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14 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi wathi: 2 “Lo ngumthetho ophathelane lomuntu olobulephero okumele ulandelwe ngelanga lokuhlanjululwa kwakhe, nxa sekumele ahanjiswe kumphristi.+ 3 Umphristi uzaphuma phandle kwezihonqo ayemhlola. Nxa umuntu lo olobulephero esesilile, 4 umphristi uzamtshela ukuthi alethe inyoni ezimbili eziphilayo ezihlanzekileyo, logatsha lomsedari, lohali olubomvu, lehisophi* ukuze ahlanjululwe ngezinto lezi.+ 5 Umphristi uzalaya ukuthi inyoni eyodwa ibulawelwe phezu kwamanzi ahlanzekileyo asembizeni yebumba. 6 Kodwa kumele athathe inyoni ephilayo, logatsha lomsedari, lohali olubomvu lehisophi akugxamuze konke egazini lenyoni ayibulalele phezu kwamanzi ahlanzekileyo. 7 Ngemva kwalokho uzachela igazi layo kasikhombisa kulowo ozozihlambulula ubulephero, atsho ukuthi usehlanzekile, abeseyekela inyoni ephilayo iphaphe iye egangeni.+

8 “Lowo ozozihlambulula kumele awatshe izigqoko zakhe, aphuce zonke inwele zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, ngakho uzakuba ngohlanzekileyo. Ngemva kwalokho kumele abuye ezihonqweni, kodwa uzahlala phandle kwetende lakhe okwamalanga ayisikhombisa. 9 Ngelanga lesikhombisa kufanele aphuce zonke inwele ekhanda futhi agele zonke indevu lentshiya. Nxa esephuce zonke inwele zakhe kumele awatshe izigqoko zakhe njalo ageze ngamanzi. Ngakho uzakuba ngohlanzekileyo.

10 “Ngelanga lesi-8 uzathatha imvana ezinduna ezimbili ezingelasici, lensikazi+ eyodwa elomnyaka owodwa engelasici, lezilinganiso ezintathu ze-efa* yefulawa ecolekileyo ehlanganiswe lamafutha kube ngumnikelo wamabele+ kanye lenkomitsho eyodwa* yamafutha.+ 11 Umphristi ozakutsho ukuthi lowo ozozihlambulula uhlanzekile nguye ozabuya laye kanye leminikelo yakhe phambi kukaJehova emnyango wetende lokuhlangana. 12 Umphristi uzathatha imvana eyodwa enduna anikele ngayo ibe ngumnikelo wecala.+ Uzayinikela kanye lenkomitsho yamafutha, akuzunguze kube ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa phambi kukaJehova.+ 13 Ngemva kwalokho uzahlaba imvana enduna endaweni engcwele lapho okujayele ukuhlatshelwa khona+ umnikelo wesono lomnikelo wokutshiswa, ngoba umnikelo wecala lawo ngowomphristi+ njengomnikelo wesono, ungcwele kakhulu.+

14 “Umphristi uzathatha elinye igazi lomnikelo wecala alininde endlebeni esesandleni sokudla yalowo ozozihlambulula, lasesithupheni sakhe sesandla sokudla lasezwaneni lwakhe olukhulu olusenyaweni lwesandla sokudla. 15 Umphristi uzathatha amanye amafutha asenkomitshini+ awathele esandleni sakhe senxele, 16 abesegxamuza umunwe wakhe wesandla sokudla emafutheni asesandleni sakhe senxele, awafafaze kasikhombisa phambi kukaJehova. 17 Ngemva kwalokho umphristi uzathatha amafutha aseleyo awaninde endlebeni esesandleni sokudla yalowo ozozihlambulula, lasesithupheni sakhe sesandla sokudla lasezwaneni lwakhe olukhulu olusenyaweni lwesandla sokudla phezu kwegazi lomnikelo wecala. 18 Umphristi uzathatha amafutha aseleyo esandleni sakhe awagcobe ekhanda lalowo ozozihlambulula njalo umphristi uzamhlawulela phambi kukaJehova.+

19 “Umphristi uzanikela umnikelo wesono+ ukuze ahlawulele lowo ozozihlambulula ekungcoleni kwakhe. Ngemva kwalokho uzahlaba umnikelo wokutshiswa. 20 Umphristi uzanikela umnikelo wokutshiswa lomnikelo wamabele+ e-alithareni ahlawulele lowomuntu,+ abe ngohlanzekileyo.+

21 “Kodwa nxa engumyanga futhi engenelisi ukuletha izinto lezi, kalethe imvana enduna eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono ozazunguzwa ukuze azihlawulele, kanye lengxenye ye-efa* eyodwa etshumini yefulawa ecolekileyo ehlanganiswe lamafutha kube ngumnikelo wamabele, lamafutha agcwele inkomitsho,* 22 lamajuba amabili kumbe abantwana benkwilimba ababili kusiya ngalokho enelisa ukukuthola. Okunye kuzakuba ngumnikelo wesono okunye kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa.+ 23 Ngelanga lesi-8+ uzaletha izinto lezi kumphristi emnyango wetende lokuhlangana phambi kukaJehova+ ukuze umphristi atsho ukuthi uhlanzekile.

24 “Umphristi uzathatha imvana enduna yomnikelo wecala+ lamafutha agcwele inkomitsho,* abesekuzunguza kube ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa phambi kukaJehova.+ 25 Ngemva kwalokho umphristi uzahlaba imvana enduna eyomnikelo wecala, abesethatha elinye igazi lomnikelo wecala alininde endlebeni esesandleni sokudla yalowo ozozihlambulula, lasesithupheni sakhe sesandla sokudla, lasezwaneni lwakhe olukhulu olusenyaweni lwesandla sokudla.+ 26 Umphristi uzathela amanye amafutha esandleni sakhe senxele,+ 27 abesefafaza amanye amafutha asesandleni sakhe senxele kasikhombisa phambi kukaJehova, ngomunwe wakhe wesandla sokudla. 28 Ngemva kwalokho umphristi uzathatha amafutha aseleyo awaninde endlebeni esesandleni sokudla yalowo ozozihlambulula, lasesithupheni sakhe sesandla sokudla, lasezwaneni lwakhe olukhulu olusenyaweni lwesandla sokudla lapho aninde khona igazi lomnikelo wecala. 29 Umphristi uzathatha amafutha asele esandleni sakhe awagcobe ekhanda lalowo ozozihlambulula ukuze amhlawulele phambi kukaJehova.

30 “Umphristi uzanikela elinye ijuba kumbe enye inkwilimba kusiya ngokuthi ozozihlambulula wenelisani+ 31 kulokho angakuthola, okunye kuzakuba ngumnikelo wesono okunye kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa+ kanye lomnikelo wamabele njalo umphristi uzahlawulela lowo ozozihlambulula phambi kukaJehova.+

32 “Lo ngumthetho ophathelane lomuntu obelobulephero kodwa ongenelisiyo ukukhipha lokho okufunekayo ukuze ahlanjululwe.”

33 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi lo-Aroni: 34 “Nxa selingenile elizweni leKhenani+ engilinika lona ukuthi libe ngelenu+ futhi nxa ngingenza enye yezindlu ezikhona elizweni ibe lomkhuhlane wobulephero,+ 35 umnikazi wendlu leyo kumele aye kumphristi athi kuye, ‘Ngibone okuthile okungathi ngumkhuhlane endlini yami.’ 36 Umphristi uzakuthi konke okusendlini leyo kukhitshelwe phandle engakabuyi ukuzohlola umkhuhlane lowo ukuze angathi konke okusendlini kungcolile. Ngemva kwalokho uzangena ayihlole indlu leyo. 37 Uzahlola leyondawo elomkhuhlane njalo nxa umduli wendlu ulamatshatha alithanga laluhlaza kumbe abomvana futhi ekhanya etshonile emdulini, 38 umphristi uzaphuma endlini leyo ame emnyango njalo uzabeka umlayo wokuthi kungabi lomuntu ozangena kuyo okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+

39 “Ngelanga lesikhombisa umphristi uzaphenduka azoyihlola indlu leyo. Nxa kuyikuthi umkhuhlane umemethekile emdulini wendlu, 40 umphristi uzakuthi amatshe alomkhuhlane wobulephero akhitshwe ayelahlelwa phandle kwedolobho, endaweni engcolileyo. 41 Ngemva kwalokho umphristi uzakuthi indlu leyo iphalwe okuzwayo ngaphakathi njalo udaka olukhitshiweyo kumele luyelahlelwa phandle kwedolobho, endaweni engcolileyo. 42 Bazafaka amanye amatshe lapho okukhitshwe khona amanye njalo kumele kusetshenziswe olunye udaka futhi indlu leyo kufanele igudulwe.

43 “Kodwa nxa umkhuhlane lowo ungaphinda uphenduke endlini leyo isike yakhitshwa amatshe, yaphalwa futhi yagudulwa kutsha, 44 umphristi uzangena ayihlole. Nxa umkhuhlane umemethekile kuyo kuyabe kuyibulephero obuyingozi,+ indlu leyo ingcolile. 45 Umphristi kumele athi indlu leyo idilizwe, amatshe ayo lamapulanka ayo lalo lonke udaka lwayo kuthathwe kuhanjiswe phandle kwedolobho, endaweni engcolileyo.+ 46 Loba ngubani ozangena endlini leyo ngamalanga eyabe ivalwe ngawo+ uzakuba ngongcolileyo kuze kuhlwe.+ 47 Loba ngubani ozalala endlini leyo kumele awatshe izigqoko zakhe futhi loba ngubani ozadlela kuyo kumele awatshe izigqoko zakhe.

48 “Kodwa nxa umphristi angabuya abesebona ukuthi umkhuhlane awumemethekanga endlini leyo ngemva kokugudulwa kwayo kutsha, umphristi uzakuthi indlu leyo ihlanzekile ngoba umkhuhlane uyabe usuphelile. 49 Kumele athathe inyoni ezimbili, logatsha lomsedari, lohali olubomvu lehisophi+ ukuze ahlambulule ukungcola kwendlu* leyo. 50 Kumele abulalele inyoni eyodwa embizeni yebumba phezu kwamanzi ahlanzekileyo. 51 Ngemva kwalokho kumele athathe inyoni ephilayo, logatsha lomsedari, lohali olubomvu lehisophi akugxamuze konke egazini lenyoni ebulawelwe emanzini ahlanzekileyo njalo kumele afafaze igazi layo kasikhombisa+ endlini leyo. 52 Ngakho uzahlambulula indlu leyo ekungcoleni* kwayo esebenzisa igazi lenyoni lamanzi ahlanzekileyo, lenyoni ephilayo, logatsha lomsedari, lehisophi lohali olubomvu. 53 Ngemva kwalokho uzayekela inyoni ephilayo iphaphe iye egangeni, phandle kwedolobho njalo uzahlawulela indlu leyo ibe ngehlanzekileyo.

54 “Lo ngumthetho ophathelane lemihlobo yonke yobulephero engaba khona ekhanda, endevini,+ 55 loba ezigqokweni+ kumbe endlini,+ 56 kanye lamaqhubu, loqweqwe lamatshatha,+ 57 umthetho ozasetshenziswa ukuze kwaziwe ukuthi into ethile ingcolile yini kumbe ihlanzekile.+ Lo ngumthetho ophathelane lobulephero.”+