Chapter 23
1 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
2 Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi kubo, Amaxesha amisiweyo kaYehova, eniya kuwavakalisa ukuba abe ziintlanganiso ezingcwele, ngawo la amaxesha am amisiweyo.
3 Wosebenza imihla emithandathu; ke umhla wesixhenxe uyisabatha kasabatha, yintlanganiso engcwele. Ze ningenzi namnye umsebenzi ngawo: yisabatha kaYehova emakhayeni enu onke.
4 Ngawo la amaxesha amisiweyo kaYehova, iintlanganiso ezingcwele, eniya kuzivakalisa ngamaxesha azo amisiweyo ngenyanga yokuqala,
5 ngolweshumi elinesine enyangeni leyo, lakutshona ilanga, yipasika kaYehova.
6 Ngosuku lweshumi elinesihlanu enyangeni leyo ngumthendeleko wezonka ezingenagwele kaYehova; iintsuku ezisixhenxe nodla izonka ezingenagwele.
7 Ngosuku lokuqala noba nentlanganiso engcwele; ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza.
8 Nosondeza ukudla kwasemlilweni kuYehova iintsuku ezisixhenxe; ngosuku lwesixhenxe yintlanganiso engcwele; ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza.
9 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
10 Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi kubo: Xa nithe nafika kulo ilizwe endininika lona, navuna isivuno salo, nozisa kumbingeleli isinde lokuqala lesivuno senu,
11 alitshangatshangise isinde phambi koYehova; ukuze linikholekise, alitshangatshangise umbingeleli ngengomso emva kwesabatha;
12 ize ninikele, ngomhla wokulitshangatshangisa kwenu isinde, imvana egqibeleleyo emnyaka mnye, ibe lidini elinyukayo kuYehova;
13 nomnikelo walo wokudla ube zizahlulo ezibini zesishumi se-efa zomgubo ocoliweyo, ogalelwe ioli. Kukudla kwasemlilweni kuYehova, livumba elithozamisayo; nomnikelo walo othululwayo wewayini woba sisahlulo sesine sehin.
14 Ize ningadli sonka, nakhweba, nangqolowa intsha, ide ibe yinkqu yayo loo mini, nizisa ngayo umsondezo kaThixo wenu: ngummiselo ongunaphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu, emakhayeni enu onke.
15 Ize nizibalele iisabatha ezisixhenxe ezigqibeleleyo, nithabathela kwingomso emva kwesabatha, ngomhla wokuzisa kwenu isinde lokutshangatshangisa,
16 kude kube lingomso emva kwesabatha yesixhenxe; nobala imihla emashumi mahlanu, nisondeze umnikelo wokudla omtsha kuYehova.
17 Emakhayeni enu ize nirhole nizise izonka zokutshangatshangisa zibe zibini, zezahlulo ezibini zesishumi zomgubo ocoliweyo, zosiwe zinegwele, zibe ziintlahlela kuYehova.
18 Ndawonye nezonka ezo ize nisondeze iimvana ezigqibeleleyo ezisixhenxe, ezimnyaka mnye, nenkunzi entsha, ithole lenkomo, ibe nye, neenkunzi zezimvu zibe mbini, zibe lidini elinyukayo kuYehova, neminikelo yazo yokudla, neminikelo yazo ethululwayo; kukudla kwasemlilweni, kwevumba elithozamisayo kuYehova.
19 Ize ninikele inkunzi yebhokhwe exhonti ibe nye, ibe lidini lesono, neemvana ezimbini ezimnyaka mnye zibe ngumbingelelo woxolo.
20 Wozitshangatshangisa umbingeleli ezo zinto, ndawonye nezonka eziziintlahlela, zibe ngumtshangatshangiso phambi koYehova, ndawonye neemvana ezimbini; zibe ngcwele kuYehova ngenxa yombingeleli.
21 Nize nimeme ngenkqu yayo loo mini, ukuba kubekho intlanganiso engcwele kuni; ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza. Ngummiselo ongunaphakade emakhayeni enu onke ezizukulwaneni zenu.
22 Ekuvuneni kwenu isivuno selizwe lenu, uze ungaligqibi icala lentsimi yakho ekuvuneni kwakho, ungalubhikici ubhikico lwesivuno sakho; woshiyela olusizana nomphambukeli: ndinguYehova uThixo.
23 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
24 Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi, Ngenyanga yesixhenxe, ngolokuqala enyangeni leyo, noba nesabatha, isikhumbuzo sokumema ngesigodlo intlanganiso engcwele.
25 Ize ningenzi namnye umsebenzi wakukhonza; nosondeza ukudla kwasemlilweni kuYehova.
26 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
27 Kodwa ngolweshumi kule nyanga yesixhenxe, ngomhla wokucamagusha, yoba yintlanganiso engcwele kuni, niyithobe imiphefumlo yenu; nisondeze ukudla kwasemlilweni kukaYehova.
28 Ize ningenzi namnye umsebenzi ngenkqu yayo loo mini, kuba ngumhla wokucamagusha, wokunicamagushela phambi koYehova uThixo wenu.
29 Kuba wonke umphefumlo, osukuba ungazithobi ngenkqu yayo loo mini, wonqanyulwa, ungabikho ebantwini bakowawo.
30 Wonke umphefumlo, osukuba usenza namnye umsebenzi ngenkqu yayo loo mini, ndowutshabalalisa loo mphefumlo, ungabikho phakathi kwabantu bako wawo.
31 Ize ningenzi namnye umsebenzi. Ngummiselo ongunaphakade ezi zukulwaneni zenu, emakhayeni enu onke.
32 Yisabatha kasabatha kuni; noyithoba imiphefumlo yenu. Ngolwe sithoba enyangeni leyo, ngokuhlwa, kuthabathele ekuhlweni kuse ekuhlweni, nophumla ngesabatha yenu.
33 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
34 Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi, Ngosuku lweshumi elinesihlanu kule nyanga yesixhenxe, ngumthendeleko weminquba iintsuku ezisixhenxe kuYehova.
35 Ngosuku lokuqala yintlanganiso engcwele; ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza.
36 Iintsuku ezisixhenxe nosondeza ukudla kwasemlilweni kuYehova; ngosoku lwesibhozo yoba yintlanganiso engcwele kuni, nisondeze ukudla kwasemlilweni kuYehova. Yingqungquthela; ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza.
37 Ngawo lawo amaxesha amisiweyo kaYehova, enowavakalisa abe ziintlanganiso ezingcwele, okusondeza ukudla kwasemlilweni kuYehova: idini elinyukayo, nomnikelo wokudla, umbingelelo neminikelo ethululwayo, into yemini ngangemini yayo;
38 ngaphandle kweesabatha zikaYehova, nangaphandle kweminikelo yenu, nangaphandle kwezibhambathiso zenu zonke, nangaphandle kweminikelo yenu yonke yokuqhutywa yintliziyo, enimnikayo uYehova.
39 Kodwa ngosuku lweshumi elinesihlanu enyangeni yesixhenxe, ekuhlanganiseni kwenu ungeniselo lwelizwe, ize nenze umthendeleko kaYehova iintsuku ezisixhenxe; ngomhla wokuqala yisabatha, nangomhla wesibhozo yisabatha.
40 Ize nizithabathele ngomhla wokuqala amahlamvu emithi okuhombisa, amagqabi amasundu, namasebe emithi ethe shinyi, nemingculuba yasemlanjeni; nigcobe phambi koYehova uThixo wenu iintsuku ezisixhenxe.
41 Lo mthendeleko nowenzela uYehova iintsuku ezisixhenxe ngomnyaka.
42 Ngummiselo ongunaphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu: niwenze umthendeleko ngenyanga yesixhenxe. Nohlala eminqubeni iintsuku ezisixhenxe; bonke abazalelwe kwaSirayeli bohlala eminqubeni;
43 ukuze zazi izizukulwana zenu, ukuba ndabahlalisa oonyana bakaSirayeli eminqubeni, ekubakhupheni kwam ezweni laseYiputa: ndinguYehova, uThixo wenu.
44 UMoses wabaxelela oonyana bakaSirayeli amaxesha lawo amisiweyo kaYehova.