chipata cha kumpoto cha bwalo lakunja—anayeza kutalika ndi kupingasa kwake. ²¹Zipinda zake za alonda—zitatu mbali iliyonse—ndi mphuthu zake ndi chipinda cha pakhomo zinafanana ndi chipata choyamba: chotalika pafupifupi mapazi makumi asanu ndi atatu ndi asanu ndi atatu ndi chopingasa pafupifupi mapazi makumi anayi ndi anayi. ²²Mazenera ake, chipinda cha pakhomo, ndi mitengo ya kanjedza zinafanana ndi miyeso ya chipata choyang'ana kummawa. Makwerero asanu ndi awiri anatsogolera kumeneko, chipinda chake cha pakhomo chinali patsogolo pawo. ²³Chipata cha ku bwalo lamkati chinayang'anana ndi chipata cha kumpoto, monga kummawa; anayeza kuchokera chipata china mpaka chipata china—mapazi 175.

Kuyeza Chipata cha Kummwera

²⁴Ndipo anandipititsa kummwera, pamene panali chipata choyang'ana kummwera; anayeza mphuthu zake ndi khonde lake, zofanana ndi zina. ²⁵Mazenera anali kuzungulira icho ndi khonde lake, ngati mazenera aja; chotalika mapazi makumi asanu ndi atatu ndi asanu ndi atatu, chopingasa mapazi makumi anayi ndi anayi. ²⁶Makwerero asanu ndi awiri anatsogolera kumeneko, khonde lake likuyang'ana kumakwererowo, ndipo pa mphuthu zake panali zojambula za mitengo ya kanjedza, umodzi mbali iliyonse. ²⁷Panali chipata choyang'ana kummwera cha bwalo lamkati; anayeza kuchokera chipata china mpaka chipata china kulowera kummwera—mapazi 175.

Zipata za Bwalo Lamkati

²⁸Ndipo anandilowetsa ku bwalo lamkati kudzera pa chipata cha kummwera, nachiyeza, chofanana ndi zina. ²⁹Zipinda zake za alonda, mphuthu, ndi chipinda cha pakhomo zinali ndi muyeso umodzi, zili ndi mazenera kuzungulira, mkati mwake ndi mu chipinda chake; chotalika mapazi makumi asanu ndi atatu ndi asanu ndi atatu, chopingasa mapazi makumi anayi ndi anayi. ³⁰Panali makhonde kuzungulira ponseponse, otalika pafupifupi mapazi makumi anayi ndi anayi ndi opingasa pafupifupi mapazi asanu ndi anayi. ³¹Khonde lake linayang'ana ku bwalo lakunja, pa mphuthu zake panali zojambula za mitengo ya kanjedza; makwerero asanu ndi atatu anatsogolera kumeneko.

³²Ndipo anandilowetsa ku bwalo lamkati mbali ya kummawa, nayeza chipata chofanana ndi zina. ³³Zipinda zake za alonda, mphuthu, ndi chipinda cha pakhomo zinali zofanana, zili ndi mazenera kuzungulira, mkati mwake ndi mu chipinda chake; chotalika mapazi makumi asanu ndi atatu ndi asanu ndi atatu, chopingasa mapazi makumi anayi ndi anayi. ³⁴Khonde lake linayang'ana ku bwalo lakunja, pa mphuthu zake panali zojambula za mitengo ya kanjedza, umodzi mbali iliyonse; makwerero asanu ndi atatu anatsogolera kumeneko.

³⁵Ndipo anandipititsa ku chipata cha kumpoto, nachiyeza, muyeso wofanana ndi zina. ³⁶Zipinda zake za alonda, mphuthu, ndi chipinda cha pakhomo zinafanana, zili ndi mazenera kuzungulira; chinali chotalika pafupifupi mapazi makumi asanu ndi atatu ndi asanu ndi atatu, chopingasa pafupifupi mapazi makumi anayi ndi anayi. ³⁷Mphuthu zake zinayang'ana ku bwalo lakunja, pa izo panali zojambula za mitengo ya kanjedza, umodzi mbali iliyonse; makwerero asanu ndi atatu anatsogolera kumeneko.

³⁸Panali chipinda chokhala ndi khomo lake pafupi ndi mphuthu za zipata, pamene ankatsuka nsembe yopsereza. ³⁹Mu chipinda cha pakhomo pa chipata munali matebulo awiri mbali iliyonse, oti aphere nsembe yopsereza, nsembe yamachimo, ndi nsembe yopalamula. ⁴⁰Kunja, pamene umakwera kupita ku pakhomo pa chipata cha kumpoto, panali matebulo awiri; ena awiri mbali inayo ya khonde la chipata. ⁴¹Matebulo anayi anali mbali iliyonse pafupi ndi chipata—matebulo asanu ndi atatu onse pamodzi—amene pa iwo ankaphera nsembe. ⁴²Matebulo anayi a miyala yosema a nsembe yopsereza, otalika pafupifupi mapazi awiri ndi theka, opingasa mapazi awiri ndi theka, ndi msinkhu wa mainchesi makumi awiri ndi imodzi, anali ndi zipangizo zophera nsembe yopsereza ndi nsembe. ⁴³Mbedza za nsonga ziwiri, zazitali ngati m'lifupi mwa dzanja, zinamangidwa kuzungulira mkati; pa matebulo panali nyama ya nsembe.

Zipinda za Otumikira

⁴⁴Kunja kwa chipata chamkati munali zipinda za oimba mu bwalo lamkati: chimodzi pafupi ndi chipata cha kumpoto choyang'ana kummwera, chimodzi pafupi ndi chipata cha kummawa choyang'ana kumpoto. ⁴⁵Anati kwa ine, “Chipinda ichi choyang'ana kummwera ndi cha ansembe amene amayang'anira kachisi. ⁴⁶Chipinda choyang'ana kumpoto ndi cha ansembe amene amayang'anira guwa la nsembe. Awa ndi ana a Zadoki, amene pakati pa zidzukulu za Levi angayandikire kwa Atate wathu kuti amutumikire.”

Bwalo Lamkati ndi Khonde la Kachisi

⁴⁷Ndipo anayeza bwalo: lotalika pafupifupi mapazi 175, lopingasa mapazi 175, labwino lofanana mbali zonse; guwa la nsembe linali patsogolo pa kachisi.

⁴⁸Ndipo anandipititsa ku khonde la kachisi, nayeza mphuthu zake—pafupifupi mapazi asanu ndi anayi mbali iliyonse; m'lifupi mwa chipata munali pafupifupi mapazi asanu mbali iliyonse. ⁴⁹Khonde linali lotalika pafupifupi mapazi makumi atatu ndi asanu, lopingasa pafupifupi mapazi khumi ndi asanu ndi anayi, lofikidwa ndi makwerero; mizati inali pafupi ndi mphuthu, umodzi mbali iliyonse.