Levitikusi
21:1 UJehova wathi kuMose: "Yisho kubapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, uthi:
uthi kubo: Kakuyikungcoliswa ngofileyo phakathi kwabo
abantu:
21:2 Kodwa isihlobo sakhe esiseduze naye, okungukuthi, kunina, futhi for
uyise, nendodana yakhe, nendodakazi yakhe, nomfowabo,
21:3 Nodadewabo oyintombi, oseduze naye, ongazange abe
umyeni; angangcoliswa nguye.
21:4 Kodwa ngeke azingcolise, njengoba umuntu oyinhloko phakathi kwabantu bakubo, ukuze
uzingcolise.
21:5 Ngeke benze impandla emakhanda abo, futhi ngeke aphuce
echosheni lentshebe yabo, ungagcaki enyameni yabo.
21:6 Bayakuba ngcwele kuNkulunkulu wabo, futhi bangahlambalazi igama labo
uNkulunkulu: njengeminikelo yomlilo kaJehova, nesinkwa sabo
Nkulunkulu, bayanikela; ngalokho bayakuba ngcwele.
21:7 Abayikuthatha umfazi oyisifebe noma ongcolile; futhi ngeke
bathatha owesifazane owaliweyo endodeni yakhe, ngoba ungcwele kweyakhe
uNkulunkulu.
21:8 Ngakho uyakumngcwelisa; ngoba unikela ngesinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wakho.
uyakuba ngcwele kuwe, ngokuba mina Jehova oningcwelisayo ngingcwele.
21:9 Indodakazi yanoma yimuphi umpristi, uma izingcolisa ngokudlala
isifebe, singcolisa uyise; siyakushiswa ngomlilo.
21:10 Futhi lowo umpristi omkhulu phakathi kwabafowabo, ophezu kwekhanda lakhe
kwathululwa amafutha okugcoba, futhi lokho kungcweliswa ukugcotshwa
angambuli izingubo zakhe, angaklebhuli izingubo zakhe;
21:11 Futhi ngeke angene kunoma iyiphi isidumbu, futhi ngeke azingcolise ngenxa yakhe
uyise, noma unina;
21:12 Futhi ngeke aphume endaweni engcwele, futhi akayingcolisa indlu engcwele
uNkulunkulu wakhe; ngoba umqhele wamafutha okugcoba kaNkulunkulu wakhe uphezu kwakhe;
iNkosi.
21:13 Futhi uyakuthatha umfazi ebuntombini bakhe.
21:14 Umfelokazi, noma owesifazane ohlukanisiwe, noma ongcolile, noma isifebe, labo bayakunikela.
angathathi, kepha uyakuthatha intombi yabantu bakubo ibe ngumfazi.
21:15 Futhi akayikungcolisa inzalo yakhe phakathi kwabantu bakubo, ngoba mina Jehova
mngcwelise.
21:16 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
21:17 Yisho ku-Aroni, uthi: 'Yilowo nalowo wenzalo yakho phakathi kwabo
izizukulwane ezinasici makangasondeli ukunikela ngazo
isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wakhe.
21:18 Ngokuba noma yimuphi umuntu onesici makangasondeli.
oyimpumputhe, noma isinyonga, noma onekhala eliyisicaba, noma yini
ngokweqile,
21:19 Noma umuntu ophuke izinyawo, noma ophuke isandla,
21:20 noma igobolondo, noma incithakalo, noma onesici esweni lakhe,
ukhwekhwe, noma utwayi, noma ophukile amatshe akhe;
21:21 Akukho muntu wenzalo ka-Aroni umpristi oyisilima oyofika
eseduze ukunikela ngeminikelo yomlilo kaJehova; uyisilima;
kayikusondela ukunikela isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wakhe.
21:22 Uyakudla isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wakhe, esingcwelengcwele kanye nesinkwa
engcwele.
21:23 Kuphela angangeni esihenqo, futhi angasondeli e-altare.
ngoba ulesisici; ukuze angangcolisi izindlu zami ezingcwele;
uJehova mabangcwelise.
21:24 UMose wakutshela u-Aroni, namadodana akhe, futhi kubo bonke abantwana
yakwa-Israyeli.