Ulevitikusi 25:3-14 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

3. Iminyaka eyisithupha uyakulima insimu yakho, iminyaka eyisithupha uyakuthena isivini sakho, ubuthe izithelo zaso,

4. kepha ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kuyakuba khona isabatha lokuphumula okuzothileyo kwezwe, isabatha kuye uJehova; awuyikulima insimu yakho, ungatheni isivini sakho.

5. Amakhikhizela esivuno sakho awuyikuwavuna, nezithelo zomvini wakho ongatheniwe awuyikuzikha; kuyakuba ngumnyaka wokuphumula okuzothileyo kwezwe.

6. Isabatha lezwe liyakuba ngukudla kwenu, okwakho nokwenceku yakho nokwencekukazi yakho nokomqashwa wakho nokomfokazi wakho ogogobeleyo kuwe;

7. nakuzo izinkomo zakho nezilwane ezisezweni konke ukuthela kwalo kuyakuba ngukudla.

8. “ ‘Uyakuzibalela amasabatha ayisikhombisa eminyaka, iminyaka eyisikhombisa iphindwe kasikhombisa, kube kuwe izinsuku zamasabatha ayisikhombisa eminyaka, kube yiminyaka engamashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye.

9. Uyakuthuma izwi lecilongo elizwakala kakhulu ngolweshumi lwenyanga yesikhombisa; ngosuku lokubuyisana niyakuthuma izwi lecilongo ezweni lonke lakini.

10. Niyakuwungcwelisa umnyaka wamashumi ayisihlanu, nimemezele inkululeko ezweni lonke kubo bonke abakhileyo kulo; kuyakuba yijubili* kini, nibuyele, kube yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe, nibuyele, kube yilowo nalowo kwabomndeni wakhe.

11. Lo mnyaka wamashumi ayisihlanu uyakuba yijubili kini; aniyikulima, ningavuni amakhikhizela awo, ningakhi ngawo ezomvini ongatheniwe.

12. Ngokuba uyijubili; uyakuba ngcwele kini, nidle izithelo zawo zasensimini.

13. “ ‘Ngalowo mnyaka wejubili niyakubuyela, kube yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe.

14. “ ‘Uma uthengisa ngotho kumakhelwane wakho noma uthenga esandleni somakhelwane wakho, ningadlani;

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