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23 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi wathi: 2 “Khuluma labantu bako-Israyeli uthi kubo, ‘Imikhosi+ kaJehova ezakwenziwa ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo okumele liyimemezele,+ iyimihlangano engcwele. Nansi imikhosi yakhona:

3 “‘Lingasebenza okwamalanga ayisithupha kodwa ilanga lesikhombisa lizakuba lisabatha, ilanga lokuphumula okupheleleyo,+ umhlangano ongcwele. Akumelanga lenze loba yiwuphi umsebenzi. Kumele kube lisabatha elenzelwa uJehova loba ngaphi lapho elihlala khona.+

4 “‘Le yimikhosi kaJehova ezakwenziwa ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo, imihlangano engcwele okumele liyimemezele ngezikhathi zayo ezimisiweyo: 5 Mhlaka 14+ kusihlwa, ngenyanga yokuqala kuzakuba liPhasika+ likaJehova.

6 “‘Mhlaka 15 ngaleyonyanga kuzakuba loMkhosi Wesinkwa Esingelamvubelo owenzelwa uJehova.+ Kumele lidle isinkwa esingelamvubelo okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+ 7 Ngelanga lokuqala lizakwenza umhlangano ongcwele.+ Akumelanga lenze loba yiwuphi umsebenzi onzima. 8 Kodwa kumele litshisele uJehova umnikelo okwamalanga ayisikhombisa. Ngelanga lesikhombisa kuzakuba lomhlangano ongcwele. Akumelanga lenze loba yiwuphi umsebenzi onzima.’”

9 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi wathi: 10 “Khuluma labako-Israyeli uthi kubo, ‘Nxa selifikile elizweni engizalinika lona, beselivuna isivuno salo kumele lilethe kumphristi isithungo samabele enu ayizithelo zokuqala+ zesivuno senu.+ 11 Umphristi uzazunguza isithungo leso phambi kukaJehova ukuze lamukelwe. Kumele asizunguze ngelanga elilandela eleSabatha. 12 Ngelanga okuzazunguzwa ngalo isithungo, kumele linikele ngemvana enduna elomnyaka owodwa futhi engelasici, ibe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa owenzelwa uJehova. 13 Umnikelo wamabele elizawunikela kanye layo kumele ube zingxenye ze-efa* ezimbili etshumini zefulawa ecolekileyo, ehlanganiswe lamafutha, umnikelo oloqhatshi olumnandi otshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo. Umnikelo walo wokunathwayo kumele ube yingxenye yehini* eyodwa kwezine. 14 Akumelanga lidle loba yisiphi isinkwa, loba amabele akhanzingiweyo kumbe amabele amatsha ilanga leli lingakafiki, kuze kube yilapho selilethe umnikelo kaNkulunkulu wenu. Lo ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu loba ngaphi lapho elihlala khona.

15 “‘Kumele libale amasabatha ayisikhombisa kusukela ngelanga elilandela eleSabatha, kusukela ngelanga elilethe ngalo isithungo somnikelo wokuzunguzwa.+ Kumele kube ngamaviki agcweleyo. 16 Kumele libale amalanga angu-50+ kuze kufike ilanga elilandela iSabatha lesikhombisa, beseliletha-ke umnikelo wamabele amatsha kuJehova.+ 17 Kumele lithathe izinkwa ezimbili endaweni elihlala kuzo libuye lazo zibe ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa. Kumele zibhekhwe ngefulawa ecolekileyo ezingxenye ze-efa* ezimbili etshumini. Kufanele zifakwe imvubelo,+ zibe yizithelo zokuqala eziphiwa uJehova.+ 18 Okunye okumele likulethe lezinkwa lezo zimvana ezinduna eziyisikhombisa ezingelasici ezilomnyaka owodwa lejongosi elilodwa kanye lenqama ezimbili.+ Lokhu kuzakuba ngumnikelo wokutshiswa owenzelwa uJehova ndawonye lomnikelo wamabele kanye leminikelo yokunathwayo, kube ngumnikelo oloqhatshi olumnandi otshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo. 19 Kumele linikele ngezinyane lembuzi elilodwa libe ngumnikelo wesono,+ lemvana ezinduna ezimbili ezilomnyaka owodwa zibe ngumhlatshelo wobudlelwano.+ 20 Umphristi uzazunguza imvana lezo ezimbili kanye lezinkwa zezithelo zokuqala, kube ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa phambi kukaJehova. Kumele kube ngumnikelo ongcwele kuJehova ozaphiwa umphristi.+ 21 Ngelanga leli kumele limemezele+ ukuthi kube lomhlangano ongcwele. Akumelanga lenze loba yiwuphi umsebenzi onzima. Lo ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu endaweni zonke elihlala kuzo.

22 “‘Nxa selivuna elizweni lenu, akumelanga livune liqede konke okusemaphethelweni amasimu enu njalo akumelanga lidobhe okukhithikayo nxa livuna.+ Kufanele likutshiyele abayanga+ labezinye izizwe.+ NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’”

23 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi wathi: 24 “Khuluma labako-Israyeli uthi kubo, ‘Mhlaka 1 ngenyanga yesikhombisa, kumele kube lilanga lokuphumula okupheleleyo, ilanga elizamenyezelwa ngokutshaya icilongo+ ukuze likhumbule ukuthi ngumhlangano ongcwele. 25 Alisoze lenze loba yiwuphi umsebenzi onzima njalo kufanele lilethe umnikelo ozatshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo.’”

26 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi wathi: 27 “Kodwa mhlaka 10 ngenyanga le yesikhombisa kuzakuba liLanga Lokuhlawulelwa.+ Kumele lenze umhlangano ongcwele njalo lizihlukuluze*+ futhi lilethe umnikelo ozatshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo. 28 Akumelanga lenze loba yiwuphi umsebenzi ngelanga leli ngoba lilanga lokuhlawulelwa, ilanga elizahlawulelwa+ ngalo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. 29 Loba ngubani ongasoze azihlukuluze* ngelanga leli uzabulawa.+ 30 Kanti njalo ngizatshabalalisa wonke umuntu ozakwenza loba yiwuphi umsebenzi ngelanga leli. 31 Akumelanga lenze loba yiwuphi umsebenzi. Lo ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu loba ngaphi lapho elihlala khona. 32 Leli lisabatha lokuthi liphumule ngokupheleleyo njalo mhlaka 9 kusihlwa ngaleyonyanga, kumele lizihlukuluze.+ Kufanele linanze isabatha kusukela kusihlwa kuze kuhlwe ngelanga elilandelayo.”

33 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi wathi: 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.

37 “‘Le yimikhosi+ kaJehova ezakwenziwa ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo okufanele liyimemezele ibe yimihlangano engcwele,+ ukuze lilethe umnikelo otshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo: umnikelo wokutshiswa,+ lomnikelo wamabele+ ozanikelwa lomhlatshelo kanye leminikelo yokunathwayo+ kusiya ngalokho okuhleliweyo ilanga ngalinye. 38 Iminikelo le izanikelwa phezu kwaleyo enikelwa ngamasabatha+ kaJehova laphezu kwezipho zenu,+ leminikelo yenu yezifungo,+ leminikelo yenu yokuzithandela,+ iminikelo okufanele liyinike uJehova. 39 Kodwa mhlaka 15 ngenyanga yesikhombisa nxa selivunile isivuno elizweni lenu, kufanele linanze umkhosi kaJehova okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+ Ilanga lokuqala lizakuba ngelokuphumula okupheleleyo futhi lelanga lesi-8 lizakuba ngelokuphumula okupheleleyo.+ 40 Ngelanga lokuqala lizathatha izithelo zezihlahla ezinhle, lamahlamvu ezihlahla zelala,+ lengatsha zezihlala ezilamahlamvu amanengi kanye lezezihlahla zomphophula ezisesigodini njalo lizathokoza+ phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+ 41 Kumele linanze umkhosi kaJehova okwamalanga ayisikhombisa ngomnyaka+ njalo kufanele liwunanze ngenyanga yesikhombisa. Lo ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu. 42 Kumele lihlale ezihonqweni okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+ Bonke abako-Israyeli kumele bahlale ezihonqweni, 43 ukuze izizukulwane ezizayo zikwazi+ ukuthi ngenza abako-Israyeli bahlala ezihonqweni ngesikhathi ngibakhipha elizweni laseGibhithe.+ NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’”

44 Ngakho uMosi watshela abako-Israyeli mayelana lemikhosi kaJehova okumele yenziwe ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo.