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18Abapristi, amaLevi, isizwe sonke sakoLevi, kasiyikuba lesabelo lelifa kanye loIsrayelia; bazakudla iminikelo yeNkosi eyenziwe ngomlilo, lelifa layob. 2 Ngakho kabayikuba lelifa phakathi kwabafowabo; iNkosi iyilifa labo, njengokukhuluma kwayo kibo.

3 Lalokhu kuzakuba lilungelo labapristi elivela ebantwini, kulabo abahlaba umhlatshelo, loba inkabi loba imvu; njalo bazanika umpristi umkhono lemihlathi yomibili lolusuc. 4 Okokuqala kwamabele akho, yewayini lakho elitsha, leyamafutha akho, lengqabutho yoboya bezimvu zakho, uzamupha yonad. 5 Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho imkhethile kuzo zonke izizwe zakho, ukuthi eme akhonze ebizweni leNkosi, yena lamadodana akhe, zonke izinsukue.

6 Uba-ke umLevi esiza evela loba kukuliphi lamasango akho kuIsrayeli wonke lapho ahlala khona njengowezizwe, ezef ngesifiso sonke somphefumulo wakheg endaweni iNkosi ezayikhethah, 7 khona ezakhonza ebizweni leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhei njengabo bonke abafowabo amaLevij, emiyo khona phambi kweNkosik. 8 Azakudla izabelo ezilinganayo, ngaphandle kwezinto zakhe ezathengiswayo zaboyisel.

9 Lapho usufikile elizweni iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika lona, ungafundi ukwenza ngokwezinengiso zalezozizwem. 10 Kakuyikutholakala phakathi kwakho owenza indodana yakhe lendodakazi yakhe idabule emlilwenin, owenza ukuvumisao, ochasisa ngemibonop, lowenza imilingoq, lomthakathir, 11 lophosayos, lolamadlozit, lolumbayou, lobuza kwabafileyov. 12 Ngoba wonke owenza lezizinto uyisinengiso eNkosini. Langenxa yalezizinengiso iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho iyabaxotsha elifeni phambi kwakhow. 13 Uzakuba ngopheleleyo eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho. 14 Ngoba izizwe lezi, ozakudla ilifa lazo, zalalela abachasisa ngemibonox labavumisiy; kodwa wena, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho kayikuvumelanga okunjalo.

15 INkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izakuvusela uMprofethi ophuma phakathi kwakho kubafowenu onjengami; yena limlalelez. 16 Njengakho konke owakucelayo eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho eHorebe ngosuku lokuhlanganaa, usithi: Kangingaphindi ngilizwe ilizwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wami, ngingabe ngisawubona lumlilo omkhulu, ukuze ngingafib. 17 INkosi yasisithi kimi: Benze kuhle kwabakukhulumileyoc. 18 Ngizabavusela uMprofethi ophuma phakathi kwabafowabo onjengawed; ngizabeka amazwi ami emlonyeni wakhee, njalo akhulume kibo konke engizamlaya khonaf. 19 Kuzakuthi-ke loba ngubani ongayikulalela amazwi ami azawakhuluma ebizweni lami, ngizakubuza kuyeg. 20 Kodwa umprofethi oziqhenyah ekhuluma ilizwi ebizweni lami engingamlayanga ukulikhulumai, loba ekhuluma ebizweni labanye onkulunkulu, lowomprofethi uzakufaj. 21 Njalo uba usithi enhliziyweni yakho: Sizakwazi njani ilizwi iNkosi engalikhulumanga? 22 Lapho umprofethi ekhuluma ebizweni leNkosik, uba leyonto ingenzeki kumbe ingafiki, lelo yilizwi iNkosi engalikhulumanga; umprofethi ulikhulume ngokuziqhenya; ungamesabil.

a Nani 18.20. Nani 26.62.

b Nani 18.8,9. 1 Kor. 9.13.

c Levi 7.30-34.

d Eks. 22.29. Nani 18.12.

e 17.12.

f Nani 35.2,3.

g 12.15.

h 12.5.

i 17.12.

j 1 Lan. 23.6. 2 Lan. 31.2.

k 17.12.

l 2 Lan. 31.4. Neh. 12.44,47. 13.10.

m Levi 18.26-30. 12.29-31.

n Levi 18.21.

o 18.14. Nani 22.7. 23.23. Josh. 13.22; 1 Sam. 15.23; 28.8. 2 Kho. 17.17.

p 18.14. Mika 5.12; Isa. 2.6; Levi 19.26.

q Levi 19.26. Nani 24.1.

r Eks. 7.11. Isa. 47.9.

s Hlab. 58.5. Isa. 47.9.

t Levi 20.27. Levi 19.31.

u Levi 20.27. Levi 19.31.

v 1 Sam. 28.7.

w Levi 18.24,25. Dute. 9.4.

x 18.14. Mika 5.12; Isa. 2.6; Levi 19.26.

y 18.14. Nani 22.7. 23.23. Josh. 13.22; 1 Sam. 15.23; 28.8. 2 Kho. 17.17.

z 18.18. Joha. 1.21,25,45. Seb. 3.22. 7.37.

a 9.10.

b Eks. 20.19.

c 5.28.

d 18.15.

e Jer. 1.9. 5.14. Joha. 17.8.

f Joha. 4.25. Joha. 8.28. 12.49,50.

g Seb. 3.23.

h 17.12.

i 13.5. Jer. 14.14,15. Zek. 13.3.

j Jer. 2.8.

k Jer. 28.9; Dute. 13.1-3.

l 18.20.