ISAHLUKO 1
u-Asheri,indodanayeshumikaJakobe noZilipa. Incazelo yobuntu obubili. Indaba yokuqala kaJekyll noHyde. Ukuze uthole isitatimende soMthetho Wesinxephezelo u-Emerson ayengasijabulela,bhekaIvesi27.
1 Ikhophi yeTestamente ku-Asheri, lokho wakukhuluma emadodaneni akhengomnyakawekhulunamashumi amabilinanhlanuwokuphilakwakhe.
2Ngobaesaphilawathikubo:Lalelani, bantwana bakaAsheri, uyihlo, njalo ngizalitshela konke okuqotho phambi kweNkosi.
3 UNkulunkulu unike amadodana abantu izindlela ezimbili, nokuthambekela okubili, nezinhlobo ezimbili zesenzo, nezinhlobo ezimbili zesenzo,nezindabaezimbili.
4 Ngakho zonke izinto zimbili, enye ibhekene;
5Ngobakunezindlelaezimbilizokuhle nokubi, futhi ngalezi kukhona ukuthambekelaokubiliezifubenizethu ezihlukanisayo.
6Ngakhoumaumphefumuloujabulela ukuthambekela okuhle, zonke izenzo zawo zisekulungeni; uma sona siyaphendukamasinyane.
7 Ngokuba uma imicabango yakho igxile ukulunga, nokulahla ububi, kuchitha masinyane ububi, kusiphule isono.
8 Kodwa uma ithambekela ekuthambekeleni okubi, zonke izenzo zayo zisebubini, futhi ixosha okuhle, futhi inamathele kokubi, futhi ibuswa nguBeliyari; noma kwenza okuhle, uyakuphendukezelaokubi.
9 Ngoba kuthi nxa kuqala ukwenza okuhle,uphoselaukwenzaokubikuye, njengoba ingcebo yokuthambekela igcweleumoyaomubi.
10Ngakho-keumuntuangasizaokuhle ngamazwi ngenxa yokubi, kepha indabayesenzoiholelaebubini.
11 Kukhona umuntu ongenazwelo kuyeosebenzelaithubalakheebubini; futhilentoigezaiziciezimbili,kodwa zonkezimbi.
12 Futhi kukhona umuntu othanda owenza okubi, ngoba ethanda ngisho nokufa ebubini ngenxa yakhe; futhi mayelana nalokhu kuyacaca ukuthi igeza izici ezimbili, kodwa wonke umsebenziomubi.
13Nomaenothando,nokhomubiofihla okubi ngenxa yegama elihle, kepha isiphethosesenzosithambekelaebubini.
14 Omunye uyeba, wenza kabi, uyaphanga, uyaphamba, futhi uhawukelaabampofu;nalokhukugeza kukabili,kephakubikonke.
15 Ophamba umakhelwane wakhe uthukuthelisa uNkulunkulu, ufunga amanga ngoPhezukonke, nokho uhawukelaompofu;
16 Uyangcolisa umphefumulo, adlise umzimba; ubulala abaningi, abahawukele abayingcosana; nalokhu kugezakukabili,kephakonkekubi.
17Omunyeuyaphinga,uyafeba,akadli, lapho ezila ukudla, wenza okubi, namandla engcebo yakhe ehlula abaningi; kepha nokho ububi bakhe obedlulele,uyayenzaimiyalo;
18 Amadoda anjalo angonogwaja; zihlanzekile, njengalezo ezidabula inselo,kephaempelenizingcolile.
19NgokubauNkulunkuluezibhebheni zemiyaloumemezelekanje.
20 Kodwa nina, bantwana bami, ningagqoki ubuso obubili obufana nobo, obobuhle nobobubi; kepha bambelelani ebuhleni kuphela, ngokuba uNkulunkulu usendaweni yakhe yokuhlala kuyo, nabantu bayakufisa.
21 Kepha balekelani ububi, nichithe ukuthambekela okubi ngemisebenzi yenu emihle; ngoba abanobuso obumbaxa-mbili kabakhonzi uNkulunkulu,kodwaizinkanukozabo, ukuze bathokozise uBeliyari labantu njengabo.
22 Ngoba abantu abalungileyo, labo abanobuso obubodwa, lanxa becatshangwa yilabo abakabili esonweni, balungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
23Ngokubaabaningiekubulaleniababi benza imisebenzi emibili, okuhle
nokubi; kepha konke kuhle, ngokuba usishuleokubi,akuchithise.
24Omunyeuzondaumuntuolesihawu nongalungile, nomuntu ophingayo nozila ukudla; nalokhu kunezici ezimbili, kepha wonke umsebenzi muhle, ngokuba ulandela isibonelo seNkosi, ngokuba engakwamukeli okuhle okubonakala kukuhle. njengokuhlekweqiniso.
25 Omunye akathandi ukubona usuku oluhle nalabo abangawuboni, funa bangcolise umzimba wakhe, bangcoliseumphefumulowakhe;lokhu, nakho,kukabili,kodwakonkekuhle.
26 Ngokuba abantu abanjalo bafana nezindluzele nezindluzelekazi, ngokuba ngokwendlela yezilwane zasendlebabonakalabengcolile,kepha bahlanzeke ngokuphelele; ngoba bahambangokushisekelauJehovafuthi bayakugwema lokho uNkulunkulu akuzondayo nakwenqabelayo ngemiyalo yakhe, begwema okubi kokuhle.
27 Niyabona, bantwana bami, ukuthi kukhona ababili ezintweni zonke, omunye ngokumelene nomunye, futhi enye ifihliwe ngenye: ukuhaha okufihliwe, ekudakweni ebubini, ekuhlekeni nasekuhlekeni, ebufebeni bomshado.
28 Ukufa kuphumelela ekuphileni, ihlazoenkazimulweni,ubusukunemini, nobumnyamabubengukukhanya;futhi zonkeizintozingaphansikosuku,izinto nje ngaphansi kokuphila, izinto ezingalungile ngaphansi kokufa;
ngalokho-ke nokuphila okuphakade kulindeleukufa.
29Futhimakungashiwoukuthiiqiniso lingamanga, noma kulungile akulungile; ngoba lonke iqiniso lingaphansi kokukhanya, njengoba zonke izinto zingaphansi kukaNkulunkulu.
30 Ngakho-ke, zonke lezi zinto ngazivivinya ekuphileni kwami, futhi angizange ngiphambuke eqinisweni leNkosi, futhi ngaphenya imiyalelo yoPhezukonke, ngihamba ngokwamandla ami wonke ngobuso obuqothokuyelokhookuhle..
31 Ngakho-ke, qaphelani nani, bantwanabami,emithethweniyeNkosi, nilandelaiqinisongobunyebobuso.
32 Ngokuba labo ababuso-mbili banecala lesono esikabili; ngoba bobabili benza okubi futhi bayakujabulela abakwenzayo, belandela isibonelo semimoya yenkohliso,nokulwanabantu.
33Ngakho-ke,bantwanabami,gcinani umthetho weNkosi, futhi ningakunaki okubinjengokuhle;kodwabhekaniinto enhle ngempela, futhi niyigcine kuyo yonkeimiyaloyeNkosi,nibenehambo yenukuyo,futhiniphumulekuyo.
34 Ngokuba izinjongo zokugcina zabantu zikhombisa ukulunga noma ukungalungikwabo,laphobehlangana nezingelosi zeNkosi kanye nezikaSathane.
35 ngoba nxa umphefumulo uphuma ukhathazekile, uhlutshwa ngumoya omubi owawusebenza ngezinkanuko lemisebenziemibi.
36Kodwaumaenokuthulangenjabulo uhlangana nengelosi yokuthula, futhi imholelaekuphileniokuphakade.
37Bantwabami,lingabinjengeSodoma, yona eyonayo ezingilosini zeNkosi, yabhubhakuzekubenininini.
38 Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi niyokona, futhininikelwaezandlenizezithazenu; izwe lenu liyakuba yincithakalo, nezindawozenuezingcwelezibhujiswe, nihlakazekele emagumbini omane omhlaba.
39 Niyakuchithwa ekuhlakazweni ninyamalalenjengamanzi.
40 OPhezukonke aze ahambele umhlaba,ezeyenanjengomuntu,edla, ephuza, ephule ikhanda likadrako emanzini.
41 Uyosindisa u-Israyeli nabo bonke abeZizwe, uNkulunkulu ekhuluma ebuswenibomuntu.
42 Ngakho-ke nani, bantwana bami, zitshelenilezizintokubantwanabenu, ukuzebangamlaleli.
43 Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi niyakuba abangalaleli nokungamesabi uNkulunkulu, ningalaleli umthetho kaNkulunkulu,kodwaimiyaloyabantu, wonakaliswangobubi.
44 Ngakho-ke niyohlakazwa njengoGadi noDani abafowethu, futhi aniyikuwazi amazwe enu, isizwe, nolimilwenu.
45KodwaiNkosiizalibuthandawonye ngokukholwa ngesihawu sayo, langenxa kaAbrahama, loIsaka, loJakobe.
46 Eseshilo lokho kubo, wabayala, wathi:"NgingcwabenieHebroni."
47Walalaubuthongo,wafaesemdala.
48Amadodanaakheenzanjengalokho ebayalile,akhuphukelanayeeHebroni, ammbelakoyise.