ULevi 13:1-59
13 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi lo-Aroni wathi:
2 “Nxa umuntu angaba leqhubu kumbe uqweqwe loba itshatha emzimbeni wakhe elingaba ngumkhuhlane wobulephero*+ kumele ahanjiswe kumphristi u-Aroni kumbe komunye wamadodana akhe, abaphristi.+
3 Umphristi uzahlola lokho okuphume ejwabini lalowomuntu, nxa kukhanya kutshonile ejwabini loboya obukuleyondawo sebumhlophe, kuyabe kungumkhuhlane wobulephero. Umphristi uzakuhlolisisa abasesitsho ukuthi ungcolile.
4 Kodwa nxa itshatha elisejwabini lakhe limhlophe njalo likhanya lingatshonanga, loboya obukulo bungatshintshanga babamhlophe, umphristi uzamsusa ebantwini ahlale yedwa okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+
5 Umphristi uzamhlola ngelanga lesikhombisa, nxa kukhanya ukuthi umkhuhlane awusekho lokuthi awumemethekanga ejwabini lakhe, umphristi uzamhlalisa yedwa okwamanye amalanga ayisikhombisa.
6 “Umphristi uzaphinda amhlole ngelanga lesikhombisa. Nxa umkhuhlane usuphelile njalo ungamemethekanga ejwabini, umphristi uzakutsho ukuthi uhlanzekile,+ bekuluqweqwe nje. Lowomuntu kumele awatshe izigqoko zakhe abe ngohlanzekileyo.
7 Kodwa nxa uqweqwe lolo lungamemetheka ejwabini lakhe umphristi eseke wambona watsho ukuthi uhlambulukile, lowomuntu kumele abuyele ayebona umphristi.
8 Umphristi uzakuhlolisisa lokho njalo nxa uqweqwe lwakhona lumemethekile ejwabini umphristi uzakuthi ungcolile, ngumkhuhlane wobulephero.+
9 “Nxa umuntu angaba lomkhuhlane wobulephero kumele alethwe kumphristi
10 amhlole.+ Nxa eleqhubu njalo selitshintshe uboya babamhlophe, kwavuleka lesilonda+ lapho elikhona,
11 kuyabe kungumkhuhlane wobulephero ongapheliyo, umphristi uzakuthi ungcolile kodwa akumelanga amhlalise yedwa+ ngoba uvele ungcolile.
12 Nxa umkhuhlane wobulephero uphume wagcwala umzimba wonke, wamemetheka kusukela ekhanda waze wayafika enyaweni kusiya ngalokho umphristi akubonayo,
13 nxa esemhlolile lowomuntu wabona ukuthi ubulephero bugcwele umzimba wonke, umphristi kumele athi uhlanzekile ngoba lonke ijwabu lakhe selimhlophe, uhlanzekile.*
14 Kodwa nxa kungaba lesilonda esivulekileyo ejwabini lakhe uyabe engcolile.
15 Nxa umphristi angasibona isilonda leso uzakuthi lowomuntu ungcolile.+ Isilonda esivulekileyo singcolile, yibulephero.+
16 Kodwa nxa isilonda sakhona singatshintsha sibe mhlophe kumele abuyele ayebona umphristi.
17 Umphristi uzamhlola,+ besekusithi nxa isilonda sakhona singatshintsha sibe mhlophe, umphristi uzakuthi lowomuntu uhlanzekile. Uyabe ehlanzekile.
18 “Nxa umuntu angaphuma ithumba emzimbeni beseliphola,
19 besekusithi lapho obekulethumba khona kumile iqhubu elimhlophe kumbe itshatha elilokumhlotshana lokubomvana, lowomuntu kumele ayebona umphristi.
20 Umphristi uzalihlola,+ nxa likhanya litshonile ejwabini loboya obukulo sebumhlophe, umphristi uzakuthi lowomuntu ungcolile. Ngumkhuhlane wobulephero ophume lapho obekulethumba khona.
21 Kodwa nxa umphristi angalihlola, abesebona ukuthi akulaboya obumhlophe kulo, alitshonanga ejwabini futhi likhanya seliphela, umphristi uzamhlalisa yedwa okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+
22 Nxa kusegcekeni ukuthi liyamemetheka ejwabini lakhe umphristi uzakuthi ungcolile, kuyabe kuyibulephero.
23 Kodwa nxa itshatha lakhona lilokhu likuleyondawo njalo lingaqhelanga, kuyabe kuyikuvuvuka nje okubangelwe lithumba, umphristi uzakuthi uhlanzekile.+
24 “Nxa umuntu angatshiswa ngumlilo abe lenxeba, inxeba lelo beselisiba letshatha elilokumhlotshana lokubomvana kumbe libe mhlophe,
25 umphristi uzalihlola. Nxa uboya obukulo sebumhlophe njalo likhanya litshonile ejwabini, kuyabe kungumkhuhlane wobulephero ophume phezu kwenxeba, umphristi uzakuthi lowomuntu ungcolile. Ngumkhuhlane wobulephero.
26 Kodwa nxa umphristi angalihlola, abesebona ukuthi akulaboya obumhlophe kulo lokuthi alitshonanga ejwabini futhi likhanya seliphela, umphristi uzamhlalisa yedwa okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+
27 Ngelanga lesikhombisa umphristi uzamhlola futhi, nxa kusegcekeni ukuthi selimemethekile ejwabini lakhe, umphristi uzakuthi ungcolile, kuyabe kungumkhuhlane wobulephero.
28 Kodwa nxa itshatha lakhona lilokhu lisendaweni efananayo, lingamemethekanga ejwabini futhi seliphela, umphristi uzakuthi uhlanzekile ngoba linxeba nje elivuvukileyo.
29 “Nxa umuntu wesilisa loba owesifazana angaba lesilonda ekhanda loba esilevini,
30 umphristi uzasihlola isilonda leso.+ Nxa sikhanya sitshonile ejwabini, lenwele ezikuso sezilithanga futhi sezilutshwana, umphristi uzakuthi lowomuntu ungcolile, ngumkhuhlane ophuma ekhanda kumbe endevini. Yibulephero bekhanda kumbe obesilevu.
31 Kodwa nxa umphristi ebona ukuthi isilonda sakhona asitshonanga ejwabini lokuthi akulanwele ezimnyama kuso, umphristi kumele amhlalise yedwa okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+
32 Ngelanga lesikhombisa umphristi uzahlola isilonda leso. Nxa sikhanya singamemethekanga njalo kungaphumanga inwele ezilithanga kuso futhi kusegcekeni ukuthi asitshonanga ejwabini,
33 umuntu lowo kumele aphucwe ikhanda kodwa akumelanga aphucwe lapho okulesilonda khona. Ngemva kwalokho umphristi kumele amhlalise yedwa okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.
34 “Umphristi uzaphinda ahlole indawo elomkhuhlane ngelanga lesikhombisa. Nxa isilonda esisekhanda loba esisendevini singamemethekanga njalo sikhanya singatshonanga ejwabini, umphristi uzakuthi uhlanzekile. Umuntu lowo kumele awatshe izigqoko zakhe abe ngohlanzekileyo.
35 Kodwa nxa umkhuhlane ungamemetheka ejwabini, umphristi esethe uhlanzekile,
36 uzaphinda amhlole. Nxa umkhuhlane usumemethekile ejwabini lakhe, umphristi akusamelanga adinge ukuthi ulenwele ezilithanga yini, lowomuntu ungcolile.
37 Kodwa nxa angahlolwa besekubonakala ukuthi isilonda asimemethekanga njalo sekumile inwele ezimnyama kuso, isilonda leso siyabe sesipholile. Umuntu lo usehlanzekile njalo umphristi uzakuthi uhlanzekile.+
38 “Nxa umuntu wesilisa loba owesifazana engaphuma amatshatha amhlophe ejwabini lakhe,
39 umphristi uzawahlola.+ Nxa amatshatha la esephela njalo emhlophe, kuyabe kuyikuqubuka nje okusejwabini. Umuntu lo uhlanzekile.
40 “Nxa inwele zendoda zingaphela ekhanda, isale isilempabanga ihlanzekile.
41 Nxa ingaphela inwele phambili ekhanda ibe lempabanga khonapho, ihlanzekile.
42 Kodwa nxa ingaba lesilonda esilokubomvu lokumhlotshana lapho okulempabanga khona loba ebunzini, kuyabe kuyibulephero obuqalisayo ekhanda layo loba ebunzini.
43 Umphristi uzayihlola, nxa ileqhubu elilokubomvu lokumhlotshana ekhanda kumbe ebunzini njalo kukhanya angathi ngumkhuhlane wobulephero,
44 iyabe ilobulephero, ingcolile njalo umphristi kumele athi ingcolile ngenxa yomkhuhlane osekhanda layo.
45 Umuntu olomkhuhlane wobulephero kumele agqoke izigqoko ezidabukileyo, ayekele lenwele zakhe zimahlikilili, avale indevu zakhe futhi amemeze athi, ‘Ngingcolile, ngingcolile.’
46 Nxa umkhuhlane ungakapheli uzahlala engcolile ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kahlale yedwa ngoba ungcolile. Kumele ahlale ngaphandle kwezihonqo.+
47 “Nxa umkhuhlane wobulephero unganamathela esigqokweni kungelani lokuthi ngesewulu loba ngeselineni,
48 loba phezu kohali lwelembu lelineni kumbe olwalokho okwelukwe ngewulu loba phezu kwesikhumba kumbe kwenye nje into eyenziwe ngesikhumba,
49 loba nxa kungaba letshatha elilombala olithanga loluhlaza kumbe obomvana esigqokweni, esikhumbeni, ehalini lwelembu loba kwenye nje into enziwe ngesikhumba, kuyabe kungumkhuhlane wobulephero futhi kumele kuyetshengiswa umphristi.
50 Umphristi uzawuhlola umkhuhlane lowo njalo kumele athathe lokho okulomkhuhlane akubeke kodwa okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+
51 Ngelanga lesikhombisa umphristi uzawuhlola umkhuhlane lo, nxa angabona ukuthi umemethekile esigqokweni loba ehalini lwelembu, kumbe esikhumbeni (kungelani lokuthi isikhumba leso sisetshenziswani), kuyabe kungumkhuhlane wobulephero oyingozi, leyonto ingcolile.+
52 Kumele akutshise kungelani lokuthi yisigqoko loba luhali olukulokho okwelukwe ngewulu kumbe oluselenjini kumbe enye nje into enziwe ngesikhumba engabe isilomkhuhlane ngoba yibulephero obuyingozi. Kumele kutshiswe ngomlilo.
53 “Kodwa nxa umphristi angahlola abone ukuthi umkhuhlane awumemethekanga esigqokweni loba ehalini lwelembu elelukiweyo kumbe kulokho okwenziwe ngesikhumba,
54 umphristi uzakuthi lokho okuhlaselwe ngumkhuhlane kuwatshwe futhi uzakubeka kodwa okwamanye amalanga ayisikhombisa.
55 Umphristi uzaphinda akuhlole lokho okuhlaselwe ngumkhuhlane nxa sekuwatshwe kwahlambuluka. Kodwa nxa itshatha lakhona lingatshintshanga lomkhuhlane ungamemethekanga kuyabe kungcolile. Kumele kutshiswe ngomlilo ngoba kuyabe kudlekile ngaphakathi loba ngaphandle.
56 “Nxa umphristi esehlolile wabona ukuthi itshatha lakhona liphelile ngemva kokuwatshwa kwaleyonto, kumele asike leyongxenye ebiletshatha kungaba sesigqokweni, esikhumbeni loba ehalini oluselenjini.
57 Kodwa nxa lingabonakala kwenye indawo esigqokweni loba ehalini oluselenjini kumbe kwenye nje into eyenziwe ngesikhumba, liyabe limemetheka njalo kumele kutshiswe loba yini esilomkhuhlane.+
58 Kodwa nxa itshatha lingaphela esigqokweni kumbe ehalini oluselenjini loba kokunye nje okwenziwe ngesikhumba nxa sekuwatshiwe, leyonto kumele iwatshwe okwesibili futhi izakuba ngehlanzekileyo.
59 “Lo ngumthetho ophathelane lomkhuhlane wobulephero oba khona esigqokweni eselukwe ngewulu loba ngelineni, kumbe ehalini oluselenjini loba kokunye nje okwenziwe ngesikhumba, umthetho wokutsho ukuthi into ihlanzekile loba ingcolile.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ibala lesiHebheru elihunyutshwe ngokuthi “ubulephero” libanzi, lingatsho umkhuhlane othelelwanayo ophuma phezu kwejwabu kumbe eminye nje imikhuhlane etholakala ezigqokweni lasezindlini.
^ Kumbe, “umkhuhlane awusathelelwana.”
