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Deuteronomy 13

Ukukhonza abanye onkulunkulu

1 Nxa umphrofethi, loba umuntu oboniswa ngamaphupho, angavela phakathi kwenu abesebika imilingo loba isimanga, 2 kuthi leyomilingo loba lesosimanga ayabe ekhulume ngaso, kubonakale kusenzakala, abesesithi, “Asilandeleni abanye onkulunkulu (onkulunkulu elingakaze libazi) njalo asibakhonzeni,” 3 lingalaleli amazwi alowo mphrofethi loba umuntu wamaphupho. UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uzabe uyalilinga efuna ukubona kumbe liyamthanda yini ngezinhliziyo zenu kanye langomphefumulo wenu wonke. 4 NguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu okumele limlandele, kanti nguye uqobo okumele limphakamise. Gcinani imilayo yakhe njalo limlalele; mkhonzeni libambelele liqine kuye. 5 Lowo mphrofethi loba lowomuntu wamaphupho akhe kumele abulawe, ngoba utshumayele wakhuthaza ukuhlamukela uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, owalikhupha eGibhithe njalo walihlenga elizweni lobugqili; njalo ngumuntu obezama ukuliphambula endleleni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alilaya ngayo ukuba liyilandele. Kumele lihlambulule ububi phakathi kwenu.

6 Nxa umfowenu uqobo, loba indodana loba indodakazi yakho, loba umfazi wakho omthandayo, loba umngane wakho osekhwapheni, angavele akuhuge ensitha, esithi “Asihambe siyekhonza abanye onkulunkulu” (onkulunkulu lina laboyihlo elingazange libazi, 7 onkulunkulu babantu elakhelene labo, eduzane loba khatshana, kusukela emaphethelweni esigaba kusiya phutsha ngale kwaso), 8 lingamvumeli futhi lingamlaleli. Lingamtshengiseli uzwelo. Lingamphephisi njalo lingamvikeli. 9 Kumele ngeqiniso abulawe. Isandla senu kumele sibe yiso esikhokhela ukubulawa kwakhe, kulandele zonke ezabanye abantu. 10 Mkhandeni ngamatshe limbulale, ngoba uzame ukuliphambula elisusa kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, owalikhupha eGibhithe, walikhupha elizweni lobugqili. 11 Ngalokho wonke u-Israyeli uzakuzwa esabe, kakho loyedwa phakathi kwenu ozake aphinde enze into enjalo futhi.

12 Lingezwa kuthiwa kuledolobho elikwenzayo lokhu phakathi kwamadolobho eliwaphiwe nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ukuba lihlale kuwo 13 ukuthi kulamadoda aphakathi kwenu asedukise abantu balawo madolobho, esithi, “Asihambeni siyokhonza abanye onkulunkulu” (onkulunkulu elingakaze libazi), 14 kufanele libuzisise, lichwayisise lihlole ngokupheleleyo. Kuthi nxa kuliqiniso njalo kugcwaliseke ukuthi lesisinengiso sikhona phakathi kwenu, 15 kumele lifake inkemba ngeqiniso kulabo bonke abahlala kulelodolobho. Lilichithe litshabalale ngeqiniso, abantu bakhona kanye lezifuyo zakhona.

16 Buthelelani konke okuthunjiweyo kulelodolobho phakathi enzikini yalo enkundleni yokuhlanganela kwabantu lilithungele litshe lilobe lelodolobho kanye lezimpahla zalo zonke njengomnikelo wokutshiswa kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Kumele lisale lilunxiwa lelodolobho kokuphela, lingakhiwa kutsha futhi. 17 Akungabi lokukodwa kwalokho okusoliweyo okuzafunyanwa ezandleni zenu, ukuze uJehova adede elakeni lwakhe oluvuthayo; alitshengisele umusa wakhe, abelozwelo kini, andise amanani enu, njengoba wathembisa ngesifungo kubokhokho benu, 18 ngoba lilalela uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ligcina imilayo yakhe le engilinika yona lamuhla njalo lisenza okulungileyo emehlweni akhe.