UEKSODUSI 35

₁UMose wabutha yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwaIsrayeli, wathi kuyo: Yilawamazwi awayalile uJehova ukuba niwenze.

₂Izinsuku eziyisithupha kosetshenzwa umsebenzi, kepha ngosuku lwesikhombisa kuyakuba-kini usuku olungcwele, lubeyisabatha lokuphumula likaJehova; bonke abenza umsebenzi ngalo bayakubulawa.

₃Aniyikubasa-mlilo ezindlini zenu ngosuku lwesabatha.

₄UMose wakhuluma kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwaIsrayeli, wathi: Yilento ayalé ngayo uJehova, ethi:

₅Thabathani phakathi kwenu umnikelo ube-ngokaJehova; bonke abanenhliziyo ethandayo mabawulethe, ube-ngumnikelo kaJehova: igolide, nesiliva, nethusi,

₆nokuluhlaza nokububende nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo, noboya bezimbuzi,

₇nezikhumba ezibomvu zezinqama, nezikhumba zamatahasi*, nomuthi womtholo,

₈namafutha okukhanyisa, namakha amafutha okugcoba nawempepho ethaphukayo,

₉namatshe amashohamu*, namatshe okufakwa, abe-ngawengubo yamahlombe nawesihlangu sesifuba.

₁₀Bonke abahlakaniphile ngenhliziyo mabeze, bakwenze konke uJehova akuyalileyo:

₁₁itabernakele*, netende lalo, nesifulelo salo, nezinkibaniso zalo, namapulangwe alo, nemishayo yalo, nezinsika zalo, nezinyawo zalo;

₁₂umphongolo nezinti zawo, nesihlalo somusa, nesihenqo seveli;

₁₃itafula nezinti zalo nezitsha zonke zalo, nezinkwa zokubukwa;

₁₄nothi lwezibani lokukhanyisa, nezitsha zalo nezibani zalo, namafutha okukhanyisa;

₁₅nealtare lempepho nezinti zalo, namafutha okugcoba, nempepho ethaphukayo, neveli lomnyango ngasemnyango wetabernakele;

₁₆ialtare lomnikelo wokushiswa nehele lalo lethusi, nezinti zalo, nezitsha zonke zalo, nomcengezi nesinqe sawo,

₁₇nezilenge zegceke, nezinsika zalo, nezinyawo zazo, neveli lesango legceke,

₁₈nezikhonkwane zetabernakele, nezikhonkwane zegceke, nezintambo zazo,

₁₉nezambatho ezifekethisiweyo zokukhonza endaweni engcwele, nezambatho ezingcwele zika-Aroni umpristi, nezambatho zamadodana akhe zokukhonza esikhundleni sobupristi.

₂₀Yayisisuka yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwaIsrayeli ebusweni bukaMose.

₂₁Bafika, kwaba-yilowo nalowo owavuswa yinhliziyo yakhe nowaqhutshwa ngumoya wakhe, baletha umnikelo kaJehova ube-ngowomsebenzi wetende lokuhlangana, nowenkonzo yonke yalo, nowezambatho ezingcwele.

₂₂Beza abesilisa nabesifazane, bonke abaqhutshwa yizinhliziyo zabo, baletha iziqhobosho namacici nezindandatho namasongo, izinto zonke zegolide, bonke ababenokunikela ngomnikelo wegolide kuJehova.

₂₃Bonke okwafunyanwa kubo okuluhlaza nokububende nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo, noboya bezimbuzi, nezikhumba ezibomvu zezinqama, nezikhumba zamatahasi*, bakuletha.

₂₄Bonke abanikela ngomnikelo wesiliva nowethusi baletha umnikelo kuJehova, nabo bonke okwafunyanwa kubo umuthi womtholo womsebenzi wenkonzo bawuletha.

₂₅Bonke abesifazane abahlakaniphile ngenhliziyo baphotha ngezandla zabo, baletha okuphothiweyo, okuluhlaza nokububende nokubomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo.

₂₆Bonke abesifazane abavuselwa yizinhliziyo zabo ukuhlakanipha baphotha uboya bezimbuzi.

₂₇Izinduna zaletha amatshe amashohamu* namatshe okufakwa, awengubo yamahlombe nawesihlangu sesifuba,

₂₈namakha, namafutha okukhanyisa nawokugcoba nawempepho ethaphukayo.

₂₉Abantwana bakwaIsrayeli bawuletha umnikelo wesihle kuJehova, bonke abesilisa nabesifazane, abanhliziyo yabo ibavusele ukulethela yonke imisebenzi ayalé ngayo uJehova ukuba yenziwe ngesandla sikaMose.

₃₀UMose wathi kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli: Bhekani, uJehova ubizé ngegama uBesaleli indodana kaUri kaHure, owesizwe sakwaJuda;

₃₁umgcwalisile ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, ngokuhlakanipha nangokuqonda nangokwazi nangamandla emisebenzini yonke

₃₂ukuba aqambe imisebenzi yobungcweti, asebenze ngegolide, nangesiliva, nangethusi,

₃₃nangokuqopha amatshe okufakwa, nangokuqopha imithi, ukuba asebenze yonke imisebenzi yobungcweti.

₃₄Ubeké enhliziyweni yakhe ukuba afundise, yena no-Oholiyabe indodana ka-Ahisamaki, owesizwe sakwaDani.

₃₅Laba ubagcwalisile ngokuhlakanipha kwenhliziyo ukuba basebenze yonke imisebenzi, eyomqophi neyengcweti neyomfekethisi, ngokuluhlaza nangokububende nangokubomvu, nangelineni elicolekileyo, neyomaluki, neyabasebenza namuphi umsebenzi, nabaqamba imisebenzi yobungcweti.