Eksodusi
23 “Ungawusakati* umbiko longemanga.+ Ungabambisani nemuntfu lomubi ngekutsi ube ngufakazi wemanga.+ 2 Ungalilandzeli linyenti ekwenteni lokubi, futsi ungawakhulumi emanga nawuniketa bufakazi kuze nje ujabulise linyenti.* 3 Kufanele ungakhetsi nakunelicala lelitsintsa umuntfu loweswele.+
4 “Nawuhlangana nenkhabi nobe imbongolo yemuntfu lositsa sakho ilahlekile, kufanele uyibuyisele kuye.+ 5 Nawubona imbongolo yemuntfu lokutondzako iwe nemtfwalo wayo, akukafaneli wendlule unganaki. Ubomsita ayivuse.+
6 “Ungamehluleli kabi umuntfu loweswele nakutekwa licala lakhe.+
7 “Ungatifaki ebufakazini lobungemanga,* futsi ungambulali umuntfu lote licala nobe umuntfu lolungile, ngobe angeke ngimemukele umuntfu lowenta leso sento lesibi.*+
8 “Ungavumi kudizelwa, ngobe kudizelwa kuyamshintja umuntfu lowehlulela kahle futsi kungawashintja nemavi emuntfu lolungile.+
9 “Ungamcindzeteli umuntfu losihambi, ngobe niyati kutsi kunjani kuba tihambi,* njengobe nani benitihambi eveni laseGibhithe.+
10 “Kufanele ulime umhlaba wakho iminyaka lesitfupha futsi uvune loko lokuhlanyele.+ 11 Kodvwa ngemnyaka wesi-7 ubowuyekela ungawulimi, futsi bantfu labeswele batawudla loko lokutawumila kuwo bese lokusalako kudliwe tilwane tesiganga. Loku kufanele ukwente nasensimini yakho yemagilebisi kanye nasensimini yetihlahla temncumo.
12 “Utawukwenta imisebenti yakho emalanga lasitfupha, kodvwa ngelilanga lesi-7 kufanele ungasebenti, kuze inkhabi nembongolo yakho kuphumule, nendvodzana yesigcilikati sakho kanye nemuntfu losihambi nabo batfole kuphumula.+
13 “Cinisekani kutsi nikwenta konkhe lengikushito kini.+ Emabito alabanye bonkulunkulu akangaphatfwa nekuphatfwa emkhatsini wenu, futsi akangevakali aphuma emilonyeni yenu.+
14 “Njalo ngemnyaka nibongentela imikhosi lemitsatfu.+ 15 Nitawugubha uMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesite Imvubelo.+ Ngesikhatsi lengasibeka enyangeni ya-Abibi,*+ nitawudla sinkhwa lesite imvubelo emalanga langu-7, njengobe nje nganiyala, ngobe ngaleso sikhatsi naphuma eveni laseGibhithe. Kute lokufanele ete embikwami angakaphatsi lutfo.+ 16 Nitawuphindze nigubhe uMkhosi Wesivuno* setitselo tekucala temisebenti yenu, lokunguloko lenikulimile emasimini.+ Ekupheleni kwemnyaka nasenibutsa titselo temisebenti yenu emasimini, nitawugubha neMkhosi Wekubutsa.*+ 17 Onkhe emadvodza* kufanele ete embikweNkhosi yeliciniso lenguJehova,+ katsatfu ngemnyaka.
18 “Nanenta umhlatjelo, ingati ningaboyinikela nanobe yini lenemvubelo. Iminikelo yemanoni leyentiwa emikhosini yami kufanele ningayibeki kuze kube sekuseni.
19 “Titselo tekucala letivutsiwe temhlaba wenu letincono kakhulu kufanele nitiletse endlini yaJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.+
“Ningalibilisi lizinyane lembuti elubisini lwenina.+
20 “Ngitawutfumela ingilosi letawuhamba embikwenu+ kuze inigadze endleleni futsi iniyise endzaweni lenginilungisele yona.+ 21 Niboyilalela, nikunake naloko lekushoko. Ningamelani nayo ngobe ngeke iticolele tiphambeko+ tenu njengobe ita ngeligama lami. 22 Kodvwa nangabe nikulalelisisa loko lekushoko futsi nenta konkhe lenginitjela kona, ngitawuba sitsa setitsa tenu, ngimelane nalabo labamelana nani. 23 Ingilosi yami itawuhamba embikwenu iniyise eveni lema-Amori, lemaHethi, lemaPheresi, lemaKhenani, lemaHivi nelemaJebhusi, futsi mine ngitawuticotfula letive.+ 24 Bonkulunkulu bato kufanele ningabakhotsameli nobe nincengelwe kutsi nibakhonte, ningatilingisi netintfo letentiwa ngulabo bantfu.+ Esikhundleni saloko kufanele nibaphihlite labonkulunkulu, nibhidlite nematje abo langcwele.+ 25 Kufanele nikhonte Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu,+ futsi yena utawunibusisa ngesinkhwa nangemanti.+ Utawususa kugula emkhatsini wenu.+ 26 Bafati labaseveni lenu angeke bonakalelwe tisu nobe bangabi nembeleko,+ futsi ngitawunenta niphile sikhatsi lesidze.*
27 “Lapho nine nisengakefiki, ngitawubangela kutsi bangesabe,+ futsi ngitawubenta badideke bonkhe bantfu labalwa nani. Ngitawukwenta kutsi tonkhe titsa tenu nitehlule bese tiyanibalekela.*+ 28 Nitawutsi nisengakefiki, ngiwente aphelelwe ngemandla*+ emaHivi, emaKhenani kanye nemaHethi, ngaleso sizatfu abaleke embikwenu.+ 29 Angeke ngiwacoshe ngemnyaka munye, kuze lelive lingasali lingenamuntfu bese ligcwala tilwane tesiganga futsi tinilimate.+ 30 Ngitawacosha kancane kancane, kuze kube ngulapho senibanyenti, nalelive senilitsetse laba lenu.+
31 “Imincele yenu itawusuka eLwandle Lolubovu iye elwandle lwemaFilisti, isuke ehlane iyewufika eMfuleni,*+ ngobe ngitawubanikela esandleni senu bantfu labahlala khona futsi nitawubacosha embikwenu.+ 32 Ningenti sivumelwane nabo nobe nabonkulunkulu babo.+ 33 Labantfu kufanele bangahlali eveni lenu, kuze banganibangeli kutsi none kimi. Nanitawukhonta bonkulunkulu babo, loko kutawuba lugibe kini.”+