UNumeri 19

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wathi: ₂“Lokhu kuyisimiso somthetho uJehova ayalile ngaso ukuthi: ‘Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba balethe kuwe isithole esibomvu esingenasici, singenansolo, okungazange kubekwe ijoka phezu kwaso, ₃nisinike u-Eleyazare umpristi, yena asikhiphele ngaphandle kwekamu,* sihlatshwe phambi kwakhe; ₄u-Eleyazare umpristi uyakuthabatha igazi laso ngomunwe wakhe, afafaze kasikhombisa ngaphambi kwetende lokuhlangana ngegazi laso, ₅isithole sishiswe phambi kwakhe, isikhumba saso, nenyama yaso, negazi laso, kanye nomswani waso kushiswe; ₆umpristi uyakuthabatha umsedari,* nehisopi,* nendwangu ebomvu, akuphonse phakathi kokushayo kwesithole. ₇Umpristi useyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, andukuba angene ekamu,* umpristi abe ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe. ₈Osishisayo uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe ngamanzi, ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, abe ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.

₉“ ‘Umuntu ohlambulukileyo uyakubutha umlotha wesithole, awubekele ngaphandle kwekamu* endaweni ehlambulukileyo, ugcinelwe inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli kube ngamanzi okuphothula; kungumnikelo wesono. ₁₀Obutha umlotha wesithole uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, abe ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe; kuyakuba yisimiso esiphakade kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli nakumfokazi ogogobeleyo phakathi kwabo.

₁₁“ ‘Othinta isidumbu somuntu uyakuba ngongcolile izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. ₁₂Uyakuziphothula ngawo ngosuku lwesithathu, nangosuku lwesikhombisa uyakuhlambuluka; kepha uma engaziphothuli ngosuku lwesithathu, akayikuhlambuluka ngosuku lwesikhombisa. ₁₃Yilowo nalowo othinta isidumbu somuntu ofileyo, angaziphothuli, uyangcolisa itabernakele* likaJehova; lowo muntu uyakunqunywa ku-Israyeli, ngokuba amanzi okuphothula akafafazwanga ngawo; uyakuba ngongcolile; ukungcola kwakhe kuse kuye.

₁₄“ ‘Nanku umthetho, uma umuntu efela etendeni: yilowo nalowo ongena etendeni nalowo osetendeni uyakuba ngongcolile izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. ₁₅Nazo zonke izitsha ezivulekileyo ezingenaso isisibekelo esiboshwe kuzo zingcolile.

₁₆“ ‘Yilowo nalowo othinta endle obulewe ngenkemba, noma isidumbu, noma ithambo lomuntu, noma ithuna, uyakuba ngongcolile izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

₁₇“ ‘Abangcolileyo bayakuthatha umlotha wokushayo komnikelo wesono, namanzi agobhozayo ayakuthelwa kanye nawo esitsheni, ₁₈umuntu ohlambulukileyo athabathe ihisopi,* aligcobhoze emanzini, afafaze ngawo itende, nezitsha zonke, nabantu ababelapho, nowathinta ithambo, noma ababuleweyo, noma abafileyo, noma ithuna, ₁₉umuntu ohlambulukileyo amfafaze ongcolileyo ngosuku lwesithathu nangosuku lwesikhombisa, amphothule ngosuku lwesikhombisa, ahlanze izingubo zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, ahlambuluke ngakusihlwa. ₂₀Kepha umuntu ongcolayo engaziphothuli, lowo muntu uyakunqunywa phakathi kwebandla, ngokuba ungcolisile indlu engcwele kaJehova; amanzi okuphothula akafafazwanga ngawo; ungcolile. ₂₁Kuyakuba yisimiso esiphakade kubo; ofafaza amanzi okuphothula uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, nothinta amanzi okuphothula uyakuba ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe. ₂₂Lokhu umuntu ongcolileyo akuthintayo kuyakuba ngokungcolile; umuntu okuthintayo uyakuba ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.’ ”