Dheuteronomyo
17 “Leka kupereka kuna Yahova Mulungu wako, ntsembe ya ngʼombe peno ya bira yakuti iri na cilema peno cinthu cinango cakuipa, thangwi pyenepi ndi pyakunyanyasa kuna Yahova Mulungu wako.+
2 “Pakati panu pangaoneka mamuna peno nkazi wakuti asacita pinthu pyakuipa pamaso pa Yahova Mulungu wako, mu ubodzi mwa mizinda idakupasani Yahova Mulungu wako, pontho iye mbakhonda kubvera cibverano cace,+ 3 munthu unoyu mbapeuka, mbatoma kulambira alungu anango, pontho mbagodamira alungu anewa peno kugodamira dzuwa, mwezi peno pinthu pyonsene pyakudzulu,+ pinthu pidakhonda ine kukupanga.+ 4 Ungapangwa peno ungabva pinthu pyenepi, saka kudziwa* mwadidi. Pangakhala na umboni+ unapangiza kuti pinthu pyenepi pyakunyanyasa pyacitwadi mu Izraeli, 5 usafunika kubulusa mamuna unoyu peno nkazi unoyu kunja kwa misuwo mikulu ya nzinda, penepo iye asafunika amenywe na miyala mpaka kufa.+ 6 Munthu unoyu asafunika kuphiwa pangaoneka umboni*+ wa anthu awiri peno atatu. Mbwenye iye nee asafunika kuphiwa pangaoneka umboni+ wa munthu mʼbodzi basi. 7 Amboni awiri peno atatu asafunika kukhala akutoma kumʼmenya na miyala toera kumupha, buluka penepo mbumba yonsene inamʼmenyambo na miyala. Usafunika kumalisa uipi pakati panu.+
8 “Mu nzinda wanu mungaoneka nseru wakunentsa kakamwe toera kuutonga, wakuti usaphataniza kupha munthu+ peno nseru wakuti usafunika kutongwa, kucita munthu pyakuipa peno cinthu cinango, penepo usafunika kuenda pa mbuto inafuna kusankhula Yahova Mulungu wako.+ 9 Usafunika kuenda kuna Alevi anatumikira ninga anyantsembe na kuna anyakutonga miseru+ anatumikira mu ntsiku zenezi mbuapanga nseru wako, penepo iwo anakupanga pidatonga iwo.+ 10 Buluka penepo, iwe usafunika ucite pinthu mwakubverana na pidatonga iwo pa mbuto inafuna kusankhula Yahova. Cita mphole-mphole toera ubvere pitsogolero pyonsene pinafuna kukupasa iwo. 11 Usafunika ucite pinthu mwakubverana na ntemo unafuna kukupasa iwo na pinafuna iwo kutonga.+ Nee usafunika kucita pinthu pinango pyakusiyana na pinafuna kutonga iwo, nee usafunika kupeuka kukhundu yamadyo peno yabzwere.+ 12 Munthu anafuna kucita pinthu mwakudzikuza mbakhonda kubvera anyakutonga miseru peno anyantsembe anatumikira Yahova Mulungu wako, anafa.+ Usafunika kubulusa uipi mu Izraeli.+ 13 Anthu onsene angabva pyenepi anadzagopa, natenepa iwo nee anadzacitabve pinthu mwakudzikuza.+
14 “Ungapita mu dziko inakupasa Yahova Mulungu wako, mbuikwata mbukhala mwenemu, mbulonga: ‘Ndisafuna kusankhula mambo ninga pinacita madzindza onsene ali dhuzi na ine,’+ 15 khala ndi tenepo, mwakukhonda penula usafunika kukhazikisa mambo ule anafuna kusankhulwa+ na Yahova Mulungu wako. Mambo anafuna iwe kukhazikisa asafunika akhale mʼbodzi mwa abale ako. Nee usafunika kukhazikisa munthu wa dziko inango wakuti nee ndi mʼbale wako. 16 Mbwenye mambo nee asafunika akhale na makavalo mazinji,+ peno kutuma anthu abwerere ku Ejitu toera akagule makavalo,+ thangwi Yahova akupangani: ‘Lekani kubwerera pontho na njira ineyi.’ 17 Kusiyapo pyenepi, mbaleke kusemba akazi azinji toera ntima wace ukhonde kupeuswa;+ pontho nee asafunika kukhala na parata izinji kakamwe na ouro izinji kakamwe.+ 18 Angadzakhala mambo iye asafunika kulemba ekhene mʼbukhu* mafala a Mwambo uyu udabuluswa mu mwambo unakoyiwa na Alevi anatumikira ninga anyantsembe.+
19 “Mwambo unoyu usafunika kukhala na iye, pontho asafunika kuuleri ntsiku zonsene za umaso wace+ toera apfundze kugopa Yahova Mulungu wace, mbabvera+ mafala onsene a Mwambo unoyu na matongero anewa. 20 Natenepa iye nee anadzikuza kuna abale ace, pontho iye nee anadzasiya kubvera matongero anewa, nee kupeuka kukhundu yamadyo peno yabzwere toera iye pabodzi na anace apitirize kutonga mu ndzidzi uzinji mu Izraeli.