Leviticus 18
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
UThixo wathi kuMosi,
2 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, I [am] the Lord your God.
“Tshela abako-Israyeli ukuthi: ‘NginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.
3 Ye shall not do according to the devices of Egypt, in which ye dwelt: and according to the devices of the land of Chanaan, into which I bring you, ye shall not do; and ye shall not walk in their ordinances.
Lingabokwenza lokhu okwenziwa eGibhithe, lapho elalikhona, njalo lingabokwenza abakwenzayo ezweni laseKhenani, lapho engilisa khona. Lingalandeli abakwenzayo.
4 Ye shall observe my judgments, and shall keep my ordinances, and shall walk in them: I [am] the Lord your God.
Lalelani imithetho yami njalo linanzelele, lilandele izimiso zami. Mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.
5 So ye shall keep all my ordinances, and all my judgments, and do them; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I [am] the Lord your God.
Gcinani izimiso zami lemithetho yami, ngoba umuntu oyilalelayo uzaphila ngayo. Mina nginguThixo.
6 No man shall draw nigh to any of his near kindred to uncover their nakedness; I [am] the Lord.
Akungabi lamuntu osondela esihlotsheni sakhe esiseduze ukuthi alale laso. Mina nginguThixo.
7 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, for she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Ungatheleli uyihlo ihlazo ngokulala lonyoko. Ngunyoko; ungalali laye.
8 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife; it is thy father's nakedness.
Ungalali lomfazi kayihlo; lokho kuthelela uyihlo ihlazo.
9 The nakedness of thy sister by thy father or by thy mother, born at home or abroad, their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
Ungalali lodadewenu, loba indodakazi kayihlo loba indodakazi kanyoko, kungakhathalekile ukuthi wazalelwa ekhaya loba kwenye indawo.
10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or thy daughter's daughter, their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; because it is thy nakedness.
Ungalali lendodakazi yendodana yakho loba indodakazi yendodakazi yakho; lokhu kuzakuthelela ihlazo.
11 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of the daughter of thy father's wife; she is thy sister by the same father: thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Ungalali lendodakazi yomfazi kayihlo, eyazalwa nguyihlo, ingudadewenu.
12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister, for she is near akin to thy father.
Ungalali lodadewabo kayihlo; uyisihlobo sikayihlo esiseduze kakhulu.
13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, for she is near akin to thy mother.
Ungalali lodadewabo kanyoko, uyisihlobo sikanyoko esiseduzane kakhulu.
14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, and thou shalt not go in to his wife; for she is thy relation.
Ungatheleli umfowabo kayihlo ihlazo ngokusondela kumkakhe ukuthi ulale laye, ngoba ungunyoko.
15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law, for she is thy son's wife, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Ungalali lomalokazana wakho, ngumfazi wendodana yakho; ungalali laye.
16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.
Ungalali lomfazi womfowenu; kuzathelela umfowenu ihlazo.
17 The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover; her son's daughter, and her daughter's daughter, shalt thou not take, to uncover their nakedness, for they are thy kinswomen: it is impiety.
Ungalali lowesifazane kanye lendodakazi yakhe. Ungalali lendodakazi yendodana yakhe loba indodakazi yendodakazi yakhe; bayizihlobo zakho eziseduzane. Lokhu kuyikuxhwala.
18 Thou shalt not take a wife in addition to her sister, as a rival, to uncover her nakedness in opposition to her, while she is yet living.
Ungathathi udadewabo womkakho ukuthi ulale laye nxa umkakho esaphila.
19 And thou shalt not go in to a woman under separation for her uncleanness, to uncover her nakedness.
Ungasondeli kowesifazane ukuthi ulale laye ngesikhathi esemfuleni ngoba ungcolile.
20 And thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
Ungalali lomfazi kamakhelwane wakho ngoba uyazingcolisa ngaye.
21 And thou shalt not give of thy seed to serve a ruler; and thou shalt not profane my holy name; I [am] the Lord.
Unganikeli loba nguphi wabantwabakho ukuthi abe ngumhlatshelo kunkulunkulu uMoleki, ngoba akufanelanga ukuthi ungcolise ibizo likaNkulunkulu wakho. Mina nginguThixo.
22 And thou shalt not lie with a man as with a woman, for it is an abomination.
Ungalali lendoda njengendoda ilala lomfazi; lokhu kuyisinengiso.
23 Neither shalt thou lie with any quadruped for copulation, to be polluted with it: neither shall a woman present herself before any quadruped to have connexion with it; for it is an abomination.
Ungafebi lenyamazana, ngoba uyazingcolisa ngalokho. Owesifazane angafebi lenyamazana, lokhu kuyisinengiso.
24 Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for in all these things the nations are defiled, which I drive out before you,
Lingazingcolisi noma kungayiphi yalezizindlela, ngoba yizo izindlela izizwe engizazidudula phambi kwenu ezazingcolisa ngazo.
25 and the land is polluted; and I have recompensed their iniquity to them because of it, and the land is aggrieved with them that dwell upon it.
Kwaze kwangcola lelizwe; kungakho ngalijezisa ngesono salo, ilizwe ababehlala kulo labakhafula.
26 And ye shall keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and ye shall do none of these abominations; neither the native, nor the stranger that joins himself with you:
Kodwa kumele ligcine izimiso zami lemilayo yami. Lina banikazi belizwe labezizwe abaphakathi kwenu, akufanelanga benze lezizinto ezenyanyekayo,
27 (for all these abominations the men of the land did who were before you, and the land was defiled, )
ngoba zonke lezizinto zenziwa ngabantu ababehlala kulelilizwe lina lingakafiki, ngakho ilizwe langcola.
28 and lest the land be aggrieved with you in your polluting it, as it was aggrieved with the nations before you.
Nxa lingenza amanyala kulelilizwe, lizalikhafula njengendlela elakhafula ngayo izizwe ezalandulelayo.
29 For whosoever shall do any of these abominations, the souls that do them shall be destroyed from among their people.
Loba ngubani owenza lezizinto ezenyanyekayo, kumele axotshwe ebantwini bakibo.
30 And ye shall keep mine ordinances, that ye may not do any of the abominable practices, which have taken place before your time: and ye shall not be polluted in them; for I [am] the Lord your God.
Gcinani iziqondiso zami, lingalandeli izindlela zamanyala lemikhuba eyayilandelwa ngabantu abalandulelayo, njalo lingazingcolisi ngayo. Mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.’”
