ILevithikhusi 25

25 ¹UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose eNtabeni yaseSinayi, wathi:

²“Khuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uthi kubo: Lapho ningena ezweni engininika lona, izwe liyakugcina isabatha lokuphumula kimi. ³Iminyaka eyisithupha uyakuhlwanyela insimu yakho, iminyaka eyisithupha uthene isivini sakho, uvune izithelo zaso. ⁴Kodwa umnyaka wesikhombisa uyisabatha lokuphumula okupheleleyo kwezwe, isabatha kimi—ungahlwanyeli insimu yakho, ungatheni isivini sakho. ^a a v4 Minyaka yonke yesikhombisa izwe ngokwalo laliphumula—kungahlwanyelwa kungathenwa—lithembela kuBaba wethu ukuba alondle. Lokhu kwandisela isabatha lamasonto onke emhlabathini. ⁵Ungavuni lokho okuzimilelayo, ungakhi namagilebhisi esivinini sakho esingathenwanga; izwe liyakuthola umnyaka wokuphumula okupheleleyo. ⁶Isabatha lezwe liyakunondla—wena ngokwakho, nezinceku zakho nezincekukazi zakho, noqashiweyo, nomfokazi ohlala nawe, ⁷nezinkomo zakho nezilwane zasendle ezisezweni lakho—konke izwe elikuthelayo kungukudla.

Ukubala Kuze Kufike iJubili

⁸“Uyakubala amasabatha ayisikhombisa eminyaka, kasikhombisa ngasikhombisa iminyaka, kube yiminyaka engamashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye isamba. ⁹Shaya uphondo lwenqama ngokukhala ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga yesikhombisa; ngoSuku lweNhlawulelo, ulukhalise ezweni lakho lonke. ¹⁰Wenze umnyaka wamashumi amahlanu ube ngcwele: umemezele inkululeko ezweni kubo bonke abahlala kulo. Kuyijubili kini—kube yilowo nalowo ubuyela endaweni yakhe, yilowo nalowo abuyele kowabo. ^b b v10 IJubili laliwukukhululwa komnyaka wamashumi amahlanu: izikweletu zazisulwa, izinceku zazikhululwa, nomhlaba womndeni ubuyiselwa kubanikazi bawo bokuqala—ukuqalisa kabusha okujwayelekile uBaba wethu akufaka ekuphileni kwabantu bakhe. ¹¹Umnyaka wamashumi amahlanu uyijubili lenu: ningahlwanyeli lutho, ningavuni okusanhlamvu okuzimilelayo, ningakhi ezivinini ezinganakekelwanga. ¹²Ngokuba liyijubili; liyakuba ngcwele kini. Yidlani kuphela lokho insimu ekuthelayo.

¹³“Kulo mnyaka weJubili, yilowo nalowo kini uyakubuyela endaweni yakhe.

¹⁴“Uma uthengisa noma uthenga kumakhelwane wakho, ningakhohlisani. ¹⁵Thenga kumakhelwane wakho ngokweminyaka kusukela ejubilini; yena uthengisa kuwe ngokweminyaka yezivuno. ¹⁶Khuphula intengo uma iminyaka iminingi, uyehlise uma imincane, ngokuba ukuthengisela inani lezivuno. ¹⁷Ningoneani, kodwa niyakumesaba uBaba wenu, ngokuba nginguBaba wenu.

¹⁸“Landelani izimiso zami, nigcine imithetho yami, niyilalele, khona niyakuhlala nilondekile ezweni. ¹⁹Izwe liyakuthela izithelo zalo, nidle nisuthe, nihlale kulo nilondekile. ²⁰Uma nibuza nithi, ‘Siyakudlani ngomnyaka wesikhombisa, njengoba singayikuhlwanyela singayikubutha isivuno sethu na?’ ²¹Ngiyakuyala isibusiso sami phezu kwenu ngomnyaka wesithupha, size sithele isivuno seminyaka emithathu. ²²Niyakutshala ngomnyaka wesishiyagalombili kodwa nisadla isivuno esidala; kuze kufike isivuno somnyaka wesishiyagalolunye, niyakudla okudala.

Izwe LingelikaBaba wethu

²³“Izwe aliyikuthengiswa kuze kube phakade, ngokuba lingelami; ngokuba nina ningabafokazi nezihambi kuphela kimi. ²⁴Ezweni lonke eninalo, niyakunika ilungelo lokuhlengwa kwezwe.

²⁵“Uma umfowenu ehlwempuzeka athengise ingxenye yezwe lakhe, umhlengi wakhe oseduze kakhulu uyakuza ahlenge lokho umfowabo akuthengisileyo. ^c c v25 Umhlengi oseduze kakhulu wayeyilungu lomndeni eliseduze kunawo wonke elinelungelo nesibopho sokubuyisa impahla ethengiswe ngenxa yobunzima. ²⁶Uma umuntu engenamhlengi kodwa achume, athole okwaneleyo ukuba akuhlenge, ²⁷uyakubala iminyaka kusukela ekuthengisweni, abuyisele insalela komthengi, abuyele endaweni yakhe. ²⁸Kodwa uma engenawo amandla okumbuyisela, lokho akuthengisileyo kuyakuhlala komthengi kuze kube yijubili; kuyakukhululwa khona, abuyele endaweni yakhe.

²⁹“Uma umuntu ethengisa indlu esemzini onodonga, ilungelo lokuhlenga liyakuhlala umnyaka wonke kusukela ekuthengisweni. Kuwo wonke lowo mnyaka umthengisi uyakugcina leli lungelo. ³⁰Uma ingahlengwanga phakathi komnyaka wonke, indlu esemzini onodonga iyakuba ngeyomthengi wayo kuze kube phakade, isizukulwane ngesizukulwane; ayikhululwa ngejubili. ³¹Izindlu ezisemizini engenazindonga zibalwa njengamasimu avulekileyo; zingahlengwa, zikhululwe ngejubili.

³²“AmaLevi angahlenga njalo izindlu ezisemizini yamaLevi anayo. ³³Uma umLevi engayihlengi, indlu ethengisiweyo emzini wakhe iyakukhululwa ngejubili, ngokuba izindlu ezisemizini yamaLevi ziyifa lawo phakathi kwa-Israyeli. ³⁴Kodwa amasimu edlelo azungeze imizi yawo awathengiswa; ayifa lawo elingunaphakade.

Umfowenu Owela Ebumpofini

³⁵“Uma umfowenu ehlwempuzeka angakwazi ukuziphilisa phakathi kwenu, msize njengomfokazi noma isihambi, ukuze aphile phakathi kwenu. ³⁶Ungamthathi nzalo noma inzuzo, kodwa mesabe uBaba wakho, ukuze umfowenu aphile eceleni kwakho. ³⁷Awuyikumboleka imali yakho ngenzalo noma umnike ukudla kwakho ngenzuzo. ³⁸NginguBaba wenu, owanikhipha ezweni laseGibhithe ukuba ngininike iKhanani nokuba ngibe nguBaba wenu.

³⁹“Uma umfowenu oseceleni kwakho ehlwempuzeka azithengise kuwe, ungamsebenzisi njengesigqila. ⁴⁰Uyakuba nawe njengoqashiweyo, njengesihambi, ekhonza nawe kuze kube ngumnyaka wejubili. ⁴¹Khona yena nabantwana bakhe bayakukhululwa kuwe, babuyele esizweni sakubo nasefeni labokhokho bakhe. ⁴²Ngokuba bayizinceku zami, engabakhipha eGibhithe; abayikuthengiswa njengokuthengiswa kwezigqila. ⁴³Awuyikumbusa ngochuku, kodwa uyakumesaba uBaba wakho.

⁴⁴“Mayelana nezigqila zakho zesilisa nezesifazane: ungazithenga ezizweni ezinizungezileyo. ⁴⁵Thenga futhi kubafokazi abahlala phakathi kwenu, nakubemindeni yabo enani, abazalelwe ezweni lenu; baba yifa lakho. ⁴⁶Ungabashiyela abantwana bakho babe yifa, ubaphathe impilo yabo yonke. Kodwa phezu kwabafowenu bakwa-Israyeli awuyikubusa ngochuku, omunye phezu komunye.

⁴⁷“Uma umfokazi noma isihambi esiphakathi kwenu sichuma, umfowenu ahlwempuzeke eceleni kwaso, azithengise kumfokazi noma egatsheni lomndeni womfokazi, ⁴⁸angahlengwa emva kokuba ezithengisile. Omunye wabafowabo angamhlenga. ⁴⁹Uyise omncane noma umzala wakhe angamhlenga, noma isihlobo esiseduze somndeni wakhe singamhlenga; noma uma enamandla, uyazihlenga yena. ⁵⁰Yena nomthengi wakhe bayakubala kusukela emnyakeni azithengisa ngawo kuze kube yijubili; intengo iyakulandela iminyaka, njengomholo woqashiweyo. ⁵¹Uma kusasele iminyaka eminingi, uyakubuyisa ingxenye elingene yentengo yakhe yokuthengwa ibe yinkokhelo yokuhlengwa kwakhe. ⁵²Uma kusasele iminyaka emincane kuze kube yijubili, uyakubala abuyise intengo yokuhlengwa kwakhe ngokufaneleyo. ⁵³Uyakuba naye njengoqashwe umnyaka nomnyaka, angabuswa ngochuku phambi kwakho. ⁵⁴Uma engahlengwanga ngale ndlela, yena nabantwana bakhe bayakukhululwa kanyekanye ngomnyaka wejubili. ⁵⁵Abantu bakwa-Israyeli bayizinceku zami, engabakhipha eGibhithe. NginguBaba wenu.”