iDuteronomi
20:1 Xa uthe waphuma waya kulwa neentshaba zakho, waza wabona amahashe;
neenqwelo zokulwa, nabantu abaninzi kunawe, uze ungaboyiki;
uYehova uThixo wakho unawe, owakunyusayo ezweni laseYiputa
Jiphethe.
20:2 Kothi, xenikweni nithe nasondela ekulweni, umbingeleli;
uya kusondela, athethe ebantwini;
20:3 athi kubo, Yiva, Sirayeli, usondele namhla
Intliziyo yenu mayingathambi; musani ukoyika, nenze oko
musani ukungcangcazela, musani ukungcangcazela ebusweni bazo;
20:4 Ngokuba uYehova uThixo wenu uhamba nani, ukuba anilwele
kwiintshaba zakho, ukuba ndikusindise.
20:5 Athethe ababhali ebantwini, bathi, Ngubani na apha?
owakhe indlu entsha, akayisungula? makahambe kwaye
abuyele endlwini yakhe, hleze afele emfazweni, kwahlulelwe mntu wumbi
yona.
20:6 Ngubani na umntu owatyala isidiliya, akadla?
ngayo? Naye makahambe abuyele endlwini yakhe, hleze afele kuyo
emfazweni, wadla omnye umntu kuyo.
20:7 Ngubani na umntu ogane umfazi, akamzeka?
yena? Makahambe abuyele endlwini yakhe, hleze afele emfazweni.
yamzeka nenye indoda.
20:8 Boqokela ababhali bathethe ebantwini, bathethe
yithi, Ngubani na umntu owoyikayo, ontliziyo ithambileyo? makahambe kwaye
abuyele endlwini yakhe, hleze ithambe intliziyo yabazalwana bakhe, kwaneyakhe intliziyo
intliziyo.
20:9 Kothi, bakugqiba ababhali ukuthetha kuni
abantu, ukuze benze abathetheli bemikhosi ukuba bakhokele abantu.
20:10 Xa uthe wasondela emzini, usiya kulwa nawo, womemeza;
uxolo malube kuyo.
20:11 Kothi, ukuba uthe wakuphendula ngoxolo, wakuvulela, wakuvulela;
bothi ke bonke abantu abafunyenwe kuwo, babe khona
uninike irhafu, bakukhonze.
20:12 Ke ukuba uthe awaxola nawe, wesuka wenza imfazwe nawe,
wowungqinga ke.
20:13 Ukuba uthe uYehova uThixo wakho wawunikela esandleni sakho, wowunikela
ayixabele yonke into eyindoda kuyo ngohlangothi lwekrele;
20:14 kodwa abafazi, nabantwana, neenkomo, neento zonke ezingaphakathi
Umzi lowo, onke amaxhoba awo, wozithimbela kuwe; kwaye
wowadla amaxhoba eentshaba zakho, akulo uYehova uThixo wakho
ndinikiwe.
20:15 Uya kwenjenjalo kuyo yonke imizi ekude kakhulu kuwe;
ezingezizo ezemizi yezi ntlanga.
20:16 kodwa emizini yezi zizwe akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho
ukuba libe lilifa, uze ungasindisi kuphila nanye into ephefumlayo.
20:17 Uze ubasingele phantsi; amaHeti, namaHeti
ama-Amori, namaKanan, namaPerizi, namaHivi, namaHivi
amaYebhusi; njengoko wakuwiselayo umthetho uYehova uThixo wakho.
20:18 ukuze banganifundisi ukwenza amasikizi abo onke, abawenzayo
benze ngako koothixo bazo; none kuYehova uThixo wenu.
20:19 Wowungqinga umzi ixesha elide, usilwa nawo
luthabathe, ungayonakalisi imithi yalo ngokuyinyathela ngezembe
ngokuba ungadla kuzo, ungazigawuli
yihla (kuba umthi wasendle bubomi bomntu) ukuba asebenze kuwo
ngqingwa:
20:20 Kuphela yimithi oyaziyo, ukuba asimithi yokudliwa, wena
uya kubatshabalalisa, ubagawule; uya kwakha inqaba zokubonisela
umzi olwayo nawe, ude woyiswe.