Levithikhusi
21 Jehova wachubeka akhuluma naMosi, watsi: “Khuluma nemadvodzana a-Aroni labaphristi, utsi kuwo: ‘Kute emkhatsini wenu lokufanele atingcolise* ngemuntfu lofile kubantfu bakubo.+ 2 Kodvwa angakwenta loko nangabe kusihlobo sakhe sengati lesisedvute, kungaba ngumake wakhe, ngubabe wakhe, indvodzana yakhe, indvodzakati yakhe, nobe umnakabo. 3 Angakwenta nanakungudzadzewabo latalwa naye, loseyintfombi ntfo, futsi losengakatsatfwa. 4 Akukafaneli atibangele kutsi angabi ngcwele ngekutingcolisa ngemuntfu lomsikati longumfati wemuntfu wakubo. 5 Bangabolihhula lumanyule+ nobe bahhule tilevu tabo emaceleni nobe batisike emtimbeni.+ 6 Kufanele babe ngcwele kuNkulunkulu wabo+ futsi bangalingcolisi nelibito lakhe,+ ngobe ngibo labenta iminikelo leyentiwa ngemlilo kuJehova, lokukudla lokunikelwa kuNkulunkulu. Ngako kufanele babe ngcwele.+ 7 Nabatsatsa bafati, akukafaneli batsatse umuntfu lomsikati loyingwadla,+ lowoniwe nobe lodivosile,+ ngobe umphristi ungumuntfu longcwele kuNkulunkulu wakhe. 8 Umphristi kufanele nimtsatse njengemuntfu longcwele,+ ngobe nguye loletsa kudla lokunikelwa kuNkulunkulu. Lomphristi kufanele abe ngcwele kini, ngobe nami ngingcwele, mine Jehova lonenta nibe ngcwele.+
9 “‘Nangabe indvodzakati yemphristi itingcolisa ngebugwadla, isuke ingcolisa nababe wayo. Ngako kufanele ishiswe ngemlilo.+
10 “‘Umphristi lophakeme lokhetfwe emkhatsini wabomnakabo lababaphristi futsi logcotjwe ngemafutsa ekugcoba,+ wabekwa* nekutsi agcoke tingubo tebuphristi,+ akukafaneli angatinaki tinwele takhe nobe adzabule tingubo takhe.+ 11 Akukafaneli asondzele kumuntfu lofile.*+ Akukafaneli atingcolise ngisho nangababe wakhe nobe make wakhe. 12 Kufanele angaphumi endzaweni lengcwele futsi angayingcolisi lendzawo lengcwele yaNkulunkulu wakhe,+ ngobe ugcotjwe ngemafutsa aNkulunkulu ekugcoba laluphawu lwekutinikela kwakhe.+ NginguJehova.
13 “‘Nakatsatsa umfati kufanele atsatse intfombi ntfo.+ 14 Angabomtsatsa umfelokati, umfati lodivosile, umuntfu lomsikati lowoniwe nobe loyingwadla. Kodvwa kufanele atsatse intfombi ntfo. 15 Kufanele angabangcolisi bantfwana bakhe,*+ ngobe nginguJehova, loyo lomenta abe ngcwele.’”
16 Jehova wachubeka akhuluma naMosi, watsi: 17 “Naku lokufanele ukutjele Aroni: ‘Kubantfwana bakho* nakuto tonkhe titukulwane tabo, kute umuntfu lomdvuna lonesici longaletsa kudla lokunikelwa kuNkulunkulu. 18 Umuntfu lomdvuna lonesici angeke ete kimi atewukwenta umnikelo: kungaba ngumuntfu longaboni, lochutako, lonebuso lobulimele,* lonemikhono nobe imilente lengalingani, 19 lowephuke lunyawo nobe sandla, 20 lonesifumbu nobe lonesitfombo lesincane,* loneliso lelinenkinga, locubukile, lonentsembutane nobe lolimele titfo tangasense.+ 21 Kute umuntfu lomdvuna lonesici kubantfwana* ba-Aroni umphristi longaletsa iminikelo leyentiwa ngemlilo kuJehova. Njengobe anesici, ngeke aletse kudla lokunikelwa kuNkulunkulu. 22 Angakudla kudla lokunikelwe kuNkulunkulu lokutsetfwe etintfweni letingcwele+ nakuleto letingcwele ngelizinga leliphakeme.+ 23 Kodvwa-ke ngeke asondzele edvute nendvwangu yekwehlukanisa,+ futsi ngeke asondzele nase-al’thare,+ ngobe unesici. Akukafaneli angcolise indzawo yami lengcwele,+ ngobe nginguJehova, loyo lobenta babe ngcwele.’”+
24 Ngako-ke Mosi wakhuluma na-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli.