EYONQULO 25

₁*UNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis entabeni yeSinayi wamyalela ₂ukuba makanike amaSirayeli le mimiselo, athi: “Xa senifikile kwelo lizwe nilinikwa nguNdikhoyo, nomhlaba ngokwawo mawube nethuba lokuphumla ukuhlonela uNdikhoyo. ₃Kwiminyaka emithandathu nohlwayela, nithene imidiliya, nivune nokuvuna. ₄Unyaka wesixhenxe ke wona mayibe ngunyaka wokuphumza umhlaba, unyaka owahlulelwe uNdikhoyo. Ngawo ke nize ningalimi, ningayitheni nemidiliya. ₅Ingqolowa ezikhulelayo ingahlwayelwanga nize ningayivuni, neediliya ezivela ingathenwanga imidiliya ningayivuni. Kaloku lo ngunyaka wokuphumza umhlaba.

₆“Nokuba anilimanga ngaloo nyaka, umhlaba wona wovelisa ukutya okwanele nina, namakhoboka enu, kunye nezicaka zenu, nabantu basemzini abaphakathi kwenu, ₇nemfuyo yenu, kwakunye nezilwanyana zasendle. Kungátyiwa ke konke ukutya okuvelayo.”

₈Ze nibale iminyaka yokuphumza umhlaba ibe sixhenxe – oko kukuthi iminyaka esixhenxe niyiphinda-phinde kasixhenxe. Loo nto yenza amashumi amane anethoba leminyaka. ₉Kuya kuthi ke ngomhla weshumi wenyanga yesixhenxe, uMhla wokuCamagusha, nithume indoda ilityhutyhe lonke, ivuthela ixilongo. ₁₀Niya kuwahlula ngale ndlela ke unyaka wamashumi amahlanu, nivakalise inkululeko kulo lonke ilizwe kubo bonke abemi. Ngalo nyaka umntu ngamnye makabuyele kumhlaba wakowabo nakubantu bakowabo. ₁₁Ze ningahlwayeli emasimini, ningayivuni ingqolowa nediliya ezikhulelayo. ₁₂Lo nyaka wonke mawube ngunyaka owodwa wenkululeko. Nokha nje into ezihlumelayo kuphela.

₁₃“Ngalo nyaka wobuyiselo yonke imihlaba ebithengisiwe kufuneka ibuyiselwe kumniniyo wokuqala. ₁₄Ngoko ke xa nithengisela amanye amaSirayeli umhlaba, okanye nithenga umhlaba wawo, ze nigenzi maqhinga. ₁₅Ngoko ke ixabiso enilibizayo malibalwe lifanelane neminyaka loo mhlaba uza kulinywa ngayo kude kube ngunyaka wobuyiselo ozayo. ₁₆Xa iminyaka eseleyo isemininzi, ixabiso kufuneka linyuke; kodwa ukuba imbalwa, kufuneka lihle ixabiso lawo. Kaloku eyona nto kuthengiswa yona linani lesivuno esinokuphuma kuloo mhlaba. ₁₇UmSirayeli angaze amqhathe uwabo, koko moyikeni *uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu.”

₁₈“Yithobeleni yonke imimiselo nemithetho yam, khon' ukuze nihlale kweli lizwe ningenaxhala. ₁₉Wona umhlaba wovelisa iziqhamo zawo, nitye nihluthe, nihlale kakuhle.

₂₀“Ubani usenokuthi: ‘Kuza kutyiwa ntoni ngalo nyaka wesixhenxe xa kungalinywayo, kungavunwayo nokuvunwa?’ ₂₁Ndowusikelela umhlaba kunyaka wesithandathu, khon' ukuze uvelise ngokwanele iminyaka emithathu. ₂₂Xa nilimayo ngonyaka wesibhozo noba nisatya ukutya ebenikuvune ngonyaka wesithandathu. Yaye noba nokutya okwaneleyo kude kuvunwe izilimo zalowo nyaka.”

₂₃“Umhlaba wenu mawungathengiswa ngokupheleleyo, kuba kaloku awungowenu, ngowam; nina ningabantu basemzini nje abanemvume yokuwusebenzisa.

₂₄“Xa uthengisiwe umhlaba, umniniwo makabe nelungelo lokuphinda awukhulule. ₂₅Xa umSirayeli athe wahlwempuzeka, aze ke anyanzeleke ukuba awuthengise umhlaba wakhe, mawukhululwe sisizalwana sakhe ncam. ₂₆Umntu ongenasizalwana singawukhululayo angawukhulula ngokwakhe ukuba ubuye wahluma. ₂₇Xa kunjalo ke kufuneka ahlawule laa mntu ubewuthengile imali elingene neminyaka eseleyo ngaphambi kokufika konyaka wobuyiselo, aze abuyiselwe umhlaba kwangoko. ₂₈Xa engenamali ngokwaneleyo yokuwukhulula, uba ngowalaa mntu wayewuthengile kude kube ngunyaka wobuyiselo. Kufuneka ke ubuyiselwe kumniniwo ngaloo nyaka, aphinde aye kuhlala kuwo.

₂₉“Xa kukho umntu othengisa ngendlu esesixekweni esibiyelwe ngodonga, loo mntu unalo ilungelo lokuphinda awukhulule loo mzi wakhe kunyaka wokuqala. ₃₀Kodwa ke ukuba akaphindanga awukhulule ngaloo nyaka, ilungelo lakhe liyaphela, uze loo mzi ube ngowalaa mntu wayewuthengile, ube lilifa labantwana bakhe. Nangonyaka wobuyiselo awusokuze wona ubuyiselwe. ₃₁Yona imizi esezidolophaneni ezingabiyelwanga, iyafana nje naleya yomhlaba inkqubo yayo. Umnini-mzi unelungelo lokuphinda awukhulule, yaye kufuneka abuyiselwe ngonyaka wobuyiselo. ₃₂AbaLevi bona banelungelo nanini na lokuphinda bayikhulule imizi yabo esezidolophini zabo. ₃₃Xa kukho indlu ethengiswa ngumLevi edolophini yabo, ize ingakhululwa nguye kwakhona, kufuneka ibuyiselwe kumniniyo ngonyaka wobuyiselo; kaloku izindlu zabaLevi ezidolophini zabo zililifa labo. ₃₄Wona amadlelo angqinge imizi yabaLevi makangaze athengiswe; alilifa labantwana babo.”

₃₅“Xa umSirayeli wakuni omelene nawe ehlwempuzeka, kufuneka umxhase njengoko ufanele ukwenza kumngeneleli noxhwarhileyo, ukuze ahlale emelene nawe. ₃₆Uze ungambizi mdliwo; moyike uThixo wakho, khon' ukuze umSirayeli wakuni amelane nawe. ₃₇Ungamhlawulisi nzala ngemali omboleke yona, ungenzi mdliwo ngokutya omthengisele kona. ₃₈Lo ngumyalelo wam mna *Ndikhoyo uThixo wenu owanikhulula eJiputa, ndaza ndaninika ilizwe laseKanana, ndaba nguThixo wenu.”

₃₉“Xa umSirayeli omelene nawe ehlwempuzeke kangangokude azithengise abe likhoboka lakho, uze ungamsebenzisi okwekhoboka. ₄₀Kufuneka ahlale nawe njengomqeshwa okanye njengoxhwarhileyo, akukhonze de kufike unyaka wobuyiselo. ₄₁Ngelo xesha ke womkhulula abuyele kowabo kunye nentsapho yakhe, aye kumhlaba wooyise. ₄₂AmaSirayeli zizicaka zam wona, ndim owawakhupha eJiputa; akufuneki ke athengiswe abe ngamakhoboka. ₄₃Ze ningawaphathi gadalala; kaloku mhloneleni uThixo wenu. ₄₄Amakhoboka wathengeni kwezinye iintlanga eziningqongileyo. ₄₅Ningabathenga abantu abaxhwarhe phakathi kwenu, ngokunjalo nabezizwe zasemzini abazalelwe kwilizwe lakowenu. Abanjalo ningabathenga, ₄₆nibashiye babe lilifa labantwana benu, babe ngamakhoboka abo bonke ubomi babo. Kodwa amaSirayeli wona ningawaphathi gadalala.

₄₇“Xa kukho umngeneleli okanye umxhwarhi othe wahluma, watyeba, ze umSirayeli abe lihlwempu azithengise kuloo mntu, okanye kwisizalwana sakhe, ₄₈naxa selethengiwe, ilungelo lakhe lokubuya akhululwe ngamawabo usenalo. Usenako ukubuya akhululwe ngumntakwabo, ₄₉okanye uyisekazi, okanye umzala wakhe, nasiphi na isihlobo sakhe. Ukanti naye xa athe waphinda wahluma angazikhulula. ₅₀Kufuneka adibane nalowo umthengileyo, baze babale iminyaka ukususela ekuzithengiseni kwakhe kude kube ngunyaka wobuyiselo, baze bagqibe ngexabiso elingangemali ehlawulwa umqeshwa yonke loo minyaka. _51-52Ukuzikhulula kufuneka abuyise icandelo lexabiso awayethengwe ngalo lilingane neminyaka esaseleyo. Ukuba iminyaka eshiyekileyo ukuya kunyaka wobuyiselo mininzi, kufuneka intlawulelo inyuke, ize xa imbalwa ihle. ₅₃Kaloku makuthathwe ngathi yena ebengumqeshwa ohlawulwa ngonyaka. Nto nje inkosi yakhe mayingamphathi gadalala. ₅₄Ukuba akahlawulelwanga okanye azihlawulele, kufuneka yena nabantwana bakhe bakhululwe kunyaka wobuyiselo. ₅₅UmSirayeli akanakusoloko elikhoboka. Kaloku amaSirayeli zizicaka zam. Ndim owawakhupha eJiputa, mna Ndikhoyo uThixo wenu.”