Ukucamagushela Igazi Elingenatyala
Umntu obuleweyo ongaziwayo umbulali wakhe uphendulwa ngamadoda amakhulu ahlamba izandla phezu kwethokazi, ecela uBawo wethu ukuba acamagushele igazi elingenatyala. Umfazi othinjiweyo makazilelwe aze azekwe, angathengiswa. Unyana womfazi othiyiweyo ugcina ubuzibulo bakhe. Isidumbu sendoda ebuleweyo masingalali sixhonyiwe emthini.
21 1Xa kuthe kwafunyanwa umntu obuleweyo elele emaphandleni, ezweni akunikayo uBawo wakho ukuba ulime, kungaziwa ukuba ngubani na ombuleleyo, 2amadoda akho amakhulu nabagwebi bakho bophuma, balinganise ukuya emizini engqonge isidumbu eso. 3Amadoda amakhulu omzi okufuphi nesidumbu othabatha ithokazi ekungasetyenzwanga ngalo, ekungabekwanga dyokhwe kulo, 4aze amadoda amakhulu aloo mzi alihlisele ithokazi esihlanjeni esinamanzi aqukuqelayo, ekungalinywanga ngaso, ekungahlwayelwanga kuso, aliqhaqhe khona intamo ithokazi esihlanjeni. 5Ababingeleli, oonyana bakaLevi, bosondela; ngokuba uBawo wakho wanyula bona ukuba balungiselele kuye, basikelele egameni likaBawo wethu; ngomlomo wabo kugwetywe wonke umbambano, nobetho lonke. 6Onke amadoda amakhulu aloo mzi okufuphi nesidumbu ahlambe izandla zawo phezu kwethokazi eliqhaqhwe intamo esihlanjeni, 7aze athi: “Izandla zethu azaliphalazanga eli gazi, namehlo ethu akalibonanga. 8Camagushela abantu bakho amaSirayeli, Bawo, obakhululayo; ungabeki igazi elingenatyala phakathi kwabantu bakho amaSirayeli.” Locanyagushelwa ke kubo igazi. a a v8 Isiko lethokazi lalivumela umzi okufuphi ukuba uvakalise ukumsulwa kwawo esidlangalaleni, ufune ucamagusho phambi koThixo ngenxa yombulalo ongaxazululwanga ezweni. 9Ngaloo ndlela wosusa ubugwenxa begazi elingenatyala phakathi kwakho, xa usenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaBawo wethu.
Umfazi Othinjiweyo Ozekwayo
10Xa uthe waphuma umkhosi, waya ezintshabeni zakho, uBawo wakho wazinikela esandleni sakho, wathimba abantu kuzo, 11waza phakathi kwabathinjiweyo wabona umfazi oyinzwakazi, wamnqwenela, wafuna ukumzeka abe ngumkakho, 12womngenisa ke endlwini yakho, aze achebe intloko yakhe, azinqumle iinzipho zakhe. 13Womenza akhulule iingubo zokuthinjwa kwakhe, ahlale endlwini yakho, ammbambazelele uyise nonina inyanga epheleleyo. Emveni koko ungangena kuye njengandoda, abe ngumkakho. 14Ukuba akusamfuni, mkhulule aye apho afuna khona. Uze ungathengisi ngaye ngeesilivere, ungamphathi njengekhoboka, ngokuba umthobile.
Ilifa Lonyana Olilizibulo
15Xa indoda inabafazi ababini, omnye ethandekile, omnye engathandeki, bobabini bamzalela oonyana, ke ilizibulo elingelomfazi ongathandekiyo, b b v15 Apha igama elithi "ongathandekiyo" lithetha nje othandwa kancinane—umfazi ophethe indawo yesibini eluthandweni, ingenguye ocekisiweyo. 16ngomhla ebabela oonyana bakhe impahla yakhe, akayi kuba nako ukwenza unyana womfazi othandekayo ibe lilizibulo endaweni yonyana womfazi ongathandekiyo, ilizibulo lokwenene. 17Wobuya amamkele njengelizibulo unyana womfazi ongathandekiyo, amnike isabelo esiphindwe kabini kuko konke anako; ngokuba ungowokuqala wamandla akhe—bobakhe ubuzibulo.
Unyana Ozimbambo Nozinkani
18Xa indoda inonyana ozimbambo, ozinkani, ongayithobeli intloko yoyise nonina, ongathobeli nokuba bayamthethisa, 19uyise nonina bomthabatha, bamse kumadoda amakhulu esangweni lomzi wakhe, 20baze bathi kumadoda amakhulu omzi wakhe: “Lo nyana wethu uzimbambo, uzinkani; akasithobeli—yigilegxa nonxilayo.” 21Onke amadoda omzi wakhe omxuluba ngamatye afe. Butshayele ke ububi, bungabikho phakathi kwakho, bova ke onke amaSirayeli, boyike.
Uqalekisiwe Nabani Na Oxhonywe Emthini
22Xa isono sendoda sinetyala lokuba ife, yabulawa, wayixhoma emthini, 23uze ungasishiyi isidumbu sayo emthini ubusuku bonke; womngcwaba ngaloo mini, ngokuba nabani na oxhonywe emthini uphantsi kwesiqalekiso sikaBawo wethu. Uze ungalenzi inqambi ilizwe lakho, ilizwe akunikayo uBawo wakho ukuba ulidle ilifa. c c v23 UPawulos usixelela ukuba uYesu waba sisiqalekiso ngenxa yethu ngokuxhonywa emthini, ukuze intsikelelo kaBawo ifikelele kumntu wonke—kumaGalati 3:13.
