Levitikusi 21:1-24
21 UJehova waqhubeka wathi kuMose: “Khuluma nabapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, uthi kubo, ‘Akukho muntu okufanele azingcolise ngenxa yomuntu oshonile* phakathi kwabantu bakubo. +
2 Kodwa angazingcolisa ngenxa yesihlobo sakhe segazi esiseduze, unina, uyise, indodana yakhe, indodakazi yakhe, umfowabo,
3 nangenxa kadadewabo asondelene naye uma eyintombi nto futhi engakashadi.
4 Angazingcolisi futhi azenze angahlanzeki ngenxa yowesifazane ongumkamuntu phakathi kwabantu bakubo.
5 Akufanele baphuce amakhanda abo, + noma baphuce umkhawulo wentshebe yabo, noma bazisike imizimba yabo. +
6 Kufanele babe ngcwele kuNkulunkulu wabo, + akufanele bangcolise igama likaNkulunkulu wabo, + ngoba baletha iminikelo kaJehova eshiswa emlilweni, isinkwa* sikaNkulunkulu wabo, kumelwe babe ngcwele. +
7 Akufanele bashade nesifebe, + owesifazane ongaseyona intombi nto noma owesifazane odivose nomyeni wakhe, + ngoba umpristi ungcwele kuNkulunkulu wakhe.
8 Kumelwe umngcwelise + ngoba uyena oletha isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wakho. Kufanele abe ngcwele kuwe ngoba mina Jehova oningcwelisayo ngingcwele. +
9 “‘Uma indodakazi yompristi izingcolisa ngokufeba, ingcolisa uyise. Kufanele ishiswe emlilweni. +
10 “‘Umpristi ophakeme kubafowabo, okuthelwa ekhanda lakhe amafutha okugcoba + futhi omiselwe ukuba agqoke izingubo zabapristi, + akufanele ayeke ikhanda lakhe lihlale lingalungisiwe, noma aklebhule izingubo zakhe. +
11 Akufanele asondele kunoma yimuphi umuntu ofile;* + akufanele azingcolise ngisho nangenxa kayise noma unina.
12 Akufanele aphume endlini engcwele, akufanele angcolise indlu engcwele kaNkulunkulu wakhe, + ngoba uphawu lokuzinikezela, amafutha okugcoba kaNkulunkulu wakhe, + luphezu kwakhe. NginguJehova.
13 “‘Kumelwe athathe owesifazane oseyintombi nto abe umkakhe. +
14 Akufanele ashade nomfelokazi, owesifazane odivosile, ongaseyona intombi nto, noma isifebe; kodwa kufanele athathe intombi nto kubantu bakubo ibe umkakhe.
15 Akufanele angcolise inzalo* yakhe phakathi kwabantu bakubo + ngoba mina nginguJehova omngcwelisayo.’”
16 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma noMose, wathi:
17 “Yithi ku-Aroni, ‘Akukho muntu onesici enzalweni* yakho, kuzo zonke izizukulwane zayo, ongasondela ukuze alethe isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wakhe.
18 Uma kukhona noma yimuphi umuntu onesici, makangasondeli: umuntu oyimpumputhe noma olunyonga noma onobuso obulimele* noma onomlenze noma ingalo ende kakhulu kunenye,
19 umuntu olimele onyaweni noma esandleni,
20 onesifumbu noma omfushane ngoba ekhubazekile* noma umuntu onesifo emehlweni noma onotwayi noma onombandamu noma olimele emasendeni. +
21 Akukho muntu onesici enzalweni* ka-Aroni umpristi ongasondela alethe iminikelo kaJehova eshiswa emlilweni. Ngenxa yokuthi unesici, makangasondeli alethe isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wakhe.
22 Angasidla isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu wakhe esivela ezintweni ezingcwelengcwele + nasezintweni ezingcwele. +
23 Nokho, makangasondeli ekhethinini + futhi makangasondeli e-altare + ngoba kunesici kuye; akufanele angcolise indlu yami engcwele + ngoba nginguJehova obangcwelisayo.’” +
24 Ngakho uMose wakhuluma no-Aroni namadodana akhe nawo wonke ama-Israyeli.
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “yomphefumulo.”
^ Noma, “ukudla,” kubhekiselwa emihlatshelweni.
^ Noma, “umphefumulo.” Igama lesiHebheru elithi neʹphesh lapha lihlobene nelesiHebheru elisho “ofile.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “imbewu.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “embewini.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “noma onekhala elidebezekile.”
^ Noma kungaba, “ozace kakhulu.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “embewini.”
