Dutheronomi 19:1-21

  • Licala lengati nemadolobha ekukhosela (1-13)

  • Tikhonkwane temincele akukafaneli tisuswe (14)

  • Bofakazi nakutekwa licala (15-21)

    • Kudzingeka bofakazi lababili nobe labatsatfu (15)

19  “Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu nasatibhubhisile letive letikulelive Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninike lona futsi nani senilitsetse, senihlala emadolobheni ato nasetindlini tato,+  kufanele nikhetse emadolobha lamatsatfu kulelive Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninika lona kutsi libe lenu.+  Lendzawo Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninika yona niboyehlukanisa ibe tincenye letintsatfu, nente nemigwaco kuze nobe ngubani lobulele umuntfu abalekele kulinye lalamadolobha.  “Naku lokufanele kwentiwe mayelana nemuntfu lobulele lomunye futsi lotawubalekela kulamadolobha kuze aphile: Nangabe abulele umuntfu wakubo ngesiphosiso futsi kungasiko kutsi bekamtondza,+  njengalapho ahamba naye baya ehlatsini kuyewutfota, bese utsi uphakamisa lizembe ugawula sihlahla, lelizembe liphume emphinini walo lishaye lolomunye umuntfu afe, lona lobulele kufanele abalekele kulinye lalamadolobha kuze aphile.+  Ngaphandle kwaloko, ngentfukutselo* umphindziseli wengati+ angamcosha amkhandze bese uyambulala, ngobe bekukukhashane kulelidolobha lekukhosela. Kodvwa-ke lomuntfu bekungakafaneli abulawe, ngobe bekangamtondzi lomuntfu wakubo.+  Kungako-ke ngitsi kini: ‘Khetsani emadolobha lamatsatfu.’  “Lapho Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu sekayandzisile lendzawo yenu njengobe afunga kubokhokho benu,+ waphindze waninika lonkhe live lafunga kutsi utalinika bokhokho benu,+  futsi nangabe nani niyilalela ngekwetsembeka yonkhe imitsetfo lengininika yona lamuhla, kutsi nitsandze Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu niphindze nihambe etindleleni takhe ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi,+ kufanele nibese nengeta lamanye emadolobha lamatsatfu.+ 10  Nanenta kanjalo, kute ingati lengenacala letawucitfwa+ eveni Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninika lona kutsi libe lifa lenu, kute nelicala lengati lenitawuba nalo.+ 11  “Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu abetondza umuntfu wakubo,+ waze wamlalela endleleni kuze amhlasele futsi wamshaya wafa, wabese sewubalekela kulinye lalamadolobha ekukhosela, 12  emadvodza lamadzala akulelidolobha lakubo kufanele ambite, bese amletsa kulomphindziseli wengati, yena lotawubese uyambulala.+ 13  Lomuntfu ningabomvela buhlungu. Kufanele nilisuse licala lekucitfwa kwengati lengenacala ka-Israyeli,+ kuze tintfo titewunihambela kahle. 14  “Nasenitfola lifa lenu kulelive Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninika lona, ningabosisusa sikhonkwane semncele+ wamakhelwane wenu endzaweni bokhokho benu labasibeka kuyo. 15  “Bufakazi bemuntfu munye abukeneli kutsi kungalahlwa* ngabo lomunye umuntfu ngenca yanobe nguliphi licala nobe sono lasentile.+ Kudzingeka kube nabofakazi* lababili nobe labatsatfu kuze kucinisekiswe kutsi indzaba iliciniso.+ 16  Nangabe lotsite afakaza emanga ngalomunye umuntfu futsi abe anetinhloso letimbi, ammangalela nangekutsi wente intfo lembi,+ 17  labo bantfu lababili kufanele beme embikwaJehova, nasembikwebaphristi kanye nebehluleli labatawube behlulela ngaleso sikhatsi.+ 18  Labehluleli batayiphenyisisa lendzaba.+ Nakutfolakala kutsi lomuntfu abefakaza emanga futsi abemangalela umuntfu wakubo ngentfo lengekho, 19  nibokwenta kuye loko labehlose kukwenta kulomuntfu wakubo.+ Ngako-ke nibobususa bubi emkhatsini wenu.+ 20  Labanye bantfu batawukuva ngaloku futsi besabe, ngaleyo ndlela ngeke baphindze bente intfo lembi kanjena emkhatsini wenu.+ 21  Ningabobuva buhlungu,+ ngobe kufanele kwenanwe kuphila ngekuphila, liso ngeliso, litinyo ngelitinyo, sandla ngesandla, lunyawo ngelunyawo.+

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