Iphazimulo kaSomnini ibuyela ethempelini
1Umuntu loyo wangisa esangweni eliqale ngepumalanga. 2Qala, bekunephazimulo kaZimu wakwa-Israyeli ivela ngepumalanga. Ilizwi lakhe belinjengokuzwakala kwamanzi amanengi, inarha gade idarhile ngokukhanya kwephazimulwakhe. 3Umbono engawubonako begade ufana nengawubona lokha uSomnini eza kobana arhayile idorobho, godu bewufana nemibono engayibona emlanjeni iKebari. Nje-ke ngawa phasi ngobuso. 4Iphazimulo kaSomnini yangena ngethempelini ngesango eliqale ngepumalanga. 5Khonapho uMoya wangiguga wangisa ngesirhodlweni sangaphakathi. Qala, iphazimulo kaSomnini yagcwala ithempeli.
6Kwathi umuntu loyo asajame eqadi kwami, ngezwa ilizwi likhuluma nami livela ngethempelini, 7lathi: “Ndodana yomuntu, le-ke yindawo yesihlalo sami sobukhosi nesinabelo seenyawo zami. Ngikho lapha, lapho ngizakuhlala khona hlangana nama-Israyeli mlibe. Indlu ka-Israyeli, iye, yona nekosayo angeze beyisasilaphaza ibizo lami elicwengileko ngobungwadla bayo nangamatje wesikhumbuzo wamakhosayo lokha nahlongakalako. 8Lokha nayibeka imibunjwanayo hlanu kweyami neengoseni zayo hlanu kwezami, sihlukaniswe mthangala kwaphela phakathi kwami nayo, yasilaphaza ibizo lami elicwengileko ngezenzo zayo ezikghabhudlhako. Ngalokho ngayirhayila ekuthukutheleni kwami. 9Manje-ke ayidedisele kude nami ubungwadla bayo namatje wesikhumbuzo wamakhosayo. Yeke ngizakuphila hlangana nayo mlibe.
10“Wena ndodana yomuntu, yazisa indlu ka-Israyeli ngethempeli ukuze ibe neenhloni ngamacalayo. Ayiyelele isilinganiso salo. 11Nakube ineenhloni ngakho koke ekwenzileko, yazise umtlamo wethempeli, okutjho ukuhleleka kwalo, ubuphumo nobungeno balo, woke umtlamalo nazo zoke iimiso zalo, iye, woke umtlamo kanye nayo yoke imithethwalo. Yenza lokho ngokutlola phambi kwayo ukuze ilonde umtlamo lowo kanye neemiso zalo zoke, yenze koke lokho.
12“Naku umthetho wethempeli: Isiqongolo sentaba nendawo yoke emagegana naso izakuba ngecwenge khulu. Iye, lokho-ke kumthetho wamambala wethempeli.”
I-aldari
13“Nanzi iinlinganiso ze-aldari ngamamitha: Umsele wakhona olizombelezileko bewusiquntu semitha ukutjhinga nesiquntu semitha ububanzi. Umphetho wawo mazombe bewusiqunjwana semitha.
“Nasi-ke isikhondo se-aldari: 14Ukusuka emseleni phasi ukuya emphethweni osenzasi kulimitha ukuphakama nesiquntu semitha ububanzi bese ukusuka emphethweni osenzasi ukuya kongehla kube mamitha amabili ukuphakama; umphetho lowo begade usiquntu semitha ububanzi. 15Iziko le-aldari beliphakeme ngamamitha amabili ukusuka emphethweni lowo. Emajikeni amane weziko bekuneempondo ezine ezivelele phezulu. 16Iziko le-aldari nalo belinamahlangothi amane alinganako, amamitha asithandathu ubude nasithandathu ububanzi.
17“Umphetho ongehla nawo bewunamahlangothi amane alinganako, amamitha alikhomba ubude nalikhomba ububanzi. Umsele we-aldari bewusiquntu semitha mazombe, umphethwawo usiqunjwana semitha mazombe. Imiqaqado ye-aldari beyiqale ngepumalanga.”
18Yeke wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Lezi-ke kuzakuba ziimiso ze-aldari ngelanga elizakulungela ngalo ukwenzela kilo imihlabelo yokutjhiswa kanye nokufafaza kweengazi ngemaqadi kwalo: 19Kumele unikele ngekunzana njengomhlabelo wehlambululo kubaphristi abamaLevi womndeni kaTsadokhi alotjha phambi kwami.’ Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla. 20‘Uzakuthatha ezinye zeengazi zayo uzininde phezu kweempondo ezine ze-aldari naphezu kwamajika womane womphetho ongehla nemphethweni womsele mazombe. Ngaleyondlela uzakuhlambulula i-aldari bewulenzele itethelelo. 21Uzakuthatha ikunzi yomhlabelo wehlambululo uyitjhisele endaweni ekhonjiweko yethempeli engaphandle kwalo.
22“ ‘Elangeni lesibili uzakunikela ngepongo emsulwa njengomhlabelo wehlambululo bese i-aldari lihlanjululwe njengombana kwenziwe ngekunzana. 23Nasele uqedile ukulihlambulula, uzakunikela ngekunzana emsulwa kanye neqama elimsulwa olithethe emhlambini. 24Uzakuletha lokho phambi kwakaSomnini bese abaphristi bakununga ngetswayi, banikele ngakho njengomhlabelo wokutjhiswa kuSomnini.
25“ ‘Uzakulungisa ipongo ngamalanga bekube malanga alikhomba njengomhlabelo wehlambululo begodu abaphristi kumele balungise ikunzana neqama olithethe emhlambini, koke kube msulwa. 26Amalanga alikhomba bazakwenzela i-aldari itethelelo, balihlambulule bebalihlukanisele. 27Ekupheleni kwamalanga lawo, ukusuka elangeni lobumnane, abaphristi bazakulungisa imihlabelwenu yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano e-aldarini. Yeke ngizanamukela.’ Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.”