U-Eksodusi 30:1-38
30 “Kumele wenze i-alithare okuzatshiselwa kulo impepha,+ ulenze ngezigodo zesinga.+
2 Kumele lilingane amacele wonke womane, libe yingalo* eyodwa ubude lengalo eyodwa ububanzi futhi libe zingalo ezimbili ukuphakama. Impondo zalo zizabambana lalo.+
3 Kumele ulihuqe ngegolide elicengekileyo phezulu, lasemaceleni wonke, lasempondweni zalo njalo ulenzele umqolo wegolide ozaligombolozela phezulu.
4 Uzalenzela lamaringi amabili egolide abe ngaphansi komqolo walo, emaceleni amabili akhangeleneyo. Yiwo azabamba izigodo zokulithwala.
5 Baza izigodo zesinga uzihuqe ngegolide.
6 Kumele ufake i-alithare phambi kwekhetheni leNgcwelengcwele ukuze libe seduze kwebhokisi loBufakazi.+ Ngizaziveza kuwe+ khonapho phezu kwesivalo sebhokisi loBufakazi.
7 “U-Aroni+ uzatshisa impepha+ enukelelayo e-alithareni,+ ayithunqise phezu kwalo nxa eselungisa izibane+ ekuseni nsuku zonke.
8 U-Aroni uzaphinda atshise impepha nxa eselumathisa izibane sekuhwalala.* Lo ngumnikelo wempepha elizawenza zikhathi zonke phambi kukaJehova kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu.
9 Akumelanga litshisele kulo impepha engavunyelwayo+ loba umnikelo wokutshiswa kumbe umnikelo wamabele, futhi akumelanga lithele umnikelo wokunathwayo kulo.
10 Kanye ngomnyaka+ u-Aroni kumele athathe elinye igazi lomnikelo wesono alininde empondweni ze-alithare ukuze alihlawulele.+ Lokhu kumele akwenze kanye ngomnyaka kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu ukuze angcwelise i-alithare. Phela lingcwele kakhulu kuJehova.”
11 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi:
12 “Loba nini lapho ozabala khona abantu, ubale amadodana ako-Israyeli,+ ngamunye wabo kumele ahlawulele impilo yakhe kuJehova ngalesosikhathi sokubalwa kwabantu. Lokhu kwenzelwa ukuthi bangehliselwa uhlupho nxa sebebalwa.
13 Nanku okuzanikelwa yibo bonke ababaliweyo: ingxenye yeshekheli,* kulinganiswa ngeshekheli yendawo engcwele.*+ Ishekheli lilingana lamagera* angu-20. Ingxenye yeshekheli yiyo engumnikelo ozaphiwa uJehova.+
14 Bonke ababaliweyo abaleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu bazakhipha umnikelo kaJehova.+
15 Nxa umuntu ekhipha umnikelo kaJehova ukuze ahlenge impilo yakhe, onothileyo akumelanga akhiphe okunengi, lomyanga akumelanga akhiphe okungaphansi kwengxenye yeshekheli.*
16 Kumele uthathe imali yesiliva eyomhlatshelo wokuhlawulelwa izono ekhitshwe ngabako-Israyeli, ubusunikela ngayo ukuthi isetshenziswe enkonzweni yetende lokuhlangana, ukuze ibe yisikhumbuzo phambi kukaJehova ebantwini bako-Israyeli ukuze impilo zabo zihlengwe.”
17 UJehova waphinda wakhuluma loMosi wathi:
18 “Yenza inditshi yekhopha, wenze lesisekelo sayo.+ Ubusuyibeka phakathi laphakathi kwetende lokuhlangana kanye le-alithare, uthele amanzi phakathi kwayo.+
19 U-Aroni lamadodana akhe bazageza izandla lenyawo zabo khonapho.+
20 Kumele bageze ngamanzi ukuze bangafi nxa besiya etendeni lokuhlangana loba besiya e-alithareni ukuyakwenza inkonzo yabo lokuyanikela iminikelo etshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo ukuze intuthu ithunqe.
21 Kumele bageze izandla lenyawo zabo ukuze bangafi futhi lo ngumlayo ozahlala ukhona okumele bawulandele, yena labantwabakhe kuzo zonke izizukulwane zabo.”+
22 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi wathi:
23 “Ngemva kwalokho thatha amakha anukelela kamnandi: imure ewomileyo engamashekheli angu-500, lengxenye yesilinganiso leso yesinamoni enukelela kamnandi engamashekheli angu-250 kanye lamashekheli angu-250 ekhalamusi enukelelayo,
24 kanye lamashekheli ekhasiya angu-500 nxa kulinganiswa ngeshekheli yendawo engcwele,*+ lamafutha ama-oliva agcwala ihini* eyodwa.
25 Ngemva kwalokho, yenza amafutha angcwele futhi kumele ahlanganiswe+ ngobungcitshi. Kumele kube ngamafutha angcwele.
26 “Kumele ugcobe ngawo itende lokuhlangana,+ lebhokisi loBufakazi,
27 letafula kanye lezitsha zayo, loluthi lwesibane kanye lezitsha zalo, le-alithare lempepha,
28 le-alithare lomnikelo wokutshiswa kanye lezitsha zalo zonke, lenditshi kanye lesisekelo sayo.
29 Izinto lezi kumele uzingcwelise ukuze zibe ngcwele kakhulu.+ Loba ngubani ozazithinta kumele abe ngcwele.+
30 Kanti njalo uzagcoba u-Aroni+ lamadodana akhe,+ ubangcwelise ukuze babe ngabaphristi bami.+
31 “Uzakhuluma labako-Israyeli uthi, ‘La kumele aqhubeke engamafutha okugcoba angcwele kuzo zonke izizukulwane zenu.+
32 Akumelanga agcotshwe emzimbeni womuntu njalo akumelanga lenze loba yini ehlanganiswe njengawo. Amafutha la angcwele njalo kumele aqhubeke engcwele kini.
33 Loba ngubani owenza amafutha anjengawo, abesegcoba amanye akhona emuntwini okungelamvumo* ukuthi agcotshwe ngawo kumele abulawe.’”+
34 UJehova wasesithi kuMosi: “Thatha izilinganiso ezilinganayo zamakha+ la alandelayo: isitakethe, le-onika, legalibhanami enukelelayo kanye lenhlaka yokwenza impepha.
35 Yenza impepha+ ngezinto lezi futhi kumele zihlanganiswe ngobungcitshi, kube yimpepha enukelelayo efakwe isawudo,+ ehlanzekileyo futhi engcwele.
36 Kumele uchole enye yakhona ibe yimpuphu ecolekileyo, ubusufaka enye yakhona phambi koBufakazi etendeni lokuhlangana lapho engizaziveza khona kuwe. Kumele ibe ngcwele kakhulu kini.
37 Akumelanga lizenzele enye impepha enziwe ngezinto lezi+ lifuna ukuzisebenzisela yona. Kumele liyibone iyinto engcwele kuJehova.
38 Loba ngubani ozakwenza loba yini efanana layo ukuze akholise ukunukelela kwayo kumele abulawe.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ingalo yayilingana lamasentimitha angu-44,5. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Lapha kungabe kutshiwo ngesikhathi ilanga selisiyatshona, sekuqalisa ukuba mnyama.
^ Ishekheli yayilingana lamagremu angu-11,4. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “seshekheli elingcwele.”
^ Igera lalilingana lamagremu angu-0,57. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Ishekheli yayilingana lamagremu angu-11,4. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “seshekheli elingcwele.”
^ Ihini yayilingana lamalitha angu-3,67. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ NgesiHebheru, “ongaziwayo,” okutsho lowo ongasiwemuli ka-Aroni.
