Leviticus - Chapter 16

Verse 1: UJehova wakhuluma kuMose emva kokufa kwamadodana ka-Aroni ekusondeleni kwawo phambi kukaJehova, afa.

Verse 2: UJehova wathi kuMose: “Khuluma ku-Aroni umfowenu ukuba angangeni njalo endaweni engcwele ngaphakathi kwesihenqo ngaphambi kwesihlalo somusa esiphezu komphongolo, ukuze angafi, ngokuba ngiyakubonakala efwini phezu kwesihlalo somusa.”

Verse 3: U-Aroni kangene endaweni engcwele nalokhu: iduna, libe ngumnikelo wesono, nenqama, ibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa,

Verse 4: embathe ibhantshi elingcwele lelineni, abe nebhulukwe lelineni emzimbeni wakhe, abhince ibhande lelineni, afake isigqoko selineni; lezi ziyizambatho ezingcwele; uyakugeza umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, azembathe.

Verse 5: Wothabatha enhlanganweni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli izimpongo ezimbili zibe ngumnikelo wesono, nenqama ibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa.

Verse 6: U-Aroni kanikele ngenkunzi yomnikelo wesono engenxa yakhe, azenzele yena nendlu yakhe ukubuyisana.

Verse 7: Wothabatha izimpongo zombili, azibeke phambi kukaJehova ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.

Verse 8: U-Aroni uyakwenza inkatho ngezimpongo zombili, enye inkatho ibe ngekaJehova, enye inkatho ibe ngeka-Azazeli.

Verse 9: U-Aroni wonikela ngempongo edliwe yinkatho kaJehova, anikele ngayo ibe ngumnikelo wesono.

Verse 10: Kepha impongo edliwe yinkatho ka-Azazeli iyakubekwa phambi kukaJehova isezwa ukuba kwenziwe ukubuyisana ngayo, ithunywe ku-Azazeli ehlane.

Verse 11: U-Aroni wonikela ngenkunzi yomnikelo wesono engenxa yakhe, azenzele yena nendlu yakhe ukubuyisana, ahlabe inkunzi yomnikelo wesono engenxa yakhe.

Verse 12: Wothabatha umcengezi womlilo ogcwele amalahle omlilo ase-altare phambi kukaJehova, izandla zakhe zigcwele impepho ethaphukayo icolisisiwe, akulethe ngaphakathi kwesihenqo,

Verse 13: abeke impepho emlilweni phambi kukaJehova ukuba ifu lempepho lisibekele isihlalo somusa esiphezu kobufakazi, ukuze angafi;

Verse 14: athabathe kulo igazi lenkunzi, afafaze ngalo isihlalo somusa ngasempumalanga ngomunwe wakhe, nangaphambi kwesihlalo somusa afafaze ngegazi kasikhombisa ngomunwe wakhe.

Verse 15: Abesehlaba impongo yomnikelo wesono engenxa yabantu, alethe igazi layo ngaphakathi kwesihenqo, enze ngegazi layo njengalokho wenza ngegazi lenkunzi, afafaze ngalo isihlalo somusa nangaphambi kwesihlalo somusa,

Verse 16: enzele indawo engcwele ukubuyisana ngenxa yokungcola kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli nangenxa yeziphambeko zabo ezonweni zabo zonke; akenzele njalo netende lokuhlangana elihlezi nabo phakathi kokungcola kwabo.

Verse 17: Akuyikubakho muntu etendeni lokuhlangana, nxa engena ukwenza ukubuyisana endaweni engcwele aze aphume, azenzele ukubuyisana, yena nendlu yakhe nebandla lonke lakwa-Israyeli.

Verse 18: Uyakuphuma, aye e-altare eliphambi kukaJehova, alenzele ukubuyisana, athabathe kulo igazi lenkunzi nakulo igazi lempongo, alibhece ezimpondweni ze-altare nxazonke.

Verse 19: Uyakulifafaza ngegazi kasikhombisa ngomunwe wakhe, alihlambulule, alingcwelise ekungcoleni kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Verse 20: Eseqedile ukwenzela indawo engcwele ukubuyisana, netende lokuhlangana ne-altare, uyakunikela ngempongo ezwayo;

Verse 21: u-Aroni abeke izandla zakhe zombili enhloko yempongo ezwayo, avume phezu kwayo bonke ububi babantwana bakwa-Israyeli neziphambeko ezonweni zabo zonke, akubeke enhloko yempongo, ayithume ngesandla somuntu olungiselwe lokhu, iye ehlane,

Verse 22: impongo ithwale ububi babo bonke, iye nabo kwahlongasibi, bayiyeke impongo ehlane.

Verse 23: U-Aroni uyakungena etendeni lokuhlangana, akhumule izambatho zelineni azembetheyo ekungeneni kwakhe endaweni engcwele, azishiye khona.

Verse 24: Uyakugeza umzimba wakhe ngamanzi endaweni engcwele, agqoke izambatho zakhe, aphume, anikele ngomnikelo wakhe wokushiswa nangomnikelo wokushiswa wabantu, azenzele yena nabantu ukubuyisana.

Verse 25: Amanoni omnikelo wesono uyakuwashisa e-altare.

Verse 26: Ovuma ukuba impongo iye ku-Azazeli uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, andukuba angene ekamu.

Verse 27: Inkunzi yomnikelo wesono nempongo yomnikelo wesono, elangeniswa igazi lazo ukwenza ukubuyisana endaweni engcwele, ziyakukhishelwa ngaphandle kwekamu, kushiswe ngomlilo izikhumba zazo nenyama yazo nomswani wazo.

Verse 28: Ozishisayo wohlanza izingubo zakhe, ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, andukuba angene ekamu.

Verse 29: Lokhu kuyakuba yisimiso esiphakade kini: ngenyanga yesikhombisa ngolweshumi lwenyanga niyakuthobisa imiphefumulo yenu, ningasebenzi msebenzi, owokuzalwa ekhaya nomfokazi ogogobeleyo phakathi kwenu.

Verse 30: Ngokuba ngalolo suku niyakwenzelwa ukubuyisana ukuba nihlanjululwe; niyakuhlambuluka ezonweni zenu zonke phambi kukaJehova.

Verse 31: Kuyisabatha lokuphumula okuzothileyo kini; anothobisa imiphefumulo yenu; kuyisimiso esiphakade.

Verse 32: Umpristi oyakugcotshwa ahlukaniselwe abe ngumpristi esikhundleni sikayise uyakwenza ukubuyisana, afake izambatho zelineni, izambatho ezingcwele,

Verse 33: enzele indlu engcwele ukubuyisana, enzele abapristi nabantu bonke bebandla ukubuyisana.

Verse 34: Lokho kuyakuba yisimiso esiphakade kini ukwenzela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana ngenxa yezono zabo zonke kanye ngomnyaka. Wenza-ke njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.