Sahluko 17

1 Ningenti umhlatjelo wenkundzi ku Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nome invu lengekho kahle noma lenalokubi, ngoba loko kutawunyanyekisa ku Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. 2 Nangabe kukhona emkhatsisini wenu, losemadolobheni enu Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laninika wona, noma nguyiphi indvodza noma umfati lowenta lokubi emehlweni a Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu phindze angahloniphi sivumelwano, 3 noma ngumuphi losohambile phindze wayokhonta labanye bonkulunkulwana wase uyabakhotsamela, noma lilanga, inyeti, nakokonkhe lokusezulwini-kute lengikulayetele- 4 phindze nanitjeliwe ngaloku, noma nivile ngako, ngako kumele nicilonge ngekunaka. Nangabe kuliciniso phindze kungangabati kutsi lokunyanyeka kwenteke e Israyeli, loku ngulokumele nikwente. 5 Niletse leyo ndvodza noma umfati, lowente lentfo lembi, emadolobheni enu, yona leyo ndvodza noam umfati, phindze nimgcobe ngematje aze afe. 6 Nangabe babili bofakazi, noma batsatfu bofakazi, loyo lokumele afe makabulawe; kepha embikwa munye fakazi akangabulawa. 7 Sandla salofakazi kumele sibe sekucala kumubulala, phindze emvakwaloko kube tandla tabobonkhe batfu; phindze kususwe lobubi kini. 8 Nangabe kuvuka inkinga lematima kini kutsi niyehlulele-nangabe ngumbuto wekubulala nome kufa lokwenteke ngebungoti, kwelilungelo lamunye phindze lilungelo lalomunye, noma kungaba ngumbuto lonjani longalimata lowentiwe, nome kungaba nguyiphi inkinga , tinkinga tekungavani emadolobheni enu-ngako kumele nenyukele kulendzawo lapho Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latayikhetsa kubeka libito lakhe. 9 Niye kuba phristi, titukulwane ta Levi, phindze nasemajajini latabe asita kuleso sikhatsi; nitawucela umbono wabo, bese benta sincumo. 10 Bese nenta ngendlela labatsi yentani ngayo, kulendzawo Simakadze latayikhetsa. Nicaphele kwenta konkhe labanifundzisa kona. 11 Landzelani umtsetfo labanifundzisa wona, bese nenta ngendlela labaninika ngayo tincumo. Ningagucuki eceleni kuloko labanitjela kona, ngesandla sangasekudla nome ngesencele. 12 Loyo lowenta lokuphambene, kungalaleli umphristi lomele kusebenta phambi kwa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nome kungalaleli lijaji-loyo muntfu utokufa; notosusa lokubi kuma Israyeli. 13 Bonkhe bantfu mabeve phindze besabe, bese abasenti lokuphambene. 14 Nanifika kulendzawo lapho Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu aninike yona, phindze nanibusa kuyo phindze nicale kuhlala kuyo, phindze bese nitsi, 'Ngitawubeka inkhosi etikwami, njengatotonkhe tive letidvutane nami,' 15 ngako empeleni kumele nibeke inkhosi etikwenu loyo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu atamkhetsa. Nitawubeka inkhosi etikwenu munye kubomnakenu. Ngeke nibeke sihambi, longasuye umnakenu, abengetulu kwenu. 16 Kepha akukameli atandzisele emahhashi, nobe ente labantfu babuyele eGhibhithe khona atotandzisela emahhashi, ngoba Simakadze utse kini, 'Kangeke nijike ngaleyandlela futsi.' 17 Angatitsatseli bafati labanengi, khona inhlitiyo yakhe ingeke igucuke. Akukameli andzise kakhulu lisiliva neligolide. 18 Nakahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi bakhe, kumele atibhalele yena encwadzini legocotwako umfanekiso walomtsetfo, kulomtsetfo losembikwebaphristi, labama Levi. 19 Lencwadzi legocotwako kumele ibe kuye, phindze ufundze kuyo onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwakhe, khona atofundza kuhlonipha Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, khona kutogcinwa onkhe emagama alomtsetfo phindze naletimiso, igcinwe. 20 Akwente loku khona angatikhandzi anguloncono kubomnakabo, phindze angetobalekela umtsetfo, ngesandla sangesekudla nome ngesencele, khona atokwadzisa emalanga akhe embusweni wakhe, yena nesitukulwane sakhe emkhatsini wa Israyeli.