Imithetho yokuhlaba

17INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 2 Tshono kuAroni lakumadodana akhe, lebantwaneni bonke bakoIsrayeli, uthi kubo: Leli yilizwi iNkosi elaye ngalo isithi: 3 Loba ngubani wendlu kaIsrayeli ohlaba inkabia loba imvu loba imbuzi enkambeni, kumbe ekuhlabela ngaphandle kwenkamba, 4 engakulethanga emnyango wethente lenhlangano ukunikela umnikelo eNkosini phambi kwethabhanekele leNkosi, igazi lizabalelwa lowomuntu, uchithile igazi; ngakho lowomuntu uzaqunywa asuke ebantwini bakibob. 5 Ukuze, lapho abantwana bakoIsrayeli beletha imihlatshelo yabo, abayihlabela endlec, bayilethe eNkosini emnyango wethente lenhlangano, kumpristi, bayihlabe ibe yimihlatshelo yeminikelo yokuthula eNkosinid. 6 Njalo umpristi uzafafaza igazi phezu kwelathi leNkosie emnyango wethente lenhlangano, atshise amahwahwa, abe luqhatshi olumnandi eNkosinif. 7 Njalo kabasayikuhlabela amadimonig imihlatshelo yabo, ababephinga ngokuwalandelah. Lokhu kuzakuba yisimiso esilaphakade kubo ezizukulwaneni zabo.

8 Tshono-ke kubo uthi: Ngulowo lalowo wendlu kaIsrayeli, lakowemzini ohlala njengowezizwe phakathi kwabo, onikela umnikelo wokutshiswa loba umhlatsheloi, 9 angawulethi emnyango wethente lenhlangano ukuze awenzele iNkosij, lowomuntu uzaqunywa asuke ebantwini bakibo.

Igazi kalivunyelwa ukudliwa

10 Njalo ngulowo lalowo wendlu kaIsrayeli, lakowemzini ohlala njengowezizwe phakathi kwabo, odla loba yiliphi igazik, ngizamisa ubuso bami bumelane lomphefumulo odla igazil, ngiwuqume usuke phakathi kwabantu bawo. 11 Ngoba impilo yenyama isegazinim; mina-ke ngilinike lona phezu kwelathi ukwenzela imiphefumulo yenu inhlawulo yokuthulan; ngoba kuligazi elenzela umphefumulo inhlawulo yokuthulao. 12 Ngakho ngathi ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli: Kakungabi lamphefumulo kini odla igazi; lowemzini ohlala njengowezizwe phakathi kwenu kangadli igazi. 13 Njalo ngulowo lalowo ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli, lakowemzini ohlala njengowezizwe phakathi kwabo, ozingela inyama yenyamazana kumbe inyoni edliwayo, uzathulula igazi layop, aligqibele ngenhlabathiq. 14 Ngoba kuyimpilo yenyama yonker; igazi layo lisempilweni yayo; yikho ngathi ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli: Lingadli igazi loba ngelayiphi inyama, ngoba impilo yayo yonke inyama kuligazi layo; loba ngubani olidlayo uzaqunywa. 15 Futhi wonke umphefumulo odla ingcubas kumbe inyamazana edatshuliweyo phakathit kwabokuzalwa elizweni kumbe phakathi kwabemziniu, uzawatsha izembatho zakhev, ageze ngamanziw, abe ngongcolileyo kuze kuhlwe; emva kwalokho uzahlambuluka. 16 Kodwa uba engaziwatshi, engagezi umzimba wakhe, uzathwala ububi bakhex.