UDUTERONOMI 22

₁Awuyikubona inkabi yomfowenu noma imvu yakhe iduka, ucashe kuzo; wozibuyisela nokuzibuyisela kumfowenu.

₂Uma umfowenu engeseduze nawe noma ungamazi, woziyisa endlini yakho zibe-nawe, aze azifune umfowenu, uzibuyisele kuye.

₃Uyakwenza kanjalo nangembongolo yakhe, wenze njalo nangezingubo zakhe, wenze njalo ngazo zonke izinto ezilahlekileyo zomfowenu alahlekelwa yizo, wazithola, uze ungacashi.

₄Awuyikubona imbongolo yomfowenu noma inkabi yakhe iwile endleleni, ucashe kuzo; womsiza nokumsiza ukuzivusa.

₅Owesifazane makangagqoki okwendoda, nendoda mayingembathi ingubo yowesifazane, ngokuba yilowo nalowo okwenza lokho uyisinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

₆Uma uhlangana nesidleke senyoni endleleni phambi kwakho emthini noma siphansi, sinamazinyane noma sinamaqanda, unina efukamele amazinyane noma amaqanda, ungathathi unina kanye namazinyane,

₇kepha uvumele unina ukuba asuke, wena uzithathele amazinyane ukuba kube-kuhle kuwe, uzandise izinsuku zakho.

₈Nxa wakha indlu entsha, uyakwenza uthango ophahleni lwakho ukuba ungayehliseli indlu yakho igazi, uma umuntu ewa khona.

₉Awuyikutshala isivini sakho ngezinhlobo ezimbili zembewu, funa zonke izithelo zibe-ngezendlu engcwele, imbewu owayitshalayo nezithelo zesivini.

₁₀Awuyikulima ngenkabi iboshelwe kanye nembongolo.

₁₁Awuyikugqoka ingubo eyizinhlobonhlobo zezintanjana, uboya bezimvu buhlanganisiwe nelineni.

₁₂Uyakuzenzela izinsephe emiphethweni yomine yesambatho sakho osembathayo.

₁₃Uma umuntu ethatha umfazi, angene kuye, amale,

₁₄amkhese ngezinto eziyihlazo, amenzele igama elibi, athi: Ngamthatha lowesifazane; kwathi sengisondele kuye, angifumanisanga iziqiniselo zobuntombi kuye,

₁₅uyise nonina bentombi bayakuthatha iziqiniselo zobuntombi bentombi, baziyise kumalunga omuzi esangweni,

₁₆uyise wentombi athi kumalunga: Ngamnika lowomuntu indodakazi yami ibe-ngumkakhe, useyala;

₁₇bhekani, umkhesile ngezinto eziyihlazo ngokuthi: Angifumanisanga iziqiniselo zobuntombi endodakazini yakho; nokho nazi iziqiniselo zobuntombi bendodakazi yami. Bayakuyeneka ingubo phambi kwamalunga omuzi.

₁₈Amalunga alowomuzi ayakumthatha lowomuntu, amlaye,

₁₉amhlawulise ngamashekeli* esiliva ayikhulu, amnike wona uyise wentombi, ngokuba uvezé igama elibi phezu kwentombi yakwaIsrayeli, yona ibe-ngumkakhe; angeyilahle zonke izinsuku zakhe.

₂₀Kepha-ke uma lento iqinisile yokuthi iziqiniselo zobuntombi azifunyaniswanga entombini,

₂₁bayakuyikhiphela intombi ngasemnyango wendlu kayise, amadoda omuzi ayikhande ngamatshe ize ife, ngokuba yenzile ubuwula kwaIsrayeli, ifeba endlini kayise; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho.

₂₂Uma indoda ifunyanwa ilele nowesifazane ogané enye indoda, bayakufa bobabili, indoda ebilele nowesifazane nowesifazane uqobo; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi kwaIsrayeli.

₂₃Uma ikhona intombazana eyintombi iyingoduso yendoda, umuntu ayifumane emzini, alale nayo,

₂₄niyakubakhiphela bobabili ngasesangweni lalowomuzi, nibakhande ngamatshe baze bafe, intombi, ngokuba ayikhalanga ingani isemzini, nendoda, ngokuba imonile umkamakhelwane wakhe; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho.

₂₅Kepha uma indoda ifumana endle intombi eyingoduso, indoda iyiphoqe, ilale nayo, indoda ebilala nayo kuphela iyakufa,

₂₆ungenzi-lutho kuyo intombi, ngokuba asikho entombini isono esifanele ukufa, lokhu lendaba injengokuba umuntu evukela umakhelwane wakhe, ambulale,

₂₇ngokuba wayifumana isendle; noma intombi eyingoduso yakhala, akwabakho-muntu wokuyisindisa.

₂₈Uma indoda ifumana intombi engesiyo ingoduso, iyibambe, ilale nayo, baficwe,

₂₉indoda ebilala nayo iyakunika uyise wentombi amashekeli* angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva, ibe-ngumkayo, ngokuba iyonile; ingeyilahle zonke izinsuku zayo.

₃₀Umuntu angathathi umkayise, ambule umphetho wengubo yakhe.