Deuteronomy 17

1Ungahlabeli iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho inkabi kumbe imvu okukuyo isici, loba yiyiphi into embi, ngoba kuyisinengiso eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho a.

2Uba kutholakala phakathi kwakho, loba phakathi kwaliphi lamasango akho, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika wona, owesilisa loba owesifazana owenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho b, ngokweqa isivumelwano sayo c, 3abesesiyakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, abakhothamele, loba ilanga kumbe inyanga, kumbe enye yebutho lamazulu d, engingakulayanga e, 4ube usukubikelwa, ukuzwe, uzakubuzisisa, khangela-ke, kuliqiniso, indaba iqinisekile, lesosinengiso senziwe koIsrayeli f, 5uzayikhupha leyondoda kumbe lowo owesifazana, abenze leyonto embi, emasangweni akho, leyondoda kumbe lowo owesifazana, ubakhande ngamatshe baze bafe g. 6Ngomlomo wabafakazi ababili loba wabafakazi abathathu ofanele ukufa uzabulawa; kayikubulawa ngomlomo womfakazi oyedwa h. 7Isandla sabafakazi sizakuba ngesokuqala phezu kwakhe ukumbulala, lemva kwalokho isandla sabo bonke abantu i. Ngalokhu uzakhupha ububi phakathi kwakho j.

8Uba kulodaba olulukhuni kakhulu kuwe ekwahluleleni k, phakathi kwegazi legazi, phakathi kwesahlulelo lesahlulelo, laphakathi kokutshaya lokutshaya, indaba zokuphikisana emasangweni akho, khona uzasukuma l uye endaweni iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ezayikhetha m, 9uze kubapristi abangamaLevi n lakumahluleli ozakuba ekhona ngalezonsuku, uzabuza o; babesebekutshela isinqumo sesahlulelo p. 10Njalo uzakwenza njengokwesinqumo abazakutshela sona kuleyondawo iNkosi ezayikhetha; njalo unanzelele ukwenza njengakho konke abazakufundisa khona. 11Njengokomthetho abazakufundisa wona, lanjengokwesahlulelo abazakutshela sona, uzakwenza. Kawuyikuphambuka kusinqumo abazakutshela sona, uye ngakwesokunene kumbe ngakwesokhohlo. 12Lendoda eyenza ngokuziqhenya ukuze ingalaleli umpristi q omi ukukhonza khona iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho r, kumbe umahluleli, leyondoda izakufa. Ngalokhu uzakhupha ububi koIsrayeli s. 13Njalo bonke abantu bazakuzwa, besabe, bangaphindi ukuziqhenya t.

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14Lapho usufikile elizweni iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika lona ukuthi udle ilifa lalo, uhlale kilo, ubususithi: Ngizazimisela inkosi njengazo zonke izizwe ezingizingelezeleyo u; 15umbeke lokumbeka abe yinkosi phezu kwakho, yena iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ezamkhetha v. Evela phakathi kwabafowenu umbeke abe yinkosi phezu kwakho w; kawulakumbeka owezizweni phezu kwakho ongesumfowenu. 16Kodwa angazandiseli amabhiza x, njalo angababuyiseli abantu eGibhithe ukuze andise amabhiza y, ngoba iNkosi ithe kini: Kalisayikubuyela futhi ngaleyondlela z. 17Futhi angazandiseli abafazi, ukuze inhliziyo yakhe ingaphambuki; njalo angazandiseli kakhulu isiliva legolide aa. 18Kuzakuthi esehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wakhe, uzazibhalela impinda yalumlayo egwalweni ab, okuvela kulokho okuphambi ac kwabapristi abangamaLevi ad. 19Njalo luzakuba laye, njalo abale kulo insuku zonke zempilo yakhe ae, ukuze afunde ukuyesaba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe, agcine wonke amazwi alumlayo lezimiso lezi, akwenze af, 20ukuze inhliziyo yakhe ingaziphakamisi phezu kwabafowabo, lokuze angaphambuki emthethweni aye ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlo ag, ukuze elule izinsuku embusweni wakhe, yena labantwana bakhe, phakathi kukaIsrayeli ah.

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