Amagumbi Ahlulelwe Ababingeleli
Amagumbi angasentla nangasezantsi kwentendelezo ayalinganiswa achazwe. Apha ababingeleli badla iminikelo eyingcwele kakhulu, baze batshintshe iingubo zabo zokulungiselela phambi kokubuyela ebantwini. Udonga olubude buyimayile kwicala ngalinye lwahlula okungcwele koku kuqhelekileyo.
42 1Wandikhuphela entendelezweni engaphandle ngasentla, waya egumbini elikhangelene nentendelezo eyahlukanisiweyo nesakhiwo esingasentla. 2Ubude balo babumalunga neefiti ezilikhulu elinamashumi mahlanu, ngecala elinomnyango wangasentla, ububanzi balo bumalunga neefiti ezingamashumi asixhenxe anamihlanu. 3Ivaranda yayikhangelene nevaranda kathathu, malunga neefiti ezingamashumi mathathu zentendelezo engaphakathi, nomgangatho wentendelezo engaphandle. 4Phambi kwamagumbi kwakukho indlela emalunga neefiti ezilishumi elinesihlanu ububanzi, enendlela engaphakathi emalunga nee-intshi ezilishumi elinesibhozo ububanzi; iingcango zawo zazibheke ngasentla. 5Amagumbi angaphezulu ayemafutshane, ngokuba ivaranda yayithabatha indawo eninzi kuwo kunaleyo yamagumbi angaphantsi naphakathi esakhiwo. 6Ayeyimikrozo emithathu, engenazintsika njengezeentendelezo; ngoko amagumbi angaphezulu ayehlehliswe emhlabeni ngaphezu kwawangaphantsi naphakathi. 7Udonga olungaphandle lwahamba ecaleni lamagumbi lusinga entendelezweni engaphandle, lukhangelene nawo, lumalunga neefiti ezingamashumi asixhenxe anamihlanu ubude. 8Amagumbi angasentendelezweni engaphandle ayemalunga neefiti ezingamashumi asixhenxe anamihlanu ubude; wona akhangelene netempile ayemalunga neefiti ezilikhulu elinamashumi mahlanu. 9Phantsi kwala magumbi, ngasempumalanga, kwakukho umnyango wokungena kuwo evela entendelezweni engaphandle.
10Ngokobukhulu bodonga lwentendelezo ngasempumalanga, malunga nentendelezo eyahlukanisiweyo nesakhiwo, kwakukho amagumbi. 11Kwakukho indlela phambi kwawo, efana namagumbi angasentla ngobude nangobubanzi; neendawo zokuphuma zawo, nokumiswa kwawo, neengcango zawo zazifana. 12Njengeengcango zamagumbi angasezantsi, kwakukho umnyango entlokweni yendlela, indlela ikhangelene nodonga lwasempumalanga, apho umntu angena ngayo kuwo.
13Wandula wathi kum: “Amagumbi angasentla nangasezantsi akhangelene nentendelezo eyahlukanisiweyo ngamagumbi angcwele, apho ababingeleli abasondelayo kuBawo wethu baya kudla khona iminikelo eyingcwele kangcwele. Baya kuyibeka khona—umnikelo wokudla, nowesono, nowetyala—ngokuba le ndawo ingcwele. a a v13 Le minikelo iyingcwele kangcwele—enikelwa ngenxa yesono netyala—ikhomba phambili kuYesu, umnikelo wakanye ngonaphakade ovula indlela yokusondela kuBawo wethu. 14Xa ababingeleli bengena, abamelwanga ukuphuma endaweni engcwele baye entendelezweni engaphandle bengekazibeki phantsi izambatho abalungiselela ngazo, ngokuba zingcwele; banxibe ezinye izambatho phambi kokusondela endaweni yabantu.”
15Akugqiba ukulinganisa itempile engaphakathi, wandikhuphela ngesango lasempumalanga, wayilinganisa ngeenxa zonke. 16Walinganisa icala lasempumalanga ngengcongolo yokulinganisela: malunga nemayile ngeenxa zonke. b b v16 Ingcongolo yokulinganisa yayimalunga neefiti ezilishumi (phantse iimitha ezintathu) ubude—intonga eyayisetyenziswa ukuphawula imilinganiselo engcwele yetempile. 17Walinganisa icala langasentla: malunga nemayile ngeenxa zonke. 18Walinganisa icala langasezantsi: malunga nemayile. 19Wajika waya ecaleni lasentshonalanga, walinganisa malunga nemayile. 20Walinganisa onke amacala omane. Yayinodonga oluyijikelezileyo, malunga nemayile ubude, nemayile ububanzi, ukuze kwahlulwe okungcwele kokuhlambelayo.
