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1 Wasengibuyisela ngendlela yesango lendawo engcwele engaphandle, elikhangele ngasempumalanga, elalivalekile.
Munthu uja anabwerera nane ku chipata chakunja kwa malo opatulika, chomwe chimayangʼana kummawa. Chipatacho chinali chotseka.
2 INkosi yasisithi kimi: Lelisango lizahlala livaliwe, kaliyikuvulwa, kakulamuntu ozangena ngalo; ngoba iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ingene ngalo, ngakho lizakuba livalekile.
Yehova anandiwuza kuti, “Chipata ichi chikhale chotseka, chisatsekulidwe. Wina asalowerepo chifukwa Yehova, Mulungu wa Israeli walowera pomwepa.
3 Libe ngelesiphathamandla; isiphathamandla, sona sizahlala kilo, ukuthi sidle isinkwa phambi kweNkosi. Ngendlela yekhulusi lesango sizangena, langendlela yalo sizaphuma.
Kalonga yekha angathe kukhala mʼmenemo ndi kumadya chakudya pamaso pa Yehova. Iye adzalowere pa njira ya ku khonde lamʼkati ndi kutulukiranso njira yomweyo.”
4 Wasengiletha ngendlela yesango lenyakatho ngaphambi kwendlu. Ngasengibona, khangela-ke, inkazimulo yeNkosi yagcwalisa indlu yeNkosi; ngasengisithi mbo ngobuso bami.
Kenaka munthuyo anandidzeretsa pa chipata chakumpoto ndipo tinafika kumaso kwa Nyumba ya Mulungu. Nditapenyetsetsa ndinangoona ulemerero wa Yehova utadzaza mʼNyumba ya Mulungu, ndipo ndinadzigwetsa pansi chafufumimba.
5 INkosi yasisithi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, beka inhliziyo yakho, ubone ngamehlo akho, uzwe ngendlebe zakho, konke engizakutshela khona mayelana lezimiso zonke zendlu yeNkosi, lemilayo yayo yonke; ubeke inhliziyo yakho kuyo indawo yokungena yendlu, lazo zonke izindawo zokuphuma zendawo engcwele.
Yehova anandiwuza kuti, “Iwe mwana wa munthu, samala bwino ndipo uyangʼanitsitse ndi kumvetsa bwino zonse zimene ndikuwuze zokhudza malamulo ndi malangizo a Nyumbayi. Usamalitse za amene angalowe ndi kutuluka mʼNyumbayi.
6 Njalo uzakuthi kubo abavukelayo, kiyo indlu kaIsrayeli: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Sekwanele kini, ngenxa yazo zonke izinengiso zenu, lina ndlu kaIsrayeli.
Uwuze mtundu wopanduka wa Israeli kuti Ine Ambuye Yehova ndikuti: Inu Aisraeli, andikwana machitidwe anu onyansawo!
7 Ngoba lingenisile abezizwe, abangasokanga ngenhliziyo labangasokanga ngenyama, ukuthi babe sendaweni yami engcwele, ukuyingcolisa, ngitsho indlu yami, lapho linikela isinkwa sami, amafutha, legazi, futhi bephulile isivumelwano sami ngamanyala enu wonke.
Munalowetsa alendo osachita mdulidwe mu mtima ndi mʼthupi momwe mʼNyumba yanga ndipotu anayipitsa Nyumba yanga. Pamene inu munkandipatsa chakudya changa ndi magazi omwe kuwonjezera pa zonyansa zanu zonse ndiye kuti munaphwanya pangano langa.
8 Njalo kaligcinanga umlindo wezinto zami ezingcwele; kodwa lizimisele abagcini bomlindo wami endaweni yami engcwele.
Mʼmalo moti muzisamalira zinthu zanga zopatulika, mwayika alendo kuti aziyangʼanira malo anga opatulika.
9 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Kakulamuntu wezizwe, ongasokanga enhliziyweni, kumbe ongasokanga enyameni, ozangena endaweni yami engcwele, kuye wonke owezizwe ophakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
Ambuye Wamphamvuzonse akuti: Palibe mlendo wosachita mdulidwe mu mtima ndi mʼthupi ngakhalenso mlendo amene amakhala pakati pa Aisraeli amene adzalowe mʼmalo anga opatulika.
10 Kodwa amaLevi asuka aya khatshana lami, lapho uIsrayeli eduha, aduha esuka kimi elandela izithombe zawo, ngitsho azathwala isiphambeko sawo.
“Ndiponso Alevi amene anandisiya kutali pa nthawi imene Israeli anasochera potsata mafano, adzalangidwa chifukwa cha tchimo lawo.
11 Kube kanti azakuba yizikhonzi endaweni yami engcwele, belobubonisi bamasango endlu, njalo ekhonza endlini; wona azahlaba umnikelo wokutshiswa lomhlatshelo owenzelwa abantu, wona ame phambi kwabo ukuze abakhonze.
Adzangokhala atumiki chabe mʼmalo anga opatulika. Azidzayangʼanira zipata za Nyumba ya Mulungu ndi kugwira ntchito kumeneko. Azidzapha nyama za nsembe zopsereza ndi za nsembe zina za anthu. Choncho azidzayimirira pamaso pa anthu nʼkumawatumikira.
12 Ngenxa yokuthi bebakhonze phambi kwezithombe zabo, baba yisikhubekiso sesiphambeko kuyo indlu yakoIsrayeli, ngalokho ngiphakamise isandla sami ngimelene labo, itsho iNkosi uJehova, ukuthi bazathwala isiphambeko sabo.
Iwowa ankatumikira anthu popembedza mafano awo, ndipo anachititsa Aisraeli kugwa mu uchimo. Nʼchifukwa chake Ine ndikulumbira kuti iwowa ayenera kulangidwa chifukwa cha machimo awo. Ndikutero Ine Ambuye Yehova.
13 Njalo kabayikusondela kimi, ukuze bangisebenzele njengabapristi, loba basondele lakuziphi izinto zami ezingcwele, endaweni eyingcwelengcwele; kodwa bazathwala ihlazo labo, lamanyala abo abawenzileyo.
Iwo sayenera kufika pafupi ndi Ine ndi kunditumikira ngati ansembe, kapena kuyandikira chilichonse cha zinthu zanga zopatulika, kapenanso zopereka zanga zopatulika kwambiri. Iwo adzachititsidwa manyazi chifukwa cha machitidwe awo onyansa.
14 Kodwa ngizabenza abagcini bomlindo wendlu, kuwo wonke umsebenzi wayo, lakukho konke okuzakwenziwa kiyo.
Komabe ndidzawayika kuti aziyangʼanira Nyumba yanga ndi kutumikira pa ntchito zake zonse zoyenera kuti zigwiridwe mʼmenemo.
15 Kodwa abapristi abangamaLevi, amadodana kaZadoki, abagcina umlindo wendawo yami engcwele lapho abantwana bakoIsrayeli beduha besuka kimi, bona bazasondela kimi ukungikhonza, beme phambi kwami ukunikela kimi amahwahwa legazi, itsho iNkosi uJehova.
“Koma ansembe, a fuko la Levi, a banja la Zadoki amene ankatumikira mokhulupirika ku malo anga opatulika pa nthawi imene Aisraeli anasochera ndi kundisiya Ine; iwowa adzasendera kwa Ine kudzanditumikira. Adzafika pamaso panga kuti apereke nsembe za mafuta ndi magazi. Ndikutero Ine Ambuye Yehova.
16 Bona bazangena endaweni yami engcwele, bona basondele etafuleni lami ukungikhonza, bagcine umlindo wami.
Okhawa ndiwo adzalowe ku malo anga opatulika ndi kudzayandikira tebulo langa kuti adzanditumikire. Amenewa okha ndiwo adzasamalire zinthu zanga.
17 Kuzakuthi-ke lapho bengena emasangweni eguma elingaphakathi, bagqoke izembatho zelembu elicolekileyo, kodwa uboya bezimvu kabuyikuza phezu kwabo, besakhonza emasangweni eguma elingaphakathi, langaphakathi.
“Pamene alowa ku zipata za bwalo lamʼkati azivala zovala zabafuta. Asamavale chovala china chilichonse cha ubweya wankhosa pamene akutumikira pa zipata za bwalo la mʼkati kapena kunja kwa Nyumba ya Mulungu.
18 Kuzakuba lamaqhiye elembu elicolekileyo emakhanda abo, labokabhudula bangaphansi belembu elicolekileyo babe enkalweni zabo, bangabhinci ngokuginqisayo.
Azivala nduwira za bafuta ndi kabudula wabafuta mʼkati. Asavale chilichonse chowachititsa thukuta.
19 Lalapho bephumela egumeni elingaphandle, ngitsho egumeni elingaphandle besiya ebantwini, bazakhulula izembatho zabo abakhonza ngazo, bazibeke emakamelweni angcwele, bagqoke ezinye izigqoko, njalo kabayikungcwelisa abantu ngezembatho zabo.
Pamene atuluka ndi kupita ku bwalo lakunja kumene kuli anthu, azivula zovala zimene amatumikira nazo, ndipo azisiye zovalazo mu zipinda zopatulika. Pambuyo pake avale zovala zina, kuopa kuti angapatsireko kuyera anthu enawo ndi zovala zawozo.
20 Futhi kabayikuphuca amakhanda abo, kabayikuvumela izihluthu zenwele zikhule zibe zinde; bazagela lokugela amakhanda abo.
“‘Ansembe asamamete mpala kapena kusunga tsitsi lalitali kwambiri, koma azingoliyepula.
21 Futhi kabayikunatha iwayini, ngulowo lalowompristi, ekungeneni kwabo egumeni elingaphakathi.
Wansembe asamwe vinyo pamene ali pafupi kulowa mʼbwalo la mʼkati.
22 Njalo kabayikuzithathela umfelokazi kumbe olahliweyo babe ngabafazi, kodwa bazathatha izintombi ezimsulwa zenzalo yendlu yakoIsrayeli, loba umfelokazi ongumfelokazi wompristi.
Iwo asakwatire akazi amasiye kapena osudzulidwa; koma azikwatira anamwali osadziwa mwamuna a fuko la Israeli kapena akazi amasiye a ansembe anzawo.
23 Njalo bazafundisa abantu bami umehluko phakathi kokungcwele lokungangcwele, babazise umehluko phakathi kokungcolileyo lokuhlambulukileyo.
Ansembe aziphunzitsa anthu anga kusiyanitsa pakati pa zinthu zopatulika ndi zinthu wamba, ndiponso pakati pa zinthu zoyenera ndi zosayenera kuperekedwa nsembe.
24 Lekuphikisaneni bona bazakuma ekwahluleleni, bahlulele ngokwezahlulelo zami. Bagcine imilayo yami lezimiso zami kiyo yonke imikhosi yami emisiweyo, bangcwelise amasabatha ami.
“‘Pakakhala milandu, ansembe azikhala oweruza ndipo agamule milanduyo potsata malamulo anga. Atsate malamulo anga ndi malangizo anga pa za masiku anga onse a chikondwerero. Asamalirenso kuti masiku anga a Sabata akhale oyera.
25 Njalo kabayikuza emuntwini ofileyo ukuzingcolisa; kodwa ngoyise, kumbe ngonina, kumbe ngendodana, kumbe ngendodakazi, ngomfowabo, kumbe ngodadewabo ongeyisuye wendoda, bangazingcolisa.
“‘Wansembe asadziyipitse pokhudza munthu wakufa, pokhapokha ngati wakufayo ndi abambo ake kapena amayi ake, mwana wake wamwamuna kapena wamkazi, mʼbale wake kapena mlongo wake wosakwatiwa.
26 Langemva kokuhlanjululwa kwakhe bazambalela insuku eziyisikhombisa.
Atatha kuyeretsedwa adikirebe masiku asanu ndi awiri kuti ayere ndithu.
27 Langosuku azangena ngalo endaweni engcwele, egumeni elingaphakathi, ukuyakhonza endaweni engcwele, uzanikela umnikelo wakhe wesono, itsho iNkosi uJehova.
Pa tsiku lomwe akukalowa mʼbwalo la mʼkati la malo opatulika kuti akatumikire, apereke nsembe yopepesera machimo. Ndikutero Ine Ambuye Yehova.
28 Lokhu kuzakuba yilifa kubo; ngiyilifa labo; njalo kaliyikubanika imfuyo koIsrayeli; mina ngiyinzuzo yabo.
“‘Ansembe asadzakhale ndi cholowa chilichonse ayi. Cholowa chawo ndi Ine. Musadzawapatse chuma mu Israeli; Ine ndidzakhala chuma chawo.
29 Bona bazakudla umnikelo wokudla, lomnikelo wesono, lomnikelo wecala, lakho konke okwehlukanisiweyo koIsrayeli kuzakuba ngokwabo.
Iwo azidzadya nsembe ya chakudya, nsembe yopereka chifukwa cha tchimo ndi nsembe yopepesera machimo. Zinthu zonse zoperekedwa kwa Yehova mu Israeli zidzakhala zawo.
30 Lokuqala kwazo zonke izithelo zokuqala zakho konke, lawo wonke umnikelo wakho konke, kuyo yonke iminikelo yenu, kuzakuba ngokwabapristi; lokuqala kwenhlama yenu likunike umpristi, ukuhlalisa isibusiso phezu kwendlu yakho.
Zabwino za zipatso zanu zoyambirira kucha ndiponso mphatso zanu zonse zapadera zidzakhala za ansembe. Inu muziwapatsa chigawo choyamba cha ufa wanu kuti pa nyumba panu pakhale madalitso.
31 Abapristi kabayikudla loba kuyini okuzifeleyo, loba okudatshuliweyo, okwenyoni kumbe okwenyamazana.
Ansembe sayenera kudya kalikonse kofa kokha, kaya mbalame, kapena nyama. Kapena yochita kujiwa.’”
