Njengoko iimfanelo zesidima soluntu semvelo kunye neemfanelo zoluntu-jikelele olungenakunikelwa olusisisekelo senkululeko, ubulungisa noxolo emhlabeni.

Yazisa ngale nkcazo-jikelele engeemfanelo zoluntu ezikumgangatho oqhelekileyo wokuphumeza abantu bonke kunye nezizwe zonke, kude kube sekugqibeleni nokuba wonke ubani nakunye nemibutho yoluntu, ekufuneka igcine le nkcazelo, izame ukufundisa nokuqeqesha ukukhuthaza intlonipho yezomfanelo zoluntu nenkululeko, neendlela zenkqubela phambili, kwisizwe sonke nakumazwe angaphesheya ukuze kukhuseleke ummiselo-jikelele nokuqapheleka, uqwalaselo, phakathi koluntu lwamalungu oburhulumente ngokwawo, kunye nabantu bezizwe ezibaphetheyo.

proclaims 

this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.

Bonke abantu bazalwa bekhululekile belingana ngesidima nangokweemfanelo. Bonke abantu banesiphiwo sesazela nesizathu sokwenza isenzo ongathanda ukuba senziwe kumzalwane wakho.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Ngaphezu koko, akukho mahluko unokwenziwa usekelwe kwezopolitiko, ulawulo lwezobulungisa okanye amawonga ezizwe nezizwana okanye ummandla apho umntu akhoyo, nokuba uzimele, ukuthembeka, urhulumente ongazimelanga okanye nokuba zeziphi indlela zokunciphisa ulawulo lobukumkani.

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.


Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Wonke umntu unelungelo lokuphila, inkululeko kunye nokhuseleko.

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Akukho namnye oya kugcinwa ebukhobokeni nakukhuselo lomnye umntu, kanti urhwebo ngamakhoboka aluvumelekanga nangayiphina indlela.

No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

Akukho namnye oyakuphathwa gadalala, ngenkohlakalo, ngokungenabuntu okanye ngempatho eluhlazo okanye isohlwayo.

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Wonke umntu unelungelo lokwamkelwa yonke indawo njengomntu phambi komthetho.

Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

Bonke abantu bayalingana phambi komthetho kwaye benamalungelo ngaphandle kocalu-calulo ngokulinganayo kukhuseleko lomthetho. Bonke abantu banelungelo lokhuselo olulinganayo oluchasene naluphina ucalu-calulo olwaphula le nkcazelo, nangokuchasene neendlela zothelekiso kucalu-calulo.

All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

Wonke umntu unelungelo loncedo lwesiphumo sobuchule benkundla yamatyala esizwe ngokomthetho owaphula iimfanelo ezibalulekileyo ezinikelwa ngumthetho wolawulo.

Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.

Akukho namnye oza kubanjwa ngendlela engaqondakaliyo, abe libanjwa okanye abe selubhacweni.

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

Wonke umntu unelungelo elipheleleyo elilinganayo nelilungileyo nokuxoxwa kwetyala esidlangalaleni yinkundla ezimeleyo okanye inkundla zamatyala ezingakhethi cala ekumisweni kwamalungelo nemfanelo zoluntu kunye naluphi na ulwaphulo mthetho amangalelwe ngalo.

Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.

1. Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
2. No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.

Akukho namnye oya kuphazanyiswa kubomi obubobakhe, kusapho lwakhe, kwikhaya lakhe okanye ngokwembalelwano, nokuba kukuhlaselwa okuhlisa isidima nodumo lomntu. Wonke umntu kufanelekile ukuba akhuselwe ngumthetho ekuphazanyisweni okanye kuhlaselo.

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

1. Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State.
2. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

1. Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
2. This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

1. Everyone has the right to a nationality.
2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

1. Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
   
   
2. Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
3. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

1. Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Wonke umntu unelungelo leengcinga ezikhululekileyo isazela nokholo, eli lungelo liquka inkululeko yokutshintsha ukholo lwakho okanye ukukholwa nenkululeko yoko unokukwenza wedwa okanye nobudlelwane nabanye nokuba kusesidlangalaleni okanye emfihlakalweni, ukucacisa inkolo yakho okanye ukukholelwa kwimfundiso, ukwenza unqulo nokugcina izithethe.

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

Wonke umntu unelungelo lokucinga nokuthetha ngokukhululekileyo, eli lungelo liquka inkululeko yokuveza uluvo lwakhe ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka nokuzama ufumana ukuze udlulise ulwazi neengcinga nangaziphi na iintlobo zosasazo nokuba kukweyiphi na imida.

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

1. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
2. No one may be compelled to belong to an association.

1. Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
2. Everyone has the right to equal access to public service in his country.
3. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

Wonke umntu njengelungu lombutho woluntu, unelungelo lokhuseleko lombutho woluntu kwaye enelungelo lokuphumeza, ngeenzame zobuzwe nangemvisiswano zamazwe nangokuvumelana nemibutho namacebo obuRhulumente ngokwezoqoqosho, ezentlalo namalungelo amasiko neemfanelo zesidima nenkululeko engenkqubela-phambili yobuntu bakhe.

Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.

1. Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
   
   
2. Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
3. Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
4. Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

Wonke umntu unelungelo lokuphumla nokuba nexesha lokuphola, kunye namaxesha avumelekileyo okusebenza namaxesha eholide ezuza umvuzo.

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
   
   
2. Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

1. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
   
   
2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

1. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
   
   
2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

Wonke umntu unelungelo lentlalo yoluntu kunye neyezizwe-jikelele apho amalungelo nenkuleleko alenkcazo-jikelele athi amkeleke khona.

Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.

1. Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
   
   
2. In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
3. These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Le nkcazo-jikelele mayingatolikwa ngenjongo yokuba imele ezobuRhulumente, iqela okanye umntu owenza isithembiso okanye osenzo sineenjongo ezingatshabalalisa nokuba ngowuphi na umqathango wamalungelo kunye neenkululeko zoluntu ekuthethwa ngazo apha.

Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.