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19 UJehova wakhuluma noMosi no-Aroni godu wathi: 2 “Lo mthetho uJehova awuyalako, ‘Tjela ama-Israyeli bona kufuze akulethele ikomo ebomvu ephile kuhle, engakarholophali+ begodu engakhenge ibotjhelwe ejogini. 3 Kufuze uyinikele u-Elazara umphristi, uzoyikhuphela ngaphandle kwekampa begodu kufuze ihlatjwe phambi kwakhe. 4 U-Elazara umphristi uzokuthatha ezinye iingazi ngomunwakhe, azifafaze kalikhomba phambi kwetende lokuhlangana.+ 5 Ikomo leyo izokutjhiswa phambi kwakhe. Isikhumba sayo, inyamayo, iingazi zayo nomswanayo kuzokutjhiswa.+ 6 Umphristi uzokuthatha isigodo somsedari, ihisopi+ netjhila elibomvu be aziphosele emlilweni lapho kutjhiselwa khona ikomo. 7 Umphristi uzokuhlanza izambatho zakhe bekahlambe, ngemva kwalokho angabuya ekampeni, uzokuba ngosilapheleko bekube sentambama.
8 “‘Loyo otjhisa ikomo uzokuhlanza izambatho zakhe naye ahlambe, uzokuba ngosilapheleko bekube sentambama.
9 “‘Umuntu ohlwengileko uzokuwola umlotha wekomo,+ awubeke ngaphandle kwekampa endaweni ehlwengileko, ihlangano yakwa-Israyeli kufuze iwuthathe iwuhlanganise namanzi azokusetjenziswa nakuhlanjululwako.+ Lokhu mnikelo wesono. 10 Loyo owola umlotha wekomo uzokuhlanza izambatho zakhe abe ngosilapheleko bekube sentambama.
“‘Lo mthetho ozokuhlala usebenza kuma-Israyeli nebantwini abavela kwezinye iinarha abahlala hlangana nawo.+ 11 Nanyana ngubani othinta isidumbu uzokuba ngosilapheleko amalanga alikhomba.+ 12 Umuntu loyo kufuze azihlambulule ngamanzi elangeni lesithathu begodu elangeni lekhomba uzokuhlambuluka. Kodwana nange angazihlambululi elangeni lesithathu, angekhe ahlambuluke elangeni lekhomba. 13 Nanyana ngubani othinta isidumbu angazihlambululi usilaphaze ithaberinakeli+ lakaJehova begodu kufuze abulawe kwa-Israyeli.+ Ngebanga lokuthi akhenge afafazwe ngamanzi wokuhlanza,+ uzokuhlala asilaphele.
14 “‘Lo mthetho ozokusebenza nakunomuntu ohlongakalele ngetendeni: Nanyana ngubani ongena ngetendeni begodu nanyana ngubani obekangetendeni uzokusilaphala amalanga alikhomba. 15 Zoke izitja ezivulekileko ezinganamvalo zisilaphele.+ 16 Nanyana ngubani ongaphandle kwekampa othinta umuntu obulewe ngesabula, isidumbu, ithambo lomuntu namkha ithuna uzokusilaphala amalanga alikhomba.+ 17 Kufuze baphathele umuntu ongakahlwengeki omunye umlotha womnikelo wesono otjhisiweko begodu bathele amanzi phezu kwawo ngesitjeni. 18 Ngemva kwalokho, umuntu+ ohlwengileko uzokuthatha ihisopi+ ayifake ngemanzini, ayifafaze etendeni, ezitjeni zoke, ebantwini ebebalapho nemuntwini othinte ithambo, othinte obuleweko, isidumbu namkha ithuna. 19 Umuntu ohlwengileko uzokutjhatjha lo ongakahlwengeki ngamanzi womlotha elangeni lesithathu nelangeni lekhomba,+ uzokuhlwengeka esonweni sakhe elangeni lekhomba; ngemva kwalokho kufuze ahlanze izambatho zakhe, ahlambe begodu uzokuhlwengeka ntambama.
20 “‘Umuntu osilapheleko ongazihlambululiko, kufuze abulawe+ ngombana usilaphaze indawo ecwengileko kaJehova. Akhenge afafazwe ngamanzi wokuhlambulula, nje-ke usilaphele.
21 “‘Lo mthetho ozokuhlala usebenza ebantwini bakwa-Israyeli: Ozokufafaza amanzi wokuhlambulula,+ kufuze ahlanze izambatho zakhe, kuthi loyo ozokuthinta amanzi wokuhlambulula uzokusilaphala bekube sentambama. 22 Nanyana yini ethintwa mumuntu osilapheleko, izokusilaphala begodu umuntu ozokuthinta into leyo, uzokusilaphala bekube sentambama.’”+