ULevi 12:1-8
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Ukuzihlambulula kowesifazana nxa esanda kubeletha (1-8)
12 UJehova waseqhubeka wathi kuMosi:
2 “Tshela abako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Nxa owesifazana angazithwala, abesebeletha umntwana ongumfana uzakuba ngongcolileyo okwamalanga ayisikhombisa, njengoba nje esiba ngongcolileyo ngamalanga akhe okuya esikhathini.+
3 Ngelanga lesi-8 umntwana lo ozelweyo kumele asokwe.+
4 Owesifazana uzaqhubeka ezihlambulula ekopheni kwakhe okwamalanga angu-33 alandelayo. Akumelanga athinte loba yini engcwele njalo akumelanga asondele endaweni engcwele amalanga okuhlanjululwa kwakhe aze aphele.
5 “‘Nxa angabeletha umntwana oyinkazana uzakuba ngongcolileyo okwamalanga angu-14, njengoba nje esiba ngongcolileyo ngamalanga akhe okuya esikhathini. Uzaqhubeka ezihlambulula ekopheni kwakhe okwamalanga angu-66 alandelayo.
6 Nxa amalanga akhe okuhlanjululwa esephelile kungelani lokuthi ngawomntwana ongumfana kumbe oyinkazana, owesifazana uzathatha imvana enduna elomnyaka owodwa ibe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa+ kanye lejuba loba umntwana wenkwilimba kube ngumnikelo wesono, akuhambise kumphristi emnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
7 Umphristi uzanikela izinto lezi phambi kukaJehova ukuze amhlawulele njalo uzakuba ngohlanzekileyo ekopheni kwakhe. Lo ngumthetho ophathelane lowesifazana obeletha umntwana ongumfana kumbe oyinkazana.
8 Nxa engenelisi ukunikela ngemvu kumele alethe amajuba amabili kumbe abantwana benkwilimba ababili,+ okunye kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa, okunye kube ngumnikelo wesono njalo umphristi uzamhlawulela, abesehlanjululwa.’”
