Yibani Ngcwele Njengokuba uBawo wenu Engcwele
Ukuba ngcwele njengoko uBawo wabo engcwele kuba yinto yemihla ngemihla: shiya amacala esivuno kumahlwempu, hlawula umqeshwa ngaloo mhla, ungasitshabhisi isithulu nokubeka isikhubekiso phambi kwemfama, gweba ngobulungisa, thanda ummelwane wakho nowasemzini, ugcine izikali ezinyanisekileyo.
19 1UBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses, wathi:
2“Thetha kulo lonke ibandla lakwaSirayeli, uthi: Yibani ngcwele; ngokuba mna, ndinguBawo wenu, ndingcwele.
3“Elowo kuni makamhlonele unina noyise, azigcine iisabatha zam. NdinguBawo wenu.
4“Ningabheki kwizithixo, ningazenzeli oothixo abatyhidiweyo. NdinguBawo wenu.
5“Xa nithe nawubingelela umbingelelo woxolo kum, nowubingelela ukuba unikholekise. 6Wodliwa ngaloo mhla niwubingelela ngawo, nangengomso; into eseleyo kuwo kude kube ngumhla wesithathu yotshiswa ngomlilo. 7Ukuba kuthe kwadliwa into kuwo ngomhla wesithathu, uyinqambi, awusayi kunikholekisa. 8Lowo uwudlayo wobuthwala ityala lakhe, ngokuba uyihlambele into engcwele kum; loo mntu wonqanyulwa, angabikho ebantwini bakowabo. a a v8 “Ukunqanyulwa ebantwini” kuthetha ukugxothwa ngonaphakade kwibandla lomnqophiso, kuchazwe nomgwebo kaThixo.
9“Ekuvuneni kwenu ilizwe lenu, musa ukuligqiba icala lentsimi yakho, ungalubuthi ubhikico lwesivuno sakho. 10Uze ungasibhikici isidiliya sakho, ungaziqokeleli neediliya zaso eziwileyo. Zishiyele olusizana nomphambukeli. NdinguBawo wenu.
11“Ningebi; ningakhohlisi; ningaxokisani omnye komnye.
12“Ningafungi ubuxoki ngegama lam, nilihlambela igama loBawo wenu. NdinguBawo wenu.
13“Uze ungamxinzeleli ummelwane wakho, ungamphangi. Umvuzo womqeshwa uze ungawuhlalisi kuwe kude kuse.
14“Uze ungasiqalekisi isithulu, ungabeki sikhubekiso phambi kwemfama, kodwa woyike uBawo wakho. NdinguBawo wenu.
15“Uze ungabugqwethi ubulungisa ekugwebeni kwakho. Uze ungasicengi isisweli, ungamhloneli oyinkulu, kodwa mgwebe ummelwane wakho ngobulungisa.
16“Uze ungahambi usasaza amarhe phakathi kwabantu bakowenu, ungemi nje xa ubomi bommelwane wakho busengozini. NdinguBawo wenu.
17“Uze ungamthiyi umnakwenu entliziyweni yakho; mkhalimele ekuhleni ummelwane wakho, ukuze ungathwali sono ngenxa yakhe. 18Uze ungaziphindezeleli, ungabi nanqala kubantu bakowenu, kodwa mthande ummelwane wakho njengoko uzithanda wena. NdinguBawo wenu.
19“Gcinani imimiselo yam. Uze ungaziphathanisi iinkomo zakho zahlukene ngohlobo. Uze ungayihlwayeli intsimi yakho ngembewu zohlobo ezibini, ungambathi ngubo yeentlobo ezimbini.
20“Xa indoda ithe yalala nomfazi olikhoboka omiselwe enye indoda, engakhululwanga ngentlawulelo, engendululwanga akhululeke, kufuneka kuphandwe. Mabangabulawa, ngokuba yena ebengakhululekanga. 21Woza nedini layo letyala kum, emnyango wentente yokuhlangana—inkunzi yemvu ibe lidini letyala. 22Umbingeleli womcamagushela ngenkunzi yemvu yedini letyala phambi kwam, ngenxa yesono asenzileyo; woxolelwa ke isono asenzileyo.
23“Xa nithe nafika kulo ilizwe, natyala nawuphi na umthi wokudla, nothabatha iziqhamo zawo njengezingcwatshululwanga. Iminyaka emithathu zoba yinto evaliweyo kuni; uze ungazidli. 24Ngomnyaka wesine zonke iziqhamo zawo zoba ngcwele, zibe ngumnikelo wokubulela kum. 25Ke ngomnyaka wesihlanu nozidla iziqhamo zawo, ukuze zinivelisele okuninzi. NdinguBawo wenu.
26“Uze ungadli nto ineliphakayo igazi. Uze ungavumisi, ungahlabi zihlabo.
27“Uze ungenzi mpandla ngasezingxentsini zentloko yakho, ungaloni icala leendevu zakho. b b v27 La maqhaza ayephawula imizila yesijwili neyenkonzo yezizwe uSirayeli angafanelanga ukuzilinganisa.
28“Uze ungayicenti inyama yakho ngenxa yabafileyo, ungazikroli uphawu. NdinguBawo wenu.
29“Uze ungayihlambeli intombi yakho ngokuyenza ihenyukazi, hleze ilizwe liphenduke lihenyuze, lizale ngamanyala.
30“Nozigcina iisabatha zam, niyihlonele ingcwele yam. NdinguBawo wenu.
31“Uze ungabheki kwabanemishologu nakoosiyazi; uze ungafuni ukwenziwa inqambi ngabo. NdinguBawo wenu.
32“Uze usukume phambi kwengwevu, umhlonele oyingwevu. Woyike uBawo wakho. NdinguBawo wenu.
33“Xa umphambukeli ehlala nani ezweni lenu, uze ungamxinzeleli. 34Umphambukeli ohlala nani woba kuni njengozalelwe ekhaya, umthande njengoko uzithanda wena, ngokuba naningabaphambukeli nani eYiputa. NdinguBawo wenu.
35“Uze ningenzi bugqwetha ekugwebeni, ekulinganiseni ubude, nobunzima, nenani. 36Yibani nezikali zobulungisa, namatye obulungisa okulinganisa, ne-efa yobulungisa, nehini yobulungisa. NdinguBawo wenu, owanikhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa.
37“Gcinani yonke imimiselo yam, nawo onke amasiko am, niwenze. NdinguBawo wenu.”
