Imithetho ngemithetho
1Xa ithe indoda yazeka umfazi, yayindoda yakhe, kothi ke ukuba uthe akafumana ukubabalwa emehlweni ayo, ngokuba ifumene iindawo eziziintloni kuye, yambhalela incwadi yokumala, yamnikela esandleni, yamgxotha endlwini yayo; 2waphuma endlwini yayo, waya waba ngowandoda yimbi; 3yamthiya le ndoda iyiyimbi, yambhalela incwadi yokumala, yamnikela esandleni, yamgxotha endlwini yayo; nokuba ithe yafa le ndoda iyiyimbi yamzekayo wangumkayo: 4mayingabi nako indoda yakhe yokuqala eyamgxothayo, ukubuya imzeke abe ngumkayo, emveni kokuba enziwe inqambi; ngokuba lisikizi elo kuYehova. Uze ungalenzi, ukuba lone ilizwe elo akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho ukuba libe lilifa.
5Xa indoda ithe yazeka umfazi omtsha, mayingaphumi nomkhosi, ingàphathiswa msebenzi nawuphi. Yokhululeka ngenxa yendlu yayo umnyaka ube mnye, ivuyisane nomkayo emzekileyo.
6Makangenziwa sibambiso amatye okusila, nokuba lelingaphezulu, kuba oko kukubambisa ngomphefumlo.
7Xa ithe indoda yafunyanwa isiba umntu ebazalwaneni bayo, oonyana bakaSirayeli, imphathe kakubi, ithengise ngaye njengekhoboka: malife elo sela; ubutshàyele ke ububi, bungabikho phakathi kwakho.
8Zigcine esibethweni seqhenqa, ugcine kunene, wenze ngokwezinto zonke abaya kuniyala ngazo ababingeleli, abaLevi; njengoko ndabawisela umthetho, nigcine ukwenza. 9Khumbula oko uYehova uThixo wakho wakwenza kuMiriyam endleleni, ekuphumeni kwenu eYiputa.
10Xa uthe wamboleka ummelwane wakho nokuba yintoni ebolekwayo, uze ungangeni endlwini yakhe, uye kuthabatha isibambiso kuye. 11Uze ume ngaphandle, ithi loo ndoda uyibolekayo iphume, isizise kuwe isibambiso eso. 12Ukuba indoda ithe yaba iswele, uze ungalali unesibambiso sayo; 13wosibuyisela kuyo isibambiso eso ukutshona kwelanga, ilale ngengubo yayo, ikusikelele, ube nobulungisa phambi koYehova uThixo wakho.
14Uze ungamcudisi umqeshwa ongaba uswele, olihlwempu, nokuba ngowabazalwana bakho, nokuba ngowabaphambukeli bakho abasezweni lakho, emasangweni akho. 15Ngemini yakhe wòmnika umvuzo wakhe, lingatshoni ilanga usekuwe; ngokuba eswele, ewumise umphefumlo wakhe kuwo; hleze akhale ngawe kuYehova, oko ke kube sisono kuwe.
16Ooyise mabangabulawa ngenxa yoonyana; oonyana mabangabulawa ngenxa yooyise; elowo makabulawe ngesono sakhe.
17Uze ungasijiki isigwebo sowasemzini nesenkedama; ungayenzi isibambiso ingubo yomhlolokazi. 18Khumbula ukuba ube ulikhoboka eYiputa. UYehova uThixo wakho wakukhulula khona; ngenxa yoko ndikuwisela umthetho ukuba uyenze le nto.
19Xa uthe waluvuna uvuno lwakho entsimini yakho, walibala isithungu entsimini, uze ungabuyi uye kusithabatha; soba sesomphambukeli, nesenkedama, nesomhlolokazi, ukuze uYehova uThixo wakho akusikelele emsebenzini wonke wezandla zakho.
20Xa uthe wawuvuthulula umnquma wakho, uze ungaphindi uwavuthulule amasebe emva kwakho; wóba ngowomphambukeli, nowenkedama, nowomhlolokazi. 21Xa uthe wasivuna isidiliya sakho, uze ungasibhikici emva kwakho; soba sesomphambukeli, nesenkedama, nesomhlolokazi; 22ukhumbule ukuba ube ulikhoboka ezweni laseYiputa. Ngenxa yoko ndikuwisela umthetho ukuba uyenze le nto.
