Isahluko 7
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“ ‘Nanku umthetho weminikelo yecala; ingcwelengcwele.
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Endaweni abahlabela kuyo umnikelo wokushiswa, bayakuwuhlabela khona umnikelo wecala, kufafazwe i-altare nxazonke ngegazi lawo.
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Uyakunikela ngawo onke amanoni awo, umsila ononileyo namanoni asibekela izibilini,
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nezinso zombili namanoni akuzo angasezinkalweni, namanoni aphezu kwesibindi, ewasusa ngasezinsweni,
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umprisiti akushise e-altare kube ngumnikelo womlilo kuJehova; kungumnikelo wecala.
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Bonke abesilisa phakathi kwabapristi bayakuwudla, udliwe endaweni engcwele; ungcwelengcwele.
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“ ‘Umnikelo wecala unjengomnikelo wesono; umthetho wawo munye; umpristi owenza ukubuyisana ngawo woba ngowakhe.
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Umpristi onikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa womuntu, isikhumba somnikelo wokushiswa anikele ngawo siyakuba ngesompristi.
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Yonke iminikelo yempuphu ephekwe eziko, nayo yonke elungiselwa okhambeni nasemqengeleni, iyakuba ngeyalo mpristi anikele ngayo.
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Yonke iminikelo yempuphu exovwe namafutha neyomileyo iyakuba ngeyamadodana onke ka-Aroni, enye ithole njengenye.
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“ ‘Nanku umthetho womhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula okuyakunikelwa ngayo kuJehova.
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“ ‘Uma enikela ngawo ube ngumnikelo wokubonga, uyakunikela kanye nomhlatshelo wokubonga ngamaqebelengwane angenamvubelo exovwe namafutha, nemiqathane engenamvubelo, egcotshwe ngamafutha, namaqebelengwane empuphu ecolekileyo axovwe namafutha.
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Kanye namaqebelengwane esinkwa esivutshelweyo uyakunikela ngalo mnikelo kanye nomhlatshelo weminikelo yakhe yokuthula, ube ngowokubonga.
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Athabathe kuwo libe linye njalo eminikelweni yakhe, libe ngumnikelo ophakanyiswayo kuJehova, libe ngelompristi ofafaza ngegazi leminikelo yokuthula.
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Inyama yomhlatshelo weminikelo yakhe yokuthula ongowokubonga iyakudliwa ngosuku lokunikela kwakhe, angashiyi lutho lwayo kuze kuse.
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“ ‘Kepha uma umhlatshelo womnikelo wakhe ungowesithembiso noma ungowesihle, uyakudliwa ngalolo suku anikela ngalo ngomhlatshelo wakhe; nangakusasa okuseleyo kuwo kuyakudliwa;
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kepha okusele enyameni yomhlatshelo ngosuku lwesithathu kuyakushiswa ngomlilo.
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Uma inyama yomhlatshelo weminikelo yakhe yokuthula idliwa ngosuku lwesithathu, ayiyikwamukeleka, ingabalelwa kuye owanikela ngayo; iyakunengeka, nomuntu oyidlayo uyakuthwala ububi bakhe.
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“ ‘Inyama ethinta into engcolileyo ayinakudliwa, kepha iyakushiswa ngomlilo; nokho le nyama-ke bonke abahlambulukileyo bangayidla.
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Kodwa umuntu oyidla inyama yomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula engekaJehova esenakho ukungcola kwakhe, lowo muntu uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo.
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Nanxa umuntu ethinta into engcolileyo, ukungcola komuntu noma isilwane esingcolileyo noma into engcolileyo enengekayo, adle inyama yomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula engekaJehova, lowo muntu uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo.’ ”
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Jehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
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“Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Aniyikudla manoni enkomo, nawemvu, nawembuzi.
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Amanoni engcuba namanoni okudweshuliweyo angasebenza yonke eminye imisebenzi; kepha ningawadli nempela.
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Ngokuba yilowo nalowo odla amanoni enkomo okunikelwa ngayo ibe ngumnikelo womlilo kuJehova, lowo muntu owadlayo uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo.
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Ningadli naliphi igazi, noma ngelenyoni noma ngelenkomo, nakuyiphi yezindlu zenu.
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Yilowo nalowo odla igazi lowo muntu uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo.’ ”
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UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
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“Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Onikela ngomhlatshelo weminikelo yakhe yokuthula kuJehova uyakuletha umnikelo wakhe kuJehova emhlatshelweni weminikelo yakhe yokuthula;
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izandla zakhe uqobo zilethe iminikelo yomlilo kaJehova, alethe amanoni kanye nesifuba ukuba isifuba sizuliswe, sibe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova.
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Umpristi makashise amanoni e-altare, kepha isifuba sibe ngesika-Aroni nesamadodana akhe.
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Anonika umpristi umlenze wokunene, ube ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa emihlatshelweni yeminikelo yenu yokuthula.
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Lowo phakathi kwamadodana ka-Aroni onikela ngegazi leminikelo yokuthula nangamanoni koba ngowakhe umlenze wokunene, ube yisabelo sakhe.
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Ngokuba isifuba sokuzuliswa nomlenze wokuphakanyiswa ngikuthabathe kwabakwa-Israyeli emihlatshelweni yeminikelo yabo yokuthula, ngakunika u-Aroni umpristi namadodana akhe, kube yisimiso esiphakade kwabakwa-Israyeli.’ ”
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Leso siyisabelo sika-Aroni nesabelo samadodana akhe seminikelo yomlilo kaJehova mhla ebaletha ukuba bamkhonze uJehova esikhundleni sobupristi,
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ayala ngakho uJehova ukuba bakuphiwe ngabantwana bakwa-Israyeli mhla ebagcoba, kube yisimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zabo.
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Lowo ungumthetho weminikelo yokushiswa, noweminikelo yempuphu, noweminikelo yesono, noweminikelo yecala, nowokwahlukaniselwa, nowomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula,
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uJehova amyala ngawo uMose entabeni yaseSinayi mhla eyala abakwa-Israyeli ukuba banikele ngeminikelo yabo kuJehova ehlane laseSinayi.