Mitemo yoMusha noMuvakidzani
Mitemo inodzivirira vanhu pavanenge vasina dziviriro zvikuru: murume achangoroora haaendi kuhondo kwegore rimwe, hapana guyo rinotorwa sorubatso, nguo yomurombo inodzoserwa zuva risati ranyura, mubayiro unobhadharwa musi iwoyo. Zvisote zvakakanganwika nemiorivhi nemizambiringa yasara ndezvemutorwa, nherera nechirikadzi.
24 1Kana murume akawana mukadzi, kana asisamufadzi nokuti awana chimwe chinhu chinonyadzisa maari, anomunyorera gwaro rokurambana, achiriisa muruoko rwake, achimudzinga kubva mumba make, a a v1 Mozisi akatendera kurambana nokuda kwoukukutu hwomwoyo womunhu; Jesu akanongedzera kuurongwa hwokutanga hwaBaba vedu hwokubatana kwoupenyu hwose (Mateu 19:8). 2uye kana akabva mumba make akaenda akava mukadzi womumwe murume, 3uye murume wake wechipiri akamuvenga, akamunyorera gwaro rokurambana, achiriisa muruoko rwake, achimudzinga kubva mumba make—kana kuti murume wechipiri uyo akamutora kuti ave mukadzi wake akafa, 4ipapo murume wake wokutanga, uyo akamudzinga, haafaniri kumuwanazve mushure mokunge asvibiswa; icho chinhu chinonyangadza pamberi paBaba vedu, uye haufaniri kuuyisa mhosva panyika yaunopiwa naBaba vako senhaka.
5Kana murume achangotora mukadzi mutsva, haafaniri kuenda kuhondo kana kupiwa basa ripi zvaro; anofanira kugara akasununguka kumba kwegore rimwe, kuti afadze mukadzi waakatora.
6Hapana munhu anofanira kutora guyo nehuyo, kana kunyange huyo chete, sorubatso rwechikwereti—nokuti anenge atora upenyu hwomunhu chaihwo sorubatso.
7Kana munhu akawanikwa achiba muIsraeri biyake, achimuita nhapwa kana kumutengesa, mubi uyo anofanira kufa. Saka bvisa chakaipa pakati penyu.
8Pamusoro pechirwere cheganda chinosvibisa, chenjerai kwazvo kuti muite chaizvo sezvamunodzidziswa navaprista vaRevhi, sezvandakavarayira. 9Rangarira zvakaitwa naBaba vako kuna Miriamu munzira pawakabuda muIjipiti.
10Kana uchikweretesa muvakidzani wako chinhu chipi zvacho, usapinda mumba make kuti utore rubatso rwake. 11Unofanira kumira panze, uye munhu wawakweretesa anofanira kubudisa rubatso achikupa panze. 12Uye kana ari murombo, usarara nerubatso rwake usiku. 13Dzosera rubatso rwake zuva risati ravira, kuti arare nenguo yake agokuropafadza; Baba vako vachazviverenga kwauri sokururama.
14Usadzvinyirire mushandi wokuhaya ari murombo uye anoshayiwa, angava hama kana mutorwa anogara munyika yako, mumaguta ako. 15Muripe mubhadharo wake nezuva racho, zuva risati ravira—nokuti murombo uye anovimba nawo. Zvikasadaro angachema kuna Baba vedu achikupomera, zvova chivi kwauri.
16Vabereki havafaniri kuurayiwa nokuda kwavana vavo, kana vana kuurayiwa nokuda kwavabereki vavo; mumwe nomumwe anofanira kuurayiwa nokuda kwechivi chake.
17Haufaniri kunyima mutorwa kana nherera kururamisirwa, kana kutora nguo yechirikadzi sorubatso. 18Rangarira kuti wakanga uri nhapwa muIjipiti; Baba vako vakakudzikinura ikoko—naizvozvo ndinokurayira kuti uite izvi.
19Kana uchikohwa mumunda mako ukakanganwa chisote, usadzokere kundochitora. Chisiyire mutorwa, nherera, nechirikadzi, kuti Baba vako vakuropafadze pabasa rose ramaoko ako. 20Kana uchirova muti wako womuorivhi, usapamhidzire kutsvaira matavi; siyira mutorwa, nherera, nechirikadzi zvasara.
21Kana uchiunganidza mazambiringa omunda wako wemizambiringa, usatanhe zvasara; zvisiyire mutorwa, nherera, nechirikadzi. 22Rangarira kuti wakanga uri nhapwa munyika yeIjipiti; ndokusaka ndichikurayira kuti uite izvi.