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25 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi entabeni iSinayi wathi: 2 “Khuluma labantu bako-Israyeli uthi kubo, ‘Nxa selifikile elizweni engizalinika lona,+ ilizwe lelo kumele ligcine isabatha likaJehova.+ 3 Kumele lihlanyele inhlanyelo emasimini enu okweminyaka eyisithupha njalo lithene izihlahla zamagilebisi emasimini enu okweminyaka eyisithupha futhi lizabutha isivuno selizwe.+ 4 Kodwa ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kumele kube lisabatha lokuthi ilizwe liphumule ngokupheleleyo, isabatha likaJehova. Ngalowo mnyaka akumelanga lihlanyele inhlanyelo emasimini enu kumbe lithene izihlahla zamagilebisi emasimini enu. 5 Akumelanga livune amabele azimilele wodwa kulokho okwakhithika ngesikhathi livuna njalo lingakhi izithelo ezihlahleni zenu zamagilebisi ezingathenwanga. Kumele kube lomnyaka wokuthi ilizwe liphumule ngokupheleleyo. 6 Loba kunjalo, lingadla izilimo ezizimilele zodwa ngesikhathi kulisabatha lelizwe, lina lezigqili zenu lezigqilikazi zenu, lezisebenzi zenu eziqhatshiweyo labezinye izizwe abahlala lani, 7 lezifuyo zenu kanye lenyamazana zeganga eziselizweni lenu. Lingadla konke nje okuzimilele kodwa emasimini.
8 “‘Kumele libale iminyaka yamasabatha eyisikhombisa, iminyaka eyisikhombisa ephindwe kasikhombisa njalo iminyaka le yamasabatha ayisikhombisa izakuba yiminyaka engu-49. 9 Ngakho mhlaka 10 ngenyanga yesikhombisa, ngeLanga Lokuhlawulelwa+ kuzamele litshaye uphondo luzwakale ukuze umsindo walo uzwakale kuzo zonke indawo elizweni lenu. 10 Kumele lenze umnyaka wesi-50 ube ngcwele njalo limemezele inkululeko kubo bonke abantu abahlala elizweni,+ leli kuzakuba liJubhili* kini. Umuntu ngamunye kumele abuyele elifeni lakhe futhi umuntu ngamunye kumele abuyele emulini yakhe.+ 11 Umnyaka wesi-50 uzakuba liJubhili kini. Alisoze lihlanyele kumbe livune lokho okuzimilele kodwa, kulokho okwakhithika ngesikhathi livuna loba likhe izithelo ezihlahleni zenu zamagilebisi ezingathenwanga.+ 12 Phela leli liJubhili njalo kumele libe ngcwele kini. Ngakho lingadla kuphela lokho okuzimilele kodwa emasimini.+
13 “‘Ngomnyaka lo weJubhili ngamunye wenu kumele abuyele elifeni lakhe.+ 14 Nxa ungathengisela umakhelwane wakho* loba yini kumbe uthenge okuthile kuye lingaqilani.+ 15 Nxa uthenga ulutho kumakhelwane wakho kumele ubale ukuthi sekuleminyaka emingaki iJubhili ledlula njalo yena kumele akuthengisele ekhangela ukuthi mingaki iminyaka eseleyo yokuvuna izilimo.+ 16 Nxa kusasele iminyaka eminengi angakhweza intengo yayo kodwa nxa kusele iminyaka emilutshwana kumele ehlise intengo ngoba uyabe ekuthengisela okuhambelana lesivuno esingatholakala. 17 Phakathi kwenu akungabi lomuntu ozaqila umakhelwane wakhe+ njalo kufanele limesabe uNkulunkulu wenu+ ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.+ 18 Nxa lingalandela imilayo yami njalo ligcine imithetho yami yokwahlulela lizahlala elizweni lingesabi lutho.+ 19 Ilizwe lizathela izithelo zalo+ futhi lizakudla lisuthe, lihlale kulo lingesabi lutho.+
20 “‘Nxa lingabuza lithi, “Pho sizakudlani ngomnyaka wesikhombisa njengoba singasoze sihlanyele kumbe sivune izilimo zethu?”+ 21 Lapho-ke ngizathumela isibusiso sami kini ngomnyaka wesithupha njalo ilizwe lizathela amabele azakwenela iminyaka emithathu.+ 22 Nxa lingahlanyela amabele ngomnyaka wesi-8 lizaqhubeka lisidla amabele elawavuna ngomnyaka wesithupha njalo lizabe lisidla wona kuze kufike isikhathi sokuvuna ngomnyaka wesi-9.
23 “‘Umhlabathi* akumelanga uthengiswe ube ngowomunye umuntu kokuphela+ ngoba ilizwe ngelami,+ ngenxa yokuthi mina ngilibona lingabezizweni kulo, abantu abaphiwe indawo yokuhlala.+ 24 Kulo lonke ilizwe lenu kumele linike lowo othengise umhlabathi ilungelo lokuthi awuthenge kutsha.
25 “‘Nxa umfowenu angaba ngumyanga abesethengisa elinye ilifa lakhe, isihlobo sakhe esiseduze esilelungelo lokuhlenga kumele sibuye sizothenga lokho umfowabo ayekuthengisile.+ 26 Nxa umuntu engelaye ongahlenga ilifa lakhe kodwa abesenotha athole imali yokuhlenga ilifa ayelithengisile, 27 kumele abale inzuzo yesivuno esatholakala ngeminyaka ayethengise ngayo insimu leyo, abesenika lowo ayemthengisele insimu leyo imali eseleyo, ayikhiphe kuleyo ayemthengisele ngayo. Ngemva kwalokho usengabuyela elifeni lakhe.+
28 “‘Kodwa nxa engenelisi ukulithenga ukuze libuyele kuye, lizaqhubeka likulowo owalithengayo kuze kufike umnyaka weJubhili.+ Ilifa lakhe lizabuyiselwa kuye ngomnyaka weJubhili futhi uzabuyela elifeni lakhe.+
29 “‘Nxa umuntu angathengisa indlu edolobheni eligonjolozelwe ngomduli, uzaqhubeka elelungelo lokuyihlenga kuze kuphele umnyaka kusukela ngesikhathi ayithengise ngaso. Uzakuba lelungelo lokuyihlenga+ okomnyaka wonke. 30 Kodwa nxa ehlulekile ukuyihlenga kwaze kwaphela umnyaka, indlu leyo esedolobheni eligonjolozelwe ngomduli izahle ibe yimpahla yalowo owayithengayo, izakuba ngeyakhe lezizukulwane zakhe kuze kube nini lanini. Akumelanga ibuyiselwe kumnikazi ngomnyaka weJubhili. 31 Kodwa izindlu ezisezindaweni ezingagonjolozelwanga ngemiduli kumele zibalwe ndawonye lamasimu asemaphandleni. Ilungelo lokuzihlenga kumele lihlale likhona futhi kumele zibuyiselwe kubanikazi ngomnyaka weJubhili.
32 “‘Kanti njalo amaLevi azahlala elelungelo lokuhlenga izindlu zawo ezisemadolobheni awo.+ 33 Nxa umLevi ehlulekile ukuhlenga indlu ayeyithengisile kwelinye lamadolobho awo, indlu leyo kumele ibuyiselwe kumnikazi ngomnyaka weJubhili+ ngoba izindlu zamaLevi ezisemadolobheni awo zililifa lawo phakathi kwama-Israyeli.+ 34 Kanti njalo lamadlelo+ asemaceleni kwamadolobho awo akumelanga athengiswe ngoba azahlala elilifa lawo kokuphela.
35 “‘Nxa umfowenu oseduze lawe angaba ngumyanga aswele okokuziphilisa, kumele umncede+ ngendlela onceda ngayo owesinye isizwe kanye lalowo obuye wazohlala phakathi kwenu,+ mncede ukuze aqhubeke ephila kanye lawe. 36 Ungenzi inzuzo ngaye kumbe uzalise imali omboleke yona.+ Kumele wesabe uNkulunkulu wakho+ njalo umfowenu uzaqhubeka ephila kanye lawe. 37 Akumelanga umboleke imali ezalayo+ kumbe umnike ukudla kwakho ukuze uthole inzuzo. 38 NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu owalikhipha elizweni laseGibhithe+ ukuthi ngilinike ilizwe laseKhenani ukuze ngitshengise ukuthi nginguNkulunkulu wenu.+
39 “‘Nxa umfowenu ohlezi eduze lawe angaba ngumyanga, abe sezithengisela kuwe,+ akumelanga umbambe ngamandla ukuthi enze umsebenzi owenziwa yizigqili.+ 40 Kumele umphathe njengesisebenzi esiqhatshiweyo+ loba njengomuntu ovela kwelinye ilizwe. Kufanele akusebenzele kuze kuyefika umnyaka weJubhili. 41 Ngemva kwalokho uzasuka kuwe kanye labantwabakhe abuyele emulini yakibo. Kumele abuyele elifeni labokhokho bakhe.+ 42 Ngenxa yokuthi abako-Israyeli bayizigqili zami engazikhipha elizweni laseGibhithe,+ akumelanga bazithengise ngendlela isigqili esithengiswa ngayo. 43 Akumelanga umphathe ngokhahlo+ umfowenu njalo kumele umesabe uNkulunkulu wakho.+ 44 Izigqili lezigqilikazi zenu kumele zivele emazweni angomakhelwane, yikho lapho okumele lithenge khona isigqili loba isigqilikazi. 45 Kanti njalo lingazithenga lasebantwini bezinye izizwe abahlala phakathi kwenu,+ lingazithenga kubo kumbe lithenge amadodana abo azalelwe elizweni lenu njalo bazakuba yizigqili zenu. 46 Lingazinika abantwabenu abazalandela ngemva kwenu zibe lilifa labo kokuphela. Zingaba yizisebenzi zenu kodwa akumelanga liphathe kubi abafowenu abangama-Israyeli.+
47 “‘Nxa umuntu wesinye isizwe kumbe lowo obuye wazohlala phakathi kwenu anganotha kodwa umfowenu oseduze laye abe ngumyanga aze azithengise kulowomuntu kumbe kulowo obuye wazohlala phakathi kwenu loba esihlotsheni somuntu wesinye isizwe, 48 uzaqhubeka elelungelo lokuhlengwa lanxa eyabe esezithengisile. Omunye wabafowabo angamhlenga,+ 49 kumbe ahlengwe ngumfowabo kayise loba indodana yomfowabo kayise kumbe ahlengwe ngomunye nje umuntu oyisihlobo sakhe esiseduze* emulini yangakibo.
“‘Ikanti laye angenelisa ukuzihlenga nxa kuyikuthi uyabe esenothile.+ 50 Yena lomuntu owamthengayo kumele babale ukuthi sekudlule iminyaka emingaki kusukela ngesikhathi azithengisa ngaso kuze kufike umnyaka weJubhili.+ Imali ayethengwe ngayo kumele ihambelane leminyaka leyo.+ Imali yamalanga akhe okusebenza kumele ihambelane lemali ebhadalwa isisebenzi esiqhatshiweyo.+ 51 Nxa kusasele iminyaka eminengi, imali yokuhlengwa kwakhe azayibhadala kumele ihambelane leminyaka leyo eseleyo. 52 Kodwa nxa sekusele iminyaka emilutshwana ukuthi kufike umnyaka weJubhili, kumele azibalele yena iminyaka yakhona, abesebhadala imali yokuzihlenga ehambelana leminyaka leyo eseleyo. 53 Kufanele aqhubeke emsebenzela umnyaka ngomnyaka njengesisebenzi esiqhatshiweyo njalo kumele ube leqiniso lokuthi kamphathi kubi.+ 54 Kodwa nxa engenelisi ukuzihlenga ngezindlela lezi, usezakhululwa ngomnyaka weJubhili,+ yena kanye labantwabakhe.*
55 “‘Phela abantu bako-Israyeli bayizigqili zami. Izigqili zami engazikhipha elizweni laseGibhithe.+ NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.