Levitikusi
11:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wathi kubo:
11:2 Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: 'Lezi yizilwane eninazo
ziyakudla phakathi kwezilwane zonke ezisemhlabeni.
11:3 Noma yini edabula inselo, idabula inselo, eyetshisayo;
phakathi kwezilwane, niyakukudla.
11:4 Nokho lezi aniyikuzidla kwezetshisayo noma kuzo
nalezo ezidabula inselo: ikamela, ngokuba liyetshisa, kepha
ayihlukanisi inselo; ungcolile kini.
11:5 nembila, ngokuba iyetshisa, kodwa ayihlukanisi inselo; yena
ingcolile kini.
11:6 Nomvundla, ngokuba uyetshisa, kodwa kayihlukanisi inselo; yena
ingcolile kini.
11:7 Nengulube, nakuba inselo ihlukaniseke kabili, kodwa yena
awetshisi; ungcolile kini.
11:8 Ningayidli inyama yazo, ningathinti izidumbu zazo;
zingcolile kini.
11:9 Lezi ningazidla kuzo zonke ezisemanzini: zonke ezinamaphiko
namazenga emanzini, ezilwandle, nasemifuleni, niyakuba yikho
dla.
11:10 Futhi zonke ezingenamaphiko namaxolo olwandle, nasemifuleni,
konke okuhamba emanzini, nakho konke okuphilayo okusemanzini
amanzi, ayisinengiso kini;
11:11 Ziyakuba yisinengiso kini; ningadli kuzo
inyama, kepha izidumbu zazo ziyakuba-yisinengiso kini.
11:12 Noma yini engenamaphiko namaxolo emanzini, iyoba yin
isinengiso kini.
11:13 Lezi yizo eniyakunengwa kuzo phakathi kwezinyoni;
zingadliwa, ziyisinengiso: ukhozi, nokhozi
i-ossifrage, kanye ne-ospray,
11:14 nenqe, kanye inkonyane ngezinhlobo zayo;
11:15 Igwababa lonke ngezinhlobo zalo;
11:16 Nesikhova, noklebe, noklebe, noklebe emva kwakhe.
umusa,
11:17 Futhi isikhova, futhi cormorant, futhi isikhova enkulu.
11:18 nedada, nevuba, nokhozi.
11:19 Nonogolantethe, ukhwekhwe ngezinhlobo zakhe, futhi lapwing, nelulwane.
11:20 Zonke izinyoni ezinwabuzelayo, ezihamba ngezinyawo ezine, kuyakuba yisinengiso kubo
wena.
11:21 Nokho lezi eningazidla kuzo zonke izinyoni ezindizayo ezihamba phezu kwazo zonke
ezine ezinemilenze phezu kwezinyawo zazo zokugxuma ngayo emhlabeni;
11:22 Nalezi kuzo ningazidla; isikhonyane ngezinhlobo zaso, nempandla
isikhonyane ngezinhlobo zaso, namabhungane ngezinhlobo zawo, nezinkumbi
intethe ngokohlobo lwayo.
11:23 Kodwa zonke ezinye izidalwa ezindizayo, okuyinto enezinyawo ezine, kuyakuba an
isinengiso kini.
11:24 Futhi ngenxa yalezi niyakuba abangcolile: bonke abathinta isidumbu
ayakuba ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
11:25 Futhi noma ubani othwala isidumbu sabo uyogeza yakhe
izingubo, abe ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
11:26 Izidumbu zazo zonke izilwane ezidabula inselo, futhi akekho
zonke ezihlukene phakathi, zingatshisi, zingcolile kini;
ozithintayo uyakuba ngongcolile.
11:27 Futhi noma yini ehamba ngezidladla zakhe, phakathi kwazo zonke izinhlobo zezilwane ezihamba
kuzo zozine zingcolile kini: bonke abathinta isidumbu sazo
uyakuba ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
11:28 Futhi othwala isidumbu sazo uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, futhi abe
ezingcolile kuze kuhlwe: zingcolile kini.
11:29 Lezi ziyakuba ezingcolile kini phakathi kwezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo
hamba emhlabeni; umnuku, negundane, nofudu ngasemuva
uhlobo lwakhe,
11:30 Inyoni, nonwabu, nesibankwa, nomnenke, nonwabu.
imvukuzane.
11:31 Lezi zingcolile kini phakathi kwazo zonke ezinwabuzelayo: bonke abathinta
lapho sezifile, ziyakuba ngezingcolile kuze kuhlwe.
11:32 Futhi noma yini enye yazo, lapho efile, iyowela, kuyoba
yiba ongcolile; noma isitsha somuthi, noma ingubo, noma isikhumba, noma
isaka, noma isiphi isitsha okwenziwa umsebenzi kuso, kumelwe kubekwe
emanzini, ayakuba ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe; kuyakuba njalo
ehlanziwe.
11:33 Futhi zonke izitsha zobumba, lapho omunye wabo ewela phezu, noma yini
kuyakuba ngokungcolile kuwo; nize nisiphule.
11:34 Kukho konke ukudla okudliwayo, lokho amanzi afika phezu kwakho kuyoba
okungcolile: nakho konke okunathwayo okungaphuzwa kuzo zonke izitsha ezinjalo kuyakuba
engcolile.
11:35 Futhi konke okuwela phezu kwesidumbu sabo kuyoba
ongcolile; noma likuziko, noma izigcawu zamabhodwe, ziyakwaphulwa
phansi, ngokuba zingcolile, zingcolile kini.
11:36 Nokho, umthombo noma umgodi, lapho kukhona inala yamanzi, ngeke
hlambuluka, kepha othinta isidumbu sazo uyakuba ngongcolile.
11:37 Futhi uma noma iyiphi ingxenye yesidumbu sazo iwe phezu noma iyiphi imbewu ehlwanyelayo
kuhlwanyelwe, kuhlambuluke.
11:38 Kodwa uma amanzi kuthelwa imbewu, futhi noma iyiphi ingxenye yesidumbu sabo
liwele phezu kwalo, liyakuba ngokungcolile kini.
11:39 Futhi uma kufa isilwane esidliwayo; othinta isidumbu
uyakuba ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
11:40 Futhi odla isidumbu saso uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, futhi abe
ongcolile kuze kuhlwe; othwala isidumbu sakho uyakubesa
ahlanze izingubo zakhe, abe ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
11:41 Futhi zonke izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni kuyoba an
isinengiso; lingadliwa.
11:42 Noma yini ehamba ngesisu, futhi noma yini ehamba ngezinyawo ezine, noma
noma yini enezinyawo eziningi phakathi kwazo zonke ezinwabuzelayo ezinwabuzelayo phezu kwayo
umhlaba, aniyikukudla; ngoba bayisinengiso.
11:43 Aniyikuzenza ezinengeka nganoma iyiphi into ezinwabuzelayo ukuthi
ezinwabuzelayo, ningazingcolisi ngazo, ukuze nizingcolise ngazo
kufanele lingcoliswe ngalokho.
11:44 Ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu
nibe ngcwele; ngokuba mina ngingcwele; aniyikuzingcolisa ngakho
zonke izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni.
11:45 Ngoba nginguJehova owakukhuphula ezweni laseGibhithe, ukuze ngibe
uNkulunkulu wenu; ngalokho nibe ngcwele, ngokuba mina ngingcwele.
11:46 Lona umthetho wezilwane, nezinyoni, futhi zonke eziphilayo
izidalwa ezihamba emanzini nakuzo zonke izidalwa ezinwabuzelayo
emhlabeni:
11:47 Ukuze enze umehluko phakathi kokungcolile nokuhlanzekile, naphakathi kokubi
isilwane esingadliwa kanye nesilwane esingadliwa.