Leviticus (27/27)    

1. I Nkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:
2. Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi kubo: Umuntu, nxa esenza isithembiso esikhethekileyo, njengesilinganiso sakho imiphefumulo izakuba ngeye Nkosi.
3. Nxa isilinganiso sakho singesowesilisa, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili kusiya koleminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha, isilinganiso sakho sizakuba ngamashekeli* esiliva angamatshumi amahlanu, ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele.
4. Kodwa uba kungowesifazana, isilinganiso sakho sizakuba ngamashekeli angamatshumi amathathu.
5. Njalo nxa kusukela koleminyaka emihlanu kusiya koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili, isilinganiso sakho sowesilisa sizakuba ngamashekeli angamatshumi amabili, lakowesifazana amashekeli alitshumi.
6. Njalo nxa kusukela kolenyanga kusiya koleminyaka emihlanu, isilinganiso sakho sowesilisa sizakuba ngamashekeli amahlanu esiliva, njalo kowesifazana isilinganiso sakho sizakuba ngamashekeli amathathu esiliva.
7. Uba-ke kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha langaphezulu, uba kungowesilisa, isilinganiso sakho sizakuba ngamashekeli alitshumi lanhlanu, lakowesifazana amashekeli alitshumi.
8. Kodwa uba engumyanga kulesilinganiso sakho, uzazimisa phambi kompristi ukuze umpristi amlinganise; njengalokho isandla sowathembisayo singafinyelela kukho umpristi uzamlinganisa.
9. Njalo uba kuyinyamazana abanikela okwayo umnikelo e Nkosi ni, konke okwayo anikela ngakho e Nkosi ni kuzakuba ngcwele.
10. Kayikuyintshintsha, futhi angenaniseli ngayo, enhle ngembi loba embi ngenhle. Uba-ke usenanisa lokwenanisa inyamazana ngenyamazana, lokhu lalokhukwenaniselana kuzakuba ngcwele.
11. Njalo uba kuyinyamazana loba yiyiphi engcolileyo abanganikeli okwayo ngayo umnikelo e Nkosi ni, uzayimisa inyamazana phambi kompristi,
12. umpristi ayilinganise-ke, ukuthi inhle loba imbi; njengesilinganiso sakho, mpristi, izakuba njalo.
13. Kodwa uba eyihlenga lokuyihlenga, uzakwengezelela ingxenye yesihlanu yayo phezu kwesilinganiso sakho.
14. Umuntu, nxa engcwelisa-ke indlu yakhe, ukuthi ibe ngcwele e Nkosi ni, umpristi uzayilinganisa, ukuthi inhle loba imbi; njengalokho umpristi ezayilinganisa izakuma njalo.
15. Uba-ke oyingcwelisileyo ezayihlenga indlu yakhe, uzakwengezelela ingxenye yesihlanu yemali yesilinganiso sakho phezu kwayo, njalo izakuba ngeyakhe.
16. Uba-ke umuntu ezangcwelisela i Nkosi okwensimu yelifa lakhe, isilinganiso sakho sizakuba njengokwenhlanyelo yayo. Ihomeri* lenhlanyelo yebhali* libe ngamashekeli esiliva engamatshumi amahlanu.
17. Uba engcwelisa insimu yakhe kusukela emnyakeni wejubili*, njengesilinganiso sakho izakuma.
18. Kodwa uba wangcwelisa insimu yakhe emva kwejubili, umpristi uzambalela imali ngokweminyaka eseleyo kuze kufike umnyaka wejubili, njalo kuzaphungulwa esilinganisweni sakho.
19. Uba-ke owayingcwelisayo eyihlenga lokuyihlenga insimu, uzakwengezelela ingxenye yesihlanu yemali yesilinganiso sakho phezu kwayo, njalo iqiniswe kuye.
20. Kodwa uba engayihlengi insimu, loba uba eseyithengisile insimu komunye umuntu, kayisayikuhlengwa;
21. Kodwa insimu ekuphumeni kwayo ngejubili izakuba ngcwele e Nkosi ni, njengensimu eyehlukanisiweyo; ilifa layo libe ngelompristi.
22. Uba-ke eyingcwelisela i Nkosi insimu ayithengileyo, engayisiyo insimu yelifa lakhe,
23. umpristi uzambalela-ke inani lesilinganiso sakho, kuze kufike umnyaka wejubili, abesenika isilinganiso sakho ngalolosuku, into engcwele e Nkosi ni.
24. Ngomnyaka wejubili insimu izabuyela kulowo eyathengwa kuye, kulowo ilifa lensimu ebelingelakhe.
25. Njalo sonke isilinganiso sakho sizakuba ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele; amagera* angamatshumi amabili azakuba lishekeli.
26. Kodwa izibulo, elizelwe njengengqabutho e Nkosi ni elenyamazana, kakho ozalingcwelisa; loba inkabi loba imvu, ngele Nkosi.
27. Kodwa uba lingelenyamazana engcolileyo, uzalihlenga ngokwesilinganiso sakho, engezelele phezu kwalo ingxenye yesihlanu yalo; kodwa uba lingahlengwanga, lizathengiswa ngokwesilinganiso sakho.
28. Kodwa kakukho into eyehlukanisiweyo, umuntu ayehlukanisele i Nkosi, kukho konke alakho, okuvela emuntwini, loba enyamazaneni, loba okuvela ensimini yelifa lakhe, kakuyikuthengiswa, futhi kakuyikuhlengwa; konke okwehlukanisiweyo kuyingcwelengcwele e Nkosi ni.
29. Yonke into eqalekisiweyo, eqalekiswe ebantwini, kayiyikuhlengwa; izabulawa lokubulawa.
30. Lengxenye yetshumi yonke yelizwe, okwenhlanyelo yelizwe, okwesithelo sezihlahla, kungokwe Nkosi; kungcwele e Nkosi ni.
31. Uba umuntu ehlenga lokuhlenga kwengxenye yetshumi yakhe, uzakwengezelela kukho ingxenye yesihlanu yakho.
32. Mayelana layo yonke ingxenye yetshumi yezinkomo leyezimvu, konke okwedlula ngaphansi kwentonga, ingxenye yetshumi izakuba ngcwele e Nkosi ni.
33. Kayikuhlola phakathi kokuhle lokubi, futhi kayikuntshintsha. Njalo uba ekuntshintsha lokukuntshintsha, ngakho khona lokuntshintshana lakho kuzakuba ngcwele, kakuyikuhlengwa.
34. Leyo yimilayo i Nkosi eyayilaya uMozisi kubantwana bakoIsrayeli entabeni yeSinayi.

  Leviticus (27/27)