UZimu unikela ama-Israyeli imiyalo elitjhumi
1UZimu wakhuluma woke amezwi la wathi:
2“Mina Somnini nginguZimakho owakukhupha enarheni yeGibhide ekumbeni yobukhoboka.
3Ungalotjhi abosingazimu, lotjha mina kwaphela.
4Ungazenzeli isithombesibazwa namkha umfanekiso wananyana yini esezulwini phezulu namkha ephasini phasi nanyana ngemanzini ngaphasi kwephasi. 5Ungazikhothameli izintwezo, ungazilotjhi ngombana mina Somnini nginguZimakho. NginguZimu onesikhwele owehlisela isibetho sezono zaboyise phezu kwabantwababo besizukulwana sesithathu nesesine salabo abangenzi intandwami. 6Kodwana ukwethembeka kwami kuzakuhlala eenkulungwaneni zeenzukulwana zalabo abangikhathalelako nabalonda imiyalwami.
7Ungakhulumeli butjhilweni ngebizo lakaSomnini uZimakho ngombana uSomnini uzambeka umlandu loyo ophatha ibizo lakhe butjhilweni.
8Hlonipha ilanga leSabatha ngombana licwengile. 9Sebenza amalanga asithandathu, wenze woke umsebenzakho, 10kodwana ilanga lekhomba liliSabatha, lahlukaniselwe uSomnini uZimakho. Mhlokho ungasebenzi ngitjho nakancani, wena, indodanakho, indodakazakho, ikhoboka nekhobokakazi lakho, ifuywakho namkha isikhonzi esihlala nawe, 11ngombana emalangeni asithandathu uSomnini wenza izulu nephasi, ilwandle nakho koke okudaliweko, waphumula ngelanga lekhomba. Ngalokho uSomnini wabusisa ilanga leSabatha, wathi licwengile.
12Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko khona kuzakwanda amalangakho wokuphila endaweni oyiphiwa nguSomnini uZimakho.
13Ungabulali umuntu.
14Ungahlobongi.
15Ungebi.
16Ungafakazi amala ngomunye umuntu.
17Ungafisi ikumba yomunye umuntu; ungakhanukeli umfazi womunye umuntu, ungafisi ikhoboka namkha ikhobokakazi lakhe, ikomakhe, udumbanakhe nanyana yini engeyomunye umuntu.”
18Boke abantu bezwa imidumo netjhada lepalapala begodu babona imibani nentuthu ethunya entabeni. Kwathi nababona lokho besaba, bathuthumela. Nje-ke bajamela kujana, 19bathi kuMosi: “Akungabi nguZimu okhuluma nathi ngombana sizakufa! Akukhulume wena, sizakulalela.”
20UMosi wathi ebantwini: “Ningesabi ngombana uZimu uze bona anizizinye nokobana nimesabe ukuze ningoni.”
Umyalo wokwakhiwa kwe-aldari
21Abantu bajamela kujana, uMosi yena watjhidela eduze elifini elimabhombo nelimnyama lapha bekunoZimu khona.
22USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Nakhu ozakutjho kuma-Israyeli, ‘Nizibonele ngokwenu bonyana ngikhulume nani ngisezulwini.
23“ ‘Nje-ke ningazenzeli abozinyana besiliva nebegolide bonyana nibalotjhe kanye nami.’ ”
24Godu uSomnini wathi kuMosi: “Ngenzela i-aldari lequlwani bese wenzela kilo umhlabelwakho wokutjhiswa, umnikelwakho wetjhebiswano okutjho imihlabelo yezimvu neembuzi kanye neenkomo zakho. Kuzakuthi kiyo yoke indawo lapha ngenza khona bona ibizo lami lidunyiswe, ngehlele kiyo, ngikubusise.
25“Nawungenzela i-aldari lamatje, ungalakhi ngamatje acoziweko ngombana nawuwaqoqoda ngeentlabagelo zakho, uyawangcolisa. 26Ungenzeli i-aldari lami iintepisi ngombana nawukhwela ngazo ububhunubhunu bakho buzakwembulekela kilo.”
