I-Eksodusi 22

22 ¹"Noma ngubani oweba inkabi noma imvu, abese eyihlaba noma eyithengisa, uyakubuyisela izinkomo ezinhlanu ngenkabi, izimvu ezine ngemvu. ²Uma isela libanjwa ligqekeza, lishaywe life, akukho cala legazi ngalo. ³Kodwa uma ukuphuma kwelanga kumfica, icala legazi lingelakhe. Kumele abuyisele; uma engenalutho, uyakuthengiswa ngenxa yokweba kwakhe. ⁴Uma isilwane esebiwe sitholakala siphila esandleni sakhe—kungaba yinkabi, imbongolo, noma imvu—kumele abuyisele ngokuphindwe kabili.

⁵"Uma umuntu eyekela imfuyo yakhe ikhululeke, idle ensimini yomunye noma esivinini sakhe, uyakubuyisela ngokuhle kwensimu yakhe nangokuhle kwesivini sakhe.

⁶"Uma umlilo uqhela ubambe ameva, ushise amabele anqwabelene, amabele amile, noma insimu, lowo owuphembile kumele abuyisele ngokugcwele.

⁷"Uma umuntu enikela umakhelwane isiliva noma impahla ukuba akugcine, kwebiwe endlini yakhe, isela—uma libanjwa—liyakubuyisela ngokuphindwe kabili. ⁸Uma isela lingatholakali, umnini wendlu kumele eze phambi kukaBaba wethu ukuze kubonakale ukuthi uthathile yini impahla yomakhelwane wakhe. ⁹Kuyo yonke indaba ephikisanwayo ngenkabi, imbongolo, imvu, ingubo, noma into elahlekile okuthiwa ingeyakhe, bobabili bayakuza phambi kukaBaba wethu; lowo uBaba wethu amlahlayo uyakukhokhela umakhelwane wakhe ngokuphindwe kabili.

¹⁰"Uma umuntu enika umakhelwane wakhe imbongolo, inkabi, imvu, noma isiphi isilwane ukuba asigcine, bese sifa, silimala, noma siqhutshwa kungabonwa muntu, ¹¹isifungo phambi kwami siyakuyixazulula indaba phakathi kwabo: umgcini akazange abeke isandla empahleni yomakhelwane wakhe. Umnini uyakwamukela lokho; akukho ukubuyisela okufunekayo. ¹²Kodwa uma isilwane sasibiwe kuye ngempela, kumele abuyisele kumnini waso. ¹³Uma sasidwengulwe saba yizicucu, kumele asilethe sibe ubufakazi; akakweleti lutho ngesilwane esidwenguliwe.

¹⁴"Uma umuntu eboleka isilwane kumakhelwane bese silimala noma sifa umnini engekho, kudingeka ukubuyisela okugcwele. ¹⁵Uma umnini waso wayenaso, akakweleti lutho; uma isilwane sasiqashisiwe, imali yokuqasha iyakulungisa ukulahleka.

Isithunzi Sentombi

¹⁶"Uma indoda iyenga intombi egcwele engakathenjiswa, ilale nayo, kumele ikhokhe ilobolo iyithathe ibe ngumkayo. ^a a v16 Ilobolo kwakuyinkokhelo yesiko eyayikhokhwa kuyise womakoti ngesikhathi somshado. ¹⁷Uma uyise ala nya ukumnika yena, kumele akale isiliva esilingana nelobolo lezintombi.

¹⁸"Ungavumeli umthakathi wesifazane ukuba aphile.

¹⁹"Noma ngubani olala nesilwane kumele abulawe nokubulawa.

²⁰"Noma ngubani ohlabela noma yimuphi unkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami ngedwa kumele abhujiswe nya.

²¹"Ungamoni noma ucindezele owezizwe, ngokuba nawe wawungowezizwe ezweni laseGibhithe.

²²"Ungaphathi kabi noma yimuphi umfelokazi noma intandane. ²³Uma ubaphatha kabi, bese bekhala kimi, ngiyakukuzwa nokukuzwa ukukhala kwabo. ²⁴Ulaka lwami luyakuvutha; ngiyakunibulala ngenkemba—omkenu babe ngabafelokazi, abantwana benu babe yizintandane.

²⁵"Uma utsheleka imali kubantu bami, kubampofu abaphakathi kwenu, ungabi ngumkweledisi kuye noma umbize inzalo. ²⁶Uma uthatha ingubo yomakhelwane wakho ibe yisibambiso, kumele uyibuyisele kuye ilanga lingakashoni, ²⁷yiyona kuphela isembozo sakhe, ingubo yakhe yesikhumba sakhe. Uyakulala ngani? Lapho ekhala kimi, ngiyakuzwa, ngokuba nginesihawu.

²⁸"Ungakhulumi kabi ngoBaba wethu, ungaqalekisi umbusi wabantu bakho.

²⁹"Ungalibali ukunikela ngokugcwele kokuvuna kwakho nangojusi wakho. Nginike izibulo lamadodana akho. ³⁰Yenza ngokunjalo ngenkabi yakho nangemvu yakho: kuhlale nonina izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, bese ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili ukunikela kimi.

³¹"Yibani ngabantu abangcwele kimi. Ningadli inyama edwengulwe yizilo endle—iphonseni ezinjeni."