Numeri 5:1-31
5 UJehova waraga wakhuluma noMosi, wathi:
2 “Tjela ama-Israyeli bona aqothe ekampeni nanyana ngubani+ onobulepheru namkha ophuma ukusilaphala,+ nanyana ngubani osilaphazwe mumuntu ohlongakeleko.+
3 Kufuze nibakhuphele ngaphandle ngitjho nanyana kungaba yindoda namkha umfazi. Kufuze nibakhuphele ngaphandle khona bangeze basilaphaza+ amakampa walabo engihlala hlangana nabo.”+
4 Ama-Israyeli enza njalo, abaqothela ngaphandle kwekampa. Ama-Israyeli enza lokho uJehova akuyale uMosi.
5 UJehova waraga wakhuluma noMosi, wathi:
6 “Tjela ama-Israyeli uthi, ‘Nange indoda namkha umfazi enza nanyana ngisiphi isono, one kuJehova uzokuba nomlandu.+
7 Kufuze avume isono sakhe,+ akhuphe ihlawulo elingana nesono sakhe bekangezelele ngamaphesenthi ama-20 emalini yehlawulo,+ kufuze ayinikele amonileko.
8 Kodwana nange owoniweko anganasihlobo esingamukela ihlawulo, kufuze ibuyiselwe kuJehova, izokuba ngeyabaphristi. Kufuze alethe iramu kumphristi bona linikelwe kuZimu khona azakulitjalelwa izono.+
9 Yoke iminikelo ecwengileko+ ama-Israyeli ayinikela kumphristi kufuze ibe ngeyakhe.+
10 Izinto ezicwengileko umuntu azinikela umphristi kuzokuba ngezomphristi.
11 UJehova waraga wakhuluma noMosi, wathi:
12 “Tjela ama-Israyeli uthi, ‘Nakhu okufuze nikwenze nange umfazi womuntu enza isono, angathembeki endodenakhe
13 atjhinge emabhayini nenye indoda+ begodu indodakhe ingayazi indaba leyo. Ngitjho nanyana azisilaphazile, kunganabufakazi begodu angakabanjwa.
14 Nakwenzeka indodakhe ibe nesikhwele namkha isole bona umkayo akakathembeki, ngitjho nanyana umkayo azisilaphazile namkha angakhenge azisilaphaze,
15 indoda le kufuze ilethe umkayo kumphristi, ilethe nomnikelo womkayo, okungokwetjhumi kwe-efa* kweflowuru yebhali. Akukafuzi ithele amafutha kiyo namkha ipepho emhlophe ngombana mnikelo weenthoro wesikhwele, mnikelo weenthoro osikhumbuzo somlandu.
16 Umphristi uzokuletha umfazi lo phambili, amjamise phambi kwakaJehova.+
17 Umphristi uzokuthatha amanzi acwengileko angesitjeni esenziwe ngomdaka* bekanghwathe ihlabathi yethaberinakeli ayithele emanzini.
18 Umphristi uzokujamisa umfazi lo phambi kwakaJehova, alise iinhluthu zakhe zilembelele, abeke umnikelo weenthoro ezandleni zakhe, okutjho umnikelo weenthoro wesikhwele+ begodu umphristi kufuze aphathe amanzi amunyu aletha isiqalekiso.+
19 “‘Umphristi uzomenza afunge, athi kuye: “Nangabe akhenge uye emabhayini nenye indoda usatjhade nendodakho,+ akhenge uziphathe kumbi begodu uzisilaphaze amanzi la akangakuletheli isiqalekiso.
20 Kodwana nangabe uziphethe kumbi usatjhade nendodakho, wazisilaphaza, watjhinga emabhayini nenye indoda,”+
21 umphristi uzokwenza umfazi enze isifungo esikhambisana nesiqalekiso begodu umphristi uzokuthi emfazini: “Kwanga uJehova angenza ngawe isibonelo, abantu bakhulume ngawe nabaqalekisako benza neemfungo njengombana uJehova azokubangela bona ungabi nabantwana begodu uvuvuke isibeletho.
22 Amanzi aletha isiqalekiso la azokungena emathunjini, enze isibeletho sakho sivuvuke begodu akubangele bona ungasaba nabantwana. Umfazi kufuze athi: “Amen! Amen!”
23 Umphristi kufuze atlole iinqalekiswezi encwadini begodu azisule ngamanzi amunyu.
24 Uzokwenza umfazi lo asele amanzi amunyu aletha isiqalekiso begodu amanzi aletha isiqalekiso la azokungena emzimbenakhe amenze ezwe ubuhlungu bekadane.
25 Umphristi kufuze athathe umnikelo weenthoro wesikhwele+ esandleni somfazi, awuphephezelise awuse emuva naphambili phambi kwakaJehova, ngemva kwalokho awulethe eduze ne-aldara.
26 Umphristi uzokunghwatha umnikelo weenthoro awuzalise isandla bona ube mnikelo wesikhumbuzo. Uzowutjhisa e-aldareni,+ ngemva kwalokho enze umfazi bona asele amanzi.
27 Uzokwenza umfazi asele amanzi, nange azisilaphazile bese wangathembeki endodenakhe, amanzi aletha isiqalekiso azokungena emzimbenakhe amenze ezwe ubuhlungu, isibeletho sakhe sizokuvuvuka, angekhe asaba nabantwana begodu abantu bazokukhuluma ngaye nabaqalekisako.
28 Kodwana nangabe umfazi akakazisilaphazi begodu uhlwengile, angekhe ajeziswe ngendlela le. Uzokukghona ukuba sidisi bekabe nabantwana.
29 “‘Lo mthetho wesikhwele,+ lokha umfazi nakaziphatha kumbi begodu azisilaphaze asatjhade nendodakhe,
30 namkha lokha indoda nayiba nesikhwele beyisole umkayo ngokungathembeki kufuze imjamise phambi kwakaJehova begodu umphristi enze koke okutjhiwo mthetho.
31 Indoda angekhe ibe nomlandu nange umkayo afunyanwa amlandu. Umkayo uzoziphendulela ngomlandwakhe.’”
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kwetjhumi kwe-efa bekulingana namalitha ayi-2.2. Qala Isith. B14.
^ Namkha “ngebumba.”
