Leviticus (19/27)  

1. I Nkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:
2. Tshono kunhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli uthi kubo: Banini ngcwele, ngoba mina i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ngingcwele.
3. Yesabani, ngulowo lalowo, unina loyise. Gcinani-ke amasabatha ami. Ngiyi Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.
4. Lingaphendukeli ezithombeni, lingazenzeli onkulunkulu ababunjwe ngokuncibilikisa. Ngiyi Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.
5. Njalo nxa linikela umhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula e Nkosi ni, liwunikele ngokuthanda kwenu.
6. Uzadliwa ngosuku lokunikela kwenu langakusasa; kodwa okuseleyo ngosuku lwesithathu kuzatshiswa ngomlilo.
7. Uba kudliwa lokudliwa ngosuku lwesithathu, kuzakuba yisinengiso; kakuyikwemukeleka.
8. Ngakho okudlayo uzathwala ububi bakhe, ngoba ungcolise okungcwele kwe Nkosi; lalowomphefumulo uzaqunywa usuke ebantwini bawo.
9. Lalapho livuna isivuno selizwe lakini, ungavuni ngokupheleleyo umngcele wensimu yakho; futhi ungabuthi okuseleyo kwesivuno sakho.
10. Ungakhothozi isivini sakho; futhi ungabuthi okuwileyo kwesivini sakho; uzakutshiyela abayanga labemzini. Ngiyi Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.
11. Lingebi, lingaphathi ngenkohliso, omunye lomakhelwane wakhe.
12. Lingafungi ngamanga ngebizo lami, uze ungcolise ibizo likaNkulunkulu wakho. Ngiyi Nkosi.
13. Ungacindezeli umakhelwane wakho, unga m phangi. Iholo loqatshiweyo lingahlali kuwe ubusuku kuze kube sekuseni.
14. Ungaqalekisi isacuthe, ungafaki isikhubekiso phambi kwesiphofu, kodwa wesabe uNkulunkulu wakho. Ngiyi Nkosi.
15. Ungenzi ukungalungi ekwahluleleni; ungemukeli ubuso bomyanga, ungahloniphi ubuso bomkhulu, yahlulela umakhelwane wakho ngokulunga.
16. Ungahambahambi njeng omnyundi phakathi kwabantu bakini; ungamelani legazi lomakhelwane wakho. Ngiyi Nkosi.
17. Ungazondi umfowenu enhliziyweni yakho; umkhuze lokumkhuza umakhelwane wakho, ungathwali isono ngenxa yakhe.
18. Ungaphindiseli, ungabi lasikhwili labantwana babantu bakini; kodwa thanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzi thanda wena. Ngiyi Nkosi.
19. Gcinani izimiso zami. Ungavumeli izifuyo zakho zikhwelwe yimihlobo emibili. Ungahlanyeli insimu yakho ngenhlobo ezimbili. Lesigqoko esemihlobo emibili exubeneyo singezi phezu kwakho.
20. Lendoda, nxa ilala lomfazi, eyisigqilikazi esikhombileyo, esingahlengwanga lokuhlengwa, kumbe singanikwanga inkululeko, kuzakuba lesijeziso. Kabayikubulawa, ngoba sasingakhululwanga.
21. Njalo izaletha umnikelo wayo wecala e Nkosi ni, emnyango wethente lenhlangano, inqama ibe ngumnikelo wecala.
22. Njalo umpristi uzayenzela inhlawulo yokuthula ngenqama yomnikelo wecala phambi kwe Nkosi ngesono sayo esonileyo, izathethelelwa-ke esonweni sayo esonileyo.
23. Lalapho selifikile elizweni, lihlanyele zonke izihlahla zokudla, lizathatha ijwabu lazo, eliy isithelo sazo, njengesingasokwanga; iminyaka emithathu sizakuba singasokwanga kini, singadliwa.
24. Kodwa ngomnyaka wesine sonke isithelo sazo sizakuba ngcwele, sibe yindumiso e Nkosi ni.
25. Langomnyaka wesihlanu lingadla isithelo sazo, ukuze zilengezelelele isivuno sazo. Ngiyi Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.
26. Lingadli lutho olulegazi. Lingenzi imilingo, lingachasisi ngemibono.
27. Lingageli amagumbi ekhanda lenu, ungoni amagumbi endevu zakho.
28. Lingazicabi enyameni yenu ngenxa yofileyo, lingafaki phezu kwenu uphawu lokuzisika. Ngiyi Nkosi.
29. Ungangcolisi indodakazi yakho ngokuyenza ibe liwule, hlezi ilizwe liphinge, lelizwe ligcwale inkohlakalo.
30. Gcinani amasabatha ami, lihloniphe indlu yami engcwele. Ngiyi Nkosi.
31. Lingaphendukeli kulabo abalamadlozi lakwabalumbayo; lingabadingi ukuze lingcoliswe yibo. Ngiyi Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.
32. Sukumela impunga, uhloniphe ubuso bomdala, wesabe uNkulunkulu wakho. Ngiyi Nkosi.
33. Futhi nxa owezizweni ehlala njengowezizwe lawe elizweni lakini, lingamcindezeli.
34. Owezizweni ohlala njengowezizwe lani uzakuba kini njengozalwa elizweni phakathi kwenu, umthande njengalokhu uzi thanda wena; ngoba lalingabezizweni elizweni leGibhithe. Ngiyi Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.
35. Lingenzi ukungalungi ekwahluleleni, ebudeni, esisindweni, lesilinganisweni.
36. Banini lezikali zokulinganisa ezilungileyo, izilinganiso ezilungileyo, i-efa* elilungileyo, lehini* elilungileyo. Ngiyi Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu owalikhupha elizweni leGibhithe.
37. Ngakho gcinani zonke izimiso zami lezehlulelo zami zonke, lizenze. Ngiyi Nkosi.

  Leviticus (19/27)