Isigqi Sokusondela
Ikhalenda leminikelo liyabekwa: amawundlu amabili nsuku zonke, aphindwe kabili ngeSabatha, okwengeziwe ekuthwasweni kwenyanga ngayinye, kusukela ePhasikeni nasemKhosini Wesinkwa Esingenamvubelo kuya emKhosini Wamasonto. Ukusondela kuBaba wabo akushiyelwa kumuzwa — kunesikhathi esibekiwe.
28 1UBaba wethu wathi kuMose:
2“Yala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: Qaphelani ukunikela ngomnikelo wami, ukudla kwami kweminikelo yami yokudla, iphunga elimnandi kimi, ngesikhathi saso esimisiwe. 3Yitsho kubo: Yilo umnikelo wokudla eniyawunikela kimi: amawundlu amabili anonyaka munye angenasici nsuku zonke, umnikelo wokushiswa ojwayelekile. 4Nikela ngewundlu elilodwa ekuseni, newundlu lesibili kusihlwa, 5kanye nofulawa ocolekileyo ocishe ube amalitha amabili ube umnikelo wempuphu, oxutshwe namafutha acindezelwe acishe abe ilitha elilodwa. 6Umnikelo wokushiswa ojwayelekile, owamiswa eNtabeni yaseSinayi ube iphunga elimnandi, umnikelo wokudla kimi. 7Umnikelo waso wokuphuzwa uyilitha elilodwa ngewundlu ngalinye; uwuthululele kimi endaweni engcwele njengophuzo olunamandla. 8Nikela ngewundlu lesibili kusihlwa, kanye nomnikelo wempuphu nomnikelo wokuphuzwa onjengowasekuseni, umnikelo wokudla, iphunga elimnandi kimi.
9“NgeSabatha, nikelani ngamawundlu amabili anonyaka munye angenasici, nofulawa ocolekileyo ocishe ube amalitha amane oxutshwe namafutha ube umnikelo wempuphu, kanye nomnikelo waso wokuphuzwa. 10Lowo ngumnikelo wokushiswa weSabatha ngalinye, ngaphezu komnikelo wokushiswa ojwayelekile nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwa.
Inyanga Ngayinye Entsha
11“Ekuqaleni kwenyanga yenu ngayinye, nginikeleni ngomnikelo wokushiswa: amathole amabili ezinkunzi, inqama eyodwa, amawundlu amaduna ayisikhombisa anonyaka munye, angenasici, 12nofulawa ocolekileyo ocishe ube amalitha ayisithupha oxutshwe namafutha ube umnikelo wempuphu ngethole ngalinye, nofulawa ocolekileyo ocishe ube amalitha amane oxutshwe namafutha ube umnikelo wempuphu ngenqama eyodwa, 13nofulawa ocolekileyo ocishe ube amalitha amabili oxutshwe namafutha ube umnikelo wempuphu ngewundlu ngalinye — umnikelo wokushiswa, iphunga elimnandi, umnikelo wokudla kimi. 14Iminikelo yawo yokuphuzwa: amalitha amabili ewayini ngethole, ngaphezudlwana kwelitha ngenqama, nelitha elilodwa ngewundlu. Lona ngumnikelo wokushiswa wokuthwasa kwenyanga, inyanga nenyanga, unyaka wonke. 15Nginikeleni ngempongo eyodwa ibe umnikelo wesono, ngaphezu komnikelo wokushiswa ojwayelekile nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwa.
IPhasika
16“Ngenyanga yokuqala, ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga, kuyiPhasika kimi. 17Ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwale nyanga kunomkhosi; kudliwa isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. 18Ngosuku lokuqala kuyoba khona umhlangano ongcwele; ningenzi msebenzi ojwayelekile. 19Nginikeleni ngomnikelo wokudla, umnikelo wokushiswa: amathole amabili ezinkunzi, inqama eyodwa, amawundlu amaduna ayisikhombisa anonyaka munye; qaphelani ukuba angabi nasici. 20Umnikelo wawo wempuphu: ufulawa ocolekileyo oxutshwe namafutha—ocishe ube amalitha ayisithupha ngethole, amalitha amane ngenqama, 21nangewundlu ngalinye lamawundlu ayisikhombisa, cishe amalitha amabili; 22nempongo eyodwa ibe umnikelo wesono ukuze nenzelwe inhlawulo yokubuyisana. 23Nikelani ngalokhu ngaphezu komnikelo wokushiswa wasekuseni, ongumnikelo wokushiswa ojwayelekile. 24Kwenzeni lokhu nsuku zonke izinsuku eziyisikhombisa—ukudla, iphunga elimnandi kimi—ngaphezu komnikelo wokushiswa ojwayelekile nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwa. 25Ngosuku lwesikhombisa niyoba nomhlangano ongcwele; ningenzi msebenzi ojwayelekile.
UMkhosi Wamasonto
26“Ngosuku lwezithelo zokuqala, lapho ningilethela umnikelo omusha wempuphu ngoMkhosi wenu Wamasonto, yibani nomhlangano ongcwele; ningenzi msebenzi ojwayelekile. 27Nikelani ngomnikelo wokushiswa, iphunga elimnandi kimi: amathole amabili ezinkunzi, inqama eyodwa, amawundlu amaduna ayisikhombisa anonyaka munye. 28Kanye nawo kuza umnikelo wempuphu wofulawa ocolekileyo oxutshwe namafutha: ocishe ube amalitha ayisithupha ngethole ngalinye, ocishe ube amalitha amane ngenqama eyodwa, 29nocishe ube amalitha amabili ngewundlu ngalinye lamawundlu ayisikhombisa; 30kanye nempongo eyodwa ukuze nenzelwe inhlawulo yokubuyisana. 31Nikelani ngalokhu ngaphezu komnikelo wokushiswa ojwayelekile nomnikelo wawo wempuphu; qaphelani ukuba kungabi nasici, kanye neminikelo yawo yokuphuzwa.”