Levitikusi ISAHLUKO 1 1 UJehova wambiza uMose, wakhuluma kuye esetendeni lokuhlangana, wathi: 2 Khuluma nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Uma umuntu kini eletha umnikelo kuJehova, anonikela ngomnikelo wenu wezinkomo, nowezinkomo noma wezimvu. 3 Uma umnikelo wakhe ungumnikelo wokushiswa wezinkomo, uyakunikela ngeduna elingenasici, anikele ngalo emnyango wetende lokuhlangana, ngokuzithandela kwakhe phambi kukaJehova. 4 Uyakubeka isandla sakhe enhloko yomnikelo wokushiswa; iyakwamukeleka kuye ukuba imenzele ukubuyisana. 5 Wolihlaba ijongosi phambi kukaJehova, amadodana kaAroni, abapristi, alethe igazi, afafaze ngegazi nxazonke zealtare elingasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana. 6 Uyakuhlinza umnikelo wokushiswa, awuhlahlele izitho. 7 Amadodana ka-Aroni umpristi abeke umlilo e-altare, ahlele izinkuni phezu komlilo; 8 Abapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, kumelwe bahlele izingxenye, nenhloko, namanoni, phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare. 9 Kepha amathumbu akhe namanqina akhe uyakukugeza ngamanzi, umpristi akushise konke e-altare, kube ngumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, wephunga elimnandi kuJehova. 10 Uma umnikelo wakhe ungowezimvu, noma owasezimbuzini, ube ngumhlatshelo wokushiswa, uyakuletha kuye owesilisa ongenasici. 11 alihlabe ohlangothini lwe-altare olungasenyakatho phambi kukaJehova, amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, afafaze i-altare ngegazi lalo nxazonke. 12 Alihlahlele izitho zalo kanye nekhanda lalo namanoni alo, umpristi akuhlele phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare. 13 Kepha uyakugeza izibilini namanqina ngamanzi, umpristi akulethe konke, akushise e-altare, kungumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, wephunga elimnandi kuJehova. 14 Uma umnikelo wakhe kuJehova ungowezinyoni, wonikela ngomnikelo wamahobhe noma wamaphuphu amajuba. 15 Umpristi uyakuwusondeza e-altare, awunqamule ikhanda, awushise e-altare; igazi lawo lizafafazwa eceleni kwelathi. 16 Uyakuhluthula isivuno salo kanye nezimpaphe zalo, akulahle ngase-altare ngasempumalanga endaweni yomlotha. 17 Wowuqhekeza phakathi kwamaphiko awo, angawahlukanisi, umpristi awushise e-altare phezu kwezinkuni eziphezu komlilo, ungumnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo, wephunga elimnandi kuJehova.
ISAHLUKO 2 1 “Nxa umuntu enikela ngomnikelo wempuphu kuJehova, umnikelo wakhe uyakuba ngempuphu ecolekileyo; athele amafutha phezu kwawo, abeke nenhlaka phezu kwawo. 2 Wowuletha emadodaneni ka-Aroni, abapristi, athathe kuwo agcwale isandla sakhe kufulawa wawo nasemafutheni awo, kanye nayo yonke inhlaka yawo; umpristi ashise isikhumbuzo sawo e-altare, sibe ngumnikelo womlilo wephunga elimnandi kuJehova; 3 Okuseleyo emnikelweni wempuphu kuyakuba ngokukaAroni nokwamadodana akhe; kuyinto engcwelengcwele yeminikelo yomlilo kaJehova. 4 “ ‘Uma uletha umnikelo wokudla okuphekwe eziko, kuyakuba ngamaqebelengwane angenamvubelo empuphu ecolekileyo exovwe namafutha, nezinkwa eziyizicucu ezingenamvubelo, ezigcotshwe ngamafutha. 5 Uma umnikelo wakho ungumnikelo wempuphu ephekwe epanini, mawube ngowempuphu ecolekileyo engenamvubelo, exovwe namafutha. 6 Uwuhlukanise ube yizicucu, uthele amafutha kuwo; kungumnikelo wempuphu. 7 Uma umnikelo wakho ungumnikelo wempuphu ephekwe ngepani, mawenziwe ngempuphu ecolekileyo kanye namafutha. 8 “Woletha umnikelo wempuphu owenziwe ngalezi zinto kuJehova, ulethwe kumpristi, awulethe e-altare. 9 Umpristi athabathe emnikelweni wempuphu isikhumbuzo sawo, asishise e-altare; kungumnikelo womlilo, wephunga elimnandi kuJehova. 10 Okuseleyo emnikelweni wempuphu kuyakuba ngokukaAroni nokwamadodana akhe; kuyinto engcwelengcwele yeminikelo yomlilo kaJehova. 11 Akukho mnikelo wempuphu eniya kuwuletha kuJehova, awuyikwenziwa ngemvubelo, ngokuba aniyikushisa imvubelo, nanoma yiluphi uluju emnikelweni womlilo kaJehova. 12 Ngokuqondene nomnikelo wolibo niyakunikela ngakho kuJehova, kodwa akumelwe kushiswe e-altare kube yiphunga elimnandi. 13 Yonke iminikelo yakho yempuphu woyiyolisa ngosawoti; ungavumeli usawoti wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wakho untuleke emnikelweni wakho wempuphu; uyakunikela ngayo yonke iminikelo yakho usawoti. 14 “ ‘Uma unikela kuJehova umnikelo wempuphu wolibo lwakho, uyakunikela ngezikhwebu ezintsha zamabele omisiwe emlilweni zibe ngumnikelo wempuphu wolibo lwakho, amabele aphuliweyo. 15 Wowuthela amafutha phezu kwawo, ubeke nenhlaka phezu kwawo, kungumnikelo wempuphu. 16 Umpristi woshisa isikhumbuzo sawo, inxenye yamabele awo ahlutshiweyo nenxenye yamafutha awo kanye nayo yonke inhlaka yawo; kungumnikelo womlilo kuJehova. ISAHLUKO 3 1 “ 'Uma umnikelo wakhe ungumhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, uma enikela ngomnikelo wenkomo; noma kungowesilisa noma ngowesifazane, wonikela ngakho phambi kukaJehova, engenasici. 2 Uyakubeka isandla sakhe enhloko yomnikelo wakhe, awuhlabe ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana,