UDUTERONOMI 19

₁Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakunquma izizwe ezizwe lazo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, besewuzixosha, wakhe emizini yazo nasezindlini zazo,

₂uyakuzahlukanisela imizi emithathu phakathi kwezwe lakho akunika lona uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba ulidle.

₃Uyakuyilungisa indlela, wahlukanise kathathu imikhawulo yezwe lakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona ukuba ulidle, ukuze bonke ababulali babalekele khona.

₄Nansi indaba yombulali oyakubalekela khona aze aphile: yilowo nalowo obulala umakhelwane wakhe kungengamabomu, ebekade engamzondi,

₅njengomuntu oya ehlathini nomakhelwane wakhe ukugawula imithi, isandla sakhe besesigalela ngezembe ukunquma umuthi, insimbi iphunyuke emphinini, imshaye umakhelwane wakhe aze afe, lowo uyakubalekela komunye walemizi aze aphile,

₆funa umphindiseli wegazi amxoshe umbulali isashisa inhliziyo yakhe, amfice, ngokuba indlela inde, amshaye aze afe, noma ebengafanele ukufa, lokhu ebekade engamzondi.

₇Ngalokho ngiyakuyala ngokuthi: Uyakuzahlukanisela imizi emithathu.

₈Uma uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ewandisa umkhawulo wakho njengokufunga kwakhe koyihlo, akunike lonke izwe athembisa ukubanika lona oyihlo,

₉uma ugcina yonke lemiyalo ukuba uyenze, engikuyala ngakho namuhla, umthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uhambe njalo ngezindlela zakhe, wozithasiselela eminye imizi emithathu ngaphandle kwaleyo emithathu

₁₀ukuba igazi elingenacala lingachithwa phakathi kwezwe lakini akunika lona uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho libe-yifa lakho, besekuba-yigazi phezu kwakho.

₁₁Kepha uma umuntu emzonda umakhelwane wakhe, emqamekela, amvukele, amshaye aze afe, abalekele komunye walemizi,

₁₂amalunga alowomuzi ayakuthuma amlande lapho, amnikele esandleni somphindiseli wegazi ukuba afe.

₁₃Iso lakho aliyikumhawukela, kepha wolikhipha igazi elingenacala kwaIsrayeli ukuba kube-kuhle kuwe.

₁₄Awuyikususa umncele womakhelwane wakho ababewubeka abadala efeni lakho oyakulidla ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika ukuba ulidle.

₁₅Ufakazi oyedwa nje akayikumvukela umuntu ngobubi, noma ngesono, noma kuyisiphi isono ona ngaso; ngomlomo wawofakazi ababili noma ngomlomo wawofakazi abathathu indaba iyakuqiniswa.

₁₆Uma ufakazi wamanga emvukela umuntu, afakaze ngaye ngokubi,

₁₇amadoda omabili axabeneyo ayakuma phambi kukaJehova, phambi kwabapristi nabahluleli abayakuba-khona ngalesosikhathi,

₁₈abahluleli baphenyisise; bheka, uma ufakazi engufakazi wamanga ofakazile amanga ngomfowabo,

₁₉niyakwenza kuye njengalokho ebecabangé ukwenza kumfowabo; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho.

₂₀Abaseleyo bayakuzwa, besabe, bangabe besabenza ububi obunjalo phakathi kwakho.

₂₁Iso lakho aliyikuhawukela; makube-ngukuphila ngokuphila, iso ngeso, izinyo ngezinyo, isandla ngesandla, unyawo ngonyawo.