Duteronomi
13:1 Uma kuvuka phakathi kwenu umprofethi, noma umphuphi wamaphupho, anikeze
wena isibonakaliso noma isimangaliso,
13:2 Futhi kwenzeka isibonakaliso noma isimangaliso ayekhulume ngaso kuwe.
besithi: Asilandele abanye onkulunkulu ongabaziyo, sibayeke
sibakhonze;
13:3 Ungawalaleli amazwi alowo mprofethi, noma lowo mphuphi
lamaphupho, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyanihlola ukuze azi uma nithanda
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho.
13:4 Niyakulandela uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nimesabe, nimgcine eyakhe
nilalele izwi lakhe, nimkhonze, ninamathele
kuye.
13:5 Futhi lowo mprofethi, noma lowo mphuphi wamaphupho, uyobulawa;
ngoba ukhulumile ukunifulathela uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu
wakukhipha ezweni laseGibithe, wakuhlenga endlini
yobugqila, ukuze akuxotshe endleleni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
wakuyala ukuba uhambe. Ngakho uyakususa ububi kuJehova
phakathi kwakho.
13:6 Uma umfowenu, indodana kanyoko, noma indodana yakho, noma indodakazi yakho, noma
umfazi wesifuba sakho, noma umngane wakho, onjengomphefumulo wakho siqu, ukuyenga
ngasese, ngokuthi: 'Masiye ukukhonza abanye onkulunkulu onakho.'
akwaziwa, wena noyihlo;
13:7 Okungukuthi, onkulunkulu bezizwe ezikuzungezile, eduze
noma kude nawe, kusukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba kuze kufike ekugcineni
omunye umkhawulo womhlaba;
13:8 Ungamvumeli, ungamlaleli; futhi ngeke
iso lakho limhawukele, ungamhawukeli, ungasithezi
yena:
13:9 Kodwa uzambulala lokumbulala; isandla sakho siyakuba phezu kwakhe kuqala
wambulala, ngasemuva isandla sabantu bonke.
13:10 Umkhande ngamatshe, afe; ngoba unayo
wafuna ukukudunga kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owakukhipha
ezweni laseGibithe, endlini yobugqila.
13:11 Futhi wonke u-Israyeli uyokuzwa, futhi esaba, futhi ngeke esaba ukwenza noma iyiphi into enjalo
ububi njengalokhu buphakathi kwenu.
13:12 Uma uzwa kuthiwa komunye wemizi yakho, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho anakho
wakunika ukuba uhlale khona, wathi;
13:13 Amadoda athile, amadodana kaBheliyali, baphumile phakathi kwenu, futhi
bahoxisile abakhileyo emzini wabo, bathi: 'Masihambe, sihambe.'
nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu enaningabazi;
13:14 Khona-ke uyobuza, futhi ufune, futhi ubuze ngenkuthalo; futhi,
bheka, uma kuyiqiniso, into iqinisekile ukuthi isinengiso esinjalo
okwenziwa phakathi kwenu;
13:15 Uyakushaya nokubulala abakhileyo kulowo muzi ngomkhawulo wegolide.
inkemba, ukuyiqothula, nakho konke okukuyo, nezwe
izinkomo zalo ngosiko lwenkemba.
13:16 Futhi uyobuthela yonke impango yalo emgwaqeni
awushise ngomlilo umuzi nayo yonke impango yawo
konke, ngekaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, kube yinqumbi kuze kube phakade; yona
ngeke kuphinde kwakhiwe.
13:17 Futhi akuyikunamathela lutho lwento eqalekisiweyo esandleni sakho
uJehova angabuya ekuvutheni kwentukuthelo yakhe, akuhawukele;
abe nesihe kuwe, akwandise njengokufunga kwakhe kuye
oyihlo;
13:18 Lapho ulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuze ugcine konke
imiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngayo namuhla ukuba wenze lokho okukhona
phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.