Ngako Abrama wanika Melkhisedeki incenye yinye kuletingu-10 kuto tonkhe letintfo labetitsetse nakancoba lamakhosi.+

22 Nalelitje lengilente luphawu litawuba yindlu yaNkulunkulu+ futsi nakanjani ngitamnika kwelishumi kwako konkhe langinika kona.”

21 “Mine nginike emadvodzana aLevi konkhe kwelishumi+ ka-Israyeli kutsi kube lifa lawo ngenca yemsebenti lawentako, lokungumsebenti wasethendeni lekuhlangana.

26 “Ubotjela emaLevi utsi: ‘Kuma-Israyeli, nitawutsatsa kwelishumi lengininike kona kutsi kube lifa lenu.+ Kuko nibotsatsa kwelishumi kwaloko kwelishumi ninikele ngako kuJehova.+

22 “Umnyaka ngamunye, niboletsa kwelishumi kwawo wonkhe umkhicito wemhlaba wenu.+

5 Kwatsi nje nakucedza kuphuma lomyalo, ema-Israyeli aletsa sivuno lesinyenti sekucala salokutinhlavu, liwayini lelisha, emafutsa,+ luju nako konkhe lobekuvunwe emasimini;+ aletsa kwelishumi lokunyenti kwato tonkhe tintfo.+

12 Onkhe emaJuda aletsa kwelishumi+ kwalokutinhlavu, kweliwayini lelisha kanye nekwemafutsa akufaka emakamelweni ekugcina tintfo.+

10 Letsani konkhe kwelishumi encolobaneni,+ kuze kube nekudla endlini yami;+ futsi ngicela ningilinge ngaloko, kuze nibone kutsi angeke yini ngivule emagede etikhukhula tasezulwini+ ngitfululele tibusiso etikwenu kuze kube bete ngisho nendzawo yekutigcina,”+ kusho Jehova wemabutfo.

42 Maye kini nine baFarisi, ngobe nikhipha kwelishumi kweminti, kweruwe, nekwato tonkhe tibhidvo,+ kodvwa anikunaki kulunga nekutsandza Nkulunkulu! Kona letintfo bekufanele nitente, kodvwa hhayi kutsi ningasatinaki leti letinye.+

5 Kuliciniso kutsi ngekusho kweMtsetfo, emadvodzana aLevi+ lasebenta njengebaphristi anikwe umyalo wekutsi atsatse kwelishumi kubantfu,+ lokubomnakabo, nanobe nabo bayintalelwane* ya-Abrahama.