UDUTERONOMI 14

₁Ningabantwana bakaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; aniyikuzisika, ningaziphuculi phezu kwamehlo enu ngenxa yabafileyo.

₂Ngokuba ningabantu abangcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; uJehova unikhethile nibe-yisizwe senzuzo yakhe ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke ezisebusweni bomhlaba.

₃Ungadli into enengekayo.

₄Nazi izilwane eningazidla: inkomo, nemvu, nembuzi,

₅nendluzele, nensephe, nenxala, nempala, nempalampala, newula, negogo.

₆Ningadla nezilwane ezahlukanisa inselo, ezidabula inselo kabili, ezetshisayo kuzo izilwane.

₇Nokho lezi aniyikuzidla kwezetshisayo nakuzo ezidabula inselo: ikamela, nonogwaja, nembila, ngokuba ziyetshisa, zingahlukanisi kodwa inselo; zingcolile kini;

₈nengulube, ngokuba iyahlukanisa inselo, ingetshisi kodwa; ingcolile kini; aniyikuyidla inyama yazo, ningathinti izidumbu zazo.

₉Lezi ningazidla kuzo zonke ezisemanzini: zonke ezinamaphiko nezingcwecwe;

₁₀zonke ezingenamaphiko nazingcwecwe ningezidle; zingcolile kini.

₁₁Ningadla kuzo zonke izinyoni ezihlambulukileyo.

₁₂Kodwa yilezi eningayikudla kuzo: ukhozi, nenqe, nengqungqulu,

₁₃nesiphungumangathi, noheshe, nonhloyile ngezinhlobo zakhe,

₁₄nawo onke amagwababa ngezinhlobo zawo,

₁₅nentshe, nenkovana, nenkanku, noklebe ngezinhlobo zakhe,

₁₆nesikhova, nomxwagele, nefukezi,

₁₇nevuba, nophalane, nomphishamanzi,

₁₈nonogolantethe, nonozalizingwenya ngezinhlobo zakhe, noziningweni, nelulwane.

₁₉Nezilwanyana zonke ezinamaphiko zingcolile kini: azinakudliwa.

₂₀Kepha ezinyonini zonke ezihlambulukileyo ningadla.

₂₁Aniyikudla-lutho lwengcuba; ungamnika umfokazi ophakathi kwamasango akho ukuba akudle, noma uthengise ngakho kowezizwe, ngokuba wena uyisizwe esingcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Awuyikupheka izinyane lembuzi obisini lukanina.

₂₂Uyakunikela ngokweshumi kwazo zonke izithelo zembewu yakho, lokho okuvela ensimini iminyaka ngeminyaka,

₂₃ukudle phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho endaweni ayakuyikhetha yena ukuba igama lakhe lihlale kuyo, okweshumi kwamabele akho, nokwewayini lakho, nokwamafutha akho, nokwamazibulo ezinkomo zakho, nokwawezimvu zakho, ukuba ufunde ukumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho njalo.

₂₄Uma indlela ikude nawe, ungenamandla okukuthwala, ngokuba ikude kakhulu nawe indawo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha ukuba alibeke kuyo igama lakhe, lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekubusisa,

₂₅uyakukwenana ngemali, uyisonge imali esandleni sakho, uye endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha,

₂₆uthenge ngaleyomali noma intoni umphefumulo wakho oyithandayo, izinkabi, noma izimvu, noma iwayini, noma uphuzo olunamandla, noma intoni umphefumulo wakho oyifunayo, udle khona phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, wename, wena nabendlu yakho;

₂₇nomLevi ophakathi kwamasango akho awuyikumeyisa, ngokuba akanasabelo nafa nawe.

₂₈Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka emithathu njalo uyakukhipha konke okweshumi kwezithelo zakho ngawona lowomnyaka, ukubekelele phakathi kwamasango akho;

₂₉nomLevi, lokhu engenasabelo nafa nawe, nomfokazi, nentandane, nomfelokazi, abangaphakathi kwamasango akho, bayakuza, badle, basuthe ukuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusise emsebenzini wonke wesandla sakho owenzayo.