Imithetho ngemithetho
1Makangangeni ebandleni likaYehova olinyazwe ngokutyunyuzwa amasende, nonqanyulwe ubudoda.
2Makungangeni mgqakhwe ebandleni likaYehova; nesizukulwana sawo seshumi masingangeni ebandleni likaYehova.
3Makangangeni ebandleni likaYehova umAmon nomMowabhi; nesizukulwana sabo seshumi masingangeni ebandleni likaYehova naphakade; 4ngenxa yokuba benganikhawulelanga ngesonka nangamanzi endleleni, ekuphumeni kwenu eYiputa; nangenxa enokuba bakuqeshela uBhileham unyana kaBhehore, wasePetore kwa-Aram• phakathi kwemiLambo,• ukuba akuqalekise. 5Àkavuma ke uYehova uThixo wakho ukumphulaphula uBhileham; usuke uYehova uThixo wakho wakuguqulela isiqalekiso saba yintsikelelo; ngokuba ubekuthanda uYehova uThixo wakho. 6Uze ungalukhathaleli naphakade uxolo lwabo nokuhlala kwabo kakuhle, yonke imihla yakho.
7Aze angabi lisikizi kuwe umEdom, ngokuba ngumzalwana wakho; aze angabi lisikizi kuwe umYiputa, ngokuba ube ungumphambukeli ezweni lakhe. 8Oonyana abathe babazala, abasisizukulwana sabo sesithathu, bongena ebandleni likaYehova.
9Xa uthe waphuma umkhosi, waya ezintshabeni zakho, uze uzigcine kwinto yonke embi.
10Xa kuthe kwakho kuwe indoda engahlambulukileyo, ngenxa yento eyihleleyo ebusuku, yophuma iye ngaphandle kweminquba; mayingangeni phakathi kweminquba. 11Kothi, xa kuhlwayo, ihlambe ngamanzi; ithi lakutshona ilanga, ingene ke ngaphakathi kweminquba.
12Wòba nendawo engaphandle kweminquba, uphume ke uye khona endle. 13Uze ube nolungxa empahleni yakho; kuthi ekuhlaleni phantsi kwakho endle, umbe ngalo, uhlale phantsi, ukuselele okuphuma kuwe; 14ngokuba uYehova uThixo wakho uhambahamba phakathi kweminquba yakho, ukuba akuhlangule, azinikele iintshaba zakho kuwe. Ize icokiseke iminquba yakho, angaboni nto iziintloni kuwe, ajike emke kuwe.
15Uze ungasinikeli enkosini yaso isicaka esisabele kuwe, sisuka enkosini yaso. 16Sohlala nawe phakathi kwenu, kuloo ndawo sithe sayinyula kwelinye isango emasangweni akho, apho kusilungele khona; uze ungasixinzeleli phantsi.
17Makungabikho ng'awukazi kwindawo engcwele ezintombini zakwaSirayeli; makungabikho sifebe kwindawo engcwele koonyana bakaSirayeli. 18Uze ungalungenisi utsheqo lwehenyukazi nomvuzo wenja endlwini kaYehova uThixo wakho, ngenxa yesibhambathiso nokuba sisiphi; ngokuba zingamasikizi kuYehova zombini ezo zinto.
19Uze ungambizi nzala umzalwana wakho: nzala yamali, nzala yakutya, nzala nokuba yeyani ekubizwa inzala ngayo. 20Wobiza inzala kowolunye uhlanga; uze ungabizi nzala kumzalwana wakho, ukuze akusikelele uYehova uThixo wakho ezintweni zonke osisa kuzo isandla sakho, kulo ilizwe ongena kulo ukuba ulimé.
21Xa uthe wabhambathisa isibhambathiso kuYehova uThixo wakho, uze ungalibali ukusizalisa; ngokuba uYehova uThixo wakho uya kusibiza kuwe, kube sisono kuwe. 22Ke xa uthe wayeka, akwabhambathisa, akuyi kuba sono oko kuwe. 23Okuphume emlonyeni wakho kugcine, ukwenze; njengoko ubhambathise ngako kuYehova uThixo wakho ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo, wakuthetha ngomlomo wakho.
24Xa uthe wangena esidiliyeni sommelwane wakho, ungáyidla idiliya uzifikisele, uhluthe, kodwa ungagaleli esityeni sakho.
25Xa uthe wangena engqoloweni yommelwane wakho, engekavunwa, wokha izikhwebu ngesandla sakho; ungàfaki rhengqa engqoloweni yommelwane wakho engekavunwa.
