Imithetho yobunaziri
1USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi 2akakhulume nama-Israyeli athi: “Lokha omduna namkha omsikazi nakenza isifungo esikhethekileko sokuzahlukanisela bona abe mnaziri kuSomnini, 3kufuze azahlukanise newayini namkha utjwala. Akukameli asele okumunyu okuvela ewayinini namkha etjwaleni begodu akukameli asele nanyana ngimuphi umhluzi wamadiribe namkha adle amadiribe, kungaba ngamatjha namkha omisiweko. 4Ngesikhathi soke sokuzahlukanisela kwakhe bona abe mnaziri, angadli okuphuma esidiribeni ngitjho nanyana yintanga namkha ikhasi lediribe.
5“Yoke imihla yokuzahlukanisela kwakhe akungathinti utjhefana ehlokwakhe. Akabe ngocwengileko kuSomnini soke isikhathi sokuzahlukanisela kwakhe, aliselele iinhluthu zakhe zibe zide.
6“Yoke imihla azahlukanisele ngayo uSomnini akukafuzi azitjhideze eduze kwesidumbu. 7Ngitjho nanyana kungahlongakala uyise, unina, umfowabo namkha udadwabo, angazisilaphazi ngeendumbu zabo ngombana itshwayo lokuzahlukanisela kwakhe uZimu liphezu kwehlokwakhe. 8Yoke imihla yokuzahlukanisela kwakhe uzakuba ngocwengileko kuSomnini.
9“Nakwenzeka kube khona umuntu ohlongakala masinyana hlanu kwakhe, ngalokho asilaphazwe itshwayo lokuzahlukanisela kwakhe ehloko, akazihlambulule elangeni lekhomba ngokuziguda ihloko. 10Kuzakuthi ngelanga lobunane alethe kumphristi phambi komnyango wetende lokuhlanganela amazuba amabili wommango namkha amazutjana amabili wekhaya. 11Nje-ke umphristi uzakunikela linye lawo bona libe ngelomhlabelo wehlambululo, elinye libe ngelomhlabelo wokutjhiswa, enzele umuntu loyo itethelelo ngombana wone ngokuba seduze kwesidumbu. Kuzakuthi khona mhlokho ahlukanisele ihlokwakhe 12bese azahlukanisele uSomnini, godu isikhathi soke azifungele ngaso bona abe mnaziri. Akalethe iqamanyana elinomnyaka libe ngelomhlabelo wehlawulo. Ngebanga lokusilaphazeka kobunaziri bakhe, isikhathi athome ngaso asisayelwa.
13“Lokha isikhathi sobunaziri nasiphelako, nakhu okufanele kwenzeke: Umnaziri kufuze alethwe phambi komnyango wetende lokuhlanganela. 14Kufuze alethe umhlabelwakhe kuSomnini: iqamanyana linye elimsulwa elinomnyaka munye libe ngelomhlabelo wokutjhiswa, imvana yinye emsulwa esikazi enomnyaka munye ibe ngeyomhlabelo wehlambululo neqama linye elimsulwa libe ngelomhlabelo wetjhebiswano. 15Godu akalethe nesiqwebu esinezikwa ezinganangumelo: izikwa ezimasongo zeflowuru esefiweko ezidutjwe ngamafutha we-oliva nezikwa ezisipara ezitjhatjhwe ngamafutha we-oliva. Zilethwe kanye neminikelo yakhona yeenthoro neyokuselwako.
16“Yeke umphristi uzakutjhideza iminikelo leyo e-aldarini, enzele umnaziri umhlabelo wehlambululo newokutjhiswa. 17Iqama alinikele njengomhlabelo wetjhebiswano kuSomnini kanye nesiqwebu esinezikwa ezinganangumelo. Godu umphristi uzakunikela iminikelo yakhona yeenthoro neyokuselwako.
18“Emva kwalokho umnaziri uzakuguda iinhluthu zakhe ezilitshwayo lokuzahlukanisela. Azigudele emnyango wetende lokuhlanganela bese uziphosela emlilweni lapha kuphekwe khona umhlabelo wetjhebiswano.
19“Kuzakuthi umnaziri nasele aqede ukuguda iinhluthu zakhe zokuzahlukanisela, umphristi athathe umkhono weqama ophekiweko, isikwa sinye esimasongo esinganangumelo nasinye esisipara esinganangumelo ngesiqwebini. Koke lokho akubeke ezandleni zomnaziri, 20godu akuthathe ukuze akuphakamise njengomnikelo osibiko kuSomnini. Isibikweso sikhethekile, kusisabelo somphristi kanye nesifuba nomlenze weqama okuphakanyiswe njengomnikelo osibiko kuSomnini. Emva kwalokho umnaziri loyo angasela iwayini.
21“Lowo-ke mthetho womnaziri. Lokha umuntu nakafunga bona abe mnaziri, kufuze alethe iminikelo leyo kuSomnini. Godu kufuze alethe iminikelo athembise ukuyinikela lokha nakazahlukaniselako ukuba mnaziri. Kufuze anikele lokho kanye neminikelo ehlathululwa mthetho wobunaziri.”
Ukubusisa kwabaphristi
22USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi 23akakhulume no-Aroni namadodanakhe athi:
“Busisani ama-Israyeli ngamezwi la,
24‘USomnini uzanibusisa, anigcine;
25uSomnini uzanikhanyisela, abe nomusa kini;
26uSomnini uzanitjheja, aniphe ipumelelo.’
27“Ngendlela leyo-ke bazabe bamemezela ibizo lami phezu kwama-Israyeli, nje-ke mina ngizawabusisa.”
