ILevitikus
21:1 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Thetha kubabingeleli, oonyana baka-Aron, uthi,
uze uthi kubo, Makungabikho nqambi ngenxa yomfi phakathi kowakowabo
abantu:
21:2 Kodwa ngenxa yenyama yakhe ekufuphi kuye, nokuba ngunina, nokuba kungonina
noyise, nonyana wakhe, nentombi yakhe, nomzalwana wakhe;
21:3 Nodade wabo oseyintombi, lowo ukufuphi kuye, engazange abe nayo
umyeni; angazenza inqambi ngenxa yakhe.
21:4 Engumninimzi nje, makangazenzi inqambi phakathi kwabantu bakowabo
uzihlambele.
21:5 Ize bangenzi mpandla entlokweni yabo, bangayichebi;
eludinini lweendevu zazo, ningayicenti inyama yazo.
21:6 Mababe ngcwele kuThixo wabo, bangalihlambeli igama labo;
Elokunikela kuThixo: kukudla kwasemlilweni kukaYehova, nesonka sabo
Bona banikela kuThixo, ngenxa yoko baya kuba ngcwele.
21:7 Makangazeki mfazi ulihenyukazi, nohlanjelweyo; okanye akayi
bazeka umfazi owaliweyo yindoda yakhe; ngokuba ungcwele kuyo
uThixo.
21:8 Uze umngcwalise ke; ngokuba esondeza ukudla koThixo wakho;
woba ngcwele kuwe, ngokuba ndingcwele, mna Yehova uningcwalisayo.
21:9 Intombi yendoda engumbingeleli, xa ithe yazihlambela ngokudlala,
ihenyukazi, ihlambela uyise; yotshiswa ngomlilo.
21:10 Lowo ungumbingeleli omkhulu phakathi kwabazalwana bakhe, ophezu kwentloko yakhe
kwagalelwa ioli yokuthambisa, yangcwaliswa ukuba kugalelwe kuyo
angaziyeki ziyakazele iingubo zakhe, angazikrazuli iingubo zakhe;
21:11 Makangangeni nakuwuphi na isidumbu, angazenzi inqambi ngenxa yakhe
uyise, nokuba ngunina;
21:12 Makangaphumi engcweleni, angayihlambeli ingcwele kangcwele;
uThixo wakhe; ngokuba isithsaba seoli yokuthambisa yoThixo wakhe siphezu kwakhe;
iNkosi.
21:13 Makazeke umfazi osebuntombini bakhe.
21:14 Umhlolokazi, nowaliweyo, nohlanjelweyo olihenyukazi, abo makabohlwaye.
wozeka intombi yodwa ebantwini bakowabo, ibe ngumfazi;
21:15 angayihlambeli imbewu yakhe phakathi kwabantu bakowabo; ngokuba ndinguYehova
mngcwalise.
21:16 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
21:17 Thetha kuAron, uthi, Indoda phakathi kwembewu yakho phakathi kwabo
makangasondeli ukunikela kuYehova kwizizukulwana ezinesiphako
isonka sikaThixo wakhe.
21:18 Kuba wonke umntu onesiphako, makangasondeli;
indoda eyimfama, nesisiqhwala, nenempumlo ecandiweyo, neyiphi na into
kakhulu,
21:19 Umntu owaphuke unyawo, nowaphuke isandla,
21:20 nokuba ngonomva, nokuba ngowonakazana, nokuba unesiphako esweni, nokuba unesiphako.
nokhwekhwe, nokhwekhwe, namatye akhe atyunyuziweyo;
21:21 ize kungasondezwa nanye indoda enesiphako, yembewu ka-Aron umbingeleli
usondeza ukudla kwasemlilweni kukaYehova: unesiphako;
angasondeli asondeze ukudla koThixo wakhe.
21:22 Uya kudla isonka soThixo wakhe, kweyona nto ingcwele, kwanekweyona ingcwele
ngcwele.
21:23 Kodwa angangeni emkhusaneni, angasondeli esibingelelweni;
ngokuba enesiphene; ukuze angazihlambeli iingcwele zam; ngokuba ndinguYehova
bangcwalise uYehova;
21:24 Wakuxela oko uMoses kuAron, noonyana bakhe, noonyana bonke
kwaSirayeli.