INumeri 5

5 ¹UBaba wethu wakhuluma noMose, wathi:

²"Yala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bakhiphe ekamu wonke umuntu onesifo sesikhumba, wonke umuntu onokugobhoza emzimbeni, nawo wonke umuntu ongcolile ngenxa yesidumbu. ³Baxoshe bobabili, owesilisa nowesifazane; nibakhiphele ngaphandle kwekamu, ukuze bangalingcolisi ikamu labo, lapho ngihlala khona phakathi kwabo."

⁴Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza njalo, babakhiphela ngaphandle kwekamu; njengoba uBaba wethu eshilo kuMose, benza kanjalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Ukuvuma Nokubuyisela

⁵UBaba wethu wabuye wakhuluma noMose, wathi:

⁶"Tshela abantu bakwa-Israyeli uthi: Uma owesilisa noma owesifazane enza noma yisiphi isono sabantu, engikhaphela, lowo muntu unecala. ⁷Kumele avume isono asenzile, abuyisele ngokugcwele ngecala lakhe, engeze ingxenye yesihlanu, akunike lowo amonile. ⁸Kodwa uma lowo muntu engenaso isihlobo esingathola okubuyiselwayo, kuba ngokwami futhi kuya kumpristi, kanye nenqama yenhlawulo yokubuyisana eyenzelwa lowo onecala. ⁹Yonke iminikelo ephakathi kwazo zonke izipho ezingcwele zakwa-Israyeli ezilethwa kumpristi ingeyakhe. ¹⁰Izipho ezingcwele zawo wonke umuntu zihlala zingezakhe; lokho umuntu akunika umpristi kuba ngokompristi."

Ukuhlolwa Kwesikhwele

¹¹UBaba wethu wakhuluma noMose, wathi:

¹²"Khuluma nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ubatshele uthi: Uma umfazi walowo nalowo muntu eduka, angathembeki kuye, ¹³uma enye indoda ilala naye, kufihlakele kumyeni wakhe, angatholakali nakuba engcolile—kungekho fakazi omelene naye, engabanjwanga esenzweni, ¹⁴umoya wesikhwele ufike phezu kwendoda, ibe nesikhwele ngomkayo ongcolile; noma umoya wesikhwele ufike phezu kwayo, ibe nesikhwele nakuba umkayo engangcolile. ¹⁵Indoda kumele ilethe umkayo kumpristi, kanye nomnikelo wakhe: cishe amalitha amabili ofulawa webhali. Ingatheli amafutha kuwo futhi ingafaki inhlaka kuwo, ngokuba kungumnikelo wempuphu wesikhwele, umnikelo wempuphu wesikhumbuzo, ohlaba umkhumbuzo wecala. ¹⁶Umpristi uyakumsondeza ambeke phambi kukaBaba wethu. ¹⁷Umpristi uyakuthatha amanzi angcwele ngesitsha sebumba, athathe uthuli phansi etabernakele, aluthele emanzini. ^a a v17 Lo mkhuba wamanzi ababayo wawuwukuhlolwa okungcwele okuvela kuBaba wethu: uma owesifazane enecala, wayeyakulimala emzimbeni; uma engenacala, wayengeke alimale. ¹⁸Umpristi uyakumisa owesifazane phambi kukaBaba wethu, athukulule izinwele zakhe, abeke ezandleni zakhe umnikelo wempuphu wesikhumbuzo—umnikelo wesikhwele—kuyilapho ephethe amanzi ababayo, aletha isiqalekiso. ¹⁹Umpristi uyakumfungisa, athi kuye: ‘Uma kungekho ndoda elele nawe, futhi ungadukanga wazingcolisa ngaphansi kwegunya lomyeni wakho, khululeka kulawa manzi ababayo aletha isiqalekiso. ²⁰Kodwa uma udukile ngaphansi komyeni wakho, wazingcolisa, futhi indoda ngaphandle komyeni wakho yalala nawe.’ ²¹Khona-ke umpristi uyakubophela owesifazane ngalesi sifungo sesiqalekiso, athi: UBaba makakwenze ube yisiqalekiso nehlazo phakathi kwabantu bakini, lapho enza ithanga lakho libune nesisu sakho sikhukhumale. ²²Lawa manzi aletha isiqalekiso mawangene emzimbeni wakho, akhukhumalise isisu sakho, acobe ithanga lakho. Khona-ke owesifazane uyakuthi: ‘Amen, amen.’

²³"Khona-ke umpristi uyakubhala lezi ziqalekiso emqulwini, azigeze zingene emanzini ababayo. ²⁴Uyakuphuzisa owesifazane amanzi ababayo aqalekisayo; amanzi aqalekisayo ayakungena kuye, abangele ukuhlupheka okubuhlungu. ²⁵Umpristi uyakuthatha umnikelo wempuphu wesikhwele esandleni sakhe, awuzunguze phambi kukaBaba wethu, awulethe e-altare. ²⁶Umpristi uyakucupha umnikelo wempuphu ngesandla, isabelo sawo sesikhumbuzo, asishise e-altare, bese ephuzisa owesifazane amanzi. ²⁷Ngemva kokumphuzisa amanzi, uma ezingcolisile wakhaphela umyeni wakhe, amanzi aletha isiqalekiso ayakungena kuye, abangele ukuhlupheka okubuhlungu: isisu sakhe siyakukhukhumala, ithanga lakhe libune, abe yisiqalekiso phakathi kwabantu bakhe. ²⁸Kodwa uma owesifazane engazingcolisanga futhi ehlanzekile, uyakhululeka, futhi uyakukhulelwa abantwana.

²⁹"Lona umthetho wesikhwele: lapho umfazi ongaphansi komyeni wakhe eduka azingcolise, ³⁰noma lapho umoya wesikhwele ubamba indoda ibe nesikhwele ngomkayo: iyakummisa phambi kukaBaba wethu, umpristi uyakumenzela wonke lo mthetho. ³¹Umyeni uyakukhululeka ecaleni, kodwa owesifazane uyakuthwala isono sakhe."