uBaba Wakho Uyakulwela
Ngaphambi kwempi umpristi utshela ibutho ukuba lingesabi, ngoba uBaba wabo uhamba nabo. Bese amadoda abuyiselwa emakhaya — indlu entsha, isivini esisha, intombi aqome nayo, noma ukwesaba nje. Imizi inikezwa ukuthula kuqala, futhi ngisho namabutho avimbezele awavunyelwe ukugawula izihlahla ezithela izithelo.
20 1Nxa uphuma uya empini ukulwa nezitha zakho, ubone amahhashi, izinqola zempi, nebutho elikhulu kunelakho, ungabesabi, ngokuba uBaba wakho unawe—yena owakukhuphula ezweni laseGibhithe. 2Kuyothi lapho senilungela ukuya empini, umpristi asondele akhulume nabantu. 3Athi kubo: “Zwana, Israyeli: namuhla niya empini ukulwa nezitha zenu. Ningadangali, ningesabi, ningethuki, ningabi novalo ngabo, 4ngokuba uBaba wenu uhamba nani, ukuze anilwele izitha zenu aninike ukunqoba.”
5Khona-ke izinduna ziyakhuluma nabantu zithi: “Ukhona yini owakhe indlu entsha kodwa engakayingcwelisi na? Akabuyele ekhaya, funa afele empini bese omunye eyingcwelisa. 6Ukhona yini otshale isivini kodwa engakazitika ngezithelo zaso na? Akabuyele ekhaya, funa afele empini bese omunye ezitika ngaso. 7Ukhona yini oseganile intombi kodwa engakayithathi na? Akabuyele ekhaya, funa afele empini bese enye indoda iyithatha.” 8Izinduna ziyophinda zithi kubantu: “Ukhona yini owesabayo nophelelwe isibindi na? Akabuyele ekhaya, ukuze izinhliziyo zabafowabo zingancibiliki njengeyakhe.” 9Kuyothi lapho izinduna seziqedile ukukhuluma nabantu, zibeke abalawuli bebutho ukuba babahole.
10Nxa usondela emzini ukuba ulwe nawo, uqale uwumemezele ukuthula. 11Uma wona uphendula ngokuthula, uvula amasango kuwe, bonke abantu bawo bayoba yizisebenzi zakho zokuphoqwa. 12Kodwa uma wona wenqaba ukuthula, ulwe nawe, khona-ke uwuvimbezele. 13Nxa uBaba wakho ewunikela esandleni sakho, ubulale bonke abesilisa bawo ngenkemba. 14Kodwa abesifazane, abantwana, imfuyo, nakho konke okunye okusemzini—yonke impango yawo—ungaziphangela kona, uzitike ngempango yezitha zakho, uBaba wakho akunike yona. 15Yenza kanjalo kuyo yonke imizi ekude, engeyona eyalezi zizwe. 16Kodwa emizini yalezi zizwe uBaba wakho akunika yona ibe yifa, ungashiyi kuphila lutho oluphefumulayo. 17Kunalokho, ubaqothule nya—amaHeti, ama-Amori, amaKhanani, amaPherizi, amaHivi, namaJebusi—njengoba uBaba wakho ekuyalile, 18ukuze bangakufundisi ukulingisa zonke izinto ezinengekayo abazenzela onkulunkulu babo, bakwenze wone kuBaba wakho.
19Nxa uvimbezela umuzi isikhathi eside, ulwa nawo ukuze uwuthumbe, ungayoni imithi yawo ngokuyigawula ngembazo. Ungadla kuyo, kodwa ungayigawuli. Ngokuba imithi yasendle akusiyo abantu, ukuba iphathwe njengesitha sakho. 20Ungagawula kuphela imithi oyaziyo ukuthi akusiyo eyokudla, ukuze wakhe izinqaba zokuvimbezela umuzi olwa nawe, uze uwe.
