Duteronomi
23:1 Olinyazwe ematsheni, noma onqanyulwe umthonjana wakhe,
angangeni ebandleni likaJehova.
23:2 Isikhohlakali asiyikungena ebandleni likaJehova; ngisho kweyakhe
isizukulwane seshumi akayikungena ebandleni likaJehova.
23:3 UmAmoni noma umMowabi akayikungena ebandleni likaJehova
NKOSI; kuze kube sesizukulwaneni sabo seshumi abayikungena ezweni
ibandla likaJehova kuze kube phakade;
23:4 Ngoba abazange bakuhlangabeze ngesinkwa nangamanzi endleleni, lapho nina
waphuma eGibithe; nangokuba bakuqashele uBalami
indodana kaBeyori wasePethori yaseMesophothamiya, ukuze akuqalekise.
23:5 Nokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akavumanga ukumlalela uBileyamu; kodwa i
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakuphendulela isiqalekiso saba yisibusiso, ngokuba
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakuthanda.
23:6 Ungalinge ufune ukuthula kwabo nenhlanhla yabo zonke izinsuku zakho
njalo.
23:7 “Awuyikunengwa umEdomi; ngokuba ungumfowenu;
menyanya umGibhithe; ngoba wawungowemzini elizweni lakhe.
23:8 Abantwana abazelwe yibo bayongena ebandleni
kaJehova esizukulwaneni sabo sesithathu.
23:9 Lapho ibutho liphuma ukulwa nezitha zakho, ke ugodle
yonke into embi.
23:10 Uma kukhona phakathi kwenu umuntu ongahlanzekile ngenxa
ukungcola okumehlelayo ebusuku, uyakuphuma aphume
angangeni phakathi kwekamu;
23:11 Kodwa kuyothi, lapho sekuhlwile, uyakugeza
amanzi: lapho selishonile ilanga, uyakungena ekamu.
23:12 Kumelwe ube nendawo ngaphandle kwekamu, lapho uya khona
phambili phesheya:
23:13 Uyakuba nebhece phezu kwesikhali sakho; futhi kuyakuba, lapho wena
uyakuziphulela ngaphandle, wemba ngawo, ubuyele emuva
futhi usibekele lokho okuvela kuwe.
23:14 Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uhamba phakathi kwekamu lakho ukuze akhulule.
nokunikela izitha zakho phambi kwakho; ngalokho ikamu lakho liyakuba
ngcwele, ukuze angaboni lutho olungcolileyo kuwe, asuke kuwe.
23:15 Unganikeli enkosini yayo inceku ephunyukileyo
inkosi yakhe kuwe;
23:16 Uyohlala nawe, ngisho phakathi kwakho, kuleyo ndawo ayohlala
uzikhethele kwelinye lamasango akho, lapho othanda khona kakhulu;
amcindezele.
23:17 Makungabikho isifebe amadodakazi akwa-Israyeli, noma isifebe
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
23:18 “ ‘Ungalethi inkokhelo yesifebe, nenani lenja.
indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wenze noma yisiphi isithembiso, ngokuba zombili zikhona
isinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
23:19 “ ‘Ungamtsheleki umfowenu ngenzalo; ukulobola ngemali, ukulobola kwe
ukudla, inzalo yakho konke okubolekwa ngenzuzo;
23:20 Umfokazi ungamtsheleka ngenzalo; kodwa wena kumfowenu
ungatsheleki ngenzalo, ukuze uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusise kukho konke
ukuze ubeke isandla sakho kulo ezweni oya kulo
yiphathe.
23:21 Lapho wenza isithembiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ungalibali ukusifeza.
yikhokhe, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuyibiza nokukubiza kuwe; futhi
kungaba yisono kuwe.
23:22 Kodwa uma uyeka ukwethembisa, akuyikuba yisono kuwe.
23:23 Okuphume emlonyeni wakho uyakukugcina, ukwenze; ngisho a
njengokwethembisa kwakho isithembiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,
owakuthembisa ngomlomo wakho.
23:24 Lapho ungena esivinini umakhelwane wakho, ungadla
zithela izithelo zomvini ngokuthanda kwakho; kodwa ungafaki lutho esandleni sakho
isitsha.
23:25 Lapho ungena emabeleni umakhelwane wakho, wena
ungase unqamule izindlebe ngesandla sakho; kepha awuyikukhipha isikela
emabeleni omakhelwane wakho.