ULevi 24:1-23
24 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi esithi:
2 “Tshela abako-Israyeli ukuthi balethe kuwe amafutha ama-oliva acengekileyo, azafakwa phakathi kwezibane ukuze ziqhubeke zikhanya ngaso sonke sikhathi.+
3 U-Aroni kumele ahlele ukuthi izibane ziqhubeke zikhanya phambi kukaJehova ngaso sonke isikhathi, phandle kwekhetheni loBufakazi, etendeni lokuhlangana kusukela kusihlwa kuze kube sekuseni. Lo ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu.
4 Kumele abe leqiniso lokuthi izibane eziseluthini lwesibane+ olwenziwe ngegolide elicengekileyo zisebenza kuhle ngaso sonke isikhathi phambi kukaJehova.
5 “Kumele uthathe ifulawa ecolekileyo upheke izinkwa ezingu-12 eziyisigombolozi. Ngasinye kumele siphekwe ngefulawa elingana lengxenye ze-efa* ezimbili etshumini.
6 Kufanele uzifake phezu kwetafula yegolide elicengekileyo+ phambi kukaJehova, ugadanise eziyisithupha zibe zodwa,+ ugadanise lezinye eziyisithupha zibe zodwa.
7 Kumele ufake inhlaka ecolekileyo yokwenza impepha phezu kwezinkwa lezo ezigadanisiweyo njalo izakuba ngumnikelo otshiselwa uJehova esikhundleni* sezinkwa lezo.+
8 Ngelanga ngalinye leSabatha kumele afake izinkwa lezo phambi kukaJehova.+ Lesi yisivumelwano esizahlala sikhona engisenza labako-Israyeli.
9 Isinkwa leso sizakuba ngesika-Aroni lamadodana akhe+ njalo bazasidlela endaweni engcwele+ ngoba siyinto engcwele kakhulu ephiwe yena, evela eminikelweni etshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo. Lo ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona.”
10 Phakathi kwabantu bako-Israyeli kwakulendodana ezalwa ngowesifazana ongum-Israyeli lendoda engumGibhithe+ njalo indodana leyo yalwa lendoda engum-Israyeli ezihonqweni.
11 Indodana yowesifazana ongum-Israyeli yaqalisa ukuhlambalaza ibizo likaNkulunkulu njalo yalithuka.+ Ngakho bayithatha bayisa kuMosi.+ Ibizo likanina kwakunguShelomithi indodakazi kaDibhiri owesizwana sakoDani.
12 Bayithatha bayivalela kwaze kwaba yilapho uJehova ebacacisela ukuthi uthini ngendaba leyo.+
13 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi:
14 “Lowo obethuka mkhipheleni phandle kwezihonqo njalo bonke abamuzwe ethuka kumele babeke izandla zabo ekhanda lakhe futhi lonke ibandla kumele limkhande ngamatshe.+
15 Tshela abako-Israyeli ukuthi loba ngubani ozathuka uNkulunkulu wakhe uzajeziswa ngenxa yesono sakhe.
16 Ngakho umuntu ozahlambalaza ibizo likaJehova kumele abulawe loba sekutheni.+ Lonke ibandla kufanele limkhande ngamatshe. Umuntu othuka ibizo likaNkulunkulu kumele abulawe kungelani lokuthi ngowesinye isizwe loba ngum-Israyeli.
17 “‘Nxa umuntu angabulala omunye umuntu kumele abulawe loba sekutheni.+
18 Loba ngubani ozatshaya isifuyo somunye asibulale kumele asibhadale, kufanele abhadale ukuphila ngokuphila.*
19 Nxa umuntu angalimaza umakhelwane wakhe,* khonokho akwenzileyo kumele kwenziwe lakuye.+
20 Ukwephula ngokwephula, ilihlo ngelihlo, izinyo ngezinyo, indlela alimaze ngayo omunye laye kumele alinyazwe ngayo.+
21 Umuntu ozatshaya isifuyo somunye aze asibulale kumele asibhadale,+ kodwa lowo otshaya umuntu aze ambulale kumele abulawe.+
22 “‘Kuzasebenza umthetho ofananayo kini kungelani lokuthi ngumuntu wesinye isizwe kumbe ngum-Israyeli+ ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’”
23 UMosi wasekhuluma labantu bako-Israyeli njalo bathatha lowo owayezwakale ethuka bamkhiphela phandle kwezihonqo, bamkhanda ngamatshe.+ Ngakho abako-Israyeli benza khona kanye uJehova ayekutshele uMosi.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ingxenye ze-efa ezimbili etshumini zazilingana lamalitha angu-4,4. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “oyingxenye yesikhumbuzo emela izinkwa.”
^ Kumbe, “umphefumulo ngomphefumulo.”
^ Kumbe, “omunye wakhe; umngane wakhe.”
