Levitikusi
27:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
27:2 Khuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi uthi kubo: 'Nxa umuntu kufanele
yenza isithembiso esisodwa, abantu bayakuba ngekaJehova ngesandla sakho
isilinganiso.
27:3 Futhi ukulinganisa kwakho owesilisa kuyakuba kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya
oneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha, ukulinganisa kwakho kuyakuba ngamashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva.
ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele.
27:4 Uma kungowesifazane, ukulinganisa kwakho kuyakuba ngamashekeli angamashumi amathathu.
27:5 Futhi uma kusukela kwabaneminyaka emihlanu kuya kwamashumi amabili ubudala, khona-ke ingane yakho
ukulinganisa kowesilisa kuyakuba ngamashekeli angamashumi amabili, nowesifazane kube ngamashekeli ayishumi
amashekeli.
27:6 Futhi uma kusukela kwenyanga kuze kube neminyaka emihlanu ubudala, ke wakho
ukulinganisa kowesilisa kuyakuba ngamashekeli* ayisihlanu esiliva, kube ngeyenkosi
ukulinganisa kwakho owesifazane kuyakuba ngamashekeli amathathu esiliva.
27:7 Futhi uma kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha kuya phezulu; uma kungowesilisa, makabe ngowakho
ukulinganisa kuyakuba ngamashekeli ayishumi nanhlanu, nokowesifazane kube amashekeli ayishumi.
27:8 Kodwa uma empofu kunokulinganisa kwakho, khona-ke uyozibonakalisa
phambi kompristi, umpristi amlinganise; ngokusho kwakhe
amandla okwenza isithembiso umpristi amnike isilinganiso.
27:9 Futhi uma kuyisilwane, lapho abantu baletha umnikelo kuJehova, bonke
noma ngubani onikela ngakho kuJehova uyakuba ngcwele.
27:10 Akayikuyiguqula, noma ayiguqule, enhle ngesibi, noma embi ngesibi.
kuhle: futhi uma eshintsha isilwane ngesilwane, sona kanye nesilwane
okwenana ngawo kuyakuba ngcwele.
27:11 Futhi uma noma yisiphi isilwane esingcolile, okuyinto bangawunikezi umhlatshelo
+ 13 Khona-ke uyoletha isilwane phambi kukampristi kuJehova.
27:12 Umpristi uyakuyilinganisa, noma inhle noma imbi, njengawe
umpristi, uyakuba njalo.
27:13 Kodwa uma ethanda ukulihlenga, khona-ke uyakwengeza ingxenye yesihlanu yalo
ngokulinganisa kwakho.
27:14 Futhi lapho umuntu eyakungcwelisa indlu yakhe ibe ngcwele kuJehova
umpristi uyakuyilinganisa, noma inhle noma imbi, njengompristi
liyakulilinganisa, lime kanjalo.
27:15 Futhi uma lowo oyingcwelisayo uyoyihlenga indlu yakhe, khona-ke kumelwe enezele
okwesihlanu kwemali yokulinganisa kwakho kuyo, ibe khona
yakhe.
27:16 Futhi uma umuntu eyakungcwelisela uJehova ingxenye yensimu yakhe
ukulinganisa kwakho kuyakuba ngenzalo yakho;
ihomere lembewu yebhali* liyakuba ngamashekeli* angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva.
27:17 Uma engcwelisa insimu yakhe kusukela ngomnyaka wejubili, njengokweyakho
ukulinganisa kuyakuma.
27:18 Kodwa uma engcwelisa insimu yakhe ngemva kwejubili, umpristi kumelwe
mbale imali ngokweminyaka eseleyo, kuze kube
umnyaka wejubili, uyakuncishiswa esilinganisweni sakho.
27:19 Futhi uma lowo owangcwelisa insimu ngeke nganoma iyiphi indlela ukuhlenga, ke yena
uyakwenezela kuyo okwesihlanu kwemali yokulinganisa kwakho, nayo
lizaqinisekiswa kuye.
27:20 Futhi uma engeke ahlenge insimu, noma uma ethengisile insimu
omunye, kayikuhlengwa futhi.
27:21 Kodwa insimu ekuphumeni kwayo ngejubili iyakuba ngcwele kuJehova
Jehova njengensimu enikelwe; ifa lalo liyakuba ngelompristi.
27:22 Futhi uma umuntu engcwelisela uJehova insimu ayithengile, okuyinto
akasiye owamasimu efa lakhe;
27:23 Khona-ke umpristi kumelwe ambalele kuye inani lokulinganisa kwakho
kuze kufike umnyaka wejubili; yena uyakunika ukulinganisa kwakho ngalo
usuku, njengento engcwele kuJehova.
27:24 Ngomnyaka wejubili insimu iyakubuyela kulowo eyayikuye
elithengiwe, kuye lowo ifa lezwe lingelakhe.
27:25 Konke ukulinganisa kwakho kuyakuba ngokweshekeli lesiliva
indawo engcwele: amagera angamashumi amabili ayakuba yishekeli.
27:26 Kuphela izibulo lezilwane, okuyinto kufanele kube izibulo likaJehova.
akukho muntu oyakungcwelisa; noma kuyinkabi, noma kuyimvu, kungokukaJehova.
27:27 Futhi uma kungokwesilwane esingcolile, khona-ke uyakuhlenga ngokuvumelana
ukulinganisa kwakho, wengeze kukho okwesihlanu kwakho, noma uma kunjalo
lingahlengwa, kuyakuthengiswa ngalo ngokulinganisa kwakho.
27:28 Nokho, akukho lutho olunikelwe, umuntu anganikela kuJehova
yakho konke anakho, umuntu, nesilwane, nensimu yakhe
kuyakuthengiswa ngefa, noma sihlengwe; konke okwahlukaniswayo kungcwelengcwele
kuJehova.
27:29 Akekho onikelwe, okuyinto enikelwe abantu, ngeke ahlengwe; kodwa
wobulawa nokubulawa.
27:30 Futhi konke okweshumi kwezwe, noma wenzalo yezwe, noma we
isithelo somuthi singesikaJehova; singcwele kuJehova.
27:31 Futhi uma umuntu ethanda ukuhlenga okuthile okweshumi kwakhe, uyakwenezela
kube yinxenye yesihlanu yawo.
27:32 Futhi mayelana nokweshumi kwezinkomo, noma kwezimvu, yebo
konke okudlula phansi kwentonga, okweshumi kuyakuba ngcwele kuJehova.
27:33 Ngeke afune ukuthi kuhle noma kubi, futhi ngeke ashintshe
futhi uma eshintsha nokushintsha, khona-ke kokubili lokho nokwenana kwakho
abe ngcwele; akuyikuhlengwa.
27:34 Le yimiyalo uJehova ayala ngayo uMose phezu kweNkosi
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli entabeni yaseSinayi.