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Deuteronomy 15

Umnyaka wokwesulwa Kwezikwelede

1 Ekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa kumele lesule izikwelede. 2 Nanso indlela elizaphatha ngayo: Wonke umuntu owake waboleka omunye wakibo wako-Israyeli impahla yakhe kumele esule lesosikwelede. Akusafanelanga ukuthi adinge ukuhlawulwa ngomunye wakhe wako-Israyeli loba umfowabo, ngoba isikhathi seNkosi sokwesula izikwelede sesimenyezelwe. 3 Lilakho ukuthi lihlawulwe ngabezizweni, kodwa kumele lesule isikwelede umfowenu ayabe elaso kini. 4 Kodwa akungabi lomuntu oswelayo phakathi kwenu, ngoba elizweni lelo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alinika lona ukuze libe yilifa lenu, uzalibusisa kakhulu,

5 nxa lizalalela iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu linanzelele njalo ukuthi liyayilandela yonke imilayo yakhe engilethulela yona lamuhla.

6 Kungenxa yalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu azalibusisa njengokulithembisa kwakhe, njalo lizakweboleka izizwe ezinengi kodwa lina aliyikweboleka lutho kuzo. Lizabusa phezu kwezizwe ezinengi kodwa lina akulasizwe esizalibusa.

7 Nxa ekhona ongumyanga phakathi kwabafowenu emadolobheni la uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alinika wona lasemazweni eliwaphiweyo, lingabi lezinhliziyo ezilukhuni loba ukuba ngabancitshanayo kumfowenu ongumyanga. 8 Kuhle ukuthi libe ngabaphanayo limeboleke ngokukhululeka loba yini ayiswelayo. 9 Limukani lingagcini umnakano omubi othi: “Umnyaka wesikhombisa, umnyaka wokwesulwa kwezikwelede, ususondele,” ukuze lingabi lomoya omubi ngomfowenu oswelayo lingabe lisamnika lutho. Kungenzeka acele kuJehova ukuba alihlanekele, libe selifunyanwa lilesono.

10 Mupheni okunengi njalo lokhu likwenze ngezinhliziyo ezingelamona; kanti-ke ngenxa yalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uzalibusisa kuyo yonke imisebenzi yenu lakukho konke elibeka izandla zenu kukho. 11 Kuzahlala kulokhu kulabantu abangabayanga elizweni. Ngakho ngiyalilaya ukuba phanini ngezandla ezivulekileyo kubafowenu kanye lakubo bonke abangabayanga labaswelayo elizweni lenu.

Ukukhulula izisebenzi

12 Nxa omunye wenu ongumHebheru, owesilisa loba owesifazana, ezithengisile kini kodwa asebenze iminyaka eyisithupha, ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kumele limkhulule azihambele.

13 Mhla limkhulula lingamyekeli ehamba eze engaphethe lutho. Mnikeni emihlambini yenu ngomoya wokuphana, lasemabeleni asebhuliwe kanye lewayini eselihluziwe. 14 Mnikeni njengokubusiswa kwenu nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. 15 Khumbulani ukuthi laliyizigqili eGibhithe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu walikhulula. Yikho ngilinika umlayo lo lamuhla.

16 Kodwa isisebenzi senu singathi kini, “Angifuni ukusuka lapha,” ngenxa yokuthi siyalithanda lina labendlu yenu njalo sihlezi kuhle lani, 17 thathani usungulo libhobozele indlebe yaso emnyango, sihle sibe yisisebenzi senu kokuphela. Lokhu alibokwenza loba kuyisisebenzi sesifazana.

18 Lingakuthathi njengomthwalo onzima ukukhulula izisebenzi zenu, ngoba umsebenzi esiyabe sikwenzele wona kuminyaka eyisithupha uyalingana lomsebenzi ophindwe kabili owenziwa ngoqatshiweyo. Ngakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uzalibusisa kukho konke elikwenzayo.

Amazibulo ezifuyo

19 Gcinelani uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu izibulo lonke emihlambini yenu kanye leyezimvu kungamaduna kuphela. Lingasebenzisi loba yiliphi izibulo emhlambini loba owezimvu njalo lingagundi uboya bamazibulo ezimvu zenu. 20 Ngayo yonke iminyaka lina kanye labendlu yenu lizawadla phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu endaweni azayikhetha yena. 21 Nxa inyamazana ilesici, iqhula loba iyisiphofu, loba ilokunye okusolekayo, linganikeli ngayo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. 22 Leyo lizayidlela emadolobheni enu. Bonke abahlanzekileyo labangahlanzekanga ngokomkhuba balakho ukuyidla, kungani badla ithaka lembabala.

23 Kodwa lingadli igazi lazo, lichitheleni emhlabathini kungathi lichitha amanzi.