Ubani Ongangena eBandleni likaBaba wethu
Imithetho yokuthi ngubani ongangena ebandleni, nesikhumbuzo sesiqalekiso sikaBalami esaphenduka isibusiso ngoba uBaba wakho wakuthanda. Ikamu ligcinwa lihlanzekile ngoba uhamba phakathi kwalo. Isigqila esibalekile akumelwe sibuyiselwe. Akukho nzalo kumfowenu; izithembiso kumelwe zigcwaliswe.
23 1Akekho owesilisa onamasende achotshoziwe noma onqunyiwe ubudoda bakhe ongangena ebandleni likaBaba wethu. 2Akekho ozalwe ngokungemthetho ongangena ebandleni likaBaba wethu; nenzalo yakhe, ngisho kuze kube sesizukulwaneni seshumi, ayinakungena ebandleni likaBaba wethu. 3Akekho um-Amoni noma umMowabi ongangena ebandleni likaBaba wethu; ngisho kuze kube sesizukulwaneni seshumi, akekho kubo ongangena ebandleni likaBaba wethu, naphakade. 4Ngokuba abazanga banihlangabeze ngesinkwa namanzi endleleni ekuphumeni kwenu eGibhithe, futhi baqasha uBhalami indodana kaBheyori wasePhethori yaseMesophothamiya ukuba aniqalekise. 5Kodwa uBaba wenu wala ukumlalela uBhalami, waguqula isiqalekiso saba yisibusiso kini, ngokuba uBaba wenu wayenithanda. 6Ningafuni ukuthula kwabo nenhlalakahle yabo zonke izinsuku zenu, naphakade. 7Ningamdeleli um-Edomi; ungumfowenu. Ningamdeleli umGibhithe; naniyizihambi ezweni lakhe. 8Abantwana abazalwa kubo esizukulwaneni sesithathu bangangena ebandleni likaBaba wethu.
Ubungcwele Enkambeni
9Nxa niphuma niyinkambu ukulwa nezitha zenu, nizigcine kukho konke okubi. 10Uma kukhona umuntu phakathi kwenu ongcolileyo ngenxa yokuchitheka kwesidoda ebusuku, makaphume aye ngaphandle kwenkambu, angabe esangena kuyo. 11Lapho sekusondela ukuhlwa, makageze ngamanzi; ekushoneni kwelanga angabuyela enkambeni. 12Nibe nendawo ngaphandle kwenkambu lapho ningaphumela khona ukuyozikhulula. 13Yibani nesipedi phakathi kwempahla yenu. Lapho nihlala phansi ngaphandle, nimbe umgodi ngaso nimboze indle yenu. 14Ngokuba uBaba wenu uhamba phakathi kwenkambu yenu ukuze anikhulule aninikele izitha zenu; ngakho-ke inkambu yenu kumele ibe ngcwele, ukuze angaboni lutho oluyihlazo phakathi kwenu aphenduke anishiye.
Imithetho Yokuphila Ndawonye
15Ningasinikeli enkosini yaso isigqila esibalekele kini sivela enkosini yaso. 16Sohlala nani, phakathi kwenu, kunoma yimuphi wemizi yenu esiwukhethayo, lapho sithanda khona. Ningasiphathi kabi.
17Akekho indodakazi yakwa-Israyeli eyoba yisifebe sasethempelini, futhi akekho indodana yakwa-Israyeli eyoba yisifebe sasethempelini. a a v17 “Isifebe sasethempelini” sasihlobene nenkolo yobuqaba yokuchuma, hhayi ubufebe obujwayelekile — lo mkhuba wawuxuba ucansi nenkolo yezithombe, futhi uBaba wethu uyakwenqabela phakathi kwabantwana bakhe. 18Ningangenisi inkokhelo yesifebe noma inzuzo yenja endlini kaBaba wenu nganoma yisiphi isifungo—kokubili kuyisinengiso kuBaba wenu. b b v18 “Inja” lapha yigama elisho isifebe sasethempelini sesilisa; inzuzo yaso, njengeyesifebe, iyenqatshelwa njengomnikelo.
19Ningabizi umfowenu inzalo—kumali, kokudla, noma kunoma yini enye eyebolekiweyo. 20Nibize owezizwe inzalo, kodwa hhayi umfowenu, ukuze uBaba wenu anibusise kuyo yonke into enibeka kuyo isandla senu ezweni eningena kulo ukuze nilidle ifa.
21Nxa nenza isifungo kuBaba wenu, ningalibali ukusikhokha, ngokuba uBaba wenu uyakusibiza nokusibiza kini, futhi kuyakuba yisono kini. 22Kodwa uma niyeka ukufunga, ningeke nibe necala lesono. 23Gcinani nikwenze lokho enikufungayo kuBaba wenu; nakusho ngokuzithandela, ngomlomo wenu siqu. 24Nxa ningena esivinini somakhelwane wenu, ningadla amagilebhisi nize nisuthe, enikuthandayo, kodwa ningafaki lutho esitsheni senu. 25Nxa ningena emasimini amabele amile omakhelwane wenu, ningakha izikhwebu ngesandla, kodwa ningasebenzisi isikela emabeleni amile omakhelwane wenu.
