Isingqisho sokuSondela
Ikhalenda yeminikelo imiselwe: iimvana ezimbini imihla ngemihla, ziphindaphindwe kabini ngesabatha, zibe ngaphezulu ekuthwaseni kweenyanga, ukusukela kwipasika nakwisonka esingenagwele ukuya kumthendeleko weeveki. Ukusondela kuBawo wabo akushiyelwa kwimvakalelo—kunexesha elimisiweyo.
28 1Wathi uBawo wethu kuMoses:
2“Bawisele umthetho oonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi kubo: Nize niqinisekise ukuba niyawusondeza umsondezo wam, ukudla kwam kokudla kwam kwasemlilweni, ivumba elithozamisayo kum, ngexesha lawo elimisiweyo. 3Uthi kubo: Koku ukudla kwasemlilweni enowusondeza kum: iimvana ezimbini ezigqibeleleyo ezimnyaka mnye imihla ngemihla, libe lidini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke. 4Enye imvana woyibingelela kusasa, eyesibini imvana lakutshona ilanga, 5nesahlulo seshumi se-efa yomgubo ocoliweyo, ube ngumnikelo wokudla, ugalelwe isahlulo sesine sehin yeoli engqushiweyo. 6Lidini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke, elamiselwa entabeni yaseSinayi, libe livumba elithozamisayo, ukudla kwasemlilweni kum. 7Umnikelo walo othululwayo wosisahlulo sesine sehin kwimvana nganye; uwuthululele kum endaweni engcwele ube sisiselo esinamandla. 8Imvana yesibini woyibingelela lakutshona ilanga, inomnikelo wokudla nomnikelo othululwayo onjengowakusasa, ukudla kwasemlilweni, ivumba elithozamisayo kum.
9“Ngomhla wesabatha wosondeza iimvana ezimbini ezigqibeleleyo ezimnyaka mnye, nezahlulo ezibini zesishumi zomgubo ocoliweyo zibe ngumnikelo wokudla, ugalelwe ioli, kwanomnikelo walo othululwayo. 10Lidini elinyukayo lesabatha nganye, ngaphandle kwedini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke, nomnikelo walo othululwayo.
Inyanga Nganye Ethwasayo
11“Ekuthwaseni kweenyanga zenu ngazinye wosondeza kum idini elinyukayo: iinkunzi ezintsha ezimbini, amathole eenkomo, nenkunzi yemvu ibe nye, neemvana ezimnyaka mnye zibe sixhenxe, zingenasiphako, 12nezahlulo ezithathu zesishumi zomgubo ocoliweyo, ugalelwe ioli, zibe ngumnikelo wokudla kwinkunzi entsha nganye, nezahlulo ezibini zesishumi zomgubo ocoliweyo, ugalelwe ioli, zibe ngumnikelo wokudla kwinkunzi yemvu enye, 13nesahlulo seshumi somgubo ocoliweyo, ugalelwe ioli, sibe ngumnikelo wokudla kwimvana nganye — libe lidini elinyukayo, ivumba elithozamisayo, ukudla kwasemlilweni kum. 14Iminikelo yazo ethululwayo: isiqingatha sehin yewayini kuyo inkunzi entsha, nesahlulo sesithathu sehin kuyo inkunzi yemvu, nesahlulo sesine sehin kuyo imvana. Lelo idini elinyukayo lenyanga ethwasayo, inyanga nganye, iinyanga zonke zomnyaka. 15Wosondeza kum inkunzi yebhokhwe exhonti ibe nye, ibe lidini lesono, ngaphandle kwedini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke, nomnikelo walo othululwayo.
IPasika
16“Ngenyanga yokuqala, ngomhla weshumi elinesine wenyanga leyo, yipasika kum. 17Ngomhla weshumi elinesihlanu wale nyanga ngumthendeleko; izonka ezingenagwele zodliwa iintsuku ezisixhenxe. 18Ngosuku lokuqala kobakho intlanganiso engcwele; nize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza. 19Nosondeza kum ukudla kwasemlilweni, idini elinyukayo: iinkunzi ezintsha ezimbini, amathole eenkomo, nenkunzi yemvu ibe nye, neemvana ezimnyaka mnye zibe sixhenxe; nize niqwalasele ukuba zingenasiphako. 20Umnikelo wazo wokudla: umgubo ocoliweyo ugalelwe ioli — izahlulo zeshumi zibe zithathu kuyo inkunzi entsha, zibe zibini kuyo inkunzi yemvu, 21nakuyo imvana nganye kuzo iimvana ezisixhenxe nosondeza isahlulo seshumi; 22nenkunzi yebhokhwe exhonti ibe nye, ibe lidini lesono lokunicamagushela. 23Nosondeza ezi zinto ngaphandle kwedini elinyukayo lakusasa, elilidini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke. 24Nenze njalo imihla ngemihla iintsuku ezisixhenxe — ukudla, ivumba elithozamisayo kum — ngaphandle kwedini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke, nomnikelo walo othululwayo. 25Ngosuku lwesixhenxe noba nentlanganiso engcwele; nize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza.
UmThendeleko weeVeki
26“Ngomhla wentlahlela, xa nisondeze kum umnikelo wokudla omtsha ngomthendeleko wenu weeveki, noba nentlanganiso engcwele; nize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza. 27Nosondeza idini elinyukayo, ivumba elithozamisayo kum: iinkunzi ezintsha ezimbini, amathole eenkomo, nenkunzi yemvu ibe nye, neemvana ezimnyaka mnye zibe sixhenxe. 28Ndawonye nazo kuza umnikelo wokudla womgubo ocoliweyo, ugalelwe ioli: izahlulo zeshumi zibe zithathu kuyo inkunzi entsha nganye, zibe zibini kuyo inkunzi yemvu enye, 29nesahlulo seshumi ngasinye kuyo imvana nganye kuzo iimvana ezisixhenxe; 30ndawonye nenkunzi yebhokhwe exhonti ibe nye yokunicamagushela. 31Nosondeza ezi zinto ngaphandle kwedini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke, nomnikelo walo wokudla; nize niqwalasele ukuba zigqibelele, ndawonye neminikelo yazo ethululwayo.”