ULevi 17:1-16
17 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi:
2 “Khuluma lo-Aroni lamadodana akhe labo bonke abako-Israyeli uthi kubo, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
3 “‘“Loba ngubani endlini yako-Israyeli ozahlaba inkunzi kumbe imvana enduna loba imbuzi ezihonqweni kumbe akuhlabele phandle kwezihonqo,
4 kulokuthi akulethe emnyango wetende lokuhlangana kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa kuJehova, phambi kwethabanikeli likaJehova, lowomuntu uzakuba lecala legazi. Kumele abulawe asuswe phakathi kwabantu bakibo ngoba uchithe igazi.
5 Lokhu kwenzelwa ukuthi abako-Israyeli bangaphindi bahlabele izifuyo zabo egangeni kodwa kumele bazilethe kuJehova emnyango wetende lokuhlangana, bazinike umphristi. Kumele banikele ngazo kuJehova zibe yimihlatshelo yobudlelwano.+
6 Umphristi uzafafaza igazi e-alithareni likaJehova emnyango wetende lokuhlangana njalo atshise amafutha athunqe kube luqhatshi olumnandi kuJehova.+
7 Ngakho abasoze baphinde banikele imihlatshelo emadimonini anjengembuzi,+ abafeba lawo ngokuwakhonza.+ Lo kuzakuba ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu.”’
8 “Kumele uthi kubo, ‘Loba nguphi umuntu endlini yako-Israyeli kumbe owesinye isizwe ohlala phakathi kwenu ozanikela umnikelo wokutshiswa kumbe umhlatshelo,
9 angawulethi emnyango wetende lokuhlangana ukuze awunikele kuJehova, kumele abulawe asuswe phakathi kwabantu bakibo.+
10 “‘Loba nguphi umuntu endlini yako-Israyeli loba owesinye isizwe ohlala phakathi kwenu ozakudla loba yiliphi igazi,+ ngizamjezisa sibili umuntu odla igazi njalo ngizambulala ngimsuse ebantwini bakibo.
11 Phela ukuphila kwezidalwa kusegazini+ njalo mina ngokwami ngilinike lona ukuthi lisetshenziswe e-alithareni+ ukuze lizihlawulele ngalo ngoba igazi yilo elihlawulela izono+ ngenxa yokuphila okukulo.
12 Yikho ngithe ebantwini bako-Israyeli: “Kakho phakathi kwenu okumele adle igazi njalo kakho owesinye isizwe ohlala phakathi kwenu+ okumele adle igazi.”+
13 “‘Nxa umuntu wako-Israyeli loba owesinye isizwe ohlala phakathi kwenu angazingela abambe inyamazana loba inyoni edliwayo, kumele athululele igazi layo phansi+ aligqibele ngenhlabathi.
14 Phela ukuphila kwezidalwa zonke ligazi lazo ngoba ukuphila kusegazini. Yikho ngithe kwabako-Israyeli: “Akumelanga lidle igazi laloba yisiphi isidalwa ngoba ukuphila kwezidalwa zonke ligazi lazo. Loba ngubani olidlayo uzabulawa.”+
15 Loba nguphi umuntu wako-Israyeli kumbe owesinye isizwe ozakudla inyamazana ezifeleyo loba ebulewe yinyamazana yeganga+ kumele awatshe izigqoko zakhe, ageze ngamanzi njalo uzakuba ngongcolileyo kuze kuhlwe.+ Ngemva kwalokho uzakuba ngohlanzekileyo.
16 Kodwa nxa angayekela ukuwatsha izigqoko zakhe lokugeza uzajeziswa ngenxa yecala lakhe.’”+
