Duteronomi
24:1 Lapho indoda ithathe umfazi, futhi amthatha, futhi kwenzeka ukuthi
akatholanga umusa emehlweni ayo, ngokuba uthole ukungcola
makambhalele incwadi yesahlukaniso, amnikeze yona
isandla, amkhiphe endlini yakhe.
24:2 Futhi lapho ephuma endlini yakhe, angase ahambe futhi abe omunye
umfazi womuntu.
24:3 Uma le ndoda yokugcina imzonda, imbhalele incwadi yesahlukaniso,
wamnika esandleni sakhe, wamxosha endlini yakhe; noma uma
indoda yokugcina yafa, eyamthatha abe ngumkakhe;
24:4 Umyeni wakhe wangaphambili, owamukisa, angase angaphinde amthathe ukuba abe
umkakhe, esengcolisiwe; ngoba lokho kuyisinengiso phambi kukaJehova
Jehova, ungalenzi ukuba lone izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
uyakunika libe yifa.
24:5 Lapho indoda ithathe umfazi omusha, ngeke aphume impi, noma
uyakuba necala kunoma yimuphi umsebenzi, kepha ukhululekile ekhaya
ngonyaka, futhi ajabule umkakhe amthathile.
24:6 Akukho muntu oyakuthatha itshe lokuchola libe yisibambiso, ngokuba yena
uthatha ukuphila komuntu kube yisibambiso.
24:7 Uma umuntu etholakala ukweba noma yimuphi umfowabo kubantwana
u-Israyeli, wamenza isigqila, noma wathengisa ngaye; ke lelosela
uzofa; ubususe ububi phakathi kwakho.
24:8 Qaphela esifeni sochoko, ukuze uqaphele, wenze.
njengakho konke abapristi bamaLevi abayakunifundisa khona, njengalokho mina
waniyala ngakho, niyakuqaphela ukwenza.
24:9 Khumbula lokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akwenza kuMiriyamu endleleni, ngemva kwalokho nina
baphuma eGibhithe.
24:10 Lapho uboleka umfowenu utho, ungangeni kweyakhe
endlini ukuyolanda isibambiso sakhe.
24:11 Uyokuma ngaphandle, futhi umuntu obolekayo uyoletha
khipha isibambiso kuwe ngaphandle.
24:12 Futhi uma indoda impofu, ungalali nesibambiso sakhe.
24:13 Kunoma ikuphi, wena uyomnika isibambiso futhi lapho ilanga lishona
wehle, ukuze alale ngengubo yakhe, futhi akubusise: futhi kuyakuba
makube ngukulunga kuwe phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
24:14 Ungacindezeli isisebenzi esiqashiwe, ompofu nompofu, noma
abe ngowabafowenu, noma kubafokazi abasezweni lakini phakathi kwenu
amasango akho:
24:15 Ngosuku lwakhe uyomnika inkokhelo yakhe, futhi ilanga ngeke kushone
phezu kwayo; ngokuba umpofu, ubeka inhliziyo yakhe kukho, funa akhale
phezu kwakho kuJehova, kube yisono kuwe.
24:16 Oyise abayikubulawa ngenxa yabantwana, futhi ngeke
abantwana babulawe ngenxa yawoyise, wonke umuntu abulawe
ukufa ngenxa yesono sakhe.
24:17 Ungaphendukezeli isahlulelo somfokazi noma somuntu
intandane; futhi ningathathi ingubo yomfelokazi ibe yisibambiso.
24:18 Kodwa kumelwe ukhumbule ukuthi wawuyisigqila eGibhithe, futhi uJehova
uNkulunkulu wakho wakuhlenga khona; ngalokho ngiyakuyala ukwenza lokhu.
24:19 Lapho ugawula isivuno sakho ensimini yakho, futhi ukhohlwe a
isithungu ensimini, ungabuyeli ukusilanda;
umfokazi, nentandane, nomfelokazi, ukuze uJehova wakho
UNkulunkulu makakubusise kuwo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zakho.
24:20 Lapho uvuthuza umnqumo wakho, awuyikuwela phezu kwamagatsha
futhi: kuyakuba ngeyomfokazi, nentandane, neyomfokazi
umfelokazi.
24:21 Lapho ubutha izithelo zesivini sakho, awuyikukhothoza.
ngasemuva kuyakuba ngeyomfokazi, nentandane, neyomfokazi
umfelokazi.
24:22 Futhi uzokhumbula ukuthi wawuyisigqila ezweni laseGibhithe.
ngalokho ngiyakuyala ukuba wenze le nto.