Umthetho weminikelo yokushiswa
1UJehova esetendeni lokuhlangana wambiza uMose, wakhuluma kuye, wathi: 2“Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Nxa umuntu wakini eletha umnikelo kuJehova, anonikela ngomnikelo wenu wezinkomo zemihlambi nowezimvu.
3“ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe ungumnikelo wokushiswa wemihlambi, uyakunikela ngeduna elingenasici, anikele ngalo ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana, aze amukeleke kuJehova. 4Uyakubeka isandla sakhe enhloko yomnikelo wokushiswa; uyakwamukelwa ngenxa yakhe, umenzele ukubuyisana. 5Wolihlaba iduna phambi kukaJehova, amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, alethe igazi, afafaze ngegazi nxazonke ze-altare elingasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana. 6Uyakuhlinza umnikelo wokushiswa, awuhlahlele izitho. 7Amadodana ka-Aroni umpristi abeke umlilo e-altare, ahlele izinkuni phezu komlilo; 8amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, ahlele izitho, nenhloko, namanoni, phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare, 9ahlanze izibilini zalo namanqina alo ngamanzi, umpristi akushise konke e-altare, kube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova.
10“ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe ungowemihlambi, owasezimvini noma owasezimbuzini, ube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, wonikela ngeduna elingenasici. 11Alihlabe ngasohlangothini lwe-altare olungasenyakatho phambi kukaJehova; amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, afafaze i-altare ngegazi lalo nxazonke. 12Alihlahlele izitho nenhloko yalo namanoni alo, umpristi akuhlele phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare, 13ahlanze izibilini zalo namanqina alo ngamanzi, umpristi anikele ngakho konke, akushise e-altare kube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova.
14“ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe kuJehova ungumnikelo wokushiswa kwezinyoni, wonikela ngomnikelo wamahobhe noma ngowamaphuphu amajuba. 15Umpristi awulethe e-altare, awushumpule inhloko, awushise e-altare, igazi lawo likhanyelwe ngasohlangothini lwe-altare, 16asuse ingila nezimpaphe, akulahle ngaseceleni kwe-altare ngasempumalanga endaweni yomlotha, 17awuqaqe ngamaphiko awo, angawudabuli kodwa; umpristi awushise e-altare phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni, ube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova.
