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Mitemo yakulewa bza anyagirinya
1 “Mitemo yomwe udzauze mbumba ni iyi:
2 “Penu iwepo un'dzagula nyagirinya waciHeberi, iye an'dzakuphatire basa magole matanthatu. Tsono lacinomwe adzatsudzulidwe mwakusaya kulipira”. 3 Penu adabwera ali khowa, an'dzacoka ali khowa. Penu akhana mkazi, an'dzacoka na mkazi wace. 4 Penu mbuya wace animupasa mkazi, iye acibereka wana wacimuna na wacikazi, mkazi na wana an'dzakhala wa mbuyayo ndipo iye an'dzacoka yekha.
5 “Tsono, penu nyagirinya anirewa kuti: ‘Ine nin'funa mbuya wangu, mkazi wangu na wana wangu, nin'funa lini kutsudzulidwa’ ”, 6 pamwepo, mbuya wace an'dzamutenga aciyenda naye kwa atongi*. An'dzamuyendesa pamsuwo ayai mbali mwa msuwoyo, ndipo mbuya wace an'dzamubowola khutu na mkuluzo. Ndipo iye an'dzakhala nyagirinya wace pa moyo wace wentse.
7 “Penu munthu an'gulisa mwana wace wacikazi kuti akhale nyagirinya, iye an'dzalomboledwa lini ninga anyagirinya wacimuna”. 8 Penu iye an'kondweresa lini mbuya wace omwe adam'sankhula, mbuyayo adzamubvumize kuti alomboledwe. Aleke kudzamugulisa kwa wanthu wakudza, pakuti bzimwebzi bzingadzawonese kusaya kukhulupirika kuna iye. 9 Penu mbuya wace anim'sankhula acipasa mwana wace, adzam'pase ugo bwa mwana wacikazi. 10 Penu mbuya animulowolera mkazi waciwiri, mbaleke kupunguza phoso kwa wakuyamba ayai bzakubvala na ugo bwa m'banja. 11 Akaleka kum'citira bzinthu bzitatubzi, iye an'dzacoka mwaufulu mwakusaya kulipira.
Mitemo ya bzakuphonya
12 “Omwe an'pweteka mwandzace acifa, iye aphedwembo. 13 Tsono, penu iye alibe kubzicita utowa, koma bzacitika mwangozi†, pamwepo nin'dzakulatiza mbuto yomwe angadzathawire. 14 Tsono penu wina anipha mwandzace utowa mwa njira yakumunyengeza, mucoseni ngakhale pa guwa langu caipo ndipo mupheni.
15 “Omwe an'pweteka baba wace ayai mai wace, bzin'funika kuti aphedwe”.
16 “Ule omwe aniba munthu acikam'gulisa ayai acigumanidwa adamukoya, munthu umweyo bzin'funika kuti aphedwe”.
17 “Ule omwe an'temberera baba wace ayai mai wace, bzin'funika kuti aphedwe”.
18 “Penu wanthu awiri animenyana, m'bodzi wa iwo acipweteka mwandzace na mwala ayai na faiti ndipo unangoyo akasaya kufa, tsono acikagona pamphasa na kuwawidwa, 19 penu iye aniramuka acifamba mwa kuthandizidwa na mpsimbo, ule omwe am'pweteka an'dzalangidwa lini, tsono an'dzalipira nthawe yomwe iye adaluza ndipo acimbamuthandiza mpaka kulimba.
20 “Penu wina an'pweteka nyagirinya wace wacimuna ayai wacikazi na muti ndipo nyagirinyayo acifa, apasidwe nyathwa”, 21 tsono penu nyagirinya an'khala na moyo ntsiku ibodzi ayai ziwiri, an'dzapasidwa lini nyathwa, na kuwona kuti ni cuma cace.
22 “Penu amuna an'menyana, acipweteka mkazi wapathupi, ndipo mkaziyo acitaya pathupi tsono pacisaya kuwoneka mphicha inango, munthu ana mulanduyo an'dzaumirizidwa kulipira comwe mwenekaciro wa mkaziyo angafune, malingana na momwe angalewere atongi wa mphala”. 23 Tsono, pacikhala kuti pawoneka mphicha inango, nyathwa yace in'dzakhala kulipira moyo na moyo, 24 diso na diso, dzino na dzino, manja na manja, mwendo na mwendo, 25 kutenthana na kutenthana, cironda na cironda, cithuza na cithuza.
26 “Penu wina an'pweteka diso la nyagirinya wace wacimuna ayai wacikazi, licisaya kuwona, bzin'funika kuti amuleke nyagirinyayo akhale mwa ufulu ninga kulipira disolo”. 27 Penu an'gulula dzino la nyagirinya wacimuna ayai wacikazi, bzin'funika kuti amuleke akhale mwa ufulu ninga kulipira dzinolo.
28 “Penu ng'ombe in'suntha mwamuna ayai mkazi icimubowola na nyanga acifa, bzin'funika kuti ng'ombeyo idzabomedwe mpaka kufa, nyama yace ireke kudzadyedwa. Tsono mwenekaciro wa ng'ombeyo an'dzalangidwa lini”. 29 Tsono, penu ng'ombe ikhambasuntha ndipo mwenekaciro akhadziwisidwa tsono akhaimangirira lini, ndipo ng'ombeyo icipha mwamuna ayai mkazi, ng'ombeyo ibomedwe ndipo mwenekaciroyo aphedwembo. 30 Tsono, penu animukumbira malipiro, pamwepo alombole moyo wace na bzomwe animukumbira. 31 Nyathwa imwei in'perekedwambo pa mulandu wa ng'ombe yomwe in'suntha mwana wacimuna ayai wacikazi. 32 Penu ng'ombe in'suntha nyagirinya wacimuna ayai wacikazi, mwenekaciro wa ng'ombe alipire kobiri za n'dzayaya (30) makumi matatu za parata kwa mbuya wawo ndipo ng'ombeyo ibomedwe.
33 “Penu munthu an'cera cidindi acireka cidafunguka acisaya kucigwanankhira ndipo ng'ombe ayai bulu cicigwera momwemo”, 34 mwenekaciro wa cidindico bzin'funika kuti alipire bzadzongekabzo, apereke kobiri kuna mwenekaciro wa cifuwo ndipo iye atenge cifuwo cakufaco.
35 “Penu ng'ombe ya munthu in'pweteka ng'ombe ya mwandzace icifa, an'dzagulisa ng'ombe ya moyo ntsengwa yace an'dzagawana kati na kati. Ndipo ng'ombe yakufayo an'dzagawana pomwe kati na kati”. 36 Tsono, bzikadziwika kuti ng'ombeyo ikhasuntha ndipo mwenekaciro akhaimangirira lini, bzin'funika kuti alipire ng'ombe ya moyo iye acitenga yakufayo.
* 21:6 Atongi: MuciHeberi ambalewa kuti Mulungu. † 21:13 Bzacitika mwangozi: Ni kulewa kuti: “Penu Mulungu adabvumiza kuti bzicitike”.