Ukukhathalela Oko Umnakwenu Akulahlekelwayo
Buyisa inkomo yomnakwenu ebhadulayo, uze ungaliyekeli iesile lakhe elidalele. Yakha uthango phezu kwendlu yakho. Kwandule ke kube ngumthetho womtshato: indoda ethethela umtshakazi wayo amanyundululu iyahlawuliswa, ingaze imndulule, umfazi obanjwe emaphandleni avulekileyo aphathwe njengexhoba lobundlobongela.
22 1Uze ungayiboni inkomo yomnakwenu nokuba yigusha yakhe ibhadula, uzifihle kuzo; ube ngozibuyiselayo kumnakwenu. 2Ukuba umnakwenu akakho kufuphi, nokuba akumazi, wozisa ekhaya lakho, ihlale kuwe ade ayifune umnakwenu, uze uyibuyisele kuye. 3Wenjenjalo nangeesile lakhe, wenjenjalo nangengubo yakhe, wenjenjalo nangento yonke yomnakwenu elahlekileyo kuye, wena uyifumene; akuvumelekile ukuba uzifihle kuyo. 4Uze ungaliboni iesile lomnakwenu nokuba yinkomo yakhe isidalele endleleni, uzifihle kuyo; ube ngomncedayo ukuyivusa.
5Umfazi makangambathi izambatho zamadoda, nendoda mayingazambathi ezomfazi; kuba osukuba ezenza ezo zinto ulisikizi kuBawo wakho.
6Ukuba uthe wafumana indlu yentaka ngendlela, nokuba isemthini, nokuba isemhlabeni, inamathole nokuba inamaqanda, unina ethe wafukamela amathole nokuba ngamaqanda, uze ungamthabathi unina ndawonye namathole. 7Womndulula unina, uthabathele wena amathole, ukuze kulunge kuwe, ibe mide imihla yakho.
8Xa uthe wakha indlu entsha, woyenzela uthango phezu kwendlu yakho, ukuze indlu yakho ingabi natyala legazi, ukuba kuthe kwawa umntu ephezu kwayo.
9Uze ungasihlwayeli isidiliya sakho ngembewu exubeneyo, hleze lonke ungeniselo olungcwaliswe, imbewu oyihlwayeleyo neziqhamo zesidiliya. 10Uze ungalimi ngenkomo nangeesile zibotshelelwe kunye. 11Uze ungambathi ngubo yoboya neyelinen eyalukwe kunye.
12Woyenzela iintshinga emasondweni omane engubo yakho oyambathayo.
Ukuhlonela Umnqophiso Womtshato
13Ukuba indoda ithe yazeka umfazi, yathi emva kokulala naye, yamthiya, 14yambeka ityala lamanyala, yamnika igama elibi, isithi: “Le ndoda ndiyizekile, kodwa ndithe ndakusondela kuyo andafumana bungqina bobuntombi bayo,” 15uyise nonina wale ntombazana wothabatha abuzise ubungqina bobuntombi bayo emadodeni amakhulu omzi esangweni. 16Uyise wentombazana wothi kumadoda amakhulu: “Intombi yam ndayinika le ndoda ibe ngumkayo, ke yona iyithiyile. 17Kaloku iyibeke ityala lamanyala, isithi: ‘Andifumananga bungqina bobuntombi bentombi yakho.’ Kanti nabu ke ubungqina bobuntombi bentombi yam.” Baze batwabulule ingubo phambi kwamadoda amakhulu omzi. 18Aze amadoda amakhulu aloo mzi ayithabathe loo ndoda, ayithethise, 19ayihlawulise isilivere elingana nomvuzo womnyaka, ayinike uyise wentombazana, ngenxa yokuba ininike igama elibi intombi yakwaSirayeli. Woba ngumkayo; mayingamali ngayo yonke imihla yobomi bayo.
20Kodwa ukuba ityala liyinyaniso, kungafunyanwa bungqina bobuntombi bentombazana, 21boyizisa intombazana emnyango wendlu kayise, aze amadoda omzi wakowayo ayigibisele ngamatye ife, ngenxa yokuba yenze amanyala kwaSirayeli, ihenyuza endlwini kayise. Wobususa ke ububi phakathi kwakho.
22Ukuba kuthe kwafunyanwa indoda ilele nomfazi wenye indoda, boba bafe bobabini, indoda ebilele naye nomfazi lowo. Wobususa ke ububi kwaSirayeli. 23Ukuba kukho intombazana, intombi eganelwe indoda, yabe enye indoda ithe yamfumana emzini, yalala nayo, 24bobazisa bobabini esangweni laloo mzi, nibagibisele ngamatye bafe: intombazana ngenxa yokuba ingakhalanga emzini, indoda ngenxa yokuba imdlwengule umkammelwane wayo. Wobutshayela ke ububi phakathi kwakho. 25Kodwa ukuba indoda ithe yafumana intombazana eganiweyo entsimini, yayibamba, yalala nayo, yobulawa yodwa indoda ebilele naye. 26Uze ungenzi nto entombazaneni; ayinasono sifanelwe kukufa. Eli tyala linjengendoda ethi ivukele ummelwane wayo, imbulale: 27kuba iyifumene entsimini; yakhala intombazana eganiweyo, kodwa akubangakho bani uyihlangulayo. 28Ukuba indoda ithe yafumana intombi engaganiweyo, yayibamba, yalala nayo, baza bafunyanwa, 29indoda ebilele naye womnika uyise wentombazana isilivere elingana nesiqingatha somvuzo womnyaka; woba ngumkayo ngenxa yokuba eyidlwengule, angamali ubomi bakhe bonke. 30Indoda mayingamzeki umkayise; mayingasityhili isondo lengubo kayise.