Eksodho 23:1-33
23 “Usataura mashoko enhema.+ Usabatsirana nomunhu akaipa nokuva chapupu chinoronga kuita zvechisimba.+
2 Usatevera vanhu vazhinji pakuita zvakaipa;+ uye usapupurira mhosva uchitsigirana nevazhinji kuti mutsaudzire kururamisira.+
3 Kana ari munhu akaderera, usasarura pamhosva yake.+
4 “Kana ukasangana nenzombe yomuvengi wako kana kuti mbongoro yake yarasika, chokwadi unofanira kuidzorera kwaari.+
5 Kana ukaona mbongoro yomunhu anokuvenga yakatsitsirirwa nomutoro wayo, haufaniri kumusiya. Chokwadi unofanira kuisunungura pamwe chete naye.+
6 “Usatonga mhosva yomumwe wako murombo uchitsaudzira paanokakavadzana nomumwe.+
7 “Unofanira kugara kure neshoko renhema.+ Usauraya asina mhosva uye akarurama, nokuti handizoti munhu akaipa akarurama.+
8 “Usagamuchira pfumbamuromo, nokuti pfumbamuromo inopofumadza vanhu vanoona zvakanaka uye inogona kukanganisa mashoko evanhu vakarurama.+
9 “Musadzvinyirira mutorwa,+ sezvamakaziva manzwiro anoita mweya womutorwa, nokuti makava vatorwa munyika yeIjipiti.+
10 “Unofanira kudyara mbeu mumunda mako kwemakore matanhatu, ukohwe zvibereko zvawo.+
11 Asi gore rechinomwe unofanira kuusiya usina kurimwa, unofanira kuuradza,+ uye varombo pavanhu vako vachadya zvinobva mauri; mhuka dzomusango dzichadya zvavanosiya.+ Uite saizvozvowo nomunda wako wemizambiringa nomunda wako wemiorivhi.
12 “Unofanira kuita basa rako mazuva matanhatu;+ asi urege pazuva rechinomwe, kuti nzombe yako nembongoro yako zvizorore uye mwanakomana womurandasikana wako nomutorwa vazorore.+
13 “Munofanira kuchenjerera zvose zvandakakuudzai;+ uye musataura mazita evamwe vanamwari. Haafaniri kunzwika pamiromo yenyu.+
14 “Unofanira kundiitira mutambo katatu pagore.+
15 Uite mutambo wemakeke asina kuviriswa.+ Udye makeke asina kuviriswa+ kwemazuva manomwe, sezvandakakurayira, panguva yakatarwa mumwedzi waAbhibhi,+ nokuti mumwedzi iwoyo wakabuda muIjipiti. Havafaniri kuuya pamberi pangu vasina chinhu.+
16 Uitewo mutambo wokukohwa michero inotanga kuibva+ yemabasa ako, yezvaunodyara mumunda;+ nomutambo wokuunganidza pakupera kwegore, paunounganidza zvawakashandira kumunda.+
17 Vanhurume vako vose ngavauye pamberi pechiso chaIshe wechokwadi, Jehovha,+ katatu pagore.
18 “Usapa ropa rechibayiro changu pamwe chete nezvinhu zvakaiswa mbiriso. Mafuta omutambo wangu haafaniri kurara usiku hwose kusvikira mangwanani.+
19 “Unofanira kuunza zvakanaka kupfuura zvose pazvibereko zvinotanga kuibva zvomunda wako kuimba yaJehovha Mwari wako.+
“Usabika mbudzana nomukaka waamai vayo.+
20 “Tarira ndiri kutuma ngirozi+ mberi kwako kuti ikuchengete uri mumugwagwa, kuti ikusvitse munzvimbo yandakagadzira.+
21 Zvichenjerere nokuda kwayo, uteerere inzwi rayo. Musaipandukira, nokuti haingaregereri kudarika kwenyu;+ nokuti zita rangu riri mairi.
22 Asi, kana ukanyatsoteerera inzwi rayo, ukaita zvose zvandichataura,+ ndichaitira vavengi vako utsinye uye ndichanetsa vaya vanokunetsa.+
23 Nokuti ngirozi yangu ichaenda mberi kwako, ichakusvitsa kuvaAmori nevaHiti nevaPerizi nevaKenani, vaHivhi nevaJebhusi, uye ndichavaparadza.+
24 Usakotamira vanamwari vavo kana kuti kunyengetedzwa kuti uvashumire, usagadzira chero chinhu chipi zvacho chakaita semabasa avo,+ asi chokwadi uvawisire pasi, uputse shongwe dzavo tsvene.+
25 Munofanira kushumira Jehovha Mwari wenyu,+ uye achakomborera zvokudya zvenyu nemvura yenyu;+ chokwadi ndichabvisa denda pakati penyu.+
26 Munyika yako hamuzovi nomukadzi anobva pamuviri kana mukadzi asingabereki.+ Ndichaita kuti mazuva ako akwane.+
27 “Ndichatuma kutyiwa kwangu mberi kwako,+ ndichavhiringidza vanhu vose vauchasvika kwavari, chokwadi ndichaita kuti vavengi vako vose vakufuratire.+
28 Ndichatumira kusuruvara mberi kwako,+ uye kuchadzinga vaHivhi, vaKenani, nevaHiti pamberi pako.+
29 Handizovadzingi pamberi pako negore rimwe, kuti nyika irege kuva dongo, mhuka dzomusango dzikakuwandira.+
30 Ndichavadzinga pamberi pako zvishoma nezvishoma, kusvikira wabereka, waita kuti nyika yacho ive yako.+
31 “Ndichaisa muganhu wako kubvira kuGungwa Dzvuku kusvikira kugungwa revaFiristiya uye kubvira kurenje kusvikira kuRwizi;+ nokuti ndichaisa vagari vomunyika yacho muruoko rwako uye chokwadi uchavadzinga pamberi pako.+
32 Usaita sungano navo kana navanamwari vavo.+
33 Havafaniri kugara munyika yako, kuti varege kukuita kuti unditadzire. Kana ukashumira vanamwari vavo, zvichava musungo kwauri.”+