U-Eksodusi 27
1 Uzakwenza-ke ilathi ngesihlahla sesinga, ubude bube zingalo ezinhlanu, ububanzi bube zingalo ezinhlanu, ilathi lilingane inhlangothi zozine, ukuphakama kwalo kube zingalo ezintathu.
“You shall also make an altar of setim wood, which will have five cubits in length, and the same in width, that is, four equal sides, and three cubits in height.
2 Njalo uzakwenza impondo zalo phezu kwengonsi zalo zozine, impondo zalo zizavela kulo; ubusulihuqa ngethusi.
Now there shall be horns at the four corners of it, and you shall cover it with brass.
3 Njalo wenze izimbiza zokususa umlotha walo, lamafotsholo alo, lemiganu yalo yokufafaza, lamafologwe alo enyama, lezitsha zalo zokuthwala umlilo, uzenze zonke izinto zalo ngethusi.
And you shall make, for its uses, pans to receive the ashes, and tongs as well as small hooks, and receptacles for fire. You shall fabricate all of its vessels from brass,
4 Ulenzele-ke iziko lethusi elenziwe njengembule, wenze phezu kwembule amasongo amane ethusi engonsini zalo zozine;
along with a grating of brass in the manner of a net. At its four corners there shall be four rings of brass,
5 usibeke ngaphansi komphetho welathi phansi, ukuze imbule lifinyelele phakathi kwelathi.
which you shall place under the base of the altar. And the grating will extend even to the middle of the altar.
6 Ulenzele ilathi imijabo, imijabo yesihlahla sesinga, uyihuqe ngethusi;
You shall also make, for the altar, two bars of setim wood, which you shall cover with layers of brass.
7 lemijabo ifakwe emasongweni, imijabo izakuba-ke enhlangothini zombili zelathi, ekulithwaleni.
And you shall lead them through the rings, and they will be on both sides of the altar to carry it.
8 Ulenze ngamapulanka ligubheke, njengalokho wakutshengiswa entabeni, bazalenza njalo.
You shall not make it solid, but empty and hollow at the interior, just as it was shown to you on the mountain.
9 Njalo uzakwenza iguma lethabhanekele; okohlangothi olungeningizimu ngaseningizimu kube lamakhetheni elembu elicolekileyo lentambo ephothiweyo, ubude bohlangothi lunye bube zingalo ezilikhulu;
You shall also make the atrium of the tabernacle, at the southern part of which, opposite the meridian, there shall be hangings of fine twisted linen: one side extending for one hundred cubits in length.
10 lensika zawo ezingamatshumi amabili lezisekelo zazo ezingamatshumi amabili zibe ngezethusi, ingwegwe zezinsika lezibopho zazo zibe ngezesiliva.
And you shall make twenty columns with the same number of bases of brass, the heads of which, with their engravings, shall be made of silver.
11 Ngokunjalo-ke ehlangothini olungenyakatho ebudeni, amakhetheni azakuba zingalo ezilikhulu ebudeni, lensika zawo ezingamatshumi amabili lezisekelo zazo ezingamatshumi amabili zibe ngezethusi, ingwegwe zezinsika lezibopho zazo zibe ngezesiliva.
In like manner also, throughout the length of the north side, there shall be hangings of one hundred cubits, and twenty columns, and the same number of bases of brass, and their heads with their engravings of silver.
12 Lebubanzini beguma, ehlangothini olusentshonalanga, kuzakuba khona amakhetheni azingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu, insika zawo zibe litshumi lezisekelo zazo zibe litshumi.
Yet truly, along the width of the atrium that looks out toward the west, there shall be hangings of fifty cubits, and ten columns, and the same number of bases.
13 Lobubanzi beguma ehlangothini olungempumalanga ngasempumalanga bube zingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu.
Likewise, along the width of the atrium that looks out toward the east, there shall be fifty cubits,
14 Lamakhetheni olunye uhlangothi azakuba zingalo ezilitshumi lanhlanu, insika zawo zibentathu, lezisekelo zazo zibentathu;
along which there shall be assigned hangings of fifteen cubits for one side, and three columns, and the same number of bases.
15 lakolunye uhlangothi amakhetheni abe zingalo ezilitshumi lanhlanu, insika zawo zibentathu lezisekelo zazo zibentathu.
And, along the other side, there shall be hangings occupying fifteen cubits, with three columns and the same number of bases.
16 Emnyango weguma kuzakuba-ke lesilenge esizingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, esilokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka lokuyibubende lokubomvu lelembu elicolekileyo lentambo ephothiweyo, kube ngumsebenzi womfekethisi ngenalithi; insika zaso zibe zine lezisekelo zazo zibe zine.
Yet truly, at the entrance of the atrium, there shall be made a hanging of twenty cubits, of hyacinth and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen, wrought with embroidery. It shall have four columns, with the same number of bases.
17 Zonke insika ezizingelezele iguma zizabotshwa ngesiliva, ingwegwe zazo zibe ngezesiliva lezisekelo zazo zibe ngezethusi.
All the columns surrounding the atrium shall be clothed with layers of silver, with silver heads, and with bases of brass.
18 Ubude beguma bube zingalo ezilikhulu, lobubanzi bube zingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu inhlangothi zombili, lokuphakama kube zingalo ezinhlanu zelembu elicolekileyo lentambo ephothiweyo, lezisekelo zazo ngezethusi.
In length, the atrium shall occupy one hundred cubits, in width, fifty; the height shall be of five cubits. And it shall be made of fine twisted linen, and it shall have bases of brass.
19 Zonke izinto zethabhanekele emsebenzini walo wonke, lezikhonkwane zalo zonke, lazo zonke izikhonkwane zeguma zizakuba ngezethusi.
All the vessels of the tabernacle, for all uses and ceremonies, even to the tent pegs for its atrium, you shall make of brass.
20 Wena uzabalaya-ke abantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuze bakulethele amafutha acengekileyo emihlwathi agigelwe isibane, ukuze enze isibane sivuthe njalonjalo.
Instruct the sons of Israel so that they may bring you the purest oil of the olive trees, crushed with a pestle, so that a lamp may always burn
21 Ethenteni lenhlangano ngaphandle kweveyili eliphambi kobufakazi, uAroni lamadodana akhe bazasilondoloza kusukela kusihlwa kuze kube sekuseni phambi kweNkosi; kuzakuba yisimiso saphakade ezizukulwaneni zabo, ngenxa yabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
in the tabernacle of the testimony, outside of the veil that enshrouds the testimony. And Aaron and his sons shall arrange it, so that it may give light in the presence of the Lord, until morning. This shall be a perpetual observance among the sons of Israel, throughout their successions.”
