Levitikusi 26:1-46
26 “‘Akukafuzi nizenzele abozimu abangasizi ngalitho+ begodu akukafuzi nenze isithombe esibaziweko+ namkha nizenzele isika ecwengileko+ begodu akukafuzi nibeke ilitje enarhenenu ukwenzela bona nilikhothamele;+ ngombana nginguJehova uZimenu.
2 Kufuze nigidinge amasabathami, nihloniphe nendawami ecwengileko. NginguJehova.
3 “‘Naniragela phambili nikhamba ngemithethwami benilalele imiyalwami,+
4 ngizokunisa izulu ngesikhathi esifaneleko,+ inarha izokuthela+ nemithi yeenthelo izokuthela.
5 Isikhathi sokubhula sizokunaba bekufike isikhathi sokuvunwa kwamadiribe nesikhathi sokuvunwa kwamadiribe sizokunaba bekufike isikhathi sokutjala. Nizokudla uburotho benu benisuthe nihlale ngokuvikeleka enarhenenu.+
6 Ngizokuletha ukuthula enarheni,+ nizokulala kunganamuntu ozonithusa,+ ngizokususa iimbandana eziyingozi enarheni begodu akunamuntu ozonisahlela ngesabula.
7 Nizokugijimisa amanabenu beniwahlule ngesabula.
8 Abahlanu kini bazokugijimisa amanaba ali-100 begodu abali-100 bazokugijimisa azii-10 000, nizokuhlula amanabenu ngesabula.+
9 “‘Ngizonibusisa nginenze nibe nabantwana abanengi,+ nginandise begodu ngizakuhlala esivumelwaneni sami engasenza nani.+
10 Nanisadla isivuno sakade somnyaka odlulileko, kuzokutlhogeka ukuthi nikhuphe esidala ukwenzela bona ningenise esitjha.
11 Ngizokubeka ithaberinakeli lami hlangana nani,+ angekhe nginilahle.
12 Ngizokukhamba hlangana nani ngibe nguZimenu,+ nina nizokuba babantu bami.+
13 NginguJehova uZimenu owanikhupha enarheni yeGibhide bona ningasaba ziingqila zabo begodu ngaphula ijogi lenu lokugqilazwa, khona nizakukhamba ngokuzithemba.
14 “‘Nanyana kunjalo, nangabe aningilaleli namkha nilalele yoke imiyalo le,+
15 namkha nale imithethwami+ nayo yoke imiyalwami beniphule isivumelwano sami,+
16 Mina ngizokwenza okulandelako kini: Ngizonijezisa ngamatshwenyeko, ngokugula kwamaphaphu, ngomgomani omumbi ngokwenza amehlwenu afiphale nangokunenza niphelelwe mamandla. Imbewenu nizoyitjalela ilize ngombana amanabenu azokudla iintjalo zenu.+
17 Ngizokujamelana nani, amanabenu azonihlula,+ labo abanihloyako bazonigandelela+ begodu nizokubaleka kungekho umuntu onigijimisako.+
18 “‘Nangabe nalokhu akunenzi bona ningilalele, ngizonijezisa amahlandla alikhomba ngebanga lezono zenu.
19 Ngizokwenza bona nilise ukuba nekani nokuzikhukhumeza, ngizokwenza izulu*+ lingasani enarhenenu,* ngenze inarhenu ingasatheli.
20 Nizokusebenzisela amandlenu ilize ngombana inarhenu angekhe ithele+ nemithi esenarheni angekhe ithele iinthelo.
21 “‘Kodwana naniragela phambili nijamelene nami begodu ningafuni ukungilalela ngizonijezisa kalikhomba ngebanga lezono zenu.
22 Ngizokuthumela iimbandana hlangana nani,+ zizokutjhabalalisa abantwana benu+ neenlwana zenu ezifuywako, kuzokusala abambalwa kini, akunamuntu ozokukhamba eendleleni zenu.+
23 “‘Ngaphezu kwalokho, nanisolo nibhala ukuthi nginikhalime+ begodu niragela phambili nijamelene nami,
24 nami ngizokujamelana nani begodu ngizonijezisa kalikhomba ngebanga lezono zenu.
25 Ngizokwenza amanabenu anisahlele ngesabula bona nginijezise ngebanga lokuphula isivumelwano.+ Nange nibalekela emadorobhenenu, ngizokuthumela ukugula hlangana nani+ begodu nizokunikelwa esandleni senaba.+
26 Ngizokuphula iindawo* enibeka kizo uburotho,*+ okuseleko kuzokuba kuncani bona kungabhagwa, abafazi abalitjhumi bazokutlhoga i-ondo eyodwa bazokulinganisa uburotho benu+ begodu baniphakele kancani, nizokudla kodwana ningasuthi.+
27 “‘Ngaphezu kwalokho nanisolo nibhala ukungilalela begodu niragele phambili nijamelene nami,
28 ngizokujamelana nani khulu+ begodu ngizonijezisa kalikhomba ngebanga lezono zenu.
29 Nje-ke kuzokufuze bona nidle inyama yamadodanenu neyamadodakazenu.+
30 Ngizokutjhabalalisa iindawo zenu eziphakemeko ezicwengileko,+ ngiphadlhe ama-aldarenu wepepho, ngizokubeka iindumbu zenu phezu kweenthombe zenu ezingaphiliko ezinyenyisako*+ begodu ngizonifulathela ngombana niyanginyenyisa.+
31 Ngizokutjhabalalisa amadorobhenu ngesabula,+ ngenze iindawo zenu ezicwengileko zingasabi nabantu, angekhe ngilizwe iphunga elimnandi lemihlatjelwenu.
32 Ngizokwenza inarhenu ingasabi nabantu+ begodu amanabenu ahlala kiyo azokurareka ngebanga lalokho okwenzeke enarheni.+
33 Ngizokubangela bona nirhatjheke hlangana neentjhaba,+ ngenze amanabenu bona eze azokulwa nani ngesabula,+ enarhenenu angekhe kusaba nabantu+ begodu amadorobhenu azokutjhatjalaliswa.
34 “‘Lokha inarha nayinganabantu begodu nina nanisenarheni yamanabenu, inarha izokubhadela amasabathayo. Ngesikhatheso inarha izokuphumula ngombana kufuze igidinge amasabatha engakhenge iwagidinge.+
35 Woke amalanga ezabe inganabantu ngawo, izokuphumula ngombana akhenge iphumule hlangana namasabathenu lokha nanisahlala kiyo.
36 “‘Ngizokubangela abanye benu+ abaseenarheni zamanabenu bona basabe, bazokusaba khulu kangangobana nekari eliphetjhulwa mumoya lizobenza babaleke, bazokubaleka ngasuthi bagijinyiswa mumuntu ngesabula begodu bazokuwa.+
37 Bazokugijima, bawisane ngasuthi bagijinyiswa mumuntu ophethe isabula, ngitjho nanyana kunganamuntu obagijimisako. Angekhe nikghone ukujamelana namanabenu.+
38 Nizokutjhabalala hlangana neentjhaba,+ nizokutjhabalala enarheni yamanabenu.
39 Abanye benu abaseleko bazokubolela eenarheni zamanabenu+ ngebanga lomtjhaphwenu. Bazokubola ngebanga lemitjhapho yaboyise.+
40 Bazokuvuma umtjhaphwabo,+ bavume umtjhapho nokungathembeki kwaboyise begodu bavume bona baziphethe ngokungathembeki ngokujamelene nami.+
41 Nje-ke nami ngajamelana nabo+ ngabaletha enarheni yamanababo.+
“‘Mhlamunye bazakulisa ukuba nekani bathobeke+ bebabhadele imitjhaphwabo.
42 Ngizosikhumbula isivumelwano sami noJakopo,+ isivumelwano sami no-Isaka+ nesivumelwano sami engasenza no-Abrahama+ begodu angekhe ngayikhohlwa inarha engathembisa ukuninikela yona.
43 Lokha nabakhambileko, inarha beyibhadala amasabathayo,+ kunganamuntu ohlala kiyo, bebabhadela umtjhaphwabo, ngombana bale imithethwami banyenya nemiyalwami.+
44 Naphezu kwakho koke lokho, lokha nabasesesenarheni yamanababo angeze ngabala unomphela+ namkha ngibalahle bekufikele ezingeni lokuthi ngibatjhabalalise, nangingenza njalo ngizabe ngiphule isivumelwano+ engasenza nabo, nginguJehova uZimabo.
45 Ngebanga labo ngizokukhumbula isivumelwano engasenza nabokhokho babo+ engabakhupha enarheni yeGibhide iintjhaba zibaqalile+ ukwenzela bona ngibatjengise ukuthi nginguZimabo. NginguJehova.’”
46 Lezi ziinqophiso, imithetho nemiyalo uJehova ayinikela ama-Israyeli ngoMosi entabeni yeSinayi.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngizokwenza umkayi ube njengesimbi.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngizokwenza inarhenu ibe njengekhopha.”
^ Namkha “ukudla.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “i-ondo yoburotho.”
^ Ibizo lesiHebheru elisetjenziswe la lingahlobana nebizo elithi “ubulongwe” begodu lisetjenziselwe ukuveza ukunyenya.
