Imithetho Ebekwe Phambi Kwabo
Imimiselo yamatyala ebeka umnqophiso ebomini bemihla ngemihla: isicaka esingumHebhere esikhululwa ngomnyaka wesixhenxe, okanye sisale ngenxa yothando; ukudla kwentombi, iingubo zayo namalungelo akhe kugcinwe; ubomi ngobomi; inkomo ehlabayo ekuba umniniyo oziswayo abe netyala. Kwanesicaka esilahlekelwe liliso okanye lizinyo sifumana inkululeko ngako.
21 1“Nantsi ke imimiselo oya kuyibeka phambi kwabo:
2“Xa uthe wathenga isicaka esingumHebhere, soyikhonza iminyaka emithandathu; ngomnyaka wesixhenxe siphume sikhululekile, singahlawuli nto.
3“Ukuba singene sisodwa, siphume sisodwa; ukuba besinomfazi, umkakhe aphume naye. 4Ukuba inkosi yaso ithe yamnika umfazi, waza wamzalela oonyana nokuba ziintombi, umfazi lowo nabantwana baya kuba ngabenkosi yakhe, sona siphume sodwa. 5Kodwa ukuba isicaka sithe gca ukuthi: ‘Ndiyayithanda inkosi yam, umkam, nabantwana bam; soze ndiphume ndikhululekile,’ 6inkosi yaso yosisondeza kuBawo wethu, iye naso elucangweni nokuba kungumgubasi, ihlabe indlebe yaso ngenyatyhowa; siyikhonze ubomi baso bonke. a a v6 Indlebe yesicaka yayihlatywa emgubasini njengophawu olungapheliyo nolubonakalayo lokuzikhethela kwaso ukuba ngowendlu yenkosi yaso ubomi baso bonke.
7“Xa umntu athe wathengisa ngentombi yakhe ukuba ibe sisicaka, mayingaphumi ikhululekile njengoko benjenjalo abakhonzi abangamadoda. 8Ukuba ithe ayayikholisa inkosi yayo ebiyizikhethele, mayiyivumele ukuba ikhululwe ngentlawulelo. Ayinakuthengisa ngayo kubantu bezinye iintlanga, ngokuba iyinganisile. 9Ukuba iyimisela unyana wayo, mayiyiphathe njengentombi. 10Ukuba ithe yazeka omnye umfazi, mayingakunciphisi ukudla kwakhe, neengubo zakhe, namalungelo akhe njengomfazi. 11Ukuba ayizenzi ezi zinto zontathu, mayiphume ikhululekile, kungahlawulwanga mali.
Ubomi Ngobomi
12“Obethe umntu wafa makabulawe afe. 13Kodwa ukuba ebengamlalelanga, ndaza mna ndavuma ukuba kwenzeke, ndoukumisela indawo apho angasabela khona. 14Kodwa ukuba umntu uthe wamceba ummelwane wakhe ukuba ambulale ngenkohliso, womthabatha esibingelelweni sam afe.
15“Obethe uyise nokuba ngunina makabulawe afe.
16“Othe weba umntu, wathengisa ngaye, nokuba ufunyenwe esambambile, makabulawe afe.
17“Otshabhisileyo uyise nokuba ngunina makabulawe afe.
18“Xa amadoda athe axabana, omnye wabetha omnye ngelitye nokuba ngenqindi, aza umntu lowo akafa, kodwa walala esililini, 19aze, ukuba uthe wavuka wahamba phandle ngentonga yakhe, lowo umbethileyo woba msulwa; wohlawula kodwa ngemini elahlekileyo, nangokuchacha kwakhe ngokupheleleyo.
20“Xa umntu athe wabetha isicaka sakhe esingumfo nokuba sisicakakazi ngentonga, saza safa, makaphindezelwe. 21Kodwa ukuba sithe saphila usuku nokuba ziintsuku zibe mbini, akuphindezelwa, ngokuba sisesakhe.
22“Xa amadoda athe alwa, abethe umfazi omithiyo, waza umntwana wakhe wazalwa, kodwa akubangakho kwenzakala ngakumbi, makahlawuliswe loo mntu wonileyo ngangoko kuthethwa yindoda yomfazi lowo, abhatale ngokwesigqibo sabagwebi. 23Kodwa ukuba kubekho ukwenzakala ngakumbi, wonikela umphefumlo ngomphefumlo, 24iliso ngeliso, nezinyo ngezinyo, nesandla ngesandla, nonyawo ngonyawo, b b v24 Lo mthetho wawumisela umda empindezelweni — kungabi ngaphezu kokwenzakala okwenziweyo. Kamva uYesu wawuguqula, efundisa abalandeli bakhe ukuba bangaphindiseli kodwa boyise ububi ngothando (Mateyu 5:38-39). 25ukutshiswa ngokutshiswa, inxeba ngenxeba, uqhanqalazo ngoqhanqalazo.
26“Ukuba umntu uthe wabetha iliso lesicaka sakhe esingumfo nokuba sisicakakazi, walonakalisa, makasindulule isicaka ukuze alihlawulele iliso. 27Ukuba uthe wakhumla izinyo lesicaka sakhe esingumfo nokuba sisicakakazi, makasindulule sikhululekile ukuze asihlawulele izinyo.
28“Ukuba inkomo ithe yahlaba indoda nokuba ngumfazi, wafa, mayixulutywe ngamatye, ingadliwa inyama yayo, kodwa umniniyo woba msulwa. 29Kodwa ukuba inkomo leyo ibisoloko ihlaba, umniniyo waqononondiswa, kodwa akayivalela, yaza yabulala indoda nokuba ngumfazi, inkomo leyo mayixulutywe ngamatye, nomniniyo abulawe naye afe. 30Ukuba kubizwa intlawulelo, makabhatale ngangoko kubizwa ukuze asinde umphefumlo wakhe. 31Nokuba ithe yahlaba unyana nokuba yintombi, makwenziwe njalo kuye. 32Ukuba inkomo ithe yahlaba isicaka esingumfo nokuba sisicakakazi, umniniyo makanike inkosi yaso ishekele zesilivere ezimashumi mathathu, nenkomo leyo ixulutywe ngamatye.
33“Ukuba umntu uthe wavula umhadi nokuba wemba umgongxo, akawugquma, yaza inkomo nokuba yi-esile yeyela kuwo, 34umninimhadi makawulungise, abhatale imali kumniniyo, nesidumbu sibe sesakhe.
35“Xa inkomo yomnye umntu ithe yenzakalisa inkomo yenye, yafa, mabathengise ngenkomo ephilileyo, bahlulelane ngemali yayo, bahlulelane nangesidumbu. 36Kodwa ukuba bekusaziwa ukuba inkomo leyo ibisoloko ihlaba, umniniyo akayivalela, makabuyise inkomo ngenkomo, nesidumbu sibe sesakhe.”
