Imilayo mayelana leminikelo

15INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 2 Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi kuboa: Lapho lifika elizweni lokuhlala kwenu, engilinika lona, 3 lisenza umnikelo owenzelwe iNkosi ngomlilo, umnikelo wokutshiswa kumbe umhlatshelob, owokugcwalisa isithembiso, loba emnikelweni wesihlec, loba emikhosini yenu emisiweyod, ukwenza uqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini, okuvela enkomeni kumbe ezimvinie, 4 lowo-ke onikelayo umnikelo wakhe eNkosinif uzasondeza umnikelo wokudla, ube ngokwetshumi lempuphu ecolekileyog ixubene lengxenye yesine yehini* yamafuthah; 5 lewayini libe ngumnikelo wokunathwayo, ingxenye yesine yehini*, uzakulungisa lomnikelo wokutshiswa loba umhlatshelo, owewundlu elilodwai. 6 Kumbe owenqama lizalungisa umnikelo wokudla, ube zingxenye ezimbili etshumini zempuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, ingxenye yesithathu yehini*j; 7 lewayini libe ngumnikelo wokunathwayo, ingxenye yesithathu yehini*, uzalinikela libe liphunga elimnandi eNkosini. 8 Njalo nxa lilungisa ithole eliduna lenkomo libe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa kumbe umhlatshelo, owokugcwalisa isithembiso, kumbe iminikelo yokuthula eNkosinik, 9 uzanikelela-ke ithole lenkomo umnikelo wokudla, ube zingxenye ezintathu etshumini lempuphu ecolekileyo ixubene lamafutha, ingxenye yehini*l. 10 Linikele iwayini libe ngumnikelo wokunathwayo, ingxenye yehini, kube ngumnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo olephunga elimnandi eNkosini. 11 Kuzakwenziwa njalo ngaleyonkunzi, loba ngaleyonqama, loba ngewundlu, kumbe ngezinyanem. 12 Njengenani elizalilungisa, lizakwenza njalo kuleyo laleyo, ngokwenani lazo. 13 Wonke owokuzalwa elizweni uzazenza njalo lezizinto, ekunikeleni umnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo woqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini. 14 Uba-ke owemzini ohlala njengowezizwe lani, kumbe loba ngubani ophakathi kwenu ezizukulwaneni zenu, njalo enikela umnikelo owenziwe ngomlilo woqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini, njengoba lisenza uzakwenza njalo. 15 Kuzakuba lesimiso sinye kini abebandla lakowemzini ohlala njengowezizwen, isimiso esilaphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu; njengani uzakuba njalo owemzini phambi kweNkosio. 16 Kuzakuba lomthetho munye lesimiso sinye kini lakowemzini ohlala lani njengowezizwe.

17 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 18 Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi kubo: Ekungeneni kwenu elizweni engilisa kulop, 19 kuzakuthi nxa lisidla okokudla kwelizwe, linikele umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa eNkosiniq. 20 Ngokokuqala kwenhlama yenur lizanikela iqebelengwanas, kube ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswat; njengomnikelo wokuphakanyiswa webala lokubhulela, ngokunjalo lizawuphakamisa. 21 Ngokokuqala kwenhlama yenuu lizanika eNkosini umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa ezizukulwaneni zenu.

22 Uba-ke liduha, lingenzanga yonke imilayo le iNkosi eyikhulume kuMozisiv, 23 konke iNkosi elilaye khona ngesandla sikaMozisi kusukela ngosuku iNkosi eyalaya ngalo kusiya phambili ezizukulwaneni zenu, 24 kuzakuthi-ke uba kwenziwe ngokungazi, kungekho emehlweni enhlangano, inhlangano yonke izanikela ijongosi elilodwa ithole lenkomo, libe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa, kube luqhatshi olumnandi eNkosini, lomnikelo walo wokudla, lomnikelo walo wokunathwayo njengomthethow, lezinyane lembuzi elilodwa, libe ngumnikelo wesonox. 25 Umpristi uzakwenzela-ke inhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli inhlawulo yokuthula, bakuthethelelwe, ngoba kuyikungazi, futhi bona bazaletha umnikelo wabo, umnikelo owenzelwe iNkosi ngomlilo, lomnikelo wabo wesono phambi kweNkosi, ngenxa yesiphambeko sokungazi kwaboy. 26 Lenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli izakuthethelelwa, lowemzini ohlala njengowezizwe phakathi kwabo, ngoba kubo bonke abantu kwakusekungazini.

27 Uba-ke umuntu oyedwa esona ngokungazi, uzasondeza isibhuzikazi esilomnyaka owodwa, sibe ngumnikelo wesonoz. 28 Lompristi uzawenzela lowomphefumulo owone ngokungazi inhlawulo yokuthula, lapho one ngokungazi phambi kweNkosi, ukumenzela inhlawulo yokuthula; uzakuthethelelwa-kea. 29 Lizakuba lomlayo munye kwalowo owona ngokungazi, owokuzalwa elizweni phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, lowemzini ohlala njengowezizwe phakathi kwabob.

30 Kodwa umuntu okwenza ngabomo, engowokuzalwa elizweni loba engowemzinic, ethuka iNkosid; njalo lowomuntu uzaqunywa asuke phakathi kwabantu bakiboe. 31 Ngoba edelele ilizwi leNkosi, wephula umlayo wayo, lowomuntu uzaqunywa lokuqunywa; ububi bakhe buzakuba phezu kwakhef.

Ukubulawa komuntu othile owatheza inkuni ngesabatha

32 Kwathi abantwana bakoIsrayeli besenkangala, bafica umuntu etheza inkuni ngosuku lwesabathag. 33 Labo abamficayo etheza inkuni bamletha kuMozisi lakuAroni lakunhlangano yonke. 34 Bamfaka esitokisini, ngoba kwakungakatshiwo ukuthi kuzakwenziwani kuyeh. 35 INkosii yasisithi kuMozisi: Lowomuntu kabulawe lokubulawa; inhlangano yonke izamkhanda ngamatshe ngaphandle kwenkambaj. 36 Lenhlangano yonke yamkhuphela ngaphandle kwenkamba, yamkhanda ngamatshe waze wafa, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi.

Mayelana lentshaka zezembatho zabantu

37 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 38 Khuluma ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli, ubatshele ukuthi bazenzele izintshaka emagumbini ezembatho zabo, ezizukulwaneni zabo, lokuthi bafake entshakeni yomphetho intambo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhakak. 39 Njalo kuzakuba kini yintshaka ukuze likukhangele, likhumbule yonke imilayo yeNkosi, liyenze, lingadingi lilandele inhliziyo yenu lilandele amehlo enul, eliphinga ngokukulandelam. 40 Ukuze likhumbule lenze yonke imilayo yami, libe ngcwele kuNkulunkulu wenun. 41 NgiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu eyalikhupha elizweni leGibhithe ukuba nguNkulunkulu wenu; ngiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenuo.