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Kusho Kutsini Kutsi “Liso Ngeliso”?

Kusho Kutsini Kutsi “Liso Ngeliso”?

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 Umtsetfo ‘weliso ngeliso’ bewuyincenye yeMtsetfo waNkulunkulu lawuniketa ema-Israyeli asebentisa Mosi, futsi naJesu wacaphuna wona eNshumayelweni yakhe yaseNtsabeni. (Matewu 5:38; Eksodusi 21:24, 25; Dutheronomi 19:21) Lomtsetfo bewusho kutsi nangabe kwehlulelwa bantfu labonile, sigwebo bekufanele silingane naleso sono lesentiwe. a

 Lomtsetfo bewentelwe kuvimbela bantfu kutsi bangalimati labanye ngemabomu. Mayelana nemuntfu lolimete lomunye ngemabomu, umtsetfo waMosi bewutsi: “Nangabe amephule litsambo, nelakhe liyakwephulwa, liso ngeliso, litinyo ngelitinyo. Njengobe naye alimatile, kufanele naye alinyatwe.”—Levithikhusi 24:20.

 Beyiyini injongo yemtsetfo ‘weliso ngeliso’?

 Lomtsetfo ‘weliso ngeliso’ bewungasho kutsi umuntfu akatiphindzisele. Kunaloko, bewusita behluleli lebebabekiwe kutsi bakhokhe sigwebo lesifanele, lesingesiso lesimatima kakhulu nome lesincane kakhulu.

 Lomtsetfo bewuphindze usebente njengesecwayiso kunome ngubani lebekangase alimate nome acabange kulimata lomunye ngemabomu. LoMtsetfo bewutsi: “Labanye bantfu bayawutsi bangeva ngaloko bese bayesaba, leyontfo ingaphindzi yentiwe emkhatsini wenu.”—Dutheronomi 19:20.

 Lomtsetfo ‘weliso ngeliso’ usasebenta yini kumaKhristu?

 Cha, lomtsetfo awuwaphoceleli emaKhristu kutsi awusebentise. Bewuyincenye yeMtsetfo waMosi, lowacedvwa yinhlawulo yekufa kwaJesu.—Roma 10:4.

 Nome ungasasebenti, lomtsetfo usinika umcondvo waNkulunkulu wekwenta tintfo. Ngekwesibonelo, ukhombisa kutsi Nkulunkulu uyakutsandza kwehlulela kahle. (Tihlabelelo 89:14) Uphindze uvete indlela lafuna kwehlulelwe ngayo—njengekutsi, loyo lowonile kufanele ahlulelwe “ngebucotfo bemtsetfo.”—Jeremiya 30:11.

 Lokungasilo liciniso ngalomtsetfo ‘weliso ngeliso’

 Lokungasilo liciniso: Lomtsetfo ‘weliso ngeliso’ bewunesibhuku.

 Liciniso: Lomtsetfo awuzange unike bantfu ligunya lekukhokha sehlulelo lesimatima, nalesinelunya. Kunaloko, nangabe bewusetjentiswa kahle, behluleli labasemtsetfweni bebakhokha sehlulelo ngemuva kwekuhlolisisa kucala timo lebetitsintseka kanye nekutsi vele loyo lowonile wente ngemabomu yini. (Eksodusi 21:28-30; Numeri 35:22-25) Ngako lomtsetfo ‘weliso ngeliso’ bewusita ekutseni kungakhokhwa sigwebo lesimatima ngalokungakafaneli.

 Lokungasilo liciniso: Lomtsetfo ‘weliso ngeliso’ bewubangela kutiphindziselela lokungapheli.

 Liciniso: UMtsetfo waMosi wona ngekwawo bewutsi: “Ungatibuyiseleli nome ube nemagcubu nebantfwana bebantfu bakini.” (Levithikhusi 19:18) Kunekutsi loMtsetfo ubhebhetele kutiphindziselela, bewukhutsata bantfu kutsi betsembele kuNkulunkulu, kanye nasemtsetfweni lawubekile kuze kulungiswe bubi.—Dutheronomi 32:35.

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