Levitikusi
1:1 UJehova wambiza uMose, wakhuluma kuye esetabernakele
webandla, ethi,
1:2 Khuluma nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi uthi kubo: 'Uma noma ubani kini
nilethe umnikelo kuJehova, nilethe umnikelo wenu ovela kuJehova
izinkomo, nezinkomo, nezimvu.
1:3 Uma umnikelo wakhe ungumnikelo wokushiswa wezinkomo, makanikele ngeduna
engenasici: uyakunikela ngayo ngokuthanda kwakhe emnyango
etendeni lokuhlangana phambi kukaJehova.
1:4 Uyakubeka isandla sakhe enhloko yomnikelo wokushiswa; futhi
iyakwamukeleka kuye ukuba imenzele ukubuyisana.
1:5 Wolihlaba ijongosi phambi kukaJehova, nelika-Aroni abapristi
amadodana ayakuletha igazi, afafaze ngegazi nxazonke
ilathi elingasemnyango wethente lenhlangano.
1:6 Uyakuhlinza umnikelo wokushiswa, awuhlahlele izicucu.
1:7 Amadodana ka-Aroni, umpristi, uyobeka umlilo phezu kwe-altare, futhi babeke
izinkuni ngokulandelana phezu komlilo;
8 Abapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, bayakubeka izingxenye, nenhloko, nenyama
amanoni, phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare.
1:9 Kepha izibilini zakhe namanqina akhe uyakuwageza ngamanzi, nompristi
uyakukushisa e-altare, kube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo owenziwe
ngomlilo, iphunga elimnandi kuJehova.
1:10 Futhi uma umnikelo wakhe ungowezimvu, okungukuthi, wezimvu noma we
izimbuzi, zibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa; uyakuletha kuye owesilisa ongenasici.
1:11 Futhi alihlabe ohlangothini lwe-altare enyakatho phambi kukaJehova.
amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, afafaze igazi lakhe nxazonke
i-altare.
1:12 Uyakuyihlahlela ibe yizicucu zayo, kanye nekhanda layo namanoni ayo;
umpristi uyakuzihlela phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu komlilo
phezu kwe-altare:
1:13 Kepha uyakugeza izibilini namanqina ngamanzi, nompristi
uyakuletha konke, akushise e-altare; kungumnikelo wokushiswa;
umnikelo womlilo wephunga elimnandi kuJehova.
1:14 Uma umnikelo wokushiswa womnikelo wakhe kuJehova ungowezinyoni,
Woletha umnikelo wakhe wamahobhe noma wamaphuphu amajuba.
1:15 Umpristi uyakuwusondeza e-altare, awunqamule ikhanda.
uwushise e-altare; igazi lawo lizacitshwa
ohlangothini lwe-altare:
1:16 Futhi uyohlwitha isitshalo sakhe kanye nezimpaphe zakhe, futhi asilahle eceleni
i-altare ngasempumalanga, endaweni yomlotha.
1:17 Futhi uyakulidabula ngamaphiko alo, kodwa ngeke ukulihlukanisa
umpristi awushise e-altare phezu kwezinkuni
liphezu komlilo: kungumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, we
iphunga elimnandi kuJehova.