Umfula Ogeleza Uphuma eThempelini
Amanzi aconsa ephuma ngaphansi kombundu wethempeli, futhi lapho elinganiswa ngezikhawu, akhuphuka afike emaqakaleni, emadolweni, okhalweni, bese ejula kangangokuthi kubhukudwa kuwo. Enza amanzi oLwandle Olufileyo abe mnandi, aluthelele izinhlanzi, futhi osebeni kumila izihlahla ezithela njalo ngenyanga. Abezizwe bathola ifa ezweni ngokuyala kukaBaba wethu.
47 1Wabe esengibuyisela emnyango wethempeli, amanzi ayempompoza ephuma ngaphansi kombundu womnyango eqonde empumalanga, ngokuba ithempeli lalibheke ngasempumalanga. Amanzi ayegeleza ehla evela ngezansi kohlangothi lwaseningizimu lwethempeli, eningizimu ye-altare. 2Wangikhiphela ngesango lasenyakatho, wangizungezisa ngaphandle waze wayongifikisa esangweni langaphandle elibheke empumalanga; amanzi ayechininika evela ohlangothini lwaseningizimu.
3Kwathi lapho lowo muntu eqhubeka ebheke empumalanga ephethe intambo yokulinganisa, walinganisa cishe amafidi ayi-1 500 wangidabulisa emanzini afinyelela emaqakaleni. 4Waphinda walinganisa amanye amafidi ayi-1 500 wangidabulisa—amanzi afinyelela emadolweni. Waphinda walinganisa amanye amafidi ayi-1 500 wangidabulisa—amanzi afinyelela okhalweni. 5Waphinda walinganisa amanye amafidi ayi-1 500—umfula engangingeke ngiwuwele, ngokuba amanzi ayesenyukile, amanzi ajule ngangokwanele ukuntshweza kuwo, umfula ongenakuwelwa.
6Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, usukubonile lokhu na?” Wabe esengibuyisela ogwini lomfula.
7Ekubuyeni kwami, ngabona imithi eminingi kakhulu emaceleni omabili omfula. 8Wathi kimi: “La manzi ageleza aqonde esifundeni sasempumalanga, ehlele phansi e-Araba, angene olwandle, ulwandle lwamanzi amile, bese amanzi aphenduka abe mnandi. 9Nomaphi lapho umfula ogeleza khona, zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezinyakazayo ziyophila, nezinhlanzi ziyoba ziningi kakhulu; ngokuba la manzi afinyelela khona, amanzi olwandle aphenduke abe mnandi, futhi konke kuyaphila nomaphi lapho umfula ufika khona. 10Abadobi bezinhlanzi bayoma eceleni kwalo; kusukela e-Eni-gedi kuze kube se-Eni-eglayimi, kube yindawo yokweneka amanetha. Izinhlanzi zalo, zezinhlobo eziningi, njengezinhlanzi zoLwandle lwaseMeditera. Ziningi ngokwedlulele. 11Kodwa amaxhaphozi alo nezibhuku zalo ngeke abe mnandi; ashiywe ukuba abe ngawosawoti. 12Imithi yezithelo yazo zonke izinhlobo iyokhula emaceleni omabili. Amaqabunga ayo ngeke abune nezithelo zayo ngeke ziphele; inyanga ngenyanga iyothela izithelo ezintsha, ngokuba amanzi ayo ageleza ephuma endlini engcwele. Izithelo zayo ziwukudla, namaqabunga ayo angawokwelapha.” a a v12 Umfula ophuma endlini engcwele kaBaba wethu, ohlotshiswe ngemithi okuthi amaqabunga ayo alethe ukwelapha, ugeleza futhi embonweni kaJohane—umfula wokuphila ophuma esihlalweni sobukhosi, kanye nomuthi okuthi amaqabunga awo abe ngawokwelapha izizwe (IsAmbulo 22:1-2).
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13Usho kanje uBaba oyiNkosi: “Yile imingcele yokwahlukanisa izwe libe yifa phakathi kwezizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli: uJosefa uthola izabelo ezimbili. 14Lahlukaniseni ngokulinganayo; ngafunga ukulinikeza oyihlo, futhi leli zwe liwela kini libe yifa lenu.
15Yilo lo umngcele wezwe: enyakatho, kusukela oLwandle lwaseMeditera udlule eHethiloni uye eLebo-hamati, iZedadi,
16iBherotha, iSibrayimi (phakathi kwemingcele yaseDamaseku neyaseHamati), ne-Hazeri-hathikoni, emngceleni waseHawurani. 17Ngakho umngcele usukela olwandle uye eHazari-enani, emngceleni waseDamaseku, umngcele waseHamati usenyakatho. Yilolu uhlangothi lwasenyakatho.
18Uhlangothi lwasempumalanga ludlula phakathi kweHawurani neDamaseku, lulandele iJordani phakathi kweGileyadi nezwe lakwa-Israyeli, luye olwandle lwasempumalanga luze lufike eThamari. Yilolu uhlangothi lwasempumalanga.
19Uhlangothi lwaseningizimu lusukela eThamari luye emanzini aseMeribathi-kadeshi, lubeselulandela uMfudlana waseGibhithe luye oLwandle lwaseMeditera. Yilolu uhlangothi lwaseningizimu, oluqonde eNegevu.
20Ohlangothini lwasentshonalanga, uLwandle lwaseMeditera luyinmgcele luze lufinyelele malungana neLebo-hamati. Yilolu uhlangothi lwasentshonalanga.
21Ngakho yahlukaniselanani leli zwe phakathi kwenu ngokwezizwe zakwa-Israyeli. 22Lahlukaniseni libe yifa lenu kanye nabezizwe abahlala phakathi kwenu asebenabantwana phakathi kwenu. Baphatheni njengama-Israyeli azalelwe lapha; kanye nani bayakuthola ifa phakathi kwezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.” 23Kuso sonke isizwe lapho owezizwe ehlala khona, mnikeni ifa lakhe lapho, kusho uBaba oyiNkosi.
