Imithetho eyahlukahlukeneko
1USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi 2akakhulume nomkhambathi woke wama-Israyeli athi: “Yibani ngabacwengileko ngombana mina Somnini uZimenu ngicwengile. 3Omunye nomunye wenu ahloniphe unina noyise. Gcinani amaSabatha wami. NginguSomnini uZimenu. 4Ningalandeli abosingazimu begodu ningazenzeli abozinyana ababaziweko. NginguSomnini uZimenu.
5“Lokha nanihlabela uSomnini umhlabelo wetjhebiswano, uhlabeni ukuze namukeleke kuye. 6Umhlabelo lowo uzakudliwa ngelanga ohlatjwa ngalo namkha ngakusasa. Okuseleko bekwaba lilanga lesithathu, akutjhiswe. 7Nakube inyama leyo idliwa ngelanga lesithathu izakuba sinyenyiso. Umhlabelo lowo angeze wamukeleka. 8Nanyana ngubani oyidlako uzazizwa ngombana usilaphaze okucwengileko kwakaSomnini. Umuntu onjalo akajutjwe ebantwini bekhabo.
9“Lokha nanivuna isivuno senarhenu, ningakhothululi koke namkha niburukuje emva kwesivuno. 10Ningakhi isidiribe senu sidududu begodu ningadobhi amadiribe awele phasi. Lokho kuliseleleni odududu nosikhonzi. NginguSomnini uZimenu.
11“Ningebi, ningakhohlisani begodu ningephuli isithembiso omunye komunye. 12Ningafungi ibizo lami ngamanga ukuze ningarhubutjhi ibizo lakaZimenu. NginguSomnini.
13“Ungagandeleli umakhelwanakho begodu ungamdlelezeli.
“Ungabambeli isisebenzi esitorhako ikokhelo bekube ngakusasa. 14Ngokwesaba uZimakho ungathuki ongezwako begodu ungabeki isikhubekiso phambi kwesiphofu. NginguSomnini.
15“Ningahlanakezeli isigwebo; ungakhethi ubuso besichaka namkha nijamele onothileko. Gwebani abantu bekhenu ngokulunga. 16Ungafaki abantu bekhenu engozini ngokukhamba ubahleba. NginguSomnini.
17“Ungabi nevunda nomfowenu kodwana mkhalimele epanyameni ungamgegi ukuze ungakhambi uqumbelene. 18Ungazibuyiseleli namkha ube nevunda ebantwini ophila nabo, kodwana thanda umakhelwanakho njengombana uzithanda wena. NginguSomnini.
19“Londani iimiso zami. Ungavumeli ifuywakho izekwe ngelinye ihlobo lefuyo. Nesiminakho ungatjali imihlobo emibili yembewu begodu ungembathi isambatho esilukwe ngemihlobo emibili yemicu eyahlukeneko.
20“Nangabe umnini khobokakazi ulala nalo sele lithengwe ngenye indoda, nokho khibe alikabi ukukhokhelwa imali begodu alikabi ukutjhatjhululwa uzakuhlawula umthengi. Bangeze babulawa ngombana ikhobokakazelo belingakabi ukutjhatjhululwa. 21Kodwana umuntu olele nalo kufuze alethe iqama njengomhlabelo wehlawulo kuSomnini emnyango wetende lokuhlanganela. 22Nje-ke umphristi uzamenzela itethelelo kuSomnini ngeramelo ngesono asenzileko. Ngalokho uzakuhlambuluka esonweni sakheso.
23“Lokha nasele ningenile enarheni benatjala yoke imihlobo yemithi edliwako, kuzakuba minyaka emithathu yoke iinthelo zemithi leyo ningakavunyelwa ukuzidla. 24Ngomnyaka wesine zoke iinthelo zemithi zizakuba ngezikhethekileko kudunyiswa ngazo uSomnini uZimu. 25Ngomnyaka wesihlanu ningadla iinthelo. Ngendlela leyo imithi izakuhloma khulu. NginguSomnini uZimenu.
26“Ningahlanganyeli emihlatjelweni yabarhedeni. Ningafuniseli begodu ningaphenguli. 27-28Lokha nanihlobokako ningarhuni iinhloko zenu ngokuzigega namkha niphungule iindevu zenu. Ningazirhayi begodu ningazidali amabala emizimbenenu. NginguSomnini.
29“Ungarhubutjhi indodakazakho ngokuyivumela bona ingwadle. Nawenza njalo inarha izakudlhemadlhema ngemva kwabosingazimu beyigcwale ubuhlola. 30Gcinani amaSabatha wami, nihloniphe indawami ecwengileko. NginguSomnini.
31“Ningaphendukeli ebezimini namkha kwabanemimoya. Ningaziphenguli kibo ngombana nanenza njalo bazanisilaphaza. NginguSomnini uZimenu.
32“Ngokwesaba uZimu, thulelani othukgheleko ingwani, nihloniphe omdala. NginguSomnini.
33“Naninesikhonzi enarhenenu, ningasigandeleli. 34Niphathe kuhle isikhonzi enihlala naso njenganyana nenza ebantwini bekhenu. Thandani isikhonzi njengombana nizithanda nina ngombana nani naniziinkhonzi enarheni yeGibhide. NginguSomnini uZimenu.
35“Ningakhwabanisi lokha nanenza iinlinganiso zobudisi, ubude nomthamo. 36Linganisani ngokulunga, nisebenzise iinkala neenlinganiso ezifaneleko kube mthamo kapumpana weqiniso nekwana yeqiniso. NginguSomnini uZimenu owanikhupha enarheni yeGibhide. 37Londani iimiso zami zoke, nenze imiyalwami yoke. NginguSomnini.”
