Bible Society of South Africa

To The Word – Day 29

Leviticus 13–16, Hebrews 7–8

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EYONQULO 13

Izigulo zolusu nenkqubo ephathelelene nazo

1Nantsi inkqubo eyanikwa uMosis *nguNdikhoyo: 2Xa kukho umntu onesilonda, nokuba lithumba, nokuba kukujaduka okungahle kube sisifo solusu esosulelayo, loo mntu kufuneka asiwe kumbingeleli womlibo ka-Aron. 3Wosixilonga eso silonda umbingeleli. Ukuba ke ubhaqe uboya sebujike bamhlophe, ukanti nesilonda eso ukubhidla kwaso kube nzulu kunolusu olungaphandle, eso silonda ke senziwa sisifo esosulelayo, iqhenqa. Umbingeleli ke uya kwazisa ukuba loo mntu *unomlaza. 4Ukanti ke ukuba eso sisilonda nje, saye singenzulu kunolusu, noboya bungajikanga baba mhlophe, umbingeleli womgcina bucala loo mntu iintsuku zibe sixhenxe angadibani nabanye. 5Wophinda amxilonge emva kwezo ntsuku, kuthi ke xa umbingeleli ebona ukuba eso silonda asibhidlanga, sisenjengakuqala, aphinde amgcine bucala kwaesinye isixhenxe seentsuku. 6Wobuya amxilonge umbingeleli kwakhona emva koko, kuthi ke ukuba eso silonda sirhawukile endaweni yokubhidla, azise ke ukuba loo mntu akanamlaza, uhlambulukile. Loo mntu ke kufuneka ahlambe impahla yakhe, ukuze angabi namlaza. 7Kodwa ukuba emva koko isilonda sithe sabhidla, kufuneka aye kwakumbingeleli loo mntu kwakhona. 8Wophinda amxilonge umbingeleli, kuthi ukuba eso silonda siyabhidla, umbingeleli azise ukuba loo mntu unomlaza, unesifo esosulelayo, iqhenqa.

9Xa kukho umntu onesifo solusu esosulelayo, kufuneka asiwe kumbingeleli 10oya kuthi amxilonge. Xa eso silonda saloo mntu sivuthiwe, sinobubovu, sijike noboya baba mhlophe, 11loo mntu unesifo esibi solusu. Uya kuthi ke umbingeleli azise ukuba lowo unomlaza. Onjalo akayi kuba saba phantsi komgqaliselo, kuba kwaziwa phandle ukuba unomlaza. 12Xa eso sifo solusu sinwenwe sada sathi gqume wonke umzimba, 13umbingeleli kufuneka amxilonge lowo. Xa ebona ukuba isifo simthe gqume wonke umzimba, uya kuvakalisa ebantwini ukuba loo mntu akasenawo umlaza ngoku. Ukuba ulusu lwakhe luthe lwajika lwamhlophe, loo mntu uhlambulukile. 14Kodwa ukuba kuthe kwavela isilonda, usuka kwangoko abe nomlaza. 15Kufuneka aphinde umbingeleli amxilonge, aze athi akufumana isilonda, azise ukuba loo mntu ubuye wanomlaza. Isilonda sixela isifo solusu esosulelayo; umntu onaso ke unomlaza. 16Xa sibuye saphola ke isilonda eso, lwaba mhlophe ulusu, loo mntu kufuneka aye kumbingeleli. 17Umbingeleli uphinda amxilonge. Ukuba ke isilonda eso sikhe samhlophe, umlaza uphelile, umbingeleli kufuneka ukuba azise ukuba loo mntu uhlambulukile.

18Xa kukho umntu obe nethumba, laza laphila, 19kuze kuthi kamva kubekho indawo emhlophe ethe fuku, okanye kuvele indawo ebubomvu-bumhlophe kulaa ndawo ibe inethumba, loo mntu kufuneka aye kumbingeleli. 20Umbingeleli womxilonga, kuthi ke ukuba loo ndawo idumbileyo inzulu kunolusu lwangaphandle, noboya bujike baba mhlophe, kufuneke ke ukuba umbingeleli azise ukuba loo mntu unomlaza. Laa nto iqale ngethumba sisifo solusu esosulelayo. 21Kodwa xa athe umbingeleli wabona ukuba kuloo ndawo idumbileyo abujikanga baba mhlophe uboya, yaye ayinzulu kugqitha ulusu lwangaphandle, yaye irhawukile, womgcina bucala loo mntu iintsuku zibe sixhenxe. 22Ukuba loo ndawo ithe yabhidla, umbingeleli wokwazisa ukuba loo mntu unomlaza, kuba unesifo esosulelayo. 23Kodwa ukuba loo ndawo ihlala injengoko ibinjalo, ingabhidli nokubhidla, isisiva nje sethumba, uya kwazisa ukuba loo mntu akanamlaza, uhlambulukile.

24Xa umntu ebetshile, size isilonda sivuthwe sibe nobubovu, singarhawuki, 25kufuneka loo mntu axilongwe ngumbingeleli. Ukuba kufumaneka ukuba uboya bumhlophe, yaye nesilonda sibhidle saba nzulu kunolusu lwangaphandle, loo nto ivele ngokutsha, sisifo esosulelayo solusu. Makazise umbingeleli ukuba loo mntu unomlaza. 26Kambe ke xa uboya bungajikanga baba mhlophe, nesilonda singenzulu kunolusu lwangaphandle, yaye sirhawukile, loo mntu makagcinwe bucala iintsuku zibe sixhenxe. 27Ngomhla wesixhenxe umbingeleli wobuya amxilonge, kuthi ke ukuba siyabhidla isilonda, kube ke loo mntu uneso sifo solusu soyikekayo, aze ke umbingeleli azise ukuba loo mntu unesifo esibangela umlaza. 28Kodwa ukuba eso silonda asibhidlanga, sihleli sinjengoko besinjalo, yaye sirhawukile, ayisiso ke isifo solusu esosulelayo. Umbingeleli uya kwazisa ukuba loo mntu akanamlaza; into anayo sisilonda nje esenziwe kukutsha.

29Ukuba kukho indoda nokuba ngumfazi othe wanesilonda entloko okanye esilevini, 30eso silonda masixilongwe ngumbingeleli. Ukuba eso silonda sinzulu kunolusu lwangaphandle, yaye noboya bujike baba mhlophe-bumthubi, eso silonda sibangwa sisifo solusu esosulelayo. Loo mntu ke kuya kwaziswa ukuba unomlaza. 31Xa kuthe akuxilongwa kwafunyanwa isilonda eso singenzulu kunolusu lwangaphandle, kodwa bona uboya bube bujikile ibala, kuya kufuneka agcinwe bucala iintsuku zibe sixhenxe. 32Wobuya asixilonge ke eso silonda umbingeleli ngosuku lwesixhenxe, kuthi ke ukuba asibhidlanga, noboya bungajikanga ibala, yaye singenzulu kunolusu lwangaphandle, 33loo mntu kufuneka achebe ashiye loo ndawo inesilonda. Aze ke umbingeleli aphinde amgcine bucala ezinye iintsuku ezisixhenxe. 34Wobuya amxilonge ngosuku lwesixhenxe, sithi ke ukuba asibhidlanga isilonda, singenzulu kunolusu lwangaphandle, azise ke umbingeleli ukuba loo mntu uhlambulukile, akanamlaza. Loo mntu kufuneka ahlambe izambatho zakhe, ukuze ahlambuluke. 35Xa sibhidla isilonda emva kokuba kuthiwe akanamlaza, 36umbingeleli wobuya amxilonge. Xa sibhidlile isilonda akukho mfuneko yakukhangela ukuba ngaba noboya bujikile na; kucacile ukuba loo mntu unawo umlaza. 37Xa umbingeleli ebone ukuba asibhidli isilonda, yaye noboya abujikanga bala, nesilonda sirhawukile, uya kwazisa ukuba loo mntu akanawo umlaza.

38Xa kukho indoda nokuba ngumfazi onamaqhakuva amhlophe emzimbeni, 39umbingeleli makamxilonge loo mntu. Ukuba loo maqhakuva akacacanga, olo lurhatshalala nje oluvelileyo; loo mntu akanawo umlaza.

40-41Ukuba umntu ukhuthuke iinwele enqentsu, okanye ebunzi, asingomlaza loo nto. 42Kodwa ukuba kuloo ndawo ikhuthukileyo kuvele isilonda esinobubovu, loo nto sisifo esoyikekayo solusu. 43Umbingeleli akuba emxilongile, abone ulusu lufukukile, lunobubovu, 44kufuneka azise ukuba loo mntu unesifo esosulelayo esisentloko, ngoko ke unomlaza.

45Umntu onaso esi sifo sosulelayo solusu kufuneka anxibe iimpahla ezidlakadlaka, angazichazi iinwele, aze azigqume ubuso obungezantsi, ahambe ekhwaza esithi: “Ndinomlaza! Ndinomlaza!” 46Uhlala enomlaza wonke lo gama asagula seso sifo, yaye kufuneka ahlale ngaphandle kwelali, kude nabanye abantu.

Inkqubo mayela nokungunda

47Xa impahla yoboya nokuba yilinen, 48okanye ilaphu loboya nokuba yilinen, nokuba lithwathwa okanye into eyenziwe ngethwathwa, 49ithe yanyepha yaba luhlaza okanye sabubomvu, inomngundane loo nto, mayiboniswe umbingeleli. 50Umbingeleli woyiphicotha, aze ayibeke bucala iintsuku ezisixhenxe. 51Wobuya ayijonge ngosuku lwesixhenxe, kuthi ke ukuba kuye kwanwenwa ukungunda, athi loo nto inomlaza. 52Woyitshisa ke umbingeleli, nokuba yeyiphi kwezi zinto zikhankanyiweyo, kuba kaloku isasaza ukungunda omakutshatyalaliswe.

53Xa kubonakala ukuba umngundane awunwenwanga kuloo nto, 54umbingeleli uya kuthi mayihlanjwe, ize ibekwe bucala iintsuku ezisixhenxe. 55Kuya kuthi ke xa ngaba ukungunda akuphelanga naxa kunganwenwanga, loo nto inomlaza kufuneka itshiswe nokuba ingunde ngaphandle okanye ngaphakathi. 56Xa athe akuyijonga umbingeleli wafika umngundane uthothile, wowukrazula awususe kuloo nto, nokuba lilaphu, nokuba lithwathwa. 57Xa kuphinde kwavela ukungunda, umnini-nto makayitshise, kuba kuza kwanda umngundane. 58Xa athe wayihlamba loo nto, kwaza kwaphela ukungunda, makaphinde ayihlambe, ukuze ingabi namlaza.

59Nantso ke inkqubo ngokuphathelele empahleni engundileyo, nokuba yeyoboya, nokuba yeyelinen, nokuba yinto eyenziwe ngethwathwa.

EYONQULO 14

Ukususwa komlaza kumntu obenesifo solusu

1*UNdikhoyo wanika uMosis le nkqubo 2yokususwa *komlaza kumntu ophilileyo obesakuba nesifo esosulelayo solusu. Kuya kuthi ngomhla okuza kwaziswa ngawo ukuba akasenamlaza kufuneke adibane nombingeleli loo mntu. 3Yena ke umbingeleli wophumela ngaphandle kwelali, apho aya kuthi amxilonge khona. Xa isifo siphelile, 4umbingeleli uya kuthi makuziswe iintaka ezimbini ezityiwayo, kunye neceba lomthi womsedare, negqesha elibomvu, kwakunye nehlamvu lengcongolo ekuthiwa yihisopu. 5Andule ke umbingeleli athi mayibulawe enye intaka, yophiselwe engqayini enamanzi asand' ukukhiwa emthonjeni. 6Enye intaka le woyithatha ayithi nkxu egazini lale ifileyo, alenjenjalo neceba lomsedare, igqesha elibomvu, kunye nehlamvu elo lehisopu. 7Emva koko womfefa kasixhenxe ngelo gazi loo mntu uphilileyo, andule ke azise ukuba akasenamlaza ngoku. Le ihleliyo intaka yona wophuma nayo elalini, ayiyeke ibhabhe imke. 8Loo mntu ke kufuneka ahlambe impahla yakhe, achebe iinwele, ahlambe nomzimba, aze ke abe uhlambulukile. Angangena ngoku ngaphakathi kwelali, kodwa kufuneka angangeni endlwini yakhe kude kuphele iintsuku ezisixhenxe. 9Wobuya azichebe iinwele kwakhona ngomhla wesixhenxe, achebe neendevu, neentshiya; bonke uboya obusemzimbeni abuchebe nabo, aphinde ahlambe impahla yakhe, ahlambe nomzimba, aze ke emva koko abe akanawo tu umlaza.

10Ngosuku lwesibhozo kufuneka eze neenkunzi ezimbini zeegusha ezinonyaka omnye kwakunye nemazi yegusha enonyaka, zingabi nasiphako, aphathe kunye neekhilogram ezintathu zomgubo wengqolowa oxutywe namafutha omnquma, athathe namafutha anganeno kwesiqingatha selitha. 11Umbingeleli owazisa ukuhlambuluka kwaloo mntu womsondeza naloo minikelo yakhe ekungeneni *kwesibingelelo phambi koNdikhoyo; 12andule ke umbingeleli athathe enye inkunzi yegusha kunye nalaa mafutha anganeno kwesiqingatha selitha, enze ngazo idini lentlawulo. Wozinikela kuNdikhoyo zibe ngumnikelo owanga-wangiswayo. 13Le nkunzi yegusha enonyaka woyinqumlela kulaa ndawo ikhethekileyo kuxhelelwa kuyo izinto zokwenza amadini okucamagushela isono natshiswayo. Kufuneka enjenjalo, kuba kaloku idini lentlawulo lidini elilodwa, elisisabelo sombingeleli, njengoko linjalo idini lokucamagushela isono. 14Ngoku ke umbingeleli uthi nkxu umnwe egazini, aze atyikile ngalo indlebe yaloo mntu yasekunene, ubhontsi wasekunene, nosithupha wasekunene; 15abuye athathe inxenye yaloo mafutha, ayigalele esandleni sasekhohlo, 16athi nkxu umnwe wesandla sokunene kuloo mafutha, aze afefe ngawo phambi koNdikhoyo kasixhenxe; 17ze aphinde acuntsule intwana kwakuloo mafutha asesandleni, atyikile eziya ndawo ebedyobhe igazi kuzo: indlebe yaloo mntu yasekunene, nobhontsi wasekunene, kwakunye nosithupha wasekunene. 18Amafutha asele esandleni sakhe kufuneka athambise ngawo intloko yaloo mntu uhlanjwa umlaza. Uya kwenjenjalo ke umbingeleli ukucamagushela loo mntu.

19Emva koko ke umbingeleli kufuneka anikele idini lokucamagushela isono, ukungxengxezela loo mntu unomlaza. Uya kwandula ke anqumle into yokwenza idini elitshiswayo, 20aze ayinikele eqongeni kunye nomnikelo wokutya. Wokwenjenjalo ke umbingeleli xa ecamagushela umntu; abe ke loo mntu uhlambulukile.

21Xa ngaba loo mntu ulihlwempu, yaye engenako ukwenza ngenye indlela, kufuneka eze nenkunzi yegusha yokwenza idini lentlawulelo. Eli lidini eliwanga-wangiswa phambi koNdikhoyo ukucamagushela umntu lowo. Kufuneka aphathe nekhilogram enye yomgubo wengqolowa oxutywe namafutha omnquma aza kuba ngumnikelo wokutya, kwakunye namafutha omnquma anganeno kwesiqingatha selitha. 22Kufuneka kwakhona eze namahobe amabini okanye amavukuthu amabini. Elinye loba leledini lokucamagushela isono, elinye libe leledini elitshiswayo. 23Uya kuza nazo ezi zinto ngomhla wesibhozo kumbingeleli, umhla wokuhlanjululwa kwakhe, ekungeneni kwesibingelelo phambi koNdikhoyo. 24Umbingeleli wothatha igusha yedini lentlawulelo, kunye namafutha omnquma, aziwanga-wangise phambi koNdikhoyo. 25Kufuneka ayinqumle igusha leyo, aze athi ngentwana yegazi layo atyikile indlebe yasekunene yaloo mntu, nobhontsi wasekunene, kunye nosithupha wasekunene, 26aze agalele intwana yamafutha esandleni sakhe sasekhohlo, 27athi nkxu kuwo umnwe wesandla sakhe sokunene, aze afefe isibingelelo ngalo kasixhenxe, 28andule atyikile ngamafutha eziya ndawo ebedyobhe igazi kuzo: indlebe yasekunene, ubhontsi wasekunene, nosithupha wasekunene. 29La mafutha asele esandleni sakhe sasekhohlo umbingeleli kufuneka athambise ngawo intloko yaloo mntu uhlanjwa umlaza, aze ke abe ucanyagushelwe phambi koNdikhoyo. 30-31Emva koko wenza idini lokucamagushela isono ngelinye lamahobe okanye amavukuthu, aze ngelinye enze idini elitshiswayo, athathe nokutya oku. Uya kwenjenjalo ke ukumcamagushela kuNdikhoyo umntu onomlaza. 32Yiyo ke leyo inkqubo malunga nomntu obesakuba nesifo solusu esosulelayo kodwa abe engenandlela yokufikelela kwiminikelo eqhelekileyo.

Umngundane ezindlwini

33*UNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis noAron: 34“Nakufika kwilizwe laseKanana endininika lona ukuba nime kulo, ze nenjeje mayela nezindlu ezinomngundane: Ukuba kuvele umngundane endlwini ethile kwelo lizwe 35umnini-ndlu kufuneka aye kubika kumbingeleli esithi: ‘Ndibhaqe into engathi ngumngundane endlwini yam.’ 36Uya kuthi umbingeleli makukhutshwe yonke impahla esendlwini, ngaphambi kokuba aye kuhlola ukungunda oko kusendlwini; kungenjalo yonke into ekuloo ndlu uya kuthi *inomlaza. Uya kuya ke endlwini apho, 37afike ahlole ukungunda oko. Xa kukho amachaphaza abuluhlaza okanye abubomvu athe gongqo eludongeni, 38wophuma kuloo ndlu, aze ayitshixe ithuba leentsuku ezisixhenxe. 39Ngolwesixhenxe usuku wobuya abuye umbingeleli, aze kuyihlola kwakhona loo ndlu. Xa ukungunda kunwenwile, 40umbingeleli uya kuthi loo matye angundileyo makakhutshwe aphoswe ngaphandle kwelali kwindawo yenkunkuma, 41emva koko athi makuxotyulwe udaka eludongeni lwangaphakathi, luye kulahlwa ngaphandle kwelali kwindawo yenkunkuma. 42Endaweni yalawa matye akhutshiweyo kofakwa amanye amatsha, kutyatyekwe nangodaka olutsha.

43“Xa ukungunda kuphinde kwavela, naxa indlu leyo ibe ikhutshwe loo matye ebengundile yaza yatyatyekwa kutsha, 44kufuneka aye kuyihlola kwakhona umbingeleli. Ukuba ukungunda kuye kwanwenwa, loo ndlu inomlaza. 45Kufuneka ke ichithwe, aze amatye ayo, naloo maplanga, kunye nodaka, aye kulahlwa ngaphandle kwelali kwindawo yenkunkuma. 46Umntu othe wangena kuloo ndlu lo gama itshixiweyo woba nomlaza kude kutshone ilanga. 47Umntu othe walala kuyo, okanye watyela apho kuyo, kufuneka ahlambe impahla yakhe.

48“Xa athe weza kuyihlola loo ndlu umbingeleli emva kokuba ihlaziyiwe, waza akabona kungunda kukhoyo, uya kuthi loo ndlu ayisenawo umlaza, kuba kaloku umngundane uphelile. 49Ukuhlambulula le ndlu kufuneka athathe iintaka ezimbini, kunye neceba lomsedare, negqesha elibomvu, kunye nehlamvu lengcongolo ekuthiwa yihisopu. 50Enye intaka uya kuyophisela engqayini enamanzi asand' ukukhiwa emthonjeni, 51aze athathe elaa ceba lomsedare, nehlamvu lehisopu, negqesha elibomvu, kunye nalaa ntaka ihleliyo, azithi nkxu egazini laleya ntaka yophiselwe kulaa manzi asand' ukukhiwa, aze ke afefe loo ndlu kasixhenxe ngazo. 52Uya kwenjenjalo ke umbingeleli ukuyisusa umlaza loo ndlu ngegazi lentaka, ngamanzi asand' ukukhiwa, ngentaka ehleliyo, nangeceba lomsedare, nehlamvu lehisopu, kwakunye negqesha elibomvu. 53Loo ntaka ihleliyo makaphume nayo elalini ayiyeke ibhabhe imke. Wenjenjalo ke ukususa umlaza obukuloo ndlu, ukuze ihlambuluke.”

54Yonke le nquleqhu ingesifo esosulelayo solusu, 55-56izilonda, amathumba, ukudumba, nokungunda kwezindlu nempahla. 57Le nkqubo icalula phakathi kwento enomlaza nento engenawo.

EYONQULO 15

Ububovu obubanga umlaza

1*UNdikhoyo wabhekisa kuMosis nakuAron wathi 2maze baxelele amaSirayeli ukuba xa kukho indoda evuza ububovu ngamaphambili, loo nto yenza *umlaza, 3nokuba ukuvuza oko kuhlala kukho, okanye kumana kunqamka. 4Umandlalo ethi ihlale okanye ilale phezu kwawo, nawo uyasuleleka ngumlaza. 5-6Kanti ke nomntu othi achukumise loo mandlalo, okanye ahlale phezu kwento ebikhe yahlala phezu kwayo loo ndoda, kufuneka ahlambe impahla yakhe, azihlambe umzimba. Wohlala enomlaza kude kutshone ilanga. 7Umntu othi ayichukumise loo ndoda naye kufuneka ahlambe impahla yakhe, azihlambe nomzimba, yaye uya kuhlala enomlaza kude kutshone ilanga. 8Ukuba ithe yatshicela umntu loo ndoda ivuzayo, loo mntu yena kufuneka ahlambe impahla yakhe, ahlambe nomzimba, yaye uya kuba nomlaza de kutshone ilanga. 9Isali nokuba sisihlalo ethi loo ndoda inomlaza ihlale kuso, iyasuleleka ngumlaza. 10Umntu othe wachukumisa nantoni na ebithe yahlala phezu kwayo loo ndoda inomlaza, naye uyasuleleka de kutshone ilanga. Umntu othe waphatha into ebekuhleli kuyo loo ndoda kufuneka yena ahlambe impahla yakhe, ahlambe nomzimba, yaye usulelekile naye kude kutshone ilanga. 11Xa laa ndoda inomlaza ithe yabamba umntu ingazihlambanga izandla zayo, loo mntu yena usulelekile. Kufuneka ahlambe impahla, ahlambe nomzimba. Wohlala enomlaza naye kude kutshone ilanga. 12Kufuneka iqhekezwe ingqayi ethe yaphathwa nguloo mfo uvuzayo, size sona isitya esenziwe ngomthi sihlanjwe.

13Yakuba le ndoda iphilile, kufuneka ilinde iintsuku zibe sixhenxe, yandule ke ukuya kuhlamba impahla, ize ihlambe nomzimba kumanzi abalekayo, ukuze usuke umlaza. 14Ngosuku lwesibhozo kufuneka ise kumbingeleli amahobe amabini okanye amavukuthu ngasesangweni *lesibingelelo phambi koNdikhoyo. 15Umbingeleli ke yena wonikela elinye libe lidini lesono, lize elinye libe lidini elitshiswayo. Uya kwenjenjalo ke ukucamagushela loo mntu.

16Xa kukho indoda ethe yazingcolisa ngobudoda, kufuneka ihlambe umzimba. Yohlala inomlaza kude kutshone ilanga. 17Impahla ethe yathontsizelwa yangcola, nokuba yeyesikhumba, kufuneka ihlanjwe, yaye yohlala inomlaza kude kutshone ilanga. 18Xa indoda nomfazi bethe bahlangana, kufuneka bahlambe umzimba emva koko, yaye boba nomlaza kude kutshone ilanga.

19Umntu obhinqileyo xa athe waba sexesheni uba nomlaza iintsuku ezisixhenxe; umntu othi amchukumise naye uyasuleleka de kutshone ilanga. 20Nantoni na athi ahlale okanye alale phezu kwayo lo gama asexesheni nayo iyasuleleka ngumlaza. 21-23Umntu ochukumisa umandlalo waloo mfazi, okanye into athe wahlala phezu kwayo, uyasuleleka ngumlaza kude kutshone ilanga, yaye kufuneka ahlambe impahla yakhe, ahlambe nomzimba. 24Xa kukho indoda ethe yahlangana naye lo gama asexesheni nayo iyasuleleka ngumlaza. Yoba nawo de kube ziintsuku ezisixhenxe; yaye nomandlalo ethi ingqengqe kuwo uba nomlaza nawo.

25Xa kukho umntu obhinqileyo ohlambayo naxa engekho exesheni lokwenza loo nto, okanye ohlamba naxa seligqithile ixesha lakhe, uba nomlaza ngaye wonke lo gama asahlambayo, kanye njengoko kuba njalo xa esexesheni. 26Ngalo lonke ke elo xesha umandlalo alala kuwo, kwanento athi ahlale kuyo, iba nomlaza. 27Umntu othi achukumise ezo zinto uyasuleleka, yaye kufuneka ahlambe impahla yakhe kwakunye nomzimba. Uba nomlaza de kutshone ilanga. 28Akupheza ukuhlamba kufuneka loo mfazi alinde iintsuku zibe sixhenxe, aze ke ahlambuluke. 29Ngosuku lwesibhozo kufuneka ase kumbingeleli amahobe amabini, okanye amavukuthu, ngasesangweni lesibingelelo. 30Umbingeleli wonikela elinye libe lidini lesono, lize elinye libe lidini elitshiswayo. Yiyo ke leyo indlela yokumcamagushela phambi koNdikhoyo umfazi okuloo meko.

31UNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis: “Wakhwebule amaSirayeli kwiimeko ezibangela umlaza, ukuze angasixabheli isibingelelo sam esisembindini welali, hleze afe.”

32Nguwo lowo ke umyalelo mayelana nendoda evuza ububovu, okanye ethe yazingcolisa ngobudoda, 33kwakunye nomntu obhinqileyo osexesheni, okanye indoda ethe yahlangana nomfazi onomlaza, kwakunye nabani na ovuza ububovu.

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UMhla wokuCamagusha

1Emva kokufa koonyana baka-Aron bobabini, abafa ngenxa yokwenzela *uNdikhoyo umlilo ongekho esikweni, 2uNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis: “Yithi kumntakwenu uAron makangafan' angene nje emva komkhusane kwelona gumbi lingcwele, kuba kulapho ndibonakala khona elifini ngaphezu kwesivalo sokucamagushela setyesi yomnqophiso. Ukuba uyenzile loo nto uya kufa. 3Angangena kwelona gumbi lingcwele kuphela xa eza nenkunzana yenkomo yedini lesono kunye nenkunzi yegusha yedini elitshiswayo.

4Wathi uNdikhoyo uAron aze enze ezi zinto: UAron ngaphambi kokuba angene kwelona gumbi lingcwele kufuneka ahlambe umzimba, afake izivatho ezizodwa zobubingeleli: ihempe yelinen yangapantsi, ibhulukhwe emfutshane, umbhinqo esinqeni, aze athwale iqhiya.

5Ibandla lakwaSirayeli lilonke lonikela uAron iinkunzi zeebhokhwe zibe mbini zokwenza idini lesono, kunye nenkunzi yegusha yedini elitshiswayo. 6Uya kunikela ngenkunzi yenkomo yokungxengxezela izono zakhe kwakunye nomzi wakhe, 7andule ke asondeze ezaa bhokhwe zimbini ngasesangweni *lesibingelelo phambi koNdikhoyo. 8Khona apho ke uya kwenza *iqashiso ngamatye amabini, elinye ilitye libhalwe kuthiwe “ibhokhwe kaNdikhoyo” elinye “ibhokhwe ethwaliswa izono.” 9Iya kuthi ke loo bhokhwe ichongwe ngeqashiso ukuba yekaNdikhoyo uAron enze ngayo idini lokucamagushela isono, 10ithi leya iyibhokhwe ethwaliswa izono isondezwe kuNdikhoyo ihleli, ibe sisicamagushelo ngokuthi ikhatshelelwe entlango ithwele izono zesizwe.

11UAron uya kuza nenkunzi yenkomo yokucamagushela isono sakhe kunye nesomzi wakhe, aze ayixhele. 12Uya kukha amalahle avuthayo ngomcephe eqongeni eliphambi koNdikhoyo, aze athathe kangangezandla ezibini zentlaka yesiqhumiso ecoliweyo, angene nazo kwelona gumbi lingcwele. 13Apho ke ngaphambi koNdikhoyo wogalela intlaka yesiqhumiso kuloo malahle, khon' ukuze umsi wesiqhumiso usigubungele isivalo setyesi enobungqina bomnqophiso, ukuze angayiboni, hleze afe akuyibona. 14Uya kwandula ke athi nkxu umnwe wakhe egazini laloo nkunzi yenkomo exheliweyo, ze atshize ngalo umphambili wesivalo setyesi, aze athi tshize kasixhenxe nangaphambi kwetyesi yomnqophiso.

15Akugqiba ke uya kuxhela laa bhokhwe yedini lokungxengxezela izono zesizwe, azise igazi layo ngaphakathi kwelona gumbi lingcwele, aze atshize ngalo isivalo nomphambili wetyesi yomnqophiso njengoko ebenzile ngegazi lenkunzi yenkomo. 16Ngokwenjenje ke uyalicamagushela elona gumbi lingcwele ekuxajelweni *ngumlaza wamaSirayeli nazizono zokungeva kwawo. Kufuneka ayenze le nto nasesibingelelweni siphela, kuba kaloku simi kanye embindini welali esuleleke ngumlaza. 17Ukususela ekungeneni kuka-Aron kwelona gumbi lingcwele ukuya kwenza inkonzo yokucamagushela, de abe uphumile, makungangeni namnye umntu esibingelelweni. Akugqiba ukuzicamagushela yena kunye nomzi wakhe kwakunye nebandla likaSirayeli liphela, 18kufuneka aphume aye kucamagushela iqonga eliphambi koNdikhoyo. Makathathe igazi lalaa nkunzi yenkomo nelalaa bhokhwe, aye kutyikila ngalo iimpondo ezikwiikona zeqonga, 19aze atshize ngelo gazi kasixhenxe apho eqongeni. Wokwenjenjalo ke ukulicamagushela iqonga lamadini kumlaza wamaSirayeli, alahlulele uNdikhoyo libe ngcwele.

Ibhokhwe ethwaliswa izono

20Akugqiba uAron ukulicamagushela elona gumbi lingcwele, *nesibingelelo siphela, kunye neqonga, uya kusondeza *kuNdikhoyo laa bhokhwe ihleliyo ibichongelwe ukuthwaliswa izono. 21Woyibeka izandla entloko, avume phezu kwayo bonke ububi obenziwe ngamaSirayeli, nokungeva kwawo, kunye nezono zawo zonke. Loo bhokhwe ithwaliswe zonke izono iya kukhatshelwa entlango ngumntu otyunjelwe loo nto. 22Yozithwala zonke izono zabantu loo bhokhwe, iye nazo apho kungahlali mntu khona.

23Uya kwandula ke ngoku uAron aye esibingelelweni, apho aya kufika akhulule izivatho zobubingeleli abezinxibe ngaphambi kokuba angene kwelona gumbi lingcwele, azishiye apho. 24Uya kuhlamba umzimba endaweni ekhethekileyo, aze anxibe impahla yakhe eqhelekileyo. Emva koko uya kuphumela ngaphandle, anikele idini elitshiswayo lokucamagushela izono zakhe nelokucamagushela izono zesizwe. 25Amanqatha edini lesono makawatshisele apho eqongeni. 26Laa mntu ubeyikhaphele entlango ibhokhwe ethwaliswe izono kufuneka ahlambe impahla yakhe, ahlambe nomzimba, ngaphambi kokuba abuyele ngaphakathi kwelali. 27Laa nkunzi yenkomo kunye nalaa bhokhwe yokwenza idini lesono, ezigazi lazo belingeniswe kwelona gumbi lingcwele ukuze ngalo kungxengxezelwe isono, kufuneka zona zikhutshelwe ngaphandle kwelali, zitshiswe apho. Ufele, inyama, kunye nezibilini, kufuneka kutshiswe konke. 28Umntu otyunjelwe loo msebenzi wokuzitshisa kufuneka ahlambe impahla yakhe, ahlambe nomzimba, ngaphambi kokuba abuyele ngaphakathi kwelali.

Izithethe zoMhla wokuCamagusha

29Ezi zithethe kufuneka zigcinwe ngalo lonke ixesha: Ngosuku lweshumi kwinyanga yesixhenxe kufuneka amaSirayeli, kwakunye nabangeneleli abaphakathi kwawo, bazile, bangenzi namsebenzi. 30Ngaloo mini makucanyagushwe, khon' ukuze bangabi nasono *kuNdikhoyo. 31Loo mhla mawube yimini eyodwa abaya kuthi bazile ngayo, bangenzi nomsebenzi lo. Esi mayibe sisithethe esiya kusoloko sigcinwa ngalo lonke ixesha. 32Ucamagusho kufuneka lwenziwe ngumbingeleli omkhulu omiselwe watyunjelwa ukungena endaweni kayise. Wovatha ezizodwa zobubingeleli, 33aze ke alicamagushele elona gumbi lingcwele, *isibingelelo siphela, iqonga, ababingeleli, kwakunye nebandla lakwaSirayeli lilonke. 34Masingaze sityeshelwe esi sithethe. Kanye ngonyaka amaSirayeli makacanyagushelwe.

UMosis ke wenza njengoko wayeyalelwe nguNdikhoyo.

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Omnye umbingeleli onjengoMelkizedeki

1UMelkizedeki lo ke wayengukumkani waseSalem, engumbingeleli kaThixo uPhezukonke. UAbraham wathi evela edabini apho wayoyise ookumkani, wadibana noMelkizedeki owasuka wamsikelela. 2Ke yena uAbraham wamnika isishumi sawo onke amaxhoba. Eli gama linguMelkizedeki lithetha “ukumkani wobulungisa”. Kanti ke futhi ukwangukumkani waseSalem, oko kukuthi “ukumkani woxolo”. 3UMelkizedeki lo ke akanayise nanina, namlibo wakuzalwa. Asaziwa isiqalo nesiphelo sobomi bakhe. Ufana noNyana kaThixo: uhlala engumbingeleli nanini-nanini.

4Kucacile ke ukuba mkhulu, kuba nokhokho wethu uAbraham wanikela isishumi samaxhoba kuye. 5Isizukulwana sikaLevi esingababingeleli siyagunyaziswa ngumthetho ukuba sithathe isishumi ebantwini, oko kukuthi kumawabo, nangona nawo ekwayinzala ka-Abraham. 6UMelkizedeki akayiyo inzala kaLevi, kodwa nakuba kunjalo wathatha isishumi kuAbraham, waza wamsikelela; ngoko ke wasikelela umntu owanikwa izithembiso nguThixo. 7Yinto engenakuphikwa ke ukuba osikelelayo mkhulu kunosikelelwayo. 8Ngokwesiko lababingeleli izishumi zithathwa ngabantu abafayo, kanti ke yena uMelkizedeki uthathe izishumi engongqinelwa *naziziBhalo ukuba ungophilayo. 9Ngoko ke singatsho ukuthi uLevi, nakuba zinikwa yena nje izishumi, kodwa wanikela izishumi ngoAbraham. 10Kuba kaloku wayesesesinqeni sika-Abraham, ukudibana kwabo noMelkizedeki. 11AmaSirayeli ukunikwa kwawo umthetho wawusekelwe ngobubingeleli bakwaLevi. Ke, ukuba ababingeleli babaLevi babegqibelele, ngekungabangakho mfuneko yakuba kuvele mbingeleli wumbi, nokwenza ingumbingeleli wodidi lukaMelkizedeki, ingelulo oluka-Aron. 12Ngoko ke ukuguqulwa kobubingeleli kuveze imfuneko yokuba uguqulwe nomthetho. 13Kaloku uYesu, lo kuthethwa ngaye apha, uphuma kwenye indlu, apho kungekho mntu wakha walungiselela eqongeni lamadini. 14Iyaqondakala into yokuba iNkosi yethu yeyendlu kaJuda, ibe ke uMosis akazange ayikhankanye le ndlu malunga nobubingeleli.

15Ngoku lo mcimbi ucaca ngakumbi, kuba kuvele mbingeleli wumbi ungowodidi lukaMelkizedeki. 16Ububingeleli akabuzuzanga ngokwemigaqo nomthetho wabantu, koko ubufumene ngamandla obomi obungayi kuze bunqanyulwe. 17Kaloku iziBhalo zithi: “Uya kuba ngumbingeleli wodidi lukaMelkizedeki ohlala ehleli.” 18Lowa wokuqala umthetho udedisiwe ngenxa yokuba ungenamandla, usoyiswa. 19Umthetho kaMosis ubungakwazi kusulungekisa nto. Ngoku ke kuvezwe ithemba elingcono elisisondezayo kuThixo.

20Ngaphezu koko, ngoku kukho nesifungo sikaThixo; ukanti akuzange kubekho sifungo ukumiselwa kwabanye ababingeleli. 21Kodwa ke kulo mbingeleli unguYesu kwenziwa isifungo, njengoko zisithi iziBhalo:

“Ifungile iNkosi, futhi ayiyi kujika:

‘Ungumbingeleli ngonaphakade.’ ”

22Ngoko ke uYesu usisiqinisekiso somnqophiso ongcono.

23Ababingeleli bokuqala bona babemiselwa balandelelane, kuba kaloku babesifa, bengenako ukuhlala behleli emsebenzini wabo. 24Kodwa bona obukaYesu ububingeleli abupheli, kuba yena uhlala ehleli ngonaphakade. 25Esi sisizathu esibangela ukuba abe nako ukubasindisa ngokupheleleyo abo beza ngaye kuThixo, njengoko ehlala ehleli ebathethelela.

26Ngoko ke uYesu ngoyena mbingeleli mkhulu ukwaziyo ukuhlangabezana nemeko yethu. Ungcwele, akanasici, enyulu; futhi wahlukanisiwe naboni, wanyuselwa ezulwini. 27Yena akafani nabanye ababingeleli. Akukho mfuneko yakuba asondeze amadini mihla le, ngenxa yezono zakhe nangenxa yezono zabantu. Wasondeza idini kwaba kanye qwaba, ukuzinikela kwakhe. 28Umthetho kaMosis wona umisela abantu ababuthathaka ukuba babe ngababingeleli abakhulu. Kodwa sona isithembiso sikaThixo esinesifungo – eso sifike emva komthetho – simisele uNyana ohlala esulungekile nanini nanini.

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UYesu umbingeleli womnqophiso omtsha

1Nguwo lo ke umongo wentetho yam: Sinongako ke ukuba mkhulu umbingeleli, ohleli ewongeni kunye neNgangalala yezulu! 2Ungena kweyona ingcwele indawo, intente eyakhiwe nguThixo, ingengabo abantu. 3Wonke umbingeleli omkhulu umiselwe ukunikela izipho namadini. Nalo wethu umbingeleli umelwe kukuba nento ayinikelayo. 4Ukuba ubelapha emhlabeni, ubengayi kuba ngumbingeleli konke. Kaloku apha bakho ababingeleli abanikela izipho ngokumiselwa ngumthetho kaMosis. 5Phofu bona into abayenzayo ingumfuziselo nesithunzi nje sento yokwenene esezulwini. Wayexela loo nto uThixo ngamazwi awawabhekisa kuMosis, xa wayeza kwenza intente: “Qaphela ukuba yonke into uyenze ngokomzekelo owawuwuboniswe entabeni.” 6Ke yena uYesu unikwe ububingeleli obuphakamileyo kunobabo. Kanti ke nomnqophiso awuzakuzelayo phakathi koThixo nabantu ukwamkhulu, ngenxa yokubaluleka kwezithembiso osekelwe phezu kwazo.

7Ukuba ubungenagxeke umnqophiso wokuqala, bekungayi kubakho mfuneko yokuba ithathwe ngomnye indawo yawo. 8Kodwa ke uThixo uyabagxeka; uthi:

“ ‘Kuza imihla,’ itsho iNkosi,

‘apho ndiya kwenza umnqophiso omtsha namaSirayeli kunye nabantu bakwaJuda.

9Ngumnqophiso ongayi kufana nondawenzela ooyise-mkhulu,

mhla ndabakhokela ndibakhupha eJiputa.

Bayidela imimiselo yomnqophiso,

nam ke ndabafulathela,’ itsho iNkosi.

10‘Nguwo lo ke umnqophiso endiya kuwenza namaSirayeli kwimihla ezayo,’ itsho iNkosi:

‘Ndoyifaka ezingqondweni zabo imiyalelo yam,

ndiyishicilele ezintliziyweni zabo,

ndibe nguThixo wabo,

bona babe ngabantu bam.

11Abayi kuba safundisana ngam

elowo umntakwabo,

elowo ummelwane wakhe,

besithi: “Yazini iNkosi;”

kuba bonke baya kundazi

ukususela koyena mncinane

kuse koyena mkhulu.

12Ndiya kubenzela inceba kwizikreqo zabo,

ndingabi sazikhumbula iziphoso zabo.’ ”

13Xa ke uThixo ethetha ngomnqophiso omtsha, loo nto ithetha ukuba uthi umnqophiso wokuqala ugugile, seluphelelwe, uza kutshitsha kwakamsinya.

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