UDUTERONOMI 17 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

¹ Ningahlabeli uSomnini uZimenu ikomo, imvu nembuzi enomphambo, nanyana kungaba sisici bani ngombana lokho kusinyenyiso kuSomnini uZimenu.

² Nakube phakathi kwenu, emadorobhenenu eniwaphiwe nguSomnini uZimenu, kufunyaneka indoda namkha umfazi owenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini uZimenu ngokwephula isivumelwano sayo,

³ abe adlhemadlheme ngemva kwabosingazimu abalotjhe namkha akhothamele ilanga namkha inyanga nanyana ngiyiphi yeenkwekwezi emkayini, engayala bona ningakwenzi,

⁴ bese niyabikelwa namkha niyezwa ngalokho, khona-ke nizakubuzisisa kuhle. Nakube kuliqiniso bona mbala isinyenyisweso senzakele kwa-Israyeli,

⁵ nizakuletha indoda namkha umfazi owenze ubuhlolobo esangweni bese nimkhanda ngamatje abe afe.

⁶ Uzakubulawa ngesiqiniseko sabofakazi ababili namkha abathathu. Umuntu angeze abulawa nakube kunofakazi oyedwa.

⁷ Nabambulalako isandla sabofakazi sizakuba ngesokuthoma bese ngemva kwalapho kulandele isandla sabo boke abantu. Ngalokho nizabe nithanyela ubumbi phakathi kwenu.

⁸ Nakube kuvela umlandu okumele uwugwebe omalungana nokubulalana, wamalungelo womthetho, newokulimazana, okutjho nanyana kungaba mlandu onjani emadorobhenenu, ufumane bonyana ubudisi kuwe, kuzakufanela bona wenyuke uye endaweni ezakukhethwa nguSomnini uZimakho,

⁹ uye kubaphristi bamaLevi nakumgwebi osesikhundleni emihleni leyo. Uzakubonisana nabo, bazakuhlahla ekwenzeni isiqunto.

¹⁰ Wenze njengokweseluleko sabo endaweni leyo ezakukhethwa nguSomnini. Yelela ukwenza koke abakuyale ngakho.

¹¹ Iye, uhlale emyalweni abakululeke ngawo nequntweni abakunikele lona. Ungaphambukeli ngesigomeni namkha ngesinceleni emezwini wesigwebo sabo abakunikela sona.

¹² Umuntu ozitjhayako angalaleli umphristi olotjha phambi kwakaSomnini uZimakho endaweni leyo, namkha ongalaleli umgwebi, akabulawe. Ngalokho uzabe uthanyela ubumbi kwa-Israyeli.

¹³ Boke abantu bazakuzwa, besabe, balahle ukuzitjhaya.

¹⁴ Lokha nanifika enarheni eniyinikelwa nguSomnini uZimenu bese niyayithumba benihlale kiyo, nje-ke nizakuthi: “Kwanjesi khona asizikhetheleni ikosi ezakubusa phezu kwethu njengezizwe zoke ezisibhodileko.”

¹⁵ Nakunjalo kufanele niqiniseke bonyana ikosi enizayibeka leyo iba ngekhethwe nguSomnini uZimenu. Akube ngomunye hlangana nabafowenu. Anikavunyelwa ukubeka iphandle phezu kwenu nokwenza elingasimfowenu.

¹⁶ Kwaphela yena-ke akukameli azandisele iinjomani namkha abangele bona ibutho lakhe libuyele eGibhide kobana kwandiswe iinjomani njengombana uSomnini bekathe kini: “Ningasalibeka eGibhide.”

¹⁷ Angabi nabafazi abanengi ngombana ihliziywakhe izakuhlubuka begodu angazandiseli isiliva negolide elinengi.

¹⁸ Nasele ahlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, uzazitlolela isithunzi somthetho lo encwadini, athathele kileyo ekubaphristi bamaLevi,

¹⁹ ayiphathe kuye, ayifunde imihla yoke yokuphila kwakhe ukuze afunde ukwesaba uSomnini uZimakhe ngokugcina woke amezwi womthetho lo begodu enze neemiswezi.

²⁰ Nakube wenza njalo angeze aziphakamisa kubafowabo begodu angeze aphambukele ngesigomeni namkha ngesinceleni emiyalweni. Uzakuphatha isikhathi eside embuswenakhe, yena nabantwabakhe kwa-Israyeli.