Indawo Eyodwa Yokuhlangana noBaba Wenu
Amathempeli asakazekile ezintabeni kumelwe abhidlizwe, futhi umhlatshelo uqoqelwe endaweni eyodwa uBaba wethu ayikhethela igama lakhe. Isizathu asikhona ukuzincisha kodwa yintokozo: lapho imindeni idla ndawonye ijabule, nomLevi ongenazwe ehlanganisiwe. Ukwenza kukabani nokuthi yini elungile emehlweni akhe kugcina lapha.
12 1Lezi yizimiso nezahlulelo okumele nizigcine ngokucophelela ezweni uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu wawokhokho benu, aninike lona ukuba nibe nalo, zonke izinsuku enihlala ngazo emhlabeni. 2Nizichithe nya zonke izindawo lapho izizwe enizixoshayo zazikhonzela khona onkulunkulu bazo—ezintabeni eziphakeme, emagqumeni, naphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziluhlaza. 3Nidilize ama-altare abo, niphahlaze izinsika zabo ezingcwele, nishise izigxobo zabo zika-Ashera; nigawule izithombe ezibaziweyo zonkulunkulu babo, nicime igama labo kuleyo ndawo. a a v3 Izigxobo zika-Ashera kwakuyizinto zenkolo ezibazwe ngokhuni, ezazinikezelwe kunkulunkulukazi wamaKhanani u-Ashera, zimiswa ezindaweni zokukhonza zabahedeni. 4Ningamkhonzi uBaba wenu ngaleyo ndlela. 5Kunalokho, nifune indawo uBaba wenu ayoyikhetha kuzo zonke izizwe zenu ukuba abeke khona igama lakhe, enze khona ikhaya lakhe; nize khona lapho. 6Nilethe khona iminikelo yenu yokushiswa nemihlatshelo yenu, okweshumi kwenu nomnikelo wesandla senu, iminikelo yenu yezifungo neyokuzithandela, namazibulo emihlambi yenu yezinkomo neyezimvu. 7Khona lapho, phambi kukaBaba wenu, nina nemizi yenu niyodla nijabulele konke enikwenza ngezandla zenu, ngokuba uBaba wenu unibusisile. 8Akumelwe nenze njengoba senza lapha namuhla, lapho yilowo nalowo enza okulungile emehlweni akhe. 9Ngokuba anikafiki ekuphumuleni nasefeni uBaba wenu aninika lona. 10Kodwa lapho seniwela iJordani nizinze ezweni uBaba wenu aninika lona ukuba nilidle lifa, bese eninika ukuphumula ezitheni zenu zonke ezinizungezile ukuze nihlale nilondekile, 11khona-ke endaweni uBaba wenu ayoyikhetha ukuba kuhlale khona igama lakhe, nilethe khona konke enginiyala ngakho: iminikelo yenu yokushiswa nemihlatshelo yenu, okweshumi kwenu nomnikelo wesandla senu, nayo yonke iminikelo ekhethekile yezifungo enizifunga kuBaba wenu. 12Nijabule phambi kukaBaba wenu—nina, namadodana enu namadodakazi enu, nezinceku zenu nezincekukazi zenu, nomLevi osemizini yenu, ngokuba yena akanasabelo nafa kanye nani. 13Niqaphele ukuba ninganikeli ngeminikelo yenu yokushiswa kuzo zonke izindawo enizibonayo, 14kodwa kuphela endaweni uBaba wenu ayoyikhetha, kwesinye sezizwe zenu; nikhonze khona ngeminikelo yenu yokushiswa, nenze khona konke enginiyala ngakho.
15Nokho ningahlaba nidle inyama kuyo yonke imizi yenu, noma yini eniyifisayo, ngokwesibusiso uBaba wenu aninike sona. Ongcolile nohlanzekile bangayidla ngokufanayo, njengensephe nendluzele. 16Kuphela akumelwe nidle igazi; nilithele phansi emhlabathini njengamanzi. 17Ngeke nidle emizini yenu okweshumi kokusanhlamvu kwenu, iwayini elisha, noma amafutha, namazibulo emihlambi yenu yezinkomo neyezimvu, nanoma iyiphi iminikelo yenu yezifungo, iminikelo yenu yokuzithandela, noma umnikelo wesandla senu. 18Kunalokho, nizikudle phambi kukaBaba wenu endaweni ayoyikhetha—nina, nendodana yenu nendodakazi yenu, nenceku yenu nencekukazi yenu, nomLevi osemizini yenu; nijabule phambi kwakhe kukho konke enikwenzayo. 19Niqaphele ukuba ningamshiyi umLevi zonke izinsuku enihlala ngazo ezweni lenu.
20Lapho uBaba wenu eyandisa umngcele wenu njengoba anethembisa, bese nithi: “Ngizodla inyama,” ngenxa yokuthi umphefumulo wenu ukhanukela inyama, ningadla inyama ngokufisa komphefumulo wenu. 21Uma indawo uBaba wenu ayoyikhetha ukuba abeke khona igama lakhe ikude kakhulu nani, ningahlaba emihlambini yenu yezinkomo neyezimvu uBaba wenu aninike yona, njengoba nginiyalile, nidle emizini yenu njengokufisa kwenu. 22Njengoba kudliwa insephe nendluzele, niyodla kanjalo; ongcolile nohlanzekile bangayidla ngokufanayo. 23Kuphela niqine ekunqumeni ukuthi ningadli igazi, ngokuba igazi liwukuphila; ningadli ukuphila kanye nenyama. 24Akumelwe nilidle; nilithululele phansi emhlabathini njengamanzi. 25Ningalidli, ukuze kunihambele kahle nina nabantwana benu abazeza ngemva kwenu, lapho nenza okulungile emehlweni kaBaba wenu. 26Kodwa nithathe izinto zenu ezingcwele neminikelo yenu yezifungo niziyise endaweni uBaba wenu ayoyikhetha. 27Ninikele ngeminikelo yenu yokushiswa—inyama negazi—e-altare likaBaba wenu. Nithele igazi lemihlatshelo yenu eceleni kwe-altare likaBaba wenu, nidle inyama. 28Nilalele ngokucophelela onke la mazwi enginiyala ngawo, ukuze kunihambele kahle nina nabantwana benu abazeza ngemva kwenu kuze kube phakade, lapho nenza okuhle nokulungile emehlweni kaBaba wenu.
29Lapho uBaba wenu enquma phambi kwenu izizwe eniya kuzixosha, bese nizixosha nizinze ezweni lazo, 30niqaphele ukuba ningacushwa nilandele izindlela zazo emva kokubhujiswa kwazo phambi kwenu, ningabuzi ngonkulunkulu bazo nithi: “Lezi zizwe zazibakhonza kanjani onkulunkulu bazo? Nami ngizokwenza okufanayo.” 31Ningamkhonzi uBaba wenu ngaleyo ndlela, ngokuba zenzela onkulunkulu bazo zonke izinto ezinengekayo uBaba wenu azizondayo—ngisho nokushisa amadodana namadodakazi azo emlilweni kubo onkulunkulu bazo. 32Niqaphele ukwenza konke enginiyala ngakho; ningangezeleli lutho kukho, ningasusi lutho kukho.
