UHezekeli 42

42 ¹Wangikhiphela egcekeni elingaphandle ngasenyakatho, waya ekamelweni elibhekene negceke elihlukanisiwe nesakhiwo esisenyakatho. ²Ubude balo babungaba yizinyawo eziyikhulu namashumi amahlanu, ngaselokhu uhlangothi olunomnyango osenyakatho, ububanzi balo bungaba yizinyawo ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu. ³Uphaphu lwalubhekene nophaphu ngezigaba ezintathu, malungana nezinyawo ezingamashumi amathathu zegceke elingaphakathi nokugandaywe kwegceke elingaphandle. ⁴Phambi kwamakamelo kwakunendlela yokuhamba ububanzi bungaba yizinyawo eziyishumi nanhlanu, kunendledlana engaphakathi ububanzi bungaba ngamayintshi ayishumi nesishiyagalombili; iminyango yawo yayibheke enyakatho. ⁵Amakamelo angaphezulu ayemafushane, ngoba izimpaphu zazithatha indawo eningi kuwo kunasemakamelweni angaphansi naphakathi nendawo esakhiweni. ⁶Ayenezigaba ezintathu engenazinsika njengezamagceke; ngakho amakamelo angaphezulu ayehlehliselwe emuva ukusuka emhlabathini kunalawo angaphansi naphakathi nendawo. ⁷Kwakukhona udonga olungaphandle oluhamba ngaseceleni kwamakamelo lubheke egcekeni elingaphandle, lubhekene nawo, ubude bungaba yizinyawo ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu. ⁸Amakamelo angasegcekeni elingaphandle ubude bawo babuyizinyawo ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu; kepha lawo abhekene nethempeli ubude bawo babuyizinyawo eziyikhulu namashumi amahlanu. ⁹Ngaphansi kwalawa makamelo, ngasempumalanga, kwakunendawo yokungena yalowo ongena kuwo evela egcekeni elingaphandle.

¹⁰Ngasohlangothini lobungqingqwa bodonga lwegceke ngasempumalanga, kubheke egcekeni elihlukanisiwe nasesakhiweni, kwakukhona amakamelo. ¹¹Phambi kwawo kwakunendlela yokuhamba, efana neyamakamelo asenyakatho—ubude nobubanzi bufana, iziphumo zifane, nokwakheka, neminyango. ¹²Njengeminyango yamakamelo aseningizimu, kwakukhona umnyango osekuqaleni kwendlela, indlela ibhekene nodonga lwasempumalanga, lapho umuntu angena khona kuwo.

¹³Wayesethi kimi: “Amakamelo asenyakatho nangaseningizimu abhekene negceke elihlukanisiwe angamakamelo angcwele, lapho abapristi abasondela kuBaba wethu beyakudlela khona iminikelo engcwelengcwele. Bayakuyibeka khona—iminikelo yokudla okusanhlamvu, neyesono, neyecala—ngokuba le ndawo ingcwele. ^a a v13 Le minikelo engcwelengcwele—enikelwa ngenxa yesono necala—ikhomba phambili kuJesu, umnikelo owenziwa kwaba kanye kuphela ovula indlela yokusondela kuBaba wethu. ¹⁴Lapho abapristi bengena, akufanele baphume endaweni engcwele baye egcekeni elingaphandle bengakazibeki phansi izingubo abakhonza ngazo, ngokuba lezi zingcwele; bagqoka ezinye izingubo ngaphambi kokusondela endaweni yabantu.”

¹⁵Kwathi eseqedile ukulinganisa ithempeli elingaphakathi, wangikhiphela ngesango lasempumalanga, walilinganisa nxazonke. ¹⁶Walinganisa uhlangothi lwasempumalanga ngomhlanga wokulinganisa: kwakungaba yimayela nxazonke. ^b b v16 Umhlanga wokulinganisa wawungaba yizinyawo eziyishumi (cishe amamitha amathathu) ubude—uthi olwalusetshenziselwa ukubeka izilinganiso ezingcwele zethempeli. ¹⁷Walinganisa uhlangothi lwasenyakatho: kwakungaba yimayela nxazonke. ¹⁸Walinganisa uhlangothi lwaseningizimu: kwakungaba yimayela. ¹⁹Waphendukela ohlangothini lwasentshonalanga, walinganisa okungaba yimayela. ²⁰Walinganisa zonke izinhlangothi ezine. Lalinodonga nxazonke, ubude bungaba yimayela nobubanzi buyimayela, ukuze luhlukanise okungcwele kokujwayelekile.