Levitikusi 17:1-16
17 UJehova waragela phambili akhuluma noMosi, wathi:
2 “Khuluma no-Aroni, amadodanakhe nawo woke ama-Israyeli uthi kiwo, ‘Nakhu uJehova akutjhwileko:
3 “‘“Nangabe nanyana ngubani esitjhabeni sakwa-Israyeli uhlaba ikunzi, iramu elincani namkha imbuzi ekampeni namkha nangabe uyihlabela ngaphandle kwekampa,
4 kunokuthi ayilethe ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana bona izokuba mnikelo oya kuJehova phambi kwethaberinakeli lakaJehova, uzokuba nomlandu wokuphalaza iingazi. Uphalaze iingazi, nje-ke kufuze abulawe.
5 Lokhu bekwenzelwa bona ama-Israyeli alethe imihlatjelwawo kuJehova, ebeyenzelwa endaweni evulekileko, ayilethe ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana, kumphristi. Kufuze enzele uJehova imihlatjelo leyo kube mihlatjelo yetjhebiswano.+
6 Umphristi uzokufafaza iingazi e-aldareni lakaJehova ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana begodu uzokutjhisa amafutha abe liphunga elimnandi eliya kuJehova.+
7 Nje-ke ama-Israyeli akukafuzi aragele phambili enza imihlatjelo emadimonini+ anjengeembuzi, angwadla nawo.+ Lo mthetho ozokuhlala usebenza kini nakizo zoke iinzukulwana zenu.”’
8 “Kufuze uthi kiwo, ‘Nanyana ngubani esitjhabeni sakwa-Israyeli namkha omuntu ovela kwenye inarha ohlala hlangana nani enza umnikelo otjhiswako namkha umhlatjelo
9 kodwana angawulethi ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana bona awunikele kuJehova, kufuze abulawe.+
10 “‘Nanyana ngubani esitjhabeni sakwa-Israyeli namkha umuntu ovela kwenye inarha ohlala hlangana nani adla nanyana ngimuphi umhlobo weengazi,+ ngizokujamelana naye umuntu loyo begodu ngizombulala.
11 Umphefumulo wananyana yini ephilako useengazini zayo.+ Ngininikele iingazi bona nizifafaze e-aldareni+ khona nizakulitjalelwa izono zenu, ngombana ziingazi ezenza umnikelo wokulitjalelwa kwezono+ ngebanga lomphefumulo okizo.
12 Kungebangelo ngithe kuma-Israyeli: “Akekho namunye kini okufuze adle iingazi nomuntu ovela kwenye inarha ohlala hlangana nani,+ akukafuzi adle iingazi.”+
13 “‘Nange umIsrayeli namkha umuntu ovela kwenye inarha ohlala hlangana nani azuma abambe inyamazana namkha inyoni edliwako, kufuze aphophise iingazi zayo+ bekazivale ngehlabathi.
14 Ngombana umphefumulo wananyana yini ephilako ziingazi zayo, ngebanga lomphefumulo oseengazini. Ngebanga lalokho, ngathi kuma-Israyeli: “Akukafuzi nidle iingazi zananyana yini ngombana ukuphila kwananyana yini kuseengazini zayo. Nanyana ngubani odla iingazi uzokubulawa.”+
15 Nanyana ngubani, kungaba mIsrayeli namkha umuntu ovela kwenye inarha, odla isilwana asifumene sifile namkha sirathulwe sibandana,+ kufuze ahlanze izambatho zakhe, ahlambe begodu uzokusilaphala bekube sentambama,+ ngemva kwalokho uzokuhlwengeka.
16 Kodwana nange angahlanzi izambatho zakhe begodu angahlambi, uzoziphendulela ngomtjhaphwakhe.’”+
