Imibingelelo Epheleleyo Neentliziyo Ezingacukuceziweyo

Amatyala afanelwe kukufa afuna amangqina amabini nokuba mathathu, aze amatyala anqabileyo aye enkundleni ephakathi. Kwaza kweza nomthetho omangalisayo: ukuba amaSirayeli afuna ukumkani, makabe ngomnye wabazalwana bawo, angaziqwebeli amahashe, nabafazi, nesilivere, kananjalo makazibhalele lo myalelo, awufunde ubomi bakhe bonke.

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Uze ungabingeleli kuBawo wakho inkomo nokuba yimvu enesiphako nokuba inasiphako sibi; kuba oko kulisikizi kuBawo wakho.

Ukuba kuthe kwafunyanwa phakathi kwenu indoda nokuba ngumfazi, nakuliphi isango emasangweni akho akunikayo uBawo wakho, besenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wakho ngokwaphula umnqophiso wakhe, bakhonza thixo bambi, babanqula—ilanga, inyanga, nokuba nguwuphi umkhosi wasezulwini—endingakuwiselanga mthetho, waza waxelelwa ngako, wakuva, uze uphengulule kakuhle. Ukuba kuyinyaniso, nento leyo iqinisekile, ukuba eli sikizi lenziwe kwaSirayeli, woyikhuphela emasangweni akho loo ndoda nokuba ngumfazi owenze le nto imbi—loo ndoda nokuba ngumfazi—ubaxulube ngamatye bafe. Ngomlomo wamangqina amabini nokuba mathathu, umntu onetyala makabulawe afe; makangabulawa ngomlomo wengqina elinye. Isandla samangqina soba kuye kuqala ukuba ambulale, size emva koko isandla sabantu bonke. Uze ububususe ngaloo ndlela ububi phakathi kwakho.

Iinkundla Zobulungisa ZikaBawo Wethu

Ukuba ityala likunqabele kakhulu ukuba uligwebe—phakathi kwegazi negazi, kwetyala netyala, kokubetha nokubetha, iimbambano ezimasangweni akho—wonyuka uye endaweni leyo aya kuyinyula uBawo wakho. Woya kubabingeleli abangabaLevi, nakumgwebi wexesha elo; ubuze, baze bakuxelele isigwebo. Wenze ngoko bakuxelele kona kuloo ndawo aya kuyinyula uBawo wethu; uze ukunanzele ukwenza konke abaya kukuyala ngako. Wenze ngomyalelo abaya kukuyala ngawo, nangesigwebo abaya kukunika sona; uze ungatyeki kwilizwi abalivakalisayo, uye ekunene nokuba usekhohlo. Nabani na owenza ngenkukhumalo, engavumi ukumphulaphula umbingeleli omi ukuba alungiselele khona phambi koBawo wakho, nokuba ngumgwebi, makafe. Uze ubutshayele ububi, bungabikho kwaSirayeli. Baze bonke abantu bakuva oko, boyike, bangaphindi benze ngenkukhumalo.

Imiyalelo KaBawo Wethu Ngokumkani

Xa uthe wangena ezweni akunikayo uBawo wakho, walihlutha, wema kulo, wathi: “Mandizimisele ukumkani, njengeentlanga ezi zonke eziningqongileyo,” wena wonyanzeleka ukubeka ukumkani lowo aya kumnyula uBawo wakho; wozimisela ukumkani ophuma phakathi kwabazalwana bakho. Akunakwazi ukubeka phezu kwakho owasemzini, ongenguye umzalwana wakho. Makangazizuzeli amahashe amaninzi, nokubuyisela abantu eYiputa ukuze azuze amaninzi, ekubeni uBawo wethu wathi kuni: “Ningabuyeli ngaloo ndlela.” Makangazeki bafazi baninzi, hleze intliziyo yakhe iphambuke; makangazibutheleli nesiliva negolide eninzi.

Xa ahleli etroneni yakhe yobukumkani, uze azibhalele encwadini lo myalelo, ewuphinda ewubhala, phambi kwababingeleli abangabaLevi. Yoba naye, aze afunde kuyo yonke imihla yobomi bakhe, ukuze afunde ukumoyika uBawo wakhe, egcina onke amazwi alo myalelo, nale mimiselo, ukuwenza, ukuze intliziyo yakhe ingaziphakamisi ngaphezu kwabazalwana bakhe, angatyeki emyalelweni aye ekunene nokuba usekhohlo, ukuze yena nabantwana bakhe balawule imihla emininzi ebukumkanini bakhe kwaSirayeli.