ULEVITIKUSI 21

₁UJehova wathi kuMose: Khuluma kubapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, uthi kubo: Makungabikho ozingcolisayo ngofileyo phakathi kwabantu bakubo,

₂ngaphandle kwezihlobo ezinyamanye naye, okungukuthi unina, noyise, nendodana yakhe, nendodakazi yakhe, nomfowabo,

₃nodadewabo, intombi eseduze naye, engenandoda; angazingcolisa ngaye.

₄Akayikuzingcolisa, eyisikhulu phakathi kwabantu bakubo, ukuze azihlambalaze.

₅Abayikuzigega amakhanda abo, bangasiphuculi isilevu emaceleni, bangazigcabi emzimbeni.

₆Bayakuba-ngcwele kuNkulunkulu wabo, bangahlambalazi igama likaNkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba banikela ngeminikelo yomlilo kaJehova, isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wabo; ngalokho bayakuba-ngcwele.

₇Angathathi owesifazane oyisifebe nowonakeleyo, angathathi owesifazane olahliwe yindoda yakhe, ngokuba ungcwele kuNkulunkulu wakhe.

₈Ngalokho uyakumngcwelisa, ngokuba unikela ngesinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wakho; uyakuba-ngcwele kuwe, ngokuba mina-Jehova oningcwelisayo ngingcwele.

₉Indodakazi yompristi, uma izingcolisa ngokufeba, iyamhlambalaza noyise; yoshiswa ngomlilo.

₁₀Ongumpristi omkhulu phakathi kwabafowabo, kuthelwé ekhanda lakhe amafutha okugcoba, nowahlukaniselwa ukuba embathe izambatho, akayikuthukulula izinwele zekhanda lakhe, angaklebhuli izambatho zakhe,

₁₁angangeni nakumuphi umuntu ofileyo, angazingcolisi ngoyise noma ngonina,

₁₂futhi angaphumi endlini engcwele, angahlambalazi indlu engcwele kaNkulunkulu wakhe; ngokuba umqhele wamafutha okugcoba kaNkulunkulu wakhe uphezu kwakhe; nginguJehova.

₁₃Wothatha umfazi oseyintombi.

₁₄Umfelokazi noma umfazi olahliweyo noma owesifazane owonakeleyo, isifebe, laba akayikubathatha; kepha uyakuthatha intombi yabantu bakubo ibe-ngumkakhe.

₁₅Akayikuhlambalaza inzalo yakhe phakathi kwabantu bakhe; ngokuba nginguJehova oningcwelisayo.

₁₆UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₁₇Yisho kuAroni, uthi: Umuntu wenzalo yakho ezizukulwaneni zayo oyisilima makangasondeli ukunikela ngesinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wakhe.

₁₈Ngokuba umuntu oyisilima akayikusondela: impumputhe noma unyonga, noma onekhala eliyisicaba, noma ozitho zakhe zingalingene,

₁₉noma umuntu ononyawo olwaphukileyo, noma onesandla esaphukileyo,

₂₀noma onesifumbu, noma oyisichwe, noma onomlanga esweni lakhe, noma onesithembuzane, noma onomuna, noma oyisilima ngamasende;

₂₁akungabikho-muntu wenzalo ka-Aroni umpristi oyisilima oyakusondela ukunikela ngeminikelo yomlilo kaJehova; uyisilima; makangasondeli ukunikela ngesinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wakhe.

₂₂Uyakudla isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wakhe, esingcwelengcwele nesingcwele.

₂₃Kuphela akayikungena kuso isihenqo, futhi angasondeli ealtare, ngokuba uyisilima, ukuze angahlambalazi izindlu zami ezingcwele, ngokuba nginguJehova obangcwelisayo.

₂₄UMose wakhuluma lokho kuAroni, nakumadodana akhe, nakubo bonke abantwana bakwaIsrayeli.