ILevithikhusi 16

16 ¹UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose emva kokufa kwamadodana amabili ka-Aroni, afa lapho esondela kuBaba wethu.

²UBaba wethu wathi kuMose: “Tshela u-Aroni umfowenu ukuba angangeni eNdaweni eNgcwele ngaphakathi kwesihenqo, phambi kwesihlalo somusa esiphezu komphongolo, noma nini lapho ethanda, funa afe—ngokuba ngibonakala efwini ngaphezu kwesihlalo somusa.”

³“Ngalokhu u-Aroni angangena eNdaweni eNgcwele: ngethole lenkunzi libe ngumnikelo wesono, nenqama ibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa. ⁴Kumele agqoke ingubo engcwele yelineni, nezokungaphansi zelineni emzimbeni wakhe, nebhande lelineni eliboshwe kuye, neqhiya yelineni. Lezi ziyizembatho ezingcwele; uyakugeza umzimba wakhe ngamanzi ngaphambi kokuba azigqoke. ⁵Esixukwini sakwa-Israyeli kumele athathe izimpongo ezimbili zibe ngumnikelo wesono nenqama eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa.

⁶U-Aroni uyakunikela ngenkunzi yakhe yomnikelo wesono, enzela yena nabendlu yakhe ihlawulelo. ⁷Kumele athathe izimpongo ezimbili azimise phambi kwami ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana. ⁸U-Aroni uyakwenza inkatho ngezimpongo ezimbili: enye ibe ngeyami, enye ibe ngeka-Azazeli. ^a a v8 U-Azazeli yigama lempongo “eyaxoshwayo” — impongo yokususa isono eyathwala izono zabantu yaziyisa ehlane, kude nekamu. ⁹U-Aroni uyakuletha impongo ekhethelwe mina ngenkatho ayinikele ibe ngumnikelo wesono. ¹⁰Kepha impongo okuwele kuyo inkatho ka-Azazeli iyakwethulwa iphila phambi kwami, ukuze kwenziwe ihlawulelo ngayo ngokuyithumela ehlane ku-Azazeli.

¹¹U-Aroni uyakwethula inkunzi yakhe yomnikelo wesono, ukuze azenzele yena nabendlu yakhe ihlawulelo, bese ehlaba inkunzi yakhe yomnikelo wesono. ¹²Uyakuthatha udengezi olugcwele amalahle avuthayo e-altare eliphambi kwami, nezandla ezimbili ezigcwele impepho enuka kamnandi egayiwe kahle, akulethe ngaphakathi kwesihenqo. ¹³Kumele abeke impepho emlilweni phambi kwami, ukuze ifu layo lisibekele isihlalo somusa esiphezu kobufakazi, angafi. ^b b v13 Ubufakazi: izibhebhe zamatshe zomthetho wesivumelwano ezazigcinwe ngaphakathi komphongolo. ¹⁴Kumele athathe elinye igazi lenkunzi alifafaze ngomunwe wakhe phezu kwesihlalo somusa ngaphambili, ngasempumalanga, bese efafaza elinye igazi ngomunwe wakhe kasikhombisa phambi kwesihlalo somusa.

¹⁵Bese ehlaba impongo yomnikelo wesono yabantu, alilethe igazi layo ngaphakathi kwesihenqo, enze ngalo njengoba enzile ngegazi lenkunzi—alifafaze phezu kwesihlalo somusa naphambi kwaso. ¹⁶Yikanjalo enzela iNdawo eNgcwele ihlawulelo ngenxa yokungcola kwakwa-Israyeli, nokuhlubuka kwabo, nazo zonke izono zabo. Wenza okufanayo netende lokuhlangana, elihlala phakathi kwabo phakathi nokungcola kwabo. ¹⁷Akungabikho muntu etendeni lokuhlangana lapho engena ukuyokwenza ihlawulelo eNdaweni eNgcwele kuze aphume, esezenzele ihlawulelo yena, nabendlu yakhe, nalo lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli.

¹⁸Kumele aphumele e-altare eliphambi kwami, alenzele ihlawulelo, athathe elinye igazi lenkunzi nelinye igazi lempongo, akufake ezimpondweni ze-altare nxazonke. ¹⁹Uyakufafaza igazi phezu kwalo ngomunwe wakhe kasikhombisa, ukuze alihlanze alingcwelise ekungcoleni kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli.

²⁰Lapho eseqedile ukwenzela iNdawo eNgcwele, netende lokuhlangana, ne-altare ihlawulelo, uyakwethula impongo ephilayo. ²¹U-Aroni uyakubeka izandla zombili ekhanda lempongo ephilayo avume phezu kwayo lonke icala lakwa-Israyeli, nakho konke ukuhlubuka kwabo, nazo zonke izono zabo, akubeke ekhanda lempongo, bese eyithumela ehlane ngomuntu omiselwe lo msebenzi. ²²Impongo iyakuthwala zonke izono zabo phezu kwayo iziyise ezweni elinqunyiwe; lowo muntu uyakuyidedela ehlane.

²³U-Aroni uyakungena etendeni lokuhlangana, akhumule izembatho zelineni abezigqokile lapho engena eNdaweni eNgcwele, azishiye lapho. ²⁴Kumele ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi endaweni engcwele, agqoke izingubo zakhe. Bese ephuma, anikele ngomnikelo wakhe wokushiswa nomnikelo wokushiswa wabantu, enzela yena nabantu ihlawulelo. ²⁵Uyakushisa amanoni omnikelo wesono e-altare.

²⁶Lowo othumele impongo ku-Azazeli kumele ageze izingubo zakhe, ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, bese engangena ekamu. ²⁷Inkunzi nempongo yomnikelo wesono, okwalethwa igazi lazo ukwenza ihlawulelo eNdaweni eNgcwele, kuyakukhishwa ngaphandle kwekamu; izikhumba zazo, nenyama yazo, nobulongwe bazo kuyakushiswa ngomlilo. ²⁸Lowo okushisayo kumele ageze izingubo zakhe ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, bese engangena ekamu.

²⁹Lona ngumthetho ongunaphakade kini: ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga yesikhombisa, thobani ningenzi msebenzi—umdabu kanye nowezizwe ohlala phakathi kwenu. ³⁰Ngokuba ngalolu suku kwenziwa ihlawulelo ngenu, ukuba nihlanzwe kuzo zonke izono zenu; niyakuhlanzeka phambi kwami. ³¹KuyiSabatha lokuphumula okuphelele kini; thobani—kuyisimiso esihlala njalo. ³²Umpristi ogcotshiwe owamiselwa ukukhonza esikhundleni sikayise uyakwenza ihlawulelo agqoke izembatho zelineni—izembatho ezingcwele, ³³enze ihlawulelo yeNdawo eNgcwelengcwele, netende lokuhlangana, ne-altare, nabapristi, nabo bonke abantu bebandla. ³⁴Lesi yisimiso esingunaphakade kini: nenze ihlawulelo ngazo zonke izono zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli kanye ngonyaka.” Kwenziwa-ke njengalokho uBaba wethu akuyala uMose.