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 You shall not do according to the custom of the land of Egypt, in which you dwelt: neither shall you act according to the manner of the country of Chanaan, into which I will bring you, nor shall you walk in their ordinances.
Lingabokwenza lokhu okwenziwa eGibhithe, lapho elalikhona, njalo lingabokwenza abakwenzayo ezweni laseKhenani, lapho engilisa khona. Lingalandeli abakwenzayo.
4 You shall do my judgments, and shall observe my precepts, and shall walk in them. I am the Lord your God.
Lalelani imithetho yami njalo linanzelele, lilandele izimiso zami. Mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.
5 Keep my laws and my judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them. I am the Lord.
Gcinani izimiso zami lemithetho yami, ngoba umuntu oyilalelayo uzaphila ngayo. Mina nginguThixo.
6 No man shall approach to her that is near of kin to him, to uncover her 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: 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: for it is the nakedness of thy father.
Ungalali lomfazi kayihlo; lokho kuthelela uyihlo ihlazo.
9 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy sister by father or by mother, whether born at home or abroad.
Ungalali lodadewenu, loba indodakazi kayihlo loba indodakazi kanyoko, kungakhathalekile ukuthi wazalelwa ekhaya loba kwenye indawo.
10 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or thy daughter’s daughter: because it is thy own nakedness.
Ungalali lendodakazi yendodana yakho loba indodakazi yendodakazi yakho; lokhu kuzakuthelela ihlazo.
11 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, whom she bore to thy father, and who is thy sister.
Ungalali lendodakazi yomfazi kayihlo, eyazalwa nguyihlo, ingudadewenu.
12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: because she is the flesh of thy father.
Ungalali lodadewabo kayihlo; uyisihlobo sikayihlo esiseduze kakhulu.
13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: because she is thy mother’s flesh.
Ungalali lodadewabo kanyoko, uyisihlobo sikanyoko esiseduzane kakhulu.
14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother: neither shalt thou approach to his wife, who is joined to thee by affinity.
Ungatheleli umfowabo kayihlo ihlazo ngokusondela kumkakhe ukuthi ulale laye, ngoba ungunyoko.
15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: because she is thy son’s wife, neither shalt thou discover her shame.
Ungalali lomalokazana wakho, ngumfazi wendodana yakho; ungalali laye.
16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: because it is the nakedness of thy brother.
Ungalali lomfazi womfowenu; kuzathelela umfowenu ihlazo.
17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy wife and her daughter. Thou shalt not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to discover her shame: because they are her flesh, and such copulation is incest.
Ungalali lowesifazane kanye lendodakazi yakhe. Ungalali lendodakazi yendodana yakhe loba indodakazi yendodakazi yakhe; bayizihlobo zakho eziseduzane. Lokhu kuyikuxhwala.
18 Thou shalt not take thy wife’s sister for a harlot, to rival her, neither shalt thou discover her nakedness, while she is yet living.
Ungathathi udadewabo womkakho ukuthi ulale laye nxa umkakho esaphila.
19 Thou shalt not approach to a woman having her flowers, neither shalt thou uncover her nakedness.
Ungasondeli kowesifazane ukuthi ulale laye ngesikhathi esemfuleni ngoba ungcolile.
20 Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour’s wife, nor be defiled with mingling of seed.
Ungalali lomfazi kamakhelwane wakho ngoba uyazingcolisa ngaye.
21 Thou shalt not give any of thy seed to be consecrated to the idol Moloch, nor defile the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
Unganikeli loba nguphi wabantwabakho ukuthi abe ngumhlatshelo kunkulunkulu uMoleki, ngoba akufanelanga ukuthi ungcolise ibizo likaNkulunkulu wakho. Mina nginguThixo.
22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind, because it is an abomination.
Ungalali lendoda njengendoda ilala lomfazi; lokhu kuyisinengiso.
23 Thou shalt not copulate with any beast, neither shalt thou be defiled with it. A woman shall not lie down to a beast, nor copulate with it: because it is a heinous crime.
Ungafebi lenyamazana, ngoba uyazingcolisa ngalokho. Owesifazane angafebi lenyamazana, lokhu kuyisinengiso.
24 Defile not yourselves with any of these things with which all the nations have been defiled, which I will cast out before you,
Lingazingcolisi noma kungayiphi yalezizindlela, ngoba yizo izindlela izizwe engizazidudula phambi kwenu ezazingcolisa ngazo.
25 And with which the land is defiled: the abominations of which I will visit, that it may vomit out its inhabitants.
Kwaze kwangcola lelizwe; kungakho ngalijezisa ngesono salo, ilizwe ababehlala kulo labakhafula.
26 Keep ye my ordinances and my judgments, and do not any of these abominations: neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you.
Kodwa kumele ligcine izimiso zami lemilayo yami. Lina banikazi belizwe labezizwe abaphakathi kwenu, akufanelanga benze lezizinto ezenyanyekayo,
27 For all these detestable things the inhabitants of the land have done, that; were before you, and have defiled it.
ngoba zonke lezizinto zenziwa ngabantu ababehlala kulelilizwe lina lingakafiki, ngakho ilizwe langcola.
28 Beware then, lest in like manner, it vomit you also out, if you do the like things, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
Nxa lingenza amanyala kulelilizwe, lizalikhafula njengendlela elakhafula ngayo izizwe ezalandulelayo.
29 Every soul that shall commit any of these abominations, shall perish from the midst of his people.
Loba ngubani owenza lezizinto ezenyanyekayo, kumele axotshwe ebantwini bakibo.
30 Keep my commandments. Do not the things which they have done, that have been before you, and be not defiled therein. I am the Lord your God.
Gcinani iziqondiso zami, lingalandeli izindlela zamanyala lemikhuba eyayilandelwa ngabantu abalandulelayo, njalo lingazingcolisi ngayo. Mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.’”
