iDuteronomi
17:1 Uze ungabingeleli kuYehova uThixo wakho nkomo nagusha.
enesiphako, nokuba kukuphi okubi, ngokuba lisikizi elo
kuYehova uThixo wakho.
17:2 Xa kuthe kwafunyanwa kuwe, nakuliphi na isango emasangweni akho uYehova wakho
UThixo wakunika, indoda nokuba yinkazana, owenze okubi emehlweni;
kaYehova uThixo wakho, wawugqitha umnqophiso wakhe;
17:3 wasuka waya kukhonza thixo bambi, wabanqula, nokuba kunini na
ilanga, nenyanga, nomkhosi wonke wezulu, endingawuwiselanga mthetho;
17:4 Waxelelwa wena, weva, wabuza wanyameka;
yabona, kuyinyaniso, into eqinisekileyo, ukuba lisikizi elinjalo
kwaSirayeli:
17:5 woyikhupha loo ndoda, nokuba yiloo nkazana, loo nto iboniweyo;
loo nto imbi, emasangweni akho, kuloo ndoda, naloo mfazi, naloo mfazi
nibaxulube ngamatye, bafe.
17:6 Lowo ukhoyo uya kuthi ngomlomo wamangqina amabini, nokuba ngamangqina amathathu
ofanelwe kukufa makabulawe; kodwa ngomlomo wengqina elinye
akayi kubulawa.
17:7 Kofika kuqala kuye izandla zamangqina ukumbulala;
zaza zaza abantu bonke emveni koko. Ububeke ke ububi
kude phakathi kwenu.
17:8 Xa kuthe kwavela ityala elinzima kuwe, phakathi kwamagazi
igazi, phakathi kwesibongozo nesibongozo, naphakathi kobetho nokubethwa
Uze usuke uthabathe, uthabathe imicimbi yakho
nyuka uye kuloo ndawo aya kuyinyula uYehova uThixo wakho;
17:9 uye kubabingeleli abaLevi, nakubagwebi
eya kubakho ngaloo mihla, nibuzise; baya kukubonisa
isigwebo sesigwebo:
17:10 Uze wenze ngokwentetho yentetho yaloo ndawo
aya kukubonisa yona uYehova; uzigcine
wenze ngako konke abaya kuthetha kuwe;
17:11 ngokwesiko lomyalelo abaya kukuyala ngalo, ne
ngokwesigwebo abaya kusithetha kuwe, uze wenze.
uze ungatyeki kwisigwebo abaya kukuxelela sona
ngasekunene nangasekhohlo.
17:12 Indoda ethe yenza ngokukhukhumala, ingamphulaphuli
umbingeleli omiyo ukuba alungiselele khona phambi koYehova uThixo wakho;
uya kufa umgwebi lowo, ubutshayele ke ububi
evela kwaSirayeli.
17:13 Bova ke bonke abantu, boyike, bangabi sakhukhumala.
17:14 xa uthe wafika kulo ilizwe akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho, wathi
uya kulidla ilifa, uhlale kulo, uthi, Ndiya kumisa;
ngukumkani phezu kwam, njengeentlanga zonke ezindijikelezileyo;
17:15 wozimisela ukumkani phezu kwakho, uYehova uThixo wakho
wonyula abe mnye kubazalwana bakho, umisele ukumkani phezu kwakho;
Akungekhe uzimisele mntu wumbi, ongenguye umzalwana wakho.
17:16 angazandiseli mahashe, angabadli abantu
abuyele eYiputa, ukuze andise amahashe;
UYehova uthe kuni, Ize ningabi saphinda nibuye;
indlela.
17:17 Makangazandiseli bafazi, ize ityeke intliziyo yakhe;
makangazandiseli kakhulu isilivere negolide.
17:18 Kothi, xa athe wahlala etroneni yobukumkani bakhe, athi yena
ambhalele ikopi yalo myalelo encwadini, ethabatha kwengaphambili
nababingeleli, abaLevi;
17:19 Kwaye iya kuba naye, kwaye uya kufunda kuyo yonke imihla yakhe
ukuze afunde ukumoyika uYehova uThixo wakhe, nokuwagcina amazwi onke
ngalo myalelo nale mimiselo ukuba niyenze.
17:20 ukuze ingaphakami intliziyo yakhe phezu kwabazalwana bakhe, angabuyi
ngaphandle komyalelo, ukuya ekunene, nokuba ngasekhohlo: ukuya ekunene
ukuze ayolule imihla yakhe ebukumkanini bakhe, yena noonyana bakhe;
phakathi kwamaSirayeli.