iDuteronomi
13:1 Xa kuthe kwavela phakathi kwenu umprofeti, nomphuphi wamaphupha, wanikela
kuwe umqondiso okanye umqondiso,
13:2 kwenzeke ke umqondiso okanye isimanga abewuthethile kuwe.
besithi, Masilandele thixo bambi ongabaziyo;
sibakhonze;
13:3 uze ungawaphulaphuli amazwi aloo mprofeti naloo mphuphi
ngokuba unilinga uYehova uThixo wenu, ukuze azi ukuba nithanda na
uYehova uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho yonke, nangomphefumlo wakho wonke.
13:4 Nize nilandele uYehova uThixo wenu, noyike yena, nigcine owakhe
nize niliphulaphule ilizwi lakhe, nikhonze yena, ninamathele kuye
kuye.
13:5 Ke loo mprofeti naloo mphuphi wamaphupha makabulawe;
ngokuba ethe uya kunibuyisa nimke kuYehova uThixo wenu
wanikhupha ezweni laseYiputa, wanikhulula ngentlawulelo endlwini;
ebukhobokeni, ukuba akugxothe endleleni uYehova uThixo wakho
ubutshayele ke ububi phambi koYehova
phakathi kwakho.
13:6 Ukuba ngumzalwana wakho, nokuba ngunyana kanyoko, nokuba ngunyana wakho, nokuba yintombi yakho, nokuba yintombi yakho
Umfazi wesifuba sakho, okanye umhlobo wakho onjengomphefumlo wakho, akuhedeni
ngasese, besithi, Masiye kukhonza thixo bambi onabo
akwaziwa, wena nooyihlo;
13:7 oko kukuthi, koothixo bezizwe eziningqongileyo, ezikufuphi
okanye ukuba kude kuwe, kuthabathela ekupheleni kwehlabathi kuse ekupheleni
esinye isiphelo somhlaba;
13:8 Uze ungamvumeli, ungamphulaphulanga; okanye akayi
libe nenceba iliso lakho kuye, ungamcongi, ungasithelisi;
yena:
13:9 uze umbulale okunene; isandla sakho siya kuba phezu kwakhe kuqala
makabulawe, kwaza emva koko isandla sabantu bonke.
13:10 umxulube ngamatye, afe; ngokuba unayo
wafuna ukukuwexula kuYehova uThixo wakho, owakukhuphayo
ezweni laseYiputa, endlwini yobukhoboka.
13:11 eve onke amaSirayeli, oyike, angaphindi enze into enjalo
okungendawo okukhoyo phakathi kwenu.
13:12 Xa uthe weva komnye umzi wakowenu, akuwo uYehova uThixo wakho;
wakunika ukuba uhlale khona, besithi,
13:13 Kuphume amadoda athile phakathi kwenu, angamatshijolo;
Ukubambana abemi bomzi wabo, besithi, Masihambe siye
nikhonze thixo bambi, eningabaziyo;
13:14 wandule ukubuza, uphengulule, ubuze unyanisile; kwaye,
yabona, ukuba kuthe kanti yinyaniso, isuke iqiniseke into enjalo, lisikizi elinjalo
eyenzeka phakathi kwenu;
13:15 uze ubaxabele kubemi baloo mzi ngohlangothi lwekrele.
ikrele, lisingele phantsi, nento yonke ekuyo, nento yonke engaphakathi kwayo;
iinkomo zayo, ngohlangothi lwekrele.
13:16 Uya kuwabutha onke amaxhoba ayo esazulwini sesitrato
niwutshise ngomlilo umzi namaxhoba awo onke
ngenxa kaYehova uThixo wakho, ibe ngumwewe ongunaphakade; yona
ayisayi kubuya yakhiwe.
13:17 mayinganamatheli nanye into entweni esingelwe phantsi esandleni sakho
angabuya uYehova ekuvutheni komsindo wakhe, abe nenceba kuwe;
abe nemfesane kuwe, akwandise njengoko wakufungelayo
ooyihlo;
13:18 xa uthe waliphulaphula izwi likaYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba ugcine yonke
imithetho yakhe endikuwiselayo namhla, ukuba ukwenze oko kukhoyo
kuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova uThixo wakho.