Duteronomi
21 “Nange kufunyanwa umuntu abulewe esimini yenarha uJehova uZimenu aninikela yona bona ibe ngeyenu begodu kungaziwa ukuthi ubulawe ngubani, 2 abadala nabahluleli+ kufuze bakhambe bayokumeda ibanga elihlangana nesidumbu namadorobho aseduze naso. 3 Abadala bedorobho eliseduze nesidumbu kufuze bathathe emhlambinabo ikonyana elingakhenge lisetjenziswe, elingakhenge libotjhelwe ejogini, 4 abadala bedorobhenelo kufuze base ikonyana emrhobeni ogeleza amanzi lapho kungakhenge khekulinywe namkha kutjalwe khona, kufuze baphule intamalo emrhobeni loyo.+
5 “Abaphristi abamaLevi bazokutjhidela ngombana uJehova uZimenu uwakhethile bona amsebenzele,+ amemezele iimbusiso egameni lakaJehova.+ Bazokutjho ukuthi ukungavumelani okubandakanya ukubulala kufuze kulungiswe njani.+ 6 Boke abadala bedorobheni eliseduze nesidumbu kufuze bahlambele izandla zabo+ phezu kwekonyana eliphulwe intamo ngemrhobeni, 7 kufuze bathi, ‘Izandla zethu akhenge ziphalaze iingazezi begodu akhenge sikubone ukuphalazwa kweengazokhu. 8 Jehova, ungabeki ama-Israyeli umlandu, abantu bakho owabahlengako,+ tjhaphulula abantu bakho ama-Israyeli+ emlandwini wokuphalazwa kweengazi lo.’ Nje-ke umlandu wokuphalazwa kweengazi lo angekhe usaba phezu kwabo. 9 Ngendlela le nizokususa umlandu wokuphalazwa kweengazi ezimsulwa hlangana nani ngokwenza okuhle phambi kwakaJehova.
10 “Naniya epini niyokulwa namanabenu begodu uJehova uZimenu anihlulele wona niwathumbe,+ 11 nange ubona umfazi omuhle hlangana nabathunjiwekwabo, umthande, ufune ukumthatha bona abe mkakho, 12 ungamletha emzinakho. Kufuze agude ihloko, aqunte iinzipho zakhe, 13 ahlubule nezambatho zakhe zekuthunjweni, ahlale ngendlinakho. Inyanga yoke uzokulilela uyise nonina,+ ngemva kwalokho ungatjhinga naye emabhayini; uzokuba yindodakhe yena abe mkakho. 14 Kodwana nange ungasathabi ngaye, kufuze umlise akhambe+ aye nanyana kukuphi lapha afuna ukuya khona. Akukafuzi umthengise namkha umphathe kumbi ngombana umhlazisile.
15 “Nange indoda inabafazi ababili, ithande omunye khulu ukudlula omunye bese bobabili bayibelethele amadodana kodwana indodana elizibulo ibe ngeyomfazi ongathandwako,+ 16 ngelanga enikela ngalo amadodanayo ilifa, ngekhe ivunyelwe ukuphatha indodana yomfazi othandwako njengezibulo layo esikhundleni sendodana yomfazi ongathandwako, elizibulo. 17 Kufuze itjengise bona indodana yomfazi ongathandwako ngiyo elizibulo ngokuyinikela ilifa elidlula labanye babantwana bakhe ngokubuyelelwe kabili kikho koke anakho, ngombana ubelethelwe yona asesenamandla. Ilungelo lobuzibulo lizokuba ngelayo.+
18 “Nange indoda inendodana enekani, engahloniphiko nengalaleli uyise namkha unina,+ balingile nokuyikhalima kodwana akhenge ifune ukubalalela,+ 19 uyise nonina kufuze bayithathe bayise kubadala esangweni ledorobho lapha ihlala khona, 20 kufuze bathi kubadala bedorobho, ‘Indodanethu le inekani, ayihloniphi, ayifuni nokusilalela. Isirhiribideli+ begodu isidakwa.’+ 21 Woke amadoda wedorobheni kufuze ayikghadlhe ngamatje beyife. Kufuze nisuse okumbi hlangana nani, ama-Israyeli woke azokuzwa ngalokhu asabe.+
22 “Nange indoda yenza isono ifumane isigwebo sokufa begodu ibulawe,+ iphanyekwe esigodweni,+ 23 isidumbu sayo akukafuzi sihlale esigodweni ubusuku boke.+ Kunalokho kufuze nimbulunge ngelangelo ngombana umuntu ophanyekiweko uqalekisiwe kuZimu,+ akukafuzi nisilaphaze inarhenu uJehova uZimenu aninikela yona bona ibe lilifa lenu.+