Intlawulo yembulalo engaziwayo
1Xa kuthe kwafunyanwa obuleweyo kuwo umhlaba akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho ukuba uwumé, equngquluzile endle, àkwaziwa ukuba ubulewe ngubani na: 2ophuma amadoda amakhulu akowenu, nabagwebi bakowenu, alinganise, asingise emizini emjikelezileyo lowo ubuleweyo.
3Kothi ke, umzi osondeleyo kobuleweyo, amadoda amakhulu aloo mzi athabathe ithokazi lenkomo, elingasetyenziswanga, elingatsalanga ngadyokhwe; 4ahle amadoda amakhulu nethokazi, aye emfuleni ohlala unamanzi, ongalinywanga, ongahlwayelwanga, alaphule intamo ithokazi emfuleni apho. 5Bofika ababingeleli, oonyana bakaLevi; ngokuba unyulé bona uYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba balungiselele kuye, basikelele egameni likaYehova; kume ngokomlomo wabo ukubambana konke, nokubetha konke. 6Onke amadoda amakhulu aloo mzi usondeleyo kobuleweyo ozihlamba izandla zawo phezu kwethokazi, elaphulwe intamo emfuleni apho; 7aphendule, athi, Izandla zethu aziliphalazanga eli gazi, namehlo ethu akabonanga; 8camagu, Yehova, kubantu bakho amaSirayeli owawakhululayo; musa ukubeka igazi elingenatyala phakathi kwabantu bakho amaSirayeli. 9Bolicanyagushelwa ke igazi. Wolitshayela ke wena igazi elingenatyala, lingabikho phakathi kwakho, xa uthe wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova.
Ukwenda kwabafazi abathinjiweyo
10Xa uthe waphuma, waya kulwa neentshaba zakho, wazinikela uYehova uThixo wakho esandleni sakho, wathimba abathinjwa kuzo, 11wabona phakathi kwabathinjwa intokazi emzimba mhle, wathana nca nayo, wayizeka yaba ngumkakho: 12woyingenisa phakathi endlwini yakho, ichebe intloko yayo, inqumle iinzipho zayo, 13iyisuse kuyo ingubo yokuthinjwa kwayo, ihlale endlwini yakho, imlilele uyise nonina inyanga iphela. Emveni koko woyingena, ube yindoda yayo, yona ibe ngumkakho. 14Kothi ukuba uthe akwayinanza, uyindulule iye ekuthandeni kwayo; ungakhe uthengise ngayo ngemali, ungayiphathi kakubi, uyonile nje.
Ilungelo lobuzibulo
15Xa ithe indoda yanabafazi ababini, omnye ethandwa, omnye ethiyiwe, bayizalela oonyana, lowo uthandwayo nalowo uthiyiweyo; ke unyana wamazibulo waba ngowothiyiweyo: 16kothi mini ibabèla ilifa lento enayo oonyana bayo, ingabi nako ukumenza owamazibulo unyana wothandwayo, phambi konyana wothiyiweyo ongowamazibulo; 17kuba owamazibulo, unyana lo wothiyiweyo, yomazalelela, imnike izahlulo ezibini zento yonke eya kufunyanwa inayo; ngokuba eyingqalo yokuqina kwayo, bulungé nayo ubuzibulo.
Isohlwayo sonyana oyinjubaqa
18Xa indoda ithe yanonyana oyinjubaqa, oneenkani, ongaliphulaphuliyo ilizwi likayise nelizwi lonina, bambetha, akabaphulaphula noko: 19uyise nonina bombamba baphume naye, baye kumadoda amakhulu omzi wakowabo, nasesangweni laloo ndawo yakowabo; 20bathi kumadoda amakhulu omzi wakowabo, Lo nyana wethu uyinjubaqa, uneenkani, akaliphulaphuli ilizwi lethu, ulidlakudla, ulinxila. 21Omgibisela ngamatye onke amadoda omzi wakowabo, afe; ubutshàyele ke ububi, bungabikho phakathi kwakho, eve onke amaSirayeli, oyike
Ukungcwatywa kwabaxhonywe emthini
22Xa ithe indoda yaba nesono esifanelwe kukufa, yabulawa, yaxhonywa emthini, 23isidumbu sayo masingalali emthini. Wòsingcwaba kwangaloo mini, ngokuba oxhonyiweyo usisiqalekiso kuThixo; uze ungawenzi inqambi umhlaba wakho akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho ukuba ube lilifa.
