Uhlaziyo-Mnqophiso 18:1-12 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

1. “Indlu kaLevi yona ngababingeleli; ayiyi kuzuza sabelo nalifa njengamanye amaSirayeli, ndaweni yaloo nto ilifa layo ngamadini atshiswayo anikelwa *kuNdikhoyo.

2. AbaLevi abazukunikwa sabelo njengezinye izindlu; kaloku esabo isabelo nelifa bubudlelwane noNdikhoyo ngokwesithembiso sakhe.

3. “Nanini na kusenziwa idini ngenkomo noba yigusha, ababingeleli inxaxheba yabo ngumkhono, intloko, nolusu.

4. Ulibo lwengqolowa, nolwewayini, nolwamafutha omnquma, noloboya, yoba yinxaxheba yabo.

5. KumaSirayeli ephela uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho wanyula uLevi nendlu yakhe ukuba abuse kwezobubingeleli nanini nanini.

6. “Nawuphi na umLevi, noba uhlala phi na apho kwaSirayeli, ukuba uyafuna, angaya kulaa ndawo yalathwe nguNdikhoyo,

7. abuse uNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe njengabo bonke abaLevi abasebenza khona.

8. Naye ke makafumane inxaxheba ekwangangaleyo izuzwa ngabanye ababingeleli, nangona anenzuzo ayifumene ngokuthengiswa kwempahla yakowabo.”

9. “Wakufika ke kwelo lizwe uliphiwa *nguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, uze ungawalinganisi amasiko amanyumnyezi alandelwa zizizwe zakhona.

10. Ungaze uthathe unyana wakho okanye intombi yakho wenze ngaye idini elitshiswayo; abantu bakuni mabangaze bavumise, okanye bambulule, mhlawumbi bachile,

11. okanye bakhafule, bangayisebenzisi nemilingo, okanye baqhakamshelane nabangasekhoyo.

12. Kaloku abantu abenza iintlondi ezinje banezothe kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakho. Ziintlondi ezilolu hlobo ezabangela ukuba azigxothe iintlanga zelaa lizwe ekungeneni kwenu.

Uhlaziyo-Mnqophiso 18