ULEVITIKUSI 3
Umnikelo wetjhebiswano
1“Nakube umnikelo womuntu kumnikelo wetjhebiswano awuthethe emhlambini weenkomo, akube ngeduna namkha esikazi emsulwa, ilethwe phambi kwakaSomnini. 2Umuntu loyo uzakubeka isandla sakhe phezu kwehloko yomhlabelwakhe. Kuzakufanele bonyana awuhlabe phambi komnyango wetende lokuhlanganela bese kuthi amadodana ka-Aroni okubaphristi bafafaze iingazi zawo mahlangothi woke we-aldari. 3Emhlabelweni wetjhebiswano umuntu loyo kufuze alethe umnikelo okhethekileko kuSomnini. Lokho kutjho umhlwehlwe owembese iinredlo nakho koke okuphathelene nawo, 4iziso zombili nomhlwehlwe wakhona, amanoni wesifunzi kanye nepundu yesibindi ekufuze ikhutjhwe neziso. 5Amadodana ka-Aroni akatjhise koke lokho e-aldarini phezu kweenkuni ezivuthako ngemva kobana enze umhlabelo wokutjhiswa. Lokho kumnikelo okhethekileko, owamukeleka kuSomnini.
6“Nakube umnikelwakhe uwuthethe emhlambini wezimvu namkha weembuzi bona kube mhlabelo wetjhebiswano, khona akube ngeduna namkha esikazi emsulwa, ilethwe kuSomnini. 7Nakube unikela ngeqamanyana, akalilethe phambi kwakaSomnini, 8abeke isandla sakhe phezu kwehloko yomhlabelwakhe lowo, awuhlabe phambi komnyango wetende lokuhlanganela. Amadodana ka-Aroni afafaze iingazi zawo mahlangothi woke we-aldari. 9Emhlabelweni wetjhebiswano umuntu loyo kufuze alethe amanoni njengomnikelo okhethekileko kuSomnini. Lokho kutjho woke umsila ononileko oquntwe emngolweni, umhlwehlwe owembese iinredlo nakho koke okuphathelene nawo, 10iziso zombili nomhlwehlwe wakhona, amanoni wesifunzi kanye nepundu yesibindi ekufuze ikhutjhwe neziso. 11Umphristi uzakutjhisa koke lokhu phezu kwe-aldari. Lokho kukudla okumnikelo okhethekileko wakaSomnini.
12“Nakube unikela ngembuzi, akayilethe phambi kwakaSomnini, 13abeke isandla sakhe phezu kwehloko yomhlabelwakhe lowo, awuhlabe phambi komnyango wetende lokuhlanganela. Amadodana ka-Aroni afafaze iingazi zawo mahlangothi woke we-aldari. 14Emnikelwenakhe umuntu loyo kufuze alethe umnikelo okhethekileko kuSomnini. Lokho kutjho umhlwehlwe owembese iinredlo nakho koke okuphathelene nawo, 15iziso zombili nomhlwehlwe wakhona, amanoni wesifunzi kanye nepundu yesibindi ekufuze ikhutjhwe neziso. 16Umphristi uzakutjhisa koke lokhu phezu kwe-aldari. Lokho kukudla okumnikelo okhethekileko, owamukeleka kuSomnini.
“Woke umhlwehlwe ngowakaSomnini. 17Lokhu kusimiso sanini nanini eenzukulwaneni ngeenzukulwana lapha nizakuhlala khona: Ningalingi nidle umhlwehlwe, amanoni namkha ububende.”
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