iDuteronomi
23:1 Ohlatywe etyeni, nonqanyulwe ubudoda;
angangeni ebandleni likaYehova.
23:2 Makungangeni mgqakhwe ebandleni likaYehova; kwanakwakhe
Isizukulwana seshumi angangeni ebandleni likaYehova.
23:3 Makangangeni ebandleni likaYehova umAmon nomMowabhi
Yehova; kude kuse kwisizukulwana sabo seshumi, abayi kungena kuwo
ibandla likaYehova ngonaphakade.
23:4 ngenxa enokuba benganikhawulelanga ngesonka namanzi endleleni, nanini
waphuma eYiputa; ngenxa enokuba bakuqeshela uBhileham onguYehova
unyana kaBhehore, wasePetore kwaMesopotamiya, ukuba akuqalekise.
23:5 Akavuma ke uYehova uThixo wakho ukumphulaphula uBhileham; kodwa i
UYehova uThixo wakho wakuguqulela isiqalekiso saba yintsikelelo;
Uthandile uYehova uThixo wakho.
23:6 Uze ungalukhathaleli uxolo lwabo nokuhlala kwabo kakuhle, yonke imihla yakho
ngonaphakade.
23:7 Aze angabi lisikizi kuwe umEdom; ngokuba ngumzalwana wakho; uze ungenjenjalo
mcekiseni umYiputa; ngokuba ubungumphambukeli ezweni lakhe.
23:8 Oonyana abathe babazala, abathe babazala, bongena ebandleni
kaYehova kwisizukulwana sabo sesithathu.
23:9 Xa uthe waphuma umkhosi, waya ezintshabeni zakho, uze uphephe
yonke into embi.
23:10 Ukuba kuthe kwakho umntu phakathi kwenu, ongahlambulukileyo ngenxa yoko
ubunqambi obumfikeleyo ebusuku, wophuma aphume kubo
makangangeni phakathi kweminquba;
23:11 kothi, xa kuhlwayo, ahlambe umzimba wakhe;
lakutshona ilanga, wobuyela eminqubeni.
23:12 Woba nendawo engaphandle kweminquba, apho uya kuya khona
ngaphandle phesheya:
23:13 Uze ube nolupho empahleni yakho; kuya kuba njalo, xa wena
uya kuthi gumba endle, umbe ngayo, ubuye umva
ukugqume okuphuma kuwe;
23:14 ngokuba uYehova uThixo wakho uhambahamba phakathi kweminquba yakho, ukuba akuhlangule;
azinikele iintshaba zakho kuwe; yoba njalo ke iminquba yakho
ngcwele, ukuze angaboni nto iyinqambi kuwe, aze emke emke kuwe.
23:15 Uze ungasinikeli enkosini yaso isicaka esisabayo
inkosi yakhe kuwe;
23:16 Wohlala nawe phakathi kwenu, kuloo ndawo aya kuthi kuyo
zinyulele kwelinye lamasango akho, apho kusilungele khona;
bamcinezele.
23:17 Makungabikho ng'awukazi phakathi kweentombi zakwaSirayeli;
oonyana bakaSirayeli.
23:18 Uze ungalungenisi utsheqo lwehenyukazi, nomvuzo wenja.
yendlu kaYehova uThixo wakho, ngenxa yesibhambathiso nokuba sisiphi;
ulisikizi kuYehova uThixo wakho.
23:19 Uze ungambizi nzala umzalwana wakho; inzala yemali, inzala yemali
wokudla, nokuba yinzala, ngayo nayiphi na into ekubizwa ngokuba yinzala;
23:20 Olunye uhlanga ungamboleka ngokubiza inzala; umntakwenu ke wena
uze ungabiki nzala, ukuze akusikelele uYehova uThixo wakho
ukuba usibeke isandla sakho kulo ilizwe oya kulo
lidle ilifa.
23:21 Xa uthe wabhambathisa isibhambathiso kuYehova uThixo wakho, uze ungalibali ukwenza isibhambathiso kuYehova uThixo wakho.
yihlawule; ngokuba uYehova uThixo wakho uya kusibiza kuwe, ngokuba uYehova uThixo wakho uya kusibiza kuwe; kwaye yona
ngekuba sisono kuwe.
23:22 Ke xa uthe wayeka, akwabhambathisa, akuyi kuba sono oko kuwe.
23:23 Okuphume emlonyeni wakho kugcine, ukwenze; nokuba a
njengoko ubhambathise ngako kuYehova uThixo wakho ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo;
owakuthethayo ngomlomo wakho.
23:24 Xa uthe wangena esidiliyeni sommelwane wakho, ungadla ke;
Iidiliya uzixakekise ngokuthanda kwakho; kodwa uze ungafaki nto esandleni sakho
inqanawa.
23:25 Xa uthe wangena engqoloweni yommelwane wakho, engekavunwa, wothi nawe
unokuncothula iindlebe ngesandla sakho; kodwa akuyi kushukumisa rhengqa
kwingqolowa yommelwane wakho engekavunwa.