UBawo Wamkela Iminikelo Yenu
Iminikelo yokudla neyokusela imiselwa kwisilwanyana ngasinye, ngomthetho omnye kumSirayeli nakowasemzini; isono esenziwe ngokulahleka sigutyungelwa ngumnikelo, kodwa ukunyeliswa ngabom akugutyungelwa, njengoko ukuxulutywa ngamatye komntu owayetheza iinkuni ngesabatha kubonisa. Kuyalelwa iintshinga ezinentsontelo ebala limsi, ukuze ukukhangela kukhumbuze imiyalelo kaBawo wethu.
15 1UBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses, wathi:
2“Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi kubo: Xa nithe nangena ezweni endininika lona ukuba nihlale kulo, 3nosondeza kum idini lomlilo—idini elinyukayo nokuba ngumbingelelo, ukuzalisekisa isibhambathiso esibalulekileyo, nokuba ngumnikelo wokuqhutywa yintliziyo, nokuba kungamaxesha enu amisiweyo—lisenza ivumba elithozamisayo kum livela ezinkomeni nokuba livela empahleni emfutshane, 4lowo usondeza umsondezo wakhe wosondeza kum nomnikelo wokudla—isahlulo seshumi se-efa somgubo ocoliweyo ugalelwe isahlulo sesine sehin seoli. 5Wowulungisa isahlulo sesine sehin sewayini, ube ngumnikelo othululwayo ndawonye nedini elinyukayo nokuba ngumbingelelo, kwimvana nganye.
6“Okanye kwinkunzi yemvu, wolungisa umnikelo wokudla ozizahlulo ezibini zesishumi se-efa somgubo ocoliweyo ugalelwe isahlulo sesithathu sehin seoli, 7nesahlulo sesithathu sehin sewayini sibe ngumnikelo othululwayo—wosondeza ube livumba elithozamisayo kum. 8Xa ulungisa inkunzi entsha yenkomo ibe lidini elinyukayo nokuba ngumbingelelo, ukuzalisekisa isibhambathiso esibalulekileyo, nokuba ngumbingelelo woxolo kum, 9ndawonye nenkunzi entsha yenkomo, wosondeza umnikelo wokudla ozizahlulo ezithathu zesishumi se-efa somgubo ocoliweyo ugalelwe isiqingatha sehin seoli, 10wosondeza isiqingatha sehin sewayini sibe ngumnikelo othululwayo, idini lomlilo livumba elithozamisayo kum. 11Kwenjiwe njalo kwinkunzi nganye yenkomo, nakwinkunzi nganye yemvu, nakwimvana, nakwintanana yebhokhwe. 12Nenjenjalo kuyo nganye, ngangenani eniya kuzilungisa ngalo.
13“Bonke abazalelwe kwaSirayeli benjenjalo xa besondeza idini lomlilo, livumba elithozamisayo, kum. 14Ukuba umphambukeli ophambukele phakathi kwenu, nokuba nguye nawuphi na ophakathi kwenu ezizukulwaneni zenu, athe wasondeza idini lomlilo livumba elithozamisayo kum, uze enjenjalo njengoko nenjenjalo nina. 15Woba mnye umyalelo kwibandla—nina nomphambukeli ophambukele phakathi kwenu—ngummiselo ongunaphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu: njengoko ninjalo nina, woba njalo nomphambukeli phambi kwam. 16Woba mnye umyalelo nesiko linye kuni nakumphambukeli ophambukele phakathi kwenu.”
17UBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses, wathi:
18“Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi kubo: Xa nithe nangena ezweni endiningenisa kulo, 19naza, ekudleni kwenu isonka selizwe elo, nonyusa umrhumo kum. 20Entlahleleni yentlama yenu nonyusa umqhathane ube ngumrhumo, njengomrhumo wasesandeni. 21Entlahleleni yentlama yenu nonika umrhumo kum ezizukulwaneni zenu.
UBawo Wethu Ugubungela Isono Sengozi
22“Xa nithe naphambuka, anayenza yonke le mithetho endiyithethileyo kuMoses, 23yonke le ndiniwisele umthetho ngayo ngesandla sikaMoses, kuthabathela kwimini endiniwisela umthetho ngayo, kusa ezizukulwaneni zenu, 24xa kuthe kwenziwa ngengozi, lingayazi ibandla, lonke ibandla losondeza inkunzi entsha yenkomo ibe nye ibe lidini elinyukayo—livumba elithozamisayo kum—ndawonye nomnikelo walo wokudla nomnikelo walo othululwayo ngokwesiko, kwanenkunzi yebhokhwe exhonti ibe nye ibe lidini lesono. 25Umbingeleli wolicamagushela lonke ibandla loonyana bakaSirayeli, baze baxolelwe, kuba ibiyingozi, baza bawuzisa umsondezo wabo—idini lomlilo kum—nedini labo lesono phambi kwam ngenxa yesiphoso sabo abasenze ngengozi. 26Lonke ibandla loonyana bakaSirayeli loxolelwa, ndawonye nomphambukeli ophambukele phakathi kwabo, kuba bonke abantu baye benza ngengozi.
27“Ukuba umntu omnye uthe wona ngengozi, wosondeza ithokazi lebhokhwe elimnyaka mnye libe lidini lesono. 28Umbingeleli womcamagushela phambi kwam loo mntu uphazamileyo ngokona ngengozi, amcamagushele, axolelwe ke. 29Kozalelwe phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, nomphambukeli ophambukele phakathi kwabo, woba mnye umyalelo kulowo wenza into ngengozi.
30“Ke umntu owenza into ngesandla esiphakamileyo, nokuba uzalelwe ekhaya, nokuba ngumphambukeli, uyandinyelisa—loo mntu wonqanyulwa aphume phakathi kwabantu bakowabo. 31Ekubeni elidelile ilizwi lam, waphula umthetho wam, loo mntu wonqanyulwa inene; ubugwenxa bakhe buphezu kwakhe.”
Ukreqa Kwesabatha Nesohlwayo Sako
32Bekho entlango oonyana bakaSirayeli, bafumana indoda ibutha iinkuni ngomhla wesabatha. 33Abo bamfumanayo etheza iinkuni bamsa kuMoses, nakuAron, nakwibandla lonke. 34Bamfaka elugcinweni, kuba kwakungacacanga ukuba makwenziwe ntoni na kuye.
35Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses: “Loo ndoda mayibulawe ife; ibandla lonke mayiyixulube ngamatye ngaphandle kweminquba.”
36Ibandla lonke lamkhupha ngaphandle kweminquba, lamxuluba ngamatye; wafa, njengoko uBawo wethu wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses.
Iintshinga Zokukhumbula UBawo Wethu
37Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses, wathi:
38“Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli: baze bazenzele iintshinga emasondweni eengubo zabo ezizukulwaneni zabo, bafake umtya wemisonto emsi kwintshinga nganye yesondo. a a v38 Iintshinga—iintshinga ezinamaqhina ezinxitywa emasondweni engubo—zazisisikhumbuzo semihla ngemihla, esibonakalayo, sokuphila ngokwemithetho kaBawo wethu; oonyana bakaSirayeli abathembekileyo bazinxiba kangangeenkulungwane. 39Yoba yintshinga eniya kuyibona, ukuze niyikhumbule yonke imithetho yam niyenze, ningalandeli iintliziyo zenu namehlo enu, anenza nibe ngabanxaxhayo. 40Nenjenjalo niyikhumbule niyenze yonke imithetho yam, nibe ngcwele kum. 41NdinguBawo wenu, owanikhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa ukuze ndibe nguBawo wenu. NdinguBawo wenu.”