UHezekeli 45:1-17

“Uma nahlukanisa izwe libe yifa ngenkatho, niyakunikela ngomnikelo kuJehova, kube yisabelo esingcwele sezwe, ubude bube yizinhlanga eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu, ububanzi bube yizinkulungwane eziyishumi. Kumelwe ibe ngcwele kuyo yonke imingcele yayo nxazonke. Kulawa makube ngokwendlu engcwele amakhulu amahlanu ubude, ngamakhulu amahlanu ububanzi, ibe yisikwele nxazonke; nedlelo lakhe laliyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nxazonke. Ngaleso silinganiso niyakulinganisa ubude obuyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu nobubanzi obuyizinkulungwane eziyishumi; futhi kuyakuba khona indawo engcwele neNgcwelengcwele. Indawo engcwele yezwe iyakuba ngeyabapristi, izinceku zendlu engcwele, abasondela ukuyikhonza uJehova; izakuba yindawo yezindlu zabo, lendlu engcwele yendlu engcwele. Izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ubude nezinkulungwane eziyishumi ububanzi ziyakuba ngamaLevi, izinceku zendlu, kube yifa lawo amakamelo angamashumi amabili. Niyakunquma ifa lomuzi izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu ububanzi nezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ubude ngokuqondene nomnikelo wengcwele, libe ngelendlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli. Isabelo siyakuba sesikhulu ngalapha nangalapha, somnikelo wesabelo esingcwele nowefa lomuzi, phambi komnikelo wesabelo esingcwele naphambi kwefa lomuzi ngasentshonalanga. Kusukela ohlangothini lwasempumalanga kuye empumalanga; ubude bubhekane nesinye sezigaba, kusukela emngceleni osentshonalanga kuze kube semngceleni osempumalanga. Izwe liyakuba yifa laso kwa-Israyeli, nezikhulu zami azisayikubacindezela abantu bami; futhi ingxenye esele yezwe bayoyinika indlu ka-Israyeli ngokwezizwe zayo. Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Makube kinina zikhulu zakwa-Israyeli: susani ubudlova nempango, nenze ukwahlulela nokulunga, nisuse ukuqhubeka kwenu kubantu bami, isho iNkosi uJehova. Niyakuba nesilinganiso esihle, ne-efa elihle, nebhati elihle; I-efa nebhati kuyakuba yisilinganiso sinye, ukuze ibhavu lithwale okweshumi kwehomere, ne-efa okweshumi kwehomere; umlingani wakhe kufanele alandele ihomere. Ishekeli liyakuba ngamagera angamashumi amabili; amashekeli angamashumi amabili, namashekeli angamashumi amabili nanhlanu, namashekeli ayishumi nanhlanu ayakuba yimane kini. Lona ngumnikelo wokudla okumelwe niwulethe; ingxenye yesithupha ye-efa lehomere likakolweni, ninikele ingxenye yesithupha ye-efa lehomere lebhali. Ngokuqondene nesinqumo samafutha, ibhathi lamafutha, kumelwe ulungise okweshumi kwebhati ekoreni, okuyihomere lamabhati ayishumi; amabhathi ayishumi ayihomere. Newundlu libe linye emhlambini wamakhulu amabili, emadlelweni avundileyo akwa-Israyeli; njengomnikelo oshiswa ngomlilo, nangomnikelo wokushiswa, nomnikelo wokubonga wokubenzela ukubuyisana, isho iNkosi uJehova. Bonke abantu bezwe kumelwe banike isikhulu sakwa-Israyeli lo mnikelo. Kuyakuba ngeyesikhulu ukuletha iminikelo yokushiswa, neminikelo yokudla, neminikelo yokuphuzwayo ngemikhosi, nangokuthwasa kwenyanga, nangamasabatha, ngayo yonke imikhosi yendlu yakwa-Israyeli; kumelwe alungise umnikelo wesono. Nomnikelo wempuphu, nomnikelo wokushiswa, neminikelo yokuthula, ukwenzela indlu yakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana.