Ithokazi Elibomvu: Amanzi Okuhlanza
Isithole esibomvu esingenasici sishiswa ngaphandle kwekamu bese umlotha waso ugcinelwa amanzi okuhlanza. Noma ubani othinta isidumbu ufafazwa ngosuku lwesithathu nolwesikhombisa — ukufa akushalazelwa, kuyagezwa kungakafiki endlini engcwele.
19 1UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose no-Aroni, wathi:
2“Lesi yisimiso somthetho uBaba wethu awuyalayo: Tshela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bakulethele ithokazi elibomvu, elingenasici, elingenaphutha, elingakaze liboshwe ejokeni. 3Linike u-Eleyazare umpristi; liyakukhishelwa ngaphandle kwekamu lihlatshwe phambi kwakhe. 4U-Eleyazare umpristi uyakucwilisa umunwe wakhe egazini lalo afafaze kasikhombisa ngasentla kwetende lokuhlangana. 5Ithokazi liyakushiswa ebukele—isikhumba, inyama, igazi, nomswane kanyekanye. 6Umpristi uyakuthatha ukhuni lomsedari, ihisopi, nentambo ebomvu, akuphonse emlilweni oshisa ithokazi. 7Umpristi uyakuhlamba izingubo zakhe, ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, abese engena ekamu—kodwa uhlala engcolile kuze kuhlwe. 8Noshisa lona uyakuhlamba izingubo zakhe ngamanzi, ageze umzimba wakhe ngamanzi, ahlale engcolile kuze kuhlwe.
9“Umuntu ohlanzekile uyakubutha umlotha wethokazi awubeke endaweni ehlanzekile ngaphandle kwekamu. Ibandla lakwa-Israyeli liyakuwugcinela amanzi okuhlanza—asusa isono. 10Obutha umlotha wethokazi uyakuhlamba izingubo zakhe ahlale engcolile kuze kuhlwe. Lona ngumthetho ongunaphakade kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli nakowezizwe ohlala phakathi kwabo.
11“Othinta isidumbu somuntu uyakuba ngongcolile izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. 12Uyakuzihlanza ngawo ngosuku lwesithathu nangolwesikhombisa; abese ehlanzeka. Uma engazihlanzi ngosuku lwesithathu nangolwesikhombisa, akayikuhlanzeka. 13Wonke othinta isidumbu—umzimba womuntu ofile—angazihlanzi ungcolisa itabernakele likaBaba wethu; lowo muntu uyakunqunywa asuswe kwa-Israyeli. Njengokuba amanzi okuhlanza engafafazwanga phezu kwakhe, uhlala engcolile; ukungcola kwakhe kuhlezi phezu kwakhe.
14“Nanku umthetho: lapho umuntu efela etendeni, wonke ongena kulo nawo wonke okulo ungcolile izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. 15Nazo zonke izitsha ezivulekile ezingenaso isivalo esiqiniselwe kuzo ziyakuba ngezingcolile.
16“Othinta, endle evulekile, obulewe ngenkemba, noma ofe ngokwemvelo, noma ithambo lomuntu, noma ithuna, uba ngongcolile izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
17“Ngongcolile, bayakuthatha umlotha womnikelo wokuhlanza oshisiwe, bawubeke esitsheni, bathele amanzi ageleza amasha phezu kwawo. 18Umuntu ohlanzekile uyakuthatha ihisopi, ayicwilise emanzini, afafaze phezu kwetende, naphezu kwazo zonke izitsha, naphezu kwabo bonke ababelapho, naphezu kothinte ithambo, noma obuleweyo, noma isidumbu, noma ithuna. 19Ohlanzekile uyakumfafaza ongcolile ngosuku lwesithathu nangolwesikhombisa, amhlanze ngosuku lwesikhombisa. Uyakuhlamba izingubo zakhe, ageze ngamanzi, abe ehlanzekile ngakusihlwa. 20Wonke ongcolile ongazihlanzi uyakunqunywa asuswe ebandleni, ngokuba ungcolise indlu engcwele kaBaba wethu; amanzi okuhlanza awazange afafazwe phezu kwakhe—ungcolile. 21Lesi yisimiso esihlezi njalo kubo: ofafaza amanzi okuhlanza uyakuhlamba izingubo zakhe; othinta amanzi okuhlanza ungcolile kuze kuhlwe. 22Konke akuthintayo ongcolile kuyangcola; othinta lokho ungcolile kuze kuhlwe.”
