Verse 1: Ngase ngibona, bheka, emkhathini owawuphezu kwamakhanda amakherubi kwabonakala okunjengetshe lesafire, kufana kungathi nesihlalo sobukhosi.
Verse 2: Wakhuluma kuyo indoda eyembethe ilineni, wathi: “Ngena phakathi kwamasondo ayingilizayo phansi kwekherubi, ugcwalise izandla zakho zombili ngamalahle omlilo ophakathi kwamakherubi, uwahlakaze phezu komuzi.” Yangena phambi kwamehlo ami.
Verse 3: Amakherubi ayemi ngakwesokunene kwendlu ekungeneni kwendoda, ifu lagcwalisa igceke elingaphakathi.
Verse 4: Inkazimulo kaJehova yenyuka ekherubini, yaya embundwini wendlu; indlu yagcwala ifu, igceke lagcwala ukumenyezela kwenkazimulo kaJehova.
Verse 5: Umsindo wamaphiko amakherubi wezwakala kwaze kwaba segcekeni elingaphandle njengezwi likaNkulunkulu uSomandla, lapho ekhuluma.
Verse 6: Kwathi lapho eyala indoda eyembethe ilineni, ethi: “Thatha umlilo phakathi kwamasondo ayingilizayo phakathi kwamakherubi,” yangena, eceleni kwesondo.
Verse 7: Ikherubi lelulela isandla salo liphakathi kwamakherubi kuwo umlilo owawuphakathi kwamakherubi, lawuthatha, lawubeka ezandleni zakhe owembethe ilineni; wawuthatha, waphuma.
Verse 8: Kwabonakala kuwo amakherubi isimo sesandla somuntu phansi kwamaphiko awo.
Verse 9: Ngabona, bheka, nanko amasondo amane eceleni kwamakherubi, elinye isondo eceleni kwelinye ikherubi nelinye isondo eceleni kwelinye ikherubi; ukubonakala kwamasondo kwakunjengetshe lekrisolithe.
Verse 10: Kungathi omane ayenesimo sinye, njengalokho kwakukhona isondo phakathi kwesondo.
Verse 11: Ekuhambeni kwawo aya ezinhlangothini zozine, awaphendukanga ekuhambeni kwawo, kepha lapho ikhanda lalibhekisa khona alilandela; awaphendukanga ekuhambeni kwawo.
Verse 12: Wonke umzimba wawo, nemihlane yawo, nezandla zawo, namaphiko awo, namasondo kwakugcwele amehlo nxazonke; yebo, amasondo lawa omane ayenawo.
Verse 13: Amasondo ayebizwa ezindlebeni zami ngokuthi ayingilizayo.
Verse 14: Yilelo nalelo lalinobuso obune; ubuso bokuqala babungubuso bekherubi, ubuso besibili babungubuso bomuntu, obesithathu babungubuso bengonyama, nobesine babungubuso bokhozi.
Verse 15: Amakherubi aziphakamisa; yilezi zidalwa engazibona ngasemfuleni iKhebari.
Verse 16: Ekuhambeni kwamakherubi amasondo ahamba eceleni kwawo, nalapho amakherubi ephakamisa amaphiko awo ukwenyuka emhlabathini, amasondo awaphendukanga eceleni kwawo.
Verse 17: Ekumeni kwawo nalawa ema; ekwenyukeni kwawo enyuka nawo, ngokuba umoya wezidalwa wayekuwo.
Verse 18: Inkazimulo kaJehova yaphuma phezu kombundu wendlu, yema phezu kwamakherubi.
Verse 19: Amakherubi aphakamisa amaphiko awo, enyuka emhlabathini phambi kwamehlo ami ekuphumeni kwawo, amasondo eseceleni kwawo; ema ngasesivalweni sesango lasempumalanga lendlu kaJehova; inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yayiphezu kwawo.
Verse 20: Yilezi zidalwa engazibona phansi kukaNkulunkulu ngasemfuleni iKhebari, ngazi ukuthi zazingamakherubi.
Verse 21: Yilelo nalelo lalinobuso obune, yilelo lalinamaphiko amane, nesimo sezandla zomuntu sasiphansi kwamaphiko awo.
Verse 22: Isimo sobuso bawo, bona babungubuso engabubona ngasemfuleni iKhebari, ukubonakala kwabo, yebo, bona uqobo lwabo; yilelo nalelo lahamba ngokuqonda kobuso balo.