ILevithikhusi 27

27 ¹UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

²“Khuluma kuma-Israyeli, uthi: Uma umuntu enza isifungo esikhethekile kimi, enikela umuntu ngokulingana kwenani lakhe, ³uma ukulinganiswa kungokwesilisa, kusukela eminyakeni engamashumi amabili kuya eminyakeni engamashumi ayisithupha, inani liyingamaphawundi angu-1.2 esiliva, ngokwesilinganiso sendlu engcwele. ⁴Uma kungowesifazane, inani lalo libe cishe ama-awunsi ayishumi nambili. ⁵Kwabaneminyaka emihlanu kuya kwengamashumi amabili, inani libe cishe ama-awunsi ayisishiyagalombili kowesilisa, cishe ama-awunsi amane kowesifazane. ⁶Uma kusukela enyangeni eyodwa kuya eminyakeni emihlanu, inani libe cishe ama-awunsi amabili esiliva kowesilisa, cishe ama-awunsi angu-1.2 kowesifazane. ⁷Uma eneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha noma ngaphezulu, inani libe cishe ama-awunsi ayisithupha kowesilisa, ama-awunsi amane kowesifazane. ⁸Kodwa uma empofu kakhulu ukuba angakwazi ukulinganisa, kumele alethwe phambi kompristi, umpristi ambekele inani lakhe; umpristi uyakumlinganisa ngokwalokho lowo owenza isifungo angakwazi ukukunikela.

⁹“Uma isifungo siyisilwane esinganikelwa kimi, sonke esinjalo esinikelwa kimi singcwele. ¹⁰Akumele asishintshe noma asikhuphise, esihle ngesibi noma esibi ngesihle; uma ekhuphisa isilwane ngesinye, sobabili sona nesikhuphiswayo siba ngcwele. ¹¹Uma kuyisilwane esingcolile esingenakunikelwa kimi, kumele silethwe phambi kompristi, ¹²umpristi uyakusibekela inani, sihle noma sibi; njengoba umpristi esilinganisa, siyakuba njalo. ¹³Kodwa uma efisa ukusihlenga, kumele engeze okwesihlanu enanini laso.

¹⁴“Lapho umuntu enikela indlu yakhe ibe ngcwele kimi, umpristi uyakuyibekela inani, inhle noma imbi; njengoba umpristi eyilinganisa, iyakuma njalo. ¹⁵Uma lowo onikele ngendlu yakhe eyihlenga, wengeza okwesihlanu kwenani layo ngesiliva, ibe ngeyakhe.

¹⁶“Uma umuntu enikela kimi ingxenye yensimu anayo, inani layo lilandela imbewu yayo—cishe amaphawundi angu-1.2 esiliva ngamabhusheli ayisithupha embewu yebhali. ¹⁷Uma enikela insimu yakhe kusukela oNyakeni weJubili, kumele ime ngenani eligcwele. ¹⁸Kodwa uma enikela insimu yakhe emva kweJubili, umpristi uyakubala intengo ngokweminyaka esele kuze kube yiJubili elilandelayo, abese ehlisa inani ukuze lilingane. ¹⁹Uma lowo onikela ngensimu efuna ukuyihlenga, kumele engeze okwesihlanu kwenani layo lesiliva, ibe isala ingeyakhe. ²⁰Kodwa uma engayihlengi insimu, noma eseyithengisele omunye, ngeke isakwazi ukuhlengwa. ²¹Lapho insimu ikhululwa ngeJubili, iba ngcwele kimi, njengensimu enikelwe ngokupheleleyo; iba ngeyompristi njengefa lakhe.

²²“Uma umuntu enikela kimi insimu ayithengile, engeyona ingxenye yefa labokhokho bakhe, ²³umpristi uyakubala inani kuze kube oNyakeni weJubili, abese eyikhokha ngalolo suku njengento engcwele kimi. ²⁴ONyakeni weJubili insimu iyakubuyela kulowo eyathengwa kuye, okungowakhe lo mhlaba. ²⁵Lonke ukulinganisa kumele kube ngokwesilinganiso sendlu engcwele.

²⁶“Akekho onganikela izibulo lanoma yisiphi isilwane; livele lingelami—noma kuyinkomo noma yimvu, lingelami. ²⁷Uma kuyisilwane esingcolile, uyakusihlenga ngenani kanye nokwesihlanu; uma singahlengwa, siyathengiswa ngenani.

²⁸“Kodwa akukho lutho umuntu azinikela ngalo kimi ngokupheleleyo—umuntu, isilwane, noma insimu anayo—olungathengiswa noma luhlengwe. Konke okunikelwe kanjalo kungcwelengcwele kimi. ^a a v28 Into “enikelwe ngokupheleleyo” yayinikelwa kuBaba wethu ngokungenakuhlehliswa—yahlukaniselwa ngokugcwele kangangokuba yayingeke neze ibuyiselwe noma ithengiswe.

²⁹“Akekho umuntu onikelwe ngokupheleleyo ongahlengwa; kumele abulawe.

³⁰“Konke okweshumi komhlaba, noma kungokwembewu yomhlaba noma izithelo zemithi, kungokwami; kungcwele kimi. ³¹Uma umuntu ehlenga ingxenye yokweshumi kwakhe, wengeza okwesihlanu kukho. ³²Konke okweshumi komhlambi wezinkomo nowezimvu—yileso naleso silwane esidlula ngaphansi kwenduku yomalusi—kungcwele kimi. ³³Akumele ahlole ukuthi sihle noma sibi, angasikhuphisi; uma enza njalo, sobabili sona nesikhuphiswayo siba ngcwele, singehlengwe.”

³⁴Lena yimiyalo uBaba wethu ayinika uMose kubantu bakwa-Israyeli entabeni iSinayi.