ULevi 7 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978

¹ Nanku umlayo womnikelo wecala. Ungcwele kakhulu.

² Umnikelo wecala uzakuhlatshelwa endaweni lapho kuhlatshelwa khona umnikelo wokutshiswa, legazi lawo likhatshazelwe ealtareni inxa zonke.

³ Wonke amahwahwa awo azanikelwa, umsila ononileyo, ledanga lemibilini,

⁴ izinso zombili lamahwahwa azo angasezinkalweni, lamahwahwa angaphezu kwesibindi azakususwa lezinso;

⁵ umpristi akutshise ealtareni kube ngumnikelo owenzelwe iNkosi ngomlilo; kungumnikelo wecala.

⁶ Bonke abapristi besilisa bangawudla; kawudlelwe endaweni engcwele, ungcwele kakhulu.

⁷ Umnikelo wecala ufanana lomnikelo wesono; umlayo wayo munye, ungowompristi owenza indlela yokubuyisana ngawo.

⁸ Umpristi onikela umnikelo wokutshiswa womuntu uzakuzithathela isikhumba somnikelo wokutshiswa anikele ngawo.

⁹ Yonke iminikelo yempuphu ephekwe eziko, layo yonke elungiswa embizeni loba emganwini wensimbi, izakuba ngeyompristi anikele ngayo.

¹⁰ Layo yonke iminikelo yempuphu evutshwe ngamafutha laleyo eyomileyo izakuba ngeyamadodana wonke kaAroni, enye indodana izuze njengenye.

¹¹ Nanku umlayo womhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula umuntu angayinikela eNkosini.

¹² Uba ewunikela ube ngumnikelo wokubonga, kanikele kanye lomnikelo wokubonga amaqebelengwana angelamvubelo ahlanganiswe lamafutha, lezinkwa ezincinyane ezingelamvubelo ezigcotshwe ngamafutha, lamaqebelengwana empuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha.

¹³ Umnikelo lo kanye lamaqebelengwana esinkwa esilemvubelo uzakukunikela lomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula.

¹⁴ Athathe kulowo lalowo umnikelo iqebelengwana libe linye, alinikele eNkosini; lizakuba ngelompristi okhaphaza igazi leminikelo yokuthula.

¹⁵ Inyama yomhlatshelo weminikelo yakhe yokuthula ongowokubonga izakudliwa ngosuku lokunikela kwakhe, angatshiyi lutho kuze kube sekuseni.

¹⁶ Uba umhlatshelo womnikelo wakhe ungumnikelo wokugcwalisa isithembiso loba umnikelo wesihle, uzakudliwa ngosuku anikela ngalo ngomhlatshelo wakhe, okuseleyo kuwo kudliwe kusisa;

¹⁷ kodwa okuseleyo enyameni yomhlatshelo ngosuku lwesithathu kuzatshiswa ngomlilo.

¹⁸ Uba inyama yomhlatshelo weminikelo yakhe yokuthula idliwa ngosuku lwesithathu, kayiyikwamukeleka, kayiyikubalelwa kuye; izakuba yisinengiso, lomuntu oyidlayo uzakuthwala ububi bakhe.

¹⁹ Inyama ethinta into engcolileyo kayiyikudliwa, kodwa izakutshiswa ngomlilo. Bonke abahlambulukileyo bangadla inyama,

²⁰ kodwa umuntu odla inyama yomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula eyeNkosi esengcolile, uzakukhutshwa ebantwini bakibo.

²¹ Uba umuntu ethinta into engcolileyo, loba umuntu ongcolileyo, loba inyamazana engcolileyo, ingabe into engcolileyo eyisinengiso, abesesidla inyama yomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula eyeNkosi, lowo uzakukhutshwa ebantwini bakibo.

²² INkosi yathi kuMose:

²³ Tshono ebantwini bakoIsrayeli uthi: Lingadli amahwahwa enkomo lawemvu lawembuzi.

²⁴ Amahwahwa enyamazana ezifeleyo, lamahwahwa aleyo edatshulwe yizilo angasetshenziswa, kodwa lingawadli lakanye.

²⁵ Ngoba wonke umuntu odla amahwahwa enyamazana esetshenziselwa ukuba umnikelo wokutshiswa owenzelwe iNkosi, lowomuntu uzakhutshwa ebantwini bakibo.

²⁶ Futhi lingadli igazi emizini yenu, loba elenyoni loba elenyamazana.

²⁷ Odlayo igazi uzakukhutshwa ebantwini bakibo.

²⁸ INkosi yathi kuMose:

²⁹ Tshono ebantwini bakoIsrayeli uthi: Lowomuntu onikela umhlatshelo weminikelo yakhe yokuthula eNkosini kalethe ingxenye yomhlatshelo wakhe, ibe ngumnikelo wakhe eNkosini.

³⁰ Kalethe ngezakhe izandla iminikelo eyenzelwe iNkosi ngomlilo, alethe amahwahwa kanye lesifuba, ukuze isifuba sizunguzwe, sibe ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa phambi kweNkosi.

³¹ Umpristi katshise amahwahwa ealtareni, kodwa isifuba sibe ngesikaAroni lesamadodana akhe.

³² Nikani umpristi umlenze wokunene ube ngumnikelo ovela emhlatshelweni weminikelo yenu yokuthula.

³³ Leyondodana kaAroni enikela ngegazi leminikelo yokuthula lamahwahwa izakuzuza umlenze wokunene ube yisabelo sayo.

³⁴ Ngoba isifuba esizunguzwayo lomlenze onikelwayo ngikuthethe ebantwini bakoIsrayeli, emihlatshelweni yeminikelo yabo yokuthula, ngakunika uAroni umpristi lamadodana akhe; lokhu kuyisimiso esingelakuphela kubantu bakoIsrayeli ezizukulwaneni zabo.

³⁵ Lokho kuyisabelo sikaAroni lesamadodana akhe esivela eminikelweni eyenzelwe iNkosi ngomlilo ebahlukaniselwe mhla belethwa eNkosini ukuba babe ngabapristi bayo.

³⁶ INkosi yalaya ukuba abakoIsrayeli babanike lokhu ngosuku lokugcotshwa kwabo. Kuyisimiso esingelakuphela ezizukulwaneni zabo zonke.

³⁷ Lowo ngumlayo weminikelo yokutshiswa, loweminikelo yempuphu, loweminikelo yesono, loweminikelo yecala, lowokwahlukaniselwa, lowomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula,

³⁸ iNkosi eyamlaya ngawo uMose entabeni yaseSinayi, ngosuku elaya ngalo abantu bakoIsrayeli ukuba balethe iminikelo yabo eNkosini enkangala yaseSinayi.