Duteronomi 17:1-20
17 “Ningenzeli uJehova uZimenu umhlatjelo ngekunzi namkha imvu erholopheleko namkha engakaphili kuhle ngombana uzokuba yinto enyenyisako kuJehova uZimenu.+
2 “Nange kwelinye lamadorobhenu uJehova uZimu aninikele wona kufunyanwa indoda namkha umfazi owenza ukukhohlakala emehlweni kaJehova uZimenu begodu aphule isivumelwano sakhe,+
3 aphambuke alotjhe abanye abozimu abakhothamele namkha akhothamele ilanga, inyanga namkha loke ibutho lezulwini,+ okuyinto engingakhenge nginiyale ngayo.+
4 Nange indaba le ibikwa kini namkha nizwe ngayo kufuze niyifunisise. Nange kuqinisekiswa+ bona into enyenyisako le yenziwe kwa-Israyeli,
5 indoda namkha umfazi owenze into ekhohlakeleko le kufuze alethwe emasangweni wedorobho, akghadlhwe ngamatje bekafe.+
6 Umuntu ekufuze abulawe lo, kufuze abulawe nange kunabofakazi+ ababili namkha abathathu. Akukafuzi abulawe nange kunofakazi oyedwa.+
7 Boke abofakazi kufuze babe ngebokuthoma ukumkghadlha ngamatje bona bambulale, ngemva kwalokho kulandele boke abantu. Kufuze nisuse okumbi hlangana nani.+
8 “Nange emadorobhenenu kuba nomlandu obudisi enibhalelwa kuwahlulela, kungaba mlandu obandakanya ukuphalaza iingazi,+ amalungelo womthetho, ukwenziwa kweenturhu namkha ezinye iindaba, kufuze niye endaweni uJehova uZimenu azoyikhetha.+
9 Kufuze niye kubaphristi abamaLevi nakumahluleli+ ozabe ahlulela emihleni leyo, nibike indabenu, bazonitjela isiqunto ngendaba leyo.+
10 Kufuze nenze ngokwesiqunto abaninikele sona endaweni uJehova azoyikhetha. Tjhejani bona nenze koke abaniyale ngakho.
11 Kufuze nenze ngokomthetho abanifundise wona nangokwesiqunto abanitjele sona.+ Kufuze nilalele lokho abanitjela khona ningaphambuki kikho.+
12 Umuntu oziphakamisako ongafuni ukulalela umphristi osebenzela uJehova uZimenu namkha umahluleli, kufuze afe.+ Kufuze nisuse okumbi kwa-Israyeli.+
13 Boke abantu nabezwa ngalokho, bazokuthukwa begodu angekhe basaziphakamisa.+
14 “Nanifika enarheni uJehova uZimenu aninikela yona bona niyithathe benihlale kiyo, nithi, ‘Asizibekele ikosi sifane neentjhaba ezisibhodileko,+
15 nange kunjalo, kufuze nikhethe ikosi uJehova uZimenu ayikhethako.+ Kufuze nikhethe ikosi hlangana nabafowenu. Anikavunyelwa ukukhetha umuntu ovela kwenye inarha.
16 Kufuze angazibutheleleli iinjomani ezinengi+ namkha abuyisele abantu eGibhide bona afumane iinjomani ezinengi+ ngombana uJehova wathi kini, ‘Ningabuyeli emuva ngendlela le.’
17 Akukafuzi azithathele abafazi abanengi khona ihliziywakhe ingeze yaphambuka+ begodu akukafuzi azibuthele isiliva negolide elinengi.+
18 Nakathoma ukubusa, kufuze azikopululele umThetho lo encwadini ehlala kubaphristi abamaLevi.+
19 “Kufuze ahlale anayo, ayifunde ukuphila kwakhe koke+ khona azakufunda ukusaba uJehova uZimakhe, alalele woke amezwi neenqophiso ezisemThethweni loyo.+
20 Nakenza njalo, angekhe aziphakamise kubafowabo begodu angekhe aphambuke emyalweni lo, atjhinge ngesidleni namkha ngesinceleni, khona yena namadodanakhe bazakuba makhosi kwa-Israyeli isikhathi eside.
