Eksodusi 27
Lilati leminikelo yekushiswa
1“Ubenta lilati ngemgamba, libe nemihlubulo lelinganako: budze balo libe ngemamitha langaba mabili nemasentimitha langema-20, bubanti libe ngemamitha langaba mabili nemasentimitha langema-20, nekuphakama libe ngulelingaba yimitha nemasentimitha langema-30. 2Lamakona lamane ubowenta abe netimphondvo lapha ngetulu, tihlangane tibe yintfo yinye nelilati, konkhe loku ubokwembesa ngelitfusi. 3Ubolentela emabhodo ekucitsa umlotsa, ulentele nemafosholo, nemigezelo, netindishi, netintsi tekuhloma inyama, nemakesi; tonkhe letitja ubotenta ngelitfusi. 4Ubolentela umhlobiso welitfusi losasisefo, etikwawo ubokwenta emajiva lamane elitfusi emakoneni awo omane. 5Ubowuvunulisa ngaphansi kwalomtsandvo welilati loselukhalweni lwelilati. 6Lelilati ubolentela timboko ngemgamba, uyembese ngelitfusi. 7Uyawutifaka emajiveni ngala nangala kwelilati njalo nje naletfwalwako. 8Lelilati ubolenta ngemapulango libe nemhubhe, ulakhe ngaleyo ndlela lengakukhombisa yona entsabeni.”
Sibuya selithende laSimakadze
9“Lelithende lekukhontela ubolibiyela ngesibuya; lesibuya ubosakha ngetindvwangu telineni lecolisakele. Ngaseningizimu lesibuya kufanele sibe nebudze lobungemamitha langaba ngema-46, 10sibe netinsika letingema-20 letimiswe emasekweni elitfusi langema-20, letinsika tibe nemahhuka nemigcala yesiliva. 11Kufanele kwentiwe njalo futsi nangasemhlubulweni longasenyakatfo; lesibuya sibe nebudze lobungemamitha langaba ngema-46, letindvwangu tesibuya kufanele tilengiswe etinsikeni letingema-20 letimiswe emasekweni elitfusi langema-20. Letinsika tibe nemahhuka nemigcala yesiliva. 12Ngasenshonalanga kufanele kube nesibuya setindvwangu lesingemamitha langaba ngema-23 budze, letinsika tisinyiswe emasekweni lalishumi. 13Bubanti balesibuya ngembili kwaso, ngasemphumalanga, kufanele bube ngemamitha langaba ngema-23. 14Kulenga kwato letindvwangu ngala kwemnyango kufanele kube ngemamitha langaba sitfupha nemasentimitha langema-60 bubanti, tihhukwe etinsikeni letintsatfu letisinyiswe emasekweni lamatsatfu. 15Nangale kwemnyango kufanele kulenge tindvwangu letingemamitha langaba sitfupha nemasentimitha langema-60 bubanti, tihhukwe etinsikeni letintsatfu letisinyiswe emasekweni lamatsatfu. 16Lomnyango wesibuya kufanele ube nesivalo lesentiwe ngendvwangu yelineni lecolisakele lehlotjiswe nangensontfo leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, nalebukhwebeletane, nalebovu ngalokutopele; kube ngumsebenti wengcweti yetekuhlobisa, bubanti balendvwangu bube ngemamitha langaba yimfica. Kufanele ihhukwe etinsikeni letine letisinyiswe emasekweni lamane. 17Tonkhe tinsika letitungelete lesibuya kufanele tibe nemigcala yesiliva nemahhuka esiliva, emaseko ato entiwe ngelitfusi. 18Lesibuya kufanele sibe nebudze lobungemamitha langaba ngema-46, nebubanti lobungemamitha langaba ngema-23, nekuphakama kwetindvwangu lokungemamitha langaba mabili nemasentimitha langema-20. Letindvwangu kufanele tentiwe ngemitiya yelineni leyephotselwe yacolisakala, emaseko ato letinsika entiwe ngelitfusi. 19Tonkhe timphahla letitawusetjentiswa kulelithende ekukhonteni ngisho netiphunti talelithende kanye netesibuya kufanele kwentiwe ngelitfusi.”
Kunakekelwa kwetibane
20“Uyale ema-Israyeli kutsi akakuletsele emafutsa lacengekile ekukhanyisa tibane lentiwe ngemncumo. Letibane kufanele tihlale tikhanya. 21Aroni nemadvodzana akhe kufanele balinakekele lelithende lekuhlangana ngekulikhanyisa kusukela kusihlwa kuze kube ngusekuseni; lolutsi lwetibane kufanele lubekwe ngaphandle kwendvwangu lesembikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane, lapho ngikhona khona. Lomtsetfo kufanele wentiwe ngema-Israyeli titukulwane ngetitukulwane.”
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