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Isahluko Sokuqala

¹ UJehova esetendeni lokuhlangana wambiza uMose, wakhuluma kuye, wathi: ²“Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Nxa umuntu wakini eletha umnikelo kuJehova, anonikela ngomnikelo wenu wezinkomo zemihlambi nowezimvu. ³“ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe ungumnikelo wokushiswa wemihlambi, uyakunikela ngeduna elingenasici, anikele ngalo ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana, aze amukeleke kuJehova. ⁴Uyakubeka isandla sakhe enhloko yomnikelo wokushiswa; uyakwamukelwa ngenxa yakhe, umenzele ukubuyisana. ⁵Wolihlaba iduna phambi kukaJehova, amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, alethe igazi, afafaze ngegazi nxazonke ze-altare elingasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana. ⁶Uyakuhlinza umnikelo wokushiswa, awuhlahlele izitho. ⁷Amadodana ka-Aroni umpristi abeke umlilo e-altare, ahlele izinkuni phezu komlilo; ⁸amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, ahlele izitho, nenhloko, namanoni, phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare, ⁹ahlanze izibilini zalo namanqina alo ngamanzi, umpristi akushise konke e-altare, kube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova. ¹⁰“ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe ungowemihlambi, owasezimvini noma owasezimbuzini, ube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, wonikela ngeduna elingenasici. ¹¹Alihlabe ngasohlangothini lwe-altare olungasenyakatho phambi kukaJehova; amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, afafaze i-altare ngegazi lalo nxazonke. ¹²Alihlahlele izitho nenhloko yalo namanoni alo, umpristi akuhlele phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare, ¹³ahlanze izibilini zalo namanqina alo ngamanzi, umpristi anikele ngakho konke, akushise e-altare kube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova. ¹⁴“ ‘Uma umnikelo wakhe kuJehova ungumnikelo wokushiswa kwezinyoni, wonikela ngomnikelo wamahobhe noma ngowamaphuphu amajuba. ¹⁵Umpristi awulethe e-altare, awushumpule inhloko, awushise e-altare, igazi lawo likhanyelwe ngasohlangothini lwe-altare, ¹⁶asuse ingila nezimpaphe, akulahle ngaseceleni kwe-altare ngasempumalanga endaweni yomlotha, ¹⁷awuqaqe ngamaphiko awo, angawudabuli kodwa; umpristi awushise e-altare phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni, ube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova.

Isahluko Sesibili

¹“ ‘Nxa umuntu enikela ngomnikelo wempuphu kuJehova, umnikelo woba yimpuphu ecolekileyo, athele amafutha kuwo, abeke inhlaka kuwo, ²awulethe kumadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, acaphune kuwo ngokhweshe wempuphu ecolekileyo yawo nowamafutha awo, kanye nayo yonke inhlaka yawo, umpristi awushise ube yisikhumbuzo sawo e-altare, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova; ³okuseleyo komnikelo wempuphu kuyakuba ngokuka-Aroni nokwamadodana akhe; kungcwelengcwele eminikelweni yomlilo kaJehova. ⁴“ ‘Nxa uletha umnikelo wempuphu ephekwe eziko, woba ngamaqebelengwane angenamvubelo empuphu ecolekileyo exovwe namafutha, noma imiqathane engenamvubelo, egcotshwe ngamafutha. ⁵Uma umnikelo wakho ungumnikelo wempuphu ephekwe ngomqengele, woba ngowempuphu ecolekileyo engenamvubelo, exovwe ngamafutha. ⁶Uwuhlephule izingcezu, uthele amafutha kuzo; kungumnikelo wempuphu. ⁷Uma umnikelo wakho ungumnikelo wempuphu ephekwe ngokhamba, uyakwenziwa ngempuphu ecolekileyo kanye namafutha. ⁸Woletha kuJehova umnikelo wempuphu owenziwe ngalezo zinto, unikelwe kumpristi, yena awuyise e-altare. ⁹Umpristi makathabathe okuyisikhumbuzo kuwo umnikelo wempuphu, akushise e-altare kube ngumnikelo womlilo, kube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova. ¹⁰kuseleyo komnikelo wempuphu kuyakuba ngokuka-Aroni nokwamadodana akhe; kungcwelengcwele eminikelweni yomlilo kaJehova. ¹¹“ ‘Awuyikwenziwa ngemvubelo umnikelo wempuphu eninikela ngawo kuJehova, ngokuba aniyikushisa imvubelo nazinyosi kube ngumnikelo womlilo kuJehova. ¹²Anonikela ngakho kube ngumnikelo wolibo; kungenyukeli e-altare nokho, kube yiphunga elimnandi. ¹³Yonke iminikelo yakho yempuphu iyoliswe ngosawoti; ungavumeli ukuba usawoti wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wakho asilale emnikelweni wakho wempuphu; wonikela ngayo yonke iminikelo yakho inosawoti. ¹⁴“ ‘Uma unikela ngomnikelo wempuphu wolibo kuJehova, wonikela ngezikhwebu zamabele ezosiwe ngomlilo, amabele agquliweyo ezikhwebu ezintsha, ube ngumnikelo wempuphu wolibo lwakho, ¹⁵uthele amafutha kuwo, ubeke inhlaka phezu kwawo; kungumnikelo wempuphu. ¹⁶Umpristi ashise okuyisikhumbuzo sawo, inxenye yamabele agquliweyo awo nenxenye yamafutha awo kanye nayo yonke inhlaka yawo; kungumnikelo womlilo kuJehova.