Izilwane Okufanele Nokungafanele Zidliwe
1USimakade wakhuluma kuMose no-Aroni, wathi kubo: 2“Khulumani kubantu bakwa-Israyeli, nithi: ‘Phakathi kwazo zonke izilwane eziphilayo emhlabeni, nazi eningazidla: 3zonke ezinezinselo ezehlukene, izinselo ezehlukene kabili, nezetshisayo emfuyweni, niyakuzidla.
4“ ‘Kepha phakathi kwalezo ezetshisayo noma ezinselo zehlukene, aniyukuzidla lezi ezilandelayo: ikameli noma nje nalo letshisa, kodwa alinazo izinselo ezehlukene; lingcolile kini; 5imbila, nakuba nayo yetshisa, kodwa ayinazo izinselo ezehlukene; ingcolile kini; 6unogwaja uyetshisa, kodwa awunazo izinselo ezehlukene; ungcolile kini; 7nengulube nakuba inselo yayo yehlukene, inselo ihlukene kabili, kodwa ayetshisi; ingcolile kini. 8Aniyukuyidla inyama yazo, futhi aniyukuzithinta izidumbu zazo; zingcolile kini.
9“ ‘Lezi niyakuzidla kuzo zonke ezisemanzini: zonke ezinezigwedlo namazenga ezisemanzini, nezisolwandle nasemifuleni, niyakuzidla. 10Kepha zonke ezingenazigwedlo namazenga ezisolwandle nasemifuleni, nazo zonke ezitshuza emanzini, nakho konke okuphila emanzini kungamanyala kini. 11Ziyoba yisinengiso kini; aniyukuyidla inyama yazo; nezilwane ezifile niyozithatha njengezinengekayo kini. 12Zonke ezisemanzini ezingenazigwedlo namazenga ziyinto enengekayo kini.
13“ ‘Nazi eziyakuba yisinengiso kini ezinyonini; aziyukudliwa, ziyisinengiso: ukhozi, inqe, ingqungqulu, 14unhloyile, uheshe ngezinhlobo zakhe, 15nawo wonke amagwababa ngezinhlobo zawo, 16intshe, inkovana, inkanu, uklebe ngezinhlobo zakhe, 17isikhova, umphishamanzi, umxwagele, 18ifukezi, ivuba, iphalane, 19unogolantethe, unozalizingwenya ngezinhlobo zakhe, uziningweni, nelulwane.
20“ ‘Zonke izinambuzane ezinamaphiko, ezihamba ngezinyawo zozine, ziyisinengiso kini. 21Kepha lezi kuzo zonke izinambuzane ezinamaphiko, ezihamba ngezinyawo zozine, niyakuzidla, ezinamanqina ngaphezu kwezinyawo ezigxuma ngazo emhlabeni; 22kuzo niyodla lezi: isikhonyane ngezinhlobo zaso, amaboni ngezinhlobo zawo, amadiye ngezinhlobo zawo, nezintethe ngezinhlobo zazo. 23Kodwa zonke ezinye izinambuzane ezinamaphiko nezinyawo ezine ziyisinengiso kini.
24“ ‘Niyakungcoliswa yizo, kuthi bonke abathinta izidumbu zazo babe ngabangcolile kuze kuhlwe. 25Bonke abathwala izilwane ezifile bayakuhlanza izingubo zabo, futhi babe ngabangcolile kuze kuhlwe.
26“ ‘Zonke izilwane ezinezinselo ezehlukene inselo, zingehlukene kabili, futhi zingetshisi, zingcolile kini; bonke abazithintayo bayakuba ngabangcolile. 27Zonke ezihamba ngezidladla kuzo zonke izilwane ezihamba ngezinyawo ezine zingcolile kini; bonke abathinta izidumbu zazo bayakuba ngabangcolile kuze kuhlwe. 28Othwala isidumbu saso uyohlanza izingubo zakhe, abe ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe; zingcolile kini.
29“ ‘Lezi zingcolile kini kuzo izilwane ezihuquzelayo emhlabeni: uchakide, impuku, uxamu ngezinhlobo zakhe, 30isigcilikisha, isiquzi, intulo, isibankwa, nonwabu. 31Zonke lezi zilwane zingcolile kini phakathi kwezilwane ezihuquzelayo; oyothinta isidumbu saso uyakuba ngongcolile kuze kube kusihlwa. 32Konke esiyowela phezu kwakho sesifile kuyakuba ngokungcolileyo, noma ngumuthi, noma yingubo, noma yisikhumba, noma yisaka, noma ngabe yini nje okusetshenzwa ngayo; kuyakufakwa emanzini, kube ngokungcolile kuze kuhlwe; khona kuyakuhlanzeka. 33Uma esinye sazo siwela ezitsheni, konke okukuzo kuyoba ngokungcolileyo, niyakusiphahlaza isitsha. 34Konke ukudla okuzodliwa okukuzo kuyakuba ngokungcolileyo uma kuthintwe ngamanzi avela esitsheni esinjalo, nanoma yimaphi amanzi anokuphuzwa ayoba ngangcolileyo, uma evela esitsheni esinjalo. 35Konke okuwele kukho okwesidumbu saso kuyakuba ngokungcolile, noma iziko noma ikhanzi; kuyophohlozwa; kungcolile futhi kuyohlala kungcolile kini. 36Umthombo, umthombokwakhiwa, nepitsi kuyakuba ngokuhlambulukile, nokho okutholakala kunezilwane ezifile kukho kuyakuba ngokungcolile. 37Uma ingxenye yesidumbu saso iwela phezu kwembewu ebekelwe ukuyohlwanyelwa, iyakuba ngehlambulukile. 38Uma amanzi ethelwa embewini, bese ingxenye yesidumbu saso iwela phezu kwayo, ingcolile kini.
39“ ‘Uma kufa isilwane esidliwayo, othinta leyo ngcuba uyakuba ngongcolileyo kuze kuhlwe. 40Odla ingcuba makahlambulule izingubo zakhe, uyoba ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe. Othwala isidumbu saso makahlanze izingubo zakhe, abe ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
41“ ‘Zonke izilwane ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni ziyisinengiso; azinakudliwa. 42Zonke ezihuquzela ngesisu, nazo zonke ezihamba ngezinyawo ezine noma ngezinyawo eziningi, nazo zonke ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni, aniyukuzidla, ngokuba ziyisinengiso. 43Ningazenzi isinengiso ngenxa yezilwane ezinwabuzelayo. Ningazingcolisi ngazo, bese niba ngabangcolile. 44NginguSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu; ngakho-ke zingcweliseni, nibe ngcwele, ngokuba Mina ngingcwele; ningazingcolisi ngezilwane ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni. 45NginguSimakade owakukhuphula eGibhithe, ukuze ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu; ngalokho yibani ngcwele, ngokuba Mina ngingcwele.
46“ ‘Lena yindlela yomthetho elandelwayo ngezilwane nezinyoni nezilwane zonke ezitshuza emanzini, nezilwane zonke ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni, 47ukuba kwehlukaniswe phakathi kokungcolileyo nokuhlanzekileyo, naphakathi kokuphilayo okungadliwa nalokho okungedliwe.’ ”
