Ukuphumla kweSabatha
Unyaka umiselwe njengamaxesha amisiweyo: isabatha, ipasika, izonka ezingenagwele, isithungu sentlahlela, iiveki, umthendeleko wezigodlo, umhla woCamagusho, nomthendeleko weminquba, behlala eminqubeni iintsuku ezisixhenxe ukuze abantwana babo bazi ukuba uBawo wabo wamkhupha uSirayeli eYiputa.
23 1UBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses, wathi:
2“Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi kubo: Imithendeleko yam emisiweyo, eniya kuyivakalisa ibe ziintlanganiso ezingcwele—yiyo le imithendeleko yam emisiweyo.
3“Imihla emithandathu wosebenza umsebenzi; ke umhla wesixhenxe yisabatha yokuphumla ngokupheleleyo, yintlanganiso engcwele—ize ningenzi nawuphi na umsebenzi. Yisabatha yam, emakhayeni enu onke.
IPasika neZonka Ezingenagwele
4“Yiyo le imithendeleko yam emisiweyo, iintlanganiso ezingcwele eniya kuzivakalisa ngamaxesha azo amisiweyo. 5Ngenyanga yokuqala, ngosuku lweshumi elinesine enyangeni leyo, lakutshona ilanga, yipasika yam. 6Ngosuku lweshumi elinesihlanu lwaloo nyanga ngumthendeleko wam wezonka ezingenagwele; nodla izonka ezingenagwele iintsuku ezisixhenxe. 7Ngomhla wokuqala nobamba intlanganiso engcwele; ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza. 8Nondisondezela ukudla kwasemlilweni iintsuku ezisixhenxe. Umhla wesixhenxe yintlanganiso engcwele—ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza.”
Umthendeleko weNtlahlela
9UBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses, wathi:
10“Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi kubo: Xa nithe nangena ezweni endininika lona, naluvuna uvuno lwalo, nozisa kumbingeleli isithungu sentlahlela yovuno lwenu. 11Wotshangatshangisa isithungu phambi kwam ukuze nikholeke; umbingeleli wositshangatshangisa ngengomso emva kwesabatha. a a v11 Isithungu sentlahlela yovuno, esitutywa ngengomso emva kwesabatha, sialatha phambili kuYesu—owavuswa ngomhla wokuqala weveki njengentlahlela yabo bonke abaya kuvuka baye ebomini obutsha. 12Ngomhla enisituba ngawo isithungu, nondisondezela ixhwane eliduna eligqibeleleyo elimnyaka mnye, libe lidini elinyukayo, 13ndawonye nomnikelo walo wokudla—izahlulo ezibini zeshumi se-efa zomgubo ocoliweyo ogalelwe ioli, kube kukudla kwasemlilweni kum, livumba elithozamisayo—nomnikelo walo othululwayo, isahlulo sesine sehin yewayini. 14Ize ningadli sonka, namakhweba, nengqolowa entsha, kude kufike lo mhla, nide nisondeze umsondezo kaBawo wenu. Ngummiselo ongunaphakade lo kwizizukulwana zenu zonke, emakhayeni enu onke.
Umthendeleko weeVeki
15“Nozibalela iiveki ezisixhenxe ezipheleleyo, nithabathela ngengomso emva kwesabatha, umhla enazisa ngawo isithungu somtshangatshangiso. 16Nobala imihla engamashumi amahlanu, kude kube ngengomso emva kwesabatha yesixhenxe, nize nindisondezele umnikelo wokudla omtsha. b b v16 Ukubala imihla engamashumi amahlanu ukuthabathela entlahleleni kuphawula umthendeleko owabizwa kamva ngokuba yiPentekoste—umhla uBawo wethu awathululayo ngawo uMoya oyiNgcwele phezu kwabantwana bakhe ababehlanganisene. 17Emakhayeni enu nozisa izonka ezibini zomgubo ocoliweyo, zibe zizahlulo ezibini zeshumi se-efa, zosiwe zinegwele, zibe ngumtshangatshangiso wentlahlela kum. 18Ndawonye nezonka nosondeza iimvana ezisixhenxe ezigqibeleleyo ezimnyaka mnye, nenkunzi entsha enye yenkomo, neenkunzi zezimvu zibe mbini. Ziya kuba lidini elinyukayo kum, ndawonye neminikelo yazo yokudla neyokuthululwa—kukudla kwasemlilweni, ivumba elithozamisayo kum. 19Nenza inkunzi yebhokhwe exhonti ibe nye, ibe lidini lesono, neemvana ezimbini ezimnyaka mnye ezinkunzi, zibe ngumbingelelo woxolo. 20Umbingeleli wozituba ndawonye nezonka zentlahlela neemvana ezimbini, zibe ngumtshangatshangiso phambi kwam. Ziya kuba ngcwele kum, zibe zezombingeleli. 21Nowuvakalisa lo mhla kanye, kubekho intlanganiso engcwele, ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza. Ngummiselo ongunaphakade lo emakhayeni enu onke, kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana.
22“Ize ningawavuni ugqibelele amacala entsimi yakho, ningabhikici ubhikico lokuvuna kwenu ekuvuneni kwenu isivuno selizwe lenu. Woshiyela olusizana nomphambukeli. NdinguBawo wenu.”
Umthendeleko weZigodlo
23UBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses, wathi:
24“Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi: Ngenyanga yesixhenxe, ngolokuqala enyangeni leyo, nobamba umhla wokuphumla ngokupheleleyo, umhla wesikhumbuzo sokuvuthela izigodlo, intlanganiso engcwele. 25Ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza; nondisondezela ukudla kwasemlilweni.”
Umhla wokuCamagusha
26UBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses, wathi:
27“Ngolweshumi lwaloo nyanga yesixhenxe ngumhla wokucamagusha—nobamba intlanganiso engcwele, niyithobe imiphefumlo yenu, nindisondezele ukudla kwasemlilweni. c c v27 Niyithobe imiphefumlo yenu: ngomhla wokucamagusha oku kwakuthetha ukuzila ukudla nokuyeka wonke umsebenzi okanye intselo yesiqhelo. 28Ize ningenzi msebenzi ngenkqu yayo loo mini—ngokuba ngumhla wokucamagusha, wokunicamagushela phambi kwam, nguBawo wenu. 29Wonke umntu ongayithobiyo imiphefumlo yakhe ngenkqu yayo loo mini, makanqunyulwe ebantwini bakowabo. 30Wonke umntu owenza nawuphi na umsebenzi ngenkqu yayo loo mini, loo mntu ndiya kumtshabalalisa phakathi kwabantu bakowabo. 31Ize ningenzi nawuphi na umsebenzi—ngummiselo ongunaphakade kwizizukulwana zenu, emakhayeni enu onke. 32Yisabatha yokuphumla ngokupheleleyo kuni; noyithoba imiphefumlo yenu. Kuthabathela ngokuhlwa ngolwesithoba enyangeni, kude kuse ngokuhlwa okulandelayo, noyigcina isabatha yenu.”
Umthendeleko weMinquba
33UBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses, wathi:
34“Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi: Ngosuku lweshumi elinesihlanu lwale nyanga yesixhenxe, uyaqala umthendeleko wam weminquba, uthabathe iintsuku ezisixhenxe. 35Umhla wokuqala: yintlanganiso engcwele. Ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza. 36Iintsuku ezisixhenxe nondisondezela ukudla kwasemlilweni. Ngomhla wesibhozo nobamba intlanganiso engcwele, nindisondezele ukudla kwasemlilweni—yingqungquthela. Ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza.
37“Yiyo le imithendeleko yam emisiweyo, eniya kuyivakalisa ibe ziintlanganiso ezingcwele, nindisondezela ukudla kwasemlilweni—idini elinyukayo nomnikelo wokudla, umbingelelo neminikelo ethululwayo—into nganye ngomhla wayo, 38ngaphandle kweesabatha zam, ngaphandle kweminikelo yenu, nezibhambathiso zenu zonke, neminikelo yenu yonke yokuqhutywa yintliziyo enindinikayo.
39“Ngoko ke ngosuku lweshumi elinesihlanu lwenyanga yesixhenxe, nakuba nihlanganisile indyebo yelizwe, nowenza umthendeleko wam iintsuku ezisixhenxe: ngomhla wokuqala kube luphumlo ngokupheleleyo, nangomhla wesibhozo kube luphumlo ngokupheleleyo. 40Ngomhla wokuqala nothabatha iziqhamo zemithi enobungangamsha, namasundu, namasebe emithi eneengcambu, neengcongolo zomlanjana, nivuye phambi kwam, nguBawo wenu, iintsuku ezisixhenxe. 41Noyenza ibe ngumthendeleko kum iintsuku ezisixhenxe iminyaka ngeminyaka, ibe ngummiselo ongunaphakade kwizizukulwana zenu; noyenza ngenyanga yesixhenxe. 42Iintsuku ezisixhenxe nohlala eminqubeni; wonke umntu ozalelwe kwaSirayeli wohlala eminqubeni, 43ukuze izizukulwana zenu zazi ukuba ndabahlalisa eminqubeni oonyana bakaSirayeli, oko ndabakhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa. NdinguBawo wenu.”
44Wawaxela ke uMoses koonyana bakaSirayeli amaxesha amisiweyo kaBawo wethu.