UNUMERI 5

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₂Yala abantwana bakwaIsrayeli ukuba bakhiphe ekamu* bonke abanochoko, nabo bonke abacucayo, nabo bonke abangcoliswé ngabafileyo,

₃nikhiphe abesilisa nabesifazane, nibakhiphele ngaphandle kwekamu ukuba bangangcolisi ikamu engihlala phakathi kwalo.

₄Abantwana bakwaIsrayeli benze njalo, babakhiphela ngaphandle kwekamu; njengalokho uJehova ekhulumé kuMose, benze njalo-ke abantwana bakwaIsrayeli.

₅UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₆Yisho kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli, uthi: Nxa owesilisa noma owesifazane enza isono esenziwa ngabantu ukuphambeka kuJehova, lowomuntu abesebanecala,

₇uyakuvuma isono sakhe asenzileyo, alikhokhe icala lakhe ngokupheleleyo, athasisele kukho okwesihlanu, akunike lowo abe-necala kuye.

₈Kepha uma umuntu engenasihlobo elingakhokhelwa kuso icala, inkokhelo yecala eyenzelwa uJehova iyakuba-ngeyompristi, ngaphandle kwenqama yokubuyisana ayakwenzelwa ukubuyisana ngayo.

₉Yonke iminikelo yokuphakanyiswa yezinto ezingcwele zabantwana bakwaIsrayeli abanikela ngayo kumpristi iyakuba-ngeyakhe.

₁₀Izinto ezingcwele zalowo nalowo ziyakuba-ngezakhe; noma kungabayini umuntu akunika umpristi, kuyakuba-ngokwakhe.

₁₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₁₂Yisho kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli, uthi kubo: Uma umfazi womuntu eduka, aphambuke kuye,

₁₃alale nenye indoda kusithekile emehlweni endoda yakhe, kufihlwe, angcoliswe, kungekho-fakazi nokho ngaye, futhi engabanjwanga,

₁₄afikelwe ngumoya wesikhwele, abenesikhwele ngomkakhe, yena engcolisiwe, noma efikelwe ngumoya wesikhwele, abenesikhwele ngomkakhe kodwa yena engangcoliswanga,

₁₅indoda iyakuletha umkayo kumpristi, imlethele umnikelo wakhe, ube-ngokweshumi kwe-efa* lempuphu yebhali*, angatheli-mafutha kuyo, angabeki nanhlaka kuyo, ngokuba kungumnikelo wempuphu wesikhwele, umnikelo wempuphu wesikhumbuzo sokukhumbuza ngobubi.

₁₆Umpristi uyakumsondeza, ambeke phambi kukaJehova,

₁₇umpristi athathe amanzi angcwele esitsheni sebumba, athathe kulo uthuli oluphansi etabernakele*, alufake emanzini,

₁₈umpristi ambeke owesifazane phambi kukaJehova, athukulule izinwele zekhanda lowesifazane, afake umnikelo wempuphu wesikhumbuzo ezandleni zakhe, ongumnikelo wempuphu wesikhwele; umpristi abe-namanzi ababayo esandleni sakhe aveza isiqalekiso,

₁₉umpristi amfungise, athi kowesifazane: Uma kungalalanga-ndoda nawe, ungadukelanga ekungcoleni usephansi kwendoda yakho, mawukhululeke kulawamanzi ababayo aveza isiqalekiso;

₂₀kepha uma udukile usephansi kwendoda yakho, futhi ungcolisiwe, kulalé nawe enye indoda ngaphandle kwendoda yakho,

₂₁umpristi uyakufungisa owesifazane ngesifungo sesiqalekiso, umpristi athi kowesifazane: UJehova makakwenze isiqalekiso nesifungo phakathi kwabantu bakini, lapho uJehova eshwabanisa ithanga lakho, avuvukalise isisu sakho;

₂₂lawamanzi aveza isiqalekiso ayakungena ezibilinini zakho, avuvukalise isisu sakho, ashwabanise ithanga lakho; owesifazane uyakuthi: Amen, Amen.

₂₃Umpristi uyakubala leziziqalekiso encwadini, azesule ngamanzi ababayo,

₂₄aphuzise owesifazane amanzi ababayo aveza isiqalekiso; amanzi aveza isiqalekiso ayakungena kuye, ababe.

₂₅Umpristi uyakuthatha umnikelo wempuphu wesikhwele esandleni sowesifazane, azulise umnikelo wempuphu phambi kukaJehova, awulethe ealtare;

₂₆umpristi uyakucaphuna ukhweshe womnikelo wempuphu, ube-yisikhumbuzo sawo, awushise ealtare, andukuba amphuzise owesifazane amanzi.

₂₇Nxa esemphuzisile amanzi, kuyakuthi uma engcolisiwe waphambuka endodeni yakhe, amanzi aveza isiqalekiso angene kuye, ababe, isisu sakhe sivuvukale, ithanga lakhe lishwabane, owesifazane aqalekiswe phakathi kwabantu bakubo.

₂₈Kepha uma owesifazane engangcolisiwe kodwa ehlambulukile, uyakukhululeka, athole inzalo.

₂₉Lowo ungumthetho wesikhwele, lapho umfazi esephansi kwendoda yakhe eduka, angcoliswe,

₃₀noma lapho indoda ifikelwa ngumoya wesikhwele, ibe-nesikhwele ngomkayo; khona iyakumbeka owesifazane phambi kukaJehova, umpristi agcine wonke lomthetho kuye.

₃₁Indoda iyakukhululeka ebubini, kepha owesifazane uyakubuthwala ububi bakhe.