Isibani sikaBaba Sivutha Njalonjalo
Amafutha esibani nezinkwa eziyishumi nambili kugcinwa phambi kukaBaba wethu njalo, kuhlelwa kabusha ngamunye iSabatha. Bese kuthi indoda ithuke iGama ngesikhathi sokulwa, ikhandwe ngamatshe, futhi isinqumo esinamathiselwe yilesi: umthetho munye usebenza kowezizwe nakowokuzalwa ngokufanayo.
24 1UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
2“Yala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bakulethele amafutha omnqumo acolekileyo, agxotshiweyo, okukhanyisa, ukuze isibani sivuthe njalonjalo. 3Ngaphandle kwekhethini lobufakazi, etendeni lokuhlangana, u-Aroni uyakusinakekela phambi kwami kusukela kusihlwa kuze kuse, njalonjalo—kube ngumthetho omi phakade ezizukulwaneni zenu. a a v3 ‘Ubufakazi’ busho izibhebhe zamatshe zesivumelwano ezazigcinwe eMphongolweni wesivumelwano. 4Othini lwesibani olucolekileyo uyakunakekela izibani phambi kwami njalonjalo.
5“Thatha impuphu ecolekileyo wobhake izinkwa eziyishumi nambili, inkwa ngayinye yenziwe ngempuphu ecishe ibe amaphawundi amane nengxenye. 6Uzihlele zibe yimigqa emibili, eziyisithupha emgqeni ngamunye, etafuleni elicolekileyo phambi kwami. 7Ubeke inhlaka ecolekileyo kuwo wonke umgqa ibe yisabelo sesikhumbuzo sesinkwa, umnikelo wokudla kimi. 8NgeSabatha ngalinye uyakukuhlela phambi kwami njalonjalo, kuvela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kube yisivumelwano esimi phakade. 9Singesika-Aroni namadodana akhe, okufanele basidle endaweni engcwele; siyisabelo esingcwelengcwele kuye, sivela eminikelweni yami yokudla, isabelo sabo esihlala njalo.”
Igama likaBaba Livikelwa
10Indodana yowesifazane wakwa-Israyeli, oyise wayengumGibhithe, yaphuma phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; indodana yalowo wesifazane wakwa-Israyeli yalwa nendoda yakwa-Israyeli ekamu. 11Indodana yalowo wesifazane wakwa-Israyeli yalihlambalaza iGama, yaliqalekisa, base beyiletha kuMose. Unina wayenguShelomiti, indodakazi kaDibri, wesizwe sakwaDani. 12Bayivalela, kuze uBaba wethu abacacisele intando yakhe. 13UBaba wethu wasekhuluma kuMose, wathi:
14“Khipha lowo oqalekisile ngaphandle kwekamu. Bonke abamuzwayo mababeke izandla zabo ekhanda lakhe, bese lonke ibandla limkhanda ngamatshe. b b v14 Ofakazi babeka izandla ekhanda lomhlambalazi ukuze babuyisele kuye icala lokuzwa isiqalekiso. 15Tshela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: Noma ngubani oqalekisa uBaba wethu uyakuthwala isono sakhe. 16Noma ngubani ohlambalaza igama lami makafe—lonke ibandla liyakumkhanda ngamatshe. Owezizwe nowokuzalwa ezweni ngokufanayo: noma ngubani ohlambalaza iGama makafe.
17“Noma ngubani obulala umuntu uyakubulawa. 18Noma ngubani obulala isilwane uyakusibuyisela, ukuphila ngokuphila. 19Uma umuntu elimaza umakhelwane wakhe, uyakwenziwa kuye okufanayo: 20Ukwaphuka ngokwaphuka, iso ngeso, izinyo ngezinyo: njengoba elimaza omunye, kuyakwenziwa kuye ngokufanayo. 21Obulala isilwane uyakusibuyisela; obulala umuntu uyakubulawa. 22Kuyakuba nomthetho munye kowezizwe nakowokuzalwa ezweni ngokufanayo, ngokuba nginguBaba wenu.”
23UMose wabatshela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; bamkhipha lowo oqalekisile ngaphandle kwekamu, bamkhanda ngamatshe. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza njengokuba uBaba wethu wayala uMose.
