UHezekeli 45:1-17

“ ‘Kuyakuthi ekwahlukanisweni kwezwe ngenkatho libe ngamafa, ninikele kuJehova ngomnikelo, okungcwele kwezwe, ubude bube ngubude bezinhlanga eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu, ububanzi bube yizinkulungwane eziyishumi, kube ngcwele emikhawulweni yonke nxazonke. Kulokhu kuyakuba ngokwendlu engcwele okubude bakho bungezamakhulu ayisihlanu nokobubanzi bakho bungamakhulu ayisihlanu, kunezinhlangothi ezine nxazonke, nezingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu zibe ngezamadlelo akho nxazonke. Kuso lesi silinganiso uyakulinganisa ubude obuyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu nobubanzi obuyizinkulungwane eziyishumi, kube yindawo engcwele kakhulu. Kungokungcwele kwezwe, kungokwabapristi, izikhonzi zendlu engcwele ezisondela ukumkhonza uJehova, kube yindawo yezindlu zabo nendawo engcwele yendlu engcwele. Izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ubude nezinkulungwane eziyishumi ububanzi ziyakuba ngezamaLevi, izikhonzi zendlu, zibe yifa lawo lemizi ukuhlala kuyo. “ ‘Niyakunika umuzi ifa lezinkulungwane eziyisihlanu ububanzi nezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ubude eceleni komnikelo wokungcwele, libe ngelendlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli. “ ‘Okungokwesikhulu kuyakuba ngalapha nangalapha komnikelo wokungcwele nefa lomuzi, phambi komnikelo wokungcwele naphambi kwefa lomuzi, ngasohlangothini lwasentshonalanga kubheke entshonalanga, nangasohlangothini lwasempumalanga kubheke empumalanga, ngobude kulingane nesinye sezabelo zezizwe, kusukela emkhawulweni wasentshonalanga kuze kube semkhawulweni wasempumalanga. Kuyakuba yifa laso ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, izikhulu zami zingasacindezeli abantu bami, kepha zinike indlu yakwa-Israyeli njengezizwe zayo. “ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Makwanele kini nina zikhulu zakwa-Israyeli; susani ubudlova nokuphanga, nenze ukwahlulela nokulunga, niyeke ukuxosha abantu bami, isho iNkosi uJehova. Niyakuba nezilinganiso ezilungileyo, ne-efa* elilungileyo, nebhati* elilungileyo. I-efa nebhati kuyakuba yisilinganiso sinye, ukuze ibhati lifumbathe okweshumi kwehomere,* ne-efa okweshumi kwehomere, isilinganiso salo sibe ngokwehomere. Ishekeli* liyakuba ngamagera* angamashumi amabili; amashekeli angamashumi amabili, namashekeli angamashumi amabili nanhlanu, namashekeli ayishumi nanhlanu ayakuba yimane* kini. “ ‘Lokhu kungumnikelo eniyakunikela ngawo: inxenye yesithupha ye-efa lehomere likakolweni nenxenye yesithupha ye-efa lehomere lebhali,* namafutha anqunyiweyo, ibhati lamafutha: inxenye yeshumi yebhati lekhori* elingamabhati ayishumi njengehomere, ngokuba amabhati ayishumi ayihomere, newundlu linye ezimvini ezingamakhulu amabili zasemadlelweni anamanzi akwa-Israyeli, libe ngumnikelo wempuphu, nomnikelo wokushiswa, nomnikelo wokuthula ukubenzela ukubuyisana, isho iNkosi uJehova. Bonke abantu bezwe bayakuba kulo mnikelo wesikhulu sakwa-Israyeli. Kuyakuba phezu kwesikhulu ukunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa, nangeminikelo yempuphu, nangeminikelo yokuphuzwa emikhosini, nasekwethwaseni kwenyanga, nangamasabatha emikhosini yonke emisiweyo yendlu yakwa-Israyeli, silungise umnikelo wesono, nomnikelo wempuphu, nomnikelo wokushiswa, neminikelo yokuthula ukwenzela indlu yakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana.