Imihlabelo yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano neminikelo yakhona
1USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi 2akakhulume nama-Israyeli athi kiwo: “Lokha naningena enarheni enizokuhlala kiyo, ekuyinarha enginipha yona, 3begodu naninikela umhlabelo wokutjhiswa namkha umhlabelo wetjhebiswano njengomnikelo okhethekileko kuSomnini emhlambini weenkomo, wezimvu noweembuzi kobana nizalise isifungo namkha ukunikelela isihle nanyana lokha nanineminyanya, kufuze niwulethe bonyana ube ngowamukelekako kuSomnini. 4Umuntu oletha umnikelwakhe kuSomnini kufuze angezelele ngomnikelo weenthoro ekulithungana leflowuru esefiweko, edutjwe ngelitha nesiquntu samafutha we-oliva 5kanye nelitha nesiquntu sewayini njengomnikelo wokuselwako. Lokho akunikelako akukhambisane nenye nenye imvana ehlatjwa njengomhlabelo wokutjhiswa namkha wetjhebiswano. 6Lokha nawunikela iqama ungezelele ngomnikelo weenthoro, ekumathungana amabili weflowuru esefiweko edutjwe namalitha amabili wamafutha we-oliva 7kanye namalitha amabili wewayini njengomnikelo wokuselwako, kube mnikelo owamukelekako kuSomnini. 8Lokha nawunikela ikunzana njengomhlabelo wokutjhiswa namkha wetjhebiswano kobana uzalise isifungo kuSomnini 9kufuze ungezelele emhlabelweni lowo ngomnikelo weenthoro ekumathungana amane weflowuru esefiweko, edutjwe ngamalitha amane wamafutha we-oliva 10kanye namalitha amane wewayini njengomnikelo wokuselwako kube mnikelo okhethekileko, owamukelekako kuSomnini. 11Kuzakwenziwa njalo-ke ngenye nenye ikunzana, iqama, iqamanyana nepongwana. 12Ngokuya ngobungako bomhlabelo onikelwako, ungezeleleni ngeminikelo ekhambisana nawo.
13“Boke abantu bendabuko bazakwenza lokho ngendlela leyo lokha nabanikela umnikelo okhethekileko, owamukelekako kuSomnini. 14Isikhonzi esikhonze phakathi kwenu namkha esihlala nani kufuze naso sinikele njengani lokha nasifuna ukunikela umnikelwaso okhethekileko, owamukelekako kuSomnini. 15Lokha nanihlanganako phambi kwakaSomnini, kuzakuba nesimiso sinye ekungesenu nesesikhonzi esiphakathi kwenu. Lokho kufuze kube simiso sanini nanini eenzukulwaneni zenu: Njengombana kunjalo kini, kuzakuba njalo nesikhonzini. 16Kuzakuba mthetho munye nomyalo munye kini nesikhonzini esiphakathi kwenu.”
Isibiko sehlama yokuthoma
17USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi 18akakhulume nama-Israyeli athi kiwo: “Lokha naningena enarheni enginisa kiyo, 19nalokha nanidla isikwa sakhona, akube nesibiko kuSomnini. 20Ehlamenenu yokuthoma nikelani isikwa esimasongo, kube sibiko kuSomnini njengombana ninikela isibiko esiphuma eselelweni. 21Iye, iinzukulwana ngeenzukulwana nizakunikela umnikelo onjalo kuSomnini, uphume ehlamenenu yokuthoma.”
Imihlabelo yesono esenziwa ngokungakahlosi
22Godu uSomnini wathi: “Kungenzeka bonyana none ngokungakahlosi ngokungenzi nanyana ngimiphi yemiyalo mina Somnini engiyikhulume ngawe wena Mosi, 23okutjho koke engayala ngakho kusukela mhlana nginikela imiyalo eenzukulwaneni ngeenzukulwana ukuya phambili. 24Nakube kwenzeke ngokungakahloswa nomkhambathi ungazi, nje-ke woke umkhambathi lowo uzakunikela ngekunzana yinye ibe mhlabelo wokutjhiswa kube mnikelo okhethekileko, owamukelekako kuSomnini, okhambisana nomnikelo weenthoro zawo newokuselwako ukuya ngomyalo. Godu kunikelwe nepongo yinye ibe ngeyomhlabelo wehlambululo. 25Nje-ke umphristi uzakwenzela umkhambathi woke wama-Israyeli itethelelo. Ngalokho-ke umkhambathi uzakuhlambuluka esonweni sawo ngombana wone ngokungakahlosi nokobana ulethe nomnikelo okhethekileko kuSomnini kanye nomhlabelo wehlambululo ngokona kwawo ungakahlosi. 26Woke umkhambathi wama-Israyeli uzakuhlambuluka kanye nesikhonzi esiphakathi kwawo ngombana woke umuntu gade athinteke ngokona angakahlosi.
27“Nangabe kona umuntu munye ngokungakahlosi, uzakunikela imbuzi esikazi enomnyaka munye kube mhlabelo wehlambululo. 28Umphristi uzakwenzela umuntu loyo itethelelo phambi kwakaSomnini mayelana nesono asenze angakahlosi. Iye, ngokumenzela itethelelo, uzakucolelwa. 29Kuzakuba nomthetho munye kiloyo owona angakahlosi, kungaba mumuntu wendabuko kwa-Israyeli namkha osikhonzi. 30Kodwana umuntu owona ngamabomu, kungaba ngowendabuko namkha osikhonzi, udelela uSomnini. Umuntu onjalo akajutjwe ebantwini bekhabo 31ngombana anyaze ilizwi lakaSomnini begodu wephula nomyalwakhe. Iye, umuntu loyo uzakujutjwa nya ebantwini bekhabo, athwale isono sakhe.”
Isibetho sokuphula umthetho weSabatha
32Kwathi lokha ama-Israyeli nakaserhalawumbeni, kwafunyaneka indoda itheza iinkuni ngeSabatha. 33Labo abayifunyanako, bayiletha kuMosi no-Aroni nakiwo woke umkhambathi. 34Bavalela indoda leyo ngesikhungweni ngombana bekungakazeki bona kufuze kwenziweni ngayo. 35USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Indoda leyo ayibulawe nokubulawa. Umkhambathi woke uyikhande ngamatje ngaphandle kwekampa.”
36Mbala umkhambathi woke wathatha indoda leyo wayikhuphela ngaphandle kwekampa, wafese wayikhanda ngamatje bonyana ifele lapho. Kwaba njengombana uSomnini ayala uMosi.
37Emva kwalokho uSomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 38“Tjela ama-Israyeli bona wona neenzukulwana zawo azenzele amatjharhatjharha emiphethweni yezambatho zawo lapha kuzakuthungelelwa khona imicwana elihlaza komkayi. 39Kuzakuthi nanibona amatjharhatjharha lawo, nikhumbule ukwenza imiyalo kaSomnini ukuze ningabi ngabangakathembeki ngokulandela iinkanuko zeenhliziyo zenu nezamehlwenu. 40Nizakukhumbula benenze yoke imiyalwami ukuze nibe ngabacwengileko kuZimenu. 41NginguSomnini uZimenu owanenyula enarheni yeGibhide bona ngibe nguZimu kini. NginguSomnini uZimenu.”
