Uhezekile 45:5-13 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

5. Umhlaba obude bulishumi elinambini elinesiqingatha seekhilomitha, nobubanzi obuziikhilomitha ezintlanu, uya kuba sisahlulo sabaLevi abangabaququzeleli bendlu kaThixo, ube yindawo yabo yokwakha imizi yabo.

6. “Kobakho isixeko esiya kwahlulelwa umhlaba obubanzi bulishumi elinambini elinesiqingatha seekhilomitha ubude neekhilomitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha ububanzi oyamene nalowo mhlaba uwodwa. Uya kuba sisahlulo sendlu kaSirayeli iphela.

7. “Inkosi yesizwe iya kwahlulelwa umhlaba omda wayame kumhlaba owodwa nakumhlaba wesixeko. Uya kunabela entshonalanga kwicala lasentshona, uze unabele empumalanga kwicala lasempuma, ubude bawo busuke kumda wasempuma buye kuthi xhaxhe kumda wasentshona, ulingane nomhlaba osikelwe izizwe ngazinye zakwaSirayeli.

8. Lo mhlaba ke uya kuba sisabelo sayo kwaSirayeli. Iinkosi eziphantsi kwam azisokube ziphinde zibacinezele abantu bam, koko ziya kuyivumela indlu kaSirayeli ibe nomhlaba wayo ngokwezizwe zayo.

9. “Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Kwanele, zinkosi zakwaSirayeli! Yahlukanani nogonyamelo kwanengcinezelo, nenze ubulungisa nokulungileyo. Yekani ukuhlutha abantu umhlaba wabo,’ utsho uNdikhoyo iNgangalala.

10. ‘Ze nisebenzise imilinganiso eyiyo: iefa ngqo, nebhati ngqo.

11. Mazilingane iefa nebhati, ibhati ibe sisishumi sehomere, ne-efa ibe sisishumi sehomere; ihomere mayibe ngumlinganiso omiselweyo wazo zombini.

12. Ishekele mayibe ngangamashumi amabini eegera. Amashumi amathandathu eeshekele edibene enza imina enye.’ ”

13. “ ‘Nangu umnikelo owodwa emaniwenze: isinye esithandathwini se-efaIefa ibisetyenziswa ukulinganisa ukutya okuziinkozo. Imalunga neelitha ezilishumi elinesixhenxe elinesiqingatha kwihomereIhomere ibisetyenziswa ukulinganisa ukutya okuziinkozo. Imalunga neelitha ezilikhulu elinamashumi asixhenxe anantlanu nganye yengqolowa, nesinye esithathwini se-efa kwihomere nganye yehabile.

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