Levitikusi
22:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
22:2 Khuluma ku-Aroni nakumadodana akhe, ukuze bahlukane phakathi
izinto ezingcwele zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze bangangcolisi ingcwele yami
igama labo ezintweni abazingcwelisa kimi: nginguJehova.
22:3 Yisho kubo ukuthi: Noma yimuphi wenzalo yenu ezizukulwaneni zenu.
abangena ezintweni ezingcwele, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abazingcwelisa
kuJehova, ukungcola kwakhe kuphezu kwakhe, lowo muntu uyakunqunywa
ngisuke ebusweni bami: nginguJehova.
22:4 Noma yimuphi umuntu wenzalo ka-Aroni onochoko noma egijima
udaba; angadli izinto ezingcwele aze ahlambuluke. Futhi ubani
othinta noma yini engcolile ngofileyo noma umuntu ongenzalo yakhe
asuke kuye;
22:5 Noma ubani othinta into enwabuzelayo, lapho angenziwa
ongcolile, noma umuntu angathola kuye ukungcola, noma yini
unokungcola;
22:6 Umphefumulo othinte noma yikuphi okunjalo uyakuba ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe, futhi
angadli ezintweni ezingcwele, ngaphandle kokuthi ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi.
22:7 Futhi lapho ilanga selishonile, uyoba ohlanzekile, futhi kamuva uyodla
izinto ezingcwele; ngoba kungukudla kwakhe.
22:8 Lokho okuzifelayo, noma ezidwengulwe izilo, akayikukudla
uzingcolise ngakho; nginguJehova.
22:9 Ngakho-ke bayogcina umthetho wami, funa bathwale isono ngenxa yaso, futhi
ngalokho kufa, uma belingcolisa; mina Jehova ngiyabangcwelisa.
22:10 Akekho owezizwe angayidla into engcwele: umfokazi weN
umpristi noma umqashwa bangadli okungcwele.
22:11 Kodwa uma umpristi ethenga noma yimuphi umphefumulo ngemali yakhe, yena uyakudla kuyo, futhi
ozelwe endlini yakhe bayakudla ukudla kwakhe.
22:12 Uma indodakazi yompristi igana umfokazi, akufanele
nidle umnikelo wezinto ezingcwele.
22:13 Kodwa uma indodakazi yompristi ingumfelokazi noma ehlukanisiwe, futhi ingenamntwana,
ibuyele endlini kayise njengasebusheni bayo iyakudla
ekudleni kukayise, kepha owezizwe akayikukudla.
22:14 Uma umuntu edla into engcwele ngokungazi, khona-ke uyakubeka
ingxenye yesihlanu yayo, ayinike umpristi kanye nenhlawulo
into engcwele.
22:15 Futhi abayikungcolisa izinto ezingcwele zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
abanikela ngakho kuJehova;
22:16 Noma bavumele ukuba bathwale ububi becala, lapho bedla zabo
izinto ezingcwele, ngokuba mina Jehova ngiyazingcwelisa.
22:17 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
22:18 Khuluma ku-Aroni, namadodana akhe, futhi kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli:
uthi kubo: Noma yimuphi owendlu ka-Israyeli noma ongowakwa-Israyeli
abafokazi kwa-Israyeli, oyakunikela ngomnikelo wakhe kuzo zonke izithembiso zakhe, futhi
ngayo yonke iminikelo yakhe yesihle abayakunikela ngayo kuJehova
umnikelo wokushiswa;
22:19 Wonikela ngokuthanda kwakho iduna elingenasici ezinkomeni,
eyezimvu, kumbe eyembuzi.
22:20 Kepha noma yini enesici aniyikunikela ngayo, ngokuba ayiyikunikela.
kwamukeleka kuwe.
22:21 Futhi noma ubani onikela umhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula kuJehova
ugcwalise isithembiso sakhe, noma umnikelo wesihle ezinkomeni noma ezimvini, wowufeza
baphelele ukuze bamukelwe; kungabikho sici kuwo.
22:22 Oyimpumputhe, noma ephukile, noma ekhubazekile, noma enomthumbo, noma enokhwekhwe, noma enotwayi.
aniyikunikela ngazo kuJehova, ningenzi umnikelo womlilo
phezu kwe-altare kuJehova.
22:23 Inkunzi noma iwundlu elinokuchichimayo noma elishodayo.
izabelo zakhe, ukuze unikele ngazo zibe ngumnikelo wesihle; kodwa ngenxa yesifungo
akuyikwamukeleka.
22:24 Aniyikunikela kuJehova into echotshoziwe, noma echotshoziwe, noma
ephukile, noma enqunywe; futhi aniyikunikela ngayo ezweni lakini.
22:25 Futhi aniyikunikela esandleni sowezizwe isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wenu
noma yikuphi kwalokhu; ngoba ukonakala kwawo kukuwo, lamabala akuwo
bona: aziyikwamukeleka kini.
22:26 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
22:27 Lapho inkomo, noma imvu, noma imbuzi, lapho kuzalwa, khona-ke kumelwe.
zibe ngaphansi kwedamu izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; kusukela osukwini lwesishiyagalombili nangale kwalokho
iyakwamukeleka ibe ngumnikelo womlilo kuJehova.
22:28 Futhi noma inkomo noma imvu, aniyikuyihlaba kanye nengane yayo kokubili phakathi
usuku olulodwa.
22:29 Futhi lapho ninikela umhlatshelo wokubonga kuJehova, ninikele
ngentando yakho.
22:30 Kuyakudliwa kuphele ngalolo suku; aniyikushiya lutho lwakho kuze kube
ngakusasa: nginguJehova.
22:31 Ngakho niyogcina imiyalo yami, futhi niyenze: nginguJehova.
22:32 Futhi ningahlambalazi igama lami elingcwele; kodwa ngiyakungcweliswa phakathi kwezizwe
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli: nginguJehova oningcwelisayo,
22:33 owanikhipha ezweni laseGibhithe, ukuze ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu;
NKOSI.