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Katika mwaka wa ishirini na tano wa kuhamishwa kwetu, mwanzo wa mwaka, siku ya
In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month—in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been struck down—on that very day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He took me there.
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Katika maono ya Mungu alinileta mpaka nchi ya Israeli, akaniweka juu ya mlima
In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.
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Akanileta huko, na tazama, alikuwapo mtu, ambaye kuonekana kwake kulikuwa kama
So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
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Mtu yule akaniambia, Mwanadamu, tazama kwa macho yako, sikia kwa masikio yako,
“Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.”
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Na, tazama, kulikuwa na ukuta nje ya nyumba pande zote, na katika mkono wa mtu
And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.
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Kisha akaenda mpaka lango lielekealo upande wa mashariki, akapanda madaraja yake;
Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.
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Na kila chumba, upana wake mwanzi mmoja, na urefu wake mwanzi mmoja; na nafasi
Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep.
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Akaupima na ukumbi wa lango lililoielekea nyumba, mwanzi mmoja.
Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside;
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Kisha akaupima ukumbi wa lango, dhiraa nane; na miimo yake, dhiraa mbili; na
it was eight cubits deep, and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple.
10
Na vyumba vya walinzi, vya lango upande wa mashariki, vilikuwa vitatu upande
There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements.
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Akaupima upana wa mahali pa kuliingilia lango, dhiraa kumi; na urefu wa lango,
And he measured the width of the gateway entrance to be ten cubits, and its length was thirteen cubits.
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Na mpaka, mbele ya vile vyumba, dhiraa moja upande huu, na mpaka, dhiraa moja
In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit high, and the gate chambers were six cubits square.
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Akalipima lango, toka paa la chumba kimoja hata paa la chumba cha pili, upana wa
Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from doorway to doorway.
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Akafanya miimo pia, dhiraa sitini; na uwanda uliufikilia mwimo, lango lile
Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard.
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Na toka mahali palipo mbele ya lango, penye maingilio yake, hata mahali palipo
And the distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its inner portico was fifty cubits.
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Na kwa vile vyumba palikuwa na madirisha yaliyofungwa, na kwa miimo yake ndani
The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.
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Ndipo akanileta mpaka ua wa nje, na tazama, palikuwa na vyumba, na sakafu
Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,
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Na ile sakafu ilikuwa kando ya malango, urefu wake sawasawa na urefu wa malango,
which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.
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Kisha akaupima upana, toka mahali palipokuwa mbele ya lango la chini hata mahali
Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north.
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Nalo lango la ua wa nje, lililoelekea kaskazini, akalipima urefu wake, na upana
He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.
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Na vyumba vyake vya walinzi vilikuwa vitatu upande huu, na vitatu upande huu; na
Its three gate chambers on each side, its side pillars, and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate: fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
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Na madirisha yake, na matao yake, na mitende yake, kipimo chake ni sawasawa na
Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.
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Na ule ua wa ndani ulikuwa na lango lililoelekea lile lango la pili, upande wa
There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured the distance from gateway to gateway to be a hundred cubits.
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Akanileta mpaka upande wa kusini, na tazama, lango lililoelekea kusini; akaipima
Then he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.
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Tena palikuwa na madirisha ndani yake, na katika matao yake pande zote kama
Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
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Tena palikuwa na madaraja saba ya kulipandia, na matao yake yalikuwa mbele yake;
Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side.
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Tena ua wa ndani ulikuwa na lango, lililoelekea kusini; akapima toka lango hata
The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.
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Kisha akanileta mpaka ua wa ndani karibu na lango lililoelekea kusini; akalipima
Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.
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navyo vyumba vyake vya walinzi, na miimo yake, na matao yake, sawasawa na vipimo
Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
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Tena palikuwa na matao pande zote, urefu wake dhiraa ishirini na tano na upana
(The porticoes around the inner court were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.)
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Na matao yake yaliuelekea ua wa nje, na mitende ilikuwa juu ya miimo yake;
Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.
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Akanileta mpaka ua wa ndani ulioelekea upande wa mashariki, akalipima lango kwa
And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.
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navyo vyumba vyake vya walinzi, na miimo yake, na matao yake, kwa vipimo hivyo;
Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
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Na matao yake yaliuelekea ua wa nje; na mitende ilikuwa juu ya miimo yake,
Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.
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Akanileta mpaka lango lililoelekea upande wa kaskazini; akalipima kwa vipimo
Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
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vyumba vyake vya walinzi, na miimo yake, na matao yake; tena palikuwa na
as did its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
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Na miimo yake iliuelekea ua wa nje; na mitende ilikuwa juu ya miimo yake, upande
Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.
38
Na chumba, pamoja na lango lake, kilikuwa karibu na miimo ya malango; ndiko
There was a chamber with a doorway by the portico in each of the inner gateways. There the burnt offering was to be washed.
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Na katika ukumbi wa lango palikuwa na meza mbili upande huu, na meza mbili
Inside the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were to be slaughtered.
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Na upande mmoja, nje, penye madaraja ya kuliingia lango lililoelekea kaskazini,
Outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate’s portico.
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Palikuwa na meza nne upande huu, na meza nne upande huu, karibu na lango; meza
So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.
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Tena palikuwa na meza nne kwa sadaka za kuteketezwa, za mawe yaliyochongwa;
There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offering, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high. On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.
43
Tena hizo kulabu, ambazo urefu wake ni shubiri, zilifungwa ndani pande zote; na
The double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth long, were fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be placed on the tables.
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Tena nje ya lango la ndani palikuwa na vyumba kwa waimbaji, katika ua wa ndani,
Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.
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Akaniambia, Chumba hiki kinachokabili upande wa kusini ni kwa makuhani, yaani,
Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,
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Nacho chumba kinachokabili upande wa kaskazini ni kwa makuhani, walinzi wa
and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”
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Akaupima huo ua, na urefu wake ulikuwa dhiraa mia, na upana wake dhiraa mia,
Next he measured the court. It was square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.
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Ndipo akanileta mpaka ukumbi wa nyumba, akapima kila mwimo wa ukumbi, dhiraa
Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the side pillars of the portico to be five cubits on each side. The width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on either side.
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Urefu wa ukumbi ulikuwa dhiraa ishirini, na upana wake dhiraa kumi na moja;
The portico was twenty cubits wide and twelve cubits deep, and ten steps led up to it. There were columns by the side pillars, one on each side.