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1 Simakadze wabita Mose wakhuluma naye ethendeni, lekuhlanganela atsi, 2 ''Khuluma nebantfu bakaIsrayeli ubatjele, ''Uma nomanganguyiphi indvodza emkhatsini wenu iletsa umhlatjelo kuSimakadze, letsani njengemhlatjelo wenu silwane, lesichamuka nomangabe kulesicumbi, noma kulomhlambi. 3 Nangabe umhlatjelo wakhe ungumhlatjelo loshisiwe kulesincumbi, kumele akanikele lenvuna lete sici. Kumele asinikele ngasekungeneni kwalelithende lekuhlangana, khona kutowemukeleka embikwaSimakadze. 4 Kumele abeke sandla sakhe etikwenhloko yalomhlatjelo loshisiwe, itawubese iyamukeleka esikhundleni sakhe kwenta kutincusela. 5 Kutomele bese ubulala lenkunzi embikwa Simakadze. Emadvodzana a Aaron, ba Phristi, batawuletsa lengati bayifafate kule lilati lelisekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlanganela. 6 Kutomele bese uhlinza lomhlatjelo loshisiwe aphindze awujube ube ngemacatsa. 7 Bese emadvodzana aAaron umpristi, atawufaka umlilo etikwelilathi bacondzise letinkhuni tikwalomlilo. 8 Emadvodzana aAaron, bapristi, atawubeka lamacatsa, kufaka ekhatsi inhloko nemafutsa, etikwaletinkhuni letivutsako letitikwelilathi. 9 Kodvwa kwangekhatsi nemilente yayo kumele akuwashe ngemanti. Bese umpristi utawushisa konkhe elilathini njengemnikelo loshisiwe. Kutawukhichita liphunga lelimnandzi lami; Kutawuba ngumnikelo lowentelwe mine ngemlilo. 10 Uma umnikelo wakhe wekushiswa ubuya emhlambini, yinye yaletimvu noma yinye yaletimbuti, kumele anikele ngalendvuna lete sici. 11 Kutomele ayibulalele ngasenyakatfo yelilati embikwa Simakadze. Emadvodzana a Aaron, ba phristi, batawufafata ingati yawo ngakuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi telilati. 12 Kumele ayisike ibemacatsa nenhloko yayo nemafutsa ayo, phindze umpriti kumele abeke lamacatsa etikwaletinkhuni letingetulu kwalomlilo longetulu kwelilathi, 13 kodvwa kwangekhatsi phindze nemilente kumele awawashe ngemanti. Bese umpristi utawunikela konkhe, phindze akushise etikwelilathi. Kungumuhlatjelo loshisiwe, utawubese ukhichita liphunga lelimnandzi kuSimakadze; kutawuba ngumhlatjelo lowentiwe kuye ngemlilo. 14 Uma umnikelo wakhe ku Simakadze utawuba ngumnikelo loshisiwe wetinyoni, kumele aletse njenge mnikelo wakhe lituba noma livukutfu lelincane. 15 Umphristi kumele atiletse elatini, ashwile letinhloko tato, abese sewutishisa kulelilati. Bese ingati yato ikhishwa ngaseceleni kwelilati. 16 Abosusa ingingila yayo nekwangekhatsi, akulahle eceleni kwelilati ngasemphumalanga, endzaweni yemlotsa. 17 Kumele ayihlephule ivuleke ngetimphiko tayo, kepha kumele angayehlukanisi ibe tinhlangotsi letimbili. Utobese umphristi uyishisa elatini, etinkhunini letisemlilweni. Kutawuba ngumnikelo loshisiwe, futsi itawenta liphunga lelimnandzi la Simakadze; kutawuba ngumnikelo lowentelwe kuye ngemlilo.