IDutheronomi 13

13 ¹Uma kuvela phakathi kwakho umprofethi noma umphuphi wamaphupho, akunike isibonakaliso noma isimangaliso, ²futhi leso sibonakaliso noma leso simangaliso asikhulumile sigcwaliseke, ethi: ‘Masilandele abanye onkulunkulu ongabazanga, futhi masibakhonze,’ ³ungawalaleli amazwi alowo mprofethi noma alowo mphuphi wamaphupho. UBaba wakho uyakuvivinya, ukuze azi ukuthi uyamthanda yini uBaba wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke nangomphefumulo wakho wonke. ⁴Landela uBaba wakho, umesabe, ugcine imiyalo yakhe, ulalele izwi lakhe, umkhonze, unamathele kuye. ⁵Lowo mprofethi noma lowo mphuphi wamaphupho kumelwe abulawe, ngokuba ukhulume ukuhlubuka ngokumelene noBaba wakho, owakukhipha eGibhithe wakuhlenga endlini yobugqila, ukuze akuphambukise endleleni uBaba wakho akuyala ukuba uhambe ngayo. Ngakho susa okubi phakathi kwakho.

⁶Uma umfowenu, indodana kanyoko, noma indodana yakho noma indodakazi yakho, noma umkakho osesifubeni sakho, noma umngane wakho othandeka njengokuphila kwakho, ekuyenga ngasese, ethi: ‘Masihambe siyokhonza abanye onkulunkulu’—onkulunkulu ongazange ubazi wena nokhokho bakho, ⁷kubonkulunkulu bezizwe ezikuzungezile, ezisondele noma ezikude, kusukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba kuze kube komunye.’ ⁸Ungavumi kuye futhi ungamlaleli; ungamhawukeli, ungamyeki, ungamfihli. ⁹Qha—kumelwe umbulale. Isandla sakho siyaqala ukumshaya, besekulandela esabo bonke abantu. ¹⁰Mkhande ngamatshe aze afe, ngokuba uzame ukukuphambukisa kuBaba wakho, owakukhipha eGibhithe, endlini yobugqila. ¹¹U-Israyeli wonke uyakuzwa esabe, bangaphinde benze into embi enjalo phakathi kwakho.

¹²Uma uzwa kuthiwa ngomunye wemizi yakho uBaba wakho akunika yona ukuba uhlale kuyo, ¹³amadoda angelusizo aphumile phakathi kwakho adukisa abantu bomuzi wawo, ethi: ‘Masihambe siyokhonza abanye onkulunkulu ongabazanga,’ ¹⁴khona-ke uphenye, uhlole, ubuze ngokucophelela. Uma kuyiqiniso kuqinisekisiwe ukuthi le nto enengekayo yenziwe phakathi kwakho, ¹⁵kumelwe ubabulale abahlali balowo muzi ngobukhali benkemba, uwuchithe uwuqede nya—konke okukuwo nezinkomo zawo—ngobukhali benkemba. ¹⁶Buthela yonke impango yawo phakathi nesigcawu sawo, ushise umuzi nayo yonke impango yawo ngomlilo njengomnikelo oshiswa uphele kuBaba wakho. Uyakuhlala uyincithakalo kuze kube phakade, ungaphinde wakhiwe. ¹⁷Makungabi lutho olwahlukaniselwe ukubhujiswa olunamathela esandleni sakho, ukuze uBaba wakho aphenduke olakeni lwakhe oluvuthayo, akunike isihawu, akuhawukele, akwandise, njengokuba afunga kokhokho bakho, ¹⁸uma ulalela izwi likaBaba wakho, ugcina yonke imiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngayo namuhla, wenze okulungile emehlweni kaBaba wakho.