ULevitikusi 14

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₂“Lo 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.

₈“Oyakuhlanjululwa 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 namashiya akhe, yebo, aphucule zonke izinwele zakhe, ahlanze izingubo zakhe, ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, ahlambuluke.

₁₀“Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili wothatha izimvu zamaduna ezimbili ezingenasici, nexhukazi elinomnyaka munye elingenasici, nokweshumi okuthathu kwempuphu ecolekileyo, kube ngumnikelo wempuphu, kuxovwe namafutha nelogi* lamafutha. ₁₁Umpristi ohlambululayo uyakumbeka umuntu oyakuhlanjululwa kanye nalezo zinto phambi kukaJehova ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana; ₁₂umpristi athabathe enye imvu yeduna, anikele ngayo ibe ngumnikelo wecala, nelogi* lamafutha, akuzulise kube ngumnikelo 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.

₁₉“Umpristi wonikela ngomnikelo wesono, amenzele oyakuhlanjululwa ukubuyisana ngenxa yokungcola kwakhe, andukuba ahlabe umnikelo wokushiswa, ₂₀umpristi anikele ngomnikelo wokushiswa nangomnikelo wempuphu e-altare, umpristi amenzele ukubuyisana, ahlambuluke.

₂₁“Uma empofu, engenakuphumelela kulokho, wothabatha imvu yeduna ibe ngumnikelo wecala, uzuliswe ukumenzela ukubuyisana, nokweshumi kwempuphu ecolekileyo exovwe namafutha, kube ngumnikelo wempuphu, nelogi* lamafutha, ₂₂namahobhe amabili noma amaphuphu amabili amajuba, njengalokho angaphumelela kukho, elinye libe ngumnikelo wesono, elinye libe ngumnikelo wokushiswa.

₂₃“Ngosuku 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 naku-Aroni, wathi: ₃₄“Kuyakuthi 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 yalawo matshe, bathabathe olunye udaka, bayinameke indlu.

₄₃“Uma 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.

₄₆“Ongena endlini ngezinsuku isavaliwe uyakuba ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe. ₄₇Olala endlini makahlanze izingubo zakhe; nodlayo endlini makahlanze izingubo zakhe.

₄₈“Uma 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.