ULEVITIKUSI 1

₁UJehova esetendeni lokuhlangana wambiza uMose, wakhuluma kuye, wathi:

₂Yisho kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli, uthi kubo: Nxa umuntu wakini eletha umnikelo kuJehova, anonikela ngomnikelo wenu wezinkomo zemihlambi nowezimvu.

₃Uma umnikelo wakhe ungumnikelo wokushiswa wemihlambi, uyakunikela ngeduna elingenasici, anikele ngalo ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana, aze amukeleke kuJehova.

₄Uyakubeka isandla sakhe enhloko yomnikelo wokushiswa; uyakwamukelwa ngenxa yakhe, umenzele ukubuyisana.

₅Wolihlaba iduna phambi kukaJehova, amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, alethe igazi, afafaze ngegazi nxazonke zealtare elingasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.

₆Uyakuhlinza umnikelo wokushiswa, awuhlahlele izitho.

₇Amadodana ka-Aroni umpristi abeke umlilo ealtare, ahlele izinkuni phezu komlilo;

₈amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, ahlele izitho, nenhloko, namanoni, phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwealtare,

₉ahlanze izibilini zalo namanqina alo ngamanzi, umpristi akushise konke ealtare, kube-ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, ube-yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova.

₁₀Uma umnikelo wakhe ungowemihlambi, owasezimvini noma owasezimbuzini, ube-ngumnikelo wokushiswa, wonikela ngeduna elingenasici.

₁₁Alihlabe ngasohlangothini lwealtare olungasenyakatho phambi kukaJehova; amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, afafaze ialtare ngegazi lalo nxazonke.

₁₂Alihlahlele izitho nenhloko yalo namanoni alo, umpristi akuhlele phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwealtare,

₁₃ahlanze izibilini zalo namanqina alo ngamanzi, umpristi anikele ngakho konke, akushise ealtare kube-ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, ube-yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova.

₁₄Uma umnikelo wakhe kuJehova ungumnikelo wokushiswa kwezinyoni, wonikela ngomnikelo wamahobhe noma ngowamaphuphu amajuba.

₁₅Umpristi awulethe ealtare, awushumpule inhloko, awushise ealtare, igazi lawo likhanyelwe ngasohlangothini lwealtare,

₁₆asuse ingila nezimpaphe, akulahle ngaseceleni kwealtare ngasempumalanga endaweni yomlotha,

₁₇awuqaqe ngamaphiko awo, angawudabuli kodwa; umpristi awushise ealtare phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni, ubengumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, ube-yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova.