Dutheronomi 20:1-20
20 “Naniyokulwa netitsa tenu bese nibona kutsi tinemahhashi, netinkalishi kanye nemabutfo lamanyenti kakhulu kunewenu, ningatesabi ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu lowanikhipha eveni laseGibhithe unani.+
2 Nasenitawuphuma niye emphini, umphristi kufanele ete kulesive akhulume naso.+
3 Abotsi kuso: ‘Lalelani ma-Israyeli, nyalo niya emphini niyewukulwa netitsa tenu. Ningaphelelwa ngemandla. Ningesabi futsi ningetfuki nobe nichachatele ngenca yato,
4 ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu uhamba nani kuze anilwele etitseni tenu aphindze anisindzise.’+
5 “Tindvuna nato kufanele tikhulume nalesive titsi: ‘Ukhona yini lowakhe indlu kodvwa losengakayivuli? Akabuyele endlini yakhe, ngobe angasuke afe emphini bese lendlu ivulwa ngulomunye umuntfu.
6 Ukhona yini lohlanyele insimu yemagilebisi kodvwa losengakacali kudla titselo tayo? Akahambe abuyele endlini yakhe, ngobe angasuke afe emphini bese letitselo tidliwa ngulomunye umuntfu.
7 Ukhona yini lowetsembisene nentfombi letsite kodvwa losengakayitsatsi? Akahambe abuyele endlini yakhe,+ ngobe kungenteka afe emphini bese lentfombi itsatfwa ngulomunye umuntfu.’
8 Letindvuna kufanele tibute lesive titsi: ‘Ukhona yini lowesabako nalophelelwe ngemandla?+ Akabuyele endlini yakhe kuze angabangeli kutsi bomnakabo besabe njengaye.’*+
9 Naseticedzile kukhuluma nalesive, letindvuna kufanele tibeke baholi bemabutfo, labatawuhola labantfu.
10 “Nibotsi nasenisondzela edolobheni lelitsite leniyokulwa nalo, nitjele bantfu bakhona kutsi banelitfuba lekwakha kuthula nani.+
11 Nangabe bavuma kwakha kuthula futsi banivulela emasango abo, bonkhe bantfu balapho batawuba tigcili tenu baphindze banisebentele.+
12 Nabala kwakha kuthula bese balwa nani, kufanele nilivimbetele lelidolobha labo,
13 futsi nakanjani Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu utalinikela esandleni senu. Bonkhe bantfu labadvuna labakulelo dolobha nibobabulala ngenkemba.
14 Kodvwa-ke bafati, bantfwana, imfuyo, nayo yonkhe intfo lekulelidolobha, lokungiko konkhe lenitakutfola kulo, ningakutsatsa kube kwenu,+ futsi tintfo tetitsa tenu, leto Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninikete tona nitawutitsatsa.+
15 “Nguloko-ke lenitakwenta kuwo onkhe emadolobha lakhashane kakhulu nani, langasiwo aletive letibomakhelwane benu.
16 Kodvwa emadolobheni aletive letibomakhelwane benu, lawo Jehova laninikete wona kutsi abe lifa lenu, akube bete lokuphefumulako lenikushiya kuphila.+
17 Esikhundleni saloko emaHethi, ema-Amori, emaKhenani, emaPheresi, emaHivi, kanye nemaJebhusi,+ nibowanikela ngalokuphelele ekubhujisweni, njengobe nje Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu anitjelile,
18 kuze anganifundzisi kwenta yonkhe lemikhuba yawo leyenyanyekako layentela bonkulunkulu bawo, ngaleyo ndlela anente none kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.+
19 “Nangabe nivimbetela lidolobha futsi nilincoba ngemuva kwekulwa nalo emalanga lamanyenti, ningaliphakamisi lizembe nigawule tihlahla takhona. Ningatidla titselo tato kepha akukafaneli nitigawule.+ Kufanele yini ubulale sihlahla lesisesigangeni njengobe ungabulala umuntfu?
20 Kuphela kwetihlahla leningatibulala ngulenatiko kutsi atidliwa. Ningatigawula bese nakha tintfo tekuvimbetela lelidolobha lelilwa nani, nize nilincobe.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “angenti tinhlitiyo tabomnakabo tiphelelwe ngemandla njengaye.”
