Dutheronomi 17:1-20
17 “Ningabonikela kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu ngenkhabi nobe ngemvu lenesici, nome lenayiphi lenye inkinga, ngobe lomnikelo utawuba yintfo leyenyanyekako kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.+
2 “Nakwenteka kunome nguliphi lidolobha Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninika lona kutfolakala indvodza nome umfati lowenta lokubi emehlweni aJehova Nkulunkulu wenu nalowephula sivumelwane sakhe,+
3 aphambuke aphindze akhonte labanye bonkulunkulu, futsi abakhotsamele, nobe akhotsamele lilanga nobe inyeti nobe lonkhe libutfo lasezulwini,+ lokuyintfo lengingakasho kutsi niyente,+
4 nibotsi nanibikelwa nobe naniva ngako, niyihlolisise lendzaba. Nangabe kuliciniso+ kutsi lentfo leyenyanyekako yentekile ka-Israyeli,
5 nibotsatsa lendvodza nobe lomfati lowente lobubi nimkhiphele ngephandle emagedeni elidolobha, futsi kufanele agcotjwe ngematje aze afe.+
6 Kufanele abulawe nangabe kunebufakazi* bebantfu lababili nobe labatsatfu.+ Kodvwa-ke angabobulawa nakunafakazi munye.+
7 Labofakazi ngibo bekucala lokufanele bamgcobe ngematje kuze afe, bese-ke sonkhe lesive siyalandzela. Kufanele nibususe bubi emkhatsini wenu.+
8 “Nangabe kulelinye lemadolobha enu kuvela inkinga lematima kakhulu kutsi ningayehlulela, kungaba kutsi yindzaba letsintsa kucitfwa kwengati,+ nobe kutsi kunalabatsite labamangalelene, nobe kunebudlova lobentiwe nobe leminye nje imibango, nibohamba niye kulendzawo Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu layikhetsile.+
9 Nibokuya kubaphristi labangemaLevi nakuloyo lotawube angumehluleli+ ngaleso sikhatsi, nifike nibute kubo, futsi batanitjela sincumo sabo.+
10 Nibosilandzela lesincumo labatanitjela sona kulendzawo Jehova layikhetsile. Kufanele nikwente konkhe loko labatsi nikwente.
11 Nibowulandzela lomtsetfo labatanikhombisa wona, futsi nisilalele nesincumo labataninika sona.+ Ningaphambuki kuso, niye ngesekudla nobe ngesencele.+
12 Umuntfu lotawuba nenkhani, angamlaleli umphristi lowenta umsebenti waJehova Nkulunkulu wenu nobe angamlaleli umehluleli, kufanele afe.+ Nibobususa bubi ka-Israyeli.+
13 Sonkhe lesive sitawubese siyeva ngaloko futsi sesabe, ngako ngeke siphindze sibe nenkhani.+
14 “Naseningenile kulelive Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninika lona, senilitsetse laba lenu futsi senihlala kulo, bese nitsi: ‘Asitibekele inkhosi letawuba setikwetfu, njengato tonkhe letinye tive letiseceleni kwetfu,’+
15 nibotibekela-ke inkhosi, kube ngumuntfu lotawukhetfwa nguJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.+ Lomuntfu lenitambeka kutsi abe yinkhosi kufanele aphume kubomnakenu. Anikavumeleki kutsatsa umuntfu wekuhamba longasuye umnakenu nimbeke abe yinkhosi.
16 Kodvwa-ke lenkhosi akukafaneli ibe nemahhashi lamanyenti,+ nobe yente lesive sibuyele eGibhithe kuze itfole emahhashi lamanyenti,+ ngobe Jehova watsi kini: ‘Ningabobuyela eGibhithe.’
17 Ingabotitsatsela nebafati labanyenti, kuze inhlitiyo yayo ingaphambuki,+ futsi ingabotandzisela lisiliva kanye neligolide.+
18 Naseyitsatsa sihlalo sayo sebukhosi, kufanele itibhalele ikhophi yaloMtsetfo encwadzini,* itsatsele kulowo logcinwe baphristi labangemaLevi.+
19 “Lenkhosi kufanele igcine lekhophi futsi iyifundze kuko konkhe kuphila kwayo,+ kute ifundze kwesaba Jehova Nkulunkulu wayo, iphindze igcine onkhe emavi aloMtsetfo kanye naletimiso futsi itilandzele.+
20 Nayenta njalo ngeke itiphakamise kubanakabo futsi ngeke iphambuke kulomtsetfo, iye ngesekudla nobe ngesencele, kuze yona nemadvodzana ayo baphile sikhasi lesidze embusweni wayo, emkhatsini wema-Israyeli.
