Deu 17 | NdeIBE | STEP | Lingenzi umhlatshelo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngenkabi loba imvu elesici lesolekayo, ngoba lokho kuyisinengiso kuye.

Deuteronomy 17

1 Lingenzi umhlatshelo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngenkabi loba imvu elesici lesolekayo, ngoba lokho kuyisinengiso kuye.

2 Nxa kulendoda loba owesifazana ohlala phakathi kwenu kwelinye lamadolobho eliwaphiwa nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu limfumana esona emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kuyikwephula isivumelwano, 3 njalo ngokwephula imilayo yami esezikhonzela abanye onkulunkulu, ebakhothamela loba ekhonza ilanga loba inyanga loba izinkanyezi zezulu, 4 kube kanti lokhu sekubikiwe kini, kutsho ukuthi kuzamele likuchwayisise ngokupheleleyo. Nxa kuliqiniso njalo sekubonakele ukuthi kuliqiniso lokhu okuyisinengiso okwenzakele ko-Israyeli,

5 thathani leyondoda loba lowo owesifazana owenze lesi senzo esibi limuse esangweni ledolobho lenu limtshaye ngamatshe aze afe.

6 Ngobufakazi bababili loba abathathu indoda izabulawa, kodwa kakho ozabulawa ngobufakazi bomuntu oyedwa kuphela. 7 Akuthi ofakazi labo kube yibo abaqalisayo ukumbulala, kube sekulandela bonke abanye abantu. Kumele lisuse ububi phakathi kwenu.

Imithethwandaba

8 Nxa amacala eza phambi kwemithethwandaba yenu enzima ukuwahlulela – loba ngawokuchitha igazi, ukwephula imithetho loba awokuhlaselwa, athatheni liye lawo endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu azayikhetha.

9 Hambani kubaphristi, abangabaLevi, kanye lakumehluleli osesikhundleni okwalesosikhathi. Buzani kibo bona bazalinika isigwebo esifaneleyo. 10 Lina-ke kumele lenze njengokucebisa kwabo endaweni uJehova azayikhetha. Linanzelele ukuthi lenza lokho kanye abaliqondisa ukuba likwenze. 11 Yenzani ngokomthetho njengalokho abalifundisa ngakho lezinqumo abalipha zona. Lingaphambuki kulokho abalitshela khona, liye kwesokudla loba kwesenxele. 12 Indoda etshengisela ukudelela iseyisa umehluleli loba umphristi owenza umsebenzi wokukhonza khonapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kumele ibulawe. Kumele lisuse bonke ububi phakathi kuka-Israyeli. 13 Bonke abantu bazakuzwa besabe, bangabe besadelela futhi.

INkosi

14 Ekungeneni kwenu elizweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alinika lona selilithethe laba ngelenu njalo selihlezi kulo, njalo selisithi, “Asibekeni inkosi isibuse ukuze sifanane lezinye izizwe esakhelene lazo,” 15 wobani leqiniso lokuthi libeka inkosi ekhethwe nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Kumele abe ngomunye wabafowenu. Lingafaki umuntu wezizweni ukuba alibuse, ongasiye wakini ko-Israyeli.

16 Inkosi njalo akumelanga izifuyele amabhiza amanengi loba ithume abantu babuyele eGibhithe ukuyazuza amanye khona ngoba uJehova ulitshelile wathi, “Lingaphindi liyihambe njalo leyondlela.” 17 Kayingathathi abafazi abanengi funa inhliziyo yayo idukiswe. Kayingazinothisi ngesiliva langegolide elinengi kakhulu.

18 Nxa isithatha isihlalo sobukhosi bombuso wayo kayithathe iphepha lomgoqwa izilobele kulo umthetho lo iwuthatha encwadini yabaphristi abangabaLevi. 19 Umgoqwa lowo kawuhlale ukuyo, ihlale iwubala zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwayo ukuze ifunde ukwesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wayo, ilandele ngokunanzelela wonke amazwi omthetho lo lalezi izimiso, 20 njalo ukuze ingazitshayi ongcono kulabanye abakibo, ingaphambuki emthethweni iye ngasekunene loba ngasekhohlo. Ngakho yona kanye lezizukulwane zayo bazabusa isikhathi eside embusweni wayo ko-Israyeli.