Duteronomi
13 “Ukuba phakathi kwenu kuvela umprofeti okanye umntu ophupha izinto ezingekenzeki aze azichaze yaye aninike umqondiso, 2 uze loo mqondiso nezo zinto ebezithethile zenzeke, abe esithi, ‘Masilandele abanye oothixo, oothixo ongabaziyo, yaye sibakhonze,’ 3 nize ningammameli loo mprofeti okanye loo mphuphi,+ kuba uYehova uThixo wenu unijongile+ ukuze abone ukuba niyamthanda na uYehova uThixo wenu ngentliziyo yenu yonke nangomphefumlo* wenu wonke.+ 4 Nimele nilandele uYehova uThixo wenu, nimoyike, nithobele imiyalelo yakhe yaye nimamele ilizwi lakhe. Nimele nimkhonze nize nibambelele nkqi kuye.+ 5 Kodwa loo mprofeti okanye loo mphuphi umele abulawe,+ kuba uye wanikhuthaza ukuba ningamthobeli uYehova uThixo wenu, owanikhupha eYiputa waza wanikhulula kwindlu yobukhoboka. Loo mprofeti uyenze loo nto ukuze anikhuphe endleleni uYehova uThixo wenu aniyalele ukuba nihambe ngayo. Nimele nibususe ububi phakathi kwenu.+
6 “Ukuba umntakwenu, umntwana kamama wakho, okanye unyana wakho okanye intombi yakho okanye umfazi omthandayo okanye umhlobo wakho omkhulu, uthetha nawe ecaleni ezama ukukuhenda, esithi, ‘Masiyokukhonza abanye oothixo,’ efuna niyokukhonza oothixo ongabaziyo,+ abangaziwa nangookhokho bakho, 7 abanye oothixo bezizwana eziningqongileyo, ezikufutshane okanye ezikude, ukusuka kwesinye isiphelo selizwe ukuya kwesinye, 8 uze ungavumi okanye ummamele,+ kwaye ungabi nasizi, umvele okanye umkhusele; 9 kunoko ufanele umbulale nakanjani na.+ Umele ube ngowokuqala ukumbulala, baze ke nabanye balandele.+ 10 Umele umbethe ngamatye ade afe,+ kuba efune ukukwahlukanisa noYehova uThixo wakho, owakukhupha eYiputa, kwindlu yobukhoboka. 11 Emva koko onke amaSirayeli aza kuyiva loo nto aze oyike, yaye soze kuphinde kubekho mntu phakathi kwawo owenza into embi ngolo hlobo.+
12 “Ukuba kunokwenzeka uthi ukwesinye sezixeko uYehova uThixo wakho akunika zona, uve kusithiwa, 13 ‘Kuphume amadoda angoongantweni aya kulahlekisa abantu besixeko, esithi: “Masiye kukhonza abanye oothixo,” oothixo eningabaziyo,’ 14 uze uyiqwalasele le nto, uyiphande kakuhle,+ yaye ukuba kuthe kanti le nto imbi kangaka yenzekile phakathi kwenu, 15 umele nakanjani na ubaxabele abantu beso sixeko ngekrele.+ Uze uyitshabalalise+ ngekrele yonke into ekuso, kwanemfuyo. 16 Emva koko umele uthathe zonke izinto zaso ezinqwenelekayo uyokuzibeka kwindawo kawonke-wonke, usitshise ngomlilo eso sixeko, yaye ezo zinto ziza kuba ngumnikelo opheleleyo kuYehova uThixo wakho. Siza kuhlala siyimfumba yamabhodlo. Sifanele singaze siphinde sakhiwe. 17 Uze ungathathi nto emele itshatyalaliswe,+ ukuze uYehova ayeke ukuba nomsindo, akwenzele inceba, akuvele yaye akwandise, kanye njengoko wafungayo kookhokho bakho.+ 18 Umele uthobele uYehova uThixo wakho, ngokuthi uthobele yonke imiyalelo yakhe endikuyalela yona namhlanje, ngaloo ndlela wenze into elungileyo emehlweni kaYehova uThixo wakho.+