Dutheronomi
18 “Baphristi labangemaLevi, ngisho naso sonkhe sive semaLevi, ngeke babe nesabelo nobe lifa emkhatsini wema-Israyeli. Batakudla iminikelo leyentiwa ngemlilo leya kuJehova, leyo lelifa lakhe.+ 2 Ngako-ke kufanele bangabi nelifa emkhatsini webanakabo. Jehova ulifa labo, njengobe nje ashito kubo.
3 “Naku lokutawuba sabelo sebaphristi, futsi kutawutsatfwa kulesive: Nobe ngubani lowenta umhlatjelo, kungaba ngumhlatjelo wenkhomo nobe wemvu, kufanele anikete umphristi siphanga, imihlatsi kanye nekwangekhatsi. 4 Nibomniketa sivuno sekucala salokutinhlavu kwenu, liwayini lelisha lekucala, nemafutsa ekucala, kanye neboya bekucala lenibuhhule emihlambini yenu yetimvu neyetimbuti.+ 5 Kuto tonkhe tive tenu, Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu ukhetse emaLevi nemadvodzana awo kutsi ahlale asebentela Jehova.+
6 “Kodvwa nangabe umLevi esuka lapho abehlala khona kulelinye lemadolobha aka-Israyeli+ futsi afisa kuya kulendzawo Jehova latayikhetsa,*+ 7 angamsebentela Jehova Nkulunkulu wakhe kuleyo ndzawo njengabo bonkhe banakabo labangemaLevi, labasebenta lapho embikwaJehova.+ 8 Utawutfola sabelo sekudla lesilingana nesabo,+ ngetulu kwaloko lakutfole nakatsengisa lifa labokhokho bakhe.
9 “Naseningenile kulelive Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninika lona, ningabofundza kwenta imikhuba leyenyanyekako leyentiwa nguleto tive.+ 10 Kufanele kungatfolakali muntfu emkhatsini wenu loshisa indvodzana yakhe nobe indvodzakati yakhe emlilweni,+ lophengulako,+ lowenta imilingo,+ lobhulako,+ nobe losangoma,+ 11 nanobe ngubani lotsakatsa labanye, lobuta etangomeni+ nobe kulababiketela inhlanhla,+ nobe lobuta kulabafile.+ 12 Ngobe nobe ngubani lowenta letintfo uyenyanyeka kuJehova, futsi Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu uyaticosha embikwenu letive ngenca yalemikhuba leyenyanyekako. 13 Kufanele ningabi nesici embikwaJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.+
14 “Letive lenitawutsatsa indzawo yato betilalela labo labenta imilingo+ nalabaphengulako,+ kodvwa Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu akanivumeli kutsi nente tintfo letinjalo. 15 Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu utanivetela umphrofethi lofana nami kubantfu bakini, futsi nibomlalela.+ 16 Loku kungenca yaloko lenakucela kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu eHorebe ngelilanga sonkhe sive sihlangene ndzawonye,+ nanitsi: ‘Sicela kungaphindze sive livi laJehova Nkulunkulu wetfu futsi sibone nalomlilo lomkhulu, kuze singafi.’+ 17 Jehova watsi kimi: ‘Loku labakushoko kukahle. 18 Ngitawubavetela umphrofethi lofana nawe emkhatsini wabomnakabo,+ futsi ngitawubeka emavi ami emlonyeni wakhe,+ yena utawubatjela konkhe lengikushoko.+ 19 Umuntfu longeke awalalele emavi ami, lawo lomphrofethi latawasho egameni lami, nakanjani kutawudzingeka aphendvule kimi.+
20 “‘Nakwenteka nobe ngumuphi umphrofethi enta shengatsi ukhuluma egameni lami kodvwa ngibe ngingakamtfumi kutsi akhulume, nobe nakwenteka akhuluma egameni lalabanye bonkulunkulu, loyo mphrofethi kufanele afe.+ 21 Kodvwa-ke ningase nitsi etinhlitiyweni tenu: “Sitawukwati ngani kutsi loku lakushoko akuveli kuJehova?” 22 Nangabe lomphrofethi akhuluma egameni laJehova futsi lalakushoko kungafezeki nobe kungenteki, loko kusho kutsi akuveli kuJehova. Lomphrofethi abengakatfunywa nguNkulunkulu. Kufanele ningamesabi.’