Ithokazi Elibomvu: Amanzi Okuhlambulula
Ithokazi elibomvu elingenasiphako litshiswa ngaphandle kweminquba, luze uthuthu lwalo lugcinelwe amanzi okuhlambulula. Lowo uchukumisa ofileyo ufefwa ngomhla wesithathu nowesixhenxe—ukufa akuhoywa nje, kuyahlanjwa kungekafiki engcweleni.
19 1Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses nakuAron, esithi:
2Nguwo lo ummiselo womthetho omiselwe nguBawo wethu: Xelela oonyana bakaSirayeli ukuba bakuzisele ithokazi elibomvu, elingenasiphako, eligqibeleleyo, elingazanga libekwe dyokhwe. 3Nize nilinike uElazare umbingeleli; malikhutshelwe ngaphandle kweminquba, lixhelwe phambi kwakhe. 4UElazare umbingeleli uze awuthi nkxu umnwe wakhe egazini lalo, afefe izihlandlo ezisixhenxe ngasemphambili wentente yokuhlangana. 5Ithokazi liya kutshiswa emehlweni akhe—isikhumba, nenyama, negazi, nomswane kunye. 6Umbingeleli uze athabathe umsedare, nehisope, noboya obubomvu, azilahlele emlilweni otshisa ithokazi. 7Umbingeleli woza azihlambe iingubo zakhe, awuhlambe umzimba wakhe emanzini, andule ke angene eminqubeni—kodwa wohlala eyinqambi, ahlwise. 8Lowo ulitshisayo wozihlamba iingubo zakhe emanzini, awuhlambe umzimba wakhe emanzini, ahlale eyinqambi, ahlwise.
9“Indoda ehlambulukileyo yoluwola uthuthu lwethokazi, ilubeke endaweni ehlambulukileyo ngaphandle kweminquba. Ibandla loonyana bakaSirayeli loligcinela amanzi okuhlambulula—lususa isono. 10Lowo uwola uthuthu lwethokazi wozihlamba iingubo zakhe, ahlale eyinqambi, ahlwise. Lo woba ngummiselo ongunaphakade koonyana bakaSirayeli nakowasemzini ophambukele phakathi kwabo.
11“Osukuba echukumisa isidumbu somntu nokuba ngubani woba yinqambi iintsuku ezisixhenxe. 12Wozihlambulula ngawo ngomhla wesithathu nangomhla wesixhenxe; andule ke ahlambuluke. Ukuba akazihlambululanga ngomhla wesithathu nangomhla wesixhenxe, akayi kuhlambuluka. 13Osukuba echukumisa isidumbu, umzimba womntu ofileyo, angazihlambululi, uwenze inqambi umnquba kaBawo wethu; loo mntu wonqanyulwa kwaSirayeli. Ngenxa yokuba amanzi okuhlambulula engatshizwanga phezu kwakhe, uhlala eyinqambi; bubunqambi bakhe obusahleliyo phezu kwakhe.
14“Nguwo lo umyalelo: xa umntu efile ententeni, bonke abangena kuyo nabo bonke abaphakathi kuyo baya kuba ziinqambi iintsuku ezisixhenxe. 15Nayo yonke impahla evulekileyo engafakwanga sisibheno phezu kwayo yoba yinqambi.
16“Osukuba echukumisa, endle egcakayo, obuleweyo ngekrele, nofileyo ngokwakhe, nethambo lomntu, nengcwaba, woba yinqambi iintsuku ezisixhenxe.
17“Ngenxa yalowo uyinqambi, bothabatha uthuthu lwedini lokuhlambulula elitshisiweyo, baluthele empahleni, bongeze amanzi aphilileyo. 18Indoda ehlambulukileyo yothabatha ihisope, iyithi nkxu emanzini, iyifefe intente, nempahla yonke, nabo bonke ababelapho, nalowo ebechukumisa ithambo, nobuleweyo, nesidumbu, nengcwaba. 19Lowo uhlambulukileyo wofefa oyinqambi ngomhla wesithathu nangomhla wesixhenxe, amhlambulule ngomhla wesixhenxe. Wozihlamba iingubo zakhe, ahlambe emanzini, ahlambuluke lakuhlwa. 20Osukuba eyinqambi angazihlambululi, wonqanyulwa ebandleni, ngokuba ewenze inqambi ingcwele kaBawo wethu; amanzi okuhlambulula engatshizwanga phezu kwakhe—uyinqambi. 21Lo woba ngummiselo ongunaphakade kubo: osukuba efefa amanzi okuhlambulula wozihlamba iingubo zakhe; nosukuba echukumisa amanzi okuhlambulula woba yinqambi, ahlwise. 22Nantoni na echukunyiswa yinqambi yoba yinqambi; nosukuba eyichukumisa yena woba yinqambi, ahlwise.”
