Levitikusi
23:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
23:2 Khuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi uthi kubo: Ngokuphathelene
imikhosi kaJehova eniyakuyimemezela ibe yimihlangano engcwele;
nansi imikhosi yami.
23:3 Izinsuku eziyisithupha kosetshenzwa, kepha usuku lwesikhombisa luyisabatha lokuphumula.
umhlangano ongcwele; ningasebenzi msebenzi ngalo; kuyisabatha le
uJehova kuzo zonke izindawo zenu zokuhlala.
23:4 Lezi ziyimikhosi kaJehova, yebo, imihlangano engcwele, eniyakwenza
memezelani ngezikhathi zazo.
23:5 Ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yokuqala, kusihlwa kuyiphasika likaJehova.
23:6 Futhi ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwaleyo nyanga kungumkhosi ongenamvubelo
isinkwa sikaJehova; izinsuku eziyisikhombisa niyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo.
23:7 Ngosuku lokuqala niyakuba nomhlangano ongcwele, ningenzi lutho
umsebenzi onzima kuwo.
23:8 Niyakunikela ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova izinsuku eziyisikhombisa
usuku lwesikhombisa lungumhlangano ongcwele; ningasebenzi msebenzi
lapho.
23:9 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
23:10 Khuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi uthi kubo: 'Ekufikeni kwenu
ezweni engininika lona, nivune isivuno salo;
niyakuletha kuJehova isithungu solibo lwesivuno senu
umpristi:
23:11 Futhi uyosizulisa isithungu phambi kukaJehova, ukuze samukelwe kini
ngakusasa emva kwesabatha umpristi uyakusizulisa.
23:12 Niyakunikela ngalolo suku enizulisa isithungu iwundlu ngaphandle
isilima somnyaka wokuqala sibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova.
23:13 Futhi umnikelo wawo wempuphu uyakuba ngokweshumi okubili kwempuphu ecolekileyo
exovwe namafutha, umnikelo womlilo kuJehova, ube yiphunga elimnandi
iphunga elimnandi, nomnikelo walo wokuphuzwayo uyakuba ngowewayini ingxenye yesine
kwe hin.
23:14 Futhi aniyikudla isinkwa, noma amabele omisiwe, noma izikhwebu eziluhlaza, kuze kube
ngalona lolo suku enilethe ngalo umnikelo kuNkulunkulu wenu;
kuyakuba yisimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu ezizukulwaneni zenu zonke
izindawo zokuhlala.
23:15 Futhi niyakubala kini kusukela ngakusasa emva kwesabatha, kusukela ngosuku
ngosuku eniletha ngalo isithungu somnikelo wokuzuliswa; amasabatha ayisikhombisa kuyakuba
phelela:
23:16 Kuze kube ngakusasa emva kwesabatha lesikhombisa anobala amashumi amahlanu
izinsuku; ninikele ngomnikelo omusha wempuphu kuJehova.
23:17 Niyakukhupha ezindlini zenu izinkwa ezimbili zokuzuliswa, ezimbili eshumini
azoba ngempuphu ecolekileyo; ziyakuphekwa ngemvubelo;
bayizithelo zokuqala kuJehova.
23:18 Niyakunikela kanye nesinkwa amawundlu ayisikhombisa angenasici
umnyaka munye, nejongosi elilodwa, nezinqama ezimbili;
umnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova, nomnikelo wazo wempuphu nesiphuzo sakhona
umnikelo womlilo wephunga elimnandi kuJehova.
23:19 Niyakunikela ngezinyane elilodwa lembuzi libe ngumnikelo wesono, futhi ezimbili
Amawundlu alomnyaka owodwa abe ngumhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula.
23:20 Umpristi uyakuzizulisa kanye nesinkwa solibo kube i-a
umnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova kanye namawundlu amabili; ayakuba ngcwele kuwo
uJehova ngompristi.
23:21 Futhi niyomemezela ngalolo suku, ukuze kube ngcwele
ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza;
yisimiso esiphakade ezindlini zenu zonke ezizukulwaneni zenu.
23:22 Futhi lapho nivuna isivuno sezwe lakini, awuyikuhlambulula
susa emachosheni ensimu yakho lapho uvuna, futhi awuyikuvuna
ubukhothozi esivunweni sakho, ukushiyele kuJehova
ompofu nomfokazi: nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
23:23 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
23:24 Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: 'Ngenyanga yesikhombisa
ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga niyakuba nesabatha, isikhumbuzo sokuvuthela
lamacilongo, umhlangano ongcwele.
23:25 Aniyikwenza umsebenzi wakukhonza, kodwa ninikele ngomnikelo owenziwe
ngomlilo kuJehova.
23:26 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
23:27 Futhi ngosuku lweshumi lwaleyo nyanga yesikhombisa kuyakuba usuku
kuyakuba ngumhlangano ongcwele kini; futhi niyakwenza
nihluphe imiphefumulo yenu, ninikele ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova.
23:28 Ningasebenzi msebenzi ngalolo suku, ngokuba kulusuku lokubuyisana.
ukuze anenzele ukubuyisana phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
23:29 Ngokuba noma yimuphi umphefumulo ongayikuhlushwa ngalolo suku.
uyakunqunywa phakathi kwabantu bakubo.
23:30 Futhi noma yimuphi umphefumulo owenza noma yimuphi umsebenzi ngalolo suku, okufanayo
ngiyakuwubhubhisa umphefumulo phakathi kwabantu bakubo.
23:31 Ningasebenzi msebenzi: kuyakuba yisimiso kuze kube phakade
ezizukulwaneni zenu kuzo zonke izindawo zenu zokuhlala.
23:32 Kuyakuba kini isabatha lokuphumula, futhi niyothobisa imiphefumulo yenu.
ngosuku lwesishiyagalolunye lwenyanga kusihlwa, kusukela kusihlwa kuze kube kusihlwa
gcina isabatha lakho.
23:33 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
23:34 Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: 'Ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwalokhu
ngenyanga yesikhombisa kuyakuba ngumkhosi wamadokodo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa kuJehova
NKOSI.
23:35 Ngosuku lokuqala kuyakuba nomhlangano ongcwele, ningasebenzi msebenzi
sebenza khona.
23:36 Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa niyakunikela ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova
usuku lwesishiyagalombili kuyakuba ngumhlangano ongcwele kini; njalo lizanikela i
umnikelo womlilo kuJehova: kungumhlangano ozothileyo; kanye nawe
angenzi msebenzi wakukhonza.
23:37 Lezi ziyimikhosi kaJehova, lapho niyomemezela ukuthi ibe ngcwele
izihlangano, ukunikela ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova, wokushiswa
umnikelo, nomnikelo wempuphu, nomhlatshelo, neminikelo yokuphuzwa, konke
into ngosuku lwakhe:
23:38 Ngaphandle amasabatha kaJehova, futhi ngaphandle izipho zakho, futhi ngaphandle kwakho konke
izithembiso zenu, langaphandle kwayo yonke iminikelo yenu yesihle eninikela kuyo
iNkosi.
23:39 Futhi ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yesikhombisa, lapho nibuthile
isithelo sezwe niyakugcinela uJehova umkhosi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa;
ngosuku lokuqala kuyakuba yisabatha, nangosuku lwesishiyagalombili kube a
isabatha.
23:40 Ngosuku lokuqala niyakuthatha amagatsha emithi emihle,
amagatsha esundu, nezingatsha zemithi eminyene, neminyezane
umfudlana; nithokoze phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
23:41 Niyakuwugcina umkhosi kuJehova izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngomnyaka. It
kuyakuba yisimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu;
ngenyanga yesikhombisa.
23:42 Niyakuhlala emadokodweni izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; bonke abazalwa bakwa-Israyeli bayakuzala
hlala emadokodweni:
23:43 Ukuze izizukulwane zenu zazi ukuthi ngabenza abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
hlala emadokodweni, lapho ngibakhipha ezweni laseGibithe; nginguJehova
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
23:44 UMose wabatshela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli imikhosi kaJehova.