UBaba Uvikela Abantwana Bakhe
Imikhuba efanayo iphinde iqanjwe, manje inezijeziso — ukunikela kuMoleki, abemimoya, ukuqalekisa abazali, ukuphinga, ukulalana kwezihlobo. Ngakunye kuletha ukufa noma ukuqothulwa, ngoba injongo iwukuhlukaniswa: bahlukanisiwe ezizweni ukuba babe ngabakaBaba wabo, ongcwele.
20 1UBaba wethu wakhuluma kuMose:
2“Tshela abakwa-Israyeli: Noma yimuphi umuntu wakwa-Israyeli, noma owezizwe ohlala kwa-Israyeli, onikela ngomunye wabantwana bakhe kuMoleki kumele abulawe nokubulawa—abantu bezwe kumele bamkhande ngamatshe. a a v2 UMoleki wayengunkulunkulu wamaKhanani okukhonzwa kwakhe kwakuhilela ukuhlatshelwa kwabantwana emlilweni. 3Mina ngokwami ngiyakubhekanisa ubuso bami naleyo ndoda, ngiyinqume isuke phakathi kwabantu bayo, ngenxa yokunikela ngomunye wabantwana bayo kuMoleki, ingcolisa indlu yami engcwele ihlambalaza igama lami elingcwele. 4Uma abantu bezwe bevala amehlo lapho leyo ndoda inikela ngomunye wenzalo yayo kuMoleki, bangayibulali, 5ngiyakubhekanisa ubuso bami naleyo ndoda nomndeni wayo, ngibanqume—kanye nabo bonke abayilandelayo ekuphingeni kwabo noMoleki—basuke phakathi kwabantu bakubo.
6“Noma ubani ophendukela kwabanemilozi noma kubabhula imimoya, aziphinge ngokubalandela, ngiyakubhekanisa ubuso bami nalowo muntu ngimnqume asuke phakathi kwabantu bakubo.
7“Ngakho zahlukaniseni, nibe ngcwele, ngokuba nginguBaba wenu. 8Gcinani izimiso zami nizenze. NginguBaba wenu onenza nibe ngcwele.
9“Noma ubani oqalekisa uyise noma unina kumele abulawe; uqalekise uyise noma unina—igazi lakhe liphezu kwakhe.
10“Uma indoda iphinga nomfazi wenye indoda—umfazi wakhelwane wayo—bobabili isiphingi nowesifazane ophingayo kumele babulawe nokubulawa.
11“Indoda elala nomfazi kayise iveze ubunqunu bukayise; bobabili kumele babulawe; igazi labo liphezu kwabo.
12“Uma indoda ilala nomalokazana wayo, bobabili kumele babulawe; benze amanyala; igazi labo liphezu kwabo.
13“Uma indoda ilala nowesilisa njengokulala nowesifazane, bobabili benze into enengekayo; kumele babulawe nokubulawa; igazi labo liphezu kwabo.
14“Uma indoda ithatha owesifazane nonina, lokho kubi; mshiseni kanye nabo ngomlilo, ukuze kungasali bubi phakathi kwenu.
15“Uma indoda ilala nesilwane, kumele ibulawe, naso isilwane kumele nisibulale.
16“Uma owesifazane esondela kunoma yisiphi isilwane ukuba alale naso, bulalani owesifazane naleso silwane; bobabili kumele babulawe; igazi labo liphezu kwabo.
17“Uma indoda ithatha udadewabo, indodakazi kayise noma kanina, balalane, kulihlazo; kumele banqunywe phambi kwabantu bakubo. Uveze ubunqunu bukadadewabo; uyothwala icala lakhe.
18“Uma indoda ilala nowesifazane esezinsukwini zakhe zokuya esikhathini, iveza ukopha kwakhe, naye avule umthombo wawo; bobabili banqunywe basuke phakathi kwabantu bakubo.
19“Ningalali nodadewabo kanyoko noma udadewabo kayihlo—lokho kudelela isihlobo esiseduze; bayothwala icala labo. 20Indoda elala nomfazi womfowabo kayise idelela umfowabo kayise; bayothwala isono sabo bafe bengenabantwana.
21“Uma indoda ithatha umfazi womfowabo, kungukungcola; uveze ubunqunu bomfowabo; bayoba ngabangenabantwana.
22“Gcinani zonke izimiso zami nayo yonke imithetho yami, nizenze, ukuze izwe enginiyisa kulo ukuba nihlale kulo linganiphalazi. 23Ningalandeli amasiko esizwe engisixosha phambi kwenu, ngokuba benza zonke lezi zinto, mina ngabenyanya. 24Nginitshelile: niyolidla ifa lezwe labo; mina ngokwami ngiyolinika nina ukuba nibe nalo, izwe eligeleza ubisi noju. NginguBaba wenu, owanahlukanisa nezizwe.
25“Ngakho hlukanisani izilwane ezihlambulukile kwezingcolile, nezinyoni ezingcolile kwezihlambulukile. Ningazenzi nibe nengekayo nganoma yisiphi isilwane, inyoni, noma into enwabuzelayo emhlabeni engiyihlukanisele nina njengengcolile. 26Yibani ngcwele kimi, ngokuba mina, uBaba wenu, ngingcwele, nganahlukanisa nezizwe ukuba nibe ngabami.
27“Indoda noma owesifazane onomlozi noma obhula ngemimoya kumele abulawe—akhandwe ngamatshe; igazi labo liphezu kwabo.”
