Levitikusi
1 UJehova wabiza uMosi wakhuluma naye asetendeni lokuhlangana,+ wathi: 2 “Khuluma nama-Israyeli uthi kiwo, ‘Nangabe omunye wenu ufuna ukuletha umnikelo kuJehova awuthethe efuywenakhe, umnikelwakhe kufuze awuthathe emhlanjini weenkomo namkha emhlanjini wezimvu neembuzi.+
3 “‘Nange umnikelwakhe otjhiswako awuthethe emhlanjinakhe weenkomo, kufuze alethe ikunzana ephilileko.+ Kufuze awulethe ngokuzithandela+ phambi kwakaJehova ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana. 4 Kufuze abeke isandla sakhe phezu kwehloko yekunzana yomnikelo otjhiswako begodu uZimu uzowamukela umnikelo loyo wokulitjalelwa kwezono zakhe.
5 “‘Nje-ke ikunzana leyo kufuze ihlatjwe phambi kwakaJehova, amadodana ka-Aroni, abaphristi,+ azokuletha iingazezo phambi kwakaZimu bekazifafaze kiwo woke amahlangothi we-aldara,+ elisebungenweni betende lokuhlangana. 6 Isilwana ekuzokwenziwa ngaso umnikelo otjhiswako kufuze sisuswe isikhumba besihlahlelwe.+ 7 Amadodana ka-Aroni, abaphristi, kufuze abase umlilo e-aldareni+ begodu abeke kuhle iinkuni emlilweni. 8 Amadodana ka-Aroni abaphristi, azokuthatha iintokana zenyama,+ ihloko nomhlwehlwe* akubeke phezu kweenkuni emlilweni ose-aldareni. 9 Amathumbaso neenqatha zaso kufuze zihlanzwe ngamanzi begodu umphristi kufuze azitjhise e-aldareni njengomnikelo otjhiswako, umnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo uliphunga elimnandi kuJehova.+
10 “‘Nange umnikelwakhe otjhiswako awuthethe emhlanjini wezimvu namkha weembuzi, kufuze akhethe iramu+ namkha ipongo ephile kuhle.+ 11 Kufuze ihlatjelwe ngehlangothini elingetlhagwini le-aldara phambi kwakaJehova begodu amadodana ka-Aroni abaphristi azokufafaza iingazi zayo emahlangothini woke we-aldara.+ 12 Uzoyihlahlela begodu umphristi uzokubeka iintokana zenyama kuhle, ihlokwayo nomhlwehlwayo* phezu kweenkuni ezivuthako ezise-aldareni. 13 Kufuze ahlanze amathumbayo neenqatha zayo ngamanzi begodu umphristi kufuze azitjhise e-aldareni. Lokho kuzakuba mnikelo otjhiswako, umnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo uliphunga elimnandi kuJehova.
14 “‘Nangabe unikela ngeenyoni bona zibe mnikelo otjhiswako kuJehova, uzokunikela ngamajuba wommango namkha amajuba amancani afuywako.+ 15 Umphristi kufuze awalethe e-aldareni, aqunte iinhloko zawo bekawatjhise e-aldareni kodwana iingazi zawo kufuze aziphophisele eqadi kwe-aldara. 16 Kufuze akhuphe indlelo yawo, ahlube iinsiba zawo begodu awalahlele ngeqadi kwe-aldara epumalanga, ezaleni.*+ 17 Kufuze awasike emaphikweni kodwana angawahlukanisi. Ngemva kwalokho umphristi uzowatjhisa e-aldareni phezu kweenkuni ezivuthako. Amnikelo otjhiswako, umnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo uliphunga elimnandi kuJehova.