KumaHeberu 9:1-10

Kepha nesivumelwano sokuqala sasinezimiso zenkonzo nendlu engcwele yasezweni. Ngokuba kwakhiwa itabernakele; eyokuqala okwakukhona kuyo uthi lwesibani, netafula, nezinkwa zokubukwa; okuthiwa ithempeli. Emva kwesihenqo sesibili kwakukhona itabernakele elithiwa iNgcwelengcwele; eyayinomcengezi wegolide wempepho, nomphongolo wesivumelwano unamekwe ngegolide nxazonke, okwakukhona kuwo imbiza yegolide eyayinemana, nenduku ka-Aroni eyahlumayo, nezibhebhe zesivumelwano; Phezu kwawo amakherubi enkazimulo engamele isihlalo somusa; esingeke sikwazi ukukhuluma ngazo ikakhulukazi manje. Kwathi seziqediwe lezi zinto, abapristi bangena njalo etendeni lokuqala, befeza inkonzo kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa kweyesibili umpristi omkhulu yedwa kungena kanye ngomnyaka, kungeyisikho ngaphandle kwegazi, azinikela ngenxa yakhe langenxa yeziphambeko zabantu. UMoya oNgcwele efakaza lokhu, ukuthi indlela eya endaweni engcwele yayingakabonakali, itabernakele lokuqala lisamile; okwakuwumfanekiso walesi sikhathi esikhona, lapho kwanikelwa khona izipho nemihlatshelo, okungekwenze lowo owenza inkonzo aphelele ngokukanembeza; ababemi kuphela ekudleni lekuphuzweni, lokugezisa izinhlobonhlobo, lezimiso zenyama, ababekwe phezu kwabo kuze kufike isikhathi sokuguqulwa.