UBawo Ubakhusela Abantwana Bakhe
Ezi zenzo zibizwa kwakhona, ngoku zinezohlwayo — ukunikela kuMoleki, abanemishologu, ukutshabhisa abazali, ukukrexeza, ukulalana nezalamane. Nganye izisa ukufa okanye ukunqanyulwa, kuba injongo kukwahlulwa: bahlulwe ezizweni ukuze babe ngabakaBawo wabo, ongcwele.
20 1Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses, wathi:
2“Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi: Nawuphi na umSirayeli, nokuba ngowasemzini ophambukele kwaSirayeli, othe wanikela nabani na kubantwana bakhe kuMoleki wobulawa afe; abantu belizwe mabamgibisele ngamatye. a a v2 UMoleki wayenguthixo wamaKanan, onqulo lwakhe lwalubandakanya ukubingelela abantwana emlilweni. 3Mna ngokwam ndoyichasa loo ndoda, ndiyinqumle ebantwini bakowayo, ngenxa yokunikela kwayo abantwana bayo kuMoleki, ukuze yenze ingcwele yam inqambi, iyihlambele igama lam elingcwele. 4Ukuba abantu belizwe bathe baligqala phaya iliso xa loo ndoda inikela nabani na kwimbewu yayo kuMoleki, bangayibulali, 5ndiyoyichasa loo ndoda nosapho lwayo, ndiyinqumle, kunye nabo bonke abayilandelayo ekuhenyuzeni kuMoleki, ebantwini bakowabo.
6“Osukuba ebheka kwabanemishologu nakoosiyazi, ehenyuza ebalandela, ndomchasa loo mntu, ndimnqamle ebantwini bakowabo.
7“Ngoko ke zahluleni, nibe ngcwele, kuba ndinguBawo wenu. 8Yigcineni imimiselo yam, niyenze. NdinguBawo wenu oningcwalisayo.
9“Osukuba etshabhisa uyise nokuba ngunina wobulawa afe; umtshabhisile uyise nokuba ngunina; igazi lakhe liphezu kwakhe.
10“Indoda ethe yakrexeza nomfazi wenye indoda, umfazi wommelwane wayo, wobulawa afe lo ukrexezayo nalo mfazi okrexezayo.
11“Indoda ethe yalala nomfazi kayise ibutyhilile ubuze bukayise; mabobabini babulawe bafe; igazi labo liphezu kwabo.
12“Ukuba indoda ithe yalala nomolokazana wayo, mabobabini babulawe bafe; benze into eyinyala; igazi labo liphezu kwabo.
13“Ukuba indoda ithe yalala nendoda njengokuba kulalwa umfazi, bobabini benze amasikizi; mababulawe bafe; igazi labo liphezu kwabo.
14“Ukuba indoda ithe yazeka umfazi nonina, ngamanyala oko; yitshiseni ngomlilo yona nabo, ukuze kungabikho bubi phakathi kwenu.
15“Ukuba indoda ithe yalala nenkomo, yobulawa ife, niyibulale nenkomo leyo.
16“Ukuba umfazi uthe wasondela nakuyiphi na inkomo ukuba izekwe yiyo, mbulale umfazi nenkomo; mababulawe bafe bobabini; igazi labo liphezu kwabo.
17“Ukuba indoda ithe yazeka udade wayo, intombi kayise nokuba yekanina, baza balalana, sisihlazo eso; mabanqunyulwe phambi kwabantu bakowabo. Umtyhilile udade wabo; wosithwala isono sakhe.
18“Ukuba indoda ithe yalala nomfazi esekungcoleni kwakhe, iwutyhilile umthombo wakhe, naye uwuvulile umthombo wegazi lakhe; mabanqunyulwe bobabini ebantwini bakowabo.
19“Uze ungalali nodade bonyoko nokuba ngudade boyihlo, kuba oko kudelela inyama yenyama yakho; bosithwala isono sabo. 20Indoda ethe yalala nomfazi kayisekazi idelele uyisekazi; bosithwala isono sabo, bafe bengenamntwana.
21“Ukuba indoda ithe yazeka umkamnakwabo, kubunqambi oko; ubutyhile ubuze bomnakwabo; baya kuba ngabangenabantwana.
22“Yigcineni yonke imimiselo yam nawo onke amasiko am, nize niyenze; ukuze ilizwe endinisa kulo ukuba nihlale kulo linganihlanzi. 23Ize ningawulandeli ummiselo wohlanga endiluphuma phambi kwenu, kuba benza zonke ezi zinto, ndaza ndabenyanya. 24Nina ndinixelele ukuba niya kulidla ilizwe labo; mna ngokwam ndoninika lona ukuba nime kulo, ilizwe elibaleka amasi nobusi. NdinguBawo wenu, ondahlule ezizweni.
25“Ngoko ke yahlulani phakathi kwenkomo ehlambulukileyo neyinqambi, nentaka eyinqambi kwehlambulukileyo. Ize ningazenzi iinqambi ngenkomo, nangentaka, nangantoni na enambuzelayo emhlabeni, endiyahlulele nina ukuba iyinqambi. 26Yibani ngcwele kum, kuba mna, Bawo wenu, ndingcwele, ndaza ndanahlula ezizweni ukuba nibe ngabam.
27“Indoda nokuba yinkazana eneshologu nokuba isisiyazi mayibulawe ife; mabayigibisele ngamatye; igazi labo liphezu kwabo.”
