ULevitikusi 1 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE

Umthetho weminikelo yokushiswa

¹ UJehova esetendeni lokuhlangana wambiza uMose, wakhuluma kuye, wathi:

² “Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Nxa umuntu wakini eletha umnikelo kuJehova, anonikela ngomnikelo wenu wezinkomo zemihlambi nowezimvu.

³ “ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe ungumnikelo wokushiswa wemihlambi, uyakunikela ngeduna elingenasici, anikele ngalo ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana, aze amukeleke kuJehova.

⁴ Uyakubeka isandla sakhe enhloko yomnikelo wokushiswa; uyakwamukelwa ngenxa yakhe, umenzele ukubuyisana.

⁵ Wolihlaba iduna phambi kukaJehova, amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, alethe igazi, afafaze ngegazi nxazonke ze-altare elingasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.

⁶ Uyakuhlinza umnikelo wokushiswa, awuhlahlele izitho.

⁷ Amadodana ka-Aroni umpristi abeke umlilo e-altare, ahlele izinkuni phezu komlilo;

⁸ amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, ahlele izitho, nenhloko, namanoni, phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare,

⁹ ahlanze izibilini zalo namanqina alo ngamanzi, umpristi akushise konke e-altare, kube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova.

¹⁰ “ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe ungowemihlambi, owasezimvini noma owasezimbuzini, ube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, wonikela ngeduna elingenasici.

¹¹ Alihlabe ngasohlangothini lwe-altare olungasenyakatho phambi kukaJehova; amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, afafaze i-altare ngegazi lalo nxazonke.

¹² Alihlahlele izitho nenhloko yalo namanoni alo, umpristi akuhlele phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare,

¹³ ahlanze izibilini zalo namanqina alo ngamanzi, umpristi anikele ngakho konke, akushise e-altare kube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova.

¹⁴ “ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe kuJehova ungumnikelo wokushiswa kwezinyoni, wonikela ngomnikelo wamahobhe noma ngowamaphuphu amajuba.

¹⁵ Umpristi awulethe e-altare, awushumpule inhloko, awushise e-altare, igazi lawo likhanyelwe ngasohlangothini lwe-altare,

¹⁶ asuse ingila nezimpaphe, akulahle ngaseceleni kwe-altare ngasempumalanga endaweni yomlotha,

¹⁷ awuqaqe ngamaphiko awo, angawudabuli kodwa; umpristi awushise e-altare phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni, ube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova.