ULEVITIKUSI 15

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose nakuAroni, wathi:

₂Yishoni kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli, nithi kubo: Nxa owesilisa ecucuza emzimbeni wakhe, ungcolile ngokucucuza kwakhe.

₃Lokhu kuyakuba-ngukungcola kwakhe ngokucucuza kwakhe: noma umzimba wakhe ucucuza, noma umzimba wakhe uvimbekile ekucucuzeni kwakhe, kungukungcola kwakhe.

₄Yonke imibhede alala kuyo ocucuzayo iyakuba-ngengcolile; nezinto zonke ahlala kuzo ziyakuba-ngezingcolile.

₅Yilowo nalowo othinta umbhede wakhe uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, abe-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₆Ohlala entweni ahlalé kuyo ocucuzayo uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, abe-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₇Othinta inyama yocucuzayo uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, abe-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₈Uma ocucuzayo emfela ngamathe ohlambulukileyo, yena uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, abe-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₉Zonke izihlalo akhwela kuzo ocucuzayo ziyakuba-ngezingcolile.

₁₀Bonke abathinta into eyayiphansi kwakhe bayakuba-ngabangcolile kuze kuhlwe, nalowo othwala lezozinto uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, abe-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₁₁Nalowo ocucuzayo amthinta, engahashazanga izandla zakhe ngamanzi, uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, abe-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₁₂Isitsha sebumba asithinta ocucuzayo siyakwaphulwa, nazo zonke izitsha zomuthi ziyakuhashazwa ngamanzi.

₁₃Nxa ocucuzayo ehlambulukile ekucucuzeni kwakhe, uyakuzibalela izinsuku eziyisikhombisa zokuhlanjululwa kwakhe, ahlanze izingubo zakhe, ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi agobhozayo, ahlambuluke.

₁₄Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili wozithabathela amahobhe amabili noma amaphuphu amabili amajuba, eze phambi kukaJehova ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana, awanike umpristi:

₁₅umpristi anikele ngawo, elinye libengumnikelo wesono, elinye libe-ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umpristi amenzele ukubuyisana phambi kukaJehova ngenxa yokucucuza kwakhe.

₁₆Nxa umuntu eshaywa yizibuko, uyakugeza wonke umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, abe-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₁₇Zonke izingubo nazo zonke izikhumba elikuzo izibuko lakhe ziyakuhlanzwa ngamanzi, zibe-ngezingcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₁₈Nowesifazane elalé naye indoda, imlalile yamthela ngamalotha, bayakugeza bobabili ngamanzi, babe-ngabangcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₁₉Uma owesifazane ecucuza, ukucucuza kwakhe kube-yigazi, uyakuhlala engcolile izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; bonke abamthintayo bayakuba-ngabangcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₂₀Zonke izinto alala kuzo ekungcoleni kwakhe ziyakuba-ngezingcolile; nakho konke ahlala kukho kuyakuba-ngokungcolile.

₂₁Yilowo nalowo othinta umbhede wakhe uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, abe-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₂₂Yilowo nalowo othinta noma intoni ahlala kuyo uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, abe-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₂₃Uma kusembhedeni noma kukuyiphi into ahlala kuyo, nxa kuthintwa ngumuntu, yena uyakuhlala engcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₂₄Uma indoda ilala naye, ukungcola kwakhe kube-kuyo, iyakuba-ngengcolile izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; nayo yonke imibhede alala kuyo iyakuba-ngengcolile.

₂₅Uma owesifazane ecucuza igazi lakhe izinsuku eziningi, zingabi-ngezokungcola kwakhe, noma ecucuza kudlula isikhathi sokungcola kwakhe, zonke izinsuku zokucucuza kokungcola kwakhe uyakuba-njengasezinsukwini zokungcola kwakhe; ungcolile.

₂₆Imibhede yonke alala kuyo zonke izinsuku zokucucuza kwakhe iyakubakuye njengombhede wokungcola kwakhe; zonke izinto ahlala kuzo ziyakuba-ngezingcolile njengokungcola kwefindo lakhe.

₂₇Yilowo nalowo othinta lezozinto uyakuba-ngongcolile, ahlanze izingubo zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, abe-ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₂₈Kepha uma ehlambuluka ekucucuzeni kwakhe, makazibalele izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, andukuba ahlambuluke.

₂₉Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili wozithabathela amahobhe amabili noma amaphuphu amabili amajuba, awalethe kumpristi ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.

₃₀Umpristi uyakunikela ngelinye libe-ngumnikelo wesono, elinye libe-ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umpristi amenzele ukubuyisana phambi kukaJehova ngenxa yokucucuza kokungcola kwakhe.

₃₁Kanjalo niyakwahlukanisa abantwana bakwaIsrayeli nokungcola kwabo ukuba bangafi ekungcoleni kwabo, lapho bengcolisa itabernakele* lami eliphakathi kwabo.

₃₂Lowo ungumthetho wocucuzayo nowoshaywa yizibuko, aze angcole ngakho,

₃₃nowogula ngokungcola kwakhe, nowocucuzayo, umlisa noma owesifazane, nowakhe olala nongcolileyo.