Eksodho 21:1-36
21 “Iyi ndi mitemo inafunika iwe kupereka kuna iwo:+
2 “Ungagula bitcu wakuti ndi Muhebheri,+ iye anakhala bitcu wako mu pyaka pitanthatu, mbwenye pa caka cacinomwe iye anadzakhala wakusudzuka mbaenda pyace nee kulipa cinthu.+
3 Khala abwera ekhene, anaenda ekhene. Khala abwera na nkazi, asafunika aende pabodzi na nkazace.
4 Khala mbuyace ampasa nkazi mbabala naye ana amuna na akazi, nkazi na ana anadzakhala a mbuyace, iye anadzaenda ekhene.+
5 Mbwenye bitcu angakakamira mbalonga kuti: ‘Ine ndisafuna mbuyanga, nkazanga na ananga; nee ndisafuna ndibuluke mu ubitcu,’+
6 mbuyace asafunika aende naye pamaso pa Mulungu wandimomwene. Buluka penepo asafunika antsamise pansuwo peno padakhomerwa nsuwo, mbuyace asafunika amʼphole khutu na cakuphola naco makutu, iye anadzakhala bitcu wa mbuyace mu umaso wace onsene.
7 “Munthu angagulisa mwanace wankazi ninga bitcu, mwana unoyu nee anabuluka mu ubitcu ninga pinacita bitcu wamamuna.
8 Mbwenye mbuyace angakhonda kukomerwa naye mbakhonda kunsankhula toera akhale nkazace wangʼono, asafunika kuntawirisa toera agulwe, mbwenye nee ali na ufulu wakunʼgulisira munthu wa dzindza inango, thangwi nee apangiza kukhala wakukhulupirika kuna iye.
9 Angampereka kuna mwanace wamamuna toera akhale nkazace, asafunika ampase ufulu onsene unapaswa mwana wankazi.
10 Iye angasemba nkazi unango, nee asafunika kupungula pinthu pinapereka iye kuna nkazi wakutoma, asafunika apitirize kumpasa pyakudya, pyakubvala na ufulu wace ninga nkazi wakumanga banja.*+
11 Angakhonda kumpasa pinthu pyenepi pitatu, nkazi ali wakusudzuka toera kuenda pyace mbakhonda bulusa kobiri.
12 “Munthu angamenya ndzace mbamupha, iye asafunika kuphiwa.+
13 Mbwenye angacita pyenepi mwasusudeu,* pontho Mulungu wandimomwene angatawirisa kuti pyenepi picitike, ndinakusankhulirani mbuto inafunika iye kuthawira.+
14 Munthu angaipirwa kakamwe na ndzace mbamupha mwakufuna,+ munthu unoyu asafunika kuphiwa, maseze musafunika kumʼbulusa cifupi na pa guwa yanga.+
15 Munthu anamenya pai wace na mai wace, asafunika kuphiwa.+
16 “Munthu angaba munthu ndzace+ mbanʼgulisa peno mbaphatika naye,+ iye asafunika kuphiwa.+
17 “Ule anapasa dzedze pai wace na mai wace, asafunika kuphiwa.+
18 “Ipi ndipyo pinafunika kucitika pangaoneka nthonga kuna amuna awiri, mʼbodzi mbamenya ndzace na mwala peno xoko,* ndzace angakhonda kufa, mbwenye mbaphekeka mpaka kugona patalimba:
19 Khala iye asakwanisa kulamuka mbafamba buluka panyumba na ciphedzo ca ndodo, ule adamʼmenya nee asafunika kutcunyuswa. Basi ene iye asafunika kulipa basa ikhafunika iye kuphata mu ndzidzi udaphekeka iye mpaka angawanga.
20 “Mamuna angaphekesa bitcu wace wamamuna peno wankazi na muti, bitcu unoyu mbafera mʼmanja mwace, iye asafunika kutcunyuswa.+
21 Mbwenye iye angapulumuka mbakhonda kufa mu ntsiku ibodzi peno ziwiri, iye nee asafunika kutcunyuswa, thangwi iye anʼgula na kobiri yace.
22 “Amuna awiri angamenyana mbaphekesa nkazi wakuti ali na mimba, nkazi unoyu mbabala mwana ntsiku yace mbidzati kufika,+ mbwenye mbapakhonda kufa munthu,* ule adamʼphekesa asafunika kulipa pinafuna kuphemba mamunace nkazi; iye asafunika kulipa pamaso pa atongi.+
23 Mbwenye pangafa munthu,* ule adamupha asafunika aphiwembo;+
24 angamuswa diso, asafunikambo aswiwe diso yace; anganʼkhutca dzino, asafunika akhutciwembo dzino yace; anganʼgwanda manja, asafunika agwandwembo manja ace; anganʼgwanda mwendo, asafunika agwandwembo mwendo wace;+
25 khala ampisa, asafunika apiswembo; angamʼphekesa, asafunika aphekeswembo; khala amʼmenya, asafunika amenywembo.
26 “Munthu angamenya diso ya bitcu wace wamamuna peno wankazi, diso ya bitcu wace mbisweka, iye asafunika asiye bitcu aende mwaufulu thangwi ya diso yace idasweka.+
27 Pontho angakhutca dzino ya bitcu wace wamamuna peno wankazi, asafunika kunsiya aende pyace mwaufulu thangwi ya dzino yace.
28 “Ngʼombe ingalasa mamuna peno nkazi na nyanga zace, iye mbafa, ngʼombe ineyi isafunika kuponyerwa miyala mpaka kufa,+ pontho nyama yace nee isafunika kudyiwa; natenepa mwanaciro ngʼombe nee asafunika kutcunyuswa.
29 Mbwenye khala ngʼombe ikhali na nsambo wakuphekesa anthu, pontho mwanaciro akhacenjezwa mbakhonda kuifungira, ngʼombe ineyi ingapha mamuna peno nkazi, iyo isafunika kuponyerwa miyala, pontho mwanaciro asafunika aphiwembo.
30 Khala mwanaciro ngʼombe aphembwa kuti asafunika abuluse kobiri toera kuombola umaso wace,* iye asafunika kubulusa ntengo wa kobiri idaphembwa iye toera kuombola umaso wace.
31 Ngʼombe ingaphekesa mʼphale peno ntsikana, ntemo ubodzi ene usafunika kuphatisirwa kuna mwanaciro ngʼombe ineyi.
32 Ngʼombe ingaphekesa bitcu wamamuna peno wankazi, mwanaciro ngʼombe asafunika kupereka kobiri 30 za parata* kuna mbuyace bitcu, mbwenye ngʼombe isafunika kuponyerwa miyala mpaka kufa.
33 “Munthu angakhonda kuphimbira ncera peno angakumba ncera mbakhonda kuuphimbira, ngʼombe peno buru mbigwera mwenemu,
34 mwanaciro ncera asafunika kulipa.+ Iye asafunika kupereka ntengo wa kobiri ineyi kuna mwanaciro wa cinyama ceneci, pontho cinyama cidafa cinakhala cace.
35 Ngʼombe ya munthu ingaphekesa ngʼombe ya ndzace, iyo mbifa, penepo iwo asafunika kugulisa ngʼombe idapha indzace, mbagawana kobiri ineyi; pontho asafunikambo agawane ngʼombe idafa.
36 Mbwenye khala ngʼombe ineyi ikhadziwika kuti iri na nsambo wakuphekesa anthu, mwanaciro mbakhonda kuifungira, iye asafunika kulipiswa. Khala yapha ngʼombe, iye asafunikambo kupereka ngʼombe, pontho ngʼombe idafa inakhala yace.
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Ufulu unoyu ndi wakupita naye mʼmabonde.
^ Peno: “mwakukhonda funa.”
^ Panango: “na cida.”
^ Peno: “mbakhonda kukuwazika kakamwe.”
^ Peno: “Mbwenye mai peno mwana angafa.”
^ Peno: “toera akhonde kuphiwa.”
^ Fala na Fala: “masikulu 30 a parata.” Sikulu ibodzi ikhalemera magrama 11,4. Onani Apendise B14.
