INumeri 15

15 ¹UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

²“Khuluma kuma-Israyeli uwatshele uthi: Nxa ningena ezweni enginininika lona ukuba nihlale kulo, ³nenze umnikelo womlilo kimi—umnikelo woshiswayo noma umhlatshelo, ukugcwalisa isifungo esikhethekile, njengomnikelo wokuzithandela, noma emikhosini yenu emisiweyo—owenza iphunga elimnandi kimi oluvela emhlambini wezinkomo noma emhlambini wezimvu, ⁴khona lowo oletha umnikelo wakhe kufanele futhi angilethele umnikelo wempuphu—cishe amakota amabili empuphu ecolekileyo exutshwe nekota elilodwa lamafutha. ⁵Lungisa cishe ikota elilodwa lewayini libe umnikelo wokuphuzwayo kanye nomnikelo woshiswayo noma umhlatshelo, iwundlu ngalinye.

⁶“Noma enqameni, wolungisa umnikelo wempuphu wamakota amane empuphu ecolekileyo exutshwe nekota nengxenye yesithathu yekota lamafutha, ⁷nekota nengxenye yesithathu yekota lewayini libe umnikelo wokuphuzwayo—ukunikele kube yiphunga elimnandi kimi. ⁸Nxa nilungisa ithole lenkunzi libe umnikelo woshiswayo noma umhlatshelo, ukugcwalisa isifungo esikhethekile, noma umnikelo wokuthula kimi, ⁹kanye nethole lenkunzi, letha umnikelo wempuphu wamakota ayisithupha empuphu ecolekileyo exutshwe namakota amabili amafutha, ¹⁰letha amakota amabili ewayini abe umnikelo wokuphuzwayo, umnikelo womlilo oyiphunga elimnandi kimi. ¹¹Lokhu kuyakwenziwa ngenkunzi ngayinye, ngenqama, ngewundlu, noma ngezinyane lembuzi. ¹²Yenzani ngokunjalo kwelilodwa ngalinye, noma zingaki enizilungisayo.

¹³“Wonke umuntu ozalelwe kwa-Israyeli kufanele enze kanjalo lapho enikela umnikelo womlilo, iphunga elimnandi, kimi. ¹⁴Uma owezizwe ohlala nani, noma noma ngubani ophakathi kwenu ezizukulwaneni ezizayo, enza umnikelo womlilo oyiphunga elimnandi kimi, kufanele enze njengokwenza kwenu. ¹⁵Kuyakuba nesimiso esisodwa sebandla—nina nowezizwe ohlala phakathi kwenu—isimiso esihlala njalo kuzo zonke izizukulwane: njengoba ninjalo nina, unjalo nowezizwe phambi kwami. ¹⁶Kuyakuba nomthetho munye nesimiso sinye kini nakowezizwe ohlala nani.”

¹⁷UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

¹⁸“Khuluma kuma-Israyeli uwatshele uthi: Nxa ningena ezweni enginingenisa kulo, ¹⁹khona lapho nidla izithelo zalelo zwe, niyakuphakamisa umnikelo kimi. ²⁰Kokokuqala kwenhlama yenu, phakamisani isinkwa sibe umnikelo, njengomnikelo wasesibuyeni. ²¹Kokokuqala kwenhlama yenu niyakunikela umnikelo kimi kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu.

UBaba Wethu Umboza Isono Esenziwe Ngokungazi

²²“Kuyothi lapho niduka, ningayenzi yonke le miyalo engiyikhulume kuMose, ²³konke engakuyala ngoMose, kusukela osukwini engakuyala ngalo, kuqhubeke kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu, ²⁴khona uma kwenziwe ngaphandle kwenhloso, ibandla lingazi, lonke ibandla liyakunikela ithole lenkunzi elilodwa libe umnikelo woshiswayo—iphunga elimnandi kimi—kanye nomnikelo walo wempuphu nomnikelo wokuphuzwayo njengokumisiweyo, kanye nempongo eyodwa ibe umnikelo wesono. ²⁵Umpristi uyakubenzela inhlawulo yokubuyisana lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli, bese bethethelelwa, ngokuba bekungenziwanga ngamabomu futhi beze nomnikelo wabo—umnikelo womlilo kimi—nomnikelo wabo wesono phambi kwami ngenxa yecala labo abalenza bengaqondile. ²⁶Lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli liyakuthethelelwa, kanye nowezizwe ohlala phakathi kwabo, ngokuba abantu bonke benza okubi bengaqondile.

²⁷“Futhi uma umuntu oyedwa ona engaqondile, uyakuletha imbuzikazi enonyaka munye ibe umnikelo wesono. ²⁸Umpristi uyakwenza inhlawulo yokubuyisana phambi kwami ngenxa yalowo muntu odukile ngokona engaqondile, amenzele inhlawulo, abese ethethelelwa. ²⁹Kowozalelwe phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli nakowezizwe ohlala phakathi kwabo, kuyakuba nomthetho munye kulowo owenza okungaqondiwe.

³⁰“Kodwa lowo owenza ngesandla esiphakamileyo, kungaba ngowozalelwe lapho noma ngowezizwe, uyangihlambalaza—lowo muntu uyakunqunywa asuswe phakathi kwabantu bakubo. ³¹Ngokuba udelele izwi lami wephula umyalo wami, lowo muntu uyakunqunywa nokunqunywa; icala lakhe lihlala phezu kwakhe.”

Ukwedelela ISabatha Nomphumela Wako

³²Kwathi ama-Israyeli esesehlane, bafumana umuntu etheza izinkuni ngosuku lweSabatha. ³³Labo abamfumana etheza izinkuni bamletha kuMose, no-Aroni, nakulo lonke ibandla. ³⁴Bambeka ekugadweni ngokuba kwakungakacaci ukuthi kuyakwenziwani ngaye.

³⁵Ngakho uBaba wethu wathi kuMose: “Lowo muntu kumele abulawe; lonke ibandla liyakumkhanda ngamatshe ngaphandle kwenkambu.”

³⁶Lonke ibandla lamkhiphela ngaphandle kwenkambu, lamkhanda ngamatshe, wafa, njengokuba uBaba wethu ayala uMose.

Izintshiyo Zokukhumbula UBaba Wethu

³⁷UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

³⁸“Khuluma kuma-Israyeli: wenze izintshiyo emagunjini ezingubo zawo kuzo zonke izizukulwane zawo, kubekwe intambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka entshiyweni yegumbi ngalinye. ^a a v38 Izintshiyo—iziphetho ezifundelweyo ezigqokwa emagunjini engubo—zaziyisikhumbuzo esibonakalayo sansuku zonke sokuphila ngokwemiyalo kaBaba wethu; ama-Israyeli athembekileyo ayezigqoka amakhulu eminyaka. ³⁹Kuyakuba yintshiyo yokuba niyibuke, ukuze nikhumbule yonke imiyalo yami niyenze, ningalandeli izinhliziyo zenu namehlo enu, ezinidonsela ekungathembekini. ⁴⁰Ngalokhu niyakukhumbula nenze yonke imiyalo yami, nibe ngcwele kimi. ⁴¹NginguBaba wenu, owanikhipha ezweni laseGibhithe ukuba ngibe nguBaba wenu. NginguBaba wenu.”