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7 “‘Nanku umlayo ophathelane lomnikelo wecala:+ Umnikelo lo ungcwele kakhulu. 2 Umnikelo wecala kumele bawuhlabele lapho okuhlatshelwa khona iminikelo yokutshiswa njalo igazi+ lawo kufanele lifafazwe kuwo wonke amacele e-alithare.+ 3 Umphristi uzanikela wonke amafutha+ awo, lamafutha asemsileni, ledanga* elembese amathumbu, 4 lezinso ezimbili lamafutha azo aseduze lezinqe. Nxa esekhipha izinso, uzakhipha lamafutha aphezu kwesibindi.+ 5 Umphristi uzatshisa izinto lezi zithunqe phezu kwe-alithare zibe ngumnikelo otshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo.+ Lo ngumnikelo wecala. 6 Kumele udliwe yiwo wonke amadoda angabaphristi+ njalo kufanele udlelwe endaweni engcwele. Umnikelo lo ungcwele kakhulu.+ 7 Umthetho osebenza emnikelweni wesono yiwo ozasebenza lasemnikelweni wecala. Inyama yawo izakuba ngeyomphristi owenze ngawo umnikelo wokuhlawulelwa.+
8 “‘Nxa umphristi anganikela umnikelo wokutshiswa olethwe ngumuntu othile, isikhumba+ somnikelo lowo sizakuba ngesakhe.
9 “‘Yonke iminikelo yamabele ebhekhwe eziko* loba eyenzelwe epanini kumbe emganwini wensimbi+ izakuba ngeyomphristi oyinikeleyo. Kumele ibe ngeyakhe.+ 10 Kodwa yonke iminikelo yamabele ehlanganiswe lamafutha+ kumbe engafakwanga lutho+ izakuba ngeyawo wonke amadodana ka-Aroni futhi wonke kumele athole okulinganayo.
11 “‘Nanku umthetho ophathelane lomhlatshelo wobudlelwano+ umuntu angawuletha kuJehova: 12 Nxa ewuletha ukuze atshengise ukuthi uyabonga,+ umhlatshelo wakhe wokubonga kufanele awulethe ndawonye lezinkwa eziyisigombolozi ezingelamvubelo ezifakwe amafutha, lezinkwa eziyisipatalala ezingelamvubelo ezigcotshwe amafutha kanye lezinkwa eziyisigombolozi ezenziwe ngefulawa ecolekileyo, evutshwe kuhle yahlanganiswa lamafutha. 13 Umnikelo wakhe uzawuletha ndawonye lezinkwa eziyisigombolozi ezifakwe imvubelo kanye lemihlatshelo yakhe yobudlelwano ayilethe ukuthi ibe ngumhlatshelo wokubonga. 14 Kumele athathe okukodwa kukho konke azanikela ngakho kube yisabelo sikaJehova esingcwele njalo kuzakuba ngokomphristi ozafafaza igazi lemihlatshelo yobudlelwano.+ 15 Inyama yomhlatshelo wokubonga, eyemihlatshelo yakhe yobudlelwano kumele idliwe ngelanga azanikela ngalo. Akumelanga agcine enye yakhona kuze kuse.+
16 “‘Nxa umhlatshelo wakhe ungumnikelo wesifungo+ asenzileyo kumbe umnikelo awukhiphe ngokuzithandela,+ umhlatshelo lowo kumele udliwe ngelanga azawunikela ngalo njalo inyama yawo eseleyo ingadliwa langelanga elilandelayo. 17 Loba yiphi inyama yomhlatshelo lo ezasala kuze kufike ilanga lesithathu kumele itshiswe ngomlilo.+ 18 Kodwa nxa inyama yomhlatshelo wakhe wobudlelwano ingadliwa ngelanga lesithathu, lowo oyinikelayo kasoze amukelwe. Kuyabe kufanana lokuthi kanikelanga futhi umhlatshelo wakhe uyabe ususenyanyeka. Umuntu ozakudla loba yiphi inyama yawo uzajeziswa ngenxa yecala lakhe.+ 19 Inyama ethinta loba yini engcolileyo akumelanga idliwe kodwa kumele itshiswe ngomlilo. Loba ngubani ohlanzekileyo ukhululekile ukudla inyama ehlanzekileyo.
20 “‘Kodwa loba ngubani ongcolileyo ozakudla inyama yomhlatshelo wobudlelwano ongokaJehova kumele abulawe.+ 21 Nxa umuntu angathinta loba yini engcolileyo, kungaba yikungcola komuntu+ loba inyamazana engcolileyo+ kumbe enye into nje engcolileyo+ eyenyanyekayo, abesesidla inyama yomhlatshelo wobudlelwano ongokaJehova, lowomuntu kumele abulawe.’”
22 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi wathi: 23 “Tshela abako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Akumelanga lidle loba yiwaphi amafutha+ kungaba ngawenkunzi kumbe awemvana enduna kumbe awembuzi. 24 Amafutha enyamazana ezifeleyo lamafutha enyamazana ebulewe ngenye angasetshenziswa kwezinye izinto kodwa akumelanga adliwe.+ 25 Loba ngubani odla amafutha esifuyo asilethe kuJehova ukuthi sibe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa kumele abulawe.
26 “‘Akumelanga lidle loba yiliphi igazi+ kuzo zonke indawo elihlala kuzo kungelani lokuthi ngelenyoni kumbe ngelenyamazana. 27 Loba ngubani odla loba yiliphi igazi kumele abulawe.’”+
28 UJehova waphinda wakhuluma loMosi wathi: 29 “Tshela abako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Loba ngubani oletha umhlatshelo wakhe wobudlelwano kuJehova uzaletha ingxenye yomhlatshelo wakhe ibe ngumnikelo kuJehova.+ 30 Uzabuya ethwele ngezandla zakhe amafutha+ lenyama yesifuba kube ngumnikelo otshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo, abesezunguza isifuba sibe ngumnikelo wokuzunguzwa+ phambi kukaJehova. 31 Umphristi uzatshisa amafutha athunqe phezu kwe-alithare+ kodwa isifuba sizakuba ngesika-Aroni lamadodana akhe.+
32 “‘Lizanika umphristi umlenze wesokudla ube yisabelo sakhe esingcwele esivela emihlatshelweni yenu yobudlelwano.+ 33 Indodana ka-Aroni ezanikela igazi lemihlatshelo yobudlelwano lamafutha akhona izaphiwa umlenze wesokudla ube yisabelo sayo.+ 34 Nginika u-Aroni umphristi lamadodana akhe isifuba somnikelo wokuzunguzwa lomlenze oyisabelo esingcwele esivela emihlatshelweni yobudlelwano elethwa ngabako-Israyeli. Lo ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona kuma-Israyeli.+
35 “‘Lokhu kuyisabelo esivela eminikelweni eyenzelwa uJehova ngomlilo okumele siphiwe abaphristi, u-Aroni lamadodana akhe, kusukela ngelanga ababekwa ngalo ukuthi babe ngabaphristi bakaJehova.+ 36 UJehova watshela abako-Israyeli ukuthi babanike isabelo lesi ngelanga abagcoba ngalo.+ Lo ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona kuzo zonke izizukulwane zabo.’”
37 Lo ngumthetho ophathelane lomnikelo wokutshiswa,+ lomnikelo wamabele,+ lomnikelo wesono,+ lomnikelo wecala,+ lomhlatshelo wokubekwa kwabaphristi+ kanye lomhlatshelo wobudlelwano,+ 38 uJehova awupha uMosi entabeni iSinayi+ ngelanga atshela ngalo abako-Israyeli ukuthi balethe iminikelo yabo kuJehova enkangala yeSinayi.+