ULEVITIKUSI 18
Imithetho yokulalana
1USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi 2akakhulume nama-Israyeli athi: “Mina nginguSomnini uZimenu. 3Ningenzi njengombana kwenza amaGibhide lapha benihlala khona begodu ningenzi njengombana kwenza abantu benarha yeKanana enginisa kiyo. Ningakhambi ngemikhubabo 4kodwana yenzani imithethwami, nilonde neemiso zami, niphile ngazo. NginguSomnini uZimenu. 5Iye, londani iimiso zami nemithethwami ngombana umuntu owenza njalo uzakuphila ngayo. NginguSomnini.
6“Akungabi khona owambula ubuze bomuntu wekhabo ngokwamabhayi. NginguSomnini. 7Ungambuli ubuze bakanyoko ngombana bungebakayihlo; ngunyoko, ungambuli ubuze bakhe. 8Ungambuli ubuze bomkayihlo ngombana bungebakayihlo.
9“Ungambuli ubuze bakadadwenu, kungaba mntwana kayihlo namkha kanyoko okhulele ekhaya namkha ngaphandle. 10Ungambuli ubuze bomntwana womntwanakho ngombana ubuze bakhe bububuze bakho. 11Ungambuli ubuze bendodakazi kayihlo ebelethwe ngomunye umfazi ngombana ingudadwenu. 12Ungambuli ubuze bakakghariyakho ngombana uziingazi zakayihlo. 13Ungambuli ubuze bakadadwabo lakanyoko ngombana uziingazi zakanyoko. 14Ungambuli ubuze bomfazi wakamfowabo lakayihlo ngombana bungebakayihlo begodu ngunyoko. 15Ungambuli ubuze bomalukazanakho ngombana mfazi wendodanakho, ungabumbuli ubuze bakhe. 16Ungambuli ubuze bomfazi womfowenu ngombana bungebomfowenu.
17“Ungambuli ubuze bomfazi kanye nomntwanakhe omntazana begodu ungalali nanomntwana womntwana womfazi loyo ngombana batjhidelene khulu nawe; lokho kubuhlola. 18Ungathathi umlamu wakho njengehlanzi wambule ubuze bakhe umkakho asaphila.
19“Ungatjhideli emfazini bona wambule ubuze bakhe lokha nasasilapheleko ngebanga lokobana asesikhathini. 20Ungalali nomfazi womuntu womphakathi uzisilaphaze ngalokho.
21“Unganikeli ngananyana ngimuphi wabantwana bakho bona bahlukaniselwe uMoleki njengeengwadla, ngombana akukafaneli ulirhubutjhe ibizo lakaZimakho. NginguSomnini. 22Ungalalani nenye indoda njenganyana ulala wesifazana. Lokho kuyanyenyisa. 23Ungalingi ulale isilwana uzisilaphaze ngalokho. Godu akungabi khona umfazi ozinikela esilwaneni bona simlale. Lokho kubuhlola.
24“Ungazisilaphazi nangasinye sezintwezo ngombana izizwe engiziqotjha phambi kwenu zazisilaphaza ngazo 25nenarha yasilaphala. Yeke ngakhambela ukonakala kwayo. Ngebangelo inarha yabaphalaza abahlali bayo. 26Kodwana nina londani iimiso zami nemithethwami. Iye, tjhejani nina bantu bendabuko neenkhonzi eziphakathi kwenu bona ningenzi neyodwa yezinto ezinyenyisakwezo 27ngombana abantu bendawo le ebebahlala lapho phambilini benza zoke iinyenyiswezo, yeke inarha yasilaphala. 28Nanisilaphaza inarha, nayo izoniphalaza njengombana kwenzeka ezizweni ebezihlala enarheni ngaphambi kwenu. 29Iye, boke abenza nanyana ngiziphi iinyenyiswezo, bazakujutjwa ebantwini bekhabo.
30“Yeke londani imiyalwami, ningalingi nenze nayinye yemikhuba enyenyisako leyo eyayenziwa phambilini. Ningazisilaphazi ngayo. NginguSomnini uZimenu.”
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