ULEVITIKUSI 14

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₂Lo uyakuba-ngumthetho wonochoko ngosuku lokuhlanjululwa kwakhe: wolethwa kumpristi,

₃umpristi aphume ekamu*, umpristi abheke; uma isifo sochoko sipholile konochoko,

₄bheka, umpristi makayale ukuba oyakuhlanjululwa athathelwe izinyoni ezimbili ezihlambulukileyo nomsedari* nendwangu ebomvu nehisopi*,

₅umpristi ayale ukuba ihlatshwe enye yezinyoni esitsheni sebumba phezu kwamanzi agobhozayo.

₆Inyoni ezwayo uyakuyithatha kanye nomsedari nendwangu ebomvu nehisopi*, akugcobhoze kanye nenyoni ezwayo egazini lenyoni eyahlatshwa phezu kwamanzi agobhozayo,

₇amfafaze kasikhombisa oyakuhlanjululwa ochokweni lwakhe, asho athi uhlambulukile, ayiyeke inyoni ezwayo, iphumele endle.

₈Oyakuhlanjululwa makahlanze izingubo zakhe, aphucule zonke izinwele zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, ahlambuluke; emva kwalokho uyakungena ekamu*, kepha ahlale ngaphandle kwetende lakhe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

₉Kuyakuthi ngosuku lwesikhombisa aphucule zonke izinwele zekhanda lakhe nesilevu sakhe namashiyi akhe, yebo, aphucule zonke izinwele zakhe, ahlanze izingubo zakhe, ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, ahlambuluke.

₁₀Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili wothatha izimvu zamaduna ezimbili ezingenasici, nexhukazi elinomnyaka munye elingenasici, nokweshumi okuthathu kwempuphu ecolekileyo, kube-ngumnikelo wempuphu, kuxovwé namafutha nelogi* lamafutha.

₁₁Umpristi ohlambululayo uyakumbeka umuntu oyakuhlanjululwa kanye nalezozinto phambi kukaJehova ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana;

₁₂umpristi athabathe enye imvu yeduna, anikele ngayo ibe-ngumnikelo wecala, nelogi* lamafutha, akuzulise kubengumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova;

₁₃uyakuhlaba imvu yeduna endaweni lapho kuhlatshwa khona umnikelo wesono nomnikelo wokushiswa, indawo engcwele, ngokuba umnikelo wecala ungowompristi njengomnikelo wesono; ungcwelengcwele.

₁₄Umpristi wothabatha igazi kuwo umnikelo wecala, umpristi alibhece esicutshini sendlebe yokunene yoyakuhlanjululwa, nasesithupheni sesandla sakhe sokunene, nakuqukula wonyawo lwakhe lokunene,

₁₅umpristi athabathe kulo ilogi* lamafutha, awathele entendeni yesakhe isandla sokhohlo;

₁₆umpristi agcobhoze umunwe wakhe wokunene emafutheni asesandleni sakhe sokhohlo, afafaze ngamafutha phambi kukaJehova kasikhombisa ngomunwe wakhe.

₁₇Amafutha aseleyo asesandleni sakhe umpristi uyakuwabheca esicutshini sendlebe yokunene yoyakuhlanjululwa, nasesithupheni sesandla sakhe sokunene, nakuqukula wonyawo lwakhe lokunene, phezu kwegazi lomnikelo wecala.

₁₈Amafutha aseleyo asesandleni sompristi uyakuwafaka ekhanda loyakuhlanjululwa, umpristi amenzele ukubuyisana phambi kukaJehova.

₁₉Umpristi wonikela ngomnikelo wesono, amenzele oyakuhlanjululwa ukubuyisana ngenxa yokungcola kwakhe, andukuba ahlabe umnikelo wokushiswa,

₂₀umpristi anikele ngomnikelo wokushiswa nangomnikelo wempuphu ealtare, umpristi amenzele ukubuyisana, ahlambuluke.

₂₁Uma empofu, engenakuphumelela kulokho, wothabatha imvu yeduna ibe-ngumnikelo wecala, uzuliswe ukumenzela ukubuyisana, nokweshumi kwempuphu ecolekileyo exovwé namafutha, kubengumnikelo wempuphu, nelogi* lamafutha,

₂₂namahobhe amabili noma amaphuphu amabili amajuba, njengalokho angaphumelela kukho, elinye libe-ngumnikelo wesono, elinye libe-ngumnikelo wokushiswa.

₂₃Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili awalethe kumpristi ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana phambi kukaJehova ngenxa yokuhlanjululwa kwakhe.

₂₄Umpristi abesethabatha imvu yomnikelo wecala nelogi* lamafutha, umpristi akuzulise kube-ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova;

₂₅ahlabe imvu yomnikelo wecala, umpristi athabathe kulo igazi lomnikelo wecala, alibhece esicutshini sendlebe yokunene yoyakuhlanjululwa, nasesithupheni sesandla sakhe sokunene, nakuqukula wonyawo lwakhe lokunene;

₂₆umpristi athele amafutha entendeni yesakhe isandla sokhohlo kasikhombisa;

₂₇umpristi afafaze ngamafutha asesandleni sakhe sokhohlo kasikhombisa phambi kukaJehova ngomunwe wakhe wokunene;

₂₈umpristi athabathe kuwo amafutha asesandleni sakhe, awabhece esicutshini sendlebe yokunene yoyakuhlanjululwa, nasesithupheni sesandla sakhe sokunene, nakuqukula wonyawo lwakhe lokunene, endaweni yegazi lomnikelo wecala;

₂₉amafutha aseleyo asesandleni sompristi wowabeka ekhanda loyakuhlanjululwa ukumenzela ukubuyisana phambi kukaJehova.

₃₀Uyakunikela ngelinye lamahobhe noma ngelamaphuphu amajuba, njengalokho angaphumelela kukho,

₃₁yebo, njengalokho angaphumelela kukho, elinye libe-ngumnikelo wesono, elinye libe-ngumnikelo wokushiswa kanye nomnikelo wempuphu, umpristi amenzele ukubuyisana oyakuhlanjululwa phambi kukaJehova.

₃₂Lowo ungumthetho wakhe isifo sochoko esikuye, ongenakuphumelela kulokho okuqondene nokuhlambuluka kwakhe.

₃₃UJehova wakhuluma kuMose nakuAroni, wathi:

₃₄Kuyakuthi lapho senifikile ezweni laseKhanani engininika lona libe-yifa lenu, ngifake isifo sochoko endlini yezwe eniliphiweyo,

₃₅umninindlu makeze amtshele umpristi, athi: Kungathi kubonakele isifo endlini.

₃₆Umpristi woyala ukuba bakhiphe okuphakathi endlini, engakangeni umpristi ukuyobona isifo, ukuze kungangcoli konke okusendlini, andukuba umpristi angene ukubona indlu.

₃₇Abesebheka ibala; uma ibala lisezindongeni zendlu, linemishwe eluhlazana noma ebomvana, libonakala lishonile kunodonga,

₃₈bheka, khona umpristi wophuma endlini, aye ngasemnyango wendlu, ayivale indlu izinsuku eziyisikhombisa,

₃₉umpristi abuye ngosuku lwesikhombisa, abheke; uma ibala landile odongeni lwendlu,

₄₀bheka, khona umpristi woyala ukuba bakhiphe amatshe isifo esikuwo, bawalahle endaweni engcolileyo ngaphandle komuzi;

₄₁indlu iphalwe phakathi nxazonke, bathele udaka oluphaliweyo endaweni engcolileyo ngaphandle komuzi.

₄₂Bothabatha amanye amatshe, bawafake endaweni yalawomatshe, bathabathe olunye udaka, bayinameke indlu.

₄₃Uma isifo sibuye siqhamuka endlini emva kokukhishwa kwamatshe nasemva kokuphalwa kwendlu nasemva kokunamekwa kwayo,

₄₄umpristi uyakungena abheke; uma isifo sandile endlini, bheka, kuluchoko olubi endlini; ingcolile.

₄₅Woyibhidliza, amatshe ayo namapulangwe ayo nalo lonke udaka lwendlu akukhiphe emzini, akulahle endaweni engcolileyo.

₄₆Ongena endlini ngezinsuku isavaliwe uyakuba-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₄₇Olala endlini makahlanze izingubo zakhe; nodlayo endlini makahlanze izingubo zakhe.

₄₈Uma umpristi engena azobheka, isifo singandile endlini emva kokunamekwa kwendlu, bheka, khona umpristi uyakusho athi indlu ihlambulukile, ngokuba isifo sipholile.

₄₉Wothabatha, ukuba ahlambulukise indlu, izinyoni ezimbili nomsedari* nendwangu ebomvu nehisopi*,

₅₀ahlabe enye yezinyoni esitsheni sebumba phezu kwamanzi agobhozayo,

₅₁athabathe umsedari nehisopi nendwangu ebomvu nenyoni ezwayo, akugcobhoze egazini lenyoni ehlatshiweyo nasemanzini agobhozayo, afafaze indlu kasikhombisa,

₅₂ahlambulule indlu ngegazi lenyoni ezwayo nangomsedari nangehisopi nangendwangu ebomvu,

₅₃ayiyeke inyoni ezwayo, iphume emzini iye endle, ayenzele kanjalo indlu ukubuyisana; iyakuhlambuluka.

₅₄Lowo ungumthetho wesifo sochoko esiyizinhlobonhlobo nowomuna,

₅₅nowochoko lwengubo nolwendlu,

₅₆nowedunguza nowotwayi nowebala elikhanyayo,

₅₇ukufundisa nxa kungcolile nanxa kuhlambulukile; yilowo ongumthetho wochoko.