Levitikusi
21 UJehova waraga wathi kuMosi: “Khuluma nabaphristi amadodana ka-Aroni uthi kibo, ‘Akunamuntu okufuze azisilaphaze ngebanga lomuntu ohlongakeleko hlangana nabantu bekhabo.+ 2 Kodwana angazisilaphaza ngebanga lesihlobo sakhe, unina, uyise, indodanakhe, indodakazakhe, umfowabo, 3 nodadwabo oyintombi osahlala naye begodu ongakatjhadi. 4 Akukafuzi azisilaphaze ngebanga lomfazi otjhade nendoda evela ebantwini bekhabo. 5 Akukafuzi bagude iinhloko zabo,+ baphungule iindevu zabo namkha bazisike emizimbenabo.+ 6 Kufuze bacwengeke kuZimabo+ begodu akukafuzi basilaphaze igama lakaZimabo,+ ngombana benza iminikelo kaJehova eyenziwe ngomlilo noburotho* bakaZimabo, kufuze bacwengeke.+ 7 Akukafuzi batjhade nengwadla,+ umfazi owasilaphazwako namkha umfazi owatlhalana nendodakhe+ ngombana umphristi ucwengile kuZimakhe. 8 Nina ma-Israyeli kufuze nicwengise umphristi+ ngombana nguye onikela uburotho bakaZimenu. Kufuze acwengeke kimi ngombana mina Jehova onicwengisako ngicwengile.+
9 “‘Nje-ke nange indodakazi yomphristi izisilaphaza ngokungwadla, isilaphaza uyise. Kufuze itjhiswe ngomlilo.+
10 “‘Umphristi ophakemeko hlangana nabaphristi, okwathelwa amafutha wokuzesa ehlokwakhe+ begodu wabekwa bona ambathe izambatho zobuphristi,+ akukafuzi alise iinhluthu zakhe zibe zide, zingakanywa namkha arathule izambatho zakhe.+ 11 Akukafuzi atjhidele kinanyana ngisiphi isidumbu;+ akukafuzi azisilaphaze ngitjho nangebanga lakayise namkha lakanina. 12 Akukafuzi aphumele ngaphandle kwendawo ecwengileko begodu akukafuzi asilaphaze indawo ecwengileko kaZimakhe,+ ngombana itshwayo elitjengisa ukuthi uzinikele namafutha wokuzesa kaZimakhe+ aphezu kwakhe. NginguJehova.
13 “‘Nakathatha umfazi kufuze athathe oyintombi.+ 14 Akukafuzi atjhade nomhlolokazi, umfazi otlhaliweko, umfazi owakhe wasilaphazwa namkha ingwadla; kufuze athathe intombi ebantwini bekhabo bona ibe mkakhe. 15 Akukafuzi asilaphaze abantwabakhe hlangana nabantu bekhabo+ ngombana nginguJehova omcwengisako.’”
16 UJehova waragela phambili akhuluma noMosi wathi: 17 “Tjela u-Aroni uthi, ‘Akukho namunye ebantwaneni bakho kizo zoke iinzukulwana zabo ongatjhidela bona anikele uburotho bakaZimakhe nange arholophele. 18 Akunamuntu orholopheleko ongatjhidela e-aldareni: isiphofu, umuntu ongakghoni ukukhamba kuhle, umuntu orholophele ubuso,* umuntu onomlenze namkha umkhono omude odlula omunye, 19 umuntu ophuke inyawo namkha isandla, 20 onelunda, isirhonodwana, umuntu olimele ilihlo, onesibabo, onobuthi bembuzana namkha olimele izitho zakhe zangaphasi.+ 21 Akunamuntu ebantwaneni baka-Aroni umphristi orholopheleko ongatjhidela e-aldareni bona alethe umnikelo kaJehova owenziwa ngomlilo. Ngebanga lokuthi urholophele, akukafuzi atjhidele e-aldareni bona anikele uburotho bakaZimakhe. 22 Angadla uburotho bakaZimakhe ezintweni ezicwengeke khulu+ nezintweni ezicwengileko.+ 23 Kodwana akukafuzi atjhidele eduze kwerharideni+ begodu akukafuzi atjhidele e-aldareni+ ngombana urholophele; akukafuzi asilaphaze indawami ecwengileko+ ngombana mina nginguJehova obacwengisako.’”+
24 Nje-ke uMosi wakhuluma no-Aroni, amadodanakhe nama-Israyeli woke.