UNumeri 5

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₂“Yala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bakhiphe ekamu* bonke abanochoko, nabo bonke abacucayo, nabo bonke abangcoliswe ngabafileyo, ₃nikhiphe abesilisa nabesifazane, nibakhiphele ngaphandle kwekamu ukuba bangangcolisi ikamu engihlala phakathi kwalo.” ₄Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benze njalo, babakhiphela ngaphandle kwekamu; njengalokho uJehova ekhulume kuMose, benze njalo-ke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

₅UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₆“Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Nxa owesilisa noma owesifazane enza isono esenziwa ngabantu ukuphambeka kuJehova, lowo muntu abeseba necala, ₇uyakuvuma isono sakhe asenzileyo, alikhokhe icala lakhe ngokupheleleyo, athasisele kukho okwesihlanu, akunike lowo abenecala kuye. ₈Kepha uma umuntu engenasihlobo elingakhokhelwa kuso icala, inkokhelo yecala eyenzelwa uJehova iyakuba ngeyompristi, ngaphandle kwenqama yokubuyisana ayakwenzelwa ukubuyisana ngayo. ₉Yonke iminikelo yokuphakanyiswa yezinto ezingcwele zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abanikela ngayo kumpristi iyakuba ngeyakhe. ₁₀Izinto ezingcwele zalowo nalowo ziyakuba ngezakhe; noma kungaba yini umuntu akunika umpristi, kuyakuba ngokwakhe.’ ”

₁₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: ₁₂“Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Uma umfazi womuntu eduka, aphambuke kuye, ₁₃alale nenye indoda kusithekile emehlweni endoda yakhe, kufihlwe, angcoliswe, kungekho fakazi nokho ngaye, futhi engabanjwanga, ₁₄afikelwe ngumoya wesikhwele, abenesikhwele ngomkakhe, yena engcolisiwe, noma efikelwe ngumoya wesikhwele, abenesikhwele ngomkakhe kodwa yena engangcoliswanga, ₁₅indoda iyakuletha umkayo kumpristi, imlethele umnikelo wakhe, ube ngokweshumi kwe-efa* lempuphu yebhali,* angatheli mafutha kuyo, angabeki nanhlaka kuyo, ngokuba kungumnikelo wempuphu wesikhwele, umnikelo wempuphu wesikhumbuzo sokukhumbuza ngobubi.

₁₆“ ‘Umpristi uyakumsondeza, ambeke phambi kukaJehova, ₁₇umpristi athathe amanzi angcwele esitsheni sebumba, athathe kulo uthuli oluphansi etabernakele,* alufake emanzini, ₁₈umpristi ambeke owesifazane phambi kukaJehova, athukulule izinwele zekhanda lowesifazane, afake umnikelo wempuphu wesikhumbuzo ezandleni zakhe, ongumnikelo wempuphu wesikhwele; umpristi abe namanzi ababayo esandleni sakhe aveza isiqalekiso. ₁₉Umpristi amfungise, athi kowesifazane: “Uma kungalalanga ndoda nawe, ungadukelanga ekungcoleni usephansi kwendoda yakho, mawukhululeke kulawa manzi ababayo aveza isiqalekiso; ₂₀kepha uma udukile usephansi kwendoda yakho, futhi ungcolisiwe, kulale nawe enye indoda ngaphandle kwendoda yakho,” ₂₁umpristi uyakufungisa owesifazane ngesifungo sesiqalekiso, umpristi athi kowesifazane: “UJehova makakwenze isiqalekiso nesifungo phakathi kwabantu bakini, lapho uJehova eshwabanisa ithanga lakho, avuvukalise isisu sakho. ₂₂Lawa manzi aveza isiqalekiso ayakungena ezibilini zakho, avuvukalise isisu sakho, ashwabanise ithanga lakho.”

“ ‘Owesifazane uyakuthi: “Amen! Amen!”

₂₃“ ‘Umpristi uyakubala lezi ziqalekiso encwadini, azesule ngamanzi ababayo, ₂₄aphuzise owesifazane amanzi ababayo aveza isiqalekiso; amanzi aveza isiqalekiso ayakungena kuye, ababe. ₂₅Umpristi uyakuthatha umnikelo wempuphu wesikhwele esandleni sowesifazane, azulise umnikelo wempuphu phambi kukaJehova, awulethe e-altare; ₂₆umpristi uyakucaphuna ukhweshe womnikelo wempuphu, ube yisikhumbuzo sawo, awushise e-altare, andukuba amphuzise owesifazane amanzi. ₂₇Nxa esemphuzisile amanzi, kuyakuthi uma engcolisiwe waphambuka endodeni yakhe, amanzi aveza isiqalekiso angene kuye, ababe, isisu sakhe sivuvukale, ithanga lakhe lishwabane, owesifazane aqalekiswe phakathi kwabantu bakubo. ₂₈Kepha uma owesifazane engangcolisiwe kodwa ehlambulukile, uyakukhululeka, athole inzalo.

₂₉“ ‘Lowo ungumthetho wesikhwele, lapho umfazi esephansi kwendoda yakhe eduka, angcoliswe, ₃₀noma lapho indoda ifikelwa ngumoya wesikhwele, ibe nesikhwele ngomkayo; khona iyakumbeka owesifazane phambi kukaJehova, umpristi agcine wonke lo mthetho kuye. ₃₁Indoda iyakukhululeka ebubini, kepha owesifazane uyakubuthwala ububi bakhe.’ ”