ULevitikusi 3
Umthetho weminikelo yokuthula
1“ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe ungumhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, enikela ngowemihlambi, noma iduna noma insikazi, wonikela ngawo phambi kukaJehova ungenasici. 2Uyakubeka isandla sakhe enhloko yomnikelo wakhe, awuhlabe ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana, amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, afafaze i-altare nxazonke ngegazi. 3Wothabatha kuwo umhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, anikele ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova, umhlehlo osibekela izibilini nawo onke amanoni aphezu kwezibilini, 4nezinso zombili namanoni akuzo angasezinkalweni, namanoni aphezu kwesibindi, ewasusa ngasezinsweni. 5Amadodana ka-Aroni ayakukushisa e-altare phezu komnikelo wokushiswa ophezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni, kube ngumnikelo womlilo, kube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova.
6“ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe nomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula kuJehova ungowezimvu, noma iduna noma insikazi, wonikela ngawo ungenasici. 7Uma enikela ngemvu, ibe ngumnikelo wakhe, wonikela ngayo phambi kukaJehova, 8abeke isandla sakhe enhloko yomnikelo wakhe, awuhlabe ngaphambi kwetende lokuhlangana, amadodana ka-Aroni afafaze i-altare nxazonke ngegazi lawo. 9Wothabatha kuwo umhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, anikele ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova amanoni awo, nomsila wonke ononileyo, awunqume eduze nomhlandla, namanoni asibekela izibilini, nawo onke amanoni aphezu kwezibilini, 10nezinso zombili namanoni akuzo angasezinkalweni, namanoni aphezu kwesibindi, ewasusa ngasezinsweni. 11Umpristi uyakukushisa e-altare; kungukudla komnikelo womlilo kuJehova.
12“ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe uyimbuzi, wonikela ngayo phambi kukaJehova, 13abeke isandla sakhe enhloko yayo, ayihlabe ngaphambi kwetende lokuhlangana, amadodana ka-Aroni afafaze i-altare nxazonke ngegazi layo. 14Abesethabatha kuyo, anikele ngomnikelo wakhe ube ngumnikelo womlilo kuJehova, amanoni asibekela izibilini nawo onke amanoni aphezu kwezibilini, 15nezinso zombili namanoni akuzo angasezinkalweni, namanoni aphezu kwesibindi, ewasusa ngasezinsweni. 16Umpristi uyakukushisa e-altare; kungukudla komnikelo womlilo, kube yiphunga elimnandi; onke amanoni angakaJehova.
17“ ‘Kuyakuba yisimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu ezindlini zenu zonke zokuba ningadli amanoni nagazi.’ ”
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