U-Eksodusi 35:1-35
35 Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uMosi wabuthanisa bonke abantu bako-Israyeli wathi kubo: “Nanzi izinto uJehova athe kumele zenziwe:+
2 Yenzani loba yiwuphi umsebenzi ngamalanga ayisithupha kodwa ilanga lesikhombisa kumele libe ngcwele kini, kufanele libe lisabatha likaJehova,+ ilanga lokuphumula okupheleleyo. Loba ngubani ozakwenza umsebenzi ngelanga leli kumele abulawe.+
3 Akumelanga libase umlilo ngelanga leSabatha kuzo zonke indawo elihlala kuzo.”
4 UMosi wasekhuluma labo bonke abantu bako-Israyeli wathi: “Nanku uJehova athe kwenziwe,
5 Qoqani umnikelo phakathi kwenu elizawunika uJehova.+ Loba ngubani ozwa kusitsho enhliziyweni+ yakhe kalethe umnikelo kuJehova, kungaba ligolide, lesiliva, lekhopha,
6 lohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lewulu eyibubende,* lohali olubomvu, lelineni elohlonzi, loboya bembuzi,+
7 lezikhumba zenqama ezidaywe zaba bomvu, lezikhumba zenyamazana yolwandle, lezigodo zesinga,
8 lamafutha ezibane, lebhalisamu yokwenza amafutha angcwele, leyokwenza impepha+ enukelelayo,
9 lamatshe e-onekisi lamanye amatshe azafakwa ku-efodi+ laphezu kwesikhwama sesifubeni.+
10 “‘Akuthi bonke abazingcitshi*+ babuye bazokwenza konke uJehova athe kwenziwe,
11 ithabanikeli kanye letende lalo, lesembozo salo, lengwegwe zalo, lamapulanka alo, lemithando yalo, lensika zalo lezisekelo zalo;
12 lebhokisi+ kanye lezigodo zalo,+ lesivalo,+ lekhetheni+ lokuvala;
13 letafula+ lezigodo zayo, lazo zonke izitsha zayo kanye lesinkwa sokubukiswa;+
14 loluthi lwesibane+ lezitsha zalo, lezibane zalo, lamafutha okukhanyisa;+
15 le-alithare lokutshisela impepha+ lezigodo zalo; lamafutha angcwele kanye lempepha enukelelayo;+ lekhetheni elizafakwa emnyango wethabanikeli;
16 le-alithare lomnikelo wokutshiswa,+ lesefa yalo yekhopha, lezigodo zalo, lazo zonke izitsha zalo; lenditshi kanye lesisekelo sayo;+
17 lamakhetheni okugombolozela iguma,+ lezinsika zawo kanye lezisekelo zawo; lekhetheni lokuvala igedi leguma;
18 lezikhonkwane zethabanikeli kanye lezikhonkwane zeguma lentambo zazo;+
19 lezigqoko+ ezithungwe kuhle zokwenza inkonzo endaweni engcwele, lezigqoko ezingcwele zika-Aroni+ umphristi kanye lezigqoko ezizasetshenziswa ngamadodana akhe emsebenzini wokuba ngabaphristi.’”
20 Ngakho bonke abantu bako-Israyeli basuka phambi kukaMosi.
21 Wonke umuntu owayesizwa kusitsho enhliziyweni yakhe,+ bonke nje ababezimisele ukupha baletha umnikelo wabo kuJehova ukuze usetshenziswe etendeni lokuhlangana, lakuyo yonke imisebenzi ezakwenziwa kulo kanye lokwenza izigqoko ezingcwele.
22 Bonke abesilisa labesifazana ababesizwa kusitsho enhliziyweni zabo baqhubeka bebuya. Babeletha izipenede zomceco, lamacici, lendandatho leminye nje imiceciso, lazo zonke izinto ezenziwe ngegolide. Bonke banika uJehova+ iminikelo yabo yegolide.*
23 Bonke ababelohali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lewulu eyibubende, lohali olubomvu, lelineni elohlonzi, loboya bembuzi, lezikhumba zenqama ezidaywe zaba bomvu, lezikhumba zenyamazana yolwandle, baletha izinto lezi.
24 Bonke ababelesiliva lekhopha banikela kuJehova njalo bonke ababelezigodo zesinga ezazingasetshenziswa loba ngaphi emsebenzini lo baziletha.
25 Bonke abesifazana+ ababezingcitshi baphotha ngezandla zabo basebeletha lokho ababekwenzile, uhali oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lewulu eyibubende, lohali olubomvu, lelineni elohlonzi,
26 njalo bonke abesifazana abazingcitshi ababesizwa kusitsho enhliziyweni zabo baphotha uboya bembuzi.
27 Abakhokheli baletha amatshe e-onekisi lamanye amatshe ukuze afakwe ku-efodi, laphezu kwesikhwama sesifubeni,+
28 kanye lebhalisamu, lamafutha okukhanyisa, lamafutha okwenza amafutha angcwele+ kanye lempepha enukelelayo.+
29 Bonke abesilisa labesifazana ababesizwa kusitsho enhliziyweni zabo baletha okuthile ukuze kusetshenziswe emsebenzini uJehova ayetshele uMosi ukuthi wenziwe. Abako-Israyeli baletha izinto lezo zaba ngumnikelo wokuzithandela oya kuJehova.+
30 UMosi wasesithi kuma-Israyeli: “UJehova usekhethe uBhezaleli indodana ka-Uri, indodana kaHuri owesizwana sakoJuda.+
31 Usemgcwalise ngomoya kaNkulunkulu, wamupha ukuhlakanipha lokuzwisisa kanye lolwazi lwayo yonke imisebenzi yobungcitshi,
32 ukuze enze izinto ngobuciko, asebenze ngegolide, lesiliva, lekhopha,
33 abaze amatshe aligugu, awahlele kuhle endaweni zawo njalo abaze yonke imihlobo yezinto ezenziwe ngezigodo.
34 Kanti njalo uNkulunkulu usenike uBhezaleli lo-Oholiyabhi+ indodana ka-Ahisamakhi owesizwana sakoDani ubungcitshi ukuze bafundise abanye.
35 Usebagcwalise ngobuciko*+ ukuze babe zingcitshi kuyo yonke imisebenzi yezandla kanye lokuthunga, lokweluka besebenzisa iwulu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lewulu eyibubende, lohali olubomvu, lelineni yohlonzi lokuthi benze umsebenzi womaluki. Amadoda la azakwenza yonke imisebenzi kanye lezinto ezitshiyeneyo ezenziwe ngobuciko.
Amabala angaphansi
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^ NgesiHebheru, “abalenhliziyo ehlakaniphileyo.”
^ Kumbe, “iminikelo yokuzunguzwa.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngokuhlakanipha kwenhliziyo.”
