U-Eksodusi 30:23-38 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

23. “Zithabathele amakha amahle, imure* eliphumayo lamashekeli* angamakhulu ayisihlanu, nokinamona* othaphukayo wenxenye yalokho, okungukuthi amakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu, nekalamu* elithaphukayo lamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu,

24. nekasiya* lamakhulu ayisihlanu ngokweshekeli* lendlu engcwele, nehini* lamafutha eminqumo.

25. Uwenze amafutha angcwele okugcoba amakha athakiweyo njengokwenza komthaki, abe ngamafutha angcwele okugcoba.

26. Wogcoba itende lokuhlangana nomphongolo wobufakazi,

27. netafula nezitsha zalo zonke, nothi lwezibani nezitsha zalo, ne-altare lempepho,

28. ne-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa nezitsha zalo zonke, nomcengezi nesinqe sawo.

29. Wokungcwelisa ukuze kube ngcwele kakhulu; bonke abakuthintayo bayakuba ngcwele.

30. “Wobagcoba u-Aroni namadodana akhe, ubangcwelise ukuba bangikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi.

31. Ukhulume kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Lokhu kuyakuba kimi amafutha angcwele okugcoba ezizukulwaneni zenu.

32. Mawangathelwa emzimbeni womuntu, ningawenzi afana nawo njengokuthakwa kwawo; angcwele, mawabe ngcwele kini.

33. Yilowo nalowo owathaka anjengawo nalowo owathela kumfokazi uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo.’ ”

34. UJehova wathi kuMose: “Zithabathele amakha athaphukayo, inathafi* neshehelethe* nehelibena,* amakha kanye nenhlaka ecwengekileyo, kulingane konke,

35. wenze ngakho impepho, amakha njengokwenza komthaki, ethelwe ngosawoti, enhle, engcwele;

36. ucolisise enye, uyibeke phambi kobufakazi etendeni lokuhlangana, lapho ngiyakuhlangana khona nawe, ibe ngcwelengcwele kini.

37. Impepho oyakuyenza ningazenzeli yona njengokuthakwa kwayo; yoba ngcwele kuwe, yenzelwe uJehova.

38. Yilowo nalowo oyakuyenza enjengayo ukuba ihogelwe uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo.”

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