U-Eksodusi 23:1-33
23 “Akumelanga uhambe ufafaza indaba engasiqiniso.+ Ungabambisani lomuntu oxhwalileyo ngokuba ngufakazi olamacebo okulimaza abanye.+
2 Akumelanga wenze okubi ulandela okwenziwa ngabanengi njalo akumelanga wenze ukuthi indaba yahlulelwe kubi ngokunika ubufakazi ulandela abanengi nje.
3 Nxa usahlulela ungazweli umuntu ngenxa nje yokuthi ungumyanga.+
4 “Nxa ungabona inkunzi yesitha sakho ilahlekile loba ubabhemi waso, kumele ukubuyisele kuye.+
5 Ungabona ubabhemi womuntu okuzondayo ewiswe ngumthwalo, akumelanga umtshiye uzihambele. Kumele umncedise akhiphe lowomthwalo kubabhemi wakhe.+
6 “Akumelanga wahlulele kubi umyanga nxa uthonisisa udaba lwakhe.+
7 “Tshiyana lobufakazi obungamanga,* futhi ungabulali umuntu ongelacala loba olungileyo ngoba angisoze ngithi umuntu owenza okubi ulungile.*+
8 “Akumelanga uvume ukufunjathiswa ngoba kwenza abantu abahlulela kuhle babe angathi yiziphofu futhi kungenza ukuthi abalungileyo batshintshe amazwi abo.+
9 “Akumelanga ucindezele umuntu wesinye isizwe. Liyakwazi ukuthi kunjani ukuba ngumuntu* wezizweni ngoba lani lalingabezizweni elizweni laseGibhithe.+
10 “Okweminyaka eyisithupha kumele uhlanyele inhlanyelo ensimini yakho njalo kumele ubuthe isivuno sayo.+
11 Kodwa ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kumele uyitshiye ingalinywanga njalo ungenzi lutho kuyo. Abayanga abaphakathi kwenu bazakudla okuphume kuyo futhi abakutshiyileyo kuzadliwa zinyamazana zeganga. Lokhu yikho okumele ukwenze langensimu yakho yamagilebisi leyama-oliva.
12 “Kumele wenze umsebenzi wakho ngamalanga ayisithupha. Kodwa ngelanga lesikhombisa akumelanga usebenze ukuze inkunzi yakho lobabhemi wakho kuphumule lokuthi indodana yesigqilikazi sakho kanye lomuntu wesinye isizwe bake babethwe ngumoya.+
13 “Kumele libe leqiniso lokuthi lenza konke engilitshele khona+ njalo akumelanga libize amabizo abanye onkulunkulu. Amabizo abo akumelanga azwakale emlonyeni wakho.+
14 “Kumele lingenzele umkhosi kathathu ngomnyaka.+
15 Lizananza uMkhosi Wesinkwa Esingelamvubelo,+ lidle isinkwa esingelamvubelo okwamalanga ayisikhombisa njengoba nje ngitshilo kini. Lokhu lizakwenza ngesikhathi esibekiweyo ngenyanga ka-Abhibhi*+ ngoba laphuma eGibhithe ngalesosikhathi. Kakho okumele azokuma phambi kwami elengise izandla.+
16 Kanti njalo kumele linanze uMkhosi Wokuvuna* izithelo zomsebenzi wenu ezivuthwa kuqala, owalokho elakuhlanyela emasimini enu.+ Ekupheleni komnyaka kumele linanze uMkhosi Wokubutha* nxa selibutha konke elikusebenzeleyo okuphume emasimini enu.+
17 Kathathu ngomnyaka, wonke amadoda aphakathi kwenu kumele azokuma phambi kukaJehova iNkosi yeqiniso.+
18 “Igazi lomhlatshelo wami akumelanga linikelwe laloba yini elemvubelo njalo imihlatshelo yamahwahwa enikelwa emikhosini yami akumelanga ihlale ubusuku bonke kuze kube sekuseni.
19 “Izithelo zakho ezivuthwa kuqala ezinhle kulazo zonke kumele uzilethe endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.+
“Akumelanga uxhwathise izinyane lembuzi ngochago lukanina.+
20 “Ngithumela ingilosi phambi kwenu+ ukuze ilivikele endleleni njalo iyelifikisa endaweni engiyilungisileyo.+
21 Yilaleleni lilandele lokho elitshela khona. Lingayihlamukeli ngoba ibizo lami likuyo njalo ayisoze ixolele iziphambeko zenu.+
22 Kodwa nxa lingalalelisisa ilizwi layo, lenze konke engikutshoyo, ngizakuba yisitha sezitha zenu, ngimelane labamelana lani.
23 Ingilosi yami izahamba phambi kwenu njalo izalifikisa kuma-Amori, lamaHithi, lamaPherizi, lamaKhenani, lamaHivi, lamaJebusi njalo ngizawatshabalalisa aphele nya.+
24 Akumelanga likhothamele onkulunkulu babantu laba kumbe lihugwe ukuthi libakhonze njalo akumelanga lilandele imikhuba yabo.+ Kodwa kumele libhidlize izithombe zabo futhi liphahlaze lensika zabo abazisebenzisa ekukhonzeni.+
25 Kumele likhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu+ njalo uzabusisa ukudla kwenu lamanzi enu.+ Ngizasusa ukugula phakathi kwenu.+
26 Izisu zabesifazana abaselizweni lenu azisoze zichitheke futhi abasoze babe zinyumba.+ Ngizalenza liphile impilo ende.
27 “Ngizakwenza ukuthi abantu bangesabe lingakafiki lokufika kubo+ njalo bonke abantu elihlangana labo ngizabaphithanisa amakhanda. Ngizakwenza lokuthi linqobe zonke izitha zenu futhi zizalibalekela.*+
28 Ngizakwenza abantu baphele amandla* lingakafiki kubo;+ lokhu kuzaxotsha amaHivi lamaKhenani lamaHithi phambi kwenu.+
29 Angisoze ngibadudule phambi kwenu ngomnyaka owodwa nje ukuze ilizwe lingasali lilunxiwa, inyamazana zeganga besezisanda zilihlasele.+
30 Ngizabasusa kancane kancane phambi kwenu lize libe banengi, lilithathe ilizwe.+
31 “Ngizabeka umngcele wenu kusukela eLwandle Olubomvu kuze kuyefika elwandle lwamaFilisti, kusukela enkangala kuze kuyefika emfuleni*+ ngoba ngizanikela izakhamizi zelizwe esandleni senu njalo lizazisusa phambi kwenu.+
32 Akumelanga lenze isivumelwano labo kumbe labonkulunkulu babo.+
33 Akumelanga bahlale elizweni lenu ukuze bangabangeli ukuthi lenze isono kimi. Nxa lingakhonza onkulunkulu babo, kuzakuba ngumjibila kini.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “lelizwi elingamanga.”
^ Kumbe, “kalacala.”
^ Kumbe, “Liyayazi impilo yomuntu.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-B15.
^ Ubizwa langokuthi nguMkhosi Wamaviki kumbe owePhentekhosti.
^ Ubizwa langokuthi nguMkhosi Wezihonqo kumbe Wamathabanikeli.
^ Kumbe, “zonke izitha zenu zilifulathele.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “babanjwe ngumhedehede; bethuke.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo umfula uYufrathe.
