Dhuteronomi
17:1 Usabayira Jehovha Mwari wako nzombe kana gwai.
mune chakaremara kana chakaipa chipi nechipi; nekuti izvo zvinonyangadza
kuna Jehovha Mwari wako.
Kana zvikawanikwa pakati penyu, mukati merimwe ramasuwo ako Jehovha ari wako
Mwari ngaakupe, murume kana mukadzi, akaita zvakaipa pamberi pako
chaJehovha Mwari wako, nokudarika sungano yake;
17:3 akandoshumira vamwe vamwari, akavanamata, kana vamwari
zuva, kana mwedzi, kana chimwe chehondo dzokudenga, chandisina kukuraira;
17:4 Uye iwe uchaudzwa, uye iwe wakanzwa nezvazvo, uye wakabvunzisisa kwazvo.
zvino tarirai, ndezvechokwadi, uye ndezvazvo, kuti zvinonyangadza zvakadai
zvakaitwa muIsraeri.
17:5 ipapo iwe unofanira kubudisa murume kana mukadzi, akaita chivi
chinhu icho chakaipa, kumasuwo ako, iye murume kana mukadzi uyo, uye
unofanira kuvataka namabwe, kusvikira vafa.
17:6 Iye anofanira kupupura nezvapupu zviviri kana zvitatu
wakafanirwa norufu ngaaurawe; asi nokupupura kwechapupu chimwe chete
haafaniri kuurayiwa.
17:7 Maoko ezvapupu ndiwo anofanira kutanga pamusoro pake kumuuraya;
pashure maoko avanhu vose. Saka iwe uchaisa chakaipa
kure pakati penyu.
17:8 Kana mhosva ikamuka yakakuomerai pakutonga, pakati peropa ne
ropa, pakati pekukumbira nechikumbiro, uye pakati pekurohwa nesitiroko, kuva
nyaya dzenharo mukati mamasuwo ako, ipapo iwe uchasimuka, wotora
kwira kunzvimbo ichatsaurwa naJehovha Mwari wako;
uende kuvapristi vaRevhi, nokumutongi
zvichavapo nemazuva iwayo, bvunzai; ivo vachakuratidza
mutongo wekutonga:
17:10 Uye unofanira kuita maererano nechirevo chavanotonga panzvimbo iyo
ucharatidzwa naJehovha; uye chenjera kuti uzviite
ita zvose zvavanokuudza;
17:11 maererano nechirevo chemurairo wavanokudzidzisa, uye
unofanira kuita sezvavanotonga;
usatsauka pakutonga kwavanokuratidza
Kurudyi kana kuruboshwe.
17:12 Munhu unoita nokuzvikudza, asingadi kuteerera Jehovha
mupristi unomirapo pakushumira pamberi paJehovha Mwari wako, kana kumuprista
mutongi ndiye anofanira kufa, uye iwe unofanira kubvisa chakaipa
kubva kuIsraeri.
Vanhu vose vachazvinzwa, vachatya, vakasazoita nokuzvikudza.
kana wasvika panyika yaunopiwa naJehovha Mwari wako
ichava nhaka, ugogaramo, uchiti, Ndichaisa a
mambo pamusoro pangu, sezvinoita ndudzi dzose dzakandipoteredza;
17:15 kunyange zvakadaro unofanira kugadza mambo pamusoro pako, Jehovha Mwari wako
uchatsaura mumwe kuhama dzako, ugadze mambo pamusoro pako;
haufaniri kugadza mutorwa, isati iri hama yako.
17:16 Asi ngaarege kuzviwanzira mabhiza, kana kuisa vanhu
achadzokera Egipita, kuti awedzere mabhiza ake;
Jehovha wakati kwamuri, Hamungadzokizve naizvozvo
nzira.
17:17 Uye ngaarege kuzviwanzira vakadzi, kuti mwoyo wake urege kutsauka
uye ngaarege kuzviwanzira zvikuru sirivha nendarama.
17:18 Zvino kana agara pachigaro chake cheushe, kuti iye
unofanira kumunyorera kopi yomurayiro uyu mubhuku, achitora kubva kune yokutanga
vapristi vaRevhi;
17:19 Uye richava naye, uye achaverenga imomo mazuva ose ake
kuti adzidze kutya Jehovha Mwari wake, nokuchengeta mashoko ose
womurayiro uyu nezvakatemwa izvi, kuti uzviite;
17:20 Kuti mwoyo wake urege kuzvikudza pamusoro pehama dzake, uye arege kutendeuka
kunze kwemurairo, kurudyi, kana kuruboshwe;
kuti awedzere mazuva ake paushe hwake, iye nevana vake;
pakati pavaIsraeri.