ULevitikusi 23
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Imithetho yemikhosi
1UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: 2“Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Imikhosi emisiweyo kaJehova eniyakuyimemezela ibe yimihlangano engcwele, yona iyimikhosi yami emisiweyo.
3 “ ‘Umsebenzi uyakwenziwa izinsuku eziyisithupha; kepha ngosuku lwesikhombisa kuyisabatha lokuphumula okuzothileyo, umhlangano ongcwele; ningasebenzi msebenzi; kuyisabatha kuJehova ezindlini zenu zonke.
4“ ‘Nansi imikhosi emisiweyo kaJehova, imihlangano engcwele eniyakuyimemezela ngezikhathi zayo ezimisiweyo. 5 Ngenyanga yokuqala ngolweshumi nane lwenyanga kusihlwa kuyiphasika likaJehova. 6Ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwaleyo nyanga kungumkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo kuJehova; niyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. 7Ngosuku lokuqala niyakuba nomhlangano ongcwele, ningasebenzi msebenzi. 8Kepha niyakunikela ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. Ngosuku lwesikhombisa kungumhlangano ongcwele; ningasebenzi msebenzi.’ ”
9UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: 10“Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Nxa nifikile ezweni engininika lona, nivune isivuno salo, anoletha kumpristi isithungu solibo lwesivuno senu; 11yena asizulise isithungu phambi kukaJehova ukuba samukelwe ngenxa yenu; ngakusasa emva kwesabatha umpristi uyakusizulisa. 12Ngalolo suku enizulisa ngalo isithungu, niyakunikela ngemvu yeduna engenasici, enomnyaka munye, ibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova. 13Umnikelo wawo wempuphu woba ngokweshumi okubili kwempuphu ecolekileyo, exovwe namafutha, umnikelo womlilo kuJehova, ube yiphunga elimnandi, nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwa woba ngokwesine kwehini* lewayini. 14Aniyikudla isinkwa notshwele nezikhwebu ezintsha, kuze kufike lolo suku, ningakalethi umnikelo kaNkulunkulu wenu; kuyisimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu ezindlini zenu zonke.
15 “ ‘Anozibalela kusukela kolwangakusasa emva kwesabatha, ngosuku enaletha ngalo isithungu somnikelo wokuzuliswa, kuze kube ngamasabatha ayisikhombisa apheleleyo; 16kuze kufike olwangakusasa emva kwesabatha lesikhombisa anobala izinsuku ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, ninikele ngomnikelo omusha wempuphu kuJehova. 17Maniphume ezindlini zenu nezinkwa ezimbili zokuzuliswa zokweshumi okubili kwempuphu ecolekileyo, ziphekwe nemvubelo, zibe lulibo kuJehova. 18Kanye nesinkwa niyakunikela ngezimvu eziyisikhombisa ezingenasici zinomnyaka munye, neduna nezinqama ezimbili, zibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova kanye nomnikelo wazo wempuphu neminikelo yazo yokuphuzwa, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova. 19Niyakunikela ngempongo ibe ngumnikelo wesono, nezimvu ezimbili zamaduna ezinomnyaka munye, zibe ngumhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula. 20Umpristi uyakuzizulisa kanye nesinkwa solibo zibe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova kanye nezimvu ezimbili; ziyakuba ngcwele kuJehova, zibe ngezompristi. 21Niyakumemezela ngalolo suku, nibe nomhlangano ongcwele; ningasebenzi msebenzi; kuyisimiso esiphakade ezindlini zenu zonke ezizukulwaneni zenu.
22 “ ‘Nxa nivuna isivuno sezwe lakini, awuyikuvuna ngokupheleleyo emagumbini ensimu yakho, ungakhothozi umkhothozo wesivuno sakho; uwushiyele abampofu nabafokazi; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.’ ”
23UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: 24 “Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngenyanga yesikhombisa ngolokuqala lwenyanga anoba nokuphumula okuzothileyo, isikhumbuzo ngokushaya amacilongo, umhlangano ongcwele. 25Ningasebenzi msebenzi, ninikele ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova.’ ”
26UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: 27 “Kepha ngolweshumi lwaleyo nyanga yesikhombisa kulusuku lokubuyisana; anoba nomhlangano ongcwele, nithobise imiphefumulo yenu, ninikele ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova. 28Ningasebenzi msebenzi ngalolo suku, ngokuba kulusuku lokubuyisana ukunenzela ukubuyisana phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. 29Ngokuba yilowo nalowo muntu ongathotshiswa ngalolo suku uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo. 30Yilowo nalowo muntu owenza umsebenzi othile ngalolo suku, lowo muntu ngiyakumbhubhisa, angabikho kubantu bakubo. 31Ningasebenzi msebenzi; kuyisimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu ezindlini zenu zonke. 32Kuyakuba yisabatha lokuphumula okuzothileyo kini, nithobise imiphefumulo yenu; ngolwesishiyagalolunye lwenyanga kusihlwa, kusukela kusihlwa kuze kube kusihlwa, anogcina isabatha lenu.”
33UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: 34 “Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwaleyo nyanga yesikhombisa kungumkhosi wamadokodo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa kuJehova. 35Ngosuku lokuqala kuyakuba ngumhlangano ongcwele, ningasebenzi msebenzi. 36Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa niyakunikela ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova; ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili nibe nomhlangano ozothileyo, ninikele ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova; kungumhlangano wokugcina; ningasebenzi msebenzi.
37“ ‘Le iyimikhosi emisiweyo kaJehova eniyakuyimemezela ibe yimihlangano engcwele ukunikela ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova, umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wempuphu, umhlatshelo neminikelo yokuphuzwa, kube yilowo nalowo ngosuku lwawo, 38ngaphandle kwamasabatha kaJehova, nangaphandle kwezipho zenu, nangaphandle kwezithembiso zenu zonke, nangaphandle kweminikelo yenu yonke yesihle eninikela ngayo kuJehova.
39“ ‘Kepha ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yesikhombisa, lapho senibuthile izithelo zezwe, anogcina umkhosi kaJehova izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; ngosuku lokuqala makube ngukuphumula okuzothileyo, nangosuku lwesishiyagalombili kube ngukuphumula okuzothileyo. 40 Ngosuku lokuqala anothabatha izithelo zemithi emihle, namagatsha amasundu, nezingatsha zemithi edumbileyo, neminyezane yemifula, nethabe phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. 41Niyakuwugcina ube ngumkhosi kuJehova izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngomnyaka; kuyisimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu; niwugcine ngenyanga yesikhombisa. 42Niyakuhlala emadokodweni izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, bonke abangabokuzalwa kwa-Israyeli bahlale emadokodweni, 43ukuze izizukulwane zenu zazi ukuthi ngabahlalisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli emadokodweni ekubakhipheni kwami ezweni laseGibithe, nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’ ”
44UMose wabatshela-ke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli imikhosi emisiweyo kaJehova.
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