UEKSODUSI 22

₁Uma umuntu eba inkabi noma imvu, ayihlabe, noma athengise ngayo, uyakukhokha inkabi ngezinkabi eziyisihlanu, nemvu ngezimvu ezine.

₂Uma isela lificwa lisafohla, lishaywe lize life, akuyikuba-yicala legazi maqondana nalo.

₃Uma ilanga lase liphumile phezu kwalo, kuyakuba-yicala legazi phezu kwalo. Isela liyakukhokha nokukhokha; uma lingenalutho, kuyakuthengiswa ngalo ngenxa yokweba kwalo.

₄Uma okwebiweyo kufunyaniswa esandleni salo kuphilile, noma kuyinkabi, noma kuyimbongolo, noma kuyimvu, liyakukhokha kuphindwe kabili.

₅Uma umuntu eklabisa ensimini noma esivinini, aziyeke nje izinkomo zakhe zize zidle ensimini yomunye, uyakukhokha nokukhokha ngokuhle kwensimu yakhe nangokuhle kwesivini sakhe.

₆Uma kuvela umlilo, uvuthe emeveni kuze kushe izinhlanga zamabele, noma amabele angakavunwa, noma insimu, othungele umlilo uyakukhokha impela.

₇Uma umuntu enikeza kumakhelwane wakhe imali noma impahla ukuba ayilondoloze, beseyebiwa endlini yalowomuntu, isela, uma lifunyanwa, liyakukhokha kuphindwe kabili.

₈Uma isela lingafunyanwa, umninindlu uyakusondela kuNkulunkulu, kubonwe ukuba akafakanga yini isandla sakhe empahleni yomakhelwane wakhe.

₉Ngezindaba zonke zamacala, eyenkabi, neyembongolo, neyemvu, neyengubo, neyento elahlekileyo, umuntu asho ngayo ukuthi ngeyakhe, indaba yabo bobabili iyakuza phambi kukaNkulunkulu; olahlwa nguNkulunkulu uyakumkhokhela umakhelwane wakhe kuphindwe kabili.

₁₀Uma umuntu enikeza kumakhelwane wakhe imbongolo, noma inkabi, noma imvu, noma kungaba-yisilwane sini, ukuba akulondoloze, besekufa, noma kulimala, noma kuphangwa, kungabonwa-muntu,

₁₁kuyakunquma isifungo sikaJehova phakathi kwabo bobabili sokuthi akasifakanga yini isandla sakhe empahleni yomakhelwane wakhe; umniniyo uyakusamukela isifungo, angayikhokhi.

₁₂Kepha uma yebiwe kuye impela, uyakumkhokhela umniniyo.

₁₃Uma idweshuliwe, makayilethe ibe-ngufakazi, angakhokhi okudweshuliweyo.

₁₄Uma umuntu etsheleka impahla yomunye, beseyilimala noma ifa, umniniyo engekho, nayo uyakuyikhokha nokuyikhokha.

₁₅Uma umniniyo enayo, akayikuyikhokha; uma yayiqashiwe, imali yokuqasha makayikhokhe.

₁₆Uma umuntu eyenga intombi engesiyo ingoduso, alale nayo, uyakuyilobola ibe-ngumkakhe.

₁₇Uma uyise ala impela ukumnika yona, uyakukhokha imali elingene nokulotsholwa kwezintombi.

₁₈Ungavumi ukuba umlumbikazi aphile.

₁₉Olala nesilwane wobulawa nokubulawa.

₂₀Ohlabela abanye onkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaJehova yedwa uyakubhujiswa nokubhujiswa.

₂₁Awuyikukhathaza umfokazi, ungamcindezeli, ngokuba naningabafokazi ezweni laseGibithe.

₂₂Aniyikuhlupha-mfelokazi nentandane.

₂₃Uma ubahlupha nakanjani, bakhale kimi nakancane, ngiyakuzwa nokuzwa ukukhala kwabo;

₂₄ulaka lwami luyakuvutha, ngikubulale ngenkemba, omkenu babe-ngabafelokazi, abantwana benu babe-yizintandane.

₂₅Uma utsheleka ompofu wabantu bami okuwe imali, awuyikumphatha njengabatshelekisi; ningabizi-nzalo kuye.

₂₆Uma uthatha ingubo yomakhelwane wakho, ibe-yisibambiso, uyakuyibuyisela kuye lingakashoni ilanga;

₂₇ngokuba iyisimbozo sakhe esisodwa, iyisambatho somzimba wakhe; uyakulala ngani na? Kuzakuthi nxa ekhala kimi, ngizakumuzwa, ngokuba nginomusa.

₂₈Awuyikuthuka uNkulunkulu, ungaqalekisi induna yabantu bakini.

₂₉Awuyikulibala neminikelo yamabele neyewayini. Wonginika izibulo emadodaneni akho.

₃₀Uyakwenze njalo nangezinkomo zakho nangezimvu zakho: liyakuhlala kunina izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili wonginika lona.

₃₁Niyakuba-ngabantu abangcwele kimi; ngalokho aniyikudla-nyama yesilwane esidweshulwé endle, kepha anoyiphonsa ezinjeni.