Imithetho yokubuyiselwa
1“Lokha umuntu neba ikomo, imvu namkha imbuzi bese uyayihlaba namkha ayithengise, uzakuhlawuliswa iinkomo ezihlanu ngekomo yinye, ahlawuliswe izimvu namkha iimbuzi ezine ngemvu yinye namkha ngembuzi yinye.
2“Nakube isela libanjwe liseba bese liyabethwa belife, angeze kwaba nomlandu wokuthulula iingazi zalo. 3Kodwana nakube lokho kwenzeke ilanga sele liphumile, olibuleleko uzakuba nomlandu weengazi.
“Isela kumele lihlawule ngokuzeleko. Nakube alinanto, kufuze lithengiswe ukuze kukhokhelwe umonakalo eliwenzileko. 4Nakube okwetjiweko kufunyanwa esandleni salo kusaphila, lizakuhlawuliswa ngokubuyelelweko, kungaba yikomo, udumbana, imvu namkha imbuzi.
5“Nakube umuntu ukghaphela ifuywakhe esimini namkha esidiribeni bese ifuyo leyo ikarula esimini yomunye umuntu, uzakukhokhela umninisimu ngesivuno esikhethekileko sesimakhe nesesidiribe sakhe.
6“Nakuqubuka umlilo ulumathise ameva bese kutjhe isithala sekoroyi namkha ikoroyi engakavunwa namkha isimu, umuntu othungelele umlilo lowo uzakuhlawula woke umonakalo ngokuzeleko.
7“Nakube umuntu usisa isiliva namkha ipahla komunye umuntu bese yetjiwa ngekumbeni yomuntu loyo, isela eliyebileko lifunyanwe, lizakhokha ngokubuyelelwe kabili. 8Nakube isela alifunyanwa, umninimuzi uzakusondela kuZimu endaweni ecwengileko, afunge bonyana akanasandla ekwetjiweni kwepahla yomuntu loyo.
9“Nakwenzeka umuntu afanise ipahlakhe komunye bese athi ngeyakhe, kungaba yikomo, udumbana, imvu, imbuzi, izambatho okutjho nanyana yini emlahlekeleko, abantwabo bazakuletha umbangwabo bobabili phambi kwakaZimu endaweni ecwengileko. Kuzakuthi loyo uZimu ambona umlandu, akhokhele umbangisanakhe ngokubuyelelwe kabili.
10“Nakube umuntu usisa udumbana, ikomo, imvu, imbuzi namkha esinye nesinye isilwana komunye umuntu bese siyafa namkha sikhubale nanyana sinyamalale kungabi nomuntu obonako, 11umsolwa uzakwenza isifungo komsolako phambi kwakaSomnini bonyana azange abe nesandla epahleni yomuntu omsolako loyo. Umnikazi kumele amukele isifungweso begodu angabizi imbuyiselo. 12Kodwana nakube ipahla leyo ngambala yetjiwe ezandleni zakhe, kumele akhokhele umniniyo. 13Nakube isilwaneso sidatjulwe ziimbandana, akasilethe sibe bufakazi; akazukhokhela isilwana esidatjuliweko.
14“Lokha umuntu naboleka into ethize namkha ifuyo komunye umuntu bese iyalimala namkha ife, umniniyo angekho, umuntu loyo uzakukhokha imbuyiselo ngokuzeleko. 15Nakube umniniyo gade akhona nakwenzeka lokho, umuntu loyo akazukukhokha imbuyiselo. Nakube beyiqatjhiwe izakukhokhelwa ngemali yokuqatjhwa kwayo.
Imithetho yehlalo nekolo
16“Nakube indoda ikhwatjha itlawu elingakabonwa bese ilala nalo, kumele ililobole libe mkayo. 17Nakube uyise wetlawelo ubetha phasi ngenyawo uthi akalendiseli endodeni leyo, indoda leyo izakukhokha inani elilingana nelobolo lamatlawu.
18“Ungavumeli bonyana umloyi aphile.
19“Nanyana ngubani olalana nesilwana akabulawe.
20“Owenzela nanyana ngimuphi usingazimu imihlabelo angenzeli uSomnini kwaphela akarhayilwe.
21“Ungahlukumezi isikhonzi namkha usigandelele ngombana nani beniziinkhonzi enarheni yeGibhide. 22Ungarhubutjhi umhlolokazi namkha intandani. 23Nanibarhubutjhako bese bayangililela, ngambala ngizasizwa isililo sabo, 24ubukhali bami buzakuvutha phezu kwenu nginibulale ngesabula bese abafazi benu baba bahlolokazi, abantwabenu babe ziintandani.
25“Nawubolekisa imali komunye wabantu bami abadududu abahlala nawe, ungabi njengomatjhonisa kuye; ungambizi inzalo. 26Nakube uthathela umuntu isambatho sakhe njengesibambiso, kumele umbuyisele sona ngaphambi kobana kutjhinge ilanga, 27ngombana isambathweso ngiso sodwa esisisembeso sakhe, siyingubo yomzimbakhe. Angalala ngani ngaphandle kwaso? Godu lokha nalila kimi, mina ngizakwizwa ngombana nginesisa.
28“Ungakhulumi uZimu kumbi, namkha uthuwelelise umphathi wabantu bakho.
29“Ungariyadi ukunikela isivuno sakhe sekoroyi, sewayini nesamafutha we-oliva.
“Ngihlukaniselani amadodanenu wamazibulo. 30Nenze soneso nangamazibulo weenkomo, wezimvu neweembuzi zenu. Izibulo eliduna alihlale nonina amalanga alikhomba bese kuthi ngelanga lobunane ninginikele lona.
31“Nibabantu bami, nje-ke ningagomi inyama yesilwana esibulewe ziimbandana emmangweni. Inikeleni izinja.”
