Duteronomi
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.