Bible Reading Plan – Day 54

₁“Xa uthe waphuma usiya kulwa notshaba, waza wabona ukuba lona luneenqwelo namahashe, nomkhosi walo ungaphezulu kowakho, sukoyika. *UNdikhoyo uThixo wakho owakukhupha eJiputa uya kuba nawe. ₂Phambi kokuba uhlasele makuze umbingeleli, afike athi apho emkhosini: ₃‘Hoyina, maSirayeli! Namhla ilizwe lifile! Kambe ke sanukuba nantaka, ningabi nadyudyu! Musan' ukuphaphazela! ₄Kaloku uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu uya kuba nani; nguye oza kunilwela anithwes' uloyiso.’

₅“Ke zona iinduna ziya kubhekisa emkhosini zithi: ‘Ngaba kukho ndoda na apha kuni esandula ukwakha indlu, kodwa ingekayivuli? Xa kunjalo ke lowo makabuy' umva agoduke. Kungenjalo, xa athe akabuya emfazweni, loo ndlu yakhe iya kuvulwa mntu wumbi. ₆Ngaba kukho indoda esandula ukutyala isidiliya, kodwa ingekavuni kuso? Xa kunjalo ke leyo mayibuy' umva; kungenjalo, xa ithe ayabuya emfazweni, loo wayini yayo iya kuxhanyulwa mntu wumbi. ₇Ngaba kukho indoda elobolayo na apha phakathi kwenu? Xa ikho mayibuye umva; hleze ithi xa kwenzekile ayabuya emfazweni, lowo owayeza kuba ngumkayo atshatwe yindoda yimbi.’

₈“Kwakhona iinduna ziya kubuzisa zithi: ‘Ngaba kukho indoda enentliziyo kanina na apha? Xa kunjalo ke mayibuy' umva, hleze isulele namanye.’ ₉Ziya kuthi ke zakukhov' ukwenjenjalo iinduna ezo, ibutho ngalinye limiselwe izinxiba-mxhaka zalo.

₁₀“Xa uya kuhlasela isixeko, abemi baso qala ubaphe ithuba lokuzinikezela. ₁₁Xa bathe bavula amasango bezinikezela, bonke baya kuba zizicaka zakho bakusebenzele. ₁₂Kambe ke xa abemi abo bengafuni kunikezela, bekhetha ukulwa, umkhosi wakho mawusingqinge eso sixeko. ₁₃Akuba ekuvulele ke uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho ukuba uhlasele, tshabalalisa yonke into eyindoda apho. ₁₄Kambe ke ungabathimba abafazi, nabantwana, nemfuyo, nako konke okulapho kweso sixeko. Ungayisebenzisa yonke into elixhoba oyithimbe kolo tshaba lwakho; uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho ukuphile. ₁₅Uya kwenjenjalo ke xa usilwa nezixeko ezikude, nditsho ezingezizo ezeentlanga eziningqongileyo.

₁₆“Kodwa ke xa uhlasela isixeko esikwakwelo lizwe uliphiwa nguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, uzubulale konke nje. ₁₇Vuthulula utshabalalise wonke umntu: amaHiti, ama-Amori, amaKanana, amaPerezi, amaHivi, namaJebhusi, ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo uThixo wakho. ₁₈Batshabalaliseni khon' ukuze banganiwexuleli ekumoneni uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, banifundise ezaa ndlela zabo zimasikizi bazinqula ngazo *izithixo zabo.

₁₉“Xa uhlasela isixeko, sukuyigawula imithi yaso yeziqhamo, noba ungade usingqinge ixesha elide kangakanani na. Ungazitya iziqhamo ezo, kodwa ke ungayitshabalalisi yona imithi. Kungani uhlasele imithi ingelotshaba lwakho nje! ₂₀Ke yona eminye imithi ungayigawula uyisebenzise ekwaphulen' iimpondo eso sixeko ulwa naso.”

₁“Xa sewukwelo lizwe uza kuliphiwa *nguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, waza wafumana umntu enzakaliswe wafa engaphandle komzi, ube wena ungazi ukuba ubulewe ngubani na, ₂kufuneka amadoda amakhulu nabagwebi baye kuloo ndawo afele kuyo, bafike balinganise umgama ukusuka kuloo ndawo ukuya kwiidolophu ezikufutshane. ₃Ke wona amadoda amakhulu aloo dolophu iyeyona ikufuphi kuloo mntu kofuneka akhethe ithokazi lenkomo elingazange lisebenze. ₄Aya kulithatha ke, aye nalo ngasentlanjeni engatshiyo, apho kungazange kwalinywa, afike alaphule ilungu lentamo. ₅Ababingeleli bakwaLevi kofuneka babekho nabo apho, kuba ngabo abanyulwe nguNdikhoyo uThixo wenu ukuba baqwalasele imicimbi yonqulo, baze bathamsanqele egameni likaNdikhoyo, bade baphicothe bagwebe kwimibandela yeembambano nobugwinta. ₆Onke ke amadoda amakhulu aloo dolophu ikufuphi kufuneka ahlambe izandla phezu kwelo thokazi laphulwe ilungu lentamo, ₇athi: ‘Akagetyengwanga sithi lo mntu, futhi asimazi nomntu oyenzileyo le ntlekele. ₈Awu, Ndikhoyo, nceda, waxolele amaSirayeli owawahlangula eJiputa. Lala ngenxeba usixolele, ungalibeki phezu kwethu eli tyala legazi elimsulwa.’ ₉Xa wenze ngokwalo mmiselo kaNdikhoyo ke, uya kuba uzihlambile kwityala lobugebenga.”

₁₀“Xa uNdikhoyo ekunike uloyiso emfazweni, waza wanabantu obathimbayo, ₁₁kungenzeka apho kwâbo bantu wena ubone inzwakazi, uze unqwenele ukuyithatha. Yithathe, ₁₂uyise emzini wakho, ifike igugule intloko, inqumle iinzipho, ₁₃ikhulule izambatho efike nazo. Emva koko ke mayihlale apho, izilele ikhaya layo ngokunjalo nabazali bayo isithuba esingangenyanga, wandule ke ukuyithatha ibe ngumkakho. ₁₄Kamva ke, xa ungasayifuni, yikhulule ihambe iye apho ithande khona. Kaloku uyenze umkakho; ngoko ke akunalungelo lakuyithengisa ibe likhoboka.”

₁₅“Ukuba indoda inabafazi ababini, omnye imthanda kunomnye, baza ke bobabini bazala oonyana, kwaza kwathi kanti lo ulizibulo akanguye owomfazi oyintandane, ₁₆ngoku ke xa le ndoda ifuna ukubabela ilifa layo, mayingabi nagobe ngokubhekiselele kulo nyana womfazi oyintandane, imnike inxaxheba yonyana wamazibulo. ₁₇Unyana wamazibulo makanikwe ilifa eliphindwe kabini, nokuba akazalwa ngumfazi oyintandane. Kaloku nguye oluphawu lwamandla kayise. Ilungelo lenkulu lelakhe.”

₁₈“Xa indoda inonyana onenkani, oyinjubaqa, ongevayo naxa selelulekwa ngabazali bakhe, ₁₉kufuneka abazali abo bamthathe bamse enkundleni kumadoda amakhulu edolophu leyo. ₂₀Baya kuthetha benjenje: ‘Lo nyana wethu unenkani, uyinjubaqa; akasiphulaphuli. Ulidla-kudla, futhi ulinxila.’ ₂₁Amadoda edolophu leyo makamxulube ngamatye ade afe, khon' ukuze buncothulwe ububi phakathi kwenu. Aya kuthi ke amaSirayeli akuyiva le nto ihlileyo atsho oyike.”

₂₂“Xa indoda ithe inetyala yagwetyelwa ukufa, yaza ke yabulawa yaxhonywa emthini, ₂₃makungade kuse isaxhonyiwe. Mayithulwe ingcwatywe kwangaloo mini; kaloku umntu oxhonywe emthini uqalekisiwe nguThixo. Ngoko ke mawungcwatywe umzimba, khon' ukuze *ungagqwaliseki umhlaba owuphiwe *nguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho.

₁“Ukuba ubhaqa inkomo okanye igusha yomwenu ilahleka, sukuyijonga nje, koko yinqande uyigoduse. ₂Kodwa ke ukuba umniniyo uhlala kude okanye akuyazi ukuba yekabani na, yithathe uyigcine kwakho. Akufika ke umniniyo eyifuna mnike. ₃Yenza kwaloo nto nokuba yidonki okanye yimpahla yokunxiba oyicholeyo, nayo nantoni na yomwenu elahlekileyo.

₄“Ukuba idonki okanye inkomo yomwenu ibuthisile, sukugqitha nje; mncedise niyiphakamise.

₅“Abafazi mabanganxibi iimpahla zamadoda, ngokunjalo namadoda makangazinxibi iimpahla zabafazi, kuba abantu abenza imikhuba elolo hlobo banezothe kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakho.

₆“Ukuba ubonisele intaka emthini okanye phantsi, waza wafumanisa ukuba imazi leyo iyafukama okanye inamathole, sukuyibamba uyithathe imazi leyo. ₇Amathole wona ungawathatha, kodwa ke yena unina myeke, khon' ukuze uxhamle ubomi obude obunenkqubela.

₈“Xa usakha indlu yenzele ungqameko apha emaphethelweni ephahla, khon' ukuze ungabi natyala lakubulala xa umntu ewe khona waza wafa.

₉“Entsimini olime kuyo idiliya sukulima nesinye isityalo, hleze ungafumani sivuno kuzo zombini. ₁₀Ungaze ubophe inkomo kunye nedonki xa ulimayo. ₁₁Ungaze unxibe impahla engumxube, uboya kunye nomchako.

₁₂“Impahla yakho yenzele amanquma kumasondo omane.”

₁₃“Kungenzeka ukuba indoda izeke, ize kamva idikwe ngumfazi lowo, ₁₄imnyelise ngokuthi: ‘Ndamzeka, ndaza ndathi ndakusondela kuye ndabhaqa into yokuba akayontombi.’

₁₅“Kumbandela onje ke abazali bomfazi baya kuthatha ubungqina bobuntombi, baye nabo enkundleni kumadoda amakhulu edolophu leyo. ₁₆Wothetha enjenje ke uyise: ‘Lo mfo wathatha le ntombi yam ukuba ibe ngumkakhe; kodwa ngoku udikiwe yiyo. ₁₇Uyayityhola ngokuthi: “Kuthe kanti ibingeyontombi.” Kambe ke, nabu ubungqina obudiza ubuntombi bomntwan' am; khangelani, niyayibona le ngubo; injani?’ ₁₈Kwesi sithuba ke amadoda amakhulu edolophu leyo aya kuyithatha indoda leyo ayikatse. ₁₉Kwangokunjalo indoda leyo iya kuhlawuliswa ikhulu leesiliva, lize linikwe uyise wentombi leyo, kuba le ndoda ihlaze intombi yamaSirayeli. Ngaphezu koko ke, lo mfazi uya kuhlala engumkayo; soze abe nelungelo lokumala nanini na.

₂₀“Ukuba kuthe kanti akukho bungqina babuntombi kuye, ₂₁amadoda amakhulu edolophu leyo aya kumkhupha kowabo, amxulube ngamatye ade afe. Kaloku wenze ihlazo phakathi kwamawabo, wavula ubuhlanti bukayise engendanga. Ngale ndlela ke noba nibuncothule ububi kwaSirayeli.”

₂₂“Xa umfo othile ebhaqwe ekrexeza nomka-mntu, mababulawe bobabini. Ngaloo ndlela ke noba nibuncothule ububi kwaSirayeli.

₂₃“Xa intombi eyendayo ibhaqwe emzini ihlangene nandoda yimbi, ₂₄bobabini mabathathwe bakhutshelwe ngaphandle kwedolophu, baxulutywe ngamatye bade bafe. Intombi le mayibulawe kuba ingenzanga mizamo ikhale, nangona ibingéviwayo. Ke yona indoda le mayibulawe kuba ithathe isondo kwintombi eyendayo. Ngale ndlela ke noba nibuncothule ububi phakathi kwenu.

₂₅“Ukuba indoda idlwengule intombi eyendayo besendle, indoda leyo mayibulawe. ₂₆Ke yona intombi leyo mayingenziwa nto, kuba ayenzanga sono sifanele ukuba ife. Kaloku eli tyala lifana nelendoda ehlasele enye yayenzakalisa, ₂₇kuba le ndoda idlwengule intombi endle, yaza yathi nangona ikhala akwabikho bani ungayincedayo.

₂₈“Ukuba indoda ibhaqwe idlwengula intombi engendiyo, ₂₉loo ndoda mayikhuphe ikhazi eliziisiliva ezimashumi mahlanu, iyithathe loo ntombi ibe ngumkayo. Kaloku izithathele isondo ngenkani; ngoko ke mayingaze yahlukane nayo nanini na.

₃₀“Makungaze kubekho nyana uzeka umka-yise; ngokwenjenjalo uya kuba uhlazisa uyise.”

₁“Indoda elithenwa ngokutyunyuzwa, okanye enqunyulwe ubudoda, ize ingabandakanywa nebandla labantu *bakaNdikhoyo.

₂“Umntwana wombulo ngokunjalo nenzala yakhe kude kuye kwisizukulwana seshumi maze angabandakanywa nebandla labantu bakaNdikhoyo.

₃“UmAmon okanye umMowabhi, ngokunjalo nenzala yakhe kude kuye kwisizukulwana seshumi, aze angabandakanywa nebandla labantu bakaNdikhoyo. ₄Kaloku wona ala ukukupha ukutya namanzi ngokuya wawuvela eJiputa; ndaweni yaloo nto aqesha uBhalam unyana kaBhehore, owayephuma kwisixeko iPetore kwelaseMesopotami, ukuba akuqalekise. ₅Kodwa ke uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho zange amhoye uBhalam lowo; ndaweni yaloo nto wasijika isiqalekiso eso saba yintsikelelo ngenxa yokuba ekuthanda. ₆Ngalo lonke ixesha uzungaze ube nobudlelwane nezi zizwe okanye ukhuthaze inkqubela yazo.

₇“Ungaze uwajongele phantsi amaEdom; kaloku uyazalana nawo. NamaJiputa uzungaze uwajongele phantsi; kaloku wawukhe waba ngumphambukeli elizweni lawo. ₈Wona ukusukela kwisizukulwana sawo sesithathu angabandakanywa nebandla labantu bakaNdikhoyo.”

₉“Xa umkhosi wakho uphuma usiya kuhlasela utshaba mawuzigcine ungenzi nanye into engavumelekanga. ₁₀Ukuba ijoni lithe *lanomlaza ngenxa yokuba lichithe ubudoda lilele, maliphumele ngaphandle, lihlale apho. ₁₁Kuya kuthi ke emalanga lihlambe umzimba, lize lithi lakutshona ilanga libuyele kwibutho lalo.

₁₂“Kufuneka ube nendawo yangasese ngaphandle qelele kwisikhululo sakho. ₁₃Phakathi kwezikrweqe zakho malubekho ulugxa, khon' ukuze uthi xa uye ese uzimbele umngxuma owohlala kuwo. ₁₄Kaloku *uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho uhlala kunye nawe, khon' ukuze akukhusele, ube nokuzoyisa iintshaba zakho. Ungaze wenze nto ilihlazo, khon' ukuze angakufulatheli uNdikhoyo.”

₁₅“Xa lithe ikhoboka lamshiya umninilo, labalekela kuwe, sukuligodusa. ₁₆Lingahlala nakuyiphi na idolophu eliyithandayo. Malingaphathwa gadalala.

₁₇“UmSirayeli, eyindoda okanye engumfazi, makangaze abe lihenyu lokunqula *izithixo. ₁₈Nemali efunyenwe ngale ndlela mayingaze iziswe endlwini *kaNdikhoyo uThixo ngenxa yaso nasiphi na isibhambathiso. Kaloku lo mkhwa ulisikizi kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakho.

₁₉“Xa umSirayeli eboleke imali, noba kukutya, okanye noba yintoni na kuwe, sukumbiza nzala. ₂₀Ungayibiza inzala ngento oyiboleke intlanga, ungayibizi kumwenu. Xa uwuthobele lo myalelo uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho uya kuyithamsanqelisa yonke into oyenzayo kwelo lizwe uya kuma kulo.

₂₁“Xa wenze isibhambathiso kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakho uzungalibazisi ukusifezekisa. Kaloku uNdikhoyo uyasibanga, ibe ke sisono ukungasiphumezi. ₂₂Akulotyala ukungenzi sibhambathiso; ₂₃kambe ke, xa usenzile, qiniseka ngokusifezekisa. Kaloku usenze ungàqhutywa mntu.

₂₄“Xa uhamba ngomlimandlela wesidiliya somntu, ungáyikha idiliya, uyitye kangangoko ufuna; kodwa uze ungayigaleli ntweni, uhambe nayo. ₂₅Ukuba uhamba ngomlimandlela wentsimi yomntu enengqolowa, ungáyikha utye kangangoko ufuna, kodwa ungayisiki ngerhengqe.”