ILevitikus
18:1 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
18:2 Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi kubo, NdinguYehova wenu
uThixo.
18:3 Ize ningenzi ngokokwenza kwelizwe laseYiputa, enibe nihleli kulo
yenzani; ngokwezenzo zelizwe lakwaKanan, endinisa kulo;
ize ningenzi; ningahambi ngokwemimiselo yabo.
18:4 Ze nenze amasiko am, nigcine imimiselo yam, nihambe ngayo
ndinguYehova uThixo wenu.
18:5 Ize niyigcine ke imimiselo yam, namasiko am, awothi umntu
uya kuphila kuzo: ndinguYehova.
18:6 Umntu ngomntu aze angasondeli nakwinye inyama yenyama yakhe, ukuba ayityhilele
ubuze babo: ndinguYehova.
18:7 Ubuze bukayihlo, okanye ubuze bukanyoko, wothi:
Uze ungatyhili: ngunyoko lowo; uze ungabutyhili ubuze bakhe.
18:8 Ubuze bomkayihlo uze ungabutyhili: bobakho
ubuze bukayise.
18:9 Ubuze bodade wenu, intombi kayihlo, nokuba yintombi kayihlo;
unyoko, nokuba uzalelwe ekhaya, nokuba uzalelwe ekhaya, nokuba uzalelwe ekhaya
uze ungabutyhili ubuze.
18:10 ubuze bentombi yonyana wakho, nobentombi yentombi yakho, nokuba ze;
ubuze bawo uze ungabutyhili; ngokuba bobakho;
ubuze.
18:11 Ubuze bentombi yomkayihlo, ezelwe nguyihlo;
ungudade wenu lowo, uze ungabutyhili ubuze bakhe.
18:12 Ubuze bodade boyihlo uze ungabutyhili: yoba yeyakho
isizalwana sikatata esisondeleyo.
18:13 Ubuze bonyokokazi uze ungabutyhili, ngokuba nguye
isalamane sikanyoko.
18:14 Ubuze boyisekazi uze ungabutyhili
akasondeli emfazini wakhe: ngumakazi wakho lowo.
18:15 Ubuze bomolokazana wakho uze ungabutyhili: ngowakho lowo
umfazi wonyana; uze ungabutyhili ubuze bakhe.
18:16 Ubuze bomfazi womntakayihlo uze ungabutyhili: bobakho
ubuze bomninawa.
18:17 Ubuze bomfazi nentombi yakhe uze ungabutyhili;
intombi yonyana wakhe, nentombi yentombi yakhe, uze ungayizeki;
ukuba atyhile ubuze bakhe; ngokuba engumninawa wakhe;
ubungendawo.
18:18 Umfazi uze ungamzekeli phezu kodade wabo, ukuba ubandezele, ukuba umtyhilele
ubuze, ecaleni komnye ngexesha lobomi bakhe.
18:19 Uze ungasondeli emfazini, ukuba ubutyhile ubuze bakhe
xa athe wangcwatywa ngenxa yobunqambi bakhe.
18:20 Uze ungamlali umfazi wommelwane wakho
zingcolise ngaye.
18:21 Embewini yakho uze unganikeli na mnye, ukuba acandiselwe uMoleki;
ungalihlambeli igama loThixo wakho; ndinguYehova.
18:22 Uze ungayilali into eyindoda njengokuba kulalwa umfazi:ngamasikizi lawo.
18:23 Uze ungalali nanye into ezitho zine, ukuba uzenze inqambi ngayo;
inkazana mayingazimisi phambi kwento ezitho zine, ukuze izekwe yiyo;
ukudideka.
18:24 Musani ukuzenza iinqambi ngezo nto zonke;
zizenze iinqambi iintlanga endizigqogqayo phambi kwenu;
18:25 Lenziwe inqambi nelizwe elo; ndiyabuvelela ubugwenxa babo phezu kwabo
liyabahlanza ilizwe abemi balo.
18:26 Ize niyigcine ke imimiselo yam, namasiko am, ningawamkeli
wenze nalinye kuloo masikizi; nokuba ngowesizwe sakowenu;
nawuphi na owasemzini ophambukele phakathi kwenu.
18:27 Kuba onke la masikizi bawenzile abantu belizwe abawenzileyo
phambi kwenu, nelizwe lenziwa inqambi;)
18:28 ukuze linganihlanzi ilizwe ngokulenza kwenu inqambi, njengoko lihlanzileyo.
iintlanga ezaziphambi kwakho.
18:29 Ngokuba bonke abasukuba besenza nalinye kuloo masikizi, ingumphefumlo;
abo bazinikeleyo bonqanyulwa, bangabikho phakathi kwabantu bakowayo.
18:30 Ize niwugcine ummiselo wam, ningenzi namnye kuwo
la masiko angamasikizi abenziwa phambi kwenu, nani
musani ukuzenza iinqambi ngayo: ndinguYehova, uThixo wenu.