UHezekeli 43

43 ¹Wayesengihola wangisa esangweni, isango elibheke empumalanga. ²Inkazimulo kaBaba ka-Israyeli yavela empumalanga. Izwi lakhe lalinjengomsindo wamanzi amaningi, umhlaba wakhanya ngenkazimulo yakhe. ³Umbono engawubonayo wawunjengalowo ngesikhathi efika ukuzochitha umuzi, nanjengombono ngasemfuleni iKebari; ngase ngiwa ngobuso phansi. ⁴Inkazimulo kaBaba wethu yangena ethempelini ngesango lasempumalanga. ⁵UMoya kaBaba wethu wayesengiphakamisa, wangingenisa egcekeni langaphakathi, inkazimulo kaBaba wethu yagcwalisa ithempeli.

⁶Ngezwa othile ekhuluma kimi esethempelini, kwase kuma indoda eceleni kwami.

⁷Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, lena yindawo yesihlalo sami sobukhosi, nendawo yokubeka izinyawo zami, lapho ngiyakuhlala khona phakathi kwabako-Israyeli kuze kube phakade. Indlu ka-Israyeli ngeke isalingcolisa igama lami elingcwele—bona namakhosi abo—ngokungathembeki kwabo nangezidumbu zamakhosi abo ezindaweni zabo eziphakeme. ^a a v7 Amazwi athi “izidumbu zamakhosi abo ezindaweni zabo eziphakeme” cishe asho izikhumbuzo zokungcwaba kwasebukhosini ezazimiswe ngaphakathi noma eduze kwenkundla yethempeli. ⁸Babeka umbundu wabo eduze kowami, nensika yabo yomnyango eceleni kweyami, kukhona udonga kuphela phakathi kwethu. Bangcolisa igama lami elingcwele ngezenzo zabo ezinyanyekayo, ngaso ngabaqeda ngolaka lwami. ⁹Manje mabasuse ukungathembeki kwabo nezidumbu zamakhosi abo kude nami, ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade.

¹⁰Ndodana yomuntu, chazela u-Israyeli ngethempeli, ukuze bazizwe benamahloni ngezono zabo; mabalinganise umklamo walo. ¹¹Uma benamahloni ngakho konke abakwenzile, batshele ngomklamo wethempeli—isimo salo, iziphumo nezingenelo zalo, isimo salo sonke, zonke izimiso zalo, yonke imiklamo yalo nayo yonke imithetho yalo. Kubhale phambi kwabo, ukuze bagcine wonke umklamo walo nazo zonke izimiso zalo bazenze.

¹²Lona ngumthetho wethempeli: yonke indawo ephezu kwentaba nxazonke ingcwelengcwele. Lona ngumthetho wethempeli.

I-Altare Lomnikelo

¹³“Nazi izilinganiso ze-altare: isisekelo salo sijule cishe amayintshi angamashumi amabili nanye, ububanzi bungamayintshi angamashumi amabili nanye, kunomphetho ocishe ube amayintshi ayisishiyagalolunye nxazonke emaphethelweni aso. Nansi ukuphakama kwe-altare: ¹⁴Kusukela esisekelweni esisemhlabathini kuze kufike eqoloni eliphansi: cishe amafidi amathathu nengxenye, ububanzi cishe amayintshi angamashumi amabili nanye. Kusukela eqoloni elincane kuze kufike eqoloni elikhulu: cishe amafidi ayisikhombisa, ububanzi cishe amayintshi angamashumi amabili nanye. ¹⁵Iziko le-altare laliphakeme amafidi ayisikhombisa, kusukela eziko le-altare kwakuqhamuka izimpondo ezine ziqonde phezulu. ¹⁶Iziko le-altare lalide amafidi angamashumi amabili nanye, ububanzi bungamafidi angamashumi amabili nanye, liyisikwele ezinhlangothini zalo zozine. ¹⁷Iqolo lalide futhi libanzi amafidi angamashumi amabili nane nengxenye ezinhlangothini zalo zozine, linomphetho onxazonke ocishe ube amayintshi ayishumi nengxenye, nesisekelo esicishe sibe amayintshi angamashumi amabili nanye nxazonke; izitebhisi zalo zazibheke empumalanga.”

¹⁸Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, nakhu okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba: Nansi imithetho ye-altare ngosuku lakhiwa ngalo—yokunikela iminikelo yokushiswa kulo nokufafaza igazi kulo. ¹⁹Nikela abapristi abangamaLevi abayinzalo kaZadoki, abasondela kimi ukuba bangikhonze, kusho iNkosi uBaba, inkunzi encane ibe umnikelo wesono. ²⁰Thatha elinye igazi lalo ulifake ezimpondweni ezine ze-altare, nasemagumbini amane eqolo, nasemphethweni nxazonke; ngalokho ulihlanze ulenzele inhlawulo yokubuyisana. ²¹Bese uthatha inkunzi yomnikelo wesono; uyishise endaweni emisiweyo yethempeli, ngaphandle kwendlu engcwele.

²²Ngosuku lwesibili, unikele impongo engenasici ibe umnikelo wesono; bayakulihlanza i-altare njengoba balihlanza ngenkunzi. ²³Lapho usuqedile ukulihlanza, unikele inkunzi encane engenasici nenqama evela emhlambini engenasici. ²⁴Ukwethule phambi kukaBaba wethu; abapristi bayakufafaza usawoti kukho bakunikele kube umnikelo wokushiswa kuBaba wethu.

²⁵Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa uyakulungisa imbuzi nsuku zonke ibe umnikelo wesono, nenkunzi encane nenqama evela emhlambini, kokubili kungenasici. ²⁶Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa bayakwenzela i-altare inhlawulo yokubuyisana, balihlanze, kanjalo balehlukanisele. ²⁷Lapho lezi zinsuku seziphelile, kusukela ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili kuqhubeke abapristi bayakunikela iminikelo yenu yokushiswa neminikelo yokuthula e-altare; ngiyakunamukela, kusho iNkosi uBaba.”