UHezekeli 42

₁Wayesengiphumisela egcekeni elingaphandle ngasenyakatho, wangingenisa ekamelweni elibhekene nendawo eyahlukanisiweyo, elimalungana nesakhiwo ngasenyakatho, ₂ohlangothini olude, ubude balo buyizingalo eziyikhulu, umnyango ungasenyakatho; ububanzi babuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu. ₃Malungana nezingalo ezingamashumi amabili ezazingezegceke elingaphakathi, namalungana nendawo egandayiweyo eyayingeyegceke elingaphandle kwakukhona umpheme malungana nompheme eyelakanyene kathathu. ₄Ngaphambi kwamakamelo kwakukhona indlela yokuhamba, ububanzi bayo buyizingalo eziyishumi ngaphakathi, nobude bayo buyizingalo eziyikhulu; iminyango yawo yayingasenyakatho. ₅Amakamelo aphezulu ayemafushane, ngokuba imipheme yanciphisa kulawa kunakwaphansi naphakathi esakhiweni. ₆Ngokuba ayelakanyene kathathu; ayengenazinsika njengezinsika zamagceke; ngalokho angaphezulu ayehlehlile kunaphansi naphakathi kusukela emhlabathini. ₇Ugange olwalungaphandle eceleni kwamakamelo ngasegcekeni elingaphandle babuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu. ₈Ngokuba ubude bamakamelo ayesegcekeni elingaphandle babuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, kepha bheka, ngaphambi kwethempeli kwakuyizingalo eziyikhulu. ₉Kusukela phansi kwalawa makamelo kwakukhona ukungena ngasempumalanga, lapho kwangenwa kuwo kuvelwa egcekeni elingaphandle.

₁₀Lapho ugange lwegceke lwaludumbile khona ngasempumalanga, ngaphambi kwendawo eyahlukanisiweyo naphambi kwesakhiwo, kwakukhona amakamelo nalapho. ₁₁Indlela phambi kwawo yayinjengesimo seyamakamelo angasenyakatho; ububanzi babunjengobude; izindawo zawo zokuphuma zazinjengemithetho yazo nanjengeminyango yazo. ₁₂Njengeminyango yamakamelo aseningizimu kwakukhona umnyango esihlokweni sendlela, indlela malungana nogange ngasempumalanga, lapho kungenwa kuwo.

₁₃Wayesethi kimi: “Amakamelo asenyakatho namakamelo aseningizimu aphambi kwendawo eyahlukanisiweyo mawabe ngamakamelo angcwele, lapho abapristi abaseduze noJehova beyakudla khona okungcwelengcwele, babeke khona okungcwelengcwele, nomnikelo wempuphu, nomnikelo wesono, nomnikelo wecala, ngokuba indawo ingcwele. ₁₄Lapho abapristi bengena, abayikuphuma endaweni engcwele ukuya egcekeni elingaphandle, kepha bayakubeka lapho izambatho zabo abakhonze ngazo, ngokuba bayingcwele; bayakwembatha ezinye izingubo, basondele kulokhu okungokwabantu.”

₁₅Lapho eseqede ukulinganisa indlu engaphakathi, wangiphumisa ngendlela yesango elingasempumalanga, walinganisa ukuzungeza. ₁₆Walinganisa uhlangothi lwasempumalanga ngohlanga lokulinganisa: yizinhlanga ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu ngohlanga lokulinganisa nxazonke. ₁₇Walinganisa uhlangothi lwasenyakatho: yizinhlanga ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu ngohlanga lokulinganisa nxazonke. ₁₈Walinganisa uhlangothi lwaseningizimu: yizinhlanga ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu ngohlanga lokulinganisa. ₁₉Wayesephendukela ohlangothini lwasentshonalanga, walinganisa izinhlanga ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu ngohlanga lokulinganisa. ₂₀Wayilinganisa ezinhlangothini zozine; yayinogange nxazonke, ubude balo buyizingalo ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu, nobubanzi buyizingalo ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu ukwahlukanisa phakathi kokungcwele nokungengcwele.