Duteronomi
21:1 Uma umuntu etholakala ebulewe ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona
alidle elele endle, akwaziwa ukuthi ngubani ombulele;
21:2 Khona-ke abadala bakho nabahluleli bakho bayophuma, futhi bayolinganisa
nasemizini nxazonke zobuleweyo.
21:3 Futhi kuyoba, ukuthi umuzi, okuyinto eduze umuntu obulewe, ngisho
abadala balowo muzi bayakuthatha ithokazi elingazange libe khona
asetshenziwe, futhi ongadonsanga ejokeni;
21:4 Abadala balowo muzi bayokwehlisela ithokazi endaweni enogwadule
isigodi esingalinywanga noma esihlwanyelwe, futhi bayosichitha
intamo yethokazi lapho esigodini;
21:5 Abapristi, amadodana kaLevi, bayakusondela; kubo uJehova wakho
uNkulunkulu ukhethile ukumkhonza nokubusisa egameni likaJehova
NKOSI; futhi ngezwi labo kuyakuba khona zonke izingxabano nazo zonke izifo
wazama:
21:6 Futhi wonke amadoda amadala alowo muzi, eduze nomuntu obulewe, kufanele
bageze izandla zabo phezu kwethokazi elinqunywe ikhanda esigodini;
21:7 Bayakuphendula, bathi: Izandla zethu azilichithanga leli gazi;
namehlo ethu akakubonanga.
21:8 Yiba nomusa, O Jehova, kubantu bakho u-Israyeli, owabahlengayo.
ungabeki igazi elingenacala kubantu bakho bakwa-Israyeli. Futhi i
igazi bayakuthethelelwa kubo.
21:9 Ngakho uyakususa igazi elingenacala phakathi kwakho, lapho
uyakwenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova.
21:10 Lapho uphuma impi ngokumelene nezitha zakho, futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
ubanikele esandleni sakho, wabathumba;
21:11 Futhi wabona phakathi kwabathunjwa owesifazane omuhle, futhi ufisa
yena, ukuze umthathe abe ngumkakho;
21:12 Khona-ke uyakumyisa endlini yakho; amphuce
ikhanda, ubophe izinzipho zakhe;
21:13 Futhi uyokhumula izingubo zokuthunjwa kwakhe kusukela kuye, futhi ngeke
hlala endlini yakho, ukhale uyise nonina kakhulu
ngenyanga: emva kwalokho uyakungena kuye, ube yindoda yakhe, futhi
uzakuba ngumkakho.
21:14 Futhi kuyoba, uma ungajabuli kuye, khona-ke uzomvumela
iya lapho ethanda khona; kodwa ungamthengiseli lakanye ngemali, wena
awuyikuyenza ukuhweba kwayo, ngokuba uyithobile.
21:15 Uma indoda inabafazi ababili, omunye othandekayo, omunye uzondwa, futhi banabo
wamzalela abantwana, abathandekayo nabazondwayo; futhi uba izibulo
indodana ibe ngeyakhe eyayizondwa.
21:16 Kuyakuthi lapho enza amadodana akhe adle ifa lokho anakho,
ukuze angenzi indodana yothandekayo izibulo phambi kwendodana ka
ozondwayo, oyizibulo impela;
21:17 Kodwa uyoyivuma indodana izondwa izibulo, by
emnika isabelo esiphindwe kabili sakho konke anakho, ngokuba uyisiqalo
ngamandla akhe; ilungelo lobuzibulo lingelakhe.
21:18 Uma umuntu enendodana enenkani nehlubukayo, okuyinto engayikulalela izwi
izwi likayise, noma iphimbo likanina, nalokho, ngenkathi bona
bamthethisile, kabalalelanga;
21:19 Khona uyise nonina bayombamba, bamkhiphe
emadodeni amadala omuzi wakhe, nasesangweni lendawo yakhe;
21:20 Futhi bayakuthi kumalunga omuzi wakubo: 'Le ndodana yethu inenkani
futhi ehlubukayo, ngeke alilalele izwi lethu; uyisiminzi, futhi a
isidakwa.
21:21 Futhi wonke amadoda omuzi wakubo bayomkhanda ngamatshe, aze afe
uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho; wonke u-Israyeli uyakuzwa, futhi
ukwesaba.
21:22 Futhi uma umuntu enze isono esifanele ukufa, futhi kumelwe abulawe
afe, umlengise esihlahleni;
21:23 Umzimba wakhe ngeke uhlale ubusuku bonke phezu kwesihlahla, kodwa wena uyakuba kunoma iyiphi
abahlakaniphileyo bamngcwabe ngalolo suku; (ngoba olengisiweyo uyisiqalekiso kuNkulunkulu;) lokho
izwe lakho lingangcoliswa, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona libe linye
ifa.