Duteronomi 14:1-29
14 “Nimadodana kaJehova uZimenu. Ningazisiki namkha nizigude*+ ngebanga lomuntu ohlongakeleko.+
2 Ngombana nibabantu abacwengileko+ kuJehova uZimenu begodu uJehova unikhethile bona nibe babantu bakhe, abantu bakhe abakhethekileko* kizo zoke iintjhaba ezisephasini.+
3 “Ningadli nanyana yini enyenyisako.+
4 Lezi ziinlwana eningazidla:+ Ikunzi, imvu, imbuzi,
5 ihlangumataka, iqina, itsephe, imbuzi yommango, ipofu, imvu yommango nemvu yentaba.
6 Nanyana ngiziphi iinlwana ezihlukanisa iinqatha kabili begodu ezetjisako ningazidla.
7 Akukafuzi nidle iinlwana ezilandelako ezetjisako namkha ezihlukanisa iinqatha kabili: Ikamela, umqasa nembila ngombana ziyetjisa kodwana azihlukanisi iinqatha kabili. Zisilaphele kini.+
8 Ifarigi ngombana ihlukanisa iinqatha kabili kodwana ayetjisi. Isilaphele kini. Akukafuzi nidle inyamazo namkha nithinte iindumbu zazo.
9 “Eenlwaneni ezihlala ngemanzini, ngilezi eningazidla: Nanyana ngiziphi iinlwana ezineengwedlo neempepha ningazidla.+
10 Nanyana ngiziphi iinlwana ezinganangwedlo neempepha, akukafuzi nizidle. Zisilaphele kini.
11 “Ningadla nanyana ngiyiphi inyoni ehlwengileko.
12 Kodwana akukafuzi nidle iinyoni ezilandelako: Ikhozi, ikhozi elidla iinhlambi, idlanga elinzima,+
13 ikhozi elibomvu, ikhozi elinzima nayo yoke imihlobo yamakhozi,
14 yoke imihlobo yamagubulu,
15 inciliba, isikhova, inyoni yelwandle nayo yoke imihlobo yamakhozi,
16 isikhova esincani, isikhova esineendlebe ezide, idada,
17 iphelikheni, idlanga, ikhomoranti,*
18 udoyi, yoke imihlobo yamakhwalimanzi, inukani nomaphelaphelani.
19 Zoke iinunwana ezinamaphiko zisilaphele kini. Akukafuzi nizidle.
20 Nanyana ngiziphi iinlwana eziphaphako ezihlwengileko ningazidla.
21 “Akukafuzi nidle isilwana enisifumene sifile.+ Kufuze nisinikele umuntu ovela kwenye inarha ohlala emadorobhenenu, angasidla, namkha nisithengisele umuntu ovela kwenye inarha. Ngombana nina nibabantu abacwengileko kuJehova uZimenu.
“Akukafuzi nibilise inyama yembuzana ngebisi lakanina.+
22 “Kufuze nikhuphe kwetjhumi kwaso soke isivuno senu umnyaka nomnyaka.+
23 Kufuze nidle kwetjhumi kweenthoro zenu, iwayini lenu elitjha, amafuthenu, izibulo leenkomo nezibulo lezimvu zenu phambi kwakaJehova uZimenu endaweni ayikhethileko bona igama lakhe lihlale kiyo,+ khona nizakufunda ukuhlala nisaba uJehova uZimenu.+
24 “Nange indawo uJehova uZimenu azoyikhetha bona igama lakhe lihlale kiyo+ ikude nani begodu ikhambo lenu liba lide, ngombana uJehova uZimenu anibusisile ningasakghoni ukuthwala izintwezi,
25 kufuze nizithengise, imali yakhona niyifake ngesikhwameni, nikhambe niye endaweni uJehova uZimenu azoyikhetha.
26 Ngemali leyo ningathenga nanyana yini eniyifunako, iinkomo, izimvu, iimbuzi, iwayini notjwala; nizozidlela lapho phambi kwakaJehova uZimenu begodu nithabe, nina nemindenenu.+
27 Ningamlahli umLevi ohlala emadorobhenenu,+ ngombana akakanikelwa isabelo namkha ilifa hlangana nani.+
28 “Qobe ekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu, kufuze nilethe kwetjhumi kwesivuno senu somnyaka loyo nisifake emadorobhenenu.+
29 Nje-ke umLevi ongakanikelwa isabelo namkha ilifa hlangana nani, umuntu ovela kwenye inarha, intandani nomhlolokazi abahlala emadorobhenenu bazokuza bazokudla,+ khona uJehova uZimenu azonibusisa kikho koke enikwenzako.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiHebheru, “ukuguda amatjhiya.”
^ Namkha “ipahlakhe ekhethekileko.”
^ Yinyoni ekulu efana nedada, ekghona ukubamba ihlambi ngokweqela ngemanzini ngehloko.
