Various Laws

¹“Awuyikubona inkabi yomfowenu noma imvu yakhe iduka, ucashe kuzo; wozibuyisela nokuzibuyisela kumfowenu.

²Uma umfowenu engeseduze nawe noma ungamazi, woziyisa endlini yakho zibe nawe, aze azifune umfowenu, uzibuyisele kuye.

³Uyakwenza kanjalo nangembongolo yakhe, wenze njalo nangezingubo zakhe, wenze njalo ngazo zonke izinto ezilahlekileyo zomfowenu alahlekelwa yizo, wazithola, uze ungacashi.

⁴“Awuyikubona imbongolo yomfowenu noma inkabi yakhe iwile endleleni, ucashe kuzo; womsiza nokumsiza ukuzivusa.

⁵“Owesifazane makangagqoki okwendoda, nendoda mayingembathi ingubo yowesifazane, ngokuba yilowo nalowo okwenza lokho uyisinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

⁶“Uma uhlangana nesidleke senyoni endleleni phambi kwakho emthini noma siphansi, sinamazinyane noma sinamaqanda, unina efukamele amazinyane noma amaqanda, ungathathi unina kanye namazinyane,

⁷kepha uvumele unina ukuba asuke, wena uzithathele amazinyane ukuba kube kuhle kuwe, uzandise izinsuku zakho.

⁸“Nxa wakha indlu entsha, uyakwenza uthango ophahleni lwakho ukuba ungayehliseli indlu yakho igazi, uma umuntu ewa khona.

⁹“Awuyikutshala isivini sakho ngezinhlobo ezimbili zembewu, funa zonke izithelo zibe ngezendlu engcwele, imbewu owayitshalayo nezithelo zesivini.

¹⁰“Awuyikulima ngenkabi iboshelwe kanye nembongolo.

¹¹“Awuyikugqoka ingubo eyizinhlobonhlobo zezintanjana, uboya bezimvu buhlanganisiwe nelineni.

¹²“Uyakuzenzela izinsephe emiphethweni yomine yesambatho sakho osembathayo.

¹³“Uma umuntu ethatha umfazi, angene kuye, amale,

¹⁴amkhese ngezinto eziyihlazo, amenzele igama elibi, athi: ‘Ngamthatha lo wesifazane; kwathi sengisondele kuye, angifumanisanga iziqiniseko zobuntombi kuye,’

¹⁵uyise nonina bentombi bayakuthatha iziqiniseko zobuntombi bentombi, baziyise kumalunga omuzi esangweni,

¹⁶uyise wentombi athi kumalunga: ‘Ngamnika lowo muntu indodakazi yami ibe ngumkakhe, useyayala;

¹⁷bhekani, umkhesile ngezinto eziyihlazo ngokuthi: “Angifumanisanga iziqiniseko zobuntombi endodakazini yakho,” nokho nazi iziqiniseko zobuntombi bendodakazi yami.’ Bayakuyeneka ingubo phambi kwamalunga omuzi.

¹⁸Amalunga alowo muzi ayakumthatha lowo muntu, amlaye,

¹⁹amhlawulise ngamashekeli esiliva ayikhulu, amnike wona uyise wentombi, ngokuba uveze igama elibi phezu kwentombi yakwa-Israyeli, yona ibe ngumkakhe; angeyilahle zonke izinsuku zakhe.

²⁰“Kepha-ke uma le nto iqinisile yokuthi iziqiniselo zobuntombi azifunyaniswanga entombini,

²¹bayakuyikhiphela intombi ngasemnyango wendlu kayise, amadoda omuzi ayikhande ngamatshe ize ife, ngokuba yenzile ubuwula kwa-Israyeli, ifeba endlini kayise; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho.

²²“Uma indoda ifunyanwa ilele nowesifazane ogane enye indoda, bayakufa bobabili, indoda ebilele nowesifazane nowesifazane uqobo; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi kwa-Israyeli.

²³“Uma ikhona intombazana eyintombi iyingoduso yendoda, umuntu ayifumane emzini, alale nayo,

²⁴niyakubakhiphela bobabili ngasesangweni lalowo muzi, nibakhande ngamatshe baze bafe, intombi, ngokuba ayikhalanga ingani isemzini, nendoda, ngokuba imonile umkamakhelwane wakhe; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho.

²⁵“Kepha uma indoda ifumana endle intombi eyingoduso, indoda iyiphoqe, ilale nayo, indoda ebilala nayo kuphela iyakufa,

²⁶ungenzi lutho kuyo intombi, ngokuba asikho entombini isono esifanele ukufa, lokhu le ndaba injengokuba umuntu evukela umakhelwane wakhe, ambulale,

²⁷ngokuba wayifumana isendle; noma intombi eyingoduso yakhala, akwabakho muntu wokuyisindisa.

²⁸“Uma indoda ifumana intombi engesiyo ingoduso, iyibambe, ilale nayo, baficwe,

²⁹indoda ebilala nayo iyakunika uyise wentombi amashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva, ibe ngumkayo, ngokuba iyonile; ingeyilahle zonke izinsuku zayo.

³⁰“Umuntu angathathi umkayise, ambule umphetho wengubo yakhe.