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UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
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“Yala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba balethe kuwe amafutha eminqumo acwengekileyo agxotshelwe ukukhanyisa, ukuba izibani zivuthe njalonjalo.
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Ngaphandle kwesihenqo sobufakazi etendeni lokuhlangana u-Aroni uyakuzilungisa njalo phambi kukaJehova, aqale kusihlwa kuze kuse; kuyakuba yisimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu,
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alungise njalo izibani othini olucwengekileyo phambi kukaJehova.
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“Wothabatha impuphu ecolekileyo, upheke ngayo amaqebelengwane ayishumi nambili, iqebelengwane linye libe nokweshumi okubili.
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Wowabeka izinqwaba ezimbili, ayisithupha abe senqwabeni inye etafuleni elicwengekileyo phambi kukaJehova.
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Uyakubeka inhlaka ecwengekileyo ezinqwabeni zombili, ibe yisikhumbuzo esinkweni nomnikelo womlilo kuJehova.
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Amasabatha ngamasabatha uyakuzihlela phambi kukaJehova njalo; kungenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kuyisivumelwano esiphakade.
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Ziyakuba ngezika-Aroni nezamadodana akhe, bazidlele endaweni engcwele, ngokuba zingcwelengcwele, zingezakhe phakathi kweminikelo yomlilo kaJehova ngesimiso esiphakade.”
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Indodana yowesifazane wakwa-Israyeli, uyise wayo engowaseGibithe, yaphuma yaya phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; indodana yowesifazane wakwa-Israyeli nomuntu wakwa-Israyeli baxabana ekamu;
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indodana yowesifazane wakwa-Israyeli yahlambalaza iGama, yathuka; yalethwa kuMose. Igama likanina lalinguShelomiti indodakazi kaDibiri, owesizwe sakwaDani.
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Bayifaka etilongweni ukuba batshelwe ngomlomo kaJehova.
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UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
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“Mkhiphele ngaphandle kwekamu lowo othukile; bonke abamuzwa mababeke izandla zabo ekhanda lakhe, inhlangano yonke imkhande ngamatshe.
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Uyakukhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Yilowo nalowo oqalekisa uNkulunkulu wakhe uyakuthwala isono sakhe.
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Ohlambalaza igama likaJehova wobulawa nokubulawa, yonke inhlangano imkhande nokumkhanda ngamatshe; umfokazi noma owokuzalwa ekhaya, nxa ehlambalaza igama likaJehova, wobulawa.
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“ ‘Oshaya umuntu aze afe wobulawa nokubulawa.
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Oshaya inkomo ize ife uyakuyikhokha, kube ngukuphila ngokuphila.
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Uma umuntu elimaza umakhelwane wakhe, njengalokho enzile yena kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kuye,
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kube ngukwaphuka ngokwaphuka, neso ngeso, nezinyo ngezinyo; njengalokho elimazile umuntu, kanjalo kuyakwenziwa kuye.
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Obulala inkomo woyikhokha; obulala umuntu wobulawa.
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Niyakuba nomthetho munye kumfokazi nakowokuzalwa ekhaya; ngokuba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’ ”
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UMose wakhuluma-ke kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; bamkhiphela othukileyo ngaphandle kwekamu, bamkhanda ngamatshe. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.