Umbusi nemikhosi
1“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Lisango langasemphumalanga lelingenela esibuyeni sangekhatsi kufanele lihlale livaliwe kuwo onkhe lamalanga lasitfupha emsebenti, kodvwa kufanele libovulwa ngeliSabatha nangemikhosi yekwetfwasa kwenyanga. 2Lombusi lobusako uyawuphuma kulesibuya sangephandle angene emhubheni welisango, eme ngasensikeni yelisango, ngesikhatsi baphristi basashisa umnikelo wakhe wekushiswa, banikele nangeminikelo yakhe yebudlelwane. Kufanele akhonte akhotsame khona lapho emphundvwini, bese usuka lapho uyaphuma. Lelisango kufanele lingavalwa kuze kuhlwe. 3Ngawo onkhe emaSabatha nangayo yonkhe imikhosi yekwetfwasa kwenyanga, bonkhe bantfu kufanele batewukhotsama phansi bakhonte Simakadze embikwalelisango.
4“ ‘NgeliSabatha umbusi kufanele aletse kuSimakadze umhlatjelo wekushiswa samuku, kube ngemazinyane etimvu lasitfupha nesihhanca, konkhe kungabi nasiyela. 5Sisinye sihhanca kufanele aselekele ngemnikelo walokutinhlavu longemalitha langaba li-17 nencenye, nelizinyane lilinye lemvu kufanele alelekele nganome yini lafuna kuyinikela. Umunye umnikelo walokutinhlavu kufanele awuletse nemalitha langaba mane emafutsa emncumo. 6Ngemkhosi wekwetfwasa kwenyanga, uyawunikela ngenkunzana, nangemazinyane etimvu lasitfupha, nangesihhanca, konkhe kungabi nasiyela. 7Iyinye inkunzana, nesihhanca sisinye lomnikelo kufanele ube nemalitha langaba li-17 nencenye yalokutinhlavu, nemazinyane etimvu kufanele lombusi awelekele nganome yini lafuna kuyinikela. Wonkhe umnikelo walokutinhlavu longangemalitha langaba li-17 nencenye kufanele awengetele ngemalitha langaba mane emafutsa emncumo. 8Lombusi kufanele naphuma lapha emhubheni welisango, aphume ngaleyo ndlela langene ngayo.
9“ ‘Bantfu nabeta kutawukhonta Simakadze nome ngukumuphi umkhosi, labo labangena ngelisango langasenyakatfo kufanele baphume ngelisango langaseningizimu, nase bacedze kukhonta; nalabo labangene ngelisango langaseningizimu kufanele baphume ngelisango langasenyakatfo. Kute namunye lokufanele aphume ngelisango langene ngalo, kodvwa kufanele aphume ngalelinye lisango lelimalungana nalelo langene ngalo. 10Umbusi naye kufanele angene, nakungena labanye bantfu, aphume nase baphuma nabo. 11Ngemalanga emadzili nangemikhosi lemisiwe, umnikelo walokutinhlavu uyawuba ngemalitha langaba li-17 nencenye, uhambisane nenkunzi yinye, nemalitha langaba li-17 nencenye lahambisana nesihhanca, nemazinyane etimvu nanome ngabe yini-ke leyo loyo lokhontako lafuna kuyinikela. Umnikelo lonjalo walokutinhlavu kufanele uhambisane nemalitha langaba mane emafutsa emncumo.
12“ ‘Nangabe umbusi alungisa umnikelo wakhe wesihle kuSimakadze, nome ngumhlatjelo wekushiswa samuku nome iminikelo yebudlelwane, lisango langasemphumalanga lelingenela esibuyeni sangekhatsi liyawuvulelwa yena. Uyawukwenta umnikelo wakhe njenganakenta ngemalanga emaSabatha, lelisango kufanele liphindze livalwe, nase aphumile.’ ”
Umnikelo wemalanga onkhe
13“ ‘Simakadze utsi: Onkhe emalanga ekuseni kufanele kwentiwe umhlatjelo wekushiswa samuku, welizinyane lelinemnyaka munye budzala, futsi lingabi nasiyela, kube ngumnikelo kuSimakadze. Lomnikelo kufanele wentiwe onkhe emalanga. 14Kufanele kwentiwe nemnikelo walokutinhlavu njalo nje ekuseni, kube ngufulaha longemakhilogremu langaba mabili, nemafutsa emncumo langaba lilitha linye nencenye yesitsatfu yelilitha kutewubhucwa ngawo lofulaha. Lemitsetfo yaleminikelo lena kuSimakadze iyawuhlala imile phakadze naphakadze. 15Lizinyane lemvu, nafulaha, nemafutsa emncumo kufanele kunikelwe kuSimakadze onkhe emalanga ekuseni.’ ”
Umbusi nelive
16“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nangabe umbusi lobusako apha indvodzana yakhe incenye yelive lakhe, njengesipho nje, seliyawuba laleyo ndvodzana yakhe neletitukulwane tayo, kuhlale kuyincenye yelifa lakabo. 17Kodvwa nangabe umbusi lobusako apha nome ngubani nje lamsebentelako incenye yelive lakhe, lelo live liyawubuye libe lalombusi futsi, nase kufike uMnyaka Wekubuyiselwa; futsi ngawo nemadvodzana awo kuphela lelingaba labo kokuphela lelo live. 18Umbusi lobusako akufanele emuke ngenkhani bantfu bakhe live labo. Live layakulipha emadvodzana akhe kufanele kube nguleliyincenye yelive lakhe, lelisabelo sakhe, khona angayiwuze acindzetele bantfu bami ngekubemuka live labo.’ ”
Emadladla asethempelini
19Lendvodza yase ingiyisa ekungeneni kwemakamelo labheke ngasenyakatfo eceleni kwelisango langaseningizimu kwesibuya sangekhatsi. Lawo-ke bekungemakamelo langcwele ebaphristi. Yase ingikhombisa lenye indzawo ngasenshonalanga kwalamakamelo, 20yatsi: “Lena-ke yindzawo, lapho baphristi batabobilisela khona inyama yemhlatjelo welicala neyemnikelo wesono, nalapho batawubhakela khona umnikelo wafulaha, kuze kutebate nakunye lokungcwele lokuyawukhishelwa esibuyeni lesingephandle, lapho kungahle kulimate bantfu khona.”
21Yase ingiyisa esibuyeni lesingephandle, yangitungeletisa kuwo onkhe emakona aso omane, ngabona kulelo nalelo kona lesinye sibuya. 22Kulamakona omane alesibuya lesingephandle, kwakunetibuya letibiyelwe, sisinye singemamitha labengaba ngema-20 budze, nebubanti bungemamitha labengaba li-15, nguleso naleso sibuya kulamakona lamane kwakulingana. 23Kutungeleta lingekhatsi laleso naleso sibuya saletibuya letine kwakunemngcengcema wematje nematiko lakhiwe ngaphansi kwalomngcengcema. 24Lendvodza yangitjela yatsi: “Lawa-ke ngemadladla, lapho tisebenti tasethempelini tibilisela khona lemihlatjelo lenikelwa bantfu.”
