UDuteronomi Chapter 21
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Uma kufunyaniswa obuleweyo ezweni akunika lona uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba ulidle, elele endle, kungaziwa ukuthi ngubani ombuleleyo,
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kuyakufika amalunga akho nabahluleli bakho , balinganise amabanga okuya emizini emzungezayo obuleweyo,
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kuze ku thi umuzi oseduze nobuleweyo , amalunga alowo muzi athathe isithokazi ezinkomeni okungasetshenzwanga ngaso, singadonsanga ejokeni,
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amalunga alowo muzi asehlisele leso sithokazi esigodini esinamanzi ampompozayo, esingalinywanga, singatshalwanga, ayaphule in tamo yesithokazi lapho esigodini;
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abapristi, amadodana kaLevi , bayakusondela, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ubakhethile ukuba bamkhonze , babusise egameni likaJehova; ngezwi labo konke ukuxabana nokushaya kuyakunqunywa;
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onke amalunga alowo muzi oseduze nobuleweyo ayakuhlamba izandla zawo phezu kwesithokazi esaphulelwe intamo esigodini,
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aphendule athi : Izandla zethu azichithanga leli gazi , namehlo ethu awakubonanga.
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Thethelela, Jehova, abantwana bakho u-Israyeli obahlengileyo, ungavumeli igazi elinge nacala phakathi kwabantu bakho u -Israyeli, bese bethethelelwa igazi lelo.
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Kanjalo uyakukhipha igazi elingenacala phakathi kwakho , ngokuba uyakwenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova. Ngokuganwa ngowesifazane othunjiweyo
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Lapho uphuma impi ukuhlasela izitha zakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azinikela ezandleni zakho, uzithumbe,
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ubone phakathi kwabathunjwa owesifazane omuhle onamathela kuye , uthanda ukumthatha abe ngumkakho,
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myise ekhaya, aphucule ikhanda lakhe, asike izinzipho zakhe,
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akhumule izingubo zok uthunjwa kwakhe , ahlale endlini yakho , akhalele uyise nonina inyanga yonke , andukuba ungene kuye , ube yindoda yakhe , yena abe ngumkakho.
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Kepha uma ungathokozi ngaye , womyeka ukuba ahambe , aye lapho ethanda khona ; kodwa awuyikuthengisa ngaye neze ngemali , ungamphathi njengesigqila, ngokuba usumonile. Ifa lobuzibulo
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Uma umuntu enabafazi ababili , omunye ethandeka omunye aliwa , bamzalele abantwana , othandekayo nowaliwayo , bese kuthi indodana eyizibulo ingeyowaliwayo,
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kuyakuthi mhla ewahlukanisela amadoda na akhe ifa analo , makangayenzi indodana yentandokazi izibulo phambi kwendodana yesaliwakazi okuyiyona eyizibulo,
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kepha avume ukuba indodana yowaliwayo ibe yizibulo ngokuyinika isabelo esiphindiweyo sakho konke anakho , ngokuba yona ingukuqala kwamandla akhe; ilungelo lezibulo lingelayo. Ukuphathwa kwabantwana abanenkani
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Uma umuntu enendodana enenkani nengezwayo , engalaleli izwi likayise noma izwi likanina, engalaleli noma beyilaya,
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uyise nonina bayakuyibamba , bayiyise kumalunga omuzi wakubo nasesangweni lendawo yakubo,
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bathi kumalunga omuzi: Le ndodana yethu inenkani , ayizwa, ayilaleli izwi lethu; iyisishingi nesidakwa.
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Onke amadoda omuzi wakubo ayakumkhanda ngamatshe aze afe ; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho, wonke u-Israyeli ezwe, esabe. Umthetho womuntu ophanyekwayo
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Uma umuntu enzile isono esifanele ukufa, abulawe, umphanyeke emthini,
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isidumbu sakhe asiyikuhlala bonke ubusuku emthini , kepha wommbela nokummbela ngalona lolo suku , ngokuba ophanyekiweyo uqalekisiwe nguNkulunkulu, ukuba ungalingcolisi izwe lakini akunika lona uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho libe yifa lakho.