Ngubani Onokungena Ebandleni LikaBawo Wethu
Imithetho yokuba ngubani onokungena ebandleni, nenkumbulo yesiqalekiso sikaBhileham esaguqulwa saba yintsikelelo ngenxa yokuba uBawo wakho wakuthanda. Inkampu igcinwa icocekile kuba uhamba phakathi kwayo. Ikhoboka elibalekileyo malingabuyiselwa. Kungabizwa nzala kumzalwana; izibhambathiso mazizalisekiswe.
23 1Akukho ndoda inamasende atyunyuziweyo nenqanyulwe inkomo yayo enokungena ebandleni likaBawo wethu. 2Akukho mntu ozelwe ngokungekho mthethweni onokungena ebandleni likaBawo wethu; nembewu yakhe, kude kube kweseshumi isizukulwana, ingangeni ebandleni likaBawo wethu. 3Akukho mAmon namMowabhi onokungena ebandleni likaBawo wethu; kude kube kweseshumi isizukulwana akukho namnye wabo onokungena ebandleni likaBawo wethu, naphakade. 4Kuba abanihlangabezanga ngesonka nangamanzi endleleni ekuphumeni kwenu eYiputa, baza baqesha uBhileham unyana kaBhehore wasePehore waseMesopotami ukuba anitshabhise. 5Kodwa uBawo wakho wala ukumphulaphula uBhileham, waza wasiguqula isiqalekiso saba yintsikelelo kuwe, ngenxa yokuba uBawo wakho wakuthanda. 6Uze ungafuni luxolo lwabo nampumelelo yabo yonke imihla yakho, naphakade. 7Uze ungamcekisi umEdom; ngumzalwana wakho. Uze ungamcekisi umYiputa; ube ungowasemzini ezweni lakhe. 8Abantwana abazalelwe kubo kwesesithathu isizukulwana bangangena ebandleni likaBawo wethu.
Ubungcwele Eminqubeni
9Xa uthe waphuma uyinkampu usiya kulwa neentshaba zakho, uze uzigcine kuyo yonke into embi. 10Ukuba kukho ndoda phakathi kwenu eyinqambi ngenxa yokungcola kwasebusuku, yophuma iye ngaphandle kweminquba, ingabuyeli kuyo. 11Ekusondeleni kokuhlwa, yohlamba emanzini; lakutshona ilanga ingabuyela eminqubeni. 12Uze ube nendawo ngaphandle kweminquba, apho uya kuphuma khona ukuba uye kugubungela iinyawo zakho. 13Uze ube negaba phakathi kwempahla yakho. Xa uthe wahlala phandle, womba umngxunya ngalo, ugubungele ilindle lakho. 14UBawo wakho uyahamba phakathi eminqubeni yakho ukuze akuhlangule azinikele iintshaba zakho; ngenxa yoko iminquba yakho mayibe ngcwele, ukuze angaboni nto iziintloni phakathi kwenu, akufulathele.
Imithetho Yobomi Bokuhlalisana
15Uze ungamnikeli enkosini yakhe ikhoboka elibalekele kuwe, lisuke enkosini yalo. 16Loba nawe, phakathi kwenu, kuwo nawuphi na umzi walo oliwunyulayo, apho kulungileyo kulo. Uze ungalicinezeli.
17Makungabikho ntombi yakwaSirayeli eba lihenyukazi letempile, kungabikho nanyana wakwaSirayeli ohenyuza etempileni. a a v17 "Ihenyukazi letempile" lalibotshelelwe kunqulo lobuhedeni lokuzala, lingelohenyuza eliqhelekileyo — eli siko laxuba isini nonqulo lwezithixo, uBawo wethu ukwalela phakathi kwabantwana bakhe. 18Uze ungawungenisi umvuzo wehenyukazi okanye irhafu yenja endlwini kaBawo wakho ngasiphi na isibhambathiso—zombini zizinto ezilisikizi kuBawo wakho. b b v18 "Inja" apha ligama elithetha indoda elihenyukazi letempile; umvuzo wayo, njengowehenyukazi, uyalelwe ukuba ube ngumnikelo.
19Uze ungambizi nzala umzalwana wakho—emalini, nasekutyeni, nakuyo nayiphi na into ebolekwayo. 20Mbize nzala owasemzini, kodwa ungambizi umzalwana wakho, ukuze uBawo wakho akusikelele kuyo yonke into oya kuyibeka isandla sakho ezweni oya kungena kulo ukuba ulime.
21Xa ubhambathisa isibhambathiso kuBawo wakho, uze ungalibali ukusihlawula, kuba uBawo wakho wosibiza okunene kuwe, size sibe sisono kuwe. 22Kodwa ukuba uthe wayeka ukubhambathisa, akuyi kuba netyala lesono. 23Gcina wenze oko ukubhambathise kuBawo wakho; ukuthethe ngokuzithandela, ngomlomo wakho. 24Xa uthe wangena esidiliyeni sommelwane wakho, ungadla iidiliya uhluthe, kangangoko uthanda, kodwa uze ungafaki nanye esityeni sakho. 25Xa uthe wangena engqoloweni emiyo yommelwane wakho, ungazikha izikhwebu ngesandla, kodwa uze ungabi nakusingisa irhengqa engqoloweni emiyo yommelwane wakho.
