IsAmbulo 21:9-27

Kwase kufika enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinezitsha eziyisikhombisa ezigcwele izinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina, yakhuluma nami, yathi: “Woza lapha, ngikukhombise umlobokazi, umkaWundlu.” Yamuka nami ngikuMoya, yaya entabeni enkulu nephakemeyo, yangikhombisa umuzi ongcwele waseJerusalema wehla ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, unenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu; ukukhanya kwawo kwakunjengetshe elinenani elikhulu sengathi yitshe lejaspi* elicwebezelayo, unogange olukhulu noluphakemeyo, unamasango ayishumi nambili, nasemasangweni kukhona izingelosi eziyishumi nambili, kulotshwe kuwo amagama angawezizwe eziyishumi nambili zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; ngasempumalanga kwakukhona amasango amathathu, nangasenyakatho amasango amathathu, nangaseningizimu amasango amathathu, nangasentshonalanga amasango amathathu. Ugange lomuzi lwalunezisekelo eziyishumi nambili, naphezu kwazo amagama ayishumi nambili abaphostoli abayishumi nambili beWundlu. Owayekhuluma nami wayenohlanga lwegolide ukuba alinganise umuzi, namasango awo, nogange lwawo. Umuzi umi unezinhlangothi ezine, nobude bawo bungangobubanzi bawo. Walinganisa umuzi ngohlanga, amastadiyu* ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, ubude nobubanzi nokuphakama kwawo kulingene. Walinganisa ugange lwawo, izingalo eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, yisilinganiso somuntu esingesengelosi. Nogange lwawo lwakhiwe ngejaspi*, nomuzi wawungowegolide elihle, linjengengilazi ecwebezelayo. Izisekelo zogange lomuzi zivunulisiwe ngawo onke amatshe anenani elikhulu; isisekelo sokuqala siyijaspi*, esesibili yisafire*, esesithathu yikhalkedoni*, esesine yisimaragidu*, esesihlanu yisaridonikisi,* esesithupha yisardiyu,* esesikhombisa yikrisolithe,* esesishiyagalombili yibherile,* esesishiyagalolunye yitopazi,* eseshumi yikrisoprasi,* eseshumi nanye yihiyakinte,* eseshumi nambili yi-amethiste.* Amasango ayishumi nambili ayengamaparele* ayishumi nambili; yilelo nalelo sango ngalinye laliyiparele linye. Isitaladi somuzi sasiyigolide elicwengekileyo, linjengengilazi ekhanyayo. Angibonanga ithempeli kuwo, ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu, uMninimandla onke, iyithempeli lawo kanye neWundlu. Umuzi awudingi ilanga nenyanga ukuba kukhanye kuwo, ngokuba inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu iyawukhanyisa, nesibani sawo siyiWundlu. Izizwe ziyakuhamba ekukhanyeni kwawo, namakhosi omhlaba aletha kuwo ubukhosi bawo; namasango awo awasoze avalwa emini, ngokuba ubusuku abuyikuba khona lapho; bayakuletha ubukhosi nodumo lwezizwe. Akusoze kwangena lutho olungcolileyo kuwo nowenza amanyala namanga, kuphela abalotshiwe encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu.