UHLAZIYO-MNQOPHISO 25

₁“Xa amaSirayeli amabini exabene, aza asana enkundleni, omnye wawo ke wafunyaniswa engenatyala, waza ke wagwetywa omnye lo; ₂ukuba ugwetywe ikatsi, umgwebi makatsho acanjalaliswe. Inani lemivumbo yakhe loxhomekeka kwelo tyala alenzileyo. ₃Angákatswa ukuya kwimivumbo emashumi mane, kodwa ke ingadluli apho. Kaloku xa inokuba ngaphezu kwaleyo wòba umthobile umwenu.

₄“Xa usebenzisa inkabi yenkomo ekubhuleni ingqolowa, musa ukuyifaka isicheme.”

₅“Ukuba oonyana bomntu omnye bahlala mzini-mnye, aze omnye lo asweleke engenanyana, umhlolokazi lowo kamfi akufuneki athathwe ndoda yamzi wumbi; kaloku luxanduva lomntakwabo-mfi ukumthatha amenze umfazi. ₆Ke unyana wokuqala abaya kumzala bobabini woba ngunyana kamfi, khon' ukuze umlibo wakhe ungatshitshi kwaSirayeli. ₇Kambe ke ukuba umntakwabo-mfi lo akafuni kumthatha, umka-mfi makaye kuxelela amadoda amakhulu edolophu leyo, athi: ‘Umntakwabo-mfi akavumi kuwenza umsebenzi wakhe; uyala ukuvelisela umfi inzala phakathi kwamaSirayeli.’ ₈Ke wona amadoda amakhulu aya kumbiza athethe naye.

“Ukuba ke uphikelela ukwala, ₉umka-mfi lowo makaye kuye ekho namadoda amakhulu edolophu leyo, afike akhulule isihlangu sakhe, amtshicele ebusweni, athi: ‘Nantso ke into eyenziwayo kumntu ongafuniyo ukuvelisela umntakwabo inzala.’ ₁₀Jikelele ke kwaSirayeli umzi wakhe uya kwaziwa njengomzi ondoda ikhululelwe isihlangu.”

₁₁“Ukuba amadoda amabini ayalwa, aze umfazi wenye azame ukuncedisa indoda yakhe ngokubamba le ilwa nayo ngobudoda, ₁₂sukumenzela nceba, mnqumle isandla.

_13-14“Xa usebenzisa isilinganiso sukwenza buqhophololo mayela nobunzima nobungakanani. Izilinganiso zakho mazibe zezizizo ngalo lonke ixesha. ₁₅Sisebenzise ngokunyaniseka isilinganiso, khon' ukuze uhlale ithuba elide kwelo lizwe akunika lona uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho. ₁₆Kaloku banezothe kuNdikhoyo abantu abanobuqhophololo.

₁₇“Ungaze uyilibale into enayenziwa ngama-Amaleki ngokuya nanivela eJiputa. ₁₈Wona ahlangana nani nidiniwe, niphelelwe ngamandla, aza ababulala bonke abo baberhuqeka ngasemva. Kaloku ayengamoyiki uThixo. ₁₉Ngoko ke akuba uNdikhoyo ekuhlangule kuzo zonke iintlanga ezikungqongileyo, waza wawuma umhlaba akunika wona ukuba ube lilifa lakho, uze uwabulale uwatshayele ama-Amaleki atsho alibaleke. Uyabona ke, uze ungaphazami!”