ILevithikhusi 23

23 ¹UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

²"Khuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: Imikhosi yami emisiweyo, eniyakuyimemezela njengemihlangano engcwele—le yimikhosi yami emisiweyo.

³"Izinsuku eziyisithupha kungenziwa umsebenzi; olwesikhombisa luyisabatha lokuphumula okuphelele, umhlangano ongcwele—ningenzi msebenzi nhlobo. Luyisabatha lami, nomaphi lapho nihlala khona.

IPhasika Nesinkwa Esingenamvubelo

⁴"Le yimikhosi yami emisiweyo, imihlangano engcwele eniyakuyimemezela ngezikhathi zayo ezimisiweyo. ⁵Ngenyanga yokuqala, ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga kusihlwa, kuyiPhasika lami. ⁶Ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwaleyo nyanga kuyiwo uMkhosi wami weSinkwa Esingenamvubelo; yidlani isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. ⁷Ngosuku lokuqala nibe nomhlangano ongcwele; ningawenzi umsebenzi ovamile. ⁸Ninginikele umnikelo wokudla izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. Usuku lwesikhombisa luwumhlangano ongcwele—ningawenzi umsebenzi ovamile."

UMkhosi Wezithelo Zokuqala

⁹UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

¹⁰"Khuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: Lapho ningena ezweni engininika lona, nivuna isivuno salo, lethani kumpristi isithungu sokuqala sesivuno senu. ¹¹Uyakusizulisa isithungu phambi kwami ukuze namukeleke; umpristi uyakusizulisa ngosuku olulandela iSabatha. ^a a v11 Isithungu sokuqala sesivuno, esizuliswa ngosuku olulandela iSabatha, sikhombela phambili kuJesu—owavuswa ngosuku lokuqala lweviki njengezithelo zokuqala zabo bonke abayakuvuka baye ekuphileni okusha. ¹²Ngosuku enizulisa ngalo isithungu, ninginikele iwundlu eliduna elinonyaka owodwa elingenasici libe umnikelo wokushiswa, ¹³kanye nomnikelo walo wempuphu—cishe amalitha amane empuphu ecolekile exutshwe namafutha, umnikelo wokudla kimi, iphunga elimnandi—kanye nomnikelo walo wokuphuzwayo, cishe ilitha elilodwa lewayini. ¹⁴Ningadli sinkwa, nokudla okosiwe, noma okusha kwasensimini kuze kufike lolu suku, nize nilethe umnikelo kaBaba wenu. Lokhu kungumthetho omi njalo ezizukulwaneni zonke, nomaphi lapho nihlala khona.

UMkhosi Wamaviki

¹⁵"Balani amaviki ayisikhombisa aphelele kusukela ngosuku olulandela iSabatha, usuku enaletha ngalo isithungu somnikelo wokuzuliswa. ¹⁶Balani izinsuku ezingamashumi amahlanu, kuze kufike usuku olulandela iSabatha lesikhombisa, bese ninginikela umnikelo wempuphu omusha. ^b b v16 Ukubala izinsuku ezingamashumi amahlanu kusukela ezithelweni zokuqala kukhomba umkhosi owabizwa kamuva ngePhentekoste—usuku uBaba wethu athela ngalo uMoya oNgcwele phezu kwabantwana bakhe ababebuthene. ¹⁷Emizini yenu, lethani izinkwa ezimbili zempuphu ecolekile, cishe amalitha amane, ezibhakwe nemvubelo, zibe umnikelo wokuzuliswa wezithelo zokuqala kimi. ¹⁸Kanye nesinkwa, ninikele amawundlu ayisikhombisa anonyaka owodwa angenasici, inkunzi encane eyodwa, nezinqama ezimbili. Kuyiwo umnikelo wokushiswa kimi, kanye neminikelo yawo yempuphu neyokuphuzwayo—umnikelo wokudla, iphunga elimnandi kimi. ¹⁹Ninikele impongo eyodwa ibe umnikelo wesono, namawundlu amabili aduna anonyaka owodwa abe umhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula. ²⁰Umpristi uyakuwazulisa, kanye nesinkwa sezithelo zokuqala namawundlu amabili, kube umnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kwami. Angcwele kimi, abe ngawompristi. ²¹Memezelani lona lolu suku, nibe nomhlangano ongcwele, ningawenzi umsebenzi ovamile. Lokhu kungumthetho omi njalo nomaphi lapho nihlala khona, isizukulwane ngesizukulwane.

²²"Ningavuni ngokuphelele imiphetho yamasimu enu, ningabuthi nalokho okusele lapho nivuna izwe lenu. Kushiyeleni abampofu nabafokazi. Mina nginguBaba wenu."

UMkhosi Wamacilongo

²³UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

²⁴"Tshela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli: ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesikhombisa, gcinani usuku lokuphumula okuphelele, isikhumbuzo sokukhaliswa kwamacilongo, umhlangano ongcwele. ²⁵Ningawenzi umsebenzi ovamile; ninginikele umnikelo wokudla."

USuku Lokubuyisana

²⁶UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

²⁷"Usuku lweshumi lwale nyanga yesikhombisa luyiwo uSuku Lokubuyisana—nibe nomhlangano ongcwele, nizithibe, ninginikele umnikelo wokudla. ^c c v27 Nizithibe: ngoSuku Lokubuyisana lokhu kwakusho ukuzila nokudela wonke umsebenzi ovamile noma injabulo. ²⁸Ningawenzi msebenzi ngalona lolo suku—luyiwo uSuku Lokubuyisana, lokwenza inhlawulo yokubuyisana ngenu phambi kwami, uBaba wenu. ²⁹Yilowo nalowo ongazithibi ngalona lolo suku uyakunqunywa asuswe ebantwini bakubo. ³⁰Yilowo nalowo owenza noma yimuphi umsebenzi ngalona lolo suku, ngiyakumbhubhisa lowo muntu phakathi kwabantu bakubo. ³¹Ningenzi msebenzi nhlobo—kungumthetho omi njalo, isizukulwane ngesizukulwane, nomaphi lapho nihlala khona. ³²Lolu luyisabatha lokuphumula okuphelele kini; nizithibe. Kusukela kusihlwa ngosuku lwesishiyagalolunye lwenyanga kuze kube kusihlwa olulandelayo, nigcine isabatha lenu."

UMkhosi Wamadokodo

³³UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

³⁴"Tshela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli: Ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwale nyanga yesikhombisa, kuqala uMkhosi wami wamaDokodo, ohlala izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. ³⁵Usuku lokuqala: umhlangano ongcwele. Ningawenzi umsebenzi ovamile. ³⁶Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ninginikele iminikelo yokudla. Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili nibe nomhlangano ongcwele, ninginikele umnikelo wokudla—umbuthano ozotho. Ningawenzi umsebenzi ovamile.

³⁷"Lezi yizikhathi zami ezimisiweyo, eniyakuzimemezela njengemihlangano engcwele, ninikela iminikelo yokudla kimi—umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wempuphu, umhlatshelo neminikelo yokuphuzwayo—ngasinye ngosuku lwaso, ³⁸ngaphandle kwamaSabatha ami, ngaphandle kwezipho zenu, yonke iminikelo yenu yezithembiso, nayo yonke iminikelo yenu yokuzithandela eniyinikela kimi.

³⁹"Ngakho ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yesikhombisa, nxa senibuthe izithelo zezwe, gubhani umkhosi wami izinsuku eziyisikhombisa: usuku lokuqala lokuphumula okuphelele, usuku lwesishiyagalombili lokuphumula okuphelele. ⁴⁰Ngosuku lokuqala, thathani izithelo zemithi emihle, amagatsha esundu, amagatsha anamaqabunga, neminyezane yasesifufuleni, nithokoze phambi kwami, uBaba wenu, izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. ⁴¹Wugubheni njengomkhosi wami izinsuku eziyisikhombisa minyaka yonke, kungumthetho omi njalo ezizukulwaneni zenu; wugubheni ngenyanga yesikhombisa. ⁴²Hlalani emadokodweni izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; wonke owokuzalwa kwa-Israyeli uyakuhlala emadokodweni, ⁴³ukuze izizukulwane zenu zazi ukuthi ngahlalisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli emadokodweni ekubakhipheni kwami eGibhithe. Mina nginguBaba wenu."

⁴⁴Ngakho uMose wamemezela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli imikhosi emisiweyo kaBaba wethu.