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.