Duteronomi
20 “Nange niyokulwa namanabenu nibone iinjomani zawo, iinkarana zawo namabuthwawo amanengi ukudlula nina, ningasabi ngombana uJehova uZimenu owanikhupha enarheni yeGibhide unani.+ 2 Nasele nizokuthoma ukulwa, umphristi kufuze atjhidele akhulume nabantu.+ 3 Kufuze athi kibo, ‘Lalelani ma-Israyeli, senizokulwa namanabenu. Ningangenwa mamanzi emadolweni. Ningathukwa namkha nihlengezele ngebanga labo, 4 ngombana uJehova uZimenu ukhamba nani bona ayonilwela emanabenenu begodu uzonisindisa.’+
5 Iinduna nazo kufuze zithi ebantwini, ‘Ngubani owakhe indlu etja wangayivula? Akabuyele emzinakhe. Ngombana nakungasinjalo, angafa epini bese enye indoda ivule indlwakhe. 6 Ngubani otjale isimu yamadiribe wangayivuna? Akabuyele emzinakhe. Ngombana nakungasinjalo, angafela epini omunye umuntu athome ukuvuna. 7 Ngubani othembise intombi umtjhado begodu akakabi ukuyitjhada? Akakhambe abuyele emzinakhe.+ Ngombana nakungasinjalo, angafela epini itjhadwe ngenye indoda.’ 8 Godu iinduna kufuze zibuze abantu zithi, ‘Ngubani osabako nolitjhatjha?+ Akabuyele emzinakhe khona angeze athusa abafowabo basabe njengaye.’+ 9 Lokha iinduna nasele ziqedile ukukhuluma nabantu, kufuze zikhethe amakhosana wamabutho bona adose phambili abantu.
10 “Nange nitjhidela edorobheni bona nilwe nalo, kufuze nilazise ngemibandela yokwenza isivumelwano sokuthula.+ 11 Nange livuma ukwenza ukuthula nani linivulele amasango, boke abantu balapho bazokuba ziingqila zenu begodu bazonisebenzela.+ 12 Kodwana nange lingafuni ukwenza ukuthula nani lifune ukulwa nani, kufuze nibhode idorobhelo ngamabutho ahlomileko, 13 uJehova uZimenu uzolinikela esandleni senu, kufuze nibulale woke amadoda alapho ngesabula. 14 Nanyana kunjalo, abafazi, abantwana, ifuyo nazo zoke izinto zedorobhenelo ningazithathela zona,+ nidle izinto zamanabenu uJehova uZimenu aninikela zona.+
15 “Ngilokho enizokwenza kiwo woke amadorobho akude nani, ingasi amadorobho weentjhaba eziseduze nani. 16 Emadorobheni wabantwaba, uJehova uZimenu aninikela wona bona abe lilifa lenu, akunamuntu okufuze nimlise aphile.+ 17 Kunalokho, kufuze nitjhabalalise amaRhiti, ama-Amori, amaKanana, amaPerizi, amaRhivi namaJebusi+ njengombana uJehova uZimenu aniyalile, 18 khona zingeze zanifundisa bona nenze zoke izinto ezinyenyisako ezizenzela abozimu bazo, zinenze none kuJehova uZimenu.+
19 “Nange nibhoda idorobho ngamabutho ahlomileko bona nilithumbe ngemva kokuthi nilwe nalo amalanga amanengi, akukafuzi nitjhabalalise imithi yakhona ngokuyiqunta ngezembe. Ningadla emithini leyo kodwana akukafuzi niyiqunte.+ Inga-kghani kufuze nisahlele umuthi kwanga nisahlela umuntu? 20 Ningatjhabalalisa kwaphela imithi enaziko bona ayidliwa. Ningayiqunta niyisebenzisele ukusahlela idorobho elilwa nani bekube kulapho nilithumba khona.