iDuteronomi
24:1 Xa indoda ithe yazeka umfazi, yamzeka, kwaza kwenzeka ukuba
akayi kubabalwa emehlweni ayo, ngokuba efumene ubunqambi
makambhalele incwadi yokwahlukana, amnike
isandla, amkhuphe endlwini yakhe.
24:2 Kwaye xa ephuma endlwini yayo, angaya kuba enye
umfazi womntu.
24:3 Ukuba ithe yamthiya le ndoda iyiyimbi, yambhalela incwadi yokwahlukana,
Wayinika esandleni sakhe, wamndulula endlwini yakhe; okanye ukuba i
yafa indoda yesibini, yamthabatha wangumkayo;
24:4 mayingabi nako indoda yakhe yangaphambili, eyamgxothayo, ukuba abuye amzeke
umkayo, emveni kokuba ebenziwe inqambi; ngokuba lisikizi elo phambi koYehova
Uze ungalenzi, ukuba lone ilizwe elo uYehova uThixo wakho
uya kukunika ukuba ube lilifa.
24:5 Xa indoda ithe yazeka umfazi omtsha, mayingaphumi nomkhosi
uya kubanjiswa ngawo nawuphi na umsebenzi, kodwa makakhululeke aye ekhaya
unyaka, imvuyisa intliziyo umkayo emzekileyo.
24:6 Makangenziwa sibambiso amatye okusila, nokuba lelingaphezulu, ngokuba nguye
isibambiso somphefumlo womntu.
24:7 Xa ithe indoda yafunyanwa isiba elowo umzalwana wayo koonyana baka
Wamrhweba, mhlawumbi wathengisa ngaye; ke ela sela
uya kufa; ubutshayele ke ububi, bungabikho phakathi kwakho.
24:8 Zigcine esibethweni seqhenqa, ugcine kunene, wenze.
njengako konke abaya kuniyala ngako ababingeleli, abaLevi;
wabawisela umthetho, nigcine ukwenza.
24:9 Khumbula awakwenzayo uYehova uThixo wakho kuMiriyam endleleni, emveni koko nina
baphuma eYiputa.
24:10 Xa uthe wamboleka umzalwana wakho nokuba yintoni na, uze ungangeni kweyakhe
endlini ukuze athathe isibambiso sakhe.
24:11 Uze ume ngaphandle, izise indoda leyo oyibolekayo
ndikhuphe isibambiso kuwe.
24:12 Ukuba indoda ithe yaba lihlwempu, uze ungalali unesibambiso sayo.
24:13 Wosibuyisela kuye isibambiso eso lakutshona ilanga
yihla, ukuze alale ngengubo yakhe, akusikelele;
makube bubulungisa kuwe phambi koYehova uThixo wakho.
24:14 Uze ungamcudisi umqeshwa osweleyo, olihlwempu, nokuba
kubazalwana bakho, nokuba kukuphambukela kwakho, abasezweni lakho phakathi
amasango akho:
24:15 Ngemini yakhe womnika umvuzo wakhe, lingatshoni ilanga
phezu kwayo; ngokuba eswele, ewumise kuyo intliziyo yakhe, hleze akhale
ngakuwe kuYehova, koba sisono ke oko kuwe.
24:16 Ooyise mabangabulawa ngenxa yoonyana, mabangabulawa ngenxa yoonyana;
oonyana babulawe ngenxa yooyise; elowo makabulawe
ukufa ngenxa yesono sakhe.
24:17 Uze ungasijiki isigwebo sowasemzini, nesomphambukeli
inkedama; nengubo yomhlolokazi ungayenzi isibambiso.
24:18 ukhumbule ukuba ube ulikhoboka eYiputa, Yehova;
uThixo wakho wakukhulula khona; ngenxa yoko ndikuwisela umthetho ukuba uyenze le nto.
24:19 Xa uthe walugawula uvuno lwakho entsimini yakho, walibala;
isithungu entsimini, uze ungabuyi uye kusithabatha;
owasemzini, nenkedama, nomhlolokazi;
Makakusikelele uThixo kuwo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zakho.
24:20 Xa uthe wawuvuthulula umnquma wakho, uze ungaweli emasebeni awo
yoba yeyomphambukeli, nenkedama, neyomfazi
umhlolokazi.
24:21 Xa uthe wasivuna isidiliya sakho, uze ungasibhikici.
ibe yeyomphambukeli, nenkedama, neyomfazi
umhlolokazi.
24:22 ukhumbule ukuba ube ulikhoboka ezweni laseYiputa.
ngenxa yoko ndikuwisela umthetho ukuba uyenze le nto.