Ezekiel 43 – NIV & GKY

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Ezekiel 43:1-27

God’s Glory Returns to the Temple

1Then the man brought me to the gate facing east, 2and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory. 3The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he43:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts I came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown. 4The glory of the Lord entered the temple through the gate facing east. 5Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

6While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple. 7He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings43:7 Or the memorial monuments; also in verse 9 for their kings at their death.43:7 Or their high places 8When they placed their threshold next to my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them, they defiled my holy name by their detestable practices. So I destroyed them in my anger. 9Now let them put away from me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will live among them forever.

10“Son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their sins. Let them consider its perfection, 11and if they are ashamed of all they have done, make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement, its exits and entrances—its whole design and all its regulations43:11 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts regulations and its whole design and laws. Write these down before them so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations.

12“This is the law of the temple: All the surrounding area on top of the mountain will be most holy. Such is the law of the temple.

The Great Altar Restored

13“These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits,43:13 That is, about 21 inches or about 53 centimeters; also in verses 14 and 17. The long cubit is the basic unit for linear measurement throughout Ezekiel 40–48. that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth: Its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span43:13 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters around the edge. And this is the height of the altar: 14From the gutter on the ground up to the lower ledge that goes around the altar it is two cubits high, and the ledge is a cubit wide.43:14 That is, about 3 1/2 feet high and 1 3/4 feet wide or about 105 centimeters high and 53 centimeters wide From this lower ledge to the upper ledge that goes around the altar it is four cubits high, and that ledge is also a cubit wide.43:14 That is, about 7 feet high and 1 3/4 feet wide or about 2.1 meters high and 53 centimeters wide 15Above that, the altar hearth is four cubits high, and four horns project upward from the hearth. 16The altar hearth is square, twelve cubits43:16 That is, about 21 feet or about 6.4 meters long and twelve cubits wide. 17The upper ledge also is square, fourteen cubits43:17 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters long and fourteen cubits wide. All around the altar is a gutter of one cubit with a rim of half a cubit.43:17 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters The steps of the altar face east.”

18Then he said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: These will be the regulations for sacrificing burnt offerings and splashing blood against the altar when it is built: 19You are to give a young bull as a sin offering43:19 Or purification offering; also in verses 21, 22 and 25 to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who come near to minister before me, declares the Sovereign Lord. 20You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the upper ledge and all around the rim, and so purify the altar and make atonement for it. 21You are to take the bull for the sin offering and burn it in the designated part of the temple area outside the sanctuary.

22“On the second day you are to offer a male goat without defect for a sin offering, and the altar is to be purified as it was purified with the bull. 23When you have finished purifying it, you are to offer a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without defect. 24You are to offer them before the Lord, and the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the Lord.

25“For seven days you are to provide a male goat daily for a sin offering; you are also to provide a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without defect. 26For seven days they are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; thus they will dedicate it. 27At the end of these days, from the eighth day on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Sovereign Lord.”

Holy Bible in Gĩkũyũ

Ezekieli 43:1-27

Hekarũ Gũcookererwo nĩ Riiri

143:1 Ezek 8:16Ningĩ mũndũ ũcio akĩnginyia kĩhingo-inĩ kĩrĩa kĩangʼetheire mwena wa irathĩro, 243:2 Thab 18:4; Kũg 18:1na niĩ ngĩona riiri wa Ngai wa Isiraeli ũgĩũka uumĩte mwena wa irathĩro. Mũgambo wake watariĩ ta mũrurumo wa maaĩ maingĩ magĩtherera, naguo bũrũri ũgacangarara nĩ riiri wake. 3Kĩoneki kĩu ndonire gĩatariĩ ta kĩoneki kĩrĩa ndoonete rĩrĩa ookĩte kwananga itũũra rĩrĩa inene, na ningĩ gĩatariĩ ta cioneki iria ndoonete hau Rũũĩ-inĩ rwa Kebari; na niĩ ngĩĩgũithia, ngĩturumithia ũthiũ thĩ. 4Naguo riiri wa Jehova ũgĩtoonya hekarũ ũgereire kĩhingo kĩrĩa kĩerekeire mwena wa irathĩro. 543:5 Ezek 3:12; Thaam 16:7Ningĩ Roho akĩnjoya na igũrũ akĩndwara nja ĩyo ya na thĩinĩ, naguo riiri wa Jehova ũkĩiyũra kũu hekarũ.

6Mũndũ ũcio o arũgamĩte hau hakuhĩ na niĩ-rĩ, ngĩigua mũndũ akĩnjarĩria kuuma thĩinĩ wa hekarũ. 743:7 Alaw 26:30Akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, haha nĩho handũ ha gĩtĩ gĩakwa gĩa ũthamaki, o na nĩho handũ ha gũkinyithia makinya makwa. Haha nĩho ngũtũũra ndĩ gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ a Isiraeli nginya tene. Nyũmba ya Isiraeli ndĩrĩ hĩndĩ ĩngĩ ĩgaacooka gũthaahia rĩĩtwa rĩakwa itheru, o ene o na kana athamaki ao marĩthaahie na ũndũ wa ũmaraya wao na kũhooya mĩhianano ĩtarĩ muoyo ya athamaki ao kũndũ kwao kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru. 8Rĩrĩa meekĩrire hingĩro ciao hau hingĩro-inĩ ciakwa, na itugĩ cia mĩrango yao magĩciĩkĩra itugĩ-inĩ cia mĩrango yakwa, na no rũthingo rwarĩ gatagatĩ gakwa na o-rĩ, nĩmathaahirie rĩĩtwa rĩakwa itheru na mĩtugo ĩyo yao ĩrĩ magigi. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩmaniina ndĩ na marakara. 9Na rĩrĩ, ta nĩmatigane na ũmaraya wao wa kũhooya mĩhianano ĩtarĩ muoyo ya athamaki ao, na niĩ nĩngũtũũra gatagatĩ-inĩ kao nginya tene.

10“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, taarĩria ũhoro wa hekarũ ĩyo kũrĩ andũ a Isiraeli, nĩguo maconoke nĩ ũndũ wa mehia mao. Reke maroranie mũcoro ũcio wayo, 1143:11 Ezek 44:5na angĩkorwo nĩmegũconoka nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa wothe mekĩte-rĩ, mamenyithie mũhianĩre wa hekarũ ĩyo, ũmamenyithie mũthondekere wayo, na nyumĩro ciayo, na matoonyero mayo, ningĩ ũmoonie mũhianĩre wayo wothe, na mĩtugo yayo yothe ya kũrũmĩrĩrwo, na mawatho mothe. Andĩka maũndũ maya mothe makĩonaga, nĩgeetha matĩĩe mũhianĩre wayo, na mahingie mĩtugo yayo yothe ya kũrũmĩrĩrwo.

12“Ũyũ nĩguo watho wa hekarũ: Kũrĩa guothe kũrigiicĩirie kĩrĩma gĩkĩ igũrũ gũgũikara kũrĩ gũtheru mũno. Ũcio nĩguo watho wa hekarũ.

Kĩgongona

1343:13 Thaam 20:24“Ici nĩcio ithimo cia kĩgongona, ithimĩtwo na mĩkono ĩrĩa mĩraihu, mũkono ũrĩa wa ũraihu wa mũkono ũmwe43:13 nĩ ta nuthu mita (0.5) na wariĩ wa rũhĩ43:13 nĩ ta centimita 8: Mũberethi wakĩo ũrĩ na ũriku wa mũkono ũmwe, na wariĩ wa mũkono ũmwe, naguo mũgũkũ ũrĩa ũkũrigiicĩirie nĩ wa irata rĩmwe43:13 nĩ ta centimita 22 mũthia-inĩ. Kĩu nĩkĩo kĩrũgamo gĩa kĩgongona. 14Kuuma mũberethi ũrĩa ũrĩ gĩtina-inĩ nginya mũthia-inĩ wa mũhuro kĩrĩ na mĩkono ĩĩrĩ43:14 nĩ ta mita ĩmwe kũraiha na igũrũ, na wariĩ wa mũkono ũmwe, na kuuma mũthia-inĩ ũrĩa mũnini nginya mũthia-inĩ ũrĩa mũnenanene, kĩrĩ na mĩkono ĩna43:14 nĩ ta mita 2 kũraiha na igũrũ, na wariĩ wa mũkono ũmwe. 1543:15 Isa 29:2; Thaam 27:2Narĩo riiko rĩa kĩgongona-rĩ, nĩ mĩkono ĩna kũraiha na igũrũ, nacio hĩa inya irorete na igũrũ ikoimĩrĩra kuuma hau riiko-inĩ. 16Narĩo riiko rĩu rĩa kĩgongona rĩiganaine mĩena yothe ĩna, rĩrĩ na ũraihu wa mĩkono ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ,43:16 nĩ ta mita ithathatũ na robo (6.25) na wariĩ wa mĩkono ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ. 1743:17 Thaam 20:26Mũthia ũrĩa ũrĩ na igũrũ o naguo nĩũiganaine mĩena yothe, na ũrĩ na ũraihu wa mĩkono ikũmi na ĩna,43:17 nĩ ta mita mũgwanja na robo (7:25) na wariĩ wa mĩkono ikũmi na ĩna, naguo mũgũkũ ũrĩa ũũthiũrũrũkĩirie nĩ wa nuthu ya mũkono,43:17 nĩ ta robo ya mita (0.25) ningĩ ũkarigiicĩrio nĩ mũberethi wa mũkono ũmwe. Ngathĩ cia kĩgongona kĩu ingʼetheire mwena wa irathĩro.”

1843:18 Alaw 1:5, 11; Ahib 9:21-22Nake akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Maya nĩmo magaatuĩka maũndũ ma kũrũmĩrĩrwo gũkĩrutwo magongona ma njino, na ma kũminjaminjĩria thakame kĩgongona-inĩ rĩrĩa gĩgaakwo: 19Nĩũkaneana ndegwa ĩtarĩ ngũrũ ĩtuĩke ya kũrutwo iruta rĩa mehia, ũmĩneane kũrĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai, arĩa Alawii, a nyũmba ya Zadoku, arĩa manguhagĩrĩria makĩndungatĩra, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga. 20Nĩũkooya thakame ĩmwe ya yo ũmĩhake hĩa-inĩ icio inya cia kĩgongona, na mĩthia-inĩ ĩyo ĩna ya metha ĩyo ĩrĩ igũrũ, na ũthiũrũrũkĩrie mũgũkũ ũcio, nĩguo ũtherie kĩgongona na ũkĩhoroherie. 2143:21 Thaam 29:14Nĩũkooya ndegwa ĩyo ya kũrutwo iruta rĩa mehia, ũmĩcinĩre handũ harĩa hathuurĩtwo hekarũ-inĩ kũu nja ya handũ-harĩa-haamũre.

22“Mũthenya wa keerĩ nĩũkaruta thenge ĩtarĩ na kaũũgũ, ĩtuĩke ya kũrutwo iruta rĩa mehia, nakĩo kĩgongona gĩtherio o ta ũrĩa gĩatheretio na ndegwa. 23Warĩkia gũgĩtheria, nĩũkaruta ndegwa ĩtarĩ ngũrũ, na ndũrũme kuuma rũũru-inĩ, cierĩ ikorwo itarĩ na kaũũgũ. 2443:24 Alaw 2:13; Mar 9:49-50Nĩũgaciruta igongona hau mbere ya Jehova, nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩmagaciminjaminjĩria cumbĩ, rĩtuĩke igongona rĩa njino rĩrutĩirwo Jehova.

2543:25 Alaw 8:33; Thaam 29:37“Ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mũgwanja nĩũkarutaga thenge o mũthenya ya kũrutwo iruta rĩa mehia; na ningĩ nĩũkaruta ndegwa ĩtarĩ ngũrũ, na ndũrũme kuuma rũũru-inĩ, cierĩ ikorwo itarĩ na kaũũgũ. 26Ihinda rĩa mĩthenya ĩyo mũgwanja, nĩmakahoroheria kĩgongona na magĩtherie; ũguo nĩguo magaakĩamũra. 2743:27 Alaw 9:1; Isa 60:7Mĩthenya ĩyo yarĩkia gũthira, kuuma mũthenya wa ĩnana gũthiĩ na mbere, athĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩo makaaheana maruta manyu ma njino, na maruta ma ũiguano, hau igũrũ rĩa kĩgongona. Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngamwĩtĩkĩra, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.”