Ukwahlulwa-hlulwa komhlaba
1“Xa nisaba umhlaba olilifa niya kunikela *kuNdikhoyo isabelo somhlaba oyindawo yakhe eyodwa ube ziikhilomitha ezilishumi elinambini elinesiqingatha ubude neekhilomitha ezilishumi ububanzi; wonke ke lo mhlaba uya kuba ngumhlaba ongcwele. 2Kuwo ke kuya kusikwa umhlaba omacala alinganayo. Icala ngalinye loba ngamakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu eemitha, ubekelwe isibingelelo sikaThixo. Uya kujikelezwa ngumhlaba ophangaleleyo ongamashumi amabini anantlanu eemitha. 3Kulo mhlaba uwodwa maze kusikwe isiqwenga esibude bulishumi elinambini elinesiqingatha seekhilomitha, nobubanzi obuziikhilomitha ezintlanu. Phakathi kuwo kuya kubakho isibingelelo sikaThixo esiyeyona ndawo ingcwele. 4Siya kuba ngumhlaba owodwa osikelwe ababingeleli abakhonzayo endlwini kaThixo nabasondelayo ukuza kubingelela phambi kukaNdikhoyo. Ziya kwakhiwa apho izindlu zabo, ibe lapho nendawo eyodwa yokumisa isibingelelo. 5Umhlaba obude bulishumi elinambini elinesiqingatha seekhilomitha, nobubanzi obuziikhilomitha ezintlanu, uya kuba sisahlulo sabaLevi abangabaququzeleli bendlu kaThixo, ube yindawo yabo yokwakha imizi yabo.
6“Kobakho isixeko esiya kwahlulelwa umhlaba obubanzi bulishumi elinambini elinesiqingatha seekhilomitha ubude neekhilomitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha ububanzi oyamene nalowo mhlaba uwodwa. Uya kuba sisahlulo sendlu kaSirayeli iphela.
7“Inkosi yesizwe iya kwahlulelwa umhlaba omda wayame kumhlaba owodwa nakumhlaba wesixeko. Uya kunabela entshonalanga kwicala lasentshona, uze unabele empumalanga kwicala lasempuma, ubude bawo busuke kumda wasempuma buye kuthi xhaxhe kumda wasentshona, ulingane nomhlaba osikelwe izizwe ngazinye zakwaSirayeli. 8Lo mhlaba ke uya kuba sisabelo sayo kwaSirayeli. Iinkosi eziphantsi kwam azisokube ziphinde zibacinezele abantu bam, koko ziya kuyivumela indlu kaSirayeli ibe nomhlaba wayo ngokwezizwe zayo.
9“Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Kwanele, zinkosi zakwaSirayeli! Yahlukanani nogonyamelo kwanengcinezelo, nenze ubulungisa nokulungileyo. Yekani ukuhlutha abantu umhlaba wabo,’ utsho uNdikhoyo iNgangalala. 10‘Ze nisebenzise imilinganiso eyiyo: iefa ngqo, nebhati ngqo. 11Mazilingane iefa nebhati, ibhati ibe sisishumi sehomere, ne-efa ibe sisishumi sehomere; ihomere mayibe ngumlinganiso omiselweyo wazo zombini. 12Ishekele mayibe ngangamashumi amabini eegera. Amashumi amathandathu eeshekele edibene enza imina enye.’ ”
Iminikelo neentsuku ezizodwa
13“ ‘Nangu umnikelo owodwa emaniwenze: isinye esithandathwini se-efa kwihomere nganye yengqolowa, nesinye esithathwini se-efa kwihomere nganye yehabile. 14Umlinganiselo omiselweyo wamafutha, ngokomlinganiso webhati sisishumi seebhati kwikore nganye (emlinganiso wayo lishumi leebhati okanye ihomere enye, kuba ishumi leebhati lilingana nehomere). 15Kwakhona makuthatyathwe igusha ibe nye kumhlambi wamakhulu amabini odla kumadlelo aluhlaza akwaSirayeli. Zona ke zosetyenziswa neminikelo yokutya, amadini atshiswayo, neminikelo yobudlelwane yokungxengxezela abantu,’ itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo. 16‘Bonke abantu baya kuthatha inxaxheba kwesi sipho sisodwa esiya kusetyenziswa yinkosi kwaSirayeli. 17Iya kuba luxanduva lwenkosi ukukhupha amadini atshiswayo, iminikelo yokutya, kwaneminikelo ethululwayo ngexesha lemisitho, nelokuthwasa kwenyanga, *neloMhla wokuPhumla, kuyo yonke imisitho yakwaSirayeli engummiselo. Iya kukhupha amadini esono natshiswayo, neminikelo yokutya, neyobudlelwane, ukungxengxezela indlu kaSirayeli.’
18“Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Ngosuku lokuqala kwinyanga yokuqala nothatha inkunzi yenkomo eselula engenasiphako nihlambulule indlu kaThixo. 19Umbingeleli wothatha inxalenye yegazi ledini lesono, alityikile emgubasini osemacaleni omnyango, kwiimbombo zone zomphetho ongentla weqonga lamadini, nasemigubasini ephahle isango lenkundla ephakathi. 20Kuya kuphinda kwenziwe njalo ngosuku lwesixhenxe enyangeni, kusenzelwa lowo ungaba wone engaqondanga okanye ebangwa kukungazi; nendlu kaThixo yocanyagushelwa kwangolu hlobo.
21“ ‘Ngosuku lweshumi elinesine kwinyanga yokuqala niza kuba nesikhumbuzo *sePasika, umsitho oya kuqhutywa isixhenxe seentsuku, ngalo lonke elo xesha nisitya isonka esinganyuswanga. 22Ngaloo mini inkosi yesizwe iya kukhupha inkunzi yenkomo ibe lidini layo lesono kwanabo bonke abantu belizwe. 23Yonke imihla ngezi ntsuku zomsitho iya kukhupha iinkunzi zeenkomo ezisixhenxe neenkunzi zeebhokhwe ezisixhenxe ezingenasiphako zibe lidini likaNdikhoyo elitshiswayo, neduna lebhokhwe libe lidini lesono. 24Iya kukhupha umnikelo wokutya okhapha inkunzi yenkomo nganye omalunga neekhilogram ezingamashumi amabini, nenye ekwangako ekhapha inkunzi yebhokhwe nganye, kwaneelitha ezintathu zamafutha ezikhapha amashumi amabini eekhilogram zengqolowa.
25“ ‘Ngazo zonke iintsuku ezisixhenxe zomsitho oqalisa ngosuku lweshumi elinesihlanu kwinyanga yesixhenxe, kufuneka awalungiselele kwangolo hlobo amadini esono, natshiswayo, neminikelo yokutya, neyamafutha.’
