I-Eksodusi 21

21 ¹"Lezi-ke yizimiso ozozibeka phambi kwabo:

²"Lapho uthenga isisebenzi esingumHeberu, siyasebenza iminyaka eyisithupha; ngonyaka wesikhombisa siphuma sikhululeke, singakhokhi lutho.

³"Uma singene sisodwa, siphuma sisodwa; uma sishadile, umkaso uphuma naso. ⁴Uma inkosi yaso imnika umfazi, abesemzalela amadodana noma amadodakazi, umfazi nabantwana kuba ngokwenkosi yaso, sona siphume sisodwa. ⁵Kodwa uma isisebenzi sisho ngokucacile: ‘Ngiyayithanda inkosi yami, umkami, nabantwana bami; angiyikuphuma ngikhululeke,’ ⁶khona-ke inkosi yaso iyasiletha phambi kukaBaba wethu, bese isiletha emnyango noma emgubhweni womnyango, ibhoboze indlebe yaso ngosungulo; siyoyisebenzela kuze kube phakade. ^a a v6 Indlebe yesisebenzi yayibhotshozwa emgubhweni womnyango ibe uphawu oluhlala njalo, olubonakalayo lokukhetha kwaso ngokukhululeka ukuba ngowomuzi wenkosi yaso kuze kube phakade.

⁷"Lapho indoda ithengisa indodakazi yayo ibe yisisebenzi, akufanele iphume ikhululeke njengokwenza kwezisebenzi zesilisa. ⁸Uma ingayithokozisi inkosi yayo eyayizikhethela yona, inkosi kufanele ivume ukuba ihlengwe. Ayinalungelo lokuyithengisa kubantu bezizwe, lokhu iyephule ukwethembeka kuyo. ⁹Uma eyimisela indodana yakhe, kufanele ayiphathe njengendodakazi. ¹⁰Uma ethatha omunye umfazi, akufanele anciphise ukudla kwayo, izingubo zayo, noma amalungelo ayo okuganana. ¹¹Uma enganikezi lezi zinto zontathu, iyaphuma ikhululeke, ngaphandle kokukhokhwa kwemali.

Ukuphila Ngokuphila

¹²"Noma ngubani oshaya umuntu aze afe kufanele abulawe. ¹³Kodwa uma engamqamekelanga, kepha mina ngikuvumele ukuba kwenzeke, ngiyokunimisela indawo lapho angabalekela khona. ¹⁴Kodwa uma indoda iceba umakhelwane wayo ukuba imbulale ngobuqili, nimthathe e-altare lami ukuba afe.

¹⁵"Noma ngubani oshaya uyise noma unina kufanele abulawe.

¹⁶"Noma ngubani othumba umuntu amthengise, noma atholakale esambambile, kufanele abulawe.

¹⁷"Noma ngubani oqalekisa uyise noma unina kufanele abulawe.

¹⁸"Lapho amadoda exabana, omunye ashaye omunye ngetshe noma ngenqindi, kodwa lo muntu angafi kepha alale embhedeni, ¹⁹khona-ke uma evuka ahambe phandle ngenduku yakhe, lowo omshayile akajeziswa; kufanele akhokhele kuphela isikhathi esilahlekile nokululama kwakhe okupheleleyo.

²⁰"Lapho indoda ishaya isisebenzi sayo sesilisa noma sesifazane ngenduku, besesifa isisebenzi, kufanele siphindiselwe. ²¹Kodwa uma siphila usuku noma ezimbili, akukho ukuphindisela okwenziwayo, ngokuba isisebenzi siyimpahla yayo.

²²"Lapho amadoda elwa, ashaye owesifazane okhulelweyo kuphume umntwana wakhe, kodwa kungabi khona okunye ukulimala, lo onephutha kufanele ahlawuliswe noma yini efunwa indoda yalowo wesifazane, akhokhe njengokunquma kwabehluleli. ²³Kodwa uma kukhona okunye ukulimala, khona-ke kufanele unike ukuphila ngokuphila, ²⁴iso ngeso, izinyo ngezinyo, isandla ngesandla, unyawo ngonyawo, ^b b v24 Lo mthetho wawubeka umkhawulo ekuphindiseleni — kungadluli ukulimala okwenziwe. Kamuva uJesu wawuguqula, efundisa abalandeli bakhe ukuba bangaphindiseli kodwa banqobe okubi ngothando (Mathewu 5:38-39). ²⁵ukushiswa ngokushiswa, inxeba ngenxeba, umvimbo ngomvimbo.

²⁶"Uma indoda ishaya iso lesisebenzi sayo sesilisa noma sesifazane, ililimaze, kufanele isikhulule isisebenzi ukuze kube yinhlawulo yeso. ²⁷Uma ekhipha izinyo lesisebenzi sakhe sesilisa noma sesifazane, kufanele asikhulule ukuze kube yinhlawulo yezinyo.

²⁸"Uma inkabi ihlaba indoda noma owesifazane aze afe, kufanele ikhandwe ngamatshe, inyama yayo ingadliwa, kodwa umnikazi wayo kabi nacala. ²⁹Kodwa uma inkabi yayivame ukuhlaba, umnikazi wayo exwayisiwe kodwa engayivalelanga, ibe isibulala indoda noma owesifazane, inkabi iyakhandwa ngamatshe, nomnikazi wayo abulawe. ³⁰Uma kudingeka isihlengo, kufanele akhokhe noma yini efunwayo ukuze asinde ukuphila kwakhe. ³¹Noma ihlaba indodana noma indodakazi, kusebenza lo mthetho ofanayo. ³²Uma inkabi ihlaba isisebenzi sesilisa noma sesifazane, umnikazi uyakhokhela inkosi yaso cishe ama-awunsi ayishumi nambili esiliva, inkabi ikhandwe ngamatshe.

³³"Uma indoda ivula noma imba umgodi, iwushiye ungamboziwe, besekuwela kuwo inkabi noma imbongolo, ³⁴umnikazi womgodi kufanele alungise, akhokhe imali kumnikazi wayo, besekuba ngesakhe isilwane esifile.

³⁵"Lapho inkabi yendoda ethile ilimaza eyenye ize ife, bathengise inkabi ephilayo, bahlukaniselane intengo, bahlukaniselane nesilwane esifile. ³⁶Kodwa uma kwakwaziwa ukuthi inkabi yayivame ukuhlaba, umnikazi wayo engayivalelanga, kufanele akhokhe inkabi ngenkabi, besekuba ngesakhe isilwane esifile."