ULevitikusi 22

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₂“Yisho ku-Aroni nakumadodana akhe ukuba bahlukane nezinto ezingcwele zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abangingcwelisela zona, bangalihlambalazi igama lami elingcwele; nginguJehova.

₃“Yisho kubo ukuthi: ‘Yilowo nalowo wenzalo yenu yonke ezizukulwaneni zenu osondela ezintweni ezingcwele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abazingcwelisela uJehova, esengcolile, lowo muntu uyakunqunywa, angabikho phambi kwami; nginguJehova.

₄“ ‘Yilowo nalowo wenzalo ka-Aroni onochoko noma ocucuzayo akayikudla izinto ezingcwele aze ahlambuluke. Nalowo othinta okungcolile ngabafileyo, noma umuntu oshaywa yizibuko, ₅nalowo othinta okunwabuzelayo angangcoliswa ngakho, noma umuntu angangcoliswa ngaye, nakuba enokungcola kuni, ₆umuntu othinta okunjalo uyakuba ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe, angazidli izinto ezingcwele, uma engagezi umzimba wakhe ngamanzi. ₇Selishonile ilanga uyakuba ngohlambulukile, andukuba adle izinto ezingcwele, ngokuba ziyisinkwa sakhe. ₈Ingcuba nokudweshulwe yizilo akayikukudla ukuzingcolisa ngakho; nginguJehova.

₉“ ‘Ngalokho abogcina isiyalezo sami, funa babe nesono ngaso, bafele kuso, uma besihlambalaza, nginguJehova obangcwelisayo.

₁₀“ ‘Umfokazi akayikudla okungcwele; umuntu ogogobeleyo wompristi noma umqashwa angadli okungcwele. ₁₁Kepha uma umpristi ethenga umuntu eyintengo yemali yakhe, yena angakudla; nabazelwe emzini wakhe bangadla isinkwa sakhe. ₁₂Uma indodakazi yompristi igana umfokazi, yona mayingadli emnikelweni wokuphakanyiswa wezinto ezingcwele. ₁₃Kepha uma indodakazi yompristi ingumfelokazi noma ingolahliweyo ingenamntwana, bese yibuyela endlini kayise njengasebusheni bayo, iyakudla isinkwa sikayise; kepha umfokazi makangasidli.

₁₄“ ‘Uma umuntu edla okungcwele engazi, wothasisela okwesihlanu kwakho, amnike umpristi okungcwele. ₁₅Abayikuhlambalaza izinto ezingcwele zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abanikela ngazo kuJehova, ₁₆bangabethwesi ububi obutholisa icala, lapho bedla izinto zabo ezingcwele; ngokuba nginguJehova obangcwelisayo.’ ”

₁₇UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₁₈“Yisho ku-Aroni, nakumadodana akhe, nakubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Yilowo nalowo wendlu ka-Israyeli noma umfokazi kwa-Israyeli onikela ngomnikelo wakhe, noma owesithembiso sakhe noma oweminikelo yakhe yesihle, okunikelwa ngayo kuJehova ibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa, ₁₉ukuze namukeleke, wonikela ngeduna elingenasici lezinkomo, elezimvu noma elezimbuzi. ₂₀Noma yintoni enesici aniyikunikela ngayo; ngokuba aniyikwamukeleka ngayo. ₂₁Umuntu onikela ngomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula kuJehova ukugcwalisa isithembiso noma owomnikelo wesihle ezinkomeni noma ezimvini, umelwe ukuphelela ukuba wamukeleke, kungabi sici kuwo. ₂₂Ephuphuthekayo noma eyaphukileyo noma elimeleyo noma enesilonda noma enokhwekhwe noma enomuna, ninganikeli ngazo kuJehova, futhi ninganikeli ngazo zibe ngumnikelo womlilo e-altare kuJehova. ₂₃Inkunzi noma imvana enesitho esidluleleyo noma enesitho esincane, unganikela ngazo zibe ngumnikelo wesihle, kepha uma ungowesithembiso awunakwamukeleka. ₂₄Aniyikunikela kuJehova ngento etheniwe ngokukhandwa noma ngokuchotshozwa noma ngokudwengulwa noma ngokunqunywa; ningenzi kanjalo ezweni lakini. ₂₅Aniyikwamukela esandleni sowezizwe, ninikele ngezinjalo zibe yisinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wenu, ngokuba ukonakala kwazo kukuzo, zinobulima; aniyikwamukeleka ngazo.’ ”

₂₆UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₂₇“Nxa kuzalwa inkunzi noma imvu noma imbuzi, iyakuhlala kunina izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; kusukela osukwini lwesishiyagalombili nangasemuva iyakwamukelwa ibe ngumnikelo womlilo kuJehova. ₂₈Noma kuyinkomazi noma imvukazi, aniyikuyihlaba kanye nomntwana wayo ngalusuku lunye.

₂₉“Nxa nihlabela uJehova umhlatshelo wokubonga, niyakumhlabela ukuba namukeleke. ₃₀Uyakudliwa ngalolo suku, ningashiyi lutho lwawo kuze kuse; nginguJehova.

₃₁“Ngalokho anogcina imiyalo yami, niyenze; nginguJehova. ₃₂Ningahlambalazi igama lami elingcwele; kepha ngiyakungcweliswa phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; nginguJehova oningcwelisayo, ₃₃owanikhipha ezweni laseGibithe, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu; nginguJehova.”