Izinombolo
5:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
5:2 Yala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuba bakhiphe ekamu wonke
abanochoko, nabo bonke abacucuzayo, nabo bonke abangcoliswe yikho
abafile:
5:3 Owesilisa nowesifazane niyakubakhipha, nibakhiphele ngaphandle kwekamu
bona; ukuze bangangcolisi amakamu abo engihlezi phakathi kwawo.
5:4 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benze njalo, babakhiphela ngaphandle kwekamu
uJehova wakhuluma kuMose, benze njalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
5:5 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
5:6 Khuluma kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, uthi: Nxa owesilisa kumbe owesifazana enze into ethile
isono abantu asonayo ngokuphambuka kuJehova nakulowo muntu
ube necala;
5:7 Khona-ke bayosivuma isono sabo abakwenzile, futhi uyokwenza
ubuyisele icala lakhe ngecala lakhona, enezele kukho
okwesihlanu kwakho, uyinike lowo anakho
weqiwe.
5:8 Kepha uma lowo muntu engenasihlobo esingabuyisela kuso icala, makasibuyise
Icala liyakubuyisela kuJehova kumpristi; ngaphandle kwe
inqama yokubuyisana, ayakwenzelwa ngayo ukubuyisana.
5:9 Futhi yonke iminikelo yazo zonke izinto ezingcwele zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,
abayiletha kumpristi, iyakuba ngeyakhe.
5:10 Futhi izinto ezingcwele zalowo nalowo ziyakuba ngeyakhe: noma yini umuntu anikela ngayo
umpristi, kube ngeyakhe.
5:11 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
5:12 Khuluma nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi uthi kubo: 'Uma umfazi womuntu
suka, wenze icala kuye;
5:13 Futhi indoda ukulala naye ngokwenyama, futhi kufihlakele emehlweni akhe
umyeni, agcinwe eduze, futhi angcoliswe, kungabi khona fakazi
ngokumelene nayo, futhi ingabanjwa ngomkhuba;
5:14 Umoya wesikhwele wamfikela, waba nesikhwele ngomkakhe.
noma uma umoya wesikhwele ume phezu kwakhe, naye
abe nesikhwele ngomkakhe, angazingcolisi;
5:15 Khona-ke indoda izaletha umkayo kumpristi, futhi uyoletha
umnikelo wakhe kuye, okweshumi kwe-efa lempuphu yebhali; yena
ungatheli amafutha phezu kwawo, ungabeki inhlaka phezu kwawo; ngoba iyi
umnikelo womhawu, umnikelo wesikhumbuzo, oletha ububi
inkumbulo.
5:16 Umpristi uyakumsondeza, ammise phambi kukaJehova.
5:17 Umpristi uyakuthabatha amanzi angcwele ngesitsha sobumba; kanye ne
uthuli oluphansi etabernakele umpristi uyakuthatha, aluthathe
yifake emanzini.
5:18 Umpristi uyakumisa owesifazane phambi kukaJehova, ambule ingubo
ekhanda lowesifazane, wabeka umnikelo wesikhumbuzo ezandleni zakhe, okungukuthi
umnikelo wobukhwele, umpristi abe nokubabayo esandleni sakhe
amanzi abangela isiqalekiso.
5:19 Umpristi uyakumfungisa ngesifungo, athi kowesifazane: 'Uma
akulalanga muntu lawe, njalo ungaphambukanga
ukungcola ngomunye esikhundleni sendoda yakho, khululeka kulokhu
amanzi ababayo abangela isiqalekiso;
5:20 Kodwa uma uye eceleni komunye esikhundleni umyeni wakho, futhi uma
ungcolisiwe, omunye ulale nawe eceleni kwendoda yakho;
5:21 Khona-ke umpristi kumelwe afungise owesifazane ngesifungo sokuqalekisa, futhi
umpristi athi kowesifazane: ‘UJehova makakwenze ube yisiqalekiso nesifungo
phakathi kwabantu bakho, lapho uJehova ebolisa ithanga lakho neyakho
isisu ukuvuvukala;
5:22 Futhi la manzi abangela isiqalekiso uyongena ezibilinini zakho, ukuze wenze
isisu sakho ukuba sikhukhumale, nethanga lakho libole;
amen.
5:23 Futhi umpristi uyobhala lezi ziqalekiso encwadini, futhi uyozesula
baphume namanzi ababayo;
5:24 Uyakuphuzisa owesifazane amanzi ababayo abangelayo
amanzi aletha isiqalekiso ayakungena kuwo, futhi
babe muncu.
5:25 Khona-ke umpristi uyakuthatha umnikelo wobukhwele kowesifazane
isandla, azulise umnikelo phambi kukaJehova, awunikele phezu kwe
i-altare:
5:26 Umpristi uyakuthabatha ukugcwalisa isandla somnikelo, isikhumbuzo
awushise e-altare, andukuba amlethe owesifazane
ukuphuza amanzi.
5:27 Futhi lapho emphuzise amanzi, khona-ke kuyofika
dlulani, uma engcolisiwe, enze isiphambeko kuye
umyeni, ukuze amanzi abangela isiqalekiso angene kuye, futhi
abe munyu, isisu sakhe sivuvuke, nethanga lakhe libole;
owesifazane uyakuba yisiqalekiso phakathi kwabantu bakubo.
5:28 Futhi uma owesifazane engangcolisiwe, kodwa ehlanzekile; khona uzakuba ekhululekile,
futhi uyakukhulelwa inzalo.
5:29 Lona umthetho wesikhwele, lapho umfazi ephambukela komunye
esikhundleni sendoda yakhe, ungcolisiwe;
5:30 Noma lapho umoya womhawu ufika phezu kwakhe, futhi abe nomhawu phezu kwakhe
umkayo, ammise owesifazane phambi kukaJehova, umpristi amnike
yenzani phezu kwakhe wonke lo mthetho.
5:31 Khona-ke indoda iyoba msulwa ebubini, futhi lona wesifazane uyozala
ububi bakhe.