Bible Reading Plan – Day 55

₁“Ukuba indoda ithathe umfazi, yaza kamva yakruquka nguye ngenxa yesizathu esithile, kufuneka imbhalele incwadi yokwahlukana, ize imnike, ibe ke iyamgxotha ngolo hlobo. ₂Xa athe kamva waphinda wathathwa yenye indoda, ₃yaza nayo yamala yambhalela incwadi yokwahlukana yamgxotha, okanye ke mhlawumbi le ndoda yakhe yesibini isuke yatshaba, ₄laa ndoda yakhe yokuqala ayinalungelo lokuphinda imthathe. Kaloku ngoku *unomlaza. Xa ingasuka imthathe kwakhona yoba lisikizi elo *kuNdikhoyo. Ngoko ke elo lizwe uliphiwa nguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho ungaze *uligqwalise ngamasikizi anjalo.”

₅“Indoda esandula ukuthath' umfazi mayingaphumi nomkhosi. Nakuwo nawuphi na umsebenzi onjalo mayikhululeke ixesha elingangonyaka, khon' ukuze ihlale ekhaya yonwabe nomkayo.

₆“Xa kukho into oyiboleke omnye umntu, sukumenza abambise ngelitye lakhe lokusila, nditsho nkqu imbokotho; kaloku ngolo hlobo loo mzi ungaba wohluthwe indlela yawo yokwenza ukutya.

₇“Nawuphi na umntu oqweqwedise umSirayeli, waza wamenza ikhoboka lakhe, okanye wamthengisa ukuze abe likhoboka, makabulawe. Ngaloo ndlela ke noba nibuncothule ububi phakathi kwenu.

₈“Xa kukho umntu ogula sisifo solúsu, yenza ngenyameko kanye ngokwemigqaliselo oyinikwa ngababingeleli; yenza ngokwemiyalelo endabanika yona. ₉Yikhumbule into awayenzayo *uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho kuMiriyam ngokuya naniphuma kwelaseJiputa.

₁₀“Xa kukho into oyiboleke umntu othile, sukungena endlwini yakhe xa uye kulanda impahla abambisa ngayo; ₁₁linda phandle, ibe nguye oyizisayo. ₁₂Ukuba lo mntu lihlwempu, le mpahla yakhe ke mayingalali kuwe, ₁₃koko yibuyisele kuye ukutshona kwelanga, kuba uyayifuna ngexesha lokulala. Úya kuthamsanqeliswa ke nguloo mntu, nesenzo sakho sibe sesobulungisa emehlweni kaNdikhoyo uThixo wakho.

₁₄“Isicaka osiqeshileyo esisweleyo sukusiqhatha noba singumSirayeli okanye siyintlanga ehlala kwakwezo dolophu zenu. ₁₅Yonke imihla ukutshona kwelanga mhlawule ngomsebenzi wakhe; kaloku loo mali uyayifuna, uqamele ngayo. Xa ungamhlawuli uya kukuxela kuNdikhoyo, uze ke wena ube netyala.

₁₆“Abazali mabangabulawa ngenxa yamatyala enziwe ngabantwana babo, nabantwana mabangabulawa ngenxa yamatyala enziwe ngabazali babo; umntu makabulawe ngenxa yesono asenze ngokwakhe.

₁₇“Uzungayigqwethi inyaniso xa kuthethwa ityala labangeneleli neenkedama. Xa umhlolokazi eboleke ulutho, sukuyithatha ingubo yakhe abambisa ngayo. ₁₈Kaloku khumbula ukuba nawe wawukhe walikhoboka eJiputa, waza ke uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho wakukhulula; yiloo nto ke ndikunika lo myalelo nje.

₁₉“Ukuba ushiye isithungu sengqolowa entsimini xa uvunayo, sukuphinda usiphuthume; sesoba sesabangeneleli abahlala phakathi kwenu, neenkedama, nabahlolokazi, khon' ukuze uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho akuthamsanqele kuyo yonke into oyenzayo. ₂₀Xa uvuna umnquma, sukubuya ukhwahlaze; lo useleyo woba ngowabangeneleli, neenkedama, nabahlolokazi. ₂₁Ngokunjalo naxa uvuna idiliya sukukhwahlaza; leyo iseleyo yeyabangeneleli, neenkedama, nabahlolokazi. ₂₂Mayingaze iphume engqondweni yakho into yokuba nawe wawukhe walikhoboka eJiputa; yiyo loo nto ke mna ndikuyala ngolu hlobo nje.

₁“Xa amaSirayeli amabini exabene, aza asana enkundleni, omnye wawo ke wafunyaniswa engenatyala, waza ke wagwetywa omnye lo; ₂ukuba ugwetywe ikatsi, umgwebi makatsho acanjalaliswe. Inani lemivumbo yakhe loxhomekeka kwelo tyala alenzileyo. ₃Angákatswa ukuya kwimivumbo emashumi mane, kodwa ke ingadluli apho. Kaloku xa inokuba ngaphezu kwaleyo wòba umthobile umwenu.

₄“Xa usebenzisa inkabi yenkomo ekubhuleni ingqolowa, musa ukuyifaka isicheme.”

₅“Ukuba oonyana bomntu omnye bahlala mzini-mnye, aze omnye lo asweleke engenanyana, umhlolokazi lowo kamfi akufuneki athathwe ndoda yamzi wumbi; kaloku luxanduva lomntakwabo-mfi ukumthatha amenze umfazi. ₆Ke unyana wokuqala abaya kumzala bobabini woba ngunyana kamfi, khon' ukuze umlibo wakhe ungatshitshi kwaSirayeli. ₇Kambe ke ukuba umntakwabo-mfi lo akafuni kumthatha, umka-mfi makaye kuxelela amadoda amakhulu edolophu leyo, athi: ‘Umntakwabo-mfi akavumi kuwenza umsebenzi wakhe; uyala ukuvelisela umfi inzala phakathi kwamaSirayeli.’ ₈Ke wona amadoda amakhulu aya kumbiza athethe naye.

“Ukuba ke uphikelela ukwala, ₉umka-mfi lowo makaye kuye ekho namadoda amakhulu edolophu leyo, afike akhulule isihlangu sakhe, amtshicele ebusweni, athi: ‘Nantso ke into eyenziwayo kumntu ongafuniyo ukuvelisela umntakwabo inzala.’ ₁₀Jikelele ke kwaSirayeli umzi wakhe uya kwaziwa njengomzi ondoda ikhululelwe isihlangu.”

₁₁“Ukuba amadoda amabini ayalwa, aze umfazi wenye azame ukuncedisa indoda yakhe ngokubamba le ilwa nayo ngobudoda, ₁₂sukumenzela nceba, mnqumle isandla.

_13-14“Xa usebenzisa isilinganiso sukwenza buqhophololo mayela nobunzima nobungakanani. Izilinganiso zakho mazibe zezizizo ngalo lonke ixesha. ₁₅Sisebenzise ngokunyaniseka isilinganiso, khon' ukuze uhlale ithuba elide kwelo lizwe akunika lona uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho. ₁₆Kaloku banezothe kuNdikhoyo abantu abanobuqhophololo.

₁₇“Ungaze uyilibale into enayenziwa ngama-Amaleki ngokuya nanivela eJiputa. ₁₈Wona ahlangana nani nidiniwe, niphelelwe ngamandla, aza ababulala bonke abo baberhuqeka ngasemva. Kaloku ayengamoyiki uThixo. ₁₉Ngoko ke akuba uNdikhoyo ekuhlangule kuzo zonke iintlanga ezikungqongileyo, waza wawuma umhlaba akunika wona ukuba ube lilifa lakho, uze uwabulale uwatshayele ama-Amaleki atsho alibaleke. Uyabona ke, uze ungaphazami!”

₁“Wakuba ungenile wema kwelo lizwe uliphiwa *nguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, ₂umntu ngamnye aze athathe ibhaskiti, afake ulibo lwento nganye ayilimileyo, aye nayo kuloo ndawo yonqulo yalathwe nguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho ukuzinzisa igama lakhe. ₃Akufika ke uya kuya kumbingeleli osesikhundleni ngelo xesha, afike athi kuye: ‘Ngoku ndivakalisa kuNdikhoyo uThixo wam ukuba ndingenile kwelo lizwe wayethembise ngesifungo ukusinika lona koobawo-mkhulu.’

₄“Ke yena umbingeleli lowo uya kuyithatha ibhaskiti leyo, ayibeke phambi kweqonga lamadini kaNdikhoyo uThixo wakho. ₅Apho ke phambi koNdikhoyo uThixo wakho wena uya kucengceleza la mazwi, uthi: ‘Ubawo-mkhulu wayesisibhadu-bhadu esiphaleleyo somAram esafuduka saya kuphambukela kwelaseJiputa. Ewe, babembalwa ukuya kwabo, kodwa babuya sebesisizwe esikhulu esomeleleyo. ₆AmaJiputa asiphatha gadalala, asinyanzela ukuba sisebenze sibulaleka. ₇Ke thina sazibika kuNdikhoyo uThixo woobawo-mkhulu. Yena wasiva isikhalo sethu, wakubona oko kubandezeleka, naloo hambo-nzima, ngokunjalo nengcinezelo esasikuyo. ₈Ngobo bungangamsha naloo mandla akhe ke wasikhupha kwelaseJiputa. Wenza imiqondiso nemimangaliso, wabetha kwehla izinto ezirhwaqelisayo. ₉Wasithatha ke waza kusibeka apha, wasinika eli lizwe lobisi nobusi. ₁₀Ngoko ke ngoku, Ndikhoyo, ndikuphathele olu libo lwesivuno somhlaba ondiphe wona.’

“Wakuba utshilo ke, ibhaskiti leyo uya kuyibeka phantsi apho phambi koNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, umnqule. ₁₁Ewe, vuya, ube nemincili ngenxa yendyebo wena nendlu yakho akunike yona uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho. NabaLevi kunye nabangeneleli abahlala apho phakathi kwenu mababe nenxaxheba apho kulo msitho.

₁₂“Njalo kunyaka wesithathu, ongunyaka wezishumi, khupha isishumi sesivuno sakho, usinike abaLevi, nabangeneleli, neenkedama, nabahlolokazi, khon' ukuze bathi xa bebonke, kuzo zonke izixeko, batye banele. Wakuba wenjenjalo ke ₁₃thetha noNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, uthi: ‘Ngoku ke ndiyikhuphile inxaxheba yakho; ndiyiphe abaLevi, nabangeneleli, neenkedama, nabahlolokazi, ngokomyalelo owandinika wona. Ewe, andiphambukanga okanye ndilibale namnye kwimiyalelo yakho ngesishumi. ₁₄Andityanga nento le kuso xa ndandizilile; andakhupha nento le kuso kowam umzi xa *ndandinomlaza; futhi andithathanga nento le kuso ndenza idini labangasekhoyo. Ndikuthobele, Ndikhoyo Thixo wam. Ewe, ndenze konke obundiyalele kona mayela nesishumi. ₁₅Ngoko ke khawondele ezantsi ukwelo khaya lakho likhethekileyo – izulu – ujonge usapho lwakho amaSirayeli, uwathi jize ngamathamsanqa, ngokunjalo nalo mhlaba usiphe wona. Ewe, yenza ngokwesifungo sakho koobawo-mkhulu – nditsho eso selizwe eliphuphuma ubisi nobusi.’ ”

₁₆“Namhlanje ke *uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu uniyalela ukuba niyithobele yonke imimiselo nemithetho yakhe. Ewe, nyanisekani niyithobele ngomxhelo wenu uphela.

₁₇“Ngokunjalo ke namhlanje niyivakalisile into yokuba uNdikhoyo nguThixo wenu; futhi nithembisile ukuba niya kumthobela, niyenze imimiselo nemiyalelo nemithetho yakhe. ₁₈Kunamhlanje nje ke uNdikhoyo uyivakalisile into yokuba unamkele naba ngabantu bakhe ncakasana ngokwesithembiso sakhe; ngoko ke uyaniyala, uthi yithobeleni imiyalelo yakhe. ₁₉Ke yena uya kuniphakamisa, nibe ngaphezu kwazo zonke izizwe awazidalayo, khon' ukuze nityibele nibonga nilizisele udumo nesithozela igama lakhe. Ngenene niya kuba ngabantu bakaNdikhoyo uThixo wenu ngokomlomo wakhe.”

₁UMosis ekunye namadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli wathi: “Ze niyithobele yonke imiyalelo endininika yona namhlanje. ₂Mhla nayiwela iJordan nangena kwelo lizwe niliphiwa *nguNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, ze nimise amatye amakhulu, niwatyabeke ngefutha, _3-4niwabhale kuwo onke amazwi alo mthetho. Xa seniwelile nangena kwelo lizwe lobisi nobusi nalithenjiswa nguNdikhoyo uThixo wooyihlo-mkhulu, la matye ze niwamise kwintaba iEbhali, niwatyabeke ngefutha ngokwalo myalelo ndininika wona namhlanje. ₅Apho ke ze nakhele uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu iqonga lamadini ngamatye angaqingqwanga ngezixholo zentsimbi. ₆Kaloku iqonga enilakhela uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu kufuneka libe lelamatye angaqingqwanga. Kulapho ke ekufuneka ninikele ngamadini atshiswayo, ₇ngokunjalo nenze namadini obudlelwana, nitye ninombulelo apho phambi koNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. ₈Kuloo matye atyatyekwe ngefutha ke ze niwabhale ngokucacileyo onke amazwi alo mthetho.”

₉UMosis ekunye nababingeleli babaLevi ke wabhekisa kumaSirayeli, wathi: “Khanindibolek' iindlebe, maSirayeli! Namhlanje nibe ngabantu bakaNdikhoyo ncakasana. Nguye iNkosi yenu. ₁₀Ngoko ke ze niyithobele imiyalelo nemimiselo endininika yona.”

₁₁Ngaloo mini uMosis wawayalela amaSirayeli, wathi: ₁₂“Xa seniyiwelile iJordan ezi zizwe zilandelayo ze zime kwintaba iGerizim xa kuthamsanqelwa amaSirayeli: uSimon, uLevi, uJuda, uIsakare, uJosefu, noBhenjamin. ₁₃Kanti ke nazi eziya kuma kwintaba iEbhali xa kuqalekiswa: uRubhen, uGadi, uAshere, uZebhulon, uDan, noNafetali.

₁₄“Ke bona abaLevi baya kuvakalisa la mazwi bekhwaza besithi: ₁₅‘Uqalekisiwe umntu oqingqa umfanekiso ngelitye, umthi, noba sisinyithi, aze awunqule emfihlakalweni. Into enjalo lisikizi kuNdikhoyo.’

“Ke bona abantu bophendula besithi: ‘Makube njalo!’

₁₆“ ‘Uqalekisiwe nabani na odela uyise noba ngunina.’

“Ke bona abantu bophendula bathi: ‘Makube njalo!’

₁₇“ ‘Uqalekisiwe nabani na oshenxisa umlimandlela wommelwane.’

“Ke bona abantu bophendula bathi: ‘Makube njalo!’

₁₈“ ‘Uqalekisiwe nabani na olahlekisa imfama endleleni.’

“Ke bona abantu bophendula bathi: ‘Makube njalo!’

₁₉“ ‘Uqalekisiwe nabani na ogqwetha inyaniso xa kuthethwa ityala labangeneleli neenkedama nabahlolokazi.’

“Ke bona abantu bophendula bathi: ‘Makube njalo!’

₂₀“ ‘Uqalekisiwe umntu owambatha umka-yise, kuba unyelisa uyise.’

“Ke bona abantu bophendula bathi: ‘Makube njalo!’

₂₁“ ‘Uqalekisiwe nabani na olala nesilwanyana.’

“Ke bona abantu bophendula bathi: ‘Makube njalo!’

₂₂“ ‘Uqalekisiwe umntu owambatha udade wabo, nditsho intombi kayise nokuba yekanina.’

“Ke bona abantu bophendula bathi: ‘Makube njalo!’

₂₃“ ‘Uqalekisiwe umntu owambatha umkhwekazi.’

“Ke bona abantu bophendula bathi: ‘Makube njalo!’

₂₄“ ‘Uqalekisiwe umntu ogebenga umwabo engabonwa.’

“Ke bona abantu bophendula bathi: ‘Makube njalo!’

₂₅“ ‘Uqalekisiwe umntu othengwayo khon' ukuze agebenge abamsulwa.’

“Ke bona abantu bophendula bathi: ‘Makube njalo!’

₂₆“ ‘Uqalekisiwe nabani na ongazithobeliyo aziphumeze iimfundiso zalo mthetho.’

“Ke bona abantu bophendula bathi: ‘Makube njalo!’ ”