Duteronomi
20:1 Lapho uphuma ukulwa nezitha zakho, futhi ubona amahhashi,
nezinqola, nabantu abaningi kunawe, ungabesabi;
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe, owakukhuphula ezweni lase
iGibhithe.
20:2 Kuyothi lapho nisondela ekulweni, umpristi
uzosondela futhi akhulume kubantu,
20:3 Futhi uyothi kubo: 'Yizwa, O Israyeli, usondela namuhla
nilwe nezitha zenu: izinhliziyo zenu mazingapheli amandla, ningesabi, nenze
ningathuki, ningethuki ngenxa yabo;
20:4 Ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nguye ohamba nawe, ukuze alwele wena
phezu kwezitha zakho, ukuze usindiswe.
20:5 Izinduna ziyakukhuluma kubantu, zithi: 'Ngumuphi umuntu lapho
owakhile indlu entsha, engayingcwelisanga na? akahambe futhi
abuyele endlini yakhe, funa afele empini, angcwelise omunye
yona.
20:6 Futhi yimuphi umuntu otshale isivini, kodwa angakadli?
ngayo? naye makahambe abuyele endlini yakhe, funa afele endlini yakhe
impi, omunye umuntu ayidle.
20:7 Futhi yimuphi umuntu oganene umfazi, kodwa angamthathi?
yena? makahambe abuyele endlini yakhe, funa afele empini;
nenye indoda yamthatha.
20:8 Futhi izikhulu ziyokhuluma ngokuqhubekayo kubantu, futhi bayohlala
anothi: Ngumuphi umuntu onovalo nodangeleyo na? akahambe futhi
abuyele endlini yakhe, funa inhliziyo yabafowabo idangele njengeyakhe
inhliziyo.
20:9 Kuyothi lapho izikhulu seziqedile ukukhuluma nenkosi
abantu, ukuthi bayokwenza izinduna zamabutho ukuba zihole abantu.
20:10 Lapho usondela emzini ukulwa nawo, ke umemezele
ukuthula kuwe.
20:11 Kuyakuthi, uma kukuphendule ngokuthula, kukuvulele,
kuyakuthi bonke abantu abafunyanwa kuwo babe khona
izithelo kuwe, ziyakukukhonza.
20:12 Futhi uma ungenzi ukuthula nawe, kodwa uyokwenza impi ngokumelene nawe,
khona uyakulivimbezela.
20:13 Futhi lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unikele esandleni sakho, wena
abulale bonke abesilisa bakhona ngosiko lwenkemba;
20:14 Kodwa abesifazane, nabancane, nezinkomo, futhi konke okuphakathi
umuzi, yonke impango yawo, uyakuzithathela yona; futhi
uyakudla impango yezitha zakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho anayo
ngikuphiwe.
20:15 Uyakwenza njalo kuyo yonke imizi ekude kakhulu nawe.
engesiyo eyemizi yalezi zizwe.
20:16 Kodwa emizini yalezi zizwe, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika yona
njengefa, aniyikusindisa lutho oluphefumulayo.
20:17 Kodwa wena uyakubabhubhisa. okungukuthi, amaHeti, futhi
ama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaH
amaJebusi; njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekuyalile.
20:18 Ukuze bakufundise ukwenza ngokuvumelana nazo zonke izinengiso zabo, okuyinto bona
benze konkulunkulu babo; kanjalo none kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
20:19 Lapho uyovimbezela umuzi isikhathi eside, ngokulwa nawo
lithathe, ungachithi imithi yalo ngokucindezela ngezembe
ngokumelene nabo: ngoba ungadla kuzo, futhi awuyikuzinquma
phansi (ngoba umuthi wasendle ungukuphila komuntu) ukuba awusebenzise ensimini
ukuvimbezela:
20:20 Kuphela izihlahla ozaziyo ukuthi akuzona imithi yokudla, wena
uyabachitha, ubanqume; futhi uzakwakha izinqaba ngokumelene
umuzi olwayo nawe, uze unqotshwe.