ULevitikusi 2
Umthetho weminikelo yempuphu
1“ ‘Nxa umuntu enikela ngomnikelo wempuphu kuJehova, umnikelo woba yimpuphu ecolekileyo, athele amafutha kuwo, abeke inhlaka kuwo, 2awulethe kumadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, acaphune kuwo ngokhweshe wempuphu ecolekileyo yawo nowamafutha awo, kanye nayo yonke inhlaka yawo, umpristi awushise ube yisikhumbuzo sawo e-altare, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova; 3okuseleyo komnikelo wempuphu kuyakuba ngokuka-Aroni nokwamadodana akhe; kungcwelengcwele eminikelweni yomlilo kaJehova.
4“ ‘Nxa uletha umnikelo wempuphu ephekwe eziko, woba ngamaqebelengwane angenamvubelo empuphu ecolekileyo exovwe namafutha, noma imiqathane engenamvubelo, egcotshwe ngamafutha. 5Uma umnikelo wakho ungumnikelo wempuphu ephekwe ngomqengele, woba ngowempuphu ecolekileyo engenamvubelo, exovwe ngamafutha. 6Uwuhlephule izingcezu, uthele amafutha kuzo; kungumnikelo wempuphu. 7Uma umnikelo wakho ungumnikelo wempuphu ephekwe ngokhamba, uyakwenziwa ngempuphu ecolekileyo kanye namafutha. 8Woletha kuJehova umnikelo wempuphu owenziwe ngalezo zinto, unikelwe kumpristi, yena awuyise e-altare. 9Umpristi makathabathe okuyisikhumbuzo kuwo umnikelo wempuphu, akushise e-altare kube ngumnikelo womlilo, kube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova. 10Okuseleyo komnikelo wempuphu kuyakuba ngokuka-Aroni nokwamadodana akhe; kungcwelengcwele eminikelweni yomlilo kaJehova.
11“ ‘Awuyikwenziwa ngemvubelo umnikelo wempuphu eninikela ngawo kuJehova, ngokuba aniyikushisa imvubelo nazinyosi kube ngumnikelo womlilo kuJehova. 12Anonikela ngakho kube ngumnikelo wolibo; kungenyukeli e-altare nokho, kube yiphunga elimnandi. 13Yonke iminikelo yakho yempuphu iyoliswe ngosawoti; ungavumeli ukuba usawoti wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wakho asilale emnikelweni wakho wempuphu; wonikela ngayo yonke iminikelo yakho inosawoti.
14“ ‘Uma unikela ngomnikelo wempuphu wolibo kuJehova, wonikela ngezikhwebu zamabele ezosiwe ngomlilo, amabele agquliweyo ezikhwebu ezintsha, ube ngumnikelo wempuphu wolibo lwakho, 15uthele amafutha kuwo, ubeke inhlaka phezu kwawo; kungumnikelo wempuphu. 16Umpristi ashise okuyisikhumbuzo sawo, inxenye yamabele agquliweyo awo nenxenye yamafutha awo kanye nayo yonke inhlaka yawo; kungumnikelo womlilo kuJehova.
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