UHezekeli 45

45 ¹"Lapho nehlukanisa izwe ngenkatho libe yifa, yahlukaniselani uBaba wethu isabelo, isabelo esingcwele sezwe: ubude bungaba ngamamayela ayisishiyagalombili, ububanzi bungaba ngamamayela amathathu. Siyakuba ngcwele ngaphakathi kwayo yonke imingcele yaso. ²Kulokhu, indawo eyisikwele, inhlangothi ngayinye ingamafidi angaba ngama-875, iyakuba ngeyendlu engcwele, kube nomhlaba ovulekile ongamafidi angaba ngama-90 nxazonke. ³Kule ndawo yolinganisa ubude obungamamayela angaba ngayisishiyagalombili nobubanzi obungamamayela angaba ngamathathu; kuyo kuyakuba khona indlu engcwele, indawo engcwele kunazo zonke. ⁴Siyisabelo esingcwele sezwe. Siyakuba ngesabaphristi abakhonza endlini engcwele, abasondela ukuba bangikhonze; bayakuba nendawo yezindlu nendawo engcwele yendlu engcwele. ⁵Indawo enobude obungamamayela angaba ngayisishiyagalombili nobubanzi obungamamayela amathathu iyakuba ngeyamaLevi akhonza ethempelini, ibe yimfuyo yawo, kube nemizi yokuhlala kuyo.

⁶"Mayelana nefa lomuzi niyakwahlukanisa umhlaba onobubanzi obungaba yimayela elinohhafu nobude obungamamayela ayisishiyagalombili eceleni kwesabelo esingcwele; ungowendlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli.

⁷"Isikhulu siyakuba nomhlaba nxazombili zesabelo esingcwele nefa lomuzi, eceleni kwesabelo esingcwele nefa lomuzi, ngasentshonalanga uqonde entshonalanga nangasempumalanga uqonde empumalanga; ubude baso buyalingana nesinye sezabelo zezizwe, kusukela emngceleni wasentshonalanga kuze kufike emngceleni wasempumalanga. ⁸Lo mhlaba uyakuba yifa laso kwa-Israyeli. Izikhulu zami azisayikubacindezela abantu bami, kodwa ziyakulinika izwe indlu yakwa-Israyeli ngokwezizwe zabo.’

⁹Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba, ithi: Kwanele, zikhulu zakwa-Israyeli! Susani udlame nokucindezela; yenzani ubulungisa nokulunga. Yekani ukuxosha kwenu abantu bami emhlabeni wabo, kusho iNkosi uBaba.

¹⁰"Niyakusebenzisa izikali eziqotho, isilinganiso esiqotho sezinto ezomile, nesilinganiso esiqotho soketshezi. ¹¹Amakota angamashumi amabili nambili ezinto ezomile namakota angamashumi amabili nambili oketshezi: isilinganiso sinye—uketshezi lube yingxenye yeshumi yamakota angama-220, nezinto ezomile zibe yingxenye yeshumi yamakota angama-220; amakota angama-220 abeka umlinganiso ophelele. ^a a v11 Ibhati kwakuyisilinganiso soketshezi esingaba ngamagaloni ayisithupha (amalitha angama-22); i-efa yayilingana nalo kwezinto ezomile. ¹²Isisindo esiyinhloko silingana nezinhlamvu ezincane ezingamashumi amabili. Amashumi amabili kanye namashumi amabili nanhlanu kanye neshumi nanhlanu alezi zinhlamvu enza isilinganiso senu esikhulu sesisindo.

¹³"Nguwo lo umnikelo eniyakuwunikela: ingxenye yesithupha yesilinganiso sezinto ezomile esilinganisweni ngasinye esikhulu sikakolweni, nengxenye yesithupha esilinganisweni ngasinye esikhulu sebhali. ¹⁴Isabelo samafutha esimisiweyo, silinganiswa ngesilinganiso soketshezi: ingxenye yeshumi yesilinganiso soketshezi esitsheni ngasinye esikhulu—izilinganiso zoketshezi eziyishumi zenza isitsha esisodwa esikhulu.’ ¹⁵Nemvu eyodwa emhlambini, kuwo wonke amakhulu amabili, emadlelweni anothile akwa-Israyeli—ibe ngeyeminikelo yempuphu, neminikelo yokushiswa, neminikelo yokuthula, ukuze kwenzelwe ukubuyisana ngabo, kusho iNkosi uBaba. ¹⁶’Bonke abantu bezwe bayakuhlanganyela kulo mnikelo onikelwa isikhulu kwa-Israyeli. ¹⁷Isikhulu siyakunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa, nomnikelo wempuphu, nomnikelo wokuphuzwa emikhosini, nasekuthwaseni kwenyanga, namasabatha—yonke imikhosi emisiweyo yendlu yakwa-Israyeli. Siyakulungisa umnikelo wesono, nomnikelo wempuphu, nomnikelo wokushiswa, neminikelo yokuthula, ukuze kwenzelwe ukubuyisana indlu yakwa-Israyeli.’

¹⁸Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: “Ngenyanga yokuqala, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga, uthathe ithole lenkunzi elingenasici, uhlambulule indlu engcwele. ¹⁹‘Umphristi uthatha elinye igazi lomnikelo wesono alithele ezinsikeni zeminyango yethempeli, nasemagumbini amane esitezi se-altare, nasezinsikeni zesango legceke langaphakathi. ²⁰Wenze okufanayo ngosuku lwesikhombisa lwenyanga ngenxa yanoma ngubani owonayo ngephutha noma engazi. Ngokunjalo niyakwenzela ithempeli ukubuyisana.

²¹"Ngenyanga yokuqala, ngosuku lweshumi nane, niyakugcina iPhasika, umkhosi wezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, kudliwe nesinkwa esingenamvubelo. ²²Ngalolo suku isikhulu siyakunikela ngenkunzi ibe ngumnikelo wesono ngenxa yaso nangenxa yabo bonke abantu bezwe. ²³Phakathi nezinsuku eziyisikhombisa zomkhosi siyakunginikela umnikelo wokushiswa: izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa ezingenasici nsuku zonke, izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; nsuku zonke nempongo ibe ngumnikelo wesono. ²⁴Njengomnikelo wempuphu siyakunikela ngesilinganiso sempuphu enkunzini nganye nasenqameni nganye, kanye namafutha angaba ligaloni elilodwa esilinganisweni ngasinye. ²⁵Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga, emkhosini, siyakwenza okufanayo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa—iminikelo yesono efanayo, neminikelo yokushiswa, neminikelo yempuphu, namafutha.”’