Duteronomi 25:1-19
25 “Nange abantu baba nepikiswano, kufuze bayokuvela phambi kwabahluleli,+ bazobahlulela batjho ukuthi ngimuphi onomlandu, ngimuphi onganamlandu.+
2 Nange onomlandu lo kufuze abetjhwe,+ umahluleli uzombhambalalisa phasi, abetjhwe phambi kwakhe. Imivimbo azokubetjhwa yona izokulingana nobukhohlakali abenzileko.
3 Angabetjhwa imivimbo engaba ma-40+ kodwana kungadluli lapho. Nange aragela phambili abetjhwa eminye imivimbo eminengi ukudlula le, umfowenu uzabe ahlazisiwe phambi kwamehlwenu.
4 “Lokha ikunzi nayibhulako ungayivali umlomo.+
5 “Nange abantwana bomuntu bahlala ndawonye bese omunye ahlongakale anganandodana, umfazi walo ohlongakeleko akukafuzi atjhade nomunye umuntu ongasililunga lomndeni. Umfowabo wendodakhe kufuze amthathe abe mkakhe, indoda le kufuze ithathe umfazi kamfowabo.+
6 Izibulo lomfazi lo lizokubizwa ngegama lendodakhe ehlongakeleko,+ khona igama lendodakhe le lingeze latjhabalala kwa-Israyeli.+
7 “Nange indoda le ingafuni ukutjhada umfazi kamfowabo, umfazi kamfowabo kufuze aye kubadala esangweni ledorobho athi kibo, ‘Umfowabo wendodami akafuni ukukhulisa igama lakamfowabo kwa-Israyeli. Akafuni ukungithatha bona ngibe mkakhe.’
8 Abadala bedorobho kufuze bambize bakhulume naye. Kodwana nange abhala athi, ‘Angifuni ukumthatha bona abe mkami,’
9 umfazi kamfowabo kufuze atjhidele hlanu kwakhe phambi kwabadala, amhlubulise ipatlagwana lakhe,+ amkhafulele ebusweni, athi, ‘Ngilokhu okwenziwa endodeni engafuni ukwakha indlu kamfowabo.’
10 Ngemva kwalokho, igama lomndenakhe kwa-Israyeli lizokwaziwa ngokuthi, ‘Yindlu yaloyo owahlutjuliswa ipatlagwana.’
11 “Nange amadoda amabili alwa, umfazi wale enye angenele bona avikele indodakhe kiloyo oyibethako, alule isandla sakhe abambe izitho zayo zangaphasi,
12 kufuze nimqunte isandla. Akukafuzi nimzwele ubuhlungu.
13 “Akukafuzi niphathe amatje amabili angalinganiko eenkhwameni zenu,+ elincani nelikhulu.
14 Emzinenu, akukafuzi nibe namathunga amabili angalinganiko wokulinganisa.+
15 Kufuze nibe neenlinganiso ezinembileko nezithembekileko, khona nizakuphila isikhathi eside enarheni uJehova uZimenu aninikela yona.+
16 Nanyana ngimuphi umuntu ongakathembeki owenza izintwezi uJehova uZimenu uyamnyenya.+
17 “Khumbulani lokho ama-Amalekhi anenza khona endleleni naniphuma eGibhide,+
18 khumbulani indlela ahlangana ngayo nani endleleni, asahlela boke ebebakhamba ngemva kwenu lokha nanidiniweko ningasanamandla. Akhenge amsabe uZimu.
19 Lokha uJehova uZimenu nakaninikela ukuphumula kiwo woke amanabenu anibhodileko enarheni uJehova uZimenu aninikela yona bona ibe lilifa lenu,+ kufuze nitjhabalalise ama-Amalekhi+ angasakhunjulwa. Ningakhohlwa.
