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46 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ligede lelibala lelingekhatsi lelibuke ngasemphumalanga+ kufanele lihlale livaliwe+ emalanga lasitfupha lokusetjentwa ngawo,+ kodvwa ngelilanga leliSabatha nangelilanga lekwetfwasa kwenyanga, kufanele lihlale livuliwe. 2 Umholi nakachamuka ngaphandle, kufanele angene ngavulandi weligede,+ futsi utawuma eceleni kwensika yeligede. Baphristi batawunikela ngemnikelo wakhe wekushiswa nemihlatjelo yakhe yekuthula, futsi utawukhotsama ngasegedeni bese uyaphuma. Kodvwa leligede akukafaneli livalwe kuze kube kusihlwa. 3 Bantfu bakulelive nabo batawukhotsama embikwaJehova ekungeneni kwalelogede ngemaSabatha nangemikhosi yekwetfwasa kwenyanga.+
4 “‘Umnikelo wekushiswa lokufanele uletfwe ngumholi kuJehova ngelilanga leliSabatha, kufanele kube ngemazinyane etimvu lamadvuna lasitfupha laphile kahle kanye nemvu lendvuna lephile kahle.+ 5 Umnikelo walokutinhlavu lohambisana nemvu ngayinye kutawuba li-efa,* futsi anganikela nganobe yini langakhona kunikela ngayo letawuhambisana nalamazinyane etimvu lamadvuna, nemafutsa lalihini* eli-efa ngalinye.+ 6 Ngelilanga lemkhosi wekwetfwasa kwenyanga, lomnikelo kufanele uhlanganise inkunzana letsetfwe emhlambini, emazinyane etimvu lasitfupha kanye nemvu lendvuna; konkhe loku kufanele kube ngulokuphile kahle.+ 7 Kufanele anikele ngeli-efa lemnikelo walokutinhlavu lohambisana nenkunzana, neli-efa lelihambisana nemvu lendvuna, nanome ngabe yini langakhona kunikela ngako lokutohambisana nemazinyane etimvu lamadvuna. Kufanele anikele ngelihini lemafutsa lelihambisana neli-efa ngalinye.
8 “‘Nangabe umholi angena, kufanele angene ngakuvulandi weligede, futsi kufanele aphume lapho angene khona.+ 9 Nangabe bantfu bakulelive beta embikwaJehova ngesikhatsi semikhosi,+ labo labangene ngeligede lelingasenyakatfo+ kufanele baphume ngeligede lelingaseningizimu,+ bese kutsi labo labangene ngeligede lelingaseningizimu, kufanele baphume ngeligede lelingasenyakatfo. Kute umuntfu lokufanele aphume ngeligede langene ngalo, ngobe kufanele baphume ngeligede lababukene nalo. 10 Umholi lokanye nabo, kufanele angene nabangena, futsi aphume nabaphuma. 11 Ngemikhosi nangetikhatsi temikhosi, umnikelo walokutinhlavu kufanele uhambisane neli-efa lenkunzana, neli-efa lemvu lendvuna, kanye nanome yini umuntfu langakhona kunikela ngayo lehambisana nemazinyane etimvu lamadvuna, kanye nelihini lemafutsa lelihambisana neli-efa ngalinye.+
12 “‘Nangabe umholi anikela ngemnikelo wekushiswa+ nobe ngemihlatjelo yekuthula lengumnikelo wekutitsandzela kuJehova, kufanele avulelwe ligede lelibuke ngasemphumalanga, futsi utawuletsa lomnikelo wakhe kanye nemihlatjelo yakhe yekuthula njengobe enta ngelilanga leliSabatha.+ Nasekaphumele ngephandle, leligede kufanele livalwe.+
13 “‘Onkhe malanga kufanele kunikelwe ngelizinyane lemvu leliphile kahle lelinemnyaka munye kutsi libe ngumnikelo wekushiswa kuJehova.+ Loku kufanele kwentiwe njalo ekuseni. 14 Kufanele kuhambisane nakunye kulokusitfupha kweli-efa kube ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu, kanye nakunye kulokutsatfu kwelihini lemafutsa kuze kufafatwe lofulaha kube ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu kuJehova, futsi loku kufanele kwentiwe njalo ekuseni. Lona kutawuba ngumtsetfo lohlala njalo. 15 Kufanele kunikelwe ngelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna, nangemnikelo walokutinhlavu kanye nangemafutsa njalo ekuseni kube ngumnikelo wekushiswa.’
16 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Nangabe umholi anika emadvodzana akhe indzawo ibelifa, lendzawo itawuba yalamadvodzana akhe. Lendzawo itawuba lifa lawo. 17 Kodvwa nangabe apha sisebenti sakhe indzawo ibelifa, lelifa litawuba lalesisebenti kuze kube ngumnyaka wenkhululeko;+ ngemuva kwaloko, itawubuyela kulomholi. Lifa lemadvodzana akhe kuphela lelingeke litsatfwe kuwo. 18 Umholi akukafaneli atsatse lifa lebantfu ngekutsi abasuse endzaweni yabo. Kufanele anikete emadvodzana akhe incenye yendzawo yakhe kutsi ibe lifa lawo, kuze kube bete kubantfu bami lotawususwa endzaweni yakhe.’”
19 Lendvodza yabese ingingenisa ngendlela+ lengasegedeni lebeliya emakamelweni ekudlela langcwele* ebaphristi lebekabuke ngasenyakatfo,+ futsi lapho ngabona indzawo lengemuva lengasenshonalanga. 20 Yatsi kimi: “Lena yindzawo lapho baphristi batawubilisela khona umnikelo welicala nemnikelo wesono futsi ngulabatawubhakela khona umnikelo walokutinhlavu,+ kuze bangaphatsi lutfo nabaphumela ebaleni lelingephandle bese bendlulisela bungcwele* kubantfu.”+
21 Yangiyisa ebaleni lelingephandle futsi yangihola yangendlulisa ngasemakoneni lamane alelibala, ngabona libala ekoneni ngalinye lelibala lelingephandle. 22 Emakoneni omane alelibala bekunemabala lamancane, bewangemamitha langaba ngu-20* budze nalangaba ngu-15* bubanti. Omane lamabala bewalingana.* 23 Bekunetintfo tekusimisa letitungeletako kuwo omane, futsi ngephansi kwaletintfo tekusimisa bekwakhiwe tindzawo tekubilisela iminikelo. 24 Yabese itsi kimi: “Leti tindlu lapho tisebenti tasethempelini tibilisela khona umhlatjelo lonikelwa bantfu.”+