Duteronomi
19:1 Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho esezinqumile izizwe, omhlaba wabo uJehova wakho
UNkulunkulu uyakunika, wabanqoba, wahlala emizini yabo.
nasezindlini zabo;
19:2 Uyakuzahlukanisela imizi emithathu phakathi kwezwe lakini;
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona ukuba ulidle.
19:3 Uzalungisa indlela yakho, futhi uhlukanise imingcele yezwe lakho, okuyinto
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakunika ifa, izingxenye ezintathu, kube yilowo nalowo
umbulali angabalekela khona.
19:4 Futhi lena indaba umbulali, ngubani abalekele khona, ukuthi yena
uyakuphila: Obulala umakhelwane wakhe ngokungazi, ebengamzondanga
isikhathi esidlule;
19:5 Njengalapho umuntu eya ehlathini nomakhelwane wakhe ukuyogawula izinkuni, futhi
isandla sakhe sithatha imbazo yokugawula umuthi, nembazo
ikhanda liyashelela esikhaleni, lishaye umakhelwane wakhe
fa; abalekele komunye waleyo mizi, aphile;
19:6 funa umphindiseli wegazi axoshe umbulali, inhliziyo yakhe isavutha;
nimfice, ngokuba yinde indlela, nimbulale; kanti wayekhona
engafanele ukufa, lokhu engamzondi ngaphambili.
19:7 Ngakho ngiyakuyala, ngithi, 'Uyakwahlukanisa imizi emithathu
wena.
19:8 Futhi uma uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekhulisa umkhawulo wakho, njengoba nje efungile kuwe
obaba, alinike lonke izwe athembisa ukukunika lona
obaba;
19:9 Uma uzogcina yonke le miyalo ukuwenza, engikuyala ngakho
wena namuhla ukuthanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, nokuhamba ezindleleni zakhe njalo;
uyakwenezela eminye imizi emithathu ngaphandle kwale mithathu;
19:10 Ukuze lingachithwa igazi elingenacala ezweni lakho, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
uyakukunika njengefa, kanjalo igazi libe phezu kwakho.
19:11 Kodwa uma umuntu ezonda umakhelwane wakhe, futhi amqamekele, futhi avuke.
ngokumelene naye, futhi amshaye afe aze afe, futhi abalekele komunye wabo
lamadolobha:
19:12 Khona-ke amalunga omuzi wakhe uyothumela futhi amthathe lapho, futhi akhulule
esandleni somphindiseli wegazi, ukuze afe.
19:13 Iso lakho aliyikumhawukela, kodwa wena uzosusa ububi
igazi elingenacala kwa-Israyeli, ukuze kube kuhle kuwe.
19:14 Ungasusi isikhonkwane somakhelwane wakho, okuyinto basendulo
ubeke efeni lakho oyakulidla ezweni
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakunika ukuba ulidle.
19:15 Ufakazi oyedwa ngeke avukele umuntu nganoma yisiphi isiphambeko, noma nganoma yisiphi
isono, kunoma yisiphi isono one ngaso: ngomlomo wawofakazi ababili, noma nge
ngomlomo wawofakazi abathathu indaba iyakuqiniswa.
19:16 Uma ufakazi wamanga esukuma ngokumelene nanoma yimuphi umuntu ukufakaza ngokumelene naye
okuyiphutha;
19:17 Khona-ke kokubili amadoda, ngubani ingxabano, uzoma phambi
uJehova, phambi kwabapristi nabahluleli abayakuba phakathi kwalabo
izinsuku;
19:18 Futhi abahluleli bayophenya ngenkuthalo, futhi bheka, uma
makabe ngufakazi wamanga, afakaze amanga ngowakhe
umfowethu;
19:19 Khona-ke niyakwenza kuye, njengoba nje wayecabanga ukwenza kuye
mfowethu: uyakususa ububi phakathi kwakho.
19:20 Futhi labo abasele bayokuzwa, futhi besabe, futhi kusukela manje kuqhubeke uzokwenza
akusayikuba khona ububi obunjalo phakathi kwenu.
19:21 Iso lakho aliyikuhawukela; kepha ukuphila ngokuphila, iso ngeso,
izinyo ngezinyo, isandla ngesandla, unyawo ngonyawo.