Levitikusi
4:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
4:2 Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: 'Uma umuntu ona
ukungazi noma yimuphi wemiyalo kaJehova mayelana nezinto
okungafanele ukwenziwa, akwenze kunoma iyiphi yazo;
4:3 uma umpristi ogcotshiweyo ona njengesono seNkosi
abantu; khona-ke makalethe insizwa ngenxa yesono sayo one ngaso
ithole elingenasici kuJehova, libe ngumnikelo wesono.
4:4 Uyakuletha inkunzi emnyango wetende lokuhlangana
ibandla phambi kukaJehova; abeke isandla sakhe phezu kwenkunzi
ikhanda, uyihlabe inkunzi phambi kukaJehova.
4:5 Umpristi ogcotshiweyo uyakuthatha egazini lenkunzi
uwulethe etendeni lokuhlangana;
4:6 Umpristi uyakugcobhoza umunwe wakhe egazini, afafaze ngegazi
igazi kasikhombisa phambi kukaJehova, phambi kwesihenqo sendlu engcwele.
4:7 Umpristi uyakubheca igazi ezimpondweni ze-altare
lempepho ethaphukayo phambi kukaJehova elisetendeni lokuhlangana
ibandla; lonke igazi lenkunzi alithululele phansi
e-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa elingasemnyango kaJehova
itabernakele lokuhlangana.
4:8 Futhi kumelwe asuse kuwo wonke amanoni enkunzi yesono
umnikelo; amanoni asibekela izibilini, nawo onke amanoni akhona
ngaphakathi,
4:9 nezinso zombili, namanoni aphezu kwazo, angasohlangothini lwesandla sakho
izinhlangothi, nomhlehlo ophezu kwesibindi, kanye nezinso, uyakuthatha
kude,
4:10 Njengoba wasuswa kusukela inkunzi yomhlatshelo wokuthula
umpristi akushise e-altare lokushiswa
umnikelo.
4:11 nesikhumba senkunzi, nayo yonke inyama yayo, nekhanda layo, kanye
imilenze yakhe, nezibilini zayo, nomswani wayo;
4:12 Futhi yonke ijongosi uyakuyikhiphela ngaphandle kwekamu, a
indawo ehlambulukileyo, lapho okuchithwa khona umlotha, umtshise phezu kwezinkuni
ngomlilo: lapho okuchithwa khona umlotha uyakushiswa.
4:13 Futhi uma yonke inhlangano ka-Israyeli ona ngokungazi, futhi
makufihlwe emehlweni enhlangano, benze okuthile
ngokumelene nanoma yimuphi wemiyalo kaJehova mayelana nezinto
akufanele kwenziwe, futhi unecala;
4:14 Lapho isono, abone kuso, sesaziwa, ke
ibandla linikele ngejongosi ithole lesono, lililethe
phambi kwethabhanekele lokuhlangana.
4:15 Futhi abadala bebandla bayobeka izandla zabo phezu kwekhanda
lenkunzi phambi kukaJehova; inkunzi iyakuhlatshwa ngaphambili
iNkosi.
4:16 Umpristi ogcotshiweyo uyakuletha igazi lenkunzi
itabernakele lokuhlangana;
4:17 Umpristi agcobhoze umunwe wakhe kwelinye igazi, futhi afafaze
phambi kukaJehova kasikhombisa phambi kwesihenqo.
4:18 Futhi uyakubheca elinye igazi ezimpondweni ze-altare elikhona
phambi kukaJehova elisetendeni lokuhlangana
lonke igazi alithulule ngasesinqeni se-altare lokushiswa
umnikelo, osemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
4:19 Futhi kumelwe asuse wonke amanoni ayo, awashise phezu kwe-altare.
4:20 Futhi kumelwe enze ngenkunzi njengoba nje wenza ngenkunzi ngesono
enze njalo nangalokhu, umpristi enze umnikelo
ukubuyisana kwabo, futhi bayakuthethelelwa.
4:21 Uyakuyikhiphela inkunzi ngaphandle kwekamu, ayishise njengokungathi
wayishisa inkunzi yokuqala; ingumnikelo wesono webandla.
4:22 Lapho umbusi ona, futhi wenza okuthile ngokungazi ngokumelene
noma yimuphi wemiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe mayelana nezinto
akufanele kwenziwe, futhi unecala;
4:23 noma uma isono sakhe one ngaso sazi kuye; uzokwenza
lethani umnikelo wakhe, izinyane lembuzi, iduna elingelasici.
4:24 Futhi uyobeka isandla sakhe phezu kwekhanda lembuzi, futhi uyoyihlaba phakathi
indawo lapho okuhlatshelwa khona umnikelo wokutshiswa phambi kukaJehova; kuyisono
umnikelo.
4:25 Umpristi uyakuthatha igazi lomnikelo wesono kanye nelakhe
umunwe, uwubeke ezimpondweni ze-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa, kanye
igazi lakhe alithulule ngasesinqeni se-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa.
26 Uyakushisa onke amanoni awo e-altare njengamanoni e-altare
umhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, umpristi amenzele ukubuyisana
ngesono sakhe, njalo uzathethelelwa.
4:27 Futhi uma noma ubani kubantu abavamile ona ngokungazi, kuyilapho yena
wenza okuphambene nanoma yimuphi wemiyalo kaJehova ngayo
izinto okungafanele zenziwe, futhi ube necala;
4:28 noma uma isono sakhe one ngaso sazi kuye, khona-ke yena
woletha umnikelo wakhe, izinyane lembuzi, insikazi engenasici,
ngenxa yesono sakhe one ngaso.
4:29 Uyakubeka isandla sakhe phezu kwekhanda lomnikelo wesono, futhi uyawuhlaba
umnikelo wesono endaweni yomnikelo wokushiswa.
4:30 Umpristi uyakuthabatha igazi lawo ngomunwe wakhe, alibhece
libe sezimpondweni ze-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa, lithulule konke
igazi lawo ngasesinqeni se-altare.
4:31 Futhi uyosusa wonke amanoni ayo, njengoba amanoni esuswa
emhlatshelweni weminikelo yokuthula; umpristi awushise
phezu kwe-altare kube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova; futhi umpristi kumelwe
umenzele ukubuyisana, aze athethelelwe.
4:32 Uma eletha iwundlu libe ngumnikelo wesono, woletha insikazi
engenasici.
4:33 Uyakubeka isandla sakhe enhloko yomnikelo wesono, awuhlabe
kube ngumnikelo wesono endaweni lapho okuhlatshelwa khona umnikelo wokushiswa.
4:34 Umpristi uyakuthabatha igazi lomnikelo wesono kanye nelakhe
umunwe, uwubeke ezimpondweni ze-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa, kanye
lonke igazi lawo alithulule ngasesinqeni se-altare.
4:35 Uzasusa wonke amanoni alo, njengamahwahwa ewundlu;
osusiwe emhlatshelweni weminikelo yokuthula; kanye nompristi
azishise e-altare njengokweminikelo yomlilo
kuJehova, umpristi enze ukubuyisana ngesono sakhe
enzile, uyakuthethelelwa.