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18 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loMosi wathi: 2 “Khuluma labako-Israyeli uthi kubo, ‘NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.+ 3 Akumelanga lenze okwenziwa ngabantu beGibhithe, lapho ebelihlala khona njalo akumelanga lenze lokho okwenziwa ngabantu beKhenani lapho engilisa khona.+ Akumelanga lilandele imikhuba yabo. 4 Kumele lilandele imithetho yami yokwahlulela njalo kumele ligcine imilayo yami lihambe kuyo.+ NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. 5 Kumele ligcine imilayo yami lemithetho yami yokwahlulela. Loba ngubani okwenzayo lokhu uzaphila ngakho,+ nginguJehova.
6 “‘Akulamuntu phakathi kwenu okumele aye emacansini lesihlobo sakhe.*+ NginguJehova. 7 Akumelanga uye emacansini loyihlo njalo akumelanga uye emacansini lonyoko. Akumelanga ulale laye ngoba ngunyoko.
8 “‘Akumelanga uye emacansini lomkayihlo.+ Lokho kulethela uyihlo ihlazo.*
9 “‘Akumelanga uye emacansini lodadewenu, kungaba yindodakazi kayihlo loba indodakazi kanyoko kungelani lokuthi lizalwa lonke kumbe lizalizelwe.+
10 “‘Akumelanga uye emacansini lendodakazi yendodana yakho loba indodakazi yendodakazi yakho ngoba bayibunqunu bakho.
11 “‘Akumelanga uye emacansini lendodakazi yomkayihlo ezelwe nguyihlo ngoba ingudadewenu.
12 “‘Akumelanga uye emacansini lodadewabo kayihlo ngoba uyisihlobo sikayihlo segazi.+
13 “‘Akumelanga uye emacansini lodadewabo kanyoko ngoba uyisihlobo sikanyoko segazi.
14 “‘Akumelanga ulethele umfowabo kayihlo ihlazo* ngokulala lomkakhe ngoba ungunyoko.+
15 “‘Akumelanga uye emacansini lomalukazana wakho+ ngoba ungumfazi wendodana yakho, akumelanga ulale laye.
16 “‘Akumelanga uye emacansini lomfazi womfowenu+ ngoba lokho kulethela umfowenu ihlazo.*
17 “‘Akumelanga uye emacansini lowesifazana lendodakazi yakhe.+ Akumelanga uthathe indodakazi yendodana yakhe kumbe indodakazi yendodakazi yakhe ulale layo. Lokho kulihlazo* ngoba bayizihlobo zakhe eziseduze.
18 “‘Akumelanga uthathe umlamu wakho abe ngumfazi wakho wesibili+ ubususiya laye emacansini udadewabo esaphila.
19 “‘Akumelanga uye emacansini lowesifazana ngesikhathi sokungcola kwakhe nxa esesikhathini.+
20 “‘Akumelanga uzingcolise ngokuya emacansini lomfazi kamakhelwane wakho.*+
21 “‘Akumelanga uvume ukuthi loba nguphi umntanakho anikelwe* kuMolekhi.+ Akumelanga ungcolise ibizo likaNkulunkulu wakho ngaleyondlela,+ nginguJehova.
22 “‘Akumelanga uye emacansini lomuntu wesilisa, ulale laye angathi ulele lomuntu wesifazana.+ Lokho kuyenyanyeka.
23 “‘Indoda akumelanga iye emacansini lenyamazana ngoba lokhu kuyayingcolisa, lowesifazana akumelanga aye emacansini lenyamazana.+ Lokhu akuhambelani lemvelo.
24 “‘Lingazingcolisi ngaloba yini ezintweni lezi ngoba izizwe engizazidudula phambi kwenu zizingcolisile ngezinto zonke lezi.+ 25 Ngakho-ke ilizwe lingcolile njalo ngizalijezisa ngenxa yecala lalo futhi lizabahlanza abahlala kulo.+ 26 Kodwa lina kumele ligcine imilayo yami lemithetho yami yokwahlulela+ njalo kakho okumele enze loba yikuphi ezintweni lezi ezenyanyekayo, kungelani lokuthi ngum-Israyeli kumbe ngowesinye isizwe ohlala phakathi kwenu.+ 27 Ngoba abantu ababehlala elizweni leli lina lingakafiki babezenza zonke izinto lezi ezenyanyekayo+ njalo khathesi ilizwe lingcolile. 28 Ngakho ilizwe alisoze lilihlanze ngendlela elizahlanza ngayo izizwe ezafika kulo lina lingakafiki ngoba liyabe lingazange lilingcolise. 29 Loba ngubani ozakwenza enye yalezizinto ezenyanyekayo, bonke nje abazenzayo kumele babulawe basuswe ebantwini bakibo. 30 Kumele ligcwalise umlandu wenu kimi, lingenzi loba yiwuphi umkhuba owenyanyekayo owawusenziwa lingakafiki+ ukuze lingazingcolisi ngawo. NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’”