Amanani
18:1 Wathi uYehova kuAron, Wena noonyana bakho, nendlu kayihlo
nobuthwala nawe ubugwenxa obenziwe kwindawo engcwele; wena nobakho
oonyana abakunye nawe bobuthwala ubugwenxa bobubingeleli bakho.
18:2 nabazalwana bakho, isizwe sakwaLevi, isizwe sikayihlo;
yiza nawe, banamathele kuwe, balungiselele;
Ke wena noonyana bakho ndawonye nawe nolungiselela phambi koYehova
umnquba wesingqino.
18:3 Bogcina isigxina sakho nesigxina sentente yonke;
kodwa mabangasondeli empahleni yengcwele nakwimpahla yengcwele
ukuze bangafi bona kwanani.
18:4 banamathele kuwe, bagcine isigxina sesibingelelo
intente yokuhlangana ngokomsebenzi wonke womnquba;
owasemzini akayi kusondela kuni.
18:5 Nize nigcine isigxina sengcwele, nesigxina sengcwele
ukuze kungabi sabakho burhalarhume phezu koonyana bakaSirayeli.
18:6 Mna ke, yabona, ndibathabathile abazalwana benu, abaLevi, phakathi kwenu
oonyana bakaSirayeli, kuni banikelwe njengesipho kuYehova ukuba benze
umsebenzi wentente yokuhlangana.
18:7 Ke wena noonyana bakho ndawonye nawe, nobugcina ububingeleli benu
kwizinto zonke zesibingelelo, nangaphaya komkhusane; kwaye niya kukhonza: mna
ndininike ububingeleli njengenkonzo yesipho;
owasemzini osondelayo makabulawe.
18:8 Wathi uYehova kuAron, Yabona, mna ndikuwisele umthetho
esemrhumeni wam ezintweni zonke ezingcwele zoonyana bakhe
Sirayeli; ndikunika wona ngenxa yokuthambisa, nangenxa
oonyana bakho ngummiselo ongunaphakade.
18:9 Le yoba yeyakho kwizinto eziyingcwele kangcwele, ezishiswe emlilweni.
wonke umsondezo wabo, nomnikelo wabo wonke wokudla, nezono zonke
namadini abo etyala, nawo onke amadini etyala abo
yoba yingcwele kangcwele kuwe, nakoonyana bakho.
18:10 Nozidla kwengcwele kangcwele; yonke into eyindoda yolidla
mayibe ngcwele kuwe.
18:11 Yeyakho ke le; nomrhumo wesipho sabo, nomtshangatshangiso wonke
iminikelo yoonyana bakaSirayeli ndiyinikile wena, nawe
oonyana bakho neentombi zakho ezikunye nawe, ibe ngummiselo ongunaphakade
Ohlambulukileyo endlwini yakho wozidla.
18:12 Konke ukutyeba kweoli, konke ukutyeba kwewayini entsha, nokwengqolowa;
Iintlahlela zezo baya kuzisondeza kuYehova
Ndikunikile.
18:13 Iintlahlela zeento zonke ezisezweni, abazizise kubo;
uYehova woba ngowakho; bonke abahlambulukileyo endlwini yakho bobabona
yidle kuyo.
18:14 Zonke izinto ezisingelwe phantsi kwaSirayeli zoba zezakho.
18:15 yonke into evula isizalo enyameni yonke, abaziswa kuyo
nakubantu, nokuba yinto ezizitho zine, yoba yeyakho
owamazibulo lomntu wobakhulula ngokummisela;
izilo eziziinqambi wozikhulula ngokuzimisela.
18:16 Ukukhululwa komntu ke womkhulula ngokummisela, uthabathela kumntwana onyanga-nye;
ukulinganisela kwakho isilivere yeeshekele ezintlanu ngokwesilivere
ishekele yengcwele, eziigera ezimashumi mabini.
18:17 Kodwa amazibulo enkomo, nokuba lizibulo legusha, nokuba yimvu;
amazibulo eebhokhwe akasayi kuwakhulula ngokumisela; zingcwele wena
igazi lawo wolitshiza esibingelelweni, ngamanqatha awo uwatshise phezu kwesibingelelo
ukudla kwasemlilweni, ivumba elithozamisayo kuYehova.
18:18 Inyama yawo yoba yeyakho, njengencum yomtshangatshangiso, nanjengegolide
igxalaba lasekunene lelakho.
18:19 Yonke imirhumo yeengcwele, ababenayo oonyana bakaSirayeli
ndikunika uYehova, wena noonyana bakho, neentombi zakho
ngummiselo ongunaphakade kuwe: ngumnqophiso wetyuwa ongunaphakade
phambi koYehova kuwe, nakwimbewu yakho ndawonye nawe.
18:20 Wathi uYehova kuAron, Akuyi kuba nalifa kubo
umhlaba, akuyi kuba nasabelo phakathi kwabo; ndisisabelo sakho kunye
ilifa lakho phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli.
18:21 Uyabona, oonyana bakaLevi ndibanika zonke izishumi kwaSirayeli;
libe lilifa, ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo abasebenza wona, umsebenzi lowo
yentente yokuhlangana.
18:22 Baze bangasondeli oonyana bakaSirayeli emnqubeni
libandla, hleze bathwale isono, bafe.
18:23 Ke bona abaLevi bosebenza umsebenzi womnquba womnquba
bobuthwala ubugwenxa babo; ngummiselo lowo
ezizukulwaneni zenu kude kube phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli
abanalifa.
18:24 Isishumi soonyana bakaSirayeli, abasisondezayo saba ngumrhumo
ndiyinikile abaLevi ukuba babe lilifa, idini elinyukayo kuYehova.
ngenxa yoko ndithe kubo, Iyakuba phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli
abanalifa.
18:25 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
18:26 Thetha kubaLevi, uthi kubo, Xa nithe nathabatha kwinxalenye yesibingelelo
Isishumi soonyana bakaSirayeli, endininika sona siphuma kubo, ngenxa yenu
nize ninikele kulo umrhumo ukuba ube lilifa;
Yehova, nesishumi sesishumi.
18:27 Lo mrhumo wenu uya kubalelwa kuni, njengokungathi kunjalo
ingqolowa yesanda, nenzaliseko yayo
isixovulelo sewayini.
18:28 Ngokunjalo nani norhuma umrhumo kuYehova ezintweni zonke zenu
isishumi enisithabathayo koonyana bakaSirayeli; nani niya kupha
kuwo umrhumo kaYehova kuAron umbingeleli.
18:29 Eminikelweni yonke eniyinikiweyo, norhuma imirhumo yonke kaYehova;
ekutyebeni kwayo konke, into eyingcwele yayo ivela kuyo.
18:30 Uze uthi kubo, Ekurhumeni kwenu ukutyeba kwayo okukuko;
kuthi kuyo, ibalelwe kubaLevi, ilungeniselo lwalo
njengesanda, njengongeniselo lwesixovulelo.
18:31 Nize niwudle ezindaweni zonke, nina nezindlu zenu, ngokuba kunjalo
umvuzo wenu ngomsebenzi wenu ententeni yokuhlangana.
18:32 Anisayi kuzithwalisa zono ngenxa yoko ekurhumeni kwenu kuyo
ezona zilungileyo kuzo, ningazihlambeli izinto ezingcwele zabantwana
kwaSirayeli, hleze nife.