Ulevitikusi 23:19-31 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

19. Niyakunikela ngempongo ibe ngumnikelo wesono, nezimvu ezimbili zamaduna ezinomnyaka munye, zibe ngumhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula.

20. Umpristi uyakuzizulisa kanye nesinkwa solibo zibe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova kanye nezimvu ezimbili; ziyakuba ngcwele kuJehova, zibe ngezompristi.

21. Niyakumemezela ngalolo suku, nibe nomhlangano ongcwele; ningasebenzi msebenzi; kuyisimiso esiphakade ezindlini zenu zonke ezizukulwaneni zenu.

22. “ ‘Nxa nivuna isivuno sezwe lakini, awuyikuvuna ngokupheleleyo emagumbini ensimu yakho, ungakhothozi umkhothozo wesivuno sakho; uwushiyele abampofu nabafokazi; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.’ ”

23. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

24. “Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngenyanga yesikhombisa ngolokuqala lwenyanga anoba nokuphumula okuzothileyo, isikhumbuzo ngokushaya amacilongo, umhlangano ongcwele.

25. Ningasebenzi msebenzi, ninikele ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova.’ ”

26. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

27. “Kepha ngolweshumi lwaleyo nyanga yesikhombisa kulusuku lokubuyisana; anoba nomhlangano ongcwele, nithobise imiphefumulo yenu, ninikele ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova.

28. Ningasebenzi msebenzi ngalolo suku, ngokuba kulusuku lokubuyisana ukunenzela ukubuyisana phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.

29. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo muntu ongathotshiswa ngalolo suku uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo.

30. Yilowo nalowo muntu owenza umsebenzi othile ngalolo suku, lowo muntu ngiyakumbhubhisa, angabikho kubantu bakubo.

31. Ningasebenzi msebenzi; kuyisimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu ezindlini zenu zonke.

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