ULevi 1:1-17
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Umnikelo wokutshiswa (1-17)
1 UJehova wasebiza uMosi wakhuluma laye esetendeni lokuhlangana+ wathi:
2 “Khuluma labako-Israyeli* uthi kubo, ‘Nxa loba ngubani phakathi kwenu eletha umnikelo kuJehova ovela ezifuyweni, kumele umnikelo lo awuthathe emhlambini wenkomo loba owezimvu kumbe owembuzi.+
3 “‘Nxa umnikelo wakhona kungumnikelo wokutshiswa ovela emhlambini wenkomo, kumele alethe ijongosi elingelasici.+ Kumele alilethe ngokuthanda kwakhe+ phambi kukaJehova emnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
4 Kumele abeke isandla sakhe phezu kwekhanda lejongosi lomnikelo wokutshiswa njalo umnikelo lo uzakwamukelwa ukuze ahlawulelwe.
5 “‘Ngemva kwalokho ijongosi lelo kumele lihlatshwe phambi kukaJehova futhi amadodana ka-Aroni, abaphristi+ azaletha igazi lalo abeselifafaza kuwo wonke amacele e-alithare+ elisemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
6 Umnikelo lo wokutshiswa kumele uhlinzwe ubusuqunywaqunywa ube ngamaqatha amakhulu.+
7 Amadodana ka-Aroni, abaphristi kumele afake umlilo e-alithareni+ njalo afake lenkuni kuwo.
8 Abaphristi laba bazabeka kuhle amaqatha omnikelo+ ndawonye lenhloko yawo kanye lamafutha ezinso enkunini ezisemlilweni ose-alithareni.
9 Amathumbu awo lamangqina kumele kugeziswe ngamanzi njalo umphristi kumele awutshise wonke uthunqe phezu kwe-alithare ube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa, umnikelo oloqhatshi olumnandi otshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo.+
10 “‘Nxa umnikelo wakhe ungumnikelo wokutshiswa ovela emhlambini kungaba ngowemvana ezinduna kumbe amazinyane embuzi,+ kumele alethe eliduna elingelasici.+
11 Umnikelo lo kumele uhlatshelwe eceleni le-alithare elisenyakatho phambi kukaJehova njalo amadodana ka-Aroni, abaphristi azafafaza igazi lomnikelo lo kuwo wonke amacele e-alithare.+
12 Kumele uqunywaqunywe ube ngamaqatha amakhulu njalo umphristi uzawuthatha kanye lenhloko lamafutha ezinso akufake kuhle phezu kwenkuni ezisemliweni ose-alithareni.
13 Amathumbu lamangqina kumele kugeziswe ngamanzi njalo umphristi kumele alethe wonke umnikelo, awutshise uthunqe phezu kwe-alithare. Ungumnikelo wokutshiswa, umnikelo oloqhatshi olumnandi otshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo.
14 “‘Kodwa nxa anganikela ngenyoni ukuthi zibe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa oya kuJehova, kumele anikele ngamajuba kumbe ngabantwana benkwilimba.+
15 Umphristi uzaletha inyoni leyo e-alithareni abeseyibhoboza entanyeni. Uzatshisa inyoni leyo ithunqe phezu kwe-alithare kodwa igazi layo lonke kumele lithululelwe eceleni kwe-alithare.
16 Kumele akhiphe isidlelo sayo acuthe lensiba zayo, abesephosela izinto lezi eceleni elisempumalanga kwe-alithare, lapho okulomlotha* khona.+
17 Kumele idatshulwe phakathi laphakathi kwempiko zayo zombili kodwa akumelanga yehlukaniswe ibe zingxenye ezimbili. Ngemva kwalokho umphristi kumele ayitshise ithunqe e-alithareni phezu kwenkuni ezisemlilweni. Ingumnikelo wokutshiswa, umnikelo oloqhatshi olumnandi otshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “lamadodana ako-Israyeli.”
^ Kumbe, “okulomlotha ohlangene lamafutha.” Lapha kutshiwo umlotha owawuhlangene lamafutha emihlatshelo.
