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.