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Isahluko 8

1 Kepha okuyindikimba kwesikushoyo yilokhu: sinompristi omkhulu onjalo osewahlala ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi soMkhulu emazulwini,
2 isikhonzi sokungcwele nesetabernakele lempela elamiswa yiNkosi kungemuntu.
3 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo mpristi omkhulu umiselwa ukunikela ngeminikelo nemihlatshelo; ngakho-ke kuyadingeka ukuba naye lo abe nakho okuthile kokunikela.
4 Ngokuba uma ebesemhlabeni, ubengayikuba ngumpristi nakanye, ngokuba bakhona abapristi abanikela ngeminikelo ngomthetho,
5 bekhonza okungumfanekiso nesithunzi sokwasezulwini, njengokuba uMose wayalwa esezakwenza itabernakele ngokuthi: “Bheka, wokwenza konke ngesifanekiso owaboniswa sona entabeni,”
6 kepha kalokhu unikiwe inkonzo enhle kakhulu, njengalokhu engumlamuleli wesivumelwano esihle kakhulu, esimisiwe ngokwezithembiso ezinhle kakhulu.
7 Ngokuba uma leso sivumelwano sokuqala besingasoleki, bekungayikufunwa indawo yesibili.
8 Ngokuba lapho ebasolayo, uthi kubo: “Bhekani, izinsuku ziyeza, isho iNkosi, lapho ngiyakwenza isivumelwano esisha nendlu ka-Israyeli, nendlu kaJuda,
9 kungenjengesivumelwano engasenzayo nawoyise mhla ngibabamba ngesandla ukubakhipha ezweni laseGibithe, ngokuba abahlalanga esivumelwaneni sami, nami angibanakanga, isho iNkosi.
10 Ngokuba yilesi esiyisivumelwano engiyakusenza nendlu ka-Israyeli emva kwalezo zinsuku, isho iNkosi: ngiyakufaka imithetho yami engqondweni yabo, ngiyilobe ezinhliziyweni zabo, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami.
11 Abasayikufundisa kube yilowo nalowo owakubo, nalowo umfowabo, ngokuthi: ‘Yazi INkosi;’ ngokuba bonke bayakungazi, kusukela komncane kuze kufike komkhulu wabo.
12 Ngokuba ngiyakuba nesihawu ngokungalungi kwabo, nezono zabo angisayikuzikhumbula.”
13 Ngokusho lokho ukuthi: “Esisha,” uthe esokuqala sigugile; kepha okugugayo osekukudala kuseduze nokunyamalala.