UBawo Wethu Uthetha noMoses
Iinqambi zithunyelwa ngaphandle kweminquba, abenze okubi bamelwe kukubuyisela ngokupheleleyo bongeze isahlulo sesihlanu, waye umona wendoda ususwa ezandleni zayo ucombululwe phambi koBawo wethu ngesifungo nangamanzi akrakra, endaweni yokrokro nempindezelo yabucala.
5 1Wathetha uBawo wethu kuMoses, wathi:
2“Bawisele umthetho oonyana bakaSirayeli ukuba bakhuphe eminqubeni wonke oneqhenqa, nawonke obhobhozayo, nawonke oyinqambi ngofileyo. 3Nokuba yindoda nokuba yinkazana, nobakhupha; nobakhuphela ngaphandle kweminquba, ukuze bangayenzi inqambi iminquba yabo, apho ndihleli khona phakathi kwabo.”
4Benjenjalo oonyana bakaSirayeli, babakhuphela ngaphandle kweminquba; njengoko uBawo wethu wathethayo kuMoses, benjenjalo oonyana bakaSirayeli.
Ukuvuma Isono Nokubuyisela
5Waza uBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses, wathi:
6“Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi: Xa indoda nokuba yinkazana ithe yenza nasiphi na isono sabantu, imeneza kum, loo mntu unetyala. 7Woyivuma into one ngayo, abuyise ngokupheleleyo ngesono sakhe, songeze isahlulo sesihlanu, asinike lowo one kuye. 8Ke ukuba loo mntu akanasihlobo sokwamkela intlawulelo, loo ntlawulelo yoba yeyam, inikwe umbingeleli, kunye nenkunzi yegusha yocamagusho lokucamagusha onetyala. 9Wonke umrhumo weminikelo engcwele yonke yoonyana bakaSirayeli abayizisayo kumbingeleli, woba ngowakhe. 10Izinto zomntu ngomntu ezingcwele zoba zezakhe; into umntu ayinike umbingeleli yoba yeyombingeleli.”
Ulingo Lwekhwele
11Waza uBawo wethu wathetha kuMoses, wathi:
12“Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi kubo: Xa umfazi waye nayiphi na indoda ethe wabheka ecaleni, emeneza kuyo, 13ithe enye indoda yalala naye, oko kufihlakele emehlweni endoda yakhe, waza akabhaqwa noko eyinqambi—kungekho ngqina ngaye, engabanjwanga esenza, 14umoya wekhwele uthe weza phezu kwendoda, yaba nekhwele ngomkakhe, oyinqambi; nokuba umoya wekhwele uthe weza phezu kwayo, yaba nekhwele noko engeyonqambi umkayo. 15Loo ndoda yowuzisa umkayo kumbingeleli, kunye nomnikelo wakhe: isahlulo seshumi se-efa somgubo werhasi. Mayingagaleli oli phezu kwawo, ingabeki ntlaka mhlophe phezu kwawo, ngokuba ngumnikelo wokudla wekhwele, ngumnikelo wokudla wesikhumbuzo, okhumbuza ubugwenxa. 16Umbingeleli womsondeza, ammise phambi koBawo wethu. 17Umbingeleli wothabatha amanzi angcwele empahleni yomdongwe, athabathe uthuli olusemgangathweni womnquba, alufake emanzini. a a v17 Esi sithethe samanzi akrakrayo yayilulingo lukaThixo: ukuba umfazi lowo ebenetyala, ebeya kwenzakala emzimbeni; ukuba engenatyala, ebengayi kwenzakala. 18Umbingeleli wommisa umfazi phambi koBawo wethu, azikhulule iinwele zakhe, abeke ezandleni zakhe umnikelo wokudla wesikhumbuzo—umnikelo wekhwele—yena ephethe amanzi akrakrayo azisa isiqalekiso. 19Umbingeleli womfungisa, athi kuye: ‘Ukuba akukho ndoda ilele nawe, ungabhekanga ecaleni wazenza inqambi phantsi kwegunya lendoda yakho, yiba msulwa kula manzi akrakrayo azisa isiqalekiso. 20Ke ukuba ubhekile ecaleni phantsi kwendoda yakho, wazenza inqambi, yaza enye indoda engeyeyakho yalala nawe.’ 21Umbingeleli womfungisa ke umfazi ngesi sifungo sesiqalekiso, athi: UBawo makakwenze into eqalekisiweyo nehlazo phakathi kwabantu bakowenu, ekubeni esenza ithanga lakho libune, nesisu sakho sidumbe. 22La manzi azisa isiqalekiso mawangene emzimbeni wakho, enze isisu sakho sidumbe nethanga lakho libune. Woza umfazi athi: ‘Amen, amen.’
23“Umbingeleli wozibhala ke ezi ziqalekiso encwadini, azihlambele kula manzi akrakrayo. 24Womseza umfazi loo manzi akrakrayo aqalekisayo; aza loo manzi aqalekisayo angene kuye, enze iintlungu ezikrakrayo. 25Umbingeleli wothabatha umnikelo wokudla wekhwele esandleni sakhe, awutshangatshangise phambi koBawo wethu, awuzise esibingelelweni. 26Umbingeleli wosuba emnikelweni wokudla, isikhumbuzo sawo, aqhumisele ngaso esibingelelweni, aze amseze umfazi loo manzi. 27Akuba emsezile loo manzi, ukuba uzenze inqambi emeneza kwindoda yakhe, loo manzi azisa isiqalekiso oza kungena kuye, enze iintlungu ezikrakrayo: sidumbe isisu sakhe, libune ithanga lakhe, abe yinto eqalekisiweyo phakathi kwabantu bakowabo. 28Ke ukuba umfazi lowo akazenzanga inqambi, ehlambulukile, ugwetyelwe, uya kumitha azale abantwana.
29“Nguwo lowo umyalelo wekhwele: xa umfazi ophantsi kwendoda yakhe ethe wabheka ecaleni, wazenza inqambi, 30nokuba umoya wekhwele uthe wayibamba indoda, yaba nekhwele ngomkakhe: yomisa phambi koBawo wethu, umbingeleli amenzele wonke lo myalelo. 31Indoda yoba msulwa etyaleni, ke yena umfazi wosithwala isono sakhe.”