UBaba wethu Unakekela Abapristi Bakhe
Abapristi baphila ngeminikelo, ngoba abanalo izwe. Ukubhula kwezizwe, ukuthakatha nokubuza abafileyo kwenqatshelwe ngokuphelele. Esikhundleni salokho uBaba wethu uzovusa umprofethi onjengoMose phakathi kwabafowabo, futhi ukugcwaliseka kwamazwi omprofethi kuyisivivinyo sokuthi wayethunyiwe yini.
18 1Abapristi abangamaLevi—sonke isizwe sakwaLevi—abanasabelo noma ifa kanye no-Israyeli; badla iminikelo yokudla eya kuBaba wethu—okuyifa lakhe. 2Abayikuba nafa phakathi kwabafowabo; uBaba wethu uyifa labo, njengoba abathembisa. 3Yilokhu okuyilungelo labapristi kubantu: labo abahlaba inkabi noma imvu kumele banike umpristi ihlombe, izihlathi zombili, nesisu. 4Umnike okokuqala kokusanhlamvu kwakho, iwayini elisha, namafutha, noboya bokuqala bezimvu zakho. 5Ngokuba uBaba wakho wamkhetha phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe zakho ukuba eme akhonze egameni likaBaba wethu, yena namadodana akhe, kuze kube phakade.
6Uma umLevi esuka kunoma yimuphi wemizi yakho kwa-Israyeli lapho ehlala khona, eze ngokuthanda kwakhe endaweni uBaba wethu azoyikhetha, 7angakhonza-ke egameni likaBaba wethu, njengabo bonke abafowabo abangamaLevi abema lapho phambi kukaBaba wethu. 8Uzakudla izabelo ezilinganayo, ngaphandle kwalokho akutholayo ekuthengisweni kwempahla yomndeni wakhe.
UBaba Wenqabela Imikhuba Yemilingo
9Lapho ungena ezweni uBaba wakho akunika lona, ungafundi ukulingisa imikhuba enengekayo yalezo zizwe. 10Makungabikho phakathi kwenu odlulisela indodana yakhe noma indodakazi yakhe emlilweni, owenza ukubhula, umbhuli, ochaza imihlola, noma umthakathi, 11ozenza imilingo, noma isangoma, noma umuntu onomoya, noma obuza kwabafileyo. 12Ngokuba wonke owenza lezi zinto uyisinengiso kuBaba wethu; ngenxa yale mikhuba enengekayo, uBaba wakho uyabaxosha phambi kwakho. 13Uze ube ngongenasici phambi kukaBaba wakho. 14Mayelana nalezi zizwe ozozixosha—zilalela abahloli nababhuli. Kodwa uBaba wakho akakuvumelanga lokhu.
UBaba Uzothumela Umprofethi
15UBaba wakho uzokuvusela umprofethi onjengami, ophuma phakathi kwakho, kubafowenu—umlalele yena. a a v15 UPhethro noStefanu baqamba uJesu njengoMprofethi uBaba wethu athembisa ukumvusa—lowo okwakumele wonke umIsrayeli amlalele (IzEnzo 3:22-23; IzEnzo 7:37). 16Yilokhu owakucela kuBaba wakho eHorebe ngosuku lokuhlangana, wathi: “Mangingaphinde ngilizwe izwi likaBaba wethu, ngingabe ngisawubona lo mlilo omkhulu, funa ngife.”
17UBaba wethu wathi kimi: “Baqinisile kulokho abakukhulumile. 18Ngizobavusela umprofethi onjengawe, ophuma phakathi kwabafowabo. Ngizobeka amazwi ami emlonyeni wakhe; uzobatshela konke engimyala ngakho. 19Noma ngubani ongawalaleli amazwi ami awakhuluma egameni lami—mina ngokwami ngizombeka icala. 20Kodwa umprofethi olokotha akhulume egameni lami izwi engingamyalanga ngalo, noma okhuluma egameni labanye onkulunkulu—lowo mprofethi kumele afe.”
21Uma uthi enhliziyweni yakho: “Singalazi kanjani izwi uBaba wethu angalikhulumanga na?” 22Lapho umprofethi ekhuluma egameni likaBaba wethu bese izwi lingenzeki noma lingagcwaliseki, uBaba wethu akazange alikhulume—umprofethi ukhulume ngokuzidla. Ungamesabi.
