UDUTERONOMI 21

₁Uma kufunyaniswa obuleweyo ezweni akunika lona uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba ulidle, elele endle, kungaziwa ukuthi ngubani ombuleleyo,

₂kuyakufika amalunga akho nabahluleli bakho, balinganise amabanga okuya emizini emzungezayo obuleweyo,

₃kuze kuthi umuzi oseduze nobuleweyo, amalunga alowomuzi athathe isithokazi ezinkomeni okungasetshenzwanga ngaso, singadonsanga ejokeni,

₄amalunga alowomuzi asehlisele lesosithokazi esigodini esinamanzi ampompozayo, esingalinywanga, singatshalwanga, ayaphule intamo yesithokazi lapho esigodini;

₅abapristi, amadodana kaLevi, bayakusondela, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ubakhethile ukuba bamkhonze, babusise egameni likaJehova; ngezwi labo konke ukuxabana nokushaya kuyakunqunywa;

₆onke amalunga alowomuzi oseduze nobuleweyo ayakuhlamba izandla zawo phezu kwesithokazi esaphulelwe intamo esigodini,

₇aphendule athi: Izandla zethu azichithanga leligazi, namehlo ethu awakubonanga.

₈Thethelela, Jehova, abantwana bakho uIsrayeli obahlengileyo, ungavumeli igazi elingenacala phakathi kwabantu bakho uIsrayeli, bese bethethelelwa igazi lelo.

₉Kanjalo uyakukhipha igazi elingenacala phakathi kwakho, ngokuba uyakwenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova.

₁₀Lapho uphuma impi ukuhlasela izitha zakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azinikela ezandleni zakho, uzithumbe,

₁₁ubone phakathi kwabathunjwa owesifazane omuhle onamathela kuye, uthanda ukumthatha abe-ngumkakho,

₁₂myise ekhaya, aphucule ikhanda lakhe, asike izinzipho zakhe,

₁₃akhumule izingubo zokuthunjwa kwakhe, ahlale endlini yakho, akhalele uyise nonina inyanga yonke, andukuba ungene kuye, ube-yindoda yakhe, yena abe-ngumkakho.

₁₄Kepha uma ungathokozi ngaye, womyeka ukuba ahambe, aye lapho ethanda khona; kodwa awuyikuthengisa ngaye neze ngemali, ungamphathi njengesigqila, ngokuba usumonile.

₁₅Uma umuntu enabafazi ababili, omunye ethandeka omunye aliwa, bamzalele abantwana, othandekayo nowaliwayo, besekuthi indodana eyizibulo ingeyowaliwayo,

₁₆kuyakuthi mhla ewahlukanisela amadodana akhe ifa analo, makangayenzi indodana yentandokazi izibulo phambi kwendodana yesaliwakazi okuyiyona eyizibulo,

₁₇kepha avume ukuba indodana yowaliwayo ibe-yizibulo ngokuyinika isabelo esiphindiweyo sakho konke anakho, ngokuba yona ingukuqala kwamandla akhe; ilungelo lezibulo lingelayo.

₁₈Uma umuntu enendodana enenkani nengezwayo, engalaleli izwi likayise noma izwi likanina, engalaleli noma beyilaya,

₁₉uyise nonina bayakuyibamba, bayiyise kumalunga omuzi wakubo nasesangweni lendawo yakubo,

₂₀bathi kumalunga omuzi: Lendodana yethu inenkani, ayizwa, ayilaleli izwi lethu; iyisishingi nesidakwa.

₂₁Onke amadoda omuzi wakubo ayakumkhanda ngamatshe aze afe; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho, wonke uIsrayeli ezwe, esabe.

₂₂Uma umuntu enzile isono esifanele ukufa, abulawe, umphanyeke emthini,

₂₃isidumbu sakhe asiyikuhlala bonke ubusuku emthini, kepha wommbela nokummbela ngalona lolosuku, ngokuba ophanyekiweyo uqalekisiwe nguNkulunkulu, ukuba ungalingcolisi izwe lakini akunika lona uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho libe-yifa lakho.