Levithikhusi
17 Jehova waphindze wakhuluma naMosi watsi: 2 “Khuluma na-Aroni nemadvodzana akhe kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Naku Jehova lakushito:
3 “‘“Nangabe um-Israyeli ahlabela inkunzi nobe imvu lendvuna leseyincane nobe imbuti endzaweni lokuhlalwa kuyo, nobe ayihlabele ngephandle kwaleyo ndzawo, 4 kunekutsi ayiletse emnyango welithende lekuhlangana, kuze ibe ngumnikelo loya kuJehova embikwelithende lekukhontela laJehova, loyo muntfu utawuba nelicala lengati. Ngako kufanele abulawe, ngobe ucitse ingati. 5 Loku kwentelwa kutsi lemihlatjelo ema-Israyeli lasayentela esigangeni ayiletse kuJehova, emnyango welithende lekuhlangana futsi ayinike umphristi. Lemihlatjelo ema-Israyeli kufanele ayente ibe yimihlatjelo yekuthula leya kuJehova.+ 6 Umphristi utawufafata lengati e-al’thare laJehova, emnyango welithende lekuhlangana bese ushisa emanoni alomhlatjelo kuze abe liphunga lelimnandzi* kuJehova.+ 7 Ngako lemihlatjelo kufanele bangaphindzi bayentele emadimoni,*+ lawo labagwadla nawo ngekutsi bawakhonte.+ Lona kutawuba ngumtsetfo lohlala njalo lokufanele niwulandzele kuto tonkhe titukulwane tenu.”’
8 “Naku lokufanele ubatjele kona: ‘Nobe ngumuphi um-Israyeli nobe umuntfu losihambi lohlala emkhatsini wenu lowenta umnikelo wekushiswa nobe umhlatjelo, 9 angawuletsi emnyango welithende lekuhlangana kuze awunikele kuJehova, kufanele abulawe.+
10 “‘Nangabe um-Israyeli nobe umuntfu wekuhamba lohlala emkhatsini wenu adla ingati,+ loyo muntfu ngitawumelana naye futsi ngitambulala ngimsuse kubantfu bakubo. 11 Ngobe kuphila* kusengatini,+ futsi mine ngininike yona kuze isetjentiswe e-al’thare,+ kwentiwe kutsi nibuyisane nami, ngobe ingati ngiyo leyenta kutsi nibuyisane nami+ ngenca yekuphila* lokukuyo. 12 Kungako ngitsite kuma-Israyeli: “Kute emkhatsini wenu lokufanele adle ingati, nemuntfu losihambi lohlala kanye nani+ akukafaneli ayidle.”+
13 “‘Nangabe um-Israyeli nobe umuntfu losihambi lohlala emkhatsini wenu atingela futsi abambe silwane sesiganga lesidliwako nobe inyoni ledliwako, kufanele aphomphise ingati yako+ bese uyimbonya ngemhlabatsi. 14 Ngobe ingati yayo yonkhe intfo lephilako ikuphila* kwayo, ngenca yekutsi kuphila* kusengatini. Kungako ngitsite kuma-Israyeli: “Ningayidli ingati yanobe ngusiphi silwane ngobe kuphila* kwesilwane kusengatini yaso. Nobe ngubani lodla ingati utawubulawa.”+ 15 Nakwenteka um-Israyeli nobe umuntfu losihambi adla silwane lasitfole sifile nobe lesibulewe silwane sesiganga,+ loyo muntfu kufanele awashe tingubo takhe aphindze ageze ngemanti futsi utawuba ngulongcolile kuze kuhlwe.+ Ngemuva kwaloko utawubese uba ngulohlantekile. 16 Kodvwa nangabe angatiwashi tingubo takhe futsi angagezi, utawuphendvula ngenca yalesono sakhe.’”+