UBaba Wethu Ukhuluma Esetendeni
Incwadi yobungcwele neyemihlatshelo—ukuthi abantu abahlengiwe bangaphila kanjani eduze noBaba wethu ongcwele. Ngaphansi kwawo wonke umthetho kugeleza isithembiso esisodwa: uBaba wethu uhlose ukuhlala khona kanye phakathi kwabantu bakhe.
1 1UBaba wethu wambiza uMose, wakhuluma kuye esetendeni lokuhlangana, wathi:
2“Khuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: Lapho omunye wenu engilethela umnikelo, letha umnikelo wakho wezilwane ovela emhlambini wezinkomo noma emhlambini wezimvu nezimbuzi.
3“Uma umnikelo wakhe ungumnikelo oshiswayo ovela emhlambini wezinkomo, uzonikela ngeduna elingenasici, aliletha ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana, ukuze lamukeleke phambi kwami. 4Uzobeka isandla sakhe ekhanda lomnikelo oshiswayo, lamukeleke kuye, ukuze amenzelwe inhlawulo yesono. 5Uzolihlaba ithole lenkomo phambi kwami, amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, alethe igazi, baliphephethe nxazonke ze-altare elingasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana. 6Andukuba ahlinze umnikelo oshiswayo, awusike ngezingcezu zawo. 7Amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, azobasa umlilo e-altare, ahlele izinkuni phezu kwawo. 8Amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, ahlele izingcezu, ikhanda, namanoni phezu kwezinkuni eziphezu komlilo e-altare. 9Uzogeza izibilini zalo nemilenze yalo ngamanzi; umpristi akushise konke e-altare—kungumnikelo oshiswayo, umnikelo wokudla, iphunga elimnandi kimi. a a v9 Umnikelo oshiswayo wawushiswa uphele nya e-altare, unikelwe ngokugcwele kuBaba wethu. Ufanekisela uJesu, owazinikela ngokuphelele njengomnikelo onephunga elimnandi esikhundleni sethu (KwabaseEfesu 5:2).
10“Uma umnikelo wakhe oshiswayo uvela emhlambini—izimvu noma izimbuzi—umelwe ukuletha eduna elingenasici. 11Uzolihlabela ngasenyakatho kwe-altare phambi kwami; amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, azophephetha igazi lalo nxazonke ze-altare. 12Uzolisika libe izingcezu—ikhanda namanoni—umpristi azihlele phezu kwezinkuni, phezu komlilo, e-altare. 13Umelwe ukugeza izibilini nemilenze ngamanzi; umpristi akunikele konke, akushise e-altare—kungumnikelo oshiswayo, umnikelo wokudla, iphunga elimnandi kimi.
14“Uma umnikelo wakhe oshiswayo kimi uyinyoni, umelwe ukuletha amahobhe noma amaphuphu amajuba abe ngumnikelo wakhe. 15Umpristi ayilethe e-altare, ayinqamule ikhanda, ayishise khona; igazi layo lincike ehlangothini lwe-altare. 16Ayisuse ingila yayo noko okukuyo, ayiphonse ngaseceleni kwe-altare ngasempumalanga, endaweni yomlotha. 17Uzoyidabula ngamaphiko, kodwa angayihlukanisi nya; umpristi ayishise phezu kwezinkuni ze-altare eziphezu komlilo—kungumnikelo oshiswayo, umnikelo wokudla, iphunga elimnandi kimi.”
