Levitikusi
25:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose entabeni yaseSinayi, wathi:
25:2 Khuluma nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: 'Nxa ningena
izwe engininika lona, izwe liyakugcina isabatha kuJehova
NKOSI.
25:3 Iminyaka eyisithupha uyakuhlwanyela insimu yakho, futhi iminyaka eyisithupha uyakuthena yakho
isivini, ubuthe izithelo zaso;
25:4 Kepha ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kuyakuba yisabatha lokuphumula kwezwe, a
Isabatha likaJehova: awuyikuhlwanyela insimu yakho, ungatheni insimu yakho
isivini.
25:5 Okumilelayo ekuvuneni kwakho ungakuvuni;
futhi ungabuthi izithelo zomvini wakho ezingatheniwe, ngokuba kungumnyaka we
ukuphumula ezweni.
25:6 Isabatha lezwe liyakuba ngukudla kwenu; ngawe, lakwakho
inceku, nencekukazi yakho, neyomqashwa wakho, neyomuntu wakho
umfokazi ogogobele kuwe;
25:7 Futhi ngenxa yezinkomo zakho, futhi ngenxa yezilwane ezisezweni lakho, ngeke bonke
ukwanda kwawo kube yinyama.
25:8 Futhi kumelwe ubale kuwe amasabatha ayisikhombisa eminyaka, izikhathi eziyisikhombisa
iminyaka eyisikhombisa; futhi isikhathi samasabatha ayisikhombisa eminyaka siyakuba kuze kube
iminyaka engamashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye.
25:9 Uyakwenza ukuba icilongo lejubili likhale ngolweshumi
ngosuku lwenyanga yesikhombisa ngosuku lokubuyisana niyakulenza
izwi lecilongo ezweni lakho lonke.
25:10 Niyakungcwelisa umnyaka wamashumi ayisihlanu, nimemezele inkululeko kulo lonke
izwe lonke kubo bonke abakhileyo kulo; kuyakuba yijubili kuye
wena; nibuyele, kube yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe, nibe yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe
buyelani, kube yilowo nalowo emndenini wakhe.
25:11 Lowo mnyaka wamashumi amahlanu uyakuba yijubili kini;
vuna okumilileyo kuwo, ningabuthi kuwo izithelo zomvini
isivini sakho sihluthuliwe.
25:12 Ngokuba kuyijubili; kuyakuba ngcwele kini, nidle
ukwanda kwawo ngaphandle kwensimu.
25:13 Ngomnyaka waleli jubili niyakubuyela, kube yilowo nalowo kweyakhe
impahla.
25:14 Futhi uma uthengisa utho kumakhelwane wakho, noma uthenga into yakho
isandla somakhelwane, ningacindezeli;
25:15 Ngokwenani leminyaka emva kwejubili wothenga kuwe
umakhelwane wakhe, futhi njengenani leminyaka yezithelo
thengisa kuwe;
25:16 Ngokobuningi beminyaka uyakwandisa intengo
ngokobuncane beminyaka uyakuyinciphisa
inani laso, ngokuba njengenani leminyaka yezithelo
uthengisa kuwe.
25:17 Ngakho aniyikuhlukumeza omunye komunye; kodwa uyakwesaba okwakho
Nkulunkulu: ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
25:18 Ngalokho nizakwenza izimiso zami, nigcine izahlulelo zami, nizenze;
niyakuhlala ezweni nilondekile.
25:19 Futhi izwe liyothela izithelo zalo, futhi niyakudla nisuthe, futhi
hlalani kulo ngokuphepha.
25:20 Futhi uma nithi: 'Siyakudlani ngomnyaka wesikhombisa?' bheka, thina
kayikuhlanyela, kayikubutha izithelo zethu;
25:21 Khona-ke ngizoyala isibusiso sami phezu kwenu ngomnyaka wesithupha, futhi kuyoba
athele izithelo iminyaka emithathu.
25:22 Niyakuhlwanyela ngomnyaka wesishiyagalombili, nidle izithelo ezindala kuze kube sekupheleni
unyaka wesishiyagalolunye; nize nidle izithelo zawo, zize zingene izithelo zawo.
23 Izwe akuyikuthengiswa ngalo kuze kube phakade, ngokuba izwe lingelami; ngoba lina
izihambi nezihambi kanye nami.
25:24 Futhi kulo lonke izwe lefa lenu niyonika ukuhlengwa
izwe.
25:25 “Uma umfowenu eba mpofu, wathengisa ngempahla yakhe,
uma kufika isihlobo sakhe ukusihlenga, uyakusihlenga lokho
umfowabo wathengisa.
25:26 Uma umuntu engenaye ongalihlenga, futhi yena ngokwakhe enamandla okulihlenga;
25:27 Khona-ke makabale iminyaka yokuthengisa kwakho, futhi abuyisele
kuningi kumuntu athengisa kuye; ukuze abuyele kwelakhe
impahla.
25:28 Kodwa uma engenamandla okubuyisela kuye, lokho athengisiwe
izahlala esandleni soyithengileyo kuze kufike umnyaka we
ngejubili liyakuphuma, yena abuyele kwelakhe
impahla.
25:29 “ ‘Uma umuntu ethengisa ngendlu yokuhlala emzini onogange, angayihlenga.
ingakapheli unyaka wonke isithengisiwe; kwangathi ungakapheli unyaka ogcweleyo
lihlenge.
25:30 Futhi uma ingahlengwa phakathi nomnyaka ogcwele, khona-ke
indlu esemzini onogange iqiniswe kuye kuze kube phakade
owalithenga ezizukulwaneni zakhe, aliyikuphuma ngomkhumbi
jubile.
25:31 Kodwa izindlu zasemizaneni, abangenalo udonga nxazonke kubo, ngeke
abalwe njengamasimu ezwe; angahlengwa, wona
iyakuphuma ngejubili.
25:32 Nokho imizi yamaLevi, futhi izindlu zemizi
empahleni yawo, amaLevi angayihlenga noma nini.
25:33 Futhi uma umuntu ethenga kumaLevi, khona-ke indlu ethengisiwe, futhi
umuzi wefa lakhe uyakuphuma ngomnyaka wejubili;
izindlu zemizi yamaLevi ziyifa lawo phakathi kwezizwe
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
25:34 Kodwa insimu yedlelo lemizi yabo ayinakuthengiswa; ngoba kunjalo
impahla yabo yaphakade.
25:35 Futhi uma umfowenu eba mpofu, futhi awe ekuboleni kanye nawe; bese
uyakumsiza, yebo, nakuba engowezizwe noma engowezizwe;
ukuze ahlale lawe.
25:36 Ungathathi kuye inzalo, noma inzalo, kepha yesaba uNkulunkulu wakho; ukuthi wakho
umfowenu angahlala nawe.
25:37 Ungamniki imali yakho ngenzalo, ungamboleki ukudla kwakho.
ukuze kwande.
25:38 NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, owanikhipha ezweni
iGibithe, ukuze ngininike izwe laseKhanani, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.
25:39 Futhi uma umfowenu ohlala eduze nawe eba mpofu, futhi adayiswe kuye
wena; awuyikumcindezela ukuba abe yisigqila;
25:40 Kodwa njengenceku eqatshiweyo, futhi njengesihambi, uzakuba lawe, futhi.
uyakukukhonza kuze kube umnyaka wejubili;
25:41 Khona-ke uyakusuka kuwe, yena nabantwana bakhe kanye naye.
abuyele emndenini wakhe nasefeni lakhe
izabuya obaba.
25:42 Ngoba bayizinceku zami, engazikhipha ezweni
iGibithe akuyikuthengiswa ngazo zibe yizigqila.
25:43 Awuyikubusa phezu kwakhe kalukhuni; kepha wesabe uNkulunkulu wakho.
25:44 Izigqila zakho nezincekukazi zakho, oyakuba nazo, ziyakuba
abezizwe abanihaqayo; niyakuthenga kuzo izigqila futhi
izigqilakazi.
25:45 Futhi phakathi kwabantwana bezinye izizwe abahlala njengabezizwe phakathi kwenu, of
niyakuwathenga wona nasemindenini yawo enani, wona
bazala ezweni lakini; bayakuba yifa lakho.
25:46 Futhi niyothatha kubo njengefa labantwana benu emva kwenu, ukuze
ifa labo libe yifa; bayakuba yizigqila zenu kuze kube phakade;
aniyikubusa phezu kwabafowenu abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
omunye ngokuqina.
25:47 Futhi uma umfokazi noma umfokazi ecebe ngawe, nomfowenu lokho
ehlala eduze kwakhe abe mpofu, azithengise kumfokazi noma
isihambi esiseduze nawe, noma esitokisini somndeni womfokazi;
25:48 Ngemva kokuba esethengisiwe angabuye ahlengwe; omunye wabafowabo angase
mhlenge:
25:49 Noma uyisekazi, noma indodana kayisekazi angamhlenga,
isihlobo sakhe somndeni wakhe angamhlenga; noma uma enamandla, yena
angazihlenga.
25:50 Futhi uyobala kanye nalowo owamthenga kusukela ngonyaka ayekhona
wathengiswa kuye kwaze kwaba umnyaka wejubili, imali yokuthengisa kwakhe iyakuba
ngokwenani leminyaka, ngokwesikhathi somqashwa
inceku izoba nayo.
25:51 Uma kusasele iminyaka eminingi ngemuva, ngokuvumelana nayo uyakunika
futhi intengo yokuhlengwa kwakhe emalini eyathengwayo
okwe.
25:52 Uma kusele iminyaka embalwa kuphela kuze kube umnyaka wejubili, khona-ke uyakuhlala
ubale naye, futhi ngokweminyaka yakhe uyomnika futhi
inani lokuhlengwa kwakhe.
25:53 Futhi njengenceku oqashiwe umnyaka uyakuba naye, futhi omunye
ungabusi kalukhuni phezu kwakhe emehlweni akho.
25:54 Futhi uma engase ahlengwe ngale minyaka, khona-ke uyakuphuma
ngomnyaka wejubili, yena nabantwana bakhe kanye naye.
25:55 Ngoba kimi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayizinceku; bayizinceku zami
engamkhipha ezweni laseGibithe; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.