ULevi 22:1-33
22 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi wathi:
2 “Tshela u-Aroni lamadodana akhe ukuthi bananzelele indlela abaphatha ngayo iminikelo engcwele elethwa ngabako-Israyeli kimi njalo bangangcolisi ibizo lami+ elingcwele nxa benikela iminikelo le.+ NginguJehova.
3 Batshele uthi, ‘Loba ngubani kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu ozakuthi engcolile, abesesondela ezintweni ezingcwele ezinikelwe ngabako-Israyeli kuJehova kumele abulawe asuswe phambi kwami.+ NginguJehova.
4 Kakho phakathi kwamadodana ka-Aroni olobulephero+ kumbe ophuma ubomvu+ esithweni sensitha okumele adle izinto ezingcwele, aze abe ngohlanzekileyo.+ Kunjalo langomuntu ongcoliswe yikuthinta isidumbu somuntu+ loba ophuma ubudoda esithweni sakhe,+
5 loba othinte isinanakazana esingcolileyo+ loba othinte umuntu ongcoliswe yiloba yini ebangela ukuthi abe ngongcolileyo.+
6 Umuntu ozathinta loba yini ezintweni lezi uzakuba ngongcolileyo kuze kuhlwe njalo akumelanga adle loba yini ezintweni ezingcwele, kodwa kufanele ageze ngamanzi.+
7 Nxa ilanga lingatshona, uzakuba ngohlanzekileyo futhi usengadla izinto ezingcwele ngoba yikho ukudla kwakhe.+
8 Kanti njalo akumelanga adle inyamazana ezifeleyo kumbe ebulewe zinyamazana zeganga ukuze angazingcolisi ngayo.+ NginguJehova.
9 “‘Kumele benze lokho engibatshela khona ukuze bangabi lesono, besebebulawa ngenxa yokungcolisa izinto ezingcwele. NginguJehova obenza babe ngcwele.
10 “‘Umuntu ongasiwemuli yabaphristi akumelanga adle loba yini engcwele.+ Lomuntu wesinye isizwe ovakatshele umphristi loba oyisisebenzi esiqhatshiweyo akumelanga adle loba yini engcwele.
11 Kodwa nxa umphristi ethenge isigqili ngemali yakhe singadla izinto lezi. Lezigqili ezizalelwe emzini wakhe lazo zingadla ukudla kwakhe.+
12 Nxa indodakazi yomphristi ingendela emuntwini ongasimphristi, akumelanga idle iminikelo yezinto ezingcwele.
13 Kodwa nxa indodakazi yomphristi ingaba ngumfelokazi kumbe idivose ingelabantwana, ibisibuyela iyehlala emzini kayise njengasebutsheni bayo, ingadla ukudla kukayise.+ Kodwa umuntu ongasiwemuli yabaphristi akumelanga akudle.
14 “‘Nxa umuntu angenza iphutha adle loba yini engcwele, kumele abuyisele umnikelo lowo kumphristi njalo angezelele amaphesenti angu-20 phezu kwawo.+
15 Yikho akumelanga bangcolise izinto ezingcwele ezilethwe ngabantu bako-Israyeli bezonikela kuJehova,+
16 besebebangela ukuthi abantu bajeziswe ngenxa yecala lokudla izinto ezingcwele ngoba mina nginguJehova obenza babe ngcwele.’”
17 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi wathi:
18 “Khuluma lo-Aroni lamadodana akhe labo bonke abantu bako-Israyeli uthi kubo, ‘Nxa umuntu wako-Israyeli loba owesinye isizwe ohlala ko-Israyeli eletha umnikelo wokutshiswa+ kuJehova ukuze agcwalise izifungo zakhe kumbe nxa ezokwenza umnikelo wokuzithandela,+
19 kumele alethe inkunzi engelasici,+ ethethwe emhlambini wakhe kumbe imvana ezinduna loba imbuzi ukuze amukelwe nguNkulunkulu.
20 Akumelanga lilethe loba yini elesici+ ngoba iminikelo enjalo ayisoze yenze ukuthi lamukelwe.
21 “‘Nxa umuntu eletha umhlatshelo wobudlelwano+ kuJehova ukuze agcwalise isifungo sakhe kumbe nxa enikela ngokuthanda kwakhe, kumele anikele ngesifuyo esingelasici esivela emhlambini wakhe wenkomo, owezimvu loba owembuzi ukuze amukelwe. Kumele kube yisifuyo esingelasici ngitsho.
22 Akumelanga linikele ngesifuyo esiyisiphofu, esephukileyo, esilenxeba, esilensumpa, esilesikhwekhwe loba esilentembuzane. Lingalethi izifuyo ezinjalo kuJehova kumbe linikele ngazo e-alithareni likaJehova.
23 Nxa linikela ngokuthanda kwenu lingaletha inkunzi loba imvu elonyawo olude kumbe olufitshane kulezinye kodwa isifuyo esinjalo ngeke samukelwe nxa kungumnikelo wesifungo.
24 Akumelanga lilethe kuJehova isifuyo esilamasende alimeleyo, achotshoziweyo kumbe aqunyiweyo loba esitheniweyo futhi akumelanga linikele ngezifuyo ezinjalo elizweni lenu.
25 Akumelanga linikele ngezifuyo ezinjalo lanxa zilethwe ngabezinye izizwe ukuthi zibe yikudla kukaNkulunkulu wenu, ngenxa yokuthi zingcolisiwe futhi zilesici. Iminikelo enjalo ngeke yenze ukuthi lamukelwe.’”
26 UJehova waphinda wakhuluma loMosi wathi:
27 “Nxa kungazalwa ithole eliduna kumbe imvana enduna loba izinyane lembuzi eliduna lizaqhubeka lilonina okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+ Kodwa kusukela ngelanga lesi-8 kusiyaphambili selingamukelwa ukuthi libe ngumnikelo, umnikelo wokutshiswa owenzelwa uJehova.
28 Akumelanga uhlabe inkomo loba imvu kanye lomntanayo langa linye.+
29 “Nxa linikela umhlatshelo wokubonga kuJehova,+ kumele liwunikele ngendlela ezakwenza ukuthi lamukelwe.
30 Kumele udliwe ngelanga onikelwe ngalo. Akumelanga litshiye loba yini yawo kuze kuse.+ NginguJehova.
31 “Kumele ligcine imithetho yami njalo liyilandele.+ NginguJehova.
32 Akumelanga lingcolise ibizo lami elingcwele+ njalo kumele ngingcweliswe phakathi kwabantu bako-Israyeli.+ NginguJehova olenza libe ngcwele,+
33 lowo owalikhipha elizweni laseGibhithe ukuze ngitshengise ukuthi nginguNkulunkulu wenu.+ NginguJehova.”
