Duteronomi
18:1 Abapristi amaLevi, futhi sonke isizwe sakwaLevi, ngeke babe nesabelo
nefa kanye no-Israyeli; bayakudla iminikelo kaJehova
enziwe ngomlilo, nefa lakhe.
18:2 Ngakho ngeke babe nefa phakathi kwabafowabo: uJehova
liyifa labo, njengalokho eshilo kubo.
18:3 Futhi lokhu kuyakuba yimfanelo yompristi evela kubantu, kusukela kulabo abanikelayo
umnikelo, noma inkomo noma imvu; futhi bazakupha
umpristi umkhono, nezihlathi zombili, nomsungo.
18:4 Ulibo lwamabele akho, nolwewayini lakho, nolwamafutha akho,
kuqala eboyeni bezimvu zakho uyakumnika.
18:5 Ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho umkhethile kuzo zonke izizwe zakho, ukuze ame
khonza egameni likaJehova, yena namadodana akhe kuze kube phakade.
18:6 Futhi uma umLevi evela kunoma yiliphi lamasango akho, kusukela wonke u-Israyeli, lapho eya
ehlala njengowezizwe, weza ngayo yonke isifiso senhliziyo yakhe endaweni abeya kuyo
uJehova uyakukhetha;
18:7 Khona-ke uyokhonza egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, njengazo zonke ezakhe
abazalwane amaLevi abami lapho phambi kukaJehova.
18:8 Bayoba nezabelo ezifana nokudla, ngaphandle kwalokho okuvela
ukuthengiswa kwefa lakhe.
18:9 “Nxa usufikile ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona,
awuyikufunda ukwenza izinengiso zalezo zizwe.
18:10 Makungafunyanwa phakathi kwenu umuntu owenza indodana yakhe noma eyakhe
indodakazi ukudabula emlilweni, noma obhulayo, noma obhulayo
obuka izikhathi, noma umthakathi, noma umthakathi.
18:11 noma umthakathi, noma umthakathi, noma umthakathi, noma umthakathi,
i-necromancer.
18:12 Ngoba bonke abenza lezi zinto bayisinengiso kuJehova
ngenxa yalezi zinengiso uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyabaxosha
phambi kwakho.
18:13 Uyakuba ophelele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
18:14 Ngoba lezi zizwe, oyothola ifa, walalela ababukele
nezangoma, kepha wena, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akanazo
wakuvumela ukwenza njalo.
18:15 UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukuvusela uMprofethi phakathi kwakho
nawe, kubafowenu, unjengami; yena niyakumlalela;
18:16 Njengakho konke owakucelayo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eHorebe
usuku lokuhlangana, ethi: Mangingabe ngisazwa izwi likaJehova
Nkulunkulu wami, ngingabe ngisawubona lo mlilo omkhulu, ukuze ngingafi.
" 18:17 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi: "Bakushilo kahle lokho abanakho
kukhulunywa.
18:18 Ngiyakubavusela uMprofethi phakathi kwabafowabo, ofana naye
ngiyakubeka amazwi ami emlonyeni wakhe; akhulume kubo
konke engimyala ngakho.
18:19 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, ukuthi noma ubani ongafuni ukulalela amazwi ami
ayakukukhuluma egameni lami, ngiyakukubuza kuye.
18:20 Kodwa umprofethi, ngubani uyogabadela ukukhuluma izwi egameni lami, mina
angimyalanga ukuba akhulume, noma oyakukhuluma egameni lika
abanye onkulunkulu, lowomprofethi uyakufa.
18:21 Futhi uma uthi enhliziyweni yakho: "Sizokwazi kanjani izwi uJehova?"
uJehova akakhulumanga na?
18:22 Lapho umprofethi ekhuluma egameni likaJehova, uma kwenzeka lokho
kungenzeki, kungenzeki, lokho kuyizwi uJehova angalikhulumanga.
kepha umprofethi ukhulume ngokugabadela, ungesabi
kwakhe.