Ubulungisa eSangweni
Ukubethwa kunqunyelwe kwimivumbo emashumi mane, ukuze umnakwenu angahlaziswa phambi kwamehlo akho. Inkomo ayivingcwa xa isetyela ingqolowa. Igama lendoda efileyo yomhlolokazi ligcinwa ngumnakwayo, okanye umnakwabo ahlaziswe esangweni. Amatye nemilinganiselo mazibe ngawobulungisa.
25 1Xa amadoda enembambano aya kumatyala, abagwebi abawagwebayo bamgwebele olilungisa, bamgwebe ongendawo, 2ukuba loo ndoda ingendawo ifanelwe kukubethwa, umgwebi uya kwenza ukuba alale phantsi, abethwe phambi kwakhe, inani lemivumbo libe ngokokreqo lwayo. 3Imivumbo emashumi mane, ingagqithi apho; ukuba uthe wambetha ngaphezu kwayo, umnakwenu wohlaziswa phambi kwamehlo akho.
4Uze ungayivingci inkomo xa isetyela ingqolowa.
5Ukuba abazalwana bahleli ndawonye, waza omnye wafa engenanyana, umkamfi ofileyo makangendani nowasemzini. Umnakwabo wendoda yakhe uya kumzeka, alale naye, amenzele okomninawa. 6Owamazibulo amzalayo wothabatha igama lomninawa ofileyo, ukuze igama lakhe lingacinywa kwaSirayeli.
7Ukuba loo ndoda ayifuni ukuthabatha umkamninawa wayo, loo mfazi wonyuka aye emadodeni amakhulu esangweni, athi: “Umnakwabo wendoda yam akavumi ukuvusa igama lomninawa wakhe kwaSirayeli; akavumi ukwenza okomninawa kum.” 8Amadoda amakhulu aloo mzi wakhe wombiza, athethe naye. Ukuba uthe wema aqinile, esithi: “Andifuni ukumzeka,” 9umkamninawa wakhe uya kusondela kuye phambi kwamadoda amakhulu, anyothule imbadada yakhe elunyaweni lwakhe, amtshicele ebusweni, athi: “Kwenziwa njalo endodeni engavumiyo ukwakhela umninawa wayo indlu.” 10Yaye ikhaya lakhe liya kubizwa kwaSirayeli ngokuthi “Indlu yalowo onyothulwe imbadada.”
11Ukuba amadoda amabini athe alwa, waza umfazi womnye weza kuhlangula indoda yakhe esandleni salowo uyibethayo, wasolula isandla sakhe, wabamba ubuze bayo, 12ze usinqumle isandla sakhe. Ze lingabi nanceba iliso lakho.
13Uze ungabi namatye obunzima amabini engxoweni yakho, elikhulu nelincinane. 14Uze ungabi nezilinganiso ezimbini endlwini yakho, esikhulu nesincinane. 15Yiba nelitye lobunzima eligqibeleleyo nelinobulungisa; yiba nesilinganiso esigqibeleleyo nesinobulungisa, ukuze imihla yakho yolulwe ezweni akunikayo uBawo wakho. 16Kuba wonke owenza ezo zinto, wonke owenza ngobugqwetha, ulisikizi kuBawo wakho.
17Khumbula into awayenzayo uAmaleki kuwe endleleni ekuphumeni kwakho eYiputa, 18ukuba waqubisana nawe endleleni, wabatshayela bonke abasemva kwakho ababebuthatha, xa wawutyhafile udiniwe, waza akamoyika uBawo wethu. 19Xa uBawo wakho ethe wakunika ukuphumla kuzo zonke iintshaba zakho ezikungqongileyo, ezweni akunikayo uBawo wakho libe lilifa lakho ukuba ulime, wocima isikhumbuzo sika-Amaleki phantsi kwamazulu. Uze ungalibali.
