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Isixwayiso Ngabaphrofethi Bamanga Nokukhonza Izithombe
1 “Uma kuba khona umphrofethi phakathi kwenu, noma ophupha amaphupho, anitshele isibonakaliso nesimangaliso, 2 kuthi leso sibonakaliso noma isimangaliso asishilo kini senzeke, bese ethi: ‘Masilandele abanye onkulunkulu eningabaziyo, sibakhonze,’ 3 aniyukuwalalela amazwi alowo mphrofethi, noma lowo ophupha amaphupho, ngokuba uSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu uyakunilinga ukuba azi ukuthi niyamthanda yini uSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu nangawo wonke umphefumulo wenu, na?
4 “Niyolandela uSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu, nimesabe, nigcine imiyalo yakhe, nilalele izwi lakhe, nimkhonze, ninamathele kuye. 5 Lowo mphrofethi noma lowo mphuphi wamaphupho uyobulawa, ngokuba ukhulume okunihlubukisa kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu owanikhipha eGibhithe. Ngokuba nahlengwa endlini yobugqila, ukuba ningaphambukiswa endleleni uSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu aniyala ukuba nihambe ngayo. Niyobususa lobo bubi phakathi kwenu.
6 “Uma umfowenu, indodana kanyoko, noma indodana yakho, noma indodakazi yakho, noma umkakho ocamela esifubeni sakho, noma umngani wakho eningamathe nolimi naye ekuyenga ngasese, ethi: ‘Masihambe siyokhonza abanye onkulunkulu eningabaziyo,’ nina nokhokho benu, 7onkulunkulu babantu abanizungezile, abaseduze nabakude nani, kusukela kolunye uhlangothi lomhlaba kuze kufike kolunye, 8 aniyukumvumela, aniyukumlalela; iso lakho aliyukumdabukela, aniyukumyeka, futhi aniyukumfihla, 9 kepha niyombulala impela. Nguwena oyogalela kuqala bese kulandela bonke abantu lapho ebulawa. 10 Niyakumkhanda ngamatshe aze afe, ngokuba uzame ukunihlubukisa kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu owanikhipha eGibhithe, indlu yobugqila. 11 Wonke u-Israyeli uyakuzwa, esabe, angaphinde enze ububi obunjengalobo obuphakathi kwenu.
12“Uma uzwa kukhulunywa ngomunye wemizi yenu uSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu anipha wona ukuba nakhe kuwo, kuthiwa, 13abantu abathile abonakeleyo baphumile phakathi kwenu, bahlubukisa izakhamuzi zomuzi wakubo, bathi: ‘Masihambe siyokhonza abanye onkulunkulu eningabaziyo,’ 14uyohlola, uphenyisise, ubuzisise. Bheka, uma kuyiqiniso ukuthi leso sinengiso senziwe phakathi kwenu, 15uyozibulala ngenkemba izakhamuzi zalowo muzi, uwuchithe impela, nakho konke okuphakathi kwawo, nemfuyo yawo, ukubhubhise ngenkemba. 16 Yonke impango yawo uyoyiqoqela phakathi nesigcawu sawo, uwushise ngomlilo, nayo yonke impango yawo, kube ngumnikelo wokushiswa kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho, umuzi ube yincithakalo yaphakade, ungabe usavuselelwa. 17 Akuyukunamathela lutho oluqalekisiweyo esandleni sakho ukuze uSimakade aphenduke entukuthelweni yakhe evuthayo, aniphathe ngomusa, abe nesihe kini, anandise, njengalokhu afunga kokhokho benu, 18uma nililalela izwi likaSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu ukuba nigcine yonke imiyalo yakhe enginiyala ngayo namuhla, nenze okulungile emehlweni kaSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu.”