Itethelelo yokuthuluka kweengazi ezinganafakazi
1Nakube enarheni eniyiphiwa nguSomnini uZimenu kobana ibe lilifa lenu, kufunyanwa umuntu abulewe, adindilize emmangweni, kungaziwa bonyana ubulewe ngubani, 2abaphathi benu nabagwebi benu bazakuza bafese balinganise ibanga eliphakathi komuntu obuleweko namadorobho aseduze. 3Abaphathi bedorobho eliseduze khulu nomuntu obuleweko bazakuthatha ithokazi elingazange khelibotjhelwe. 4Abaphathi bedorobho bazakwehlela nethokazelo emlanjaneni lapha kungalimeki namkha kutjaleke khona. Bazafese balephule intamo emlanjanenapho.
5Abaphristi abamadodana kaLevi bazakuza ngombana uSomnini uZimenu ubakhethile bona bamlotjhe bebabusise ebizweni lakhe. Ngibo ekumele babenelizwi lokha nakunokurarana namkha inturhu. 6Boke abaphathi bedorobho eliseduze khulu nomuntu obuleweko bazakuhlambela izandla ngehla kwethokazi elephulwe intamo emrhobeni, 7bafakaze bathi: “Izandla zethu azange zithulule iingazezi, ngitjho namehlwethu azange abone ukuthuluka kweengazokho. 8USomnini akathethelele abantu bakhe u-Israyeli, abahlengako; angabeki umlandu weengazi ezimsulwa phakathi kwabantu bakhe u-Israyeli.”
Nje-ke bazakuthethelelwa emlandwini weengazi lowo. 9Ngalokho nizakutjhaphuluka emlandwini weengazi ezimsulwa. Ngaleyondlela nizakwenza okulungileko phambi kwakaSomnini.
Imithetho yobudlelwano bomndeni kanye neemiso ezithileko
10Lokha u-Israyeli naya epini ayokulwa nezitha zakhe, uSomnini uZimakhe azinikele ezandleni zakhe, azithumbe 11bese kuthi phakathi kwabathunjwa ubone isimomondiya somfazi osithandako nofuna ukusithatha bona sibe mkakho, 12ungakhamba naso ekhenu. Lapho-ke umfazi loyo uzazirhuna ihloko aqunte namaziphakhe, 13ahlubule izambatho zakhe zobukhoboka, ahlale endlinakho alilele uyise nonina inyanga yoke. Ngemva kwalokho ungamngena-ke, ube yindodakhe, yena abe mkakho.
14Nakube ngemva kwesikhathi awusathokozi ngomfazi loyo, mtjhaphulule azikhambele aye lapha athanda ukuya khona. Awukavunyelwa ukumthengisa namkha wenane ngaye ngombana umrhubutjhile.
15Nakube indoda inabafazi ababili, omunye ayintandokazi omunye asisaliwakazi bese bobabili bambelethele abantwana, izibulo libe ngelesaliwakazi, 16mhlana yabela amadodanayo ilifa ingathathi indodana yentandokazi iyenze izibulo phezu kwendodana elizibulo yesaliwakazi. 17Ayamukele izibulo eliyindodana yesaliwakazi ngokuyinikela isabelo esibuyelelwe kabili kesomunye kwakho koke enakho ngombana imamandlayo wokuthoma. Ilungelo lobuzibulo ngelayo.
18Nakube indoda inendodana enekani netjhingako engalaleli ilizwi lakayise namkha lakanina, kuthi nanyana bayikhalima ingabalaleli, 19khona-ke uyise nonina bazayibamba bayilethe kubaphathi bedorobho lekhabo abasesangweni lendawo leyo. 20Bazakuthi kubaphathi: “Indodanethu le kazi inekani begodu iyatjhinga, ayilaleli ilizwi lethu. Isirhiribideli nesidakwa.”
21Nje-ke woke amadoda wedorobho azayikhanda ngamatje ibe ife. Ngalokho nizakuthanyela ubumbi phakathi kwenu. Woke u-Israyeli uzakuzwa bese uyesaba.
22Nakube umuntu wenze ubulelesi besibetho sokufa bese ngambala uyabulawa, nimhlomele esigodweni, 23isidumbu sakhe singahlali ubusuku boke sisesigodwenapho. Kodwana mbulungeni khona mhlokho ngombana umuntu ohlonywe esigodweni uthuweleliswe nguZimu. Ningasilaphazi inarhenu eniyiphiwa nguSomnini uZimenu kobana ibe lilifa lenu.
