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U-Eksodusi 12:3-11IBhayibhili Elingcwele
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3 Khuluma labo bonke abantu bako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Mhlaka 10 ngayonale inyanga, imuli ngayinye kumele ithathe imvu+ kusiya ngezindlu zaboyise, indlu ngayinye ithathe imvu eyodwa. 4 Kodwa nxa abantu bendlu leyo bebalutshwana okokuthi ngeke bayiqede imvu kumele bayidle lomakhelwane wabo endlini yabo, babelane kusiya ngenani labantu. Kumele likhangele ukuthi umuntu ngamunye angadla inyama enganani. 5 Imvu yakhona kumele kube ngengelasici+ futhi kube ngenduna elomnyaka owodwa. Lingakhetha phakathi kwemvana ezinduna loba emazinyaneni embuzi. 6 Kumele liyigcine kuze kufike umhlaka 14 wenyanga+ le njalo ibandla lonke lako-Israyeli kumele liyihlabe sekuhwalala.*+ 7 Kumele bathathe elinye igazi balifafaze emaceleni womabili omgubazi kanye laphezulu emgubazini, eminyango yezindlu abazayidlela kuzo.+
8 “‘Kumele badle inyama yayo ngalobubusuku+ njalo kumele bayose emlilweni, bayidle lesinkwa esingelamvubelo+ kanye lemibhida ebabayo.+ 9 Lingayidli iluhlaza kumbe ixhwathisiwe kodwa liyose emlilweni kanye lenhloko yayo, lamangqina lezangaphakathi. 10 Akumelanga liyigcine kuze kube sekuseni, yonke esele kwaze kwaba sekuseni kumele liyitshise ngomlilo.+ 11 Kumele liyidle libophe amabhanti enu,* ligqoke amanyathela enu, liphethe lezintonga zenu ezandleni futhi kumele liyidle liphangisa ngoba liPhasika likaJehova.
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