UNUMERI 19

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose nakuAroni, wathi:

₂Lokhu kuyisimiso somthetho uJehova ayalile ngaso ukuthi: Yisho kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli ukuba balethe kuwe isithole esibomvu esingenasici, singenansolo, okungazange kubekwe ijoka phezu kwaso,

₃nisinike uEleyazare umpristi, yena asikhiphele ngaphandle kwekamu*, sihlatshwe phambi kwakhe;

₄uEleyazare umpristi uyakuthabatha igazi laso ngomunwe wakhe, afafaze kasikhombisa ngaphambi kwetende lokuhlangana ngegazi laso,

₅isithole sishiswe phambi kwakhe, isikhumba saso, nenyama yaso, negazi laso, kanye nomswani waso kushiswe;

₆umpristi uyakuthabatha umsedari*, nehisopi*, nendwangu ebomvu, akuphonse phakathi kokushayo kwesithole.

₇Umpristi useyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, andukuba angene ekamu*, umpristi abe-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₈Osishisayo uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe ngamanzi, ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, abe-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₉Umuntu ohlambulukileyo uyakubutha umlotha wesithole, awubekele ngaphandle kwekamu* endaweni ehlambulukileyo, ugcinelwe inhlangano yabantwana bakwaIsrayeli kube-ngamanzi okuphothula; kungumnikelo wesono.

₁₀Obutha umlotha wesithole uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, abe-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe; kuyakuba-yisimiso esiphakade kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli nakumfokazi ogogobeleyo phakathi kwabo.

₁₁Othinta isidumbu somuntu uyakuba-ngongcolile izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

₁₂Uyakuziphothula ngawo ngosuku lwesithathu, nangosuku lwesikhombisa uyakuhlambuluka; kepha uma engaziphothuli ngosuku lwesithathu, akayikuhlambuluka ngosuku lwesikhombisa.

₁₃Yilowo nalowo othinta isidumbu somuntu ofileyo, angaziphothuli, uyangcolisa itabernakele* likaJehova; lowomuntu uyakunqunywa kuIsrayeli, ngokuba amanzi okuphothula akafafazwanga ngawo; uyakuba-ngongcolile; ukungcola kwakhe kusekuye.

₁₄Nanku umthetho, uma umuntu efela etendeni: yilowo nalowo ongena etendeni nalowo osetendeni uyakuba-ngongcolile izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

₁₅Nazo zonke izitsha ezivulekileyo ezingenaso isisibekelo esiboshwé kuzo zingcolile.

₁₆Yilowo nalowo othinta endle obulewe ngenkemba, noma isidumbu, noma ithambo lomuntu, noma ithuna, uyakuba-ngongcolile izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

₁₇Abangcolileyo bayakuthatha umlotha wokushayo komnikelo wesono, namanzi agobhozayo ayakuthelwa kanye nawo esitsheni,

₁₈umuntu ohlambulukileyo athabathe ihisopi*, aligcobhoze emanzini, afafaze ngawo itende, nezitsha zonke, nabantu ababelapho, nowathinta ithambo, noma ababuleweyo, noma abafileyo, noma ithuna,

₁₉umuntu ohlambulukileyo amfafaze ongcolileyo ngosuku lwesithathu nangosuku lwesikhombisa, amphothule ngosuku lwesikhombisa, ahlanze izingubo zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, ahlambuluke ngakusihlwa.

₂₀Kepha umuntu ongcolayo engaziphothuli, lowomuntu uyakunqunywa phakathi kwebandla, ngokuba ungcolisile indlu engcwele kaJehova; amanzi okuphothula akafafazwanga ngawo; ungcolile.

₂₁Kuyakuba-yisimiso esiphakade kubo; ofafaza amanzi okuphothula uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, nothinta amanzi okuphothula uyakuba-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₂₂Lokhu umuntu ongcolileyo akuthintayo kuyakuba-ngokungcolile; umuntu okuthintayo uyakuba-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.