Hez 42 - Ndebele Bible (iBhayibhili Elingcwele) 1978

1Wasengikhuphela egumeni elingaphandle, ngasenyakatho, wangisa ezindlini ezaziqondene legceke lethempeli maqondana lendlu engasenyakatho.

2Ubude bendlu eyayingasenyakatho babuzingalo ezilikhulu, lobubanzi bayo buzingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu.

3Endaweni eseleyo eyizingalo ezingamatshumi amabili eyayihlangene lendlu engaphakathi ledundulwini eligandelweyo elegceke elingaphandle, kwakukhona imikhandlo emithathu eyelekeneyo efananayo.

4Ngaphambi kwezindlu kwakukhona indlela, ububanzi bayo buzingalo ezilitshumi, lobude bayo buzingalo ezilikhulu eyayiqonda egumeni elingaphakathi; iminyango yazo yayikhangele ngasenyakatho.

5Izindlu ezingaphezulu zazinciphile kulezindlu ezingaphansi leziphakathi, ngoba imikhandlo yayiziminyanisile.

6Ngoba zonke zazelekene zintathu, zingelansika njengeguma; eziphezulu zinciphile kuleziphakathi lezingaphansi.

7Umduli wangaphandle ubude bawo buzingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu, wahamba ngaphambi kwezindlu, ulinganisene lazo, ngasendaweni yeguma elingaphandle.

8Izindlu ezazixhumene leguma elingaphandle ubude bazo babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu; lalezo ezazikhangelene lethempeli ubude bazo buzingalo ezilikhulu.

9Ngaphansi kwalezizindlu kwakukhona umnyango ovelela ngasempumalanga lapho umuntu engena evelela egumeni elingaphandle,

10lapho kwakuqalisa khona umduli weguma. Lasendaweni engaseningizimu, ukudlula igceke eliseleyo kanye lendlu, kwakukhona ezinye izindlu,

11kulendlela phambi kwazo. Lezizindlu zazifanana ngobude langobubanzi langesinye isimo lalezo ezikhangele inyakatho, leminyango yazo yokuphuma leyokungena eyayifana leyezindlu ezingaseningizimu.

12Lapho umuntu eqonda ngasempumalanga, lapho kuqalisa indlela khona, kwakulomnyango emdulini wangaphakathi.

13Wasesithi kimi: Izindlu ezingasenyakatho leziqondene lazo ngaseningizimu ziyizindlu ezingcwele, lapho abapristi abeza eNkosini bazadlela khona iminikelo engcwele kakhulu; babeke khona iminikelo engcwele kakhulu, umnikelo wamabele, lomnikelo wesono, lomnikelo wecala, ngoba indawo ingcwele.

14Lapho abapristi bengena endaweni engcwele, kabayikuphumela egumeni elingaphandle bengazibekanga lapho izambatho abakhonza ngazo, ngoba lezi zingcwele. Bazagqoka ezinye izambatho bengakasondeli eduze lalokho okungokwabantu.

15Kwathi nxa eseqedile ukulinganisa ngaphakathi kwethempeli, wangikhupha ngesango elikhangele impumalanga, walinganisa ithempeli ngakuleyondawo.

16Ngomhlanga wokulinganisa walinganisa indawo engasempumalanga, yaba zingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu.

17Wasephenduka elinganisa indawo engasenyakatho, yaba zingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu.

18Wasephenduka elinganisa indawo engaseningizimu, yaba zingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu.

19Wasephenduka elinganisa indawo engasentshonalanga, yaba zingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu.

20Walinganisa indawo zozine. Lalilomduli olizingelezeleyo, uzingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu ubude, lezingalo ezingamakhulu amahlanu ububanzi, ukwahlukanisa okungcwele lokungangcwele.