Dutheronomi
15 “Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi nakuphela umnyaka wesi-7, kufanele utesule tikweleti lokweletwa tona.+ 2 Naku lokutakwentiwa: Wonkhe umuntfu lokweletwako utawesula sikweleti lasikweletwa ngumakhelwane wakhe. Akukafaneli amhambele lomakhelwane wakhe nobe umnakabo, ngobe letikweleti titawesulwa embikwaJehova.+ 3 Ungamhambela sikweleti umuntfu wekuhamba,+ kodvwa nobe yini umnakenu lakukweleta yona kufanele ungasayihambeli. 4 Akukafaneli kube nemuntfu loweswele emkhatsini wenu, ngobe nakanjani Jehova utawunibusisa+ kulelive Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninika lona kutsi libe lifa lenu. 5 Kodvwa-ke loko kutawukwenteka kuphela nangabe nililalelisisa livi laJehova Nkulunkulu wenu futsi niyigcina ngekucophelela yonkhe lemiyalo lengininika yona lamuhla.+ 6 Ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu utanibusisa njengobe nje anetsembisile, futsi nitawuboleka* tive letinyenti, kodvwa nine ngeke nidzinge kuboleka lutfo.+ Nitawuba ngetulu kwetive letinyenti, kepha tona ngeke tibe ngetulu kwenu.+
7 “Nakwenteka lomunye kubanakenu eswela kulelinye lemadolobha enu kulelive Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninika lona, ningabi netinhlitiyo letilukhuni nobe ningamuphi lomnakenu loweswele.+ 8 Kufanele nimuphe ngesandla lesivulekile+ futsi nente konkhe lokusemandleni enu kutsi nimboleke* nobe yini layidzingako nanobe yini layeswele. 9 Ningabi nalomcondvo lomubi etinhlitiyweni tenu, nitsi: ‘Umnyaka wesi-7, lokungumnyaka wekwesula tikweleti sewusondzele,’+ bese anisamuphi ngesandla lesivulekile umnakenu loweswele futsi ningasamniki lutfo. Nakwenteka akhala ngani kuJehova, nine nitawuba nesono.+ 10 Nibomupha ngesandla lesivulekile,+ hhayi ngenhlitiyo lebuhlungu, ngobe nguleso sizatfu lesitakwenta Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu abusise konkhe lenikwentako kanye nemsebenti wenu.+ 11 Bantfu labeswele batawuhlale bakhona eveni lenu.+ Kungako nginiyala ngitsi: ‘Umnakenu loweswele futsi lohluphekako eveni lenu kufanele nimuphe ngesandla lesivulekile.’+
12 “Nakwenteka lomunye kubanakenu atsengiswa kuwe kutsi abe sigcili, kungaba yindvodza nobe umfati longumHebheru, futsi asakusebentele iminyaka lesitfupha, ngemnyaka wesi-7 kufanele umkhulule.+ 13 Nawumkhulula, ungamhambisi alengisa tandla. 14 Ubomupha lokutsite lokutsetse emhlambini wakho wetimvu nobe wetimbuti, nalokutsetse ebaleni lakho lekubhulela, etjeni lekuhlutela emafutsa nasetjeni lekuhlutela liwayini. Njengobe nje Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho akubusisile, nawe ubomupha umnakenu. 15 Khumbulani kutsi nani naba tigcili eveni laseGibhithe nekutsi Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu wanikhulula. Kungako lamuhla nginitjela kutsi nente loku.
16 “Kodvwa nakatsi kuwe: ‘Angeke ngihambe!’ futsi loko akusho ngobe akutsandza wena kanye nendlu yakho, njengobe abejabula kulesikhatsi asenawe,+ 17 ubomtsatsa umyamise emnyango bese ubhobosa indlebe yakhe ngelusungulo, futsi utawubese uba sigcili sakho kuko konkhe kuphila kwakhe. Ubokwenta ngendlela lefanako nakuloyo losigcilikati sakho. 18 Ungeva buhlungu nawumkhulula futsi ahamba, ngobe umsebenti lakwentele wona kuleminyaka lesitfupha ulingana nemsebenti lophindvwe kabili wesisebenti lesicashiwe, naJehova Nkulunkulu wakho ukubusise kuto tonkhe tintfo letentiwe kuleso sikhatsi.
19 “Ematibulo lamadvuna emhlambi wenu wetinkhomo, wetimvu newetimbuti nibowanikela kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.+ Kute umsebenti lokufanele niwente ngalamatibulo etinkhomo,* futsi ematibulo etimvu newetimbuti kufanele ningawahhuli. 20 Njalo ngemnyaka, wena nendlu yakho nibodlela lamatibulo embikwaJehova Nkulunkulu wakho, kulendzawo Jehova latayikhetsa.+ 21 Kodvwa nangabe lelitibulo linesici, kungaba kutsi lephukile, aliboni, nobe linalesinye sici lesikhulu, ungabolinikela kuJehova Nkulunkulu wakho.+ 22 Kufanele nilidlele ngekhatsi emagcekeni* enu. Umuntfu lohlantekile nalongcolile angalidla, njengobe nje ningayidla inswephe nobe inyamatane.+ 23 Kodvwa ingati yalo ningaboyidla,+ niboyitfululela emhlabatsini njengemanti.+