17Ungahlabeli iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho inkabi kumbe imvu okukuyo isici, loba yiyiphi into embi, ngoba kuyisinengiso eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakhoa.

2 Uba kutholakala phakathi kwakho, loba phakathi kwaliphi lamasango akho, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika wona, owesilisa loba owesifazana owenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhob, ngokweqa isivumelwano sayoc, 3 abesesiyakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, abakhothamele, loba ilanga kumbe inyanga, kumbe enye yebutho lamazulud, engingakulayangae, 4 ube usukubikelwa, ukuzwe, uzakubuzisisa, khangela-ke, kuliqiniso, indaba iqinisekile, lesosinengiso senziwe koIsrayelif, 5 uzayikhupha leyondoda kumbe lowo owesifazana, abenze leyonto embi, emasangweni akho, leyondoda kumbe lowo owesifazana, ubakhande ngamatshe baze bafeg. 6 Ngomlomo wabafakazi ababili loba wabafakazi abathathu ofanele ukufa uzabulawa; kayikubulawa ngomlomo womfakazi oyedwah. 7 Isandla sabafakazi sizakuba ngesokuqala phezu kwakhe ukumbulala, lemva kwalokho isandla sabo bonke abantui. Ngalokhu uzakhupha ububi phakathi kwakhoj.

8 Uba kulodaba olulukhuni kakhulu kuwe ekwahlulelenik, phakathi kwegazi legazi, phakathi kwesahlulelo lesahlulelo, laphakathi kokutshaya lokutshaya, indaba zokuphikisana emasangweni akho, khona uzasukumal uye endaweni iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ezayikhetham, 9 uze kubapristi abangamaLevin lakumahluleli ozakuba ekhona ngalezonsuku, uzabuzao; babesebekutshela isinqumo sesahlulelop. 10 Njalo uzakwenza njengokwesinqumo abazakutshela sona kuleyondawo iNkosi ezayikhetha; njalo unanzelele ukwenza njengakho konke abazakufundisa khona. 11 Njengokomthetho abazakufundisa wona, lanjengokwesahlulelo abazakutshela sona, uzakwenza. Kawuyikuphambuka kusinqumo abazakutshela sona, uye ngakwesokunene kumbe ngakwesokhohlo. 12 Lendoda eyenza ngokuziqhenya ukuze ingalaleli umpristiq omi ukukhonza khona iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhor, kumbe umahluleli, leyondoda izakufa. Ngalokhu uzakhupha ububi koIsrayelis. 13 Njalo bonke abantu bazakuzwa, besabe, bangaphindi ukuziqhenyat.

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14 Lapho usufikile elizweni iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika lona ukuthi udle ilifa lalo, uhlale kilo, ubususithi: Ngizazimisela inkosi njengazo zonke izizwe ezingizingelezeleyou; 15 umbeke lokumbeka abe yinkosi phezu kwakho, yena iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ezamkhethav. Evela phakathi kwabafowenu umbeke abe yinkosi phezu kwakhow; kawulakumbeka owezizweni phezu kwakho ongesumfowenu. 16 Kodwa angazandiseli amabhizax, njalo angababuyiseli abantu eGibhithe ukuze andise amabhizay, ngoba iNkosi ithe kini: Kalisayikubuyela futhi ngaleyondlelaz. 17 Futhi angazandiseli abafazi, ukuze inhliziyo yakhe ingaphambuki; njalo angazandiseli kakhulu isiliva legolidea. 18 Kuzakuthi esehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wakhe, uzazibhalela impinda yalumlayo egwalwenib, okuvela kulokho okuphambic kwabapristi abangamaLevid. 19 Njalo luzakuba laye, njalo abale kulo insuku zonke zempilo yakhee, ukuze afunde ukuyesaba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe, agcine wonke amazwi alumlayo lezimiso lezi, akwenzef, 20 ukuze inhliziyo yakhe ingaziphakamisi phezu kwabafowabo, lokuze angaphambuki emthethweni aye ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlog, ukuze elule izinsuku embusweni wakhe, yena labantwana bakhe, phakathi kukaIsrayelih.