UMoses Uthetha Nezikhulu
Isibhambathiso esenziwe kuBawo wethu simelwe kukugcinwa—ilizwi lendoda liyayibophelela ngokupheleleyo. Isibhambathiso sentombi esencinci okanye somfazi singaphulwa ngemini uyise okanye indoda yakhe eva ngayo; ukuba uthi tu, siyema, nalo lonke ityala libe lelakhe.
30 1UMoses wathi kwiintloko zezizwe zakwaSirayeli: Nantsi into ayiwisele umthetho uBawo wethu. 2Xa indoda ithe yabhambathisa isibhambathiso kuBawo wethu, okanye yafunga isifungo izibophelela ngesibophelelo, mayingalaphuli ilizwi layo; makenze konke okuphume emlonyeni wayo.
3Ukuba umfazi uthe wabhambathisa isibhambathiso kuBawo wethu, wazibophelela ngesibophelelo esemncinci, ehleli endlwini kayise, 4xa uyise esiva isibhambathiso sakhe nesibophelelo azibophelele ngaso, engathethi nto kuye, onke amabhambathiso akhe naso sonke isibophelelo esimbophelele aya kuma. 5Kodwa ukuba uyise uthe wamala ngemini aweva ngayo, akukho nasinye kumabhambathiso akhe nakwizibophelelo azibophelele ngazo esiya kuma; uBawo wethu uya kumxolela, ngokuba uyise emmalele.
6Ukuba uthe wenda esaphantsi kwamabhambathiso akhe, okanye phantsi kwesithembiso asiphololozileyo ngomlomo wakhe, 7ize indoda yakhe ikuve, ithi tu kuye ngemini ekuva ngayo, amabhambathiso akhe aya kuma, nezibophelelo azibophelele ngazo zime. 8Kodwa ukuba indoda yakhe ithe yamala ngemini ekuva ngayo, iyasaphula isibhambathiso esimbophelele kunye nesithembiso asiphololozileyo; uBawo wethu uya kumxolela.
9Kodwa isibhambathiso somhlolokazi nesomfazi owaliweyo—yonke into azibophelele kuyo—sima kuye.
10Ukuba ubhambathise endlwini yendoda yakhe, okanye wazibophelela ngesibophelelo ngesifungo, 11ize indoda yakhe ikuve, ingathethi nto kuye, ingamali—ngoko onke amabhambathiso akhe aya kuma, naso sonke isibophelelo azibophelele ngaso sima. 12Kodwa ukuba indoda yakhe ithe yawachitha ngemini ekuva ngayo, akukho nto yakhe ithethiweyo—amabhambathiso akhe nesibophelelo esimbophelele—eya kuma: iwachithile, uBawo wethu uya kumxolela. 13Sonke isibhambathiso naso sonke isifungo esibophelelayo sokuzithoba, indoda yakhe ingasimisa okanye isichithe. 14Kodwa ukuba indoda yakhe ithi tu kuye imihla ngemihla, iyawamisa onke amabhambathiso akhe nezibophelelo ezimbophelele; iyawamisa, ngokuba ithe tu kuye ngemini eweva ngayo. 15Kodwa ukuba ithe yawachitha emva kokuba iwavile, yobuthwala ubugwenxa bakhe.
16Ngawo lawo amasiko uBawo wethu awamwisela wona umthetho uMoses, malunga nendoda nomfazi wayo, nkqu noyise nentombi yakhe esencinci, eselihleli endlwini kayise.
