16 Kanti njalo kumele linanze uMkhosi Wokuvuna* izithelo zomsebenzi wenu ezivuthwa kuqala, owalokho elakuhlanyela emasimini enu.+ Ekupheleni komnyaka kumele linanze uMkhosi Wokubutha* nxa selibutha konke elikusebenzeleyo okuphume emasimini enu.+

34 “Khuluma labako-Israyeli uthi kubo, ‘Mhlaka 15 ngenyanga le yesikhombisa kuzakuba nguMkhosi Wezihonqo,* ozakwenzelwa uJehova okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+ 35 Ngelanga lokuqala kuzakuba lomhlangano ongcwele futhi akumelanga lenze loba yiwuphi umsebenzi onzima. 36 Okwamalanga ayisikhombisa kumele lilethe umnikelo ozatshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo. Ngelanga lesi-8 kufanele lenze umhlangano ongcwele+ njalo lilethe umnikelo ozatshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo. Lo ngumhlangano oqakathekileyo. Akumelanga lenze umsebenzi onzima.

13 “Nxa selibutha lokho okusezizeni zenu lasezikhamelweni zenu zamafutha lezewayini kumele linanze uMkhosi Wezihonqo*+ okwamalanga ayisikhombisa. 14 Kumele lithokoze ngesikhathi somkhosi wenu,+ lina kanye lamadodana enu, lamadodakazi enu, lezigqili lezigqilikazi zenu, lamaLevi, lowesinye isizwe, lezintandane kanye labafelokazi abaphakathi kwamadolobho enu. 15 Kufanele lenzele uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu umkhosi okwamalanga ayisikhombisa+ endaweni uJehova azayikhetha. Phela uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uzabusisa sonke isivuno senu lakho konke elikwenzayo+ futhi kuzakuba yintokozo yodwa kini.+

14 Ebhukwini loMthetho bathola kubhalwe ukuthi uJehova wayetshele uMosi ukuthi abako-Israyeli kumele bahlale ezihonqweni ngesikhathi somkhosi wenyanga yesikhombisa,+ 15 lokuthi kwakumele bamemezele+ kuwo wonke amadolobho abo lakulo lonke idolobho laseJerusalema bathi: “Hambani ezintabeni liyegamula ingatsha zezihlahla zama-oliva, lezezihlahla zephayini, lezommethile, lezelala kanye lezinye nje ezilamahlamvu, beselizokwakha izihonqo njengoba nje kubhaliwe eMthwethweni.”

16 Abantu bathi sebekutsheliwe lokhu, basuka bayagamula ingatsha zokwenza izihonqo babuya lazo. Benza izihonqo ephahleni lwezindlu lasemagumeni emizi yabo, lasemagumeni endlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso,+ lasegcekeni legedi lamanzi+ kanye lasegcekeni legedi lako-Efrayimi.+ 17 Bonke ababebuye bevela ekuthunjweni bakha izihonqo bahlala kuzo. Abako-Israyeli babengakaze bawenze ngalindlela umkhosi lo kusukela ngensuku zikaJoshuwa+ indodana kaNuni kuze kube ngalelolanga. Abantu bathokoza kakhulu.+ 18 Ibhuku loMthetho kaNkulunkulu weqiniso lalibalwa nsuku zonke,+ kusukela ngelanga lokuqala kwaze kwaba lilanga lokucina. Umkhosi lo bawenza okwamalanga ayisikhombisa, kwasekusiba lomhlangano ongcwele ngelanga lesi-8 belandela okutshiwo nguMthetho.+