Eksodusi 21:1-36
21 “Nayi imitsetfo lokufanele ubatjele yona:+
2 “Nangabe utsenga sigcili+ lesingumHebheru, sitakusebentela iminyaka lesitfupha, bese kutsi ngemnyaka wesi-7 uyasikhulula futsi kute lokufanele sikubhadale kona.+
3 Nangabe sefika sodvwa, kufanele sihambe sodvwa. Kodvwa nangabe sefika nemfati waso, kufanele sihambe naye.
4 Nangabe inkhosi yaso isinika umfati, bese lomfati usitalela emadvodzana nobe emadvodzakati, lomfati kanye nalabantfwana batawuba benkhosi yaso, futsi lesigcili kufanele sihambe sodvwa.+
5 Kodvwa nangabe lesigcili sincenga sitsi: ‘Ngiyayitsandza inkhosi yami, futsi ngiyamtsandza umfati wami kanye nemadvodzana ami, ngako ngicela ungangikhululi,’+
6 lenkhosi yaso kufanele isitsatse iye naso embikwaNkulunkulu weliciniso. Ngemuva kwaloko kufanele isimise emnyango nobe ngasensikeni yemnyango, ibhobose indlebe yaso ngelusungulo. Lesigcili sitawubese siba senkhosi yaso kuphila kwaso konkhe.
7 “Nangabe indvodza itsengisa indvodzakati yayo kutsi ibe sigcili, lendvodzakati angeke ikhululwe ngendlela lokukhululwa ngayo sigcili lesidvuna.
8 Nangabe inkhosi yayo ingajabuli ngayo futsi ingafuni kuyitsatsa ibe ngumfati wayo lomncane, kodvwa ikhetse kuyitsengisela lomunye umuntfu,* ayikavumeleki kuyitsengisela umuntfu losihambi ngobe isuke ingaketsembeki kulendvodzakati.
9 Nangabe ikhetsa kuyiniketa indvodzana yayo kutsi ibe ngumfati wayo, lenkhosi kufanele iyiphatse njengendvodzakati yayo.
10 Nangabe lendvodzana* seyitsatsa lomunye umfati, akukafaneli iyekele kunika lomfati wayo wekucala kudla, kwekwembatsa, kanye nemalungelo akhe ebufati.*+
11 Nangabe ingamenteli tonkhe letintfo letintsatfu, ukhululekile kutsi angahamba kodvwa angabhadali lutfo.
12 “Nobe ngubani loshaya umuntfu afe, naye kufanele abulawe.+
13 Kodvwa nangabe loko akwente angakahlosi futsi naNkulunkulu weliciniso akuvumele, ngitawukhetsa indzawo langabalekela kuyo.+
14 Nangabe umuntfu atfukutselela umuntfu wakubo aze ambulale ngemabomu,+ loyo muntfu kufanele abulawe ngisho nobe abalekela e-al’thare lami.+
15 Loyo loshaya babe wakhe nobe make wakhe kufanele abulawe.+
16 “Nobe ngubani lotfumba umuntfu+ aphindze amtsengise nobe lomuntfu atfolakale akuye,+ kufanele abulawe.+
17 “Nobe ngubani localekisa babe wakhe nobe make wakhe kufanele abulawe.+
18 “Nangabe emadvodza alwa bese lena lenye ishaya lomuntfu wakubo ngelitje nobe ngesibhakela,* futsi loyo muntfu angafi kodvwa alale phansi endlini, naku lokufanele kwentiwe:
19 Nangabe lomuntfu akhona kuvuka futsi ahambahambe ngephandle asebentisa indvuku, loyo lomshayile akukafaneli ajeziswe. Kunaloko kufanele ancephetele lomuntfu lolimele ngesikhatsi lesimlahlekele angakhoni kusebenta kuze kube ngulapho elulama kahle.
20 “Nangabe umuntfu ashaya sigcili nobe sigcilikati sakhe ngendvuku bese sifela etandleni takhe, kufanele siphindziselelwe.+
21 Kodvwa nangabe lesigcili nobe sigcilikati sifa ngemuva kwelilanga nobe lamabili, angeke siphindziselelwe ngobe inkhosi yaso yasitsenga ngemali.
22 “Nangabe emadvodza alwa futsi alimate umfati lotetfwele bese ubeleka sisengakefiki sikhatsi*+ kodvwa yena naloluswane bangafi,* loyo lowente loku kufanele ahlawule, kuye ngekwaloko lokushiwo yindvodza yalomfati. Loko lakukhokhako kufanele akukhokhe embikwebehluleli.+
23 Kodvwa nangabe kuba khona lofako emkhatsini waloluswane namake walo, kufanele kwenanwe kuphila ngekuphila,+
24 liso ngeliso, litinyo ngelitinyo, sandla ngesandla, lunyawo ngelunyawo,+
25 kushiswa ngekushiswa, linceba ngelinceba, kushaywa ngekushaywa.
26 “Nangabe umuntfu ashaya sigcili nobe sigcilikati sakhe esweni futsi lilimale lize lingasaboni, kufanele asikhulule ngenca yaleliso laso.+
27 Nangabe ashaya sigcili nobe sigcilikati sakhe bese kuphuma litinyo laso, kufanele asikhulule ngenca yalelitinyo.
28 “Nangabe inkunzi ihlaba indvodza nobe umfati bese uyafa, lenkunzi kufanele igcotjwe ngematje ize ife,+ nenyama yayo akukafaneli idliwe. Umnikati wayo akukafaneli ajeziswe.
29 Kodvwa nangabe lenkunzi beyinemkhuba wekuhlabana, nemnikati wayo ecwayisiwe ngaloko kodvwa wangayigadzi, bese ibulala indvodza nobe umfati, kufanele igcotjwe ngematje futsi nemnikati wayo kufanele abulawe.
30 Nangabe kutsiwa akakhiphe inhlawulo* kufanele akhiphe konkhe lokutsiwa akakukhiphe, kube linani lekuhlenga kuphila kwakhe.
31 Ngisho nobe lenkunzi ihlabe umfana nobe intfombatana, kufanele kwentiwe loko lokushiwo ngulomtsetfo kumnikati wayo.
32 Nangabe lenkunzi ihlabe sigcili nobe sigcilikati, umnikati wayo kufanele akhiphe tinhlavu telisiliva* letingu-30 atinike inkhosi yaso, futsi lenkunzi kufanele igcotjwe ngematje ize ife.
33 “Nangabe umuntfu avula umgodzi nobe awugubhe bese uwushiya ungakavalwa, futsi kugcumkele inkunzi nobe imbongolo kuwo,
34 umnikati walomgodzi kufanele ahlawule.+ Lomuntfu kufanele akhiphe loko umnikati waleso silwane latsite akakukhiphe, nalesilwane lesifile sibe sakhe.
35 Nangabe inkunzi yalotsite ilimata yalomunye futsi ife, kufanele batsengise lena lephilako bese behlukaniselana lemali labayitsengise ngayo; kufanele baphindze behlukaniselane nalenkunzi lefile.
36 Kodvwa nangabe bekwatiwa kutsi lenkunzi beyinemkhuba wekuhlabana, kepha umnikati wayo angayigadzi, kufanele akhiphe inkunzi lephilako enane lelefile, bese lena lefile iba yakhe.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “iyihlenge.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “lenkhosi.”
^ Loku kusho kuya ecasini.
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “ngelithulusi.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bese bantfwana bakhe bayaphuma.”
^ Nobe “kungenteki ingoti lematima.”
^ Nobe “sincephetelo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emashekeli.” Lishekeli lilinye belinesisindvo lesingemagremu langu-11.4. Fundza Sandzisanchazo B14.
