Duteronomi
25:1 Uma kukhona ukuphikisana phakathi kwabantu, futhi beza ekwahlulelweni, lokho
abahluleli bangawahlulela; khona-ke bayakulungisisa olungileyo, futhi
lahla ababi.
25:2 Kuyakuthi, uma omubi efanele ukushaywa,
umahluleli uyakumlalisa phansi, ashaywe phambi kobuso bakhe;
ngokwephutha lakhe, ngenani elithile.
25:3 Angamshaya imivimbo engamashumi amane, angadlulisi;
weqa, umshaye imivimbo eminingi phezu kwalezi, bese umfowenu
kufanele kubonakale kukubi kuwe.
25:4 Ungayifaki isifonyo inkabi lapho ibhula amabele.
25:5 Uma izelamani behlala ndawonye, futhi omunye wabo efa engenamntwana, the
umfazi wofileyo makangagani ngaphandle kowezizwe: eyomyeni wakhe
umfowabo uyakungena kuye, amthathe abe ngumkakhe, enze
imfanelo yomfowabo wendoda kuye.
25:6 Futhi kuyoba, ukuthi izibulo ayozala uyophumelela in
igama lomfowabo ofileyo, ukuze lingasuswa igama lakhe
Israyeli.
25:7 Futhi uma indoda ingathandi ukuthatha umkamfowabo, khona-ke umkamfowabo
umkamfowabo akhuphuke aye esangweni emadodeni amadala, athi: 'Ngewomyeni wami.'
umfowabo wenqaba ukuvusela umfowabo igama kwa-Israyeli;
ngingawenzi umsebenzi womfowabo womyeni wami.
25:8 Khona-ke amalunga omuzi wakhe bayombiza, futhi akhulume kuye
ame kuso, athi: Angithandi ukumthatha;
25:9 Khona-ke umkamfowabo kumelwe eze kuye phambi kukaJehova
abadala, wamkhumula isicathulo sakhe onyaweni lwakhe, wamkhafulela ebusweni, futhi
aphendule athi: Kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kumuntu ongathandiyo
akhe umuzi womfowabo.
25:10 Futhi igama lakhe kuyothiwa kwa-Israyeli, Indlu yalowo owakhe
isicathulo sikhululiwe.
25:11 Lapho amadoda elwa ndawonye, futhi umfazi womuntu
esondela ukuba akhulule indoda yakhe esandleni salowo
wamshaya, welula isandla sakhe, ambambe ekusithekeni;
25:12 Khona-ke uyakunquma isandla sakhe, iso lakho ngeke amhawukele.
25:13 Awuyikuba esikhwameni sakho izisindo ezahlukene, enkulu nencane.
25:14 Ungabi nezilinganiso ezahlukene endlini yakho, enkulu nencane.
25:15 Kodwa uyakuba nesisindo esiphelele nesilungile, ephelele futhi nje
uyakuba nesilinganiso, ukuze izinsuku zakho zande ezweni
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona.
25:16 Ngoba bonke abenza izinto ezinjalo, futhi bonke abenza ukungalungi, a
isinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
25:17 Khumbula lokho u-Amaleki akwenza kuwe endleleni, lapho niphuma
eGibhithe;
25:18 Ukuthi wakuhlangabeza endleleni, watshaya ingemuva lakho, bonke.
ababebuthakathaka ngemva kwakho, lapho udiniwe, udiniwe; futhi yena
babengamesabi uNkulunkulu.
25:19 Ngakho-ke, lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho esekuphumzile
zonke izitha zakho nxazonke, ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona
ube yifa lakho ukuze ulidle, ulesule
ukukhunjulwa kuka-Amaleki phansi kwezulu; awuyikukhohlwa.