ULEVITIKUSI 4
Umhlabelo wehlambululo
1USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi kuye 2akakhulume nama-Israyeli athi kiwo: “Nanyana ngubani owona ngokungakahlosi ngokwenza okuphambene neminye yemiyalo kaSomnini, akaphathwe nganasi indlela:
3“Nangabe kona umphristi ozesiweko, abangele abantu umlandu, akalethe ikunzana emsulwa kuSomnini kube mhlabelwakhe wehlambululo mayelana nesono asenzileko. 4Akalethe ikunzana leyo phambi kwakaSomnini emnyango wetende lokuhlanganela. Abeke isandla sakhe phezu kwehloko yekunzana bese uyihlabela phambi kwakaSomnini. 5Yeke umphristi ozesiweko uzakuthatha ezinye zeengazi zekunzana leyo angene nazo ngetendeni lokuhlanganela. 6Kufuze atlubhuze umunwakhe ngeengazinapho bese ufafaza ezinye zazo kalikhomba phambi kwakaSomnini ngaphambi kwesiyaya sendawo ecwengileko. 7Godu umphristi uzabese uninda ezinye iingazi phezu kweempundu ze-aldari letjhwalo phambi kwakaSomnini ngetendeni lokuhlanganela. Inengi leengazi zekunzana leyo azithululele emanzinzweni we-aldari lomhlabelo wokutjhiswa phambi komnyango wetende lokuhlanganela. 8Kufuze asuse woke umhlwehlwe wekunzana yomhlabelo wehlambululo okutjho umhlwehlwe weenredlo nakho koke okuhlangene nazo, 9iziso zombili nomhlwehlwe wakhona namanoni wesifunzi kanye nepundu yesibindi ekufuze ikhutjhwe neziso. 10Koke lokho akube njengalokha nakukhutjhwa umhlwehlwe ekomeni eyenzelwa umhlabelo wetjhebiswano. Yeke umphristi uzakutjhisa lokho e-aldarini lomhlabelo wokutjhiswa. 11Kodwana isikhumba sekunzana nenyama yayo yoke, ihloko nemilenze, iinredlo nemiswanayo 12okutjho koke okuseleko kwekunzana kufuze akuthathe aphumele nakho ngaphandle kwekampa endaweni ekhethekileko, lapha kuthululwa khona umlotha we-aldari. Abase umlilo ezalenapho atjhise koke lokho.
13“Nangabe woke umkhambathi wama-Israyeli owona ngokungakahlosi ngokweqa imiyalo kaSomnini kodwana ihlangano ingakuboni lokho bese umkhambathi lowo uzizwe unomlandu, 14ihlangano ayilethe ikunzana njengomhlabelo wehlambululo, masinyana nasele isono somkhambathi sazekile. Kufuze ilethwe phambi kwetende lokuhlanganela, 15bese abaphathi bomkhambathi babeka izandla zabo phezu kwehloko yekunzana, bayihlabe phambi kwakaSomnini. 16Umphristi ozesiweko uzakuthatha ezinye zeengazi zekunzana angene nazo ngetendeni lokuhlanganela. 17Uzakutlubhuza umunwakhe ngeengazinapho bese uzifafaza phambi kwakaSomnini kalikhomba ngaphambi kwesiyaya sendawo ecwengileko. 18Godu umphristi uzabese uninda ezinye iingazi phezu kweempundu ze-aldari letjhwalo phambi kwakaSomnini ngetendeni lokuhlanganela. Inengi leengazi zekunzana leyo azithululele emanzinzweni we-aldari lomhlabelo wokutjhiswa phambi komnyango wetende lokuhlanganela. 19Kuzakufanela bona asuse woke umhlwehlwe bese uwutjhisa e-aldarini. 20Lokho akwenze ngekunzana leyo yaphambilini, akakwenze nangekunzana yomhlabelo wehlambululo lo. Ngendlela leyo umphristi uzabe wenzela umkhambathi itethelelo. Ngalokho umkhambathi uzakuhlambuluka esonweni sawo. 21Nje-ke uzakukhuphela ikunzana leyo ngaphandle kwekampa, ayitjhise njengombana atjhise yokuthoma. Lokho kumhlabelo wehlambululo wehlangano.
22“Nangabe kona umrholi ngokungakahlosi ngokwenza okuphambene neminye yemiyalo kaSomnini uZimakhe bese uzizwa anomlandu, 23akalethe ipongo emsulwa njengomhlabelwakhe wehlambululo, masinyana nasele alemukile ngesono asenzileko. 24Uzakubeka isandla sakhe phezu kwehloko yepongo bese uyihlabela phambi kwakaSomnini lapha kuhlatjelwa khona umhlabelo wokutjhiswa. Lokho kumhlabelo wehlambululo. 25Nje-ke umphristi uzakuthatha ezinye zeengazi zomhlabelo wehlambululo ngomunwakhe azininde eempundwini ze-aldari lomhlabelo wokutjhiswa bese uthulula inengi leengazezo emanzinzweni we-aldari. 26Uzakutjhisa woke umhlwehlwe phezu kwe-aldari kube njengombana atjhisa umhlwehlwe womhlabelo wetjhebiswano. Ngendlela leyo umphristi uzabe enzela umuntu loyo itethelelo ngebanga lezono zakhe. Ngalokho uzakuhlambuluka esonweni sakheso.
27“Nangabe kona umuntukazana ngokungakahlosi ngokwenza okuphambene neminye yemiyalo kaSomnini bese uzizwa anomlandu, 28akalethe imbuzi esikazi emsulwa njengomhlabelwakhe wehlambululo, masinyana nasele alemukile ngesono asenzileko. 29Uzakubeka isandla sakhe phezu kwehloko yembuzi, ayihlabe njengomhlabelo wehlambululo lapha kuhlatjelwa khona umhlabelo wokutjhiswa. 30Nje-ke umphristi uzakuthatha ezinye zeengazi zomhlabelo wehlambululo ngomunwakhe, azininde eempundwini ze-aldari lomhlabelo wokutjhiswa bese uthulula inengi leengazezo emanzinzweni we-aldari. 31Umuntukazana loyo uzakususa woke umhlwehlwe kube njengalokha nakasusa umhlwehlwe womhlabelo wetjhebiswano. Umphristi uzawutjhisa phezu kwe-aldari ube mhlabelo owamukeleka kuSomnini. Ngendlela leyo umphristi uzabe umenzela itethelelo. Ngalokho uzakuhlambuluka esonweni sakheso.
32“Umuntukazana loyo uvunyelwe ukuletha imvana njengomhlabelwakhe wehlambululo. Yona kufuze ibe ngesikazi emsulwa. 33Uzakubeka isandla sakhe phezu kwehloko yemvana, ayihlabe njengomhlabelo wehlambululo lapha kuhlatjelwa khona umhlabelo wokutjhiswa. 34Nje-ke umphristi uzakuthatha ezinye zeengazi zomhlabelo wehlambululo ngomunwakhe, azininde eempundwini ze-aldari lomhlabelo wokutjhiswa bese uthulula inengi leengazezo emanzinzweni we-aldari. 35Umuntukazana loyo uzakususa woke umhlwehlwe kube njengalokha nakawususa emvaneni yomhlabelo wetjhebiswano. Umphristi uzawutjhisa phezu kwe-aldari neminikelo ekhethekileko kuSomnini. Ngendlela leyo umphristi uzabe umenzela itethelelo ngesono asenzileko. Ngalokho uzakuhlambuluka esonweni sakheso.”
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