Deu 19 | NdeIBE | STEP | Kuzakuthi lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu esebhubhise izizwe zelizwe lelo alinika lona, futhi lani selizixotshile njalo lahlala emadolobheni kanye lasezindlini zazo,

Deuteronomy 19

Amadolobho Okuphephela

1 Kuzakuthi lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu esebhubhise izizwe zelizwe lelo alinika lona, futhi lani selizixotshile njalo lahlala emadolobheni kanye lasezindlini zazo,

2 kulapho-ke eselingazikhethela amadolobho amathathu enkabazwe yelizwe lelo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alinika lona libe ngelenu.

3 Yakhani imigwaqo eqonda kuwo njalo lehlukanise ilizwe lelo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alinike lona njengelifa lenu libe yizigaba ezintathu, ukuze kuthi loba ngubani obulala umuntu abalekele khona.

4 Lesi yisimiso maqondana lomuntu obulala omunye abesebalekela khona ukuze asindise impilo yakhe – lowo obulala umakhelwane wakhe kungayisikho ngabomo, engamqophanga. 5 Njengokuthi, umuntu angaya egangeni ukuyagamula inkuni lomakhelwana wakhe, kuthi lapho egamula isihlahla ngehloka lakhe, ihloka likhumuke emphinini litshaye umakhelwane wakhe afe. Lowomuntu angabalekela kwelinye lamadolobho lawo ukuze asindise impilo yakhe. 6 Phela kungenzeka ukuthi umphindiseli wegazi axotshane lombulali ngentukuthelo, amfice nxa ummango umude kakhulu, ambulale lanxa lowombulali ubengafanelanga ukufa, ngoba engambulalanga ngabomo ngenxa yenzondo umakhelwana wakhe. 7 Yikhonje ngilaye ukuthi lizehlukanisele amadolobho amathathu.

8 Nxa uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu angaqhelisa isabelo senu njengokuthembisa kwakhe okhokho benu ngesifungo, aliphe lonke ilizwe abathembisa lona, 9 ngoba lilandela ngokunanzelela yonke imithetho engililaya yona lamuhla – ukuthanda uJehova uNkulunkulu lokuhamba kokuphela ngezindlela zakhe – kufanele ukuthi likhethe amanye njalo amadolobho amathathu. 10 Kwenzeni lokhu ukuze kungachitheki igazi elingelacala elizweni lenu, lelo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alinika lona njengelifa lenu, njalo lokuthi lingabi lecala lokuchitha igazi.

11 Kodwa uma umuntu emzonda umakhelwane wakhe, amcathamele, amtshaye ambulale, abesebalekela kwelinye lamadolobho la, 12 abakhokheli bedolobho lakibo bazamthumela abantu, bamlande kulelodolobho babuye laye, bamnikele kumphindiseli wegazi ukuba afe. 13 Lingamzweli isihawu. Kufanele liqede ububi bokuchitha igazi elingelacala ko-Israyeli ukuze kulilungele.

14 Lingabosusa izikhonkwane zomngcele wendawo kamakhelwana wenu ezabethelwa ngabalandulelayo kulo ilifa eliliphiwa elizweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alinika lona ukuba libe ngelenu.

Ofakazi

15 Ufakazi oyedwa angeke afakaze kwanele ukuthi umuntu olomlandu wokwenza loba licala bani etheswe icala. Indaba ingaqiniswa ngofakazi ababili loba abathathu.

16 Nxa ufakazi wamanga emelana lendoda eyetheswa icala, 17 amadoda la womabili axabeneyo afanele ukuthi ame phambi kukaJehova phambi kwabaphristi kanye labehluleli abayabe besesikhundleni ngalesosikhathi. 18 Abehluleli kumele bachwayisise ngokupheleleyo kuthi lapho bangafumana ukuthi ufakazi uqamba amanga, esipha ubufakazi bamanga ngomzalwane wakhe, 19 lizakwenza kuye khonokho abehlose ukukwenza kumzalwane wakhe. Kumele liqede ububi phakathi kwenu. 20 Abanye bonke abantu bazakuzwa ngalokhu besabe, ngakho akusayikwenziwa futhi phakathi kwenu ububi obunjalo. 21 Lingabi lozwelo: ukuphila akwenanwe yikuphila, ilihlo ngelihlo, izinyo ngezinyo, isandla ngesandla, unyawo ngonyawo.