18 “Awuyukumvumela umlumbikazi aphile.
18 “Ungavumi ukuba umlumbikazi aphile.
18 Ungavumeli umthakathi aphile.
“ ‘Owesilisa noma owesifazane ongenwe yidlozi, noma ngumoya wokubhula, uyobulawa nokubulawa, akhandwe ngamatshe, igazi lakhe libe phezu kwakhe.’ ”
USamuweli wafa; wonke u-Israyeli wamkhalela, wamngcwaba emzini wakhe, eRama. USawule wayebaxoshile ezweni bonke abantu abanamadlozi nabathakathi phakathi kwesizwe.
“ ‘Nalowo muntu oyakuphendukela kwabanamadlozi nakwabathakathayo ukuba aphinge nabo, ngiyomelana nalowo muntu, ngimnqume kubantu bakubo.
Ngaphandle kukhona izinja, abathakathi, izifebe, ababulali, abakhonza izithombe, nabo bonke abathanda nabenza amanga.
“ ‘Aniyukuphendukela emadlozini nakubathakathi, ningazingcolisi ngabo; nginguSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu.
“ ‘Aniyukudla lutho olunegazi, aniyukwenza imilingo, noma nihumushe izimpawu.
AbaseGibhithe bayokhanywa baphele umoya, ngizowabhuntshisa amacebo abo. Bayofuna, bahlole konkulunkulu mbumbulu, nasemimoyeni yabafileyo, nasemadlozini, nakubathakathi.
ukukhonza izithombe, ukuthakatha, ubutha, ukulwa, umona, ulaka, ubugovu, ukwehlukana, ukuba maqembuqembu,
Kepha abanye balabo ababenza imilingo baqoqa izincwadi zabo, bazishisa phambi kwabo bonke. Lapho sekubalwa inani lazo, kwatholakala ukuthi liyizinhlamvu zesiliva eziyizi-50 000.
Owesifazane wathi: “Uyabona-ke, wazi kahle ukuthi uSawule wenzeni, ubabhubhisile ezweni abanamadlozi nabathakathi; manje kungani ungibekela ugibe ukuze ungibulale na?”
Kepha nina ningabalaleli abaphrofethi benu, ababhuli benu, namaphupho enu, nabahlola imihlola phakathi kwenu, nabalumbi benu abakhuluma kini, bethi: ‘Aniyukuyikhonza inkosi yaseBhabhele,’
ngokuba baphrofetha kini amanga, ukuze nisuswe ezweni lakini, niyiswe kude; ngiyakunixosha, niphele nya.
“ ‘Awuyukulala nesilwane uzingcolise ngaso; nowesifazane akayukuma phambi kwesilwane ukuba alale naso; kuyichilo.
“ ‘Makaqalekiswe olala nesilwane.’ “Bonke abantu bayothi: ‘Amen.’