UDUTERONOMI 17

₁Ungahlabeli uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho inkomo, noma imvu enesici, enokubi okuthile, ngokuba kuyisinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

₂Uma kutholakala phakathi kwakho, ngaphakathi kwelithile lamasango akho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika wona, owesilisa noma owesifazane owenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngokweqa isivumelwano sakhe,

₃wahamba, wakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, wakhuleka kubo, noma ilanga, noma inyanga, noma ibandla lezulu, engingayalanga ngakho,

₄besewubikelwa khona, ukuzwe, wokubuzisisa; bheka, uma kuqinisile, leyonto iqinisekile yokuthi isinengiso esinjalo senziwe kwaIsrayeli,

₅uyakukhiphela lowowesilisa noma lowowesifazane owenzé leyonto embi emasangweni akho, lowowesilisa noma lowowesifazane umkhande ngamatshe ukuba afe.

₆Ngomlomo wawofakazi ababili noma ngowawofakazi abathathu uyakubulawa lowo ofanele ukufa; ngomlomo wofakazi munye akayikubulawa.

₇Isandla sawofakazi siyakuba-ngesokuqala kuye ukumbulala, ngasemuva izandla zabantu bonke. Kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho.

₈Uma kuvela indaba ekwahlulayo ekwahluleleni phakathi kwegazi negazi, naphakathi kwecala necala, naphakathi kokushaya nokushaya, kuyizindaba zokuphikisana phakathi kwamasango akho, wosuka, uye endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha,

₉uye kubapristi bamaLevi, nakumahluleli oyakuba-khona ngalezozinsuku, ukuze bakutshele isinqumo sokwahlulela,

₁₀wenze njengezwi lesinqumo abayakukwazisa lona kuleyondawo ayakuyikhetha uJehova, uqaphele ukwenza njengakho konke abakufundisa khona;

₁₁njengezwi lomthetho abayakukufundisa lona nanjengesahlulelo abayakukutshela sona uyakwenza, ungachezukeli ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo ekwahluleleni kwabo.

₁₂Umuntu oziqhenya ngokungalaleli umpristi omiyo ukukhonza phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho noma umahluleli, lowomuntu makafe, wena ukhiphe ububi kwaIsrayeli.

₁₃Bonke abantu bayakuzwa, besabe, bangabe besenza ngokuziqhenya.

₁₄Nxa ufikile ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, ulidle, uhlale kulo, uthi: Ngiyakubeka inkosi phezu kwami njengazo zonke izizwe ezingizungezayo,

₁₅uyakumbeka nokumbeka abe-yinkosi phezu kwakho yena uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakumkhetha; uyakubeka omunye wabafowenu inkosi phezu kwakho, ungabeki phezu kwakho owezizwe, ongesiye umfowenu.

₁₆Kepha akayikuzandisela amahashi, angabuyiseli abantu eGibithe, ukuze andise amahashi, ngokuba uJehova ushilo kini, wathi: Anisayikubuyela ngaleyondlela.

₁₇Akayikuzandisela abafazi, ukuze inhliziyo yakhe ihlubuke, angazandiseli isiliva negolide.

₁₈Kuyakuthi nxa ehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wakhe, uyakuzilobela impinda yalomthetho encwadini ngokuthatha kuleyo ekubapristi bamaLevi;

₁₉iyakuba-kuye, ayifunde zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe ukuba afunde ukumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, agcine onke amazwi omthetho wakhe nalezizimiso ukuba azenze,

₂₀inhliziyo yakhe ingaphakami ngaphezu kwabafowabo, angaphambuki emiyalweni, aye ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo, ukuze azandise izinsuku zakhe embusweni wakhe, yena nabantwana bakhe phakathi kukaIsrayeli.