ILevithikhusi 14

14 ¹UBaba wethu wathi kuMose:

²“Lona ngumthetho womuntu onesifo sesikhumba ngosuku lokuhlanjululwa kwakhe: kumele alethwe kumpristi. ³Umpristi uyophuma aye ngaphandle kwekamu amhlole; uma isifo sakhe sesikhumba sesipholile, ⁴umpristi uyophoqa ukuba kuthathelwe lowo ohlanjululwayo izinyoni ezimbili eziphilayo ezihlambulukile, nokhuni lomsedari, nentambo ebomvu, nehisopi. ^a a v4 Ihisopi kwakuyisihlahlana esinamahlamvu, amagatsha aso ayesetshenziswa njengebhulashi lemvelo lokufafaza uketshezi emikhubeni yokuhlambulula. ⁵Umpristi uyophoqa ukuba enye yezinyoni ihlatshwe ngaphezu kwembiza yobumba enamanzi amasha. ⁶Uyothatha inyoni ephilayo, nokhuni lomsedari, nentambo ebomvu, nehisopi, akucwilise kanye nenyoni ephilayo egazini lenyoni ehlatshwe ngaphezu kwamanzi amasha. ⁷Uyofafaza igazi kasikhombisa kulowo ohlanjululwa esifweni sesikhumba, athi uhlambulukile, bese ekhulula inyoni ephilayo iye endle evulekile. ^b b v7 Enye inyoni yayibulawa, kuthi enye, ecwiliswe egazini layo, ikhululwe ukuba indize imuke iphila — umfanekiso wokufa nokuphila okuvusiwe uJesu ayeyokuhlambulula ngakho abantu bakhe ngelinye ilanga.

⁸“Lowo ohlanjululwayo uyowasha izingubo zakhe, aphuce zonke izinwele zakhe, ageze ngamanzi — khona-ke uyobe esehlambulukile. Emva kwalokho angangena ekamu, kodwa ahlale ngaphandle kwetende lakhe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. ⁹Ngosuku lwesikhombisa uyophuca zonke izinwele zakhe — ikhanda, intshebe, izintshiya — aphuce zonke izinwele zakhe. Khona-ke uyowasha izingubo zakhe ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, bese ehlambuluka.

¹⁰“Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili uyothatha amawundlu amabili aduna angenasici, newundlukazi elinonyaka owodwa elingenasici, nezilinganiso ezintathu zempuphu ecolekileyo exutshwe namafutha kube umnikelo wokudla, nenkomishi yamafutha. ¹¹Umpristi ohlambululayo uyomisa lowo ohlanjululwayo, kanye nale minikelo, phambi kukaBaba wethu emnyango wetende lokuhlangana.

¹²“Umpristi uyothatha iwundlu eliduna elilodwa alinikele njengomnikelo wecala, kanye namafutha, akuzamazise kube umnikelo wokuzamazisa phambi kukaBaba wethu. ¹³Uyohlaba iwundlu lapho kuhlatshwa khona umnikelo wesono nomnikelo wokushiswa, endaweni engcwele — ngokuba umnikelo wecala, njengomnikelo wesono, ungowompristi; uyingcwelengcwele. ¹⁴Umpristi uyothatha elinye igazi lomnikelo wecala aliqabe esicucwini sendlebe yesokunene salowo ohlanjululwayo, nasesithupheni sesandla sakhe sokunene, nakuzwani olukhulu lonyawo lwakhe lokunene. ¹⁵Umpristi uyothatha amanye amafutha awathele entendeni yesandla sakhe sobunxele. ¹⁶Uyocwilisa umunwe wakhe wesokunene emafutheni asentendeni yesandla sakhe sobunxele afafaze amanye ngomunwe wakhe kasikhombisa phambi kukaBaba wethu. ¹⁷Ngamafutha asele entendeni yakhe, umpristi uyofaka amanye esicucwini sendlebe yesokunene salowo owenziwa ahlambuluke, nasesithupheni sakhe sokunene, nakuzwani olukhulu lonyawo lwakhe lokunene, ngaphezu kwegazi lomnikelo wecala. ¹⁸Umpristi uyofaka amafutha asele entendeni yakhe ekhanda lalowo owenziwe wahlambuluka, amenzele ukubuyisana phambi kukaBaba wethu. ¹⁹Umpristi uyonikela umnikelo wesono amenzele ukubuyisana lowo owenziwe wahlambuluka ekungcoleni kwakhe; emva kwalokho uyohlaba umnikelo wokushiswa. ²⁰Umpristi uyonikela umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wokudla e-altare, amenzele ukubuyisana, bese ehlambuluka.

²¹“Kodwa uma empofu engenawo amandla, uyothatha iwundlu eliduna elilodwa libe umnikelo wecala, elizozanyaziswa ukuze amenzelwe ukubuyisana, kanye nezilinganiso ezimbili zempuphu ecolekileyo exutshwe namafutha, kube umnikelo wokudla, nenkomishi yamafutha, ²²namahobhe amabili noma amaphuphu amabili amajuba — kulokho angakwazi ukukuthenga, elinye libe umnikelo wesono, elinye libe umnikelo wokushiswa.

²³“Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili uyowaletha ukuze ahlanjululwe kumpristi, emnyango wetende lokuhlangana, phambi kukaBaba wethu. ²⁴Umpristi uyothatha iwundlu lomnikelo wecala nesilinganiso samafutha, akuzamazise kube umnikelo wokuzamazisa phambi kukaBaba wethu. ²⁵Uyohlaba iwundlu lomnikelo wecala, athathe elinye igazi lalo, aliqabe esicucwini sendlebe yesokunene, nasesithupheni sokunene, nakuzwani olukhulu lonyawo lokunene salowo ohlanjululwayo. ²⁶Umpristi uyothela amanye amafutha entendeni yesandla sakhe sobunxele, ²⁷afafaze ngomunwe wakhe wesokunene amanye amafutha asentendeni yakhe yobunxele kasikhombisa phambi kukaBaba wethu. ²⁸Umpristi uyofaka amafutha asentendeni yakhe esicucwini sendlebe yesokunene salowo owenziwa ahlambuluke, nasesithupheni sakhe sokunene, nakuzwani olukhulu lonyawo lokunene, ngaphezu kwendawo yegazi lomnikelo wecala. ²⁹Umpristi uyofaka amafutha asele entendeni yakhe ekhanda lalowo ohlanjululwayo, ukuze amenzele ukubuyisana phambi kukaBaba wethu. ³⁰Bese enikela ngelinye lamahobhe noma amaphuphu amajuba, njengokwamandla akhe. ³¹Njengokwamandla akhe — elinye libe umnikelo wesono, elinye libe umnikelo wokushiswa, kanye nomnikelo wokudla. Umpristi uyokwenza ukubuyisana phambi kukaBaba wethu ngenxa yalowo owenziwe wahlambuluka.

³²“Lona ngumthetho walowo onesifo sesikhumba ongenawo amandla eminikelo yokuhlanjululwa kwakhe.”

Isikhunta Endlini

³³UBaba wethu wathi kuMose no-Aroni:

³⁴“Lapho ningena ezweni laseKhanani, engininika lona libe ifa lenu, bese ngifaka isikhunta esisabalalayo endlini ezweni elingelenu, ³⁵umnikazi wayo uyoza atshele umpristi: ‘Kukhona okufana nesifo okuvele endlini yami.’ ³⁶Umpristi uyophoqa ukuba indlu ikhishwe okungaphakathi engakangeni ukuyohlola isifo, ukuze kungabikho lutho kuyo olushiwo ukuthi alungcolile; khona-ke angangena ukuyohlola indlu. ³⁷Uyohlola isifo, uma siseziindongeni zendlu — izingoxi eziluhlaza noma ezibomvana ezibonakala zishone ngaphansi kobuso bodonga. ³⁸Umpristi uyophuma endlini ngomnyango wayo ayivale izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. ³⁹Ngosuku lwesikhombisa umpristi uyobuya ukuzoyihlola. Uma isifo sesanda ezindongeni zendlu, ⁴⁰uyophoqa ukuba amatshe anesifo akhishwe alahlwe ngaphandle komuzi, endaweni engcolile. ⁴¹Uyophala ngaphakathi kwendlu nxazonke, athele udaka oluphaliwe ngaphandle komuzi endaweni engcolile. ⁴²Amanye amatshe ayofakwa esikhundleni samadala, bese udaka olusha lugcoba indlu.

⁴³“Uma isifo sibuya endlini emva kokuba amatshe esekhishiwe, indlu isiphaliwe, yagcotshwa, ⁴⁴umpristi uyongena ahlole; uma isifo sesanda endlini, kuyisikhunta esibhubhisayo endlini — ingcolile. ⁴⁵Uyoyidiliza indlu — amatshe, izingodo, nalo lonke udaka lwayo — akukhiphe ngaphandle komuzi akuse endaweni engcolile. ⁴⁶Noma ngubani ongena endlini ngesikhathi ivaliwe ungcolile kuze kuhlwe. ⁴⁷Lowo olala noma odla endlini uyowasha izingubo zakhe.

⁴⁸“Uma umpristi efika, ayihlole, kanti isifo asandanga endlini emva kokuba igcotshiwe, uyothi ihlambulukile — isifo sesipholile. ⁴⁹Ukuze ahlambulule indlu uyothatha izinyoni ezimbili, nokhuni lomsedari, nentambo ebomvu, nehisopi, ⁵⁰ahlabe enye yezinyoni embizeni yobumba enamanzi amasha. ⁵¹Uyothatha ukhuni lomsedari, nehisopi, nentambo ebomvu, nenyoni ephilayo, akucwilise egazini lenyoni ehlatshiwe nasemanzini amasha, afafaze indlu kasikhombisa. ⁵²Bese ehlambulula indlu ngegazi lenyoni, namanzi amasha, nenyoni ephilayo, nokhuni lomsedari, nehisopi, nentambo ebomvu. ⁵³Uyokhulula inyoni ephilayo ngaphandle komuzi iye endle evulekile, enzele indlu ukubuyisana, bese ihlambuluka.”

⁵⁴Lona ngumthetho waso sonke isifo sesikhumba, nowokuluma, ⁵⁵nowesikhunta engutsheni noma endlini, ⁵⁶nowokuvuvuka, noqweqwe, nebala elikhanyayo, ⁵⁷ukufundisa ukuthi into ingcolile nini nokuthi ihlambulukile nini. Lona ngumthetho wesifo sesikhumba nesikhunta.