Ukuhlawulela Igazi Elingenacala
Ukubulawa okungaxazululiwe kuphendulwa ngamadoda amadala egeza izandla phezu kwethokazi lenkomo futhi ecela uBaba wethu ukuba enze inhlawulo yegazi elingenacala. Owesifazane othunjiwe kumelwe alilelwe futhi ashadwe, angathengiswa. Indodana yomfazi ozondwayo igcina ilungelo layo lamazibulo. Isidumbu sendoda ebulawe ngokwahlulelwa akumelwe silenge ubusuku bonke.
21 1Uma kufunyanwa umuntu obuleweyo elele endle ezweni uBaba wakho akunika lona ukuba libe ngelakho, kungaziwa ukuthi ngubani ombulele, 2khona-ke amalunga nabahluleli bakho kumele baphume balinganise ibanga eliya emizini ezungeze isidumbu. 3Amalunga omuzi oseduze kakhulu nesidumbu kumele athathe ithokazi elingakaze lisebenze, elingakaze libotshwe ejokeni, 4amalunga alowo muzi kumele ehlisele ithokazi esigodini esinamanzi agobhozayo, esingakaze silinywe noma sihlwanyelwe, aphule intamo yalo khona lapho esigodini. 5Abapristi, amadodana kaLevi, kumele basondele, ngokuba uBaba wakho wabakhetha ukuba bamkhonze babusise egameni likaBaba wethu; ngezwi labo kuxazululwa yonke impikiswano nakho konke ukushaya. 6Onke amalunga alowo muzi oseduze kakhulu nesidumbu kumele ageze izandla zawo phezu kwethokazi eliphuliwe intamo esigodini, 7futhi kumele amemezele athi: “Izandla zethu azililichithanga leli gazi, namehlo ethu awalibonanga. 8Hlawulela abantu bakho u-Israyeli, Baba wethu, owabahlenga; ungabeki igazi elingenacala phakathi kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli. Khona-ke igazi liyohlawulelwa bona.” a a v8 Umkhuba wethokazi wawuvumela umuzi oseduze kakhulu ukuba umemezele obala ukungabi nacala kwawo futhi ufune ukuhlawulelwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokubulawa komuntu okungaxazululwanga ezweni. 9Kanjalo uyokususa icala legazi elingenacala phakathi kwenu, lapho wenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaBaba wethu.
Owesifazane Othunjiweyo Othathwa Abe Ngumkakho
10Lapho uphuma uyolwa nezitha zakho, uBaba wethu azinikele ezandleni zakho, uthumbe abathunjwa, 11bese phakathi kwabathunjiweyo ubona owesifazane omuhle, umfisa, ufuna ukumthatha abe ngumkakho, 12khona-ke umlethe ekhaya lakho, aphuce ikhanda lakhe anqume nezinzipho zakhe. 13Uyakwenza ukuba akhumule izingubo zakhe zobuthunjwa, ahlale endlini yakho, akhalele uyise nonina inyanga ephelele. Emva kwalokho ungangena kuye njengendoda, abe ngumkakho. 14Uma ungasamfuni, mvumele ahambe lapho ethanda khona. Ungamthengisi ngesiliva noma umphathe njengesigqila, ngokuba umhlazile.
Ifa leNdodana Eyizibulo
15Uma indoda inabafazi ababili, omunye ethandwa, omunye engathandwa kangako, bobabili bayizalele amadodana, kodwa izibulo kungelomfazi ongathandwa kangako, b b v15 Lapha “ongathandwa kangako” kusho nje othandwa kancane — umfazi osendaweni yesibili othandweni, hhayi lowo odelelwayo. 16lapho yabela amadodana ayo ifa layo, ayivumelekile ukwenza indodana yomfazi othandwayo ibe yizibulo phambi kwendodana yomfazi ongathandwa kangako, eyizibulo langempela. 17Kunalokho kumele ivume njengezibulo indodana yomfazi wayo ongathandwa kangako, iyinike isabelo esiphindwe kabili kukho konke enakho; ngokuba iyisiqalo samandla ayo—ilungelo lobuzibulo ngelayo.
INdodana Enenkani Nehlubukayo
18Uma indoda inendodana enenkani nehlubukayo engalaleli uyise noma unina, engafuni ukulalela nalapho beyiyala, 19khona-ke uyise nonina kumele bayibambe bayilethe kumalunga esangweni lomuzi wakhe, 20bathi kumalunga omuzi wakhe: “Le ndodana yethu inenkani iyahlubuka; ayisilaleli—iyisiminzi nesidakwa.” 21Onke amadoda omuzi wakhe kumele ayikhande ngamatshe ize ife. Susa okubi phakathi kwakho, u-Israyeli wonke uyokuzwa esabe.
Uqalekisiwe Wonke Olengiswa Esihlahleni
22Uma isono somuntu sifanele ukufa abulawe, umlengise esihlahleni, 23ungashiyi isidumbu sakhe esihlahleni ubusuku bonke; umngcwabe ngalolo suku, ngokuba olengiswa esihlahleni uqalekisiwe nguBaba wethu. Ungalingcolisi izwe lakho, izwe uBaba wakho akunika lona ukuba libe yifa lakho. c c v23 UPawulu usitshela ukuthi uJesu waba yisiqalekiso ngenxa yethu ngokulengiswa esihlahleni, ukuze isibusiso sikaBaba sifinyelele kuwo wonke umuntu — Galathiya 3:13.
