Dutheronomi
23 “Kute umuntfu lomdvuna lophakulwe ngekulinyatwa sitfo sakhe sangasense nome lonesitfo sangasense lesijutjiwe longaba yincenye yesive saJehova.+
2 “Kute nendvodzana letelwe ngalokungekho emtsetfweni lengaba yincenye yesive saJehova.+ Ngisho nebantfwana bayo besitukulwane sayo selishumi ngeke babe yincenye yalesive saJehova.
3 “Um-Amoni nobe umMowabi naye ngeke abe yincenye yesive saJehova.+ Ngisho nebantfwana babo besitukulwane sabo selishumi abayoze babe yincenye yalesive saJehova, 4 ngobe abazange baniphe kudla kanye nemanti ngesikhatsi nisendleleni ngemuva kwekuphuma eGibhithe,+ nangenca yekutsi batsenga Bhalamu indvodzana yaBheyori wasePhethori leseMesophothamiya kutsi anicalekise.+ 5 Kodvwa Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu akazange amlalele Bhalamu.+ Esikhundleni saloko, Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu washintja lesicalekiso wenta kutsi sibe sibusiso kini,+ ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu abenitsandza.+ 6 Kuso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuphila kwenu, ningalokotsi nibasite kutsi babe nekuthula nobe baphumelele.+
7 “Ningamenyanyi umuntfu longum-Edomu, ngobe ungumnakenu.+
“Nemuntfu longumGibhithe naye ningamenyanyi, ngobe nine naba tihambi eveni lakhe.+ 8 Bantfwana babo labasitukulwane sesitsatfu bangaba yincenye yesive saJehova.
9 “Nangabe nivimbetele titsa tenu kuze nilwe nato, kuboba bete intfo lembi* leniyentako.+ 10 Nangabe indvodza iba ngulengcolile ngenca yekutsi iphume sidvodza ebusuku,+ kufanele iphume kulendzawo lenikuyo futsi ingabuyi. 11 Nasekuhlwile, lendvodza ibogeza ngemanti, ngemuva kwaloko seyingabuya kulendzawo nasekushona lilanga.+ 12 Kufanele nilungise indzawo* ngephandle kwalapho nikhona khona, futsi nitakuya kuyo nakunesidzingo. 13 Nibohlale ninentfo yekumba. Nakwenteka niya ngaphandle niyotikhulula, nibokumba ngayo, ngemuva kwaloko nigcibe lamangcoliso. 14 Ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu uhambahamba kulendzawo lenikuyo+ kuze anisindzise, aphindze anikele netitsa tenu kini. Ngako-ke lendzawo kufanele ibe ngcwele,+ kuze angaboni lutfo lolungcolile kini bese uyanishiya.
15 “Sigcili nasibalekile enkhosini yaso seta kuwe, ungabosibuyisela kuyo. 16 Singahlala nawe kunobe nguyiphi indzawo lesiyikhetsako kulinye lemadolobha enu, lapho sona sitsandza khona. Ungabosiphatsa kabi.+
17 “Kute umuntfu lomsikati ka-Israyeli lokufanele abe yingwadla,*+ nemuntfu lomdvuna wakhona naye akukafaneli abe yingwadla.+ 18 Imali lokubhadelwe* ngayo umuntfu lomsikati loyingwadla nobe umuntfu lomdvuna loyingwadla* ningaboyiletsa endlini yaJehova Nkulunkulu wenu kuze nifeze sifungo, ngobe labo bantfu bayenyanyeka kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.
19 “Ungambhadalisi intalo umuntfu wakini,+ kungaba yemali, yekudla, neyanobe yini lokudzingeka kubhadalwe kuyo intalo. 20 Umuntfu wekuhamba ungambhadalisa intalo,+ kodvwa umuntfu wakini ungabombhadalisa,+ kuze Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu atenibusisa kuko konkhe lenikwentako kulelive lenitalitsatsa libe lenu.+
21 “Nawenta sifungo kuJehova Nkulunkulu wakho,+ ungephuti kusifeza.+ Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho ulindzele kutsi usifeze, futsi nawungakwenti loko utawuba nelicala.+ 22 Kodvwa nawungasenti sifungo, angeke ube nelicala.+ 23 Ubowagcina emavi lowakhulumako,+ naloko lofunge kutsi utakuletsa kube ngumnikelo wekutitsandzela kuJehova Nkulunkulu wakho ubokuletsa.+
24 “Nawungena ensimini yemagilebisi yamakhelwane wakho, ungawadla lamagilebisi uze wesutse, kodvwa akukafaneli kube khona lowafaka entfweni letsite kuze uhambe nawo.+
25 “Nawungena ensimini yalokutinhlavu yamakhelwane wakho, ungakukha loko lesekulungele kudliwa, kodvwa ungalifaki lisikela kulolokutinhlavu kwakhe.+