UBawo Ulungiselela Imizi Yokusabela

UBawo wethu umisela imizi emithandathu yokusabela ukuze obulele umntu ngengozi abalekele kuyo, aze aviwe ngaphambi kokuba abulawe ngokuphindezela. Imithetho icacile: beka isimangalo sakho esangweni, uhlale ude ume phambi kwebandla, uhlale ude afe umbingeleli omkhulu.

Isahluko 20.

Waza uBawo wethu wathetha kuYoshuwa, wathi:

“Yithi koonyana bakaSirayeli: ‘Zimiseleni imizi yokusabela endiniwisele umthetho ngayo ngesandla sikaMoses, ukuze asabele kuyo nabani na obulele umntu ngengozi, engazi, ibe yindawo yokusabela kumphindezeli wegazi. Osukuba ebalekele komnye waloo mizi, woma ekungeneni kwesango lomzi, asibeke isimangalo sakhe emadodeni amakhulu aloo mzi. Omamkelisa khona, ammise indawo, ahlale phakathi kwawo. Ukuba umphindezeli wegazi uthe wamsukela, amadoda makangamnikeli esandleni sakhe umbulali lowo, kuba embethe ummelwane wakhe engazi, engamthiyile ngaphambili. Makahlale kuwo loo mzi, ade eme phambi kwebandla ukuze lithethwe ityala lakhe, aze afe umbingeleli omkhulu olungiselela ngelo xesha. Wandule ke umbulali abuyele emzini wakhe nasendlwini yakhe, kuloo mzi abebalekele kuwo.’”

Bahlula iKedeshe eGalili, ezintabeni zakwaNafetali; neShekem, ezintabeni zakwaEfrayim; nomzi ka-Arbha (eyiHebron), ezintabeni zakwaYuda. Phesheya kweYordan, malunga neYeriko ngasempumalanga, banika iBhetsere entlango ezweni lehewu kwisizwe sakwaRubhen, neRamoti kwelaseGiliyadi kwisizwe sakwaGadi, neGolan eBhashan kwisizwe sakwaManase. Yiyo leyo imizi eyamiselwa bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli, nowasemzini ohamba phakathi kwabo, ukuze asabele kuyo nabani na obulele umntu ngengozi, angafi ngesandla somphindezeli wegazi, ade eme phambi kwebandla.