UHezekeli 40

40 ¹Ngonyaka wamashumi amabili nanhlanu wokuthunjwa kwethu, ekuqaleni konyaka, ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga, eminyakeni eyishumi nane emva kokuchithwa komuzi—ngalona lolo suku isandla sikaBaba wethu saba phezu kwami, sangiyisa khona. ²Emibonweni evela kuBaba wethu wangiyisa ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, wangibeka phezu kwentaba ende kakhulu, lapho kwakukhona khona okwakungathi yisakhiwo somuzi ngaseningizimu yayo. ³Wangiletha khona: nango umuntu owayebukeka njengethusi, enentambo yelineni nomhlanga wokulinganisa esandleni sakhe, emi esangweni. ^a a v3 Kuyo yonke iTestamente eliDala, i-FHB ibiza lo obonakalayo nokhulumayo njengophezulu ngokuthi uBaba wethu. Lo muntu obukeka njengethusi wehlukile—uyisiqondisi esiyingelosi esathunyelwa ukuba silinganise ithempeli sichaze umbono, hhayi uBaba wethu uqobo. ⁴Lo muntu wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, buka ngamehlo akho, uzwe ngezindlebe zakho, unake konke engizakukubonisa khona, ngokuba ulethwe lapha ukuze ukuboniswe. Tshela indlu ka-Israyeli konke okubonayo.”

Ukulinganiswa kwesango lasempumalanga

⁵Kwakukhona udonga oluzungeze ithempeli nhlangothi zonke. Lo muntu wayephethe umhlanga wokulinganisa obude bawo babucishe babe ngamafidi alishumi nengxenye. Walinganisa udonga: ubukhulu balo, cishe amafidi alishumi nengxenye; ukuphakama kwalo, cishe amafidi alishumi nengxenye.

⁶Wayeseya esangweni elibheke empumalanga, wakhuphuka izitebhisi zalo. Walinganisa umbundu wesango, ujule cishe amafidi alishumi nengxenye, nomunye umbundu, ujule cishe amafidi alishumi nengxenye. ⁷Ikamelo ngalinye lonogada lalingaba ngamafidi alishumi nengxenye ubude nobubanzi, phakathi kwawo kungaba ngamafidi ayisishiyagalolunye. Umbundu wesango eceleni kompheme, ubheke ngaphakathi, wawungaba ngamafidi alishumi nengxenye. ⁸Walinganisa umpheme wesango, ubheke ngaphakathi—cishe amafidi alishumi nengxenye. ⁹Walinganisa umpheme wesango—cishe amafidi ayishumi nane—nezinsika zalo zomnyango—cishe amafidi amathathu nengxenye; umpheme wawubheke ngaphakathi.

¹⁰Esangweni lasempumalanga kwakukhona amakamelo amathathu onogada nhlangothi zombili, womathathu elingana; izinsika zomnyango ezinhlangothini zombili zazilingana. ¹¹Walinganisa umnyango wesango: ububanzi bawo bungaba ngamafidi ayishumi nesikhombisa nengxenye, nesango lingaba ngamafidi angamashumi amabili nantathu ubude. ¹²Kwakukhona umkhawulo phambi kwamakamelo onogada ongaba ngamayintshi angamashumi amabili nanye nhlangothi nganye; ikamelo ngalinye lonogada lalingaba ngamafidi alishumi nengxenye nhlangothi nganye. ¹³Walinganisa isango kusukela ophahleni lwekamelo lonogada elilodwa kuya kolunye, ububanzi bungaba ngamafidi angamashumi amane nane, umnyango ubhekene nomunye umnyango. ¹⁴Walinganisa izinsika zomnyango—cishe amafidi ayikhulu nanhlanu; igceke lafika ensikeni yomnyango lizungeze isango nhlangothi zonke. ¹⁵Kusukela phambi komnyango wesango kuya phambi kompheme walo wangaphakathi kwakungaba ngamafidi angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalombili. ¹⁶Amakamelo onogada nezinsika zawo zomnyango ayenamafasitela amancane nhlangothi zonke ngaphakathi kwesango, kanjalo nemipheme; amafasitela ayezungeze nhlangothi zonke ebheke ngaphakathi, kuqoshwe izihlahla zesundu ezinsikeni zomnyango.

Igceke langaphandle

¹⁷Wayesengingenisa egcekeni langaphandle; kwakukhona amakamelo nendawo egandayiwe elizungezile, kunamakamelo angamashumi amathathu abheke indawo egandayiwe. ¹⁸Indawo egandayiwe yayiseceleni kwamasango, ilingana nobude bawo; lena kwakuyindawo egandayiwe engezansi. ¹⁹Walinganisa kusukela phambi kwesango elingezansi kuya ngaphandle kwegceke langaphakathi: cishe amafidi ayikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu, ngasempumalanga nangasenyakatho.

Ukulinganiswa kwesango lasenyakatho

²⁰Isango lasenyakatho legceke langaphandle—walinganisa ubude balo nobubanzi balo. ²¹Amakamelo alo onogada—amathathu nhlangothi nganye—nezinsika zalo zomnyango nompheme wokungena kwafana nesango lokuqala: ubude cishe amafidi angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalombili, nobubanzi cishe amafidi angamashumi amane nane. ²²Amafasitela alo, umpheme wokungena, nezihlahla zesundu kwafana nokulinganiswa kwesango elibheke empumalanga. Kwakunezitebhisi eziyisikhombisa ezikhuphukela kulo, umpheme walo wokungena uphambi kwazo. ²³Isango eliya egcekeni langaphakathi lalibhekene nesango lasenyakatho, njengasempumalanga; walinganisa kusukela esangweni kuya esangweni—amafidi ayikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu.

Ukulinganiswa kwesango laseningizimu

²⁴Wayesengihola ngaseningizimu, lapho kwakukhona isango elibheke eningizimu; walinganisa izinsika zalo zomnyango nompheme walo, kwafana nawamanye. ²⁵Kwakunamafasitela nhlangothi zonke zalo nompheme walo, njengalawo mafasitela; ubude bungamafidi angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalombili, ububanzi bungamafidi angamashumi amane nane. ²⁶Kwakunezitebhisi eziyisikhombisa ezikhuphukela kulo, umpheme walo ubhekene nazo, kuqoshwe izihlahla zesundu ezinsikeni zalo zomnyango, esisodwa nhlangothi nganye. ²⁷Kwakukhona isango elibheke eningizimu legceke langaphakathi; walinganisa kusukela esangweni kuya esangweni ngaseningizimu—amafidi ayikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu.

Amasango egceke langaphakathi

²⁸Wayesengingenisa egcekeni langaphakathi ngesango laseningizimu, walilinganisa, kwafana nawamanye. ²⁹Amakamelo alo onogada, izinsika zomnyango, nompheme wokungena kwakunesilinganiso esisodwa, kunamafasitela nhlangothi zonke, kulo nasempheme wawo; ubude bungamafidi angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalombili, ububanzi bungamafidi angamashumi amane nane. ³⁰Kwakukhona imipheme nhlangothi zonke, ubude cishe amafidi angamashumi amane nane, nobubanzi cishe amafidi ayisishiyagalolunye. ³¹Umpheme walo wawubheke igceke langaphandle, kuqoshwe izihlahla zesundu ezinsikeni zalo zomnyango; kwakunezitebhisi eziyisishiyagalombili ezikhuphukelayo.

³²Wayesengingenisa egcekeni langaphakathi ngasempumalanga, walilinganisa isango kwafana nawamanye. ³³Amakamelo alo onogada, izinsika zomnyango, nompheme wokungena kwalinganiswa ngokufanayo, kunamafasitela nhlangothi zonke, kulo nasempheme wawo; ubude bungamafidi angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalombili, ububanzi bungamafidi angamashumi amane nane. ³⁴Umpheme walo wawubheke igceke langaphandle, kuqoshwe izihlahla zesundu ezinsikeni zalo zomnyango, esisodwa nhlangothi nganye; kwakunezitebhisi eziyisishiyagalombili ezikhuphukela kulo.

³⁵Wayesengiletha esangweni lasenyakatho, walilinganisa, kwaba yisilinganiso esifanayo nesamanye. ³⁶Amakamelo alo onogada, izinsika zomnyango, nompheme wokungena kwafana, kunamafasitela nhlangothi zonke; ubude bwalo cishe amafidi angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalombili, ububanzi cishe amafidi angamashumi amane nane. ³⁷Izinsika zalo zomnyango zazibheke igceke langaphandle, kuqoshwe kuzo izihlahla zesundu, esisodwa nhlangothi nganye; kwakunezitebhisi eziyisishiyagalombili ezikhuphukela kulo.

³⁸Kwakukhona ikamelo elinomnyango walo eceleni kwezinsika zamasango, lapho kwakuhlanzwa khona umnikelo oshiswayo. ³⁹Empheme wokungena wesango kwakumi amatafula amabili nhlangothi nganye, okwakuhlatshelwa kuwo umnikelo oshiswayo, umnikelo wesono, nomnikelo wecala. ⁴⁰Ngaphandle, lapho ukhuphukela khona emnyango wesango lasenyakatho, kwakumi amatafula amabili; amanye amabili ngakolunye uhlangothi lompheme wesango. ⁴¹Amatafula amane ayemi nhlangothi nganye eceleni kwesango—amatafula ayisishiyagalombili esewonke—okwakuhlatshelwa kuwo imihlatshelo. ⁴²Amatafula amane ayenziwe ngamatshe aqoshiwe awomnikelo oshiswayo, ubude bungaba ngamafidi amabili nengxenye, ububanzi bungamafidi amabili nengxenye, ukuphakama kube ngamayintshi angamashumi amabili nanye, ayephethe amathuluzi okuhlaba umnikelo oshiswayo nomhlatshelo. ⁴³Kwakukhona amahuku anamazinyo amabili, ubude bungangobubanzi besandla, ebethelwe nhlangothi zonke ngaphakathi; phezu kwamatafula kwakubekwe inyama yomnikelo.

Amakamelo alabo abakhonzayo

⁴⁴Ngaphandle kwesango langaphakathi kwakukhona amakamelo abahlabeleli egcekeni langaphakathi: elinye eceleni kwesango lasenyakatho libheke eningizimu, elinye eceleni kwesango lasempumalanga libheke enyakatho. ⁴⁵Wathi kimi: “Leli kamelo elibheke eningizimu ngelabapristi abagcina umsebenzi wethempeli. ⁴⁶Ikamelo elibheke enyakatho ngelabapristi abaphethe i-altare. Laba bangamadodana kaZadoki, abangabenzalo kaLevi abangasondela kuBaba wethu ukuze bamkhonze.”

Igceke langaphakathi nompheme wethempeli

⁴⁷Walinganisa igceke: ubude cishe amafidi ayikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu, ububanzi amafidi ayikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu, lilingana nhlangothi zonke; i-altare lalimi phambi kwethempeli.

⁴⁸Wayesengiletha empheme wethempeli, walinganisa izinsika zawo—cishe amafidi ayisishiyagalolunye nhlangothi nganye; ububanzi besango babungaba ngamafidi amahlanu nhlangothi nganye. ⁴⁹Umpheme wawungaba ngamafidi angamashumi amathathu nanhlanu ubude, nobubanzi cishe amafidi ayishumi nesishiyagalolunye, ufinyelelwa ngezitebhisi; izinsika zazimi eceleni kwezinsika zomnyango, esisodwa nhlangothi nganye.