Ubuqaqawuli bukaBawo wethu Buyemka eTempileni
Iikerubhi neevili zazo ezigutyungelwe ngamehlo ziyaphakama, buthi ubuqaqawuli obabuzalise itempile buphume, kuqala embundwini, emva koko esangweni lasempumalanga. Indoda eyambethe ilinen ichithachitha amalahle avutha phezu komzi. UHezekile ubukele uBawo wethu eshiya indlu yakhe.
10 1Ndaza ndakhangela, nanko ngaphezu kwesibhakabhaka esiphezu kweentloko zeekerubhi kubonakala into enjengelitye lesafire, emile okwetrone.
2Wathi uBawo wethu kwindoda eyayambethe ilinen: “Ngena phakathi kweevili ezijikajikayo ezingaphantsi kweekerubhi, uzalise izandla zakho ngamalahle avutha aphuma phakathi kweekerubhi, uwaphose phezu komzi.” Wangena ke yena ndibukele.
3Iikerubhi zazimi ngecala lasezantsi letempile ekungeneni kwaloo ndoda, laza ilifu lazalisa intendelezo engaphakathi. 4Baza ubuqaqawuli bukaBawo wethu benyuka busuka ekerubhini, baya embundwini wetempile; yaza itempile yazala lilifu, nentendelezo yazala kukuqaqamba kobuqaqawuli bukaBawo wethu. 5Isandi samaphiko eekerubhi savakala kwada kwesa entendelezweni engaphandle, sinjengezwi likaSomandla othethayo.
6Uthe akuba eyiwisele umthetho indoda eyayambethe ilinen, esithi: “Thabatha umlilo phakathi kweevili ezijikajikayo, phakathi kweekerubhi,” yangena yema ecaleni levili.
7Yaza ikerubhi yolula isandla sayo emlilweni ophakathi kweekerubhi, yathabatha inxalenye, yayibeka ezandleni zaloo ndoda yayambethe ilinen; yona yayithabatha yaphuma. 8Kwabonakala iikerubhi zinezandla ezinjengezomntu ngaphantsi kwamaphiko azo.
9Ndakhangela, nanzo iivili ezine zimi ecaleni kweekerubhi, elinye ivili lisecaleni lekerubhi nganye, zibengezela njengebherilo. 10Zozine iivili zazibonakala zifana, ngathi ivili liphakathi kwelinye ivili. 11Ekuhambeni kwazo zazisinga nakuliphi na kumacala azo omane, zingajiki; apho ivili eliphambili lalibheke khona, ezinye zazilandela zingajiki. 12Wonke umzimba wazo—imihlana, nezandla, namaphiko, neevili—kwakuzele ngamehlo ngeenxa zonke, iivili zazo zozine. 13Ke zona iivili, zazibizwa ndisiva ngokuba “ezijikajikayo.” 14Nganye yayinobuso obune: obokuqala babubuso bekerubhi, obesibini bubuso bomntu, obesithathu bubuso bengonyama, obesine bubuso bokhozi.
15Zaza iikerubhi zenyuka. Zazizizo ezi zinto eziphilileyo endazibonayo ngasemlanjeni waseKhebhare. 16Ekuhambeni kweekerubhi, zazihamba neevili ecaleni lazo; zathi zakuwaphakamisa amaphiko azo ukuba zinyuke emhlabeni, iivili zazingasuki ecaleni lazo. 17Zakuma zona, zema neevili; zakunyuka, zanyuka neevili kunye nazo; kuba umoya wezinto eziphilileyo wawukuzo.
18Baza ubuqaqawuli bukaBawo wethu basuka ngaphezu kombundu wendlu, bema phezu kweekerubhi. 19Ndibukele, iikerubhi zawaphakamisa amaphiko azo, zenyuka emhlabeni, ziphuma zineevili ecaleni lazo. Zema ekungeneni kwesango lasempumalanga lendlu kaBawo wethu, baza ubuqaqawuli bukaBawo wamaSirayeli baba phezulu kakhulu ngaphezu kwazo.
20Zazizizo ezi zinto eziphilileyo endazibonayo ngaphantsi kukaBawo wamaSirayeli ngasemlanjeni waseKhebhare; ndaza ndazi ukuba ziikerubhi. 21Nganye yayinobuso obune, namaphiko omane, naphantsi kwamaphiko azo kukho into enjengesandla somntu. 22Ubuso bazo bunjengobo ndabubonayo ngasemlanjeni waseKhebhare. Nganye yasinga phambili ngqo.