Imithetho Yekhaya Neyomakhelwane
Imithetho evikela abantu lapho besengozini kakhulu: umyeni omusha ukhululiwe empini unyaka owodwa, alithathwa itshe lokugaya njengesibambiso, ingubo yompofu ibuyiswa ngaphambi kokushona kwelanga, umholo ukhokhelwa ngalona lolo suku. Izinyanda ezikhohliwe nemihlumo esalayo nezithelo zomvini ezisalayo kungokomfokazi, intandane nomfelokazi.
24 1Lapho indoda ithatha owesifazane ibe ngumkayo, uma engasayithokozisi ngoba ithole kuye okuthile okuhlazisayo, imbhalela incwadi yesahlukaniso, iyibeke esandleni sakhe, immukise endlini yayo, a a v1 UMose wavumela isahlukaniso ngenxa yobulukhuni benhliziyo yomuntu; uJesu wakhomba emuva ecebeni lokuqala likaBaba wethu lenhlangano yempilo yonke (Mathewu 19:8). 2bese kuthi uma esuka endlini yayo ahambe abe ngumfazi wenye indoda, 3bese umyeni wakhe wesibili emzonda, ambhalele incwadi yesahlukaniso, ayibeke esandleni sakhe, ammukise endlini yakhe—noma uma loyo myeni wesibili owamthatha waba ngumkakhe efa, 4khona-ke umyeni wakhe wokuqala, owamxosha, angeke aphinde amthathe emva kokuba esenziwe waba ngongcolile; lokho kuyisinengiso phambi kukaBaba wethu, futhi ungalethi icala ezweni uBaba wakho akunika lona ukuba libe yifa.
5Lapho indoda ithatha umfazi omusha, akumele iye empini noma inikwe noma yimuphi umsebenzi; iyohlala ikhululekile ekhaya unyaka owodwa, ukuze ijabulise umkayo eyimthathile.
6Akekho ongathatha amatshe okugaya amabili, noma ngisho nelingaphezulu lodwa, abe yisibambiso sesikweletu—ngokuba lokho kubamba ukuphila komuntu uqobo.
7Uma indoda itholwa ithumba omunye wabakwa-Israyeli, imenza isigqila noma imthengisa, lowo mthumbi kumele afe. Kanjalo ususe okubi phakathi kwenu.
8Mayelana nesifo sesikhumba esingcolisayo, qaphelani kakhulu ukuba nenze ngokuphelele njengokuba abapristi abangamaLevi benifundisa, njengoba ngabayala. 9Khumbula lokho uBaba wakho akwenza kuMiriyamu endleleni ekuphumeni kwakho eGibhithe.
10Lapho uboleka umakhelwane wakho utho oluthile, ungangeni endlini yakhe uyothatha isibambiso sakhe. 11Kumele ume ngaphandle, lowo oboleka kuwe akuphathele isibambiso ngaphandle. 12Uma engumuntu ompofu, ungalali nesibambiso sakhe ubusuku bonke. 13Buyisa isibambiso sakhe lingakashoni ilanga, ukuze alale ngengubo yakhe akubusise; uBaba wakho uyokubalela lokho njengokulunga.
14Ungamcindezeli isisebenzi esiqashiwe esimpofu nesiswele, noma kungumfowenu noma umfokazi ohlala ezweni lakho, emizini yakho. 15Mkhokhele iholo lakhe ngalona lolo suku, lingakashoni ilanga—ngokuba umpofu futhi uthembele kulo. Funa akhale kuBaba wethu ekusola, kube yisono kuwe.
16Abazali akumele babulawe ngenxa yabantwana, nabantwana babulawe ngenxa yabazali; ngamunye uyakubulawa ngenxa yesono sakhe.
17Ungenqabeli umfokazi nentandane ubulungiswa, ungathathi ingubo yomfelokazi ibe yisibambiso. 18Khumbula ukuthi wawuyisigqila eGibhithe; uBaba wakho wakuhlenga lapho—ngakho ngiyakuyala ukuba wenze lokhu.
19Lapho uvuna ensimini yakho ukhohlwe isithungu, ungabuyeli emuva uzosithatha. Sishiyele umfokazi, intandane, nomfelokazi, ukuze uBaba wakho akubusise kuwo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zakho. 20Lapho ushaya umnqumo wakho, ungaphindi uhlole amagatsha futhi; shiyela umfokazi, intandane, nomfelokazi okusele.
21Lapho ukha amagilebhisi esivinini sakho, ungakhi konke okuseleyo; kushiyele umfokazi, intandane, nomfelokazi. 22Khumbula ukuthi wawuyisigqila ezweni laseGibhithe; yingakho ngikuyala ukuba wenze lokhu.
