Uduteronomi 25:3-12 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

3. Angamshaya imivimbo engamashumi amane, angadluli, funa uma ebeyakudlula, amshaye imivimbo eminingi phezu kwaleyo, kuze kuthi umfowenu ahlazwe emehlweni akho.

4. “Ungayifaki inkabi isifonyo, nxa ibhula.

5. “Uma abazalwane behlala ndawonye omunye wabo afe engenandodana, umfazi wofileyo akayikugana umfokazi ongaphandle; kepha umfowabo wendoda yakhe uyakungena kuye, amthathe abe ngumkakhe, amngene.

6. Kuyakuthi izibulo alizalayo lilandele egameni lomfowabo ofileyo ukuba igama lakhe lingesulwa kwa-Israyeli.

7. “Uma umuntu engathandi ukumthatha umkamfowabo, umkamfowabo uyakukhuphukela kumalunga esangweni, athi: ‘Umfowabo wendoda yami uyala ukuvusela umfowabo igama kwa-Israyeli; akathandi ukungingena.’

8. Amalunga omuzi wakhe ayakumbiza, akhulume naye; uma emi eqinisa ngokuthi: ‘Angithandi ukumthatha,’

9. umkamfowabo uyakufika kuye phambi kwamalunga, akhumule isicathulo onyaweni lwakhe, amkhafulele ebusweni bakhe, aphendule athi: ‘Kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kumuntu ongayakhi indlu yomfowabo.’

10. Igama lakhe liyakuthiwa kwa-Israyeli ‘Indlu yosicathulo sakhe sikhunyuliwe’.

11. “Nxa amadoda amabili elwa, umfazi wenye abesesondela ukuyophula indoda yakhe esandleni saleyo eyishayayo, aselule isandla sakhe, ayibambe ngomphambili,

12. womnquma isandla, iso lakho lingabi namhawu.

Uduteronomi 25