U-Eksodusi 22:1-31
22 “Nxa umuntu angatshontsha inkunzi kumbe imvu abeseyihlaba kumbe ayithengise, kumele abhadale inkunzi leyo ngenkunzi ezinhlanu, nxa kuyimvu kumele abhadale ngezimvu ezine.+
2 (“Nxa isela+ lingabanjwa ligqekeza beselitshaywa life olibuleleyo kalacala legazi.
3 Kodwa nxa lokho kungenzakala ilanga seliphumile uyabe elecala legazi.)
“Isela lelo kumele libhadale. Nxa lingelalutho kumele lithengiswe ukuze kubhadalwe izinto elizitshontshileyo.
4 Nxa elikutshontshileyo kungatholakala kulo kuphila, kungelani lokuthi yinkunzi kumbe ngubabhemi loba yimvu, kumele libhadale okuphindwe kabili.
5 “Nxa umuntu angavulela izifuyo zakhe ukuthi ziyekudla emadlelweni akhe kumbe ensimini yakhe yamagilebisi abeseziyekela zingene ensimini yomunye, kumele abhadale ngokuhle kakhulu okuphuma ensimini yakhe kumbe ensimini yakhe yamagilebisi.
6 “Nxa umlilo ungalumatha ubusumemetheka utshise izihlahla zameva uze utshise lezithungo zamabele loba amabele amileyo kumbe insimu esilungele ukuvunwa, lowo olumathise umlilo kumele abhadale konke okutshileyo.
7 “Nxa umuntu anganika omunye wakhe imali kumbe ezinye izinto ukuthi amgcinele besezitshontshwa zisendlini yakhe, isela lelo lingabanjwa kumele libhadale okuphindwe kabili.+
8 Nxa isela lingatholakalanga, umnikazi wendlu leyo kumele alethwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu weqiniso,+ ukuze kubonakale ukuthi kafakanga yini isandla sakhe empahleni azigciniswe ngomunye wakhe.
9 Loba ngubani omangalelwa ukuthi ulempahla engasiyakhe, kungaba yinkunzi, ubabhemi, imvu, isigqoko kumbe olunye nje ulutho olungabe lulahlekile abesesithi: ‘Ngokwami lokhu.’ Bobabili kumele bethule udaba lwabo phambi kukaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+ Lowo uNkulunkulu azakuthi ulecala kumele abhadale okuphindwe kabili.+
10 “Nxa umuntu anganika omunye wakhe ubabhemi loba inkunzi kumbe imvu kumbe esinye nje isifuyo ukuthi asigcine, besesisifa kumbe silimale kakhulu kumbe sithunjwe kungelamuntu obonayo,
11 bobabili kumele baye kubahluleli, obesigcinile abesefunga phambi kukaJehova ukuthi kazange abeke isandla sakhe empahleni yomunye wakhe njalo umnikazi wempahla kumele akwamukele lokho. Obesigcinisiwe akumelanga abhadale.+
12 Kodwa nxa isifuyo sitshontshwe sikuye kumele abhadale umnikazi waso.
13 Nxa sidlithizwe yinyamazana yeganga kumele asilethe sibe yibufakazi. Akumelanga abhadale isifuyo esidlithizwe yinyamazana yeganga.
14 “Kodwa nxa umuntu angaboleka isifuyo komunye wakhe, besesilimala kakhulu kumbe sife singekho kumnikazi waso, osibolekileyo kumele abhadale.
15 Nxa kuyikuthi besikumnikazi waso akumelanga abhadale. Nxa besiqhatshwe ngemali, leyomali yiyo ezakuba yimbadalo.
16 “Nxa indoda ingayenga intombi egcweleyo engakathembisani lomuntu, ibisilala layo, kumele ibhadale amalobolo ukuze iyithathe ibe ngumkayo.+
17 Nxa uyise wentombi engala embe phansi ukuthi iyithathe, kumele indoda leyo ibhadale imali elingana leyamalobolo.
18 “Akumelanga uvumele umthakathikazi aphile.+
19 “Loba ngubani olala lenyamazana kumele abulawe loba sekutheni.+
20 “Loba ngubani owenzela omunye unkulunkulu imihlatshelo ngaphandle kukaJehova kumele abhujiswe.+
21 “Akumelanga uphathe kubi umuntu wesinye isizwe kumbe umcindezele+ ngoba lani lalingabezizweni elizweni laseGibhithe.+
22 “Akumelanga uhluphe loba nguphi umfelokazi kumbe intandane.+
23 Nxa ungavele umthwalise nzima aze akhale kimi, ukukhala kwakhe ngizakuzwa sibili,+
24 njalo ulaka lwami luzavutha ngilibulale ngenkemba. Amakhosikazi enu azakuba ngabafelokazi, labantwabenu basale bengelaboyise.
25 “Nxa ungaboleka umyanga* ophakathi kwabantu bami imali, umuntu ohlala phakathi kwenu, akumelanga wenze njengababolekisa imali. Akumelanga uzalise imali omboleke yona.+
26 “Nxa ungathatha isembatho somunye wakho ukuze sibe yisibambiso semali ayibolekileyo,+ akumelanga ilanga litshone ungasibuyiselanga.
27 Phela yiso sodwa isembatho alaso, isigqoko avala ngaso umzimba wakhe, pho uzalala egqokeni?+ Nxa engakhala kimi ngizamuzwa sibili ngoba ngilozwelo.*+
28 “Akumelanga uthuke uNkulunkulu+ kumbe umkhokheli* wabantu bakini.+
29 “Akumelanga uthikaze ukunikela ngezinto ozikhiphe enaleni yakho, langalokho okuphuphuma ezikhamelweni zakho.*+ Kanti njalo kumele ungiphe amazibulo amadodana akho.+
30 Nanku okumele ukwenze ngenkunzi yakho langemvu yakho:+ Izahlala lonina okwamalanga ayisikhombisa kodwa ngelanga lesi-8 kumele ungiphe yona.+
31 “Kumele libe ngabantu abangcwele kimi,+ njalo akumelanga lidle inyama yaloba yini ebulewe yinyamazana yeganga.+ Kumele liyiphosele izinja.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “umuntu ohluphekayo.”
^ Kumbe, “ngilesihawu.”
^ Kumbe, “umbusi.”
^ Lapho kutshiwo izikhamelo zewayini lezamafutha.
