Imithetho yaseKhaya neyoMmelwane
Imithetho ekhusela abantu ngelona xesha basesichengeni: indoda esanda kuzeka ikhululwa emfazweni umnyaka omnye, kungathatyathwa litye lokusila sibambiso, ingubo yehlwempu ibuyiswa ngokutshona kwelanga, umvuzo uhlawulwe kwangaloo mini. Izithungu ezilityelweyo neminquma neediliya eziseleyo zezowasemzini, nenkedama, nomhlolokazi.
24 1Xa indoda ithe yazeka umfazi, ukuba akasamkholisi ngenxa yokuba ifumene into eziintloni kuye, imbhalela incwadi yokwahlukana, iyibeke esandleni sakhe, imndulule endlwini yayo, a a v1 UMoses wavumela ukwahlukana ngenxa yobulukhuni bentliziyo yomntu; uYesu wabhekisa emva kwinjongo yokuqala kaBawo wethu yomanyano lobomi bonke (Mateyu 19:8). 2aze athi akuphuma endlwini yayo, ahambe abe ngumfazi wenye indoda, 3aze le ndoda yesibini imthiye, imbhalele incwadi yokwahlukana, iyibeke esandleni sakhe, imndulule endlwini yayo—nokuba ithe yafa loo ndoda yesibini eyamzekayo, 4yona ke indoda yakhe yokuqala, emndulukileyo, ayinakuphinda imzeke emva kokuba enziwe inqambi; yinto eziintloni leyo phambi koBawo wethu, uze ungalizisi ityala kwelo lizwe akunikayo uBawo wakho ukuba libe lilifa.
5Xa indoda ithe yazeka umfazi omtsha, mayingangeni emkhosini, mayinganikwa nawuphi na umsebenzi; mayikhululeke ekhaya umnyaka omnye, ukuze imvuyise umfazi eyamzekayo.
6Makungabikho mntu uthabathe amatye okusila amabini, nokuba lelinye lona langaphezulu, ukuba abe sibambiso setyala—oko kukubambisa ngempilo yomntu kanye.
7Ukuba indoda ithe yafunyanwa isiba umnakwenu kumaSirayeli, imkhonzisa nokuba ithengisa ngaye, loo mbi makafe. Nobutshayela ke ububi, bungabikho phakathi kwenu.
8Ngesibetho seqhenqa, lumkani kakhulu, nenze kanye njengoko benifundisa ngako ababingeleli abaLevi, njengoko ndabawisela umthetho. 9Khumbula oko uBawo wakho akwenzayo kuMiriyam endleleni ekuphumeni kwenu eYiputa.
10Ukuba umboleka ummelwane wakho nantoni na, musa ukungena endlwini yakhe ukuze uthabathe isibambiso sakhe. 11Uze ume ngaphandle, aphume naso isibambiso loo mntu umbolekayo, asizise kuwe. 12Ukuba ke ulihlwempu, uze ungalali nesibambiso sakhe. 13Woyibuyisela isibambiso sakhe lingekatshoni ilanga, ukuze alale engutyeni yakhe akusikelele; uBawo wakho wokubalela kuwe ukuba bubulungisa.
14Uze ungamcinezeli umqeshwa olihlwempu nolusizana, nokuba ngumzalwana, nokuba ngowasemzini ohleli ezweni lakho, emasangweni akho. 15Womnika umvuzo wakhe kwangaloo mini, lingekatshoni ilanga—kuba ulihlwempu, uthembele kuwo. Hleze akhale kuBawo wethu ngawe, kube sisono kuwe.
16Abazali mabangabulawa ngenxa yabantwana babo, nabantwana mabangabulawa ngenxa yabazali babo; elowo makabulawe ngenxa yesono sakhe.
17Uze ungasijiki isigwebo sowasemzini nenkedama, uze ungabambisi ngengubo yomhlolokazi. 18Khumbula ukuba wawungamakhoboka eYiputa; uBawo wakho wakukhulula khona—kungoko ndikuwisela umthetho ukuba wenze oku.
19Xa uthe wavuna entsimini yakho, walibala isithungu, uze ungabuyi kuyo. Sishiyele owasemzini, nenkedama, nomhlolokazi, ukuze akusikelele uBawo wakho kuwo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zakho. 20Xa uthe wabetha umnquma wakho, uze ungaphindi uwacande amasebe; okuseleyo kushiyele owasemzini, nenkedama, nomhlolokazi.
21Xa uthe wavuna iidiliya zesidiliya sakho, uze ungakucholi okuseleyo; kushiyele owasemzini, nenkedama, nomhlolokazi. 22Khumbula ukuba wawungamakhoboka ezweni laseYiputa; kungoko ndikuwisela umthetho ukuba wenze oku.