Umkhosi Wamacilongo
Inyanga yesikhombisa igcwele: ukukhala kwamacilongo, ukuzincisha koSuku Lokubuyisana, bese kuba nomKhosi Wamadokodo, lapho izinkunzi zehla zisuka kweziyishumi nantathu ziye kweziyisikhombisa ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa ngaphambi komhlangano wokuvala. Umkhosi ngamunye unomnikelo wawo oqondile, njalo kanye nowansuku zonke.
29 1“Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, ngosuku lwayo lokuqala, niyobamba umhlangano ongcwele. Ningawenzi umsebenzi ovamile; kuwusuku lokuba nishaye amacilongo. 2Ninikele ngomnikelo wokushiswa, iphunga elimnandi kuBaba wethu: inkunzi encane eyodwa, inqama eyodwa, namawundlu amaduna ayisikhombisa anonyaka owodwa, onke angenasici. 3Umnikelo wawo wokudla: impuphu ecolekileyo exutshwe namafutha—cishe amakota ayisithupha enkunzini, cishe amakota amane enqameni, 4nangalinye lamawundlu ayisikhombisa, cishe amakota amabili; 5nempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ukuze nenzelwe inhlawulo yokubuyisana. 6Ngaphandle komnikelo wokushiswa wokuthwasa kwenyanga nomnikelo wawo wokudla, nomnikelo wokushiswa wansuku zonke nomnikelo wawo wokudla, neminikelo yawo yokuphuzwayo, njengokwesimiso sayo—iphunga elithobayo, umnikelo womlilo kuBaba wethu.
Usuku Lokubuyisana
7“Ngosuku lweshumi lwale nyanga yesikhombisa, niyobamba umhlangano ongcwele, nizincishe; ningenzi msebenzi nhlobo. 8Ninikele ngomnikelo wokushiswa kuBaba wethu ube yiphunga elimnandi: inkunzi encane eyodwa, inqama eyodwa, namawundlu amaduna ayisikhombisa anonyaka owodwa, onke angenasici. 9Umnikelo wawo wokudla: impuphu ecolekileyo exutshwe namafutha—cishe amakota ayisithupha enkunzini, cishe amakota amane enqameni eyodwa, 10nangalinye lamawundlu ayisikhombisa, cishe amakota amabili; 11kanjalo nempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wesono wokubuyisana, nomnikelo wokushiswa wansuku zonke, nomnikelo wawo wokudla, neminikelo yawo yokuphuzwayo.
Umkhosi Wamadokodo
12“Ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yesikhombisa, niyobamba umhlangano ongcwele. Ningawenzi umsebenzi ovamile; nigubhe umkhosi kuBaba wethu izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. 13Ninikele ngomnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, iphunga elimnandi kuBaba wethu: izinkunzi ezincane eziyishumi nantathu, izinqama ezimbili, namawundlu amaduna ayishumi nane anonyaka owodwa, onke angenasici. 14Umnikelo wawo wokudla: impuphu ecolekileyo exutshwe namafutha—cishe amakota ayisithupha enkunzini ngayinye yezinkunzi eziyishumi nantathu, cishe amakota amane enqameni ngayinye yezinqama ezimbili, 15nangalinye lamawundlu ayishumi nane, cishe amakota amabili; 16nempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokushiswa wansuku zonke, nomnikelo wawo wokudla, nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwayo.
17“Ngosuku lwesibili: izinkunzi ezincane eziyishumi nambili, izinqama ezimbili, namawundlu amaduna ayishumi nane anonyaka owodwa, onke angenasici, 18kanye neminikelo yawo yokudla neyokuphuzwayo yezinkunzi, neyezinqama, neyamawundlu, ngokwenani lawo, njengokumisiweyo; 19kanjalo nempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokushiswa wansuku zonke, nomnikelo wawo wokudla, neminikelo yawo yokuphuzwayo.
20“Ngosuku lwesithathu: izinkunzi eziyishumi nanye, izinqama ezimbili, namawundlu amaduna ayishumi nane anonyaka owodwa, onke angenasici, 21kanye neminikelo yawo yokudla neyokuphuzwayo yezinkunzi, neyezinqama, neyamawundlu, ngokwenani lawo, njengokumisiweyo. 22Nempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokushiswa wansuku zonke kanye nomnikelo wawo wokudla neyokuphuzwayo.
23“Ngosuku lwesine: izinkunzi eziyishumi, izinqama ezimbili, namawundlu amaduna ayishumi nane anonyaka owodwa, onke angenasici, 24kanye neminikelo yokudla neyokuphuzwayo yezinkunzi, neyezinqama, neyamawundlu, ngokwenani lawo, njengokumisiweyo; 25kuhlanganise nempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokushiswa wansuku zonke kanye nomnikelo wawo wokudla neyokuphuzwayo.
26“Ngosuku lwesihlanu: izinkunzi eziyisishiyagalolunye, izinqama ezimbili, namawundlu amaduna ayishumi nane anonyaka owodwa, onke angenasici, 27kanye neminikelo yokudla neyokuphuzwayo yezinkunzi, neyezinqama, neyamawundlu, ngokwenani lawo, njengokumisiweyo. 28Kanjalo nempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokushiswa oqhubekayo, nomnikelo wawo wokudla, nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwayo.
29“Ngosuku lwesithupha: izinkunzi eziyisishiyagalombili, izinqama ezimbili, namawundlu amaduna ayishumi nane anonyaka owodwa, onke angenasici, 30kanye nomnikelo wawo wokudla neminikelo yokuphuzwayo yezinkunzi, neyezinqama, neyamawundlu, ngokwenani lawo, njengokumisiweyo; 31nempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokushiswa wansuku zonke, nomnikelo wawo wokudla, neminikelo yawo yokuphuzwayo.
32“Ngosuku lwesikhombisa: izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa, izinqama ezimbili, namawundlu amaduna ayishumi nane anonyaka owodwa, onke angenasici, 33kanye neminikelo yawo yokudla neyokuphuzwayo yezinkunzi, neyezinqama, neyamawundlu, ngokwenani lawo, njengokumisiweyo; 34nempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokushiswa wansuku zonke, nomnikelo wawo wokudla nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwayo.
35“Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili, niyobamba umhlangano wokuphetha; ningenzi msebenzi onzima. 36Ninikele ngomnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, iphunga elimnandi kuBaba wethu: inkunzi eyodwa, inqama eyodwa, namawundlu amaduna ayisikhombisa anonyaka owodwa, onke angenasici, 37kanye neminikelo yawo yokudla neyokuphuzwayo yenkunzi, neyenqama, neyamawundlu, ngokwenani lawo, njengokumisiweyo. 38Nempongo eyodwa ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wokushiswa oqhubekayo, nomnikelo wawo wokudla nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwayo.
39“Lokhu niyokunikela kuBaba wethu emikhosini yenu emisiweyo, ngaphandle kweminikelo yezifungo zenu neyokuzithandela—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yimnikelo yokushiswa, noma eyokudla, noma eyokuphuzwayo, noma eyokuthula.”
