Ezekiel (42/48)  

1. Wasengikhuphela egumeni elingaphandle, ngenyakatho, wangisa ezindlini ezaziqondene legceke lethempeli maqondana lendlu engenyakatho.
2. Ubude bendlu eyayingenyakatho babuzingalo ezilikhulu, lobubanzi bayo buzingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu.
3. Endaweni eseleyo eyizingalo ezingamatshumi amabili eyayihlangene lendlu engaphakathi ledundulwini eligandelweyo elegceke elingaphandle, kwakukhona imikhandlo emithathu eyclekeneyo efananayo.
4. Ngaphambi kwezindlu kwakukhona indlela, ububanzi bayo buzingalo ezilitshumi, lobude bayo buzingalo ezilikhulu eyayiqonda egumeni elingaphakathi; iminyango yazo yayikhangele ngenyakatho.
5. Izindlu ezingaphezulu zazinciphile kulezindlu ezingaphansi leziphakathi. ngoba imikhandlo yayiziminyanisile.
6. Ngoba zonke zazelekene zintathu, zingelansika njengeguma; eziphezulu zinciphile kuleziphakathi lezingaphansi.
7. Umduli wangaphandle ubude bawo buzingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu, wahamba ngaphambi kwezindlu, ulinganisene lazo, endaweni yeguma elingaphandle.
8. Izindlu ezazixhumene leguma elingaphandle ubude bazo babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu; khangela, lalezo ezazikhangelene lethempeli ubude bazo buzingalo ezilikhulu.
9. Ngaphansi kwalezizindlu kwakukhona umnyango ovelela ngempumalanga lapho umuntu engena evelela egumeni elingaphandle,
10. lapho okwakuqalisa khona umduli weguma. Lendaweni engeningizimu, ukudlula igceke eliseleyo kanye lendlu, kwakukhona ezinye izindlu,
11. kulendlela phambi kwazo. Lezindlu zazifanana ngobude langobubanzi langesinye isimo lalezo ezikhangele inyakatho, leminyango yazo yokuphuma leyokungena eyayifanana leyezindlu ezingeningizimu.
12. Lapho umuntu eqonda ngempumalanga, lapho okuqalisa indlela khona, kwakulomnyango emdulini wangaphakathi.
13. Wasesithi kimi: Izindlu ezingenyakatho leziqondene lazo ngeningizimu ziyizindlu ezingcwele, lapho abapristi abeza e Nkosi ni abazadlela khona iminikelo engcwelengcwele; babeke khona iminikelo engcwelengcwele, umnikelo wokudla, lomnikelo wesono, lomnikelo wecala, ngoba indawo ingcwele.
14. Lapho abapristi bengena endaweni engcwele, kabayikuphumela egumeni elingaphandle bengazibekanga lapho izembatho abakhonza ngazo, ngoba lezi zingcwele. Bazagqoka ezinye izembatho bengakasondeli eduze lalokho okungokwabantu.
15. Kwathi nxa eseqedile ukulinganisa ngaphakathi kwethempeli, wangikhupha ngesango elikhangele impumalanga, walinganisa ithempeli ngakuleyondawo.
16. Ngomhlanga wokulinganisa walinganisa indawo engempumalanga, yaba zingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu.
17. Wasephenduka elinganisa indawo engenyakatho, yaba zingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu.
18. Wasephenduka elinganisa indawo engeningizimu, yaba zingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu.
19. Wasephenduka elinganisa indawo engentshonalanga, yaba zingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu.
20. Walinganisa indawo zozine. Lalilomduli olizingelezeleyo, uzingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu ubude, lezingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu ububanzi, ukwehlukanisa okungcwele lokungangcwele.

  Ezekiel (42/48)