ULEVITIKUSI 27

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₂Yisho kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli, uthi kubo: Nxa umuntu enza isithembiso esithile, lapho uyakulinganisa abantu kuJehova,

₃ukulinganisa kwakho owesilisa, kusukela koneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuze kube-koneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha, kuyakuba-ngamashekeli* angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele.

₄Uma kungowesifazane, ukulinganisa kwakho kuyakuba-ngamashekeli* angamashumi amathathu.

₅Uma kusukela koneminyaka eyisihlanu kuze kube-koneminyaka engamashumi amabili, ukulinganisa kwakho owesilisa kuyakuba-ngamashekeli* angamashumi amabili, nowesifazane amashekeli ayishumi.

₆Uma kusukela konenyanga kuze kube-koneminyaka eyisihlanu, ukulinganisa kwakho owesilisa kuyakuba-ngamashekeli* ayisihlanu esiliva, nokulinganisa kwakho owesifazane kuyakuba-ngamashekeli amathathu esiliva.

₇Uma kusukela koneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha kuya phezulu, nalapho kungowesilisa, ukulinganisa kwakho kuyakuba-ngamashekeli* ayishumi nanhlanu, nowesifazane kube-ngamashekeli ayishumi.

₈Kepha uma empofu kunokulinganisa kwakho, uyakubekwa phambi kompristi, umpristi amlinganise; umpristi uyakumlinganisa ngokwamandla akhe owathembisayo.

₉Uma kuyizilwane okunganikelwa ngazo kuJehova, zonke ezinjalo umuntu anikela ngazo kuJehova ziyakuba-ngcwele.

₁₀Akayikuziphambanisa, angazenani ngezinye, esihle ngesibi nesibi ngesihle; uma enana nokwenana isilwane ngesilwane, sona leso kanye naso okwenanwa ngaso ziyakuba-ngcwele.

₁₁Uma kuyisilwane esingcolileyo okunganikelwa ngaso kuJehova, uyakusibeka silwane phambi kompristi,

₁₂umpristi asilinganise, noma sihle noma sibi; njengalokho wena-mpristi ulinganisa, kuyakuba-njalo.

₁₃Kepha uma ethanda ngempela ukusihlenga, uyakuthasisela okwesihlanu kwaso kukho ukulinganisa kwakho.

₁₄Nxa umuntu eyakungcwelisa indlu yakhe ibe-ngcwele kuJehova, umpristi uyakuyilinganisa uma inhle noma imbi; njengalokhu umpristi eyilinganisa, kuyakuba-njalo.

₁₅Uma oyingcwelisayo ethanda ukuyihlenga indlu yakhe, uyakuthasisela okwesihlanu kwemali yokulinganisa kwakho, ibe-ngeyakhe.

₁₆Uma umuntu eyakumngcwelisela uJehova inxenye yensimu yefa lakhe, ukulinganisa kwakho kuyakuba-njengokuhlwanyelwa kwayo, ukuhlwanyelwa kwehomere* lebhali* kube-ngamashekeli* angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva.

₁₇Uma engcwelisa insimu yakhe kusukela emnyakeni wejubili*, iyakuma ngokulinganisa kwakho.

₁₈Kepha uma ungcwelisa insimu emva kwejubili*, umpristi uyakumbalela imali ngeminyaka eseleyo kuze kufike umnyaka wejubili, kuncishiswe ukulinganisa kwakho.

₁₉Uma ongcwelisa insimu ethanda ngempela ukuyihlenga, uyakuthasisela kuyo okwesihlanu kwemali yokulinganisa kwakho, iqiniswe kuye.

₂₀Uma engahlengi insimu, noma ethengisile ngensimu komunye umuntu, ayisayikuhlengwa.

₂₁Kepha insimu ekuphumeni kwayo ngejubili* iyakuba-ngcwele kuJehova njengensimu eyahlukaniswayo; iyakuba-yifa lompristi.

₂₂Uma engcwelisela uJehova insimu ayithengileyo, engesiyo insimu yefa lakhe,

₂₃umpristi uyakumbalela imali yokulinganisa kwakho kuze kufike umnyaka wejubili*, anike ukulinganisa kwakho ngalolosuku kube-yinto engcwele kuJehova.

₂₄Ngomnyaka wejubili* insimu iyakubuyela kuye eyathengwa kuye, yebo, kuye olifa lensimu lingelakhe.

₂₅Konke ukulinganisa kwakho kuyakuba-ngokweshekeli* lendlu engcwele; amagera* angamashumi amabili ayakubayishekeli.

₂₆Kepha izibulo lezilwane elenziwe libe-yizibulo kuJehova aliyikungcweliswa-muntu; noma liyinkabi noma liyimvu, lingelikaJehova.

₂₇Uma kungelesilwane esingcolileyo, uyakulihlenga ngokulinganisa kwakho, athasisele kukho okwesihlanu kwakho; uma lingahlengwa, kuyakuthengiswa ngalo ngokulinganisa kwakho.

₂₈Nokho into yonke eyahlukaniswa, umuntu ayahlukanisela uJehova kukho konke anakho, noma abantu, noma izilwane, noma insimu yefa lakhe, akuyikuthengiswa ngayo, ingahlengwa; konke okwahlukanisiwe kungcwelengcwele kuJehova.

₂₉Akukho-muntu owaqalekiswayo, owaqalekiswa kubantu, ongahlengwa; wobulawa nokubulawa.

₃₀Nokweshumi konke kwezwe, okwembewu yezwe noma okwezithelo zemithi, kungokukaJehova; kungcwele kuJehova.

₃₁Uma umuntu ethanda ukuhlenga okuthile okokweshumi kwakhe, uyakuthasisela kukho okwesihlanu kwakho.

₃₂Konke okweshumi kwezinkomo noma okwezimvu, zonke ezidlula phansi kwentonga, okweshumi kuyakuba-ngcwele kuJehova.

₃₃Akayikuhlola, uma kuhle noma kubi, angakwenani ngokunye; kepha uma ngempela ekwenana ngokunye, lokhu nalokho akwenana ngakho kuyakuba-ngcwele; akuyikuhlengwa.

₃₄Leyo iyimiyalo uJehova ayala ngayo uMose ngabantwana bakwaIsrayeli entabeni yaseSinayi.