UHezekheli
45 “‘Nxa selisabelana ilizwe ukuthi libe lilifa lenu+ kumele linike uJehova indawo engcwele elizweni lenu.+ Kufanele ibe zingalo* ezingu-25 000 ubude lezingu-10 000 ububanzi+ futhi yonke izakuba ngcwele. 2 Phakathi kwayo kuzakuba lendawo yethempeli elamacele amane alinganayo, icele ngalinye lizingalo ezingu-500.+ Ithempeli lizakuba lamadlelo azingalo ezingu-50 kuwo wonke amacele.+ 3 Endaweni engcwele kumele ulinganise indawo ezingalo ezingu-25 000 ubude lezingu-10 000 ububanzi njalo phakathi kwayo kuzakuba lethempeli, indawo engcwele kakhulu. 4 Indawo le elinganisiweyo izakuba yindawo engcwele yabaphristi+ abasebenza ethempelini, abasondela eduze kukaJehova bamenzele inkonzo engcwele.+ Indawo le izakuba ngeyezindlu zabo lendawo engcwele yethempeli.
5 “‘AmaLevi asebenza ethempelini azakuba lendawo ezingalo ezingu-25 000 ubude lezingu-10 000 ububanzi.+ Azaphiwa izindlu zokudlela ezingu-20.+
6 “‘Idolobho kumele libe lendawo ezingalo ezingu-25 000 ubude, ilingane lobude bendawo engcwele. Ububanzi bayo kumele bube zingalo ezingu-5 000.+ Indawo le izakuba ngeyabantu bonke bako-Israyeli.
7 “‘Umkhokheli uzaphiwa indawo emaceleni womabili endawo engcwele lasemaceleni endawo yedolobho. Indawo yakhe izakuba seceleni kwendawo engcwele lendawo yedolobho, entshonalanga lasempumalanga. Ubude bayo nxa usuka emngceleni osentshonalanga usiya emngceleni osempumalanga buzabe bulingana lobude bendawo eyabelwe isizwana esiseceleni.+ 8 Le yiyo ezakuba yindawo yomkhokheli wako-Israyeli. Abakhokheli abasoze baphinde babaphathe kubi abantu bami+ futhi bazakwabela abantu bako-Israyeli ilizwe ngezizwana zabo.’+
9 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Izenzo zenu ezimbi sezizinengi kakhulu lina bakhokheli bako-Israyeli!’
“‘Tshiyani udlakela kanye lokuhlukuluza abantu lenze okufaneleyo lokulungileyo.+ Yekelani ukuthathela abantu bami impahla yabo,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 10 ‘Kumele lilinganise ngezikali eziqondileyo futhi lisebenzise isilinganiso se-efa* lesebhathi* esiqondileyo.+ 11 Kumele kube lesilinganiso esisodwa se-efa lesilinganiso esisodwa sebhathi. Isilinganiso sebhathi kumele sibe yingxenye eyodwa kwezilitshumi zehomeri,* lesilinganiso se-efa kumele sibe yingxenye eyodwa kwezilitshumi zehomeri. Ihomeri yiyo ezasetshenziswa nxa kulinganiswa. 12 Ishekheli*+ kumele ibe ngamagera* angu-20. Nxa amashekheli angu-20 lamashekheli angu-25 lamashekheli ngu-15 esehlanganisiwe azakuba limina* elilodwa.’
13 “‘Nansi iminikelo okumele liyinikele: Kuhomeri ngayinye yengqoloyi kumele lithathe ingxenye eyodwa kweziyisithupha ze-efa linikele ngayo, besekusithi kuhomeri ngayinye yebhali lithathe ingxenye eyodwa kweziyisithupha ze-efa. 14 Iminikelo yamafutha kumele ilinganiswe ngesilinganiso sebhathi. Ibhathi elilodwa yingxenye eyodwa kwezilitshumi zekhori* futhi amabhathi alitshumi yihomeri ngoba amabhathi alitshumi alingana lehomeri. 15 Emihlambini yezifuyo zabantu bako-Israyeli kumele linikele ngemvu eyodwa phakathi kwezingu-200. Konke lokhu ngokweminikelo yamabele,+ leminikelo yokutshiswa egcweleyo,+ lemihlatshelo yobudlelwano+ ukuze kuhlawulelwe abantu,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
16 “‘Bonke abantu elizweni bazanika umkhokheli wako-Israyeli iminikelo le.+ 17 Kodwa umkhokheli nguye ozaletha iminikelo yokutshiswa egcweleyo,+ leminikelo yokunathwayo, leminikelo yamabele+ ngensuku zamadili,*+ langesikhathi sokuthwasa kwenyanga, langamaSabatha,+ langayo yonke eminye imikhosi eyenziwa ngabantu bako-Israyeli.+ Nguye ozaletha umnikelo wesono, lomnikelo wamabele, lomnikelo wokutshiswa ogcweleyo, lemihlatshelo yobudlelwano ukuze kuhlawulelwe abantu bako-Israyeli.’
18 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngenyanga yokuqala ngelanga lokuqala, kumele uthathe ijongosi elingelasici emhlambini, uhlambulule indawo engcwele ukuze kususwe isono.+ 19 Umphristi uzathatha elinye igazi emnikelweni wesono aligcobe emgubazini wethempeli,+ alifake lasemakhoneni womane esitubhu se-alithare, lasemgubazini wegedi leguma elingaphakathi. 20 Lokhu yikho ozakwenza langelanga lesikhombisa lenyanga, usenzela loba ngubani ongabe ephambanisile kumbe enze isono engazi+ futhi kumele lihlawulele ithempeli.+
21 “‘Mhlaka 14 ngenyanga yokuqala lizakwenza umkhosi wePhasika.+ Kumele kudliwe isinkwa esingelamvubelo okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+ 22 Ngalelolanga umkhokheli uzaletha ijongosi libe ngumnikelo wezono zakhe lowezono zabantu bonke abaselizweni.+ 23 Okwamalanga ayisikhombisa omkhosi uzaletha kuJehova umnikelo wokutshiswa ogcweleyo. Uzaletha amajongosi ayisikhombisa angelasici, lenqama eziyisikhombisa ezingelasici ilanga ngalinye.+ Uzaletha lembuzi enduna ilanga ngalinye ukuze ibe ngumnikelo wesono. 24 Kumele alethe i-efa eyodwa yomnikelo wamabele nxa ezonikela ngejongosi, le-efa eyodwa nxa ezonikela ngenqama. Kumele alethe lehini* eyodwa yamafutha nxa esenikela nge-efa yefulawa.
25 “‘Kusukela mhlaka 15 ngenyanga yesikhombisa umkhokheli kumele alethe umnikelo wesono ofananayo, lomnikelo wokutshiswa ogcweleyo, lomnikelo wamabele lowamafutha, okwamalanga wonke ayisikhombisa omkhosi.’”+