Levitikusi
17:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
17:2 Khuluma ku-Aroni, namadodana akhe, futhi bonke abantwana
Israyeli, uthi kubo; Lokhu kuyikho uJehova anakho
wayala wathi.
17:3 Noma yimuphi umuntu wendlu ka-Israyeli, ohlaba inkabi, noma
iwundlu, noma imbuzi, ekamu, noma ohlabayo ngaphandle kwekamu.
17:4 futhi akayilethi emnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
ukunikela ngomnikelo kuJehova phambi kwetabernakele likaJehova;
igazi liyakubalelwa kulowo muntu; uchithile igazi; naleyondoda
uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo;
17:5 Ukuze abantwana bakwa-Israyeli balethe imihlatshelo yabo, okuyinto
banikela endle, ukuze balethe kuJehova
uJehova, ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana
umpristi, unikele ngazo zibe yiminikelo yokuthula kuJehova.
17:6 Umpristi afafaze ngegazi phezu kwe-altare likaJehova
umnyango wetende lokuhlangana, ushise amanoni a
iphunga elimnandi kuJehova.
17:7 Futhi abasayikunikela imihlatshelo yabo amademoni, ngemva kwabo
bafeba. Lokhu kuyakuba yisimiso kubo kuze kube phakade
ezizukulwaneni zabo.
17:8 Futhi uyakuthi kubo: Noma yimuphi umuntu okhona endlini ka
Israyeli, noma abezizwe abagogobele phakathi kwenu, onikela i
umnikelo wokushiswa noma umhlatshelo,
17:9 Futhi akayilethi emnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
ukuyinikela kuJehova; lowomuntu uyakunqunywa phakathi kwakhe
abantu.
17:10 Futhi noma yimuphi umuntu okhona wendlu ka-Israyeli noma abezizweni
ohlala njengowezizwe phakathi kwenu odla loba yiliphi igazi; Ngizobeka ngisho
ubuso bami bumelane nalowo muntu odla igazi, ngimnqume
phakathi kwabantu bakhe.
17:11 Ngoba umphefumulo wenyama usegazini, futhi mina ngininike lona
phezu kwe-altare ukwenzela imiphefumulo yenu ukubuyisana, ngokuba kuyigazi
owenza inhlawulo yokuthula ngomphefumulo.
17:12 Ngakho ngathi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: "Akukho muntu kini ongayidla
igazi, nomfokazi ogogobeleyo phakathi kwenu makangalidli igazi.
17:13 Futhi noma yimuphi umuntu okhona phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, noma phakathi
abafokazi abagogobele phakathi kwenu, abazingela, babambe noma yisiphi isilwane
noma izinyoni ezidliwayo; wochitha igazi layo, futhi
ulimboze ngothuli.
17:14 Ngoba kungukuphila kwayo yonke inyama; igazi lawo liwukuphila
ngakho ngathi kubantwana bakoIsrayeli: Lizakudla
ligazi lanoma iyiphi inyama, ngokuba umphefumulo wenyama yonke uyigazi
yilowo nalowo oyidlayo uyakunqunywa.
17:15 Futhi wonke umphefumulo odla lokho okuzifeleyo noma lokho okwakukhona
edwengulwe yizilo, noma engowakini noma engowemzini;
uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, abe khona
ongcolile kuze kuhlwe: khona uyakuba ngohlambulukileyo.
17:16 Kepha uma engazigezi, noma engagezi umzimba wakhe; khona izathwala owakhe
ububi.