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.