Uhezekile 40:33-47 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

33. Amagumbi aseludongeni neendonga eziphongomileyo nevaranda yayo zazimlinganiso mnye nowamanye. Isango nevaranda zazineembobo zijikelezile macala onke. Ubude balo babuziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anantlanu, ububanzi buziimitha ezilishumi elinambini nesiqingatha.

34. Ivaranda yalo yayijonge kwintendelezo yokuqala, amacala ayo ehonjiswe ngamasundu, esibhozo amanqwanqwa okungena kuyo.

35. Yandisa kwisango elingentla, yaza yenza umlinganiso walo. Ifumene lilingana namanye,

36. ngokunjalo namagunjana aseludongeni neendonga eziphongomileyo kwanevaranda eyayineembobo yonke. Ubude balo babuziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anantlanu, ububanzi buziimitha ezilishumi elinambini nesiqingatha.

37. Ivaranda yalo yayijonge kwintendelezo engaphandle. Amacala ayo omabini ayehonjiswe ngesundu, amanqwanqwa aya kuyo esibhozo.

38. Malunga nevaranda yesango ngalinye kwaphakathi kwakukho igumbi elinomnyango apho ayehlanjwa khona amadini atshiswayo.

39. Kwivaranda yesango kwakumi iitafile ezimbini macala omabini ekwakuxhelelwa kuzo amadini atshiswayo, nawesono, nawetyala.

40. Malunga nodonga olungaphandle lwevaranda yesango kufuphi namanqwanqwa aya ekungeneni kwesango elingentla kwakumi iitafile ezimbini, zaza zambini kwakhona ngaphaya kwawo.

41. Ngoko ke zazine iitafile kwicala ngalinye lesango – iitafile ezisibhozo zizonke – apho ayexhelelwa khona amadini.

42. Kwakukho iitafile ezine zelitye elilungisiweyo zokusebenzela amadini atshiswayo, itafile nganye iziisentimitha ezingamashumi asixhenxe anantlanu ubude, ikwanjalo nobubanzi, neesentimitha ezingamashumi amahlanu umphakamo. Amadini atshiswayo namanye amadini ayehlinzwa phezu kwazo ngempahla yokuhlinza

43. eyayibekwa ethaleni eliseludongeni, thala elo elalibubanzi bungangesandla. Iitafile zazenzelwe ukubeka inyama yamadini.

44. Ngaphandle kwesango elingaphakathi kwakukho amagumbi amabini, elinye limi ecaleni lesango elingentla lijonge ezantsi, elinye ecaleni lesango elingezantsi lijonge entla.

45. Le ndoda yathi kum: “Igumbi elijonge ngezantsi lelababingeleli abasebenza indlu kaThixo,

46. elijonge ngentla lelababingeleli abasebenza iqonga. Abo ngoonyana bakaZadoki, ekukuphela kwabaLevi abanokusondela *kuNdikhoyo babingelele phambi kwakhe.”

47. Yenza umlinganiso wentendelezo, yafumana amacala elingana: amashumi amahlanu eemitha ubude namashumi amahlanu eemitha ububanzi. Lona iqonga lamadini laliphambi kwendlu kaThixo.

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