Levitikusi
19:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
19:2 Khuluma kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi uthi kuyo
kubo, nibe ngcwele, ngokuba mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngingcwele.
19:3 Niyokwesaba, kube yilowo nalowo unina noyise, futhi nigcine eyami
amasabatha: nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
19:4 Ningaphendukeli kuzo izithombe, ningazenzeli onkulunkulu ababunjiweyo;
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
19:5 Futhi uma ninikela umhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula kuJehova, niyakuba
nikela ngokuthanda kwakho.
19:6 Uyakudliwa ngosuku eninikela ngalo nangakusasa;
kusele kuze kube lusuku lwesithathu, kushiswe ngomlilo.
19:7 Uma kudliwa nokuncane ngosuku lwesithathu, kuyisinengiso; kuzoba
lingamukelwa.
19:8 Ngakho yilowo nalowo oyidlayo uyothwala ububi bakhe, ngoba yena
ungcolisile okungcwele kukaJehova; lowo mphefumulo uyakunqunywa
asuke phakathi kwabantu bakhe.
19:9 Futhi lapho nivuna isivuno sezwe lakini, ungavuni ngokuphelele
emaceleni ensimu yakho, ungabuthi umkhothozo wensimu yakho
isivuno.
19:10 Futhi awuyikukhothoza isivini sakho, futhi ungabuthi zonke
izithelo zomvini zesivini sakho; uyakuzishiyela ompofu nomfokazi;
nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
19:11 Ningebi, ningakhohlisi, ningaqambi amanga omunye komunye.
19:12 Futhi ningafungi amanga ngegama lami, futhi ungangcolisi
igama likaNkulunkulu wakho: nginguJehova.
19:13 “Ungamqhathi umakhelwane wakho, ungamphangi;
oqashwayo akayikuhlala kuwe ubusuku bonke kuze kuse.
19:14 “ ‘Ungaqalekisi isithulu, ungabeki isikhubekiso phambi kukaJehova
uyimpumputhe, kepha wesabe uNkulunkulu wakho; nginguJehova.
19:15 Ningenzi ukungalungi ekwahluleleni;
umuntu wompofu, ungahloniphi umuntu onamandla, kepha ngo
uyakwahlulela umakhelwane wakho ukulunga.
19:16 Awuyikuhamba ehlebi phakathi kwabantu bakini
uyakumelana negazi lomakhelwane wakho; nginguJehova.
19:17 Ungamzondi umfowenu enhliziyweni yakho;
mkhuze umakhelwane wakho, ungenzi isono kuye.
19:18 Ungaphindiseli, futhi ungathwali amagqubu abantwana bakho
abantu, kepha wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena; nginguJehova.
19:19 Niyogcina izimiso zami. Ungavumeli izinkomo zakho ziyelele nge a
ungahlwanyeli insimu yakho ngembewu eyingxubevange;
kuyakufika ingubo exutywe nelineni noboya bezimvu.
19:20 Futhi noma ubani olala ngokwenyama nowesifazane, isigqilakazi, uganiwe.
endodeni, engahlengwanga neze, noma anikwe inkululeko; yena uzokwenza
ukushaywa; abayikubulawa, ngokuba ubengakhululekile.
19:21 Futhi uyoletha umnikelo wakhe wecala kuJehova, emnyango
itabernakele lokuhlangana, inqama yomnikelo wecala.
19:22 Umpristi uyakumenzela ukubuyisana ngenqama yesibingelelo
umnikelo wecala phambi kukaJehova ngenxa yesono sakhe one ngaso;
isono asenzileyo uzakuthethelelwa sona.
19:23 Futhi lapho uyofika ezweni, futhi uyobe sebetshale zonke izinhlobo
yemithi edliwayo, khona anothi isithelo sayo njenge
iminyaka emithathu kuyakuba njengokungasoki kini
lingadliwa.
24 Kepha ngomnyaka wesine zonke izithelo zawo ziyakuba ngcwele, kube yindumiso kuJehova
UJEHOVA kanye.
19:25 Futhi ngomnyaka wesihlanu niyakudla izithelo zayo, ukuze kube
zitheleleni izithelo zayo; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
19:26 Ningadli lutho olunegazi, futhi ningasebenzisi lutho
imilingo, noma ukugcina izikhathi.
19:27 Aniyikuzungeza emakhoneni amakhanda enu, futhi ungoni
amakhona entshebe yakho.
19:28 Aniyikuzigcaba enyameni yenu ngenxa yabafileyo, futhi aniyikunyathelisa
nezimpawu phezu kwenu: nginguJehova.
19:29 Ungayifebi indodakazi yakho ukuze uyenze isifebe; funa i
izwe liwela ebufebeni, izwe ligcwele ububi.
19:30 Niyakugcina amasabatha ami, futhi nihloniphe indlu yami engcwele: nginguJehova.
19:31 Ungabheki kwabanamadlozi, ungabafuni.
ukuze ningcoliswe yizo: nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
19:32 Uyosukuma phambi kwempunga, futhi uhloniphe ubuso abadala
wena muntu, wesabe uNkulunkulu wakho; nginguJehova.
19:33 Futhi uma umfokazi egogobele nawe ezweni lakini, aniyikumhlupha.
19:34 Kodwa umfokazi ohlala kini uyakuba kini njengozelwe
phakathi kwenu, futhi womthanda njengoba uzithanda wena; ngoba naningabafokazi phakathi kwenu
ezweni laseGibithe: nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
19:35 Ningenzi ukungalungi ekwahluleleni, noma esilinganisweni, esisindweni, noma ngesisindo.
ngesilinganiso.
19:36 Izilinganiso ezilungile, izisindo ezilungile, i-efa elilungileyo, nehini elilungileyo;
nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owakukhipha ezweni
iGibhithe.
19:37 Ngakho niyogcina zonke izimiso zami, futhi zonke izahlulelo zami, futhi nizenze
kubo: NginguJehova.