Ukuphathwa kwamakhoboka namakhobokakazi
1UZimu wathi kuMosi: “Nasi imithetho ozayibeka phambi kwama-Israyeli:
2“Lokha nawuthenga ikhoboka lomHebheru, kumele likusebenzele iminyaka esithandathu. Kodwana emnyakeni wekhomba, lizakutjhaphuluka ngaphandle kokukhokha litho. 3Nakube lize lilodwa lizakutjhaphuluka lilodwa njalo; kodwana nalize nomfazi kumele umfazi loyo akhambe nalo. 4Nakube umphathalo ulipha umfazi bese umfazi loyo ulibelethela amadodana namkha amadodakazi, umfazi loyo nabantwabakhe bazakuba ngebomphathakhe. Lona-ke lizakhamba lilodwa. 5Kodwana nakube ikhobokelo ngokwalo lithi, ‘Ngithanda umphathami, umkami nabantwabami; nje-ke angiyi ndawo,’ 6yeke-ke umphathalo uzaliletha kuZimu endaweni ecwengileko. Umphathi loyo uzalibekelela ebadini namkha egosenini bese athumbuse indlebalo ngesungulo. Lona-ke lizamsebenzela ipilwalo yoke.
7“Lokha indoda nayithengisa indodakazayo bona ibe likhobokakazi, indodakazi leyo ayizokutjhatjhululwa njengombana kusenziwa nakulikhoboka eliduna. 8Nakube umphathayo owazithengela yona akasakareki ngayo, khona-ke umphathi loyo uzayinikela bonyana ihlengwe mndenayo. Akanalungelo lokuyithengisela abantu abatjhili ngombana wephule isivumelwano sokuyithenga. 9Nakube umphathi loyo uthengele indodanakhe indodakazi leyo, kufanele bonyana ayithathe njengomalukazana. 10Indodana yomphathi loyo nayithatha omunye umfazi, inganciphisi isabelo sendodakazi leyo, kungaba kugoma, izambatho namkha ukulala nayo. 11Nakube indodakazi leyo ayenzelwa izinto ezintathwezi, inelungelo lokukhamba simahla, ingakhokhi ilitho.”
Imithetho yokuziphatha emphakathini
12“Umuntu omadlha omunye ambulale naye akabulawe. 13Nayibe ubangakahlosi ukumbulala, kodwana uZimu wavuma bonyana ahlongakale ngesandla sakhe, obuleleko loyo akabalekele endaweni engizakukhombisa yona. 14Nakube umuntu ubulala omunye ngehloso nangokumkhukhuthela, nanyana angabalekela e-aldarini lami, msuse lapho abulawe.
15“Obetha uyise namkha unina akabulawe.
16“Oweba umuntu amthengise namkha afunyanwe amvalele akabulawe.
17“Owethuka uyise namkha unina akabulawe.
18“Kungenzeka abantu baphikisane, khonapho omunye amadlhe omunye ngelitje namkha ngeguduva bese omadlhiweko loyo angafi kodwana alimale abe alale phasi. 19Umuntu loyo nasele azizwa angcono, avuke bese adondoloze aye ngaphandle, omlimazileko uzakuba msulwa, kodwana kumele akhokhele isikhathi alele ngaso phasi nokwelatjhwa kwakhe.
20“Lokha umuntu naphobola ikhoboka namkha ikhobokakazi lakhe ngentonga bese lihlongakalela esandleni sakhe, uzakuhlunguphazwa. 21Kodwana nakube ikhobokelo liphile ilanga namkha amalanga amabili, umuntu loyo akazukuhlunguphazwa ngombana uzilobise yena.
22“Lokha amadoda nalwako, akhahlameze umfazi osidisi bese uyonakalelwa, nokho angabi namanceba, omlimazileko loyo uzakuhlawuliswa phambi kwabagwebi ukuya ngendlela indoda yomfazi loyo izakubiza ngakhona. 23Nakube umfazi loyo naye ulimele, uzagweba ipilo ngepilo, 24ilihlo ngelihlo, izinyo ngezinyo, isandla ngesandla, inyawo ngenyawo, 25ukutjha ngokutjha, umvuvu ngomvuvu nenceba ngenceba.
26“Lokha umuntu namanya ilihlo lekhoboka namkha lekhobokakazi lakhe bese liyapatlaka, kumele atjhaphulule ikhobokelo likhambe ngebanga lelihlo lalo alipatlazileko. 27Lokha naporola izinyo lekhoboka namkha lekhobokakazi lakhe, kumele atjhaphulule ikhobokelo likhambe ngebanga lezinywelo.”
Imithetho yokulawulwa kwepahla
28“Nakube ikomo ihlaba indoda namkha umfazi imbulale, izakubulawa ngamatje nenyamayo ningayigomi. Umniniyo uzakuba msulwa. 29Kodwana nakube ikomo leyo beyivele inomkhuba wokuhlaba abantu bese umniniyo alokhu akhalinywa ngayo kodwana wangayivalela, yabulala indoda namkha umfazi, izakubulawa ngamatje nomniniyo abulawe. 30Nakube umniniyo loyo uyahlawuliswa, uzakuhlawula ngananyana yini ebizwa phezu kwakhe malungana nepilwakhe. 31Umthetho lo uzakusetjenziswa nalokha ikomo leyo ihlabe umsana namkha umntazana. 32Nakube ikomo ihlaba ikhoboka namkha ikhobokakazi, umniniyo uzakunikela umphathi wekhobokelo iimpaparwana ezimatjhumi amathathu zesiliva bese ikomo leyo ibulawa ngamatje.
33“Lokha umuntu nalisa ipetsi ingakavalwa, namkha lokha umuntu nemba ipetsi ayitjhiye ikhamisile bese ikomo namkha udumbana arhohlomele ngapho, 34umninipetsi leyo uzakuhlawula: Uzakunikela umninisilwana loyo imali. Kodwana isilwana esifilekweso sibe ngesakhe.
35“Nakube ikomo yomunye ihlaba yomunye bese iyafa, bazakuthengisa ikomo ephilako bese bahlukaniselana imali. Kumele godu bahlukaniselane nekomo efileko leyo. 36Nangabe kuyaziwa bonyana ikomo leyo inomkhuba wokuhlaba ezinye bese umniniyo akayivaleli, uzakukhokha ikomo ngekomo bese kuthi ikomo efileko kube ngeyakhe.”
