Leviticus 21

Ubungcwele babapristi

1INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Tshono kubapristi, amadodana kaAroni, uthi kubo: Kakungabi khona ozingcolisayo ngofileyo phakathi kwabantu bakibo a, 2ngaphandle kwesihlobo sakhe, esiseduze laye, ngonina, langoyise, langendodana yakhe, langendodakazi yakhe, langomfowabo, 3langodadewabo intombi emsulwa, eseduze laye, engazange ibe ngeyendoda; angazingcolisa ngayo. 4Kayikuzingcolisa, eyisikhulu phakathi kwabantu bakibo, ukuzingcolisa. 5Kabayikwenza impabanga ekhanda labo, bangageli igumbi lodevu lwabo, bangacabi inhlanga enyameni yabo b. 6Bazakuba ngcwele kuNkulunkulu wabo, bangeyisi ibizo likaNkulunkulu wabo c. Ngoba banikela iminikelo yeNkosi eyenziwe ngomlilo, ukudla kukaNkulunkulu wabo. Ngakho bazakuba ngcwele d. 7Kabayikuthatha owesifazana oyisifebe kumbe ongcolileyo e, njalo kabayikuthatha owesifazana olahlwe yindoda yakhe; ngoba ungcwele kuNkulunkulu wakhe f. 8Ngakho uzamngcwelisa, ngoba unikela ukudla kukaNkulunkulu wakho. Uzakuba ngcwele kuwe, ngoba mina Nkosi elingcwelisayo ngingcwele g.

9Lendodakazi yaloba nguwuphi umpristi, uba izingcolisa ngokuphinga, iyamngcolisa uyise; izatshiswa ngomlilo h.

10Lompristi omkhulu phakathi kwabafowabo, okuthelwe ekhanda lakhe amafutha okugcoba i, lowehlukaniselwa ukuthi embathe izembatho j, kayikuvumela ukuthi ikhanda lakhe lembulwe, angadabuli izembatho zakhe k; 11angayi lakusiphi isidumbu, angazingcolisi ngoyise loba ngonina l; 12angaphumi endlini engcwele, angangcolisi indlu engcwele kaNkulunkulu wakhe m, ngoba umqhele wamafutha okugcoba kaNkulunkulu wakhe uphezu kwakhe. NgiyiNkosi n. 13Njalo yena uzathatha umfazi ebuntombini bakhe o. 14Umfelokazi, kumbe olahliweyo, loba isifebe esingcolisiweyo, laba kangabathathi. Kodwa uzathatha intombi emsulwa ebantwini bakibo ibe ngumkakhe, 15njalo angangcolisi inzalo yakhe phakathi kwabantu bakibo. Ngoba ngiyiNkosi emngcwelisayo p.

16INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 17Khuluma kuAroni usithi: Loba ngubani owenzalo yakho ezizukulwaneni zabo okulesici kuye kangasondeli ukunikela ukudla kukaNkulunkulu wakhe q. 18Ngoba loba nguwuphi umuntu okulesici kuye angasondeli, umuntu oyisiphofu, kumbe oyisiqhuli, kumbe olimele ebusweni r, kumbe olesitho eselulekileyo s, 19kumbe umuntu okulokwephuka konyawo kuye, kumbe ukwephuka kwesandla, 20kumbe olesifumbu, kumbe ongumuthwa, kumbe olomntwana elihlweni lakhe, kumbe olentembuzane, kumbe oloqweqwe olulumayo t, loba olimele emasendeni u. 21Kakulamuntu owenzalo kaAroni umpristi okukuye isici ozasondela ukunikela iminikelo yeNkosi eyenziwe ngomlilo v; kulesici kuye, angasondeli ukunikela ukudla kukaNkulunkulu wakhe. 22Angadla ukudla kukaNkulunkulu wakhe, ezintweni ezingcwelengcwele w lezintweni ezingcwele x, 23kodwa angezi kulo iveyili, angasondeli elathini, ngoba kulesici kuye, ukuze angangcolisi izindlu zami ezingcwele y. Ngoba ngiyiNkosi ebangcwelisayo z. 24UMozisi wasekhuluma lokho kuAroni, lakumadodana akhe, lakubo bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli.

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