Levitikusi
20:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
20:2 Uyakusho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi: 'Noma ngubani ongowakwa-Israyeli
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, noma abezizwe abagogobele kwa-Israyeli, lokho
unika uMoloki ngenzalo yakhe; wobulawa nokubulawa
abantu bezwe bayakumkhanda ngamatshe.
20:3 Ngiyomisa ubuso bami bumelane nalowo muntu, futhi ngizomnquma phakathi
abantu bakhe; ngokuba unikile ngenzalo yakhe kuMoloki ukuba angcolise wami
indawo engcwele, nokuhlambalaza igama lami elingcwele.
20:4 Uma abantu bezwe befihla amehlo abo kumuntu,
lapho enika uMoloki inzalo yakhe, angambulali;
20:5 Khona-ke ngizomisa ubuso bami bumelane nalowo muntu, futhi ngokumelene nomndeni wakhe, futhi
uyakumnquma, nabo bonke abaphingayo emva kwakhe, ukuba benze
ubufebe noMoleki phakathi kwabantu bakubo.
20:6 Futhi umphefumulo ophendukela kulabo abanemimoya, futhi ngemva kwalokho
abathakathi, ukuze ngiphinge emva kwabo, ngiyakubhekisa ubuso bami bumelane nabo
lowo muntu, amnqume kubantu bakubo.
20:7 Ngalokho zingcweliseni, nibe ngcwele, ngokuba nginguJehova wenu
uNkulunkulu.
20:8 Futhi niyogcina izimiso zami, futhi nizenze: nginguJehova ongcwelisayo
wena.
20:9 Ngoba yilowo nalowo othuka uyise noma unina uyobekwa impela
afe: uthukile uyise noma unina; igazi lakhe liyakuba
phezu kwakhe.
20:10 Futhi indoda ephinga nomfazi wenye indoda, yebo
ophinga nomfazi womakhelwane wakhe, isiphingi kanye
isiphingi sobulawa nokubulawa.
20:11 Futhi indoda elala nomkayise wambulile eyakhe
ubunqunu bukayise: bobabili bobulawa nokubulawa; yabo
igazi liyakuba phezu kwabo.
20:12 Futhi uma indoda elala nomalokazana wakhe, bobabili bayakuba
babulale: benze isiphithiphithi; igazi labo liyakuba phezu kwabo
bona.
20:13 Uma indoda ilala nabantu, njengoba elala nowesifazane, bobabili
benze okunengekayo; bayakubulawa nokubulawa; yabo
igazi liyakuba phezu kwabo.
20:14 Futhi uma indoda ithatha umfazi kanye nonina, kubi
washa ngomlilo, yena nabo; ukuze kungabikho ububi phakathi
wena.
20:15 Uma umuntu elala nesilwane, wobulawa nokubulawa;
izosibulala isilo.
20:16 Futhi uma owesifazane esondela kunoma yisiphi isilwane, futhi alale naso, wena
bulalani owesifazane nesilwane; bayakubulawa nokubulawa; yabo
igazi liyakuba phezu kwabo.
20:17 Futhi uma umuntu ethatha udadewabo, indodakazi kayise, noma yakhe
indodakazi kanina, abone ubunqunu bakhe, abone ubunqunu bakhe; yona
kuyinto embi; bayakunqunywa emehlweni abo
abantu: wambulile ubunqunu bukadadewabo; uyakuthwala owakhe
ububi.
20:18 Futhi uma indoda izolala nowesifazane onesifo sakhe, futhi ngeke
yembula ubunqunu bakhe; ukwambulile umthombo wakhe, naye usewutholile
wembule umthombo wegazi lakhe, banqunywe bobabili
phakathi kwabantu bakubo.
20:19 Futhi ungambuli ubunqunu bukadadewabo kanyoko noma ubuze
udadewabo kayihlo, ngokuba wambulile isihlobo sakhe;
ububi babo.
20 Uma indoda ilala nomkayisekazi, yambulile eyakhe
ubunqunu bukamalume: bayakuthwala isono sabo; bayakufa bengenamntwana.
20:21 Uma umuntu ethatha umkamfowabo, ungcolile
wambulile ubunqunu bomfowabo; bazakuba bengenamntwana.
20:22 Ngakho niyogcina zonke izimiso zami, futhi zonke izahlulelo zami, futhi wenze
kubo: ukuze izwe enginiyisa kulo ukuba nihlale kulo, linganihlanzi
ngaphandle.
20:23 Futhi aniyikuhamba emikhubeni yesizwe, okuyinto mina waxosha
phambi kwenu: ngokuba benze zonke lezi zinto, ngakho nami
wanengwa.
20:24 Kodwa ngithe kini: Niyodla ifa lezwe labo, futhi ngiyobanika
libe kini ukulidla, izwe elivame ubisi nezinyosi;
uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, enahlukanisile nabanye abantu.
20:25 Ngalokho niyakwahlukanisa phakathi kwezilwane ezihlambulukileyo nezingcolile, ne
phakathi kwezinyoni ezingcolile nezihlanzekileyo: aniyikwenza imiphefumulo yenu
ezinengeka ngezilwane, noma ngezinyoni, noma nganoma iyiphi inhlobo yento ephilayo leyo
ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni, engizehlukanise nani njengezingcolile.
20:26 Niyakuba ngcwele kimi, ngokuba mina Jehova ngingcwele, futhi ngihlukanisile
nina kwabanye abantu, ukuze nibe ngabami.
20:27 Owesilisa noma owesifazane onomoya noma umthakathi,
wobulawa nokubulawa, bakhandwe ngamatshe;
igazi liyakuba phezu kwabo.