Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo ehlanzekile futhi engcolile
ULevitikusi 11 : 1 – 47
1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wathi kubo:
2 Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi: Lezi ziyizilwane enizazidla phakathi kwezilwane zonke ezisemhlabeni.
3 Konke okudabula izinzipho nezinyawo eziqhekezayo, okwetshisayo phakathi kwezilwane, ningazidla.
4 Kepha kwezetshisayo aniyikuzidla nakwezidabula izinselo, njengekamela, ngokuba liyetshisa, lingadabuli izinselo zalo; ungcolile kini.
5 Nembila, ngokuba iyetshisa, kepha izinzipho azihlukani; ungcolile kini.
6 Nomvundla, ngokuba uyetshisa, kepha izinzipho awehlukani; ungcolile kini.
7 Nezingulube, nakuba zahlukanisile, zadabula izinselo, aziyetshisi; ungcolile kini.
8 Aniyikudla inyama yazo, ningathinti isidumbu sazo; zingcolile kini.
9 Lokhu lizakudla kukho konke okusemanzini: konke okulempiko lamaxolo emanzini, elwandle lemifuleni lizakudla.
10 Futhi zonke ezingenamaphiko nezingcwecwe, olwandle nasemifuleni, kukho konke okunwabuzelayo emanzini, nakuzo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezisemanzini, kuyakuba yisinengiso kini.
11 Ziyakuba yisinengiso kini; aniyikuyidla inyama yazo, kepha izidumbu zazo ziyakuba yisinengiso kini.
12 Konke okungenamaphiko namaxolo emanzini kuyakuba yisinengiso kini.
13 Lezi yizo eniyakuba yisinengiso phakathi kwezinyoni; aziyikudliwa, ziyisinengiso: ukhozi, nenkawu, nenkawu,
14 namanqe nenkawu ngezinhlobo zabo;
15 negwababa ngezinhlobo zalo;
16 nesikhova, noklebe, noklebe ngezinhlobo zabo;
17 Nesikhova, nezikhova, nesikhova;
18 nedada, nevuba, nenqe,
19 nonogolantethe, nokhwalimanzi ngezinhlobo zabo, nezimpungushe, nelulwane.
20 Zonke izinyoni ezinwabuzelayo nezihamba ngezinyawo ezine ziyakuba yisinengiso kini.
21 Kodwa ningadla kuzo zonke izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo ezihamba ngezinyawo ezine, ezinemilenze phezu kwezinyawo zazo zokugxuma ngayo emhlabeni;
22 Nalezi kuzo ningazidla; isikhonyane ngezinhlobo zaso, nezinkumbi ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinkumbi ngezinhlobo zazo.
23 Kodwa zonke ezinye izilwanyana ezindizayo ezinezinyawo ezine ziyakuba yisinengiso kini.
24 Ngalokho niyakuba ngabangcolile: yilowo nalowo othinta isitengo saso uyakuba ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
25 Noma ubani othwala noma iyiphi ingcuba yazo kumelwe ahlanze izingubo zakhe abe ongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
26 Izidumbu zazo zonke izilwane ezidabula izinzipho zingadabulanga, zingatshisi, zingcolile kini; noma ubani oyithintayo uyakuba ngongcolile.
27 Konke okuhamba ngemilenze yakho kuzo zonke izilwane ezihamba ngezinyawo ezine, lezi zingcolile kini; othinta isidumbu sazo uyakuba ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
28 Lowo othwala isithiyo sazo kumelwe ahlanze izingubo zakhe abe ongcolile kuze kuhlwe; zingcolile kini.
29 Lezi zingcolile kini phakathi kwezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni; inyoni, negundane, nofudu ngezinhlobo zalo;
30 inselele, nonwabu, noluka, nomnenke, nemvukuzane.
31 Ingcolile kini phakathi kwezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo; bonke abayithintayo isifile bayakuba ngabangcolile kuze kuhlwe.
32 Konke okuwela kukho enye yazo isifile, kuyakuba ngokungcolile; noma kuwukhuni, noma kuyingubo, noma kuyisikhumba, noma kuyisikhwama, noma kuyiyiphi into okusetshenzwa ngayo, iyakuphonswa emanzini, ibe ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe; ngakho lizahlanjululwa.
33 Zonke izimbiza zebumba okuwela kuzo enye yazo, konke okuphakathi kwayo kuyakuba ngokungcolile; futhi uzoyiphula.
34 Yonke inyama edliwayo efika phezu kwamanzi anjalo iyakuba ngengcolile; lonke uphuzo oluphuzwa ngesitsha esinjalo luyakuba ngokungcolile.
35 Konke okuwela kukho isiyengo sazo kuyakuba ngokungcolile; kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iziko noma izimbiza zamabhodwe, kumelwe zibhodlozwe, ngoba zingcolile futhi ziyoba ezingcolile kini.
36 Kepha umthombo noma umthombo okukuwo amanzi amaningi kuyakuba kuhlanzekile; kepha othinta isidumbu sazo uyakuba ngongcolile.
37 Uma noma iyiphi ingcuba yazo iwela phezu kwembewu ezohlwanyelwa, kumelwe ihlanzeke.
38 Kodwa uma amanzi ethelwa phezu kwembewu, isidumbu sayo siwela phezu kwayo, ingcolile kini.
39 Uma kufa isilwane esidliwayo; othinta isidumbu sakhe uyakuba ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
40 Odla ingcuba yayo kumelwe ahlanze izingubo zakhe abe ongcolile kuze kuhlwe; othwala iloyo uyakuhlanza izingubo zakhe, abe ngongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
41 Zonke izilo ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni ziyisinengiso; ingadliwa.
42 Konke okuhamba ngesisu, nakho konke okuhamba ngezinyawo ezine, nanoma yini enezinyawo eziningi phakathi kwezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni, aniyikuzidla; ngoba bayisinengiso.
43 Lingazenzi libe yisinengiso ngezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, futhi lingazingcolisi ngayo ukuze ningcoliswe yiyo.
44 Ngokuba ngiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu; ngakho-ke kufanele nibe ngcwele futhi nibe ngcwele ngokwenu; ngoba mina ngingcwele; aniyikuzingcolisa ngezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni.
45 Ngoba nginguJehova owalikhupha elizweni leGibhithe ukuze ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu; ngalokho nibe ngcwele, ngokuba mina ngingcwele.
46 Nanku umthetho wezilwane, nezinyoni, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emanzini, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni:
47 ukuze enze umehluko phakathi kokungcolileyo nokuhlambulukileyo, naphakathi kwesilwane esidliwayo nesilwane esingadliwa.
KwabaseRoma 14 : 1 – 23
1 Obuthakathaka ekukholweni mamukeleni, kodwa kungabi ngokuphikisana.
2 Ngokuba omunye ukholwa ukuthi angadla konke; omunye obuthakathaka udla imifino.
3 Odlayo makangadeleli ongadli; futhi ongadliyo makangahluleli odlayo, ngokuba uNkulunkulu umamukele.
4 Ungubani wena owahlulela inceku yomunye na? ukuma noma ukuwa enkosini yaso. Yebo, uyakuphakanyiswa, ngokuba uNkulunkulu unamandla okummisa.
5 Omunye wazisa olunye usuku kunolunye, omunye wazisa izinsuku zonke. Yilowo nalowo makaqiniseke kweyakhe ingqondo.
6 Ohlonipha usuku ulugcina eNkosini; futhi lowo ongalunanzi usuku, eNkosini. Odlayo udla eNkosini, ngokuba ubonga uNkulunkulu; nongadliyo akadli ngenxa yeNkosi, futhi ubonga uNkulunkulu.
7 Ngokuba akakho phakathi kwethu oziphilela yena, akakho ozifela yena.
8 Ngokuba noma siphila, siphilela iNkosi; noma sifa, sifela iNkosi; ngakho-ke noma siphila, noma sifa, singabeNkosi.
9 Ngoba ngenxa yalokhu uKristu wafa, wabuye wavuka, waphila, ukuze abe yiNkosi yabafileyo nabaphilayo.
10 Kepha umahlulelani umfowenu na? Udelelani umfowenu na? ngoba sonke siyakuma phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaKristu.
11 Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kuphila kwami,” isho iNkosi, “amadolo onke ayakuguqa phambi kwami, nezilimi zonke ziyakudumisa uNkulunkulu.
12 Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo kithi uyakuziphendulela kuNkulunkulu.
13 Ngakho-ke masingabe sisahlulelana, kepha kunalokho yahlulelani lokhu, ukuba kungabikho obeka isikhubekiso noma isikhubekiso endleleni yomzalwane.
14 Ngiyazi, futhi ngiyaqiniseka eNkosini uJesu, ukuthi akukho lutho oluyichilo ngokwalo;
15 Kepha uma umfowenu edabukiswa ngokudla, awusahambi ngokothando. Ungambhubhisi ngokudla kwakho, amfelayo uKristu.
16 Ngakho okuhle kwenu makungahlanjalazwa;
17 Ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu awusikho ukudla nokunatha; kodwa ukulunga, lokuthula, lenjabulo kuMoya oNgcwele.
18 Ngokuba okhonza uKristu ngalezizinto uyemukeleka kuNkulunkulu, ukholekile ebantwini.
19 Ngakho-ke kasilandeleni izinto eziletha ukuthula lezinto esingakhana ngazo.
20 Ungawuchithi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ngokudla. Zonke izinto zihlanzekile; kodwa kubi kulowomuntu odla ngokukhubeka.
21 Kuhle ukungadli inyama, nokungaliphuzi iwayini, nokunye umfowenu akhubeka ngakho, akhubeke, noma abe buthakathaka.
22 Ulokholo na? ube nakho phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ubusisiwe ongazilahliyo kulokho akuvumelayo.
23 Ongabazayo, uma edla, ulahliwe, ngokuba engadli ngokukholwa; ngokuba konke okungaveli ekukholweni kuyisono.
UDuteronomi 14 : 1 – 29
1 Ningabantwana beNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu; akumelwe nizinqume futhi ningenzi mpandla phakathi kwamehlo akho ngenxa yofileyo.
2 Ngoba niyisizwe esingcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi uJehova ukukhethile ukuba nibe yisizwe esikhethekile kuzo zonke izizwe ezisemhlabeni.
3 Ungadli isinengiso;
4 Nazi izilwane eniyakuzidla: Inkomo, imvu, nembuzi,
5 Izindluzele, nendluzele, nensephe, nensephe, nensephe, nensephe;
6 Zonke izilwane ezidabula izinzipho nezihlukanisa uzipho zibe yizinzipho ezimbili, ezetshisayo phakathi kwezilwane, ningazidla.
7 Kodwa aniyikukudla kwezetshisayo, lezidabula izinzipho; njengekamela nonogwaja kanye nesigaxa; ngokuba ziyetshisa, kepha azihlukanisi izinzipho; ngalokho zingcolile kini.
8 Nengulube, ngokuba yahlukanisa izinselo, kepha ayetshisi, ingcolile kini; aniyikudla inyama yazo, ningadli izidumbu zazo.
9 Lezi ningazidla kukho konke okusemanzini: zonke ezinamaphiko nezingcwecwe ningazidla.
10 Futhi konke okungenamaphiko namazing aniyikudla; ingcolile kini.
11 Kuzo zonke izinyoni ezihlambulukileyo ningazidla.
12 Kodwa lezi yizo eningayikuzidla: ukhozi, nenkawu, nenkawu,
13 Nentokozo, nenkawu, nenqe ngezinhlobo zakho;
14 negwababa ngezinhlobo zalo,
15 nesikhova, noklebe, noklebe ngezinhlobo zabo;
16 Isikhova, nesikhova esikhulu, nedada;
17 nevuba, nokhozi, nevuba;
18 nonogolantethe, nokhwalimanzi ngezinhlobo zabo, nezimpungushe, nelulwane.
19 Zonke izilwanyana ezindizayo zingcolile kini; zingadliwa.
20 Kodwa kuzo zonke izinyoni ezihlambulukileyo ningazidla.
21 Akumelwe nidle noma yini ezifelayo yodwa; wolinika umfokazi ophakathi kwamasango akho, alidle; noma ungathengisa ngayo kowezizwe, ngokuba uyisizwe esingcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Ungase ungaliboni izinyane obisini lukanina.
22 Kumelwe ukhiphe okweshumi kuyo yonke imbewu yakho ekhiqizwa izwe unyaka nonyaka.
23 Uyakudla okweshumi kukakolweni wakho, nokwewayini lakho, nokwamafutha akho, namazibulo ezinkomo zakho, nawezimvu zakho, phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho endaweni ayakuyikhetha ukumisa igama lakhe kuyo; ukuze ufunde ukumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho njalo.
24 Uma indlela iyinde kakhulu, nize ningakwazi ukuyithwala; noma indawo ikude nawe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha ukumisa igama lakhe kuyo, lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekubusisile;
25 Kumelwe uyishintshe ibe yimali, ubophe imali esandleni sakho, uye endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayoyikhetha.
26 Kumelwe ukhiphe leyo mali kukho konke umphefumulo wakho okufisayo, ngezinkomo noma ngezinkomo noma ngewayini noma ngophuzo olunamandla noma kukho konke umphefumulo wakho okufisayo; udle khona phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ujabule, wena nendlu yakho;
27 nomLevi osemasangweni akho; ungamshiyi; ngoba akanasabelo nafa kanye nawe.
28 Ekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu kumelwe ukhiphe konke okweshumi kwenzuzo yakho ngawo lowo nyaka ukulahle emasangweni akho.
29 UmLevi (ngokuba akanasabelo nafa nawe), nomfokazi nentandane nomfelokazi abasemasangweni akho, bayakuza, badle, basuthe; ukuze uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusise emsebenzini wonke wesandla sakho owenzayo.
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