Isabelo Esingcwele Esahlulelweyo
Ilizwe lahlulwa phambi kokuba lihlaliwe: isabelo esingcwele sengcwele kaBawo wethu nababingeleli, isabelo sabaLevi, umhlaba womzi, nentsalela iya kwisikhulu, esixelelwa ukuba siyeke ukugxotha abantu nokusebenzisa amatye obulungisa. Emva koko kumiselwa iminikelo yomthendeleko.
45 1“Xa nithe naba ilizwe ngeqashiso libe lilifa, nowahlulela uBawo wethu isabelo, isabelo esingcwele selizwe: ubude baso buziikubhite ezingangeemayile ezisibhozo, ububanzi baso buziikubhite ezingangeemayile ezintathu. Soba singcwele emideni yaso yonke. 2Kweso, isiqingatha esimbombo-ne esingangeekubhite ezimakhulu asibhozo anamanci asixhenxe anesihlanu kwelinye nelinye icala soba sengcwele, sinomhlaba ovulekileyo oziikubhite ezingamashumi asithoba ngeenxa zonke. 3Kule ndawo nolinganisa ubude obuziikubhite ezingangeemayile ezisibhozo, nobubanzi obuziikubhite ezingangeemayile ezintathu; kuyo yoba sengcwele, indawo engcwele kangcwele. 4Siso isabelo esingcwele selizwe. Soba sesababingeleli abalungiselela engcweleni, abasondelayo kuba bandilungiselele; soba yindawo yezindlu zabo nendawo engcwele yengcwele. 5Indawo ubude bayo buziikubhite ezingangeemayile ezisibhozo, ububanzi bayo buziikubhite ezingangeemayile ezintathu, yoba yeyabaLevi abalungiselela etempileni, ibe lilifa labo, inemizi yokuhlala.
6“Ke inzuzo yomzi nowahlulela umhlana, ububanzi bawo buziikubhite ezingangeemayile enesiqingatha, ubude buziikubhite ezingangeemayile ezisibhozo ngasecaleni lesabelo esingcwele; woba ngowendlu yonke yakwaSirayeli.
7“Ke isikhulu soba nomhlaba ngamacala omabini esabelo esingcwele nenzuzo yomzi, ngasecaleni lesabelo esingcwele nenzuzo yomzi, ngecala lasentshonalanga ngasentshonalanga, nangecala lasempumalanga ngasempumalanga; ubude baso buhambelane nesinye sezabelo zezizwe, ukususela emdeni wasentshonalanga use emdeni wasempumalanga. 8Elo lizwe loba lelakhe, libe yinzuzo yakhe kwaSirayeli. Izikhulu zam azisayi kubacudisa abantu bam, kodwa ziya kulinika indlu yakwaSirayeli ilizwe ngokwezizwe zabo.”
9Utsho uBawo oyiNkosi ukuthi: Kwanele, zikhulu zakwaSirayeli! Susani ugonyamelo nokucudisa; yenzani okusesikweni nobulungisa. Phakamisani ukubagxotha kwenu ebantwini bam ezweni labo, utsho uBawo oyiNkosi.
10“Nize nibe nezikali zobulungisa, ne-efa yobulungisa, nehin yobulungisa. 11I-efa nehin maze zibe nomlinganiso omnye: ihin libe sisahlulo seshumi sehomere, ne-efa ibe sisahlulo seshumi sehomere; ihomere maze ilinganise ngayo. a a v11 Ihin yayingumlinganiso wezinto ezisemanzini ozimagaloni amathandathu (iilitha ezingamashumi amabini anambini); i-efa yayilingana nayo kwizinto ezomileyo. 12Ishekele ilingana neegera ezimashumi mabini. Amashumi amabini anamashumi amabini anesihlanu anesihlanu wazo enza imane yenu enkulu.
13“Nguwo lo umrhumo eniya kuwusondeza: isahlulo sesithandathu se-efa kuyo ihomere yengqolowa, nesahlulo sesithandathu se-efa kuyo ihomere yerhasi. 14Ke isabelo esimisiweyo seoli, esilinganiswe ngebhate: isahlulo seshumi sebhate kuyo ikore—iibhate ezilishumi zenza ikore enye; kuba iibhate ezilishumi ziyikore.” 15Nemvu ibe nye emhlambini, kuwo onke amakhulu amabini, emadlelweni anyakamileyo akwaSirayeli—ibe ngumnikelo wokudla, nedini elinyukayo, nemibingelelo yoxolo, ukucamagushela ngenxa yabo, utsho uBawo oyiNkosi. 16“Bonke abantu belizwe boba kulo mrhumo osondezwa kwisikhulu kwaSirayeli. 17Ke isikhulu soyitwala imizamo yamadini anyukayo, nomnikelo wokudla, nomnikelo othululwayo, emthendelekweni, nasekuthwaseni kweenyanga, naseesabatheni—kuwo onke amaxesha amisiweyo endlu yakwaSirayeli. Soba sisilungisa idini lesono, nomnikelo wokudla, nedini elinyukayo, nemibingelelo yoxolo, ukucamagushela indlu yakwaSirayeli.”
18Utsho uBawo oyiNkosi ukuthi: “Ngenyanga yokuqala, ngolokuqala kuloo nyanga, nothabatha inkunzi entsha yenkomo egqibeleleyo, niyihlambulule ingcwele. 19“Umbingeleli wocaphula egazini ledini lesono, aligalele emigubasini yendlu, nasezimbombeni zone zodini lwesibingelelo, nasemigubasini yesango lentendelezo engaphakathi. 20Nenjenjalo ngolwesixhenxe lwenyanga ngenxa yakhe nabani na othe wona ngokulahleka nangokungazi. Nixatho niya kuyicamagushela indlu.
21“Ngenyanga yokuqala, ngomhla weshumi elinesine, nowenza ipasika, umthendeleko weentsuku ezisixhenxe, kudliwe izonka ezingenagwele. 22Ngaloo mhla isikhulu sosondeza inkunzi entsha ibe lidini lesono ngenxa yaso nangenxa yabo bonke abantu belizwe. 23Kuzo iintsuku ezisixhenxe zomthendeleko sondilungisela idini elinyukayo: iinkunzi ezintsha ezisixhenxe neenkunzi zezimvu ezisixhenxe ezigqibeleleyo imini ngemini, zonke iintsuku ezisixhenxe; nemini ngemini inkunzi yebhokhwe ibe lidini lesono. 24Ke umnikelo wokudla soyilungisa i-efa kuyo inkunzi entsha ne-efa kuyo inkunzi yemvu, neoli ibe yihin kuyo i-efa. 25Ngenyanga yesixhenxe, ngomhla weshumi elinesihlanu waloo nyanga, emthendelekweni, wenjenjalo iintsuku ezisixhenxe—ngokwamadini esono enjalo, namadini anyukayo, neminikelo yokudla, neoli.”