Ulevitikusi 25:9-21 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

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;

15. njengenani leminyaka esemva kwejubili uyakuthenga kumakhelwane wakho nanjengenani leminyaka yezithelo uyakuthengisa kuwe.

16. Ngobuningi beminyaka uyakwandisa intengo yalo nangobuncane beminyaka uyakunciphisa intengo yalo; ngokuba uthengisa kuwe ngenani lezithelo.

17. Aniyikudlana, kepha uyakwesaba uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

18. “ ‘Ngalokho anozenza izimiso zami, nigcine izahlulelo zami, nizenze, nihlale ezweni nilondekile.

19. Izwe liyakuthela izithelo zalo, nidle nisuthe, nihlale kulo nilondekile.

20. Uma nisho ukuthi: “Siyakudlani ngomnyaka wesikhombisa? Bheka, asiyikulima, asiyikubutha ukudla kwethu,”

21. khona ngiyakuyala isibusiso sami sehlele phezu kwenu ngomnyaka wesithupha, uze uthele ukudla kweminyaka emithathu.

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