ISAHLUKO I.
1WAZA uyehova wabiza u‐Mosesi, wateta kuye esententeni yentlangano, esiti: 2Teta nosapo luka‐Sirayeli, uti kulo: Nxa umntu wakuni aya kunikela umnikelo kuyehova, niya kunikela umnikelo wenu uvela ezinkomeni, kwezinkulu nakwezincinane.
3Ukuba umnikelo wake ulidini lokutshiswa livela ezinkomeni ezinkulu, yoba yinkunzi emsulwa aya kunikela ngayo: ngaselucangweni lwentente yentlangano uya kunikela yona, ngenxa yokubukwa kwake pambi kwoyehova. 4Waeya kulalisa isandla sake pezu kwentloko yedini lokutshiswa; eliya kubukwa ngenxa yake limxolisele. 5Waeya kuxe̔la inkunzana leyo pambi kwoyehova; boti onyana baka‐Arone, abaperisite, balisondeze igazi, balisasaze igazi pezu kwesibingelo ngento engqongayo, eso siselucangweni lwentente yentlangano: 6andule ahlinze idini lokutshiswa, alicande ezitweni zalo. 7Baye onyana baka‐Arone umperisite beya kubeka umlilo pezu kwesibingelo, bazicwangcise inkuni pezu kwomlilo. 8Boti kanjalo onyana baka‐Arone, abaperisite, bacwangcise izito, intloko, nenqata, pezu kwenkuni ezisemlilweni opezu kwesibingelo: 9kodwa umbilini walo nentungo zalo uya kuzihlanza ngamanzi: oko konke umperisite uya kukutshisa pezu kwesibingelo, kube lidini lokutshiswa, umnikelo owenziwa ngomlilo, wevumba elimnandi kuyehova.
10Ukuba kanjalo uvela ezinkomeni ezincinane umnikelo wake, ezigusheni, umhlaumbi ezibokweni, libe lidini lokutshiswa, yoba yinkunzi emsulwa aya kunikela ngayo. 11Waeya kuxe̔la yona ecaleni lesibingelo, ngasenode, pambi kwoyehova: boti onyana baka‐Arone, abaperisite, balisasaze igazi layo pezu kwesibingelo ngento engqongayo. 12Waeya kuyicanda ezitweni zayo, kunye nentloko yayo nenqata layo; ati umperisite azicwangcise pezu kwenkuni ezisemlilweni opezu kwesibingelo: 13kodwa umbilini nentungo uya kuzihlanza ngamanzi: oko konke umperisite wokusondeza, akutshise pezu kwesibingelo: lidini lokutshiswa, umnikelo owenziwa ngomlilo, wevumba elimnandi kuyehova.
14Kanjako ukuba ulidini lokutshiswa livela ezintakeni umnikelo wake kuyehova, uya kwandula anikele umnikelo wake uvela emahobeni, umhlaumbi ematoleni ezuba. 15Woti umperisite alisondeze esibingelweni, alinyikile intloko, atshise yona pezu kwesibingelo; laye igazi lalo liya kufocelwa ngasecaleni lesibingelo. 16Nendlelo yalo kunye nomswane wayo uya kuyisusa, ayipose kufupi nesibingelo ngasempumalanga, endaweni yotutu. 17Waeya kulicanda ngamapiko alo, angalahluki kanye kodwa; andule umperisite alitshise pezu kwesibingelo, pezu kwenkuni ezisemlilweni: lidini lokutshiswa, umnikelo owenziwa ngomlilo, wevumba elimnandi kuyehova.
