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 must make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide. The altar must be square and three cubits high.
2 Njalo uzakwenza impondo zalo phezu kwengonsi zalo zozine, impondo zalo zizavela kulo; ubusulihuqa ngethusi.
You must make extensions of its four corners shaped like ox horns. The horns will be made as one piece with the altar, and you must cover them with bronze.
3 Njalo wenze izimbiza zokususa umlotha walo, lamafotsholo alo, lemiganu yalo yokufafaza, lamafologwe alo enyama, lezitsha zalo zokuthwala umlilo, uzenze zonke izinto zalo ngethusi.
You must make equipment for the altar: pots for ashes, and also shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans. You must make all these utensils with bronze.
4 Ulenzele-ke iziko lethusi elenziwe njengembule, wenze phezu kwembule amasongo amane ethusi engonsini zalo zozine;
You must make a grate for the altar, a network of bronze. Make a bronze ring for each of the grate's four corners.
5 usibeke ngaphansi komphetho welathi phansi, ukuze imbule lifinyelele phakathi kwelathi.
You must put the grate under the ledge of the altar, halfway down to the bottom.
6 Ulenzele ilathi imijabo, imijabo yesihlahla sesinga, uyihuqe ngethusi;
You must make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and you must cover them with bronze.
7 lemijabo ifakwe emasongweni, imijabo izakuba-ke enhlangothini zombili zelathi, ekulithwaleni.
The poles must be put into the rings, and the poles must be on the two sides of the altar, to carry it.
8 Ulenze ngamapulanka ligubheke, njengalokho wakutshengiswa entabeni, bazalenza njalo.
You must make the altar hollow, out of planks. You must make it in the way you were shown on the mountain.
9 Njalo uzakwenza iguma lethabhanekele; okohlangothi olungeningizimu ngaseningizimu kube lamakhetheni elembu elicolekileyo lentambo ephothiweyo, ubude bohlangothi lunye bube zingalo ezilikhulu;
You must make a courtyard for the tabernacle. There must be hangings on the south side of the courtyard, hangings of fine twined linen one hundred cubits long.
10 lensika zawo ezingamatshumi amabili lezisekelo zazo ezingamatshumi amabili zibe ngezethusi, ingwegwe zezinsika lezibopho zazo zibe ngezesiliva.
The hangings must have twenty posts, with twenty bronze bases. There must also be hooks attached to the posts, as well as silver rods.
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.
Likewise along the north side, there must be hangings one hundred cubits long with twenty posts, twenty bronze bases, hooks attached to the posts, and silver rods.
12 Lebubanzini beguma, ehlangothini olusentshonalanga, kuzakuba khona amakhetheni azingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu, insika zawo zibe litshumi lezisekelo zazo zibe litshumi.
Along the courtyard on the west side there must be a curtain fifty cubits long. There must be ten posts and ten bases.
13 Lobubanzi beguma ehlangothini olungempumalanga ngasempumalanga bube zingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu.
The courtyard must also be fifty cubits long on the east side.
14 Lamakhetheni olunye uhlangothi azakuba zingalo ezilitshumi lanhlanu, insika zawo zibentathu, lezisekelo zazo zibentathu;
The hangings for one side of the entrance must be fifteen cubits long. They must have three posts with three bases.
15 lakolunye uhlangothi amakhetheni abe zingalo ezilitshumi lanhlanu, insika zawo zibentathu lezisekelo zazo zibentathu.
The other side must also have hangings fifteen cubits long. They must have their three posts and three 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.
The courtyard gate must be a curtain twenty cubits long. The curtain must be made of blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer. It must have four posts with four bases.
17 Zonke insika ezizingelezele iguma zizabotshwa ngesiliva, ingwegwe zazo zibe ngezesiliva lezisekelo zazo zibe ngezethusi.
All the courtyard posts must have silver rods, silver hooks, and bronze bases.
18 Ubude beguma bube zingalo ezilikhulu, lobubanzi bube zingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu inhlangothi zombili, lokuphakama kube zingalo ezinhlanu zelembu elicolekileyo lentambo ephothiweyo, lezisekelo zazo ngezethusi.
The length of the courtyard must be one hundred cubits, the width fifty cubits, and the height five cubits with fine twined linen hangings all along, and bases of bronze.
19 Zonke izinto zethabhanekele emsebenzini walo wonke, lezikhonkwane zalo zonke, lazo zonke izikhonkwane zeguma zizakuba ngezethusi.
All the equipment to be used in the tabernacle, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and courtyard must be made of bronze.
20 Wena uzabalaya-ke abantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuze bakulethele amafutha acengekileyo emihlwathi agigelwe isibane, ukuze enze isibane sivuthe njalonjalo.
You must command the people of Israel to bring olive oil, pure and pressed, for the lamps so they may burn continually.
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 tent of meeting, outside the curtain that is in front of the tabernacle that contains the ark of testimony, Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning before Yahweh, from evening to morning. This requirement will be a lasting ordinance throughout the generations of the people of Israel.
