Numeri 18:1-32
18 Jehova wabese utsi ku-Aroni: “Wena nemadvodzana akho nendlu yakini nitawulandzisa ngekwephulwa kwanobe ngumuphi umtsetfo lomayelana nendzawo lengcwele,+ futsi wena nemadvodzana akho nitawulandzisa nangekwephulwa kwanobe ngumuphi umtsetfo lomayelana nemsebenti webuphristi.+
2 Uboletsa nabomnakenu labavela esiveni sakaLevi, lokusive sabokhokho bakho, kute batewusebenta nawe futsi bakusite,+ wena nemadvodzana akho embikwelithende lelinelibhokisi leBufakazi.+
3 Batawufeza imisebenti lobanika yona, nayo yonkhe imisebenti lemayelana nelithende lekukhontela.+ Kodvwa-ke, bangabosondzela edvute netintfo letisetjentiswa endzaweni lengcwele, bangasondzeli nase-al’thare, kuze wena kanye nabo ningafi.+
4 Batawusebenta nawe baphindze bente imisebenti lemayelana nelithende lekuhlangana kanye nayo yonkhe imisebenti leyentiwa kulelithende. Umuntfu longakavumeleki* akukafaneli asondzele kuwe.+
5 Imisebenti yakho lemayelana nendzawo lengcwele+ kanye neli-al’thare+ kufanele uyente kuze Nkulunkulu angatewuphindze abatfukutselele+ bantfu baka-Israyeli.
6 Kuma-Israyeli, mine ngitsetse emaLevi, lokubomnakenu, ngawapha wena.+ Anikwe Jehova kuze atewukwenta umsebenti wasethendeni lekuhlangana.+
7 Wena nemadvodzana akho kufanele nente imisebenti yenu yebuphristi lemayelana neli-al’thare kanye nalokungale kwendvwangu yekwehlukanisa.+ Nguloyo umsebenti lokufanele niwente.+ Ngininike lomsebenti webuphristi waba sipho kini, futsi nobe ngumuphi umuntfu longakavumeleki* lotawusondzela abobulawa.”+
8 Jehova wachubeka akhuluma na-Aroni watsi: “Mine ngikubeke kutsi ubuke iminikelo leletfwa kimi.+ Wena nemadvodzana akho ngininike incenye kuto tonkhe tintfo letingcwele ema-Israyeli latinikelako, futsi loku kutawuhlale kusabelo senu.+
9 Kuyo yonkhe iminikelo leyentiwa ngemlilo futsi lengcwele ngelizinga leliphakeme, naku lokutawuba kwenu: yonkhe iminikelo bantfu labayiletsa kimi, lokufaka ekhatsi iminikelo yabo yalokutinhlavu,+ iminikelo yesono+ kanye neminikelo yelicala.+ Leminikelo ingcwele ngelizinga leliphakeme kuwe nakumadvodzana akho.
10 Kufanele niyidlele endzaweni lengcwele.+ Wonkhe umuntfu lomdvuna angayidla futsi itawuba ngcwele kini.+
11 Naloku kutawuba ngekwenu: tipho ema-Israyeli latiletsako+ kanye nayo yonkhe iminikelo lejikitiswako.+ Ngikunike wena, emadvodzana akho kanye nemadvodzakati akho futsi kutawuhlale kusabelo senu.+ Wonkhe umuntfu lohlantekile losendlini yakho angakudla.+
12 “Titselo tabo tekucala+ labatinika Jehova, lokungiwo onkhe emafutsa lancono, lonkhe liwayini lelisha lelincono kanye nalokutinhlavu, ngikunika wena.+
13 Titselo tekucala letivutsiwe tako konkhe lokuseveni labo, leto labatawutiletsa kuJehova, titawuba takho.+ Wonkhe umuntfu lohlantekile losendlini yakho angatidla.
14 “Yonkhe intfo lenikelwe* kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kufanele ibe ngeyakho.+
15 “Onkhe ematibulo ato tonkhe tintfo letiphilako*+ labatawaletsa kuJehova atawuba ngewakho, kungaba ngematibulo ebantfu nobe etilwane. Kodvwa-ke ematibulo ebantfu+ kanye nematibulo etilwane letingakahlanteki kufanele uwahlenge.+
16 Nangabe lelitibulo linenyanga yinye kuya etulu budzala, ubokhipha imali yekulihlenga, ibe ngemagremu langu-57* elisiliva labekiwe, lakalwe ngesisindvo lesisemtsetfweni sasendzaweni lengcwele.* Lishekeli+ lingemagera* langu-20.
17 Ematibulo etinkhomo lamadvuna, ematibulo lamadvuna etimvu kanye newetimbuti ngiwo kuphela lokufanele ungawahlengi+ ngobe angcwele. Ingati yawo uboyifafata e-al’thare,+ emanoni awo uwashise abe ngumnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo kuze abe liphunga lelimnandzi* kuJehova.+
18 Inyama yawo kufanele ibe ngeyakho. Itawuba ngeyakho, njengemganga wemnikelo lojikitiswako kanye nemlente wangesekudla.+
19 Yonkhe iminikelo lengcwele ema-Israyeli latayiletsa kuJehova+ ngiyinike wena, emadvodzana akho kanye nemadvodzakati akho, futsi itawuhlala isabelo senu.+ Lesi sivumelwane lesitawuhlala njalo* embikwaJehova, kuwe nasentalelwaneni yakho.”
20 Jehova wachubeka watsi ku-Aroni: “Ngeke nibe nelifa eveni lawo, futsi kute umhlaba lenitawunikwa wona.+ Mine ngisabelo kanye nelifa lenu emkhatsini wema-Israyeli.+
21 “Mine nginike emadvodzana aLevi konkhe kwelishumi+ ka-Israyeli kutsi kube lifa lawo ngenca yemsebenti lawentako, lokungumsebenti wasethendeni lekuhlangana.
22 Ema-Israyeli angeke asasondzela ethendeni lekuhlangana ngobe nakenta njalo atawuba nesono futsi afe.
23 LamaLevi kufanele ente imisebenti yasethendeni lekuhlangana futsi ngiwo latawuphendvula ngenca yetono talabantfu.+ Kufanele angabi nelifa emkhatsini wema-Israyeli. Lona ngumtsetfo lotawuhlala njalo kuto tonkhe titukulwane tenu.+
24 EmaLevi ngiwanikete kwelishumi ema-Israyeli lakunikela kuJehova kutsi kube lifa lawo. Kungako ngitsite: ‘Kufanele angabi nelifa emkhatsini wema-Israyeli.’”+
25 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi:
26 “Ubotjela emaLevi utsi: ‘Kuma-Israyeli, nitawutsatsa kwelishumi lengininike kona kutsi kube lifa lenu.+ Kuko nibotsatsa kwelishumi kwaloko kwelishumi ninikele ngako kuJehova.+
27 Loku kutawutsatfwa njengemnikelo wenu, kube njengalokutinhlavu lokutsetfwe ebaleni lekubhulela+ nobe umkhicito wenu weliwayini lelinyenti nobe wemafutsa.
28 Ngaleyo ndlela, nani nitawuletsa umnikelo kuJehova leniwutsetse kuko konkhe kwelishumi lenikutfola kuma-Israyeli, futsi lomnikelo waJehova kufanele niwunike Aroni umphristi.
29 Nitawuletsa kuJehova yonkhe inhlobo yeminikelo leniyitsetse kuto tonkhe tipho letinhle kakhulu leninikwe tona+ futsi letingcwele.’
30 “Kufanele utsi kuwo: ‘Nanitsatsa lokuncono kakhulu kuleminikelo ninikele ngako, kutawuba shengatsi ninikele ngalenikutsetse ebaleni lekubhulela nobe ngemkhicito wenu weliwayini lelinyenti nobe wemafutsa.
31 Wena nendlu yakho ningakudlela kunobe nguyiphi indzawo, ngobe kusabelo leninikwa sona ngenca yekwenta umsebenti ethendeni lekuhlangana.+
32 Kute sono lenitawuba naso, yingci nje naninikela ngalokuncono kakhulu lenikutsetse kuleminikelo, futsi kufanele ningatingcolisi tintfo letingcwele tema-Israyeli ngobe nanenta njalo nitakufa.’”+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “losihambi,” lokungumuntfu longasiye wemndeni wa-Aroni.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “losihambi,” lokungumuntfu longasiye wemndeni wa-Aroni.
^ Loku kusho yonkhe intfo leyentiwe ngcwele kuNkulunkulu ngekutsi inikelwe ngalokuphelele kuye.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ayo yonkhe inyama.”
^ Nobe “nelishekeli lelingcwele.”
^ Ligera belilingana nemagremu langu-0.57 (ema-ounce troy langu-0.01835). Fundza Sandzisanchazo B14.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ngemashekeli lasihlanu.” Fundza Sandzisachazo B14.
^ Nobe “lelijabulisako.” NgesiHebheru kutsi, “lelicabulako.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “sivumelwane seluswayi.”
