ULevitikusi 5

₁“ ‘Uma umuntu ona lapho ezwa izwi lesifungo, engufakazi wokuthile, noma ekubonile noma ekwazi, engakusho nokho, khona wothwala ububi bakhe; ₂noma umuntu ethinta into engcolileyo, noma isidumbu sesilo esingcolileyo, noma isidumbu senkomo engcolileyo, noma isidumbu sesilwanyana esikhasayo esingcolileyo, kumsithele, engcolile nokho, woba necala.

₃“ ‘Noma ethinta ukungcola komuntu, nakuba yikuphi ukungcola kwakhe angcole ngakho, kumsithele, lapho esekwazi woba necala.

₄“ ‘Noma umuntu efunga ngamawala ngomlomo wakhe ukwenza okubi nokuba ukwenza okuhle, noma yikuphi umuntu angaphahluka ngakho ngesifungo, kumsithele, lapho esekwazi woba necala kokunye kwalokho.

₅“ ‘Kuyakuthi lapho enecala kokunye kwalokho, avume lokho one ngakho, ₆uyakuletha umnikelo wecala lakhe kuJehova ngesono sakhe one ngaso, insikazi yasezimvini, imvu noma imbuzi, kube ngumnikelo wesono, umpristi amenzele ukubuyisana ngesono sakhe.

₇“ ‘Uma amandla akhe enganeli imvu, makalethe kuJehova ngesono one ngaso amahobhe amabili noma amaphuphu amabili amajuba, elinye libe ngumnikelo wesono, elinye libe ngumnikelo wokushiswa, ₈awalethe kumpristi oyakunikela ngelomnikelo wesono kuqala, alishumpule inhloko entanyeni, angalidabuli kodwa, ₉afafaze uhlangothi lwe-altare ngegazi lomnikelo wesono, igazi eliseleyo likhanyelwe ngasesinqeni se-altare; kungumnikelo wesono. ₁₀Uyakulungisa elesibili libe ngumnikelo wokushiswa njengokwesimiso, umpristi amenzele ukubuyisana ngesono sakhe one ngaso, aze athethelelwe.

₁₁“ ‘Kepha uma amandla akhe enganeli amahobhe amabili noma amaphuphu amabili amajuba, makalethe umnikelo wakhe ngalokho one ngakho, okweshumi kwe-efa* lempuphu ecolekileyo, ube ngumnikelo wesono, angatheli mafutha phezu kwawo, angabeki nhlaka phezu kwawo, ngokuba kungumnikelo wesono, ₁₂awulethe kumpristi, umpristi acaphune kuwo ngokhweshe, kube yisikhumbuzo sawo, akushise e-altare phezu kweminikelo yomlilo kaJehova; kungumnikelo wesono. ₁₃Umpristi uyakumenzela ukubuyisana ngesono sakhe one ngaso, nakuyiphi yalezi zinto, aze athethelelwe; okuseleyo kube ngokompristi njengomnikelo wempuphu.’ ”

₁₄UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₁₅“Uma umuntu esenza isiphambeko, one kungengamabomu ezintweni ezingcwele zikaJehova, woletha kuJehova umnikelo wakhe wecala, inqama yasemhlambini engenasici njengokulinganisa kwakho namashekeli* esiliva ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele, ibe ngumnikelo wecala, ₁₆akhokhele lokho one ngakho entweni engcwele, athasisele kukho okwesihlanu, akunike umpristi, umpristi amenzele ukubuyisana ngenqama yomnikelo wecala, aze athethelelwe.

₁₇“Uma umuntu ona, enza noma yikuphi kuyo imiyalo uJehova ayale ngakho ukuthi akunakwenziwa, noma ebengakwazi, unecala nokho, futhi wothwala ububi bakhe. ₁₈Woletha kumpristi inqama engenasici yasemhlambini njengokulinganisa kwakho, ibe ngumnikelo wecala, umpristi amenzele ukubuyisana ngesiphosiso aphosise ngaso engazi, aze athethelelwe. ₁₉Kungumnikelo wecala; nempela unecala phambi kukaJehova.”