Zulu - The Book of Deuteronomy

Duteronomi

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1LawaangamazwiuMoseawakhulumaku-Israyeliwonke phesheyakweJordaniehlaneethafenimalungana noLwandleOlubomvu,phakathikwePharanuneThofeli, neLabani,neHaseroti,neDizahabi

2(Kukhonauhambolwezinsukueziyishuminanyeukusuka eHorebengendlelayasentabeniyaseSeyiriukuyaeKadeshi Barineya.)

3Kwathingomnyakawamashumiamane,ngenyanga yeshuminanye,ngolokuqalalwenyanga,uMose wakhulumakubantwanabakwa-Israyelinjengakhokonke uJehovaamyalengakhokubo;

4NgemvakokubaesebuleleuSihoniinkosiyama-Amori, owayehlalaeHeshibhoni,no-OgiinkosiyaseBashani, owayehlalae-Ashitarotie-Edireyi

5NgaphetsheyakweJordani,ezwenilakwaMowabi,uMose waqalaukumemezelalomthetho,ethi:

6UJehovauNkulunkuluwethuwakhulumakithieHorebe, wathi:“Senihlaleisikhathiesidekulentaba;

7Phendukani,nihambe,niyeentabeniyama-Amori, nasezindawenizonkeeziseduzenayo,emathafeni, nasezintabeni,nasesigodini,naseningizimu, nangaselwandle,ezwenilamaKhanani,naseLebanoni, nasemfuleniomkhulu,umfulau-Ewufrathe

8Bhekani,ngilibekileizwephambikwenu:ngenani, nilidleizweuJehovaalifungelaoyihlo,o-Abrahama,noIsaka,noJakobeukulinikabonanenzaloyaboemvakwabo 9Ngakhulumakiningalesosikhathi,ngathi: Anginakunithwalangedwa;

10UJehovauNkulunkuluwenuunandisile;bhekani, namuhlaningangezinkanyezizezulungobuningi.

11(UJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyihloanganenzelisele ngokuphindwekayinkulungwanekunalokhueniyikho, anibusise,njengobanjeethembisile!)

12Minangedwangingathwalakanjaniizinsizizenu, nomthwalowenu,nokuxabanakwenuna?

13Zithatheleniamadodaahlakaniphileyo,aqondileyo, aziwayoezizwenizenu,ngiwenzeabeyizindunaphezu kwenu

14Nangiphendulanathi:‘Intooyikhulumileilungileukuba siyenze

15Ngasengithathaizinhlokozezizwezakini,amadoda ahlakaniphileyo,aziwayo,ngawenzaizinhlokophezu kwenu,izindunazezinkulungwane,nezindunazamakhulu, nezindunazamashumiayisihlanu,nezindunazamashumi, nezindunaezizwenizenu

16Ngabayalaabahlulelibenungalesosikhathi,ngathi: ‘Zwaniniizindabaeziphakathikwabafowenu,nahlulele ngokulungileyophakathikomuntunomfowabo,nomfokazi okuye

17Ningakhethiabantuekwahluleleni;kephaniyakuzwa omncanenomkhulu;aniyikwesabaubusobomuntu; ngokubaukwahlulelakungokukaNkulunkulu; 18Futhinganiyalangalesosikhathizonkeizintookufanele nizenze

19SasukaeHorebe,sadabulalelohlaneelikhulu nelesabekayoenalibonayongasendleleniyasentabeni

yama-Amori,njengalokhouJehovauNkulunkuluwethu wasiyala;safikaeKadeshiBarineya 20Ngathikini:Senifikileentabeniyama-Amori,uJehova uNkulunkuluwethuasinikayona

21Bhekani,uJehovauNkulunkuluwenuulibekileizwe phambikwenu:khuphukaninilidle,njengalokhouJehova uNkulunkuluwawoyihloeshilokini;ningesabi,ningapheli amandla

22Nasondelakimi,nonke,nathi:‘Sizothumaamadoda phambikwethu,asihloleizwe,asibuyiseleizwingendlela esizokhuphukangayo,nokuthisiyakufikakuyiphiimizi 23Lalunga-kelelizwiemehlweniami;ngathathakini amadodaayishuminambili,indodaeyodwaesizweni

24Basebephenduka,bakhuphukelaentabeni,bafika esigodinisase-Eshikoli,basihlola.

25Athathaezandlenizawoezithelwenizezwe,azehlisela kithi,asibuyiselaizwi,athi:‘YizweelihleuJehova uNkulunkuluwethuasinikalona.

26Nokhoanivumangaukukhuphuka,nahlubukaumyalo kaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu;

27Nakhononaematendenienu,nathi:‘NgokubauJehova wasizonda,wasikhiphaezwenilaseGibitheukubaasinikele esandlenisama-Amori,asibhubhise.

28Siyakukhuphukelangaphina?Abafowethu bazidangalisileizinhliziyozethungokuthi:‘Abantu bakhulu,badekunathi;imizimikhulu,ibiyelwe ngezindongakuzekufikeezulwini;futhisibonile amadodanaama-Anakikhona

29Ngasengithikini:Ningabesabi,ningabesabi

30UJehovauNkulunkuluwenuohambaphambikwenu uyakunilwelanjengakhokonkeanenzelakhonaeGibithe phambikwamehloenu;

31nasehlanelaphoowabonakhonaukuthiuJehova uNkulunkuluwakhowakuthwalanjengomuntuothwala indodanayakheendleleniyonkeenahambangayonaze nafikakulendawo.

32NokhoanikholwanganguJehovauNkulunkuluwenu kulento;

33owahambaphambikwenuukubaanihloleleindawo yokumisaamatendeenu,ngomliloebusuku,ukuze aniboniseindlelaeniyakuhambangayo,nangefuemini.

34UJehovawezwaizwilamazwienu,wathukuthela, wafungawathi:

35Impelakakuyikubonanoyedwakulababantubalesi sizukulwaneesibilelozweelihleengafungaukulinika oyihlo;

36ngaphandlekukaKalebiindodanakaJefune; uyakulibona,ngimnikeyenanabantwanabakheizwe alinyathele,ngokubaumlandeleuJehovangokupheleleyo

37FuthiuJehovawangithukuthelelangenxayenu,wathi: ‘Naweawuyikungenakhona

38KephauJoshuwaindodanakaNuniomiphambikwakho nguyeoyakungenakhona;

39Abancanebenuenashoukuthibayakubayimpango, nabantwanabenuababengakwazingalolosukuokuhle nokubibayakungenakhona,ngibanikelona,balidle.

40Kephaninaphendukani,nihambeniyeehlanengendlela yoLwandleOlubomvu

41Naseniphendula,nathikimi:‘SonilekuJehova; siyakukhuphukasilwenjengakhokonkeuJehova uNkulunkuluwethuasiyalengakhoSenibhincilekwaba yilowonalowoizikhalizakhezempi,nalungela ukukhuphukelaentabeni

42UJehovawathikimi:“Yishokuboukuthi: ‘Ningakhuphuki,ningalwi;ngobakangikhophakathi kwenu;funanibulawephambikwezithazenu

43Ngakhongakhulumakini;anilalelanga,kepha nahlubukaezwinilikaJehova,nakhukhumalanakhuphukela entabeni

44Ama-Amoriayehlalakuleyontabaaphuma anihlangabeza,anixoshanjengokwenzakwezinyosi, anichithaeSeyirikwazekwabaseHorma

45NabuyanakhalaphambikukaJehova;kephauJehova akalalelangaizwilenu,akabekangaindlebekini

46NahlalaeKadeshiizinsukuezininginjengezinsuku enazihlalakhona.

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1Sasesiphenduka,samuka,sangenaehlanengendlela yasoLwandleOlubomvu,njengalokhouJehovawakhuluma kimi,sazungezaintabayaseSeyiriizinsukueziningi.

2UJehovawakhulumakimi,wathi:

3Sekwaneleukuzungezalentaba;phendukelaenyakatho

4Yalaabantu,uthi:‘Niyakudabulaumkhawulo wabafowenu,abantwanabakwa-Esawu,abahlalaeSeyiri; bayakunesaba;ngalokhoziqapheleninina;

5Ungaphambanisilabo;ngokubaangiyikuninikaokwezwe labo,ngishonobubanzibonyawo;ngokubangimnikeuEsawuintabayaseSeyiriibeyifa

6Niyakuthengakuboukudlangemali,nidle;nithenge namanzikubongemali,niphuze

7NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoukubusisile emsebenziniwonkewesandlasakho;uyakwaziukuhamba kwakhokulelihlaneelikhulu;leminyakaengamashumi amaneuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhounawe;awuswelanga lutho.

8Sasesidlulakubafowethu,abantwanabakwa-Esawu, ababehlalaeSeyiri,sadabulangendlelayaseThafenilaseElatinase-EsiyoniGeberi,saphenduka,sadlulangendlela yasehlanelakwaMowabi

9UJehovawathikimi:“UngacindezeliabakwaMowabi, ungalwinabo,ngokubaangiyikukunikaizwelabolibeyifa lakho;ngobaiAringilinikeabantwanabakaLothilibeyilifa 10Ama-Emiayehlalakhonakudala,abantuabakhulu, abaningi,abadenjengama-Anaki; 11ababethiwangamaRefa,njengama-Anaki;kepha abakwaMowabibababizangokuthiama-Emi

12AmaHorinawoahlalaeSeyirikuqala;kephaabantwana bakwa-Esawubabaxosha,babachithaphambikwabo, bahlalaesikhundlenisabo;njengalokhoenzileu-Israyeli ezwenilefalakheuJehovaamnikalona 13Ngathi,sukumani,niweleumfulaiZeredi;Sawela umfudlanaiZeredi

14IsikhathiesahambangasosisukaeKadeshiBarineya sazesawelaumfudlanaiZeredi,sasiyiminyaka engamashumiamathathunesishiyagalombili;sazesaphela sonkeisizukulwanesamadodaempiphakathikwekamu, njengalokhouJehovaafungakubo 15NgokubaimpelaisandlasikaJehovasasimelenenabo ukubachithaphakathikwekamubazebaqedwe

16Kwathilaphoonkeamadodaempiesephelile,efa phakathikwabantu, 17UJehovawakhulumakimi,wathi: 18Niyakudabulai-Ari,ugulwakwaMowabi,namuhla;

19“Nxausondelamalungananabantwanabakwa-Amoni, ungabacindezeli,ungaphambaninabo,ngokuba angiyikukunikalutholwezwelabantwanabakwa-Amoni; ngobangilinikeabantwanabakaLothilibeyilifa. 20NalelolalibizwangokuthiizwelamaRefa;amaRefa ayehlalakuloezikhathinizasendulo;

21abantuabakhulu,abaningi,abadenjengama-Anaki; kephauJehovawabachithaphambikwabo;babaxosha, bahlalaesikhundlenisabo;

22Njengalokhowenzakubantwanabakwa-Esawu ababehlalaeSeyiri,laphoechithaamaHoriphambikwabo; babaxosha,bahlalaesikhundlenisabokuzekubenamuhla 23Ama-AviayehlalaeHazerimikwazekwabase-Aza, amaKafitoriaphumaeKafitoriawachitha,ahlala esikhundlenisawo

24Sukumani,nihambe,niweleumfulai-Arinoni;bhekani, ngimnikeleesandlenisakhouSihoniumAmori,inkosi yaseHeshiboni,nezwelakhe;qalaniukulidla,nilwenaye ekulweni.

25Namuhlangizoqalaukubekaingebhenokwesaba kwakhophezukwezizweeziphansikwezululonke eziyozwaumbikongawe,zithuthumele,zibenomunyu ngenxayakho

26NgathumaizithunywazisehlanelaseKedemotikuSihoni inkosiyaseHeshiboningamazwiokuthula,ngathi: 27Ngivumelengidabuleezwenilakho,ngihambe ngendlelaenkulu,ngingaphambukelingakwesokunene nomangakwesokhohlo.

28Uyakungithengiselaukudlangemali,ngidle;ungiphe amanzingemali,ngiphuze;kuphelangizakudlula ngezinyawozami;

29njengalokhobenzakimiabantwanabakwa-Esawu abahlalaeSeyirinabakwaMowabiabahlalae-Ari,ngize ngiweleiJordani,ngingeneezweniuJehovauNkulunkulu wethuasinikalona

30KephauSihoniinkosiyaseHeshiboniakavumanga ukubasidlulekuye,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho wenzalukhuniumoyawakhe,wenzalukhuniinhliziyo yakheukubaamnikeleesandlenisakho,njengokuba kubonakalanamuhla.

31UJehovawathikimi:‘Bheka,sengiqalileukunikela uSihoninezwelakhephambikwakho;qalaukulidlaukuba udleifalezwelakhe.

32USihoniwayesephumawasihlangabeza,yenanabo bonkeabantubakhe,ukulwaeJahazi

33UJehovauNkulunkuluwethuwamnikelaphambi kwethu;samshayayenanamadodanaakhenabobonke abantubakhe.

34Sayithathayonkeimiziyakhengalesosikhathi, saqothulaabesilisa,nabesifazane,nabancanekuyoyonke imizi,asishiyanganoyedwaowasalayo

35Izinkomokuphelasazithathelazonazabayimpango yethunempangoyemiziesayithathile

36Kusukelae-Arowerielisosebenilomfulai-Arinoni, kusukelaemziniosemfuleni,kuzekufikeeGileyadi, akubangakhoumuziowawunamandlakunathi;

37Kuphelaezwenilabantwanabakwa-Amonianifikanga kuzo,nakuyoyonkeindawoyomfulaiJabhoki,nasemizini yasezintabeni,nakhokonkeuJehovauNkulunkuluwethu asenqabelekhona.

1Sasesiphenduka,senyukangendlelaeyaeBashani;u-Ogi inkosiyaseBashaniwaphumawasihlangabeza,yenanabo bonkeabantubakhe,ukulwae-Edireyi.

2WayesethiuJehovakimi:‘Ungamesabi,ngokuba ngiyakumnikelaesandlenisakhoyenanabantubakhe bonkenezwelakhe;uyakwenzakuyenjengobawenza kuSihoniinkosiyama-Amori,owayehlalaeHeshiboni

3KanjalouJehovauNkulunkuluwethuwamnikela esandlenisethuno-OgiinkosiyaseBashaninabantubakhe bonke;

4Sayithathayonkeimiziyakhengalesosikhathi, akubangakhomuziesingawuthathangakubo,imizi engamashumiayisithupha,sonkeisifundasase-Arigobi, umbusoka-OgieBashani.

5Yonkelemiziyayibiyelwengezingangeeziphakeme, namasango,nemigoqo;ecelenikwemiziengenazindonga eziningikakhulu.

6Sayiqeda,njengalokhosenzakuSihoniinkosi yaseHeshiboni,sacekelaphansiabesilisa,nabesifazane, nabantwana,emiziniyonke.

7Kodwazonkeizinkomonempangoyemizisakuthatha kwabayimpangoyethu

8Ngalesosikhathisalithathaesandlenisamakhosiamabili ama-AmoriizweelingaphesheyakweJordani,kusukela emfulenii-ArinonikuzekufikeentabeniyaseHermoni;

9(iHermoniamaSidoniayibizangokuthiiSiriyoni,namaAmoriayibizangokuthiiSeniri;)

10yonkeimiziyasethafeni,nalolonkeelakwaGileyadi, nalolonkeiBashani,kuzekubeseSalekanase-Edireyi, imiziyombusoka-OgieBashani

11Ngokubangu-OgikuphelainkosiyaseBashaniowasala ensaliniyamaRefa;bheka,umbhedewakhe wawuyinkundlayensimbi;KaliseRabalabantwana bakoAmoniyini?ubudebalobabuyizingalo eziyisishiyagalolunye,nobubanzibasobuyizingaloezine, ngokwengaloyomuntu

12Lelizweesalidlangalesosikhathi,kusukelae-Aroweri engasemfulenii-Arinoni,nengxenyeyentaba yakwaGileyadi,nemiziyalongalinikaabakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi

13EnyeinsaliyakwaGileyadi,nalolonkeiBashani, umbusoka-Ogi,nganikaingxenyeyesizwesakwaManase; sonkeisifundasase-Arigobi,nalolonkeiBashani, elalibizwangokuthiizwelamaRefa.

14UJayireindodanakaManasewathathalonkeilizwelaseArigobhikuzekubesemngceleniwamaGeshuri neMahakati;wawabizangegamalakhengokuthiiBashaniyayirekuzekubenamuhla

15NgamnikauMakiriiGileyadi

16AbakwaRubeninabakwaGadingabanikakusukela kwaGileyadikuzekufikeemfulenii-Arinoniengxenyeni yesigodi,nomngcelekuzekufikeemfuleniiJabhoki, ongumngcelewabantwanabakwa-Amoni;

17neThafa,neJordaninomkhawulowalo,kusukela eKineretikuzekufikeolwandlelwaseThafeni,uLwandle LukasawotiphansikwePhisigangasempumalanga

18“Nganiyalangalesosikhathi,ngathi:‘UJehova uNkulunkuluwenuuninikilelelizweukubanilidle;

19Kephaomkenu,nabantwanabenu,nezinkomozenu, ngokubangiyaziukuthininemfuyoeningi,bayakuhlala emiziniyenuengininikeyona;

20uJehovaazeanikeabafowenuukuphumulanjengani, nabobazebalidleizweuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu abanikelonangaphesheyakweJordani,nibuyele,kube yilowonalowoefenilakheengininikelona

21NgamyalauJoshuwangalesosikhathi,ngathi:‘Amehlo akhoabonilekonkeuJehovauNkulunkuluwenuakwenzile kulawamakhosiamabili;

22Ningabesabi,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwenu nguyenaoyakunilwela

23NgamncengauJehovangalesosikhathi,ngathi:

24NkosiJehova,usuqalileukubonisaincekuyakho ubukhulubakhonesandlasakhoesinamandla,ngokuba yimuphiuNkulunkuluezulwininasemhlabeniongenza njengokwemisebenziyakhonanjengamandlaakhona?

25Akengiwele,ngiliboneizweelihleelingaphesheya kweJordani,leyontabaenhle,neLebanoni.

26KephauJehovawangithukuthelelangenxayenu, akangizwanga;ungabeusakhulumakimingalendaba

27KhuphukelaesiqongwenisasePisiga,uphakamisele amehloakhongasentshonalanga,nangasenyakatho, nangaseningizimu,nasempumalanga,ulibhekengamehlo akho,ngokubaawuyikuliwelaleliJordani.

28KephayalauJoshuwa,umqinise,umqinise,ngokuba yenauyakuwelaphambikwalababantu,abenzebalidleifa lezweozakulibona.

29Sahlala-keesigodinimalungananeBetiPeyori

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1Ngakho-ke,Israyeli,lalelaizimisonezahlulelo enginifundisazonaukubanizenze,ukuzeniphile,ningene nilidleizweuJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyihloaninikalona 2Aniyikwenezelaezwinienginiyalangalo,ninganciphisi luthokulo,ukuzenigcineimiyalokaJehovauNkulunkulu wenuenginiyalangayo

3AmehloenuabonilelokhouJehovaakwenzayongenxa kaBaliPeyori,ngokubabonkeabantuababemlandelauBali PeyoriuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoubabhubhisile phakathikwenu

4KephaninaenanamathelakuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu niyaphilanonkenamuhla

5Bhekani,nginifundisileizimisonezahlulelo,njengalokho uJehovauNkulunkuluwamiengiyalile,ukubanenze kanjaloezwenieningenakuloukulidla

6Ngakhozigcineni,nizenze;ngokubalokhu kungukuhlakaniphakwenunokuqondakwenuemehlweni ezizweeziyakuzwazonkelezizimiso,zithi:‘Impelalesi sizweesikhulusingabantuabahlakaniphileyo nabanengqondo.

7NgokubayisiphiisizweesikhuluesinoNkulunkulu oseduzenaso,njengoJehovauNkulunkuluwethukukho konkeesimbizangakhona?

8Yisiphiisizweesikhuluesinezimisonezahlulelo ezilungilenjengawowonkelomthethoengiwubekaphambi kwenunamuhlana?

9Kuphelaziqaphele,ugcinekahleumphefumulowakho, funaukhohlweizintoazibonileyoamehloakho,zimuke enhliziyweniyakhozonkeizinsukuzokuhambakwakho;

10Ikakhulukazingosukuowamangalophambi kukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoeHorebe,laphouJehova ethikimi:‘Ngibutheleabantu,ngibenzebezweamazwiami, ukuzebafundeukungesabazonkeizinsukuabayakuziphila emhlabeni,bafundiseabantwanababo.

11Nasondela,nemaphansikwentaba;intabayavutha umlilokwazekwabaphakathikwezulu,kunobumnyama, namafu,nesigayegaye.

12UJehovawakhulumakiniephakathikomlilo;nezwa izwilamazwi,kephaanibonangamfanekiso;nezwaizwi kuphela

13Wamemezelakiniisivumelwanosakheaniyalangaso ukubanisenze,imiyaloeyishumi;wawalobaezibhebheni ezimbilizamatshe

14UJehovawangiyalangalesosikhathiukubanginifundise izimisonezahluleloukubanizenzeezwenieniwelelakulo ukulidla

15Ngakhoziqapheleni;ngokubaanibonangamfanekiso mhlauJehovaekhulumakinieHorebeephakathikomlilo; 16funanizonakalise,nizenzeleisithombeesibaziweyo, umfanekisowanomayimuphiumfanekiso,umfanekiso wowesilisanomawowesifazane, 17Umfanekisowasosonkeisilwaneesisemhlabeni, umfanekisowazozonkeizinyoniezinamaphikoezindiza emoyeni;

18umfanekisowentoyonkeenwabuzelayoemhlabeni, umfanekisowezinhlanzizonkeezisemanziniphansi komhlaba;

19futhifunauphakamiseleamehloakhoezulwini,futhi laphoubonailanga,nenyanga,nezinkanyezi,yebo,ibutho lonkelasezulwini,futhiuqhutshweukukhulekakukho, futhiukukhonze,okuyintouJehovauNkulunkuluwakho azahlukaniselezonkeizizwengaphansikwalolonkeizulu 20KephauJehovaunithathile,wanikhiphaesithandweni sensimbi,eGibithe,nibengabantuabayifakuye, njenganamuhla

21FuthiuJehovawangithukuthelelangenxayenu,wafunga ukuthiangiyikuwelaiJordani,nokuthiangiyikungena kulelozweelihleuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunika lonalibeyifalakho.

22Kephaminangiyakufelakulelizwe,angiyikuwela iJordani,kephaninaniyakuwela,nilidlelelozweelihle 23Ziqapheleni,funanikhohlweisivumelwanosikaJehova uNkulunkuluwenuasenzanani,nizenzeleisithombe esibaziweyonomaumfanekisowayoyonkeintouJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoakwenqabeleyona.

24NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoungumlilo oqothulayo,unguNkulunkuluonomhawu.

25“Nxanizalaabantwananabantwanababantwana,nihlale isikhathiesideezweni,niyonakala,nenzeisithombe esibaziweyonomaumfanekisowayo,nenzeokubi emehlwenikaJehovauNkulunkuluwenuukubanimcunule; 26Ngibizaizulunomhlabanjengofakazinganinamuhla ukuthiniyakubhubhamasinyaneezwenieniwelaiJordani ukuyolidla;aniyikuzandisaizinsukuzenukulo,kepha niyakuchithwanokuchithwa

27UJehovauyakunihlakazaphakathikwezizwe,nisale niyingcosanaphakathikwezizwe,laphouJehova eyakuniholelakhona

28Laphoniyakukhonzaonkulunkulu,umsebenziwezandla zomuntu,imithinamatshe,abangaboni,abangezwa,abadli, abangahogi

29KodwaumausufunauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho ulapho,uyakumfumana,umaumfunangayoyonke inhliziyoyakhonangawowonkeumphefumulowakho

30Laphousekuhluphekeni,zonkelezizintozikwehlela, yebo,ngezinsukuezizayo,umauphendukelakuJehova uNkulunkuluwakho,ulaleleizwilakhe;

31NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho unguNkulunkuluohawukelayo;

32“Ngokubabuzamanjengezinsukuezidlule, ezazingaphambikwakho,kusukelaosukwiniuNkulunkulu adalangaloumuntuemhlabeni,futhiubuzekusukela kolunyeuhlangothilwezulukuzekubekolunye,ukuthi ingabekwakekwabakhonaintoenjengalentoenkulu, nomaizwakeleenjengayona?

33BakebalizwayiniizwilikaNkulunkululikhuluma phakathikomlilonjengalokhowenawalizwa,baphilana?

34KumbeuNkulunkuluukewazamayiniukuhamba azithatheleisizwephakathikwesinyeisizwengezilingo, ngezibonakaliso,langezimangaliso,langempi,langesandla esilamandla,langengaloeyeluliweyo,langezisabekayo ezinkulu,njengakhokonkeuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu alenenzelekhonaeGibhithephambikwamehloenu?

35Waboniswakuwe,ukuzewaziukuthiuJehova unguNkulunkulu;akakhoomunyengaphandlekwakhe

36Wenzaukubauzweizwilakheesezulwiniukuba akufundise;nasemhlabeniwakubonisaumlilowakhe omkhulu;wezwaamazwiakheephakathikomlilo

37Ngenxayokuthandaoyihlo,wakhethainzaloyaboemva kwabo,wakukhuphaeGibhithengamandlaakheamakhulu phambikwamehloakhe;

38ukubaaxoshephambikwakhoizizweezinkulu nezinamandlakunawe,ukubaakungenise,akunikeizwe lazolibeyifalakho,njenganamuhla

39Yazi-kenamuhla,ukubekeenhliziyweniyakhoukuthi uJehovaunguNkulunkuluezulwiniphezulunasemhlabeni phansi;

40Wogcinaizimisozakhenemiyaloyakheengikuyala ngakhonamuhlaukubakukuhambelekahlewena nabantwanabakhoemvakwakho,izinsukuzakhozande emhlabeniuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunikawona kuzekubephakade

41UMosewahlukanisaimiziemithathuphesheya kweJordaningasempumalanga;

42ukuzeumbulaliabalekelekhona,obulaleumakhelwane wakheengazi,engamzondangangaphambili;ukuze abalekelekomunyewalemiziaphile;

43okungukuthi,iBezeriehlaneezwenilasethafeni lakwaRubeni;neRamotiyakwaGileyadikwaGadi;neGolan eBashankumaManase

44NankuumthethouMoseawubekaphambikwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli;

45Leziziyibufakazi,nezimiso,nezahlulelouMose azikhulumakubantwanabakwa-Israyeliekuphumeni kwaboeGibithe;

46NgaphesheyakweJordaniesigodiniesiqondeneneBeti PeyoriezwenilikaSihoniinkosiyama-Amori,owahlala eHeshiboni,owashaywanguMosenabantwanabakwaIsrayeliekuphumenikwaboeGibithe;

47Balidlaizwelakhe,nezwelika-OgiinkosiyaseBashani, amakhosiamabiliama-AmoriayengaphesheyakweJordani ngasempumalanga;

48kusukelae-Arowerielisosebenilomfulai-Arinoni,kuze kufikeentabeniyaseSiyonieyiHermoni, 49nalolonkeithafanganenokweJordani ngasempumalangakuzekufikeolwandlelwasethafeni phansikwemithomboyasePisga.

ISAHLUKO5

1UMosewabizawonkeu-Israyeli,wathikubo:“Yizwa, Israyeli,izimisonezahluleloengizikhulumaezindlebeni zenunamuhla,ukuzenizifunde,nizigcine,nizenze 2UJehovauNkulunkuluwethuwenzaisivumelwanonathi eHorebe.

3UJehovaakenzangalesisivumelwanonawobaba,kodwa nathi,yebo,thinasonkeesikhonalaphanamuhla 4UJehovawakhulumananiubusonobusoentabeni phakathikomlilo;

5NgemaphakathikukaJehovananingalesosikhathiukuba nginitsheleizwilikaJehova,ngokubanesabangenxa yomlilo,anakhuphukelaentabeni;

6NginguJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoowakukhiphaezweni laseGibhithe,endliniyobugqila.

7Ungabinabanyeonkulunkulungaphandlekwami 8Ungazenzeliizithombeezibaziweyo,nomaumfanekiso wokusezulwiniphezulu,nokusemhlabeniphansi, nowokusemanziniphansikomhlaba;

9Ungazikhothameli,ungazikhonzi,ngokubaminaJehova uNkulunkuluwakhonginguNkulunkuluonomhawu, ngihambelaububibawoyisekubantwanakuzekube isizukulwanesesithathunesesinesabangizondayo;

10futhingibonisaumusaezinkulungwanenizalabo abangithandayonabagcinaimiyaloyami

11UngaliphathingezeigamalikaJehovauNkulunkulu wakho,ngokubauJehovaakayikumyekaoliphathangeze igamalakhe

12Gcinausukulwesabatha,ulungcwelise,njengalokho uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoekuyalile.

13Izinsukueziyisithuphauyakusebenza,uwenzewonke umsebenziwakho;

14KephausukulwesikhombisaluyisabathalikaJehova uNkulunkuluwakho;ukuzeincekuyakhonencekukazi yakhobaphumulenjengawe

15KhumbulaukuthiwawuyincekuezwenilaseGibithe nokuthiuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhowakukhiphakhona ngesandlaesinamandlanangengaloeyeluliweyo;ngalokho uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhowakuyalaukubaugcine usukulwesabatha

16Yazisauyihlononyoko,njengalokhouJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoekuyalile;ukuzeizinsukuzakhozibe zinde,kubekuhlekuweezweniuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoakunikalona

17Ungabulali.

18Ungaphingi

19Ungebi

20Ungafakaziamangangomakhelwanewakho

21Ungafisiumfaziwomakhelwanewakho,ungafisiindlu yomakhelwanewakho,nensimuyakhe,nencekuyakhe, nencekukaziyakhe,nenkabiyakhe,nembongoloyakhe, nanomayiniekamakhelwanewakho

22LawamazwiuJehovawawakhulumakuyoyonke inhlanganoyenuentabeni,phakathikomlilo,nefu,

nesigayegaye,ngezwielikhulu;Wawalobaezibhebheni ezimbilizamatshe,wanginikazona.

23Kwathilaphonizwaizwiphakathikobumnyama, ngokubaintabayavuthaumlilo,nasondelakimi,zonke izinhlokozezizwezenunamalungaenu;

24Nathi:‘Bheka,uJehovauNkulunkuluwethuusibonisile inkazimuloyakhenobukhulubakhe,nathisizwileizwi lakhelivelaphakathikomlilo;sibonilenamuhlaukuthi uNkulunkuluuyakhulumanomuntu,aphile

25Manje-kekunganisizakufa?ngokubalomliloomkhulu uyakusiqeda;umasiphindasilizwaizwilikaJehova uNkulunkuluwethu,siyakufa

26Ngobangubanienyameniyonkeowakewezwailizwi likaNkulunkuluophilayolikhulumalivelaphakathikomlilo njengathi,waphila?

27Sondelawena,uzwekonkeuJehovauNkulunkuluwethu ayakukukhuluma,usitshelekonkeuJehovauNkulunkulu wethuayakukukhulumakuwe;siyakukuzwa,sikwenze

28UJehovawezwaizwilamazwienuekukhulumeni kwenukimi;uJehovawathikimi:“Ngiwezwileamazwi alababantuabawakhulumekuwe;

29Sengathikwakukhonakuboinhliziyoenjaloukuba bangesabe,bagcineyonkeimiyaloyaminjalo,ukuzekube kuhlekubonakubantwanababokuzekubephakade!

30Hambauthikubo:Buyelaniemathentenienu.

31Kephawena,yimalaphaeduzekwami,ngikhulume kuweyonkeimiyalo,nezimiso,nezahlulelo oyakubafundisazona,ukuzebazenzeezweniengibanika lonaukubabalidle

32NgakhoanoqaphelaukwenzanjengalokhouJehova uNkulunkuluwenueniyalile,ningaphambukeli ngakwesokunenenomangakwesokhohlo

33NiyakuhambangezindlelazonkeuJehovauNkulunkulu wenuaniyalengazo,ukuzeniphile,kubekuhlekini, nandiseizinsukuzenuezwenieniyakulidla

ISAHLUKO6

1Nansiimiyalo,nezimiso,nezahlulelouJehova uNkulunkuluwenuayalangazoukubanizifundiswe, nizenzeezwenieningenakuloukulidla; 2ukuzewesabeuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,ugcine zonkeizimisozakhenemiyaloyakheengikuyalangayo, wenanendodanayakho,nendodanayendodanayakho, zonkeizinsukuzokuhambakwakho;nokuthiizinsuku zakhozande.

3Ngakhoyizwa,Israyeli,uqapheleukukwenza;ukuze kukuhambelekahle,nandekakhuluezwenielivameubisi nezinyosi,njengalokhouJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyihlo ekuthembisile

4Zwana,Israyeli:UJehovauNkulunkuluwethu,uJehova, munye;

5WothandauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhongayoyonke inhliziyoyakho,nangawowonkeumphefumulowakho, nangawoonkeamandlaakho

6Lawamazwiengikuyalangawonamuhlaayakuba senhliziyweniyakho.

7Uwafundisekubantwanabakho,ukhulumengawolapho uhleziendliniyakho,nalaphouhambaendleleni,nalapho ulala,nalaphouvuka.

8Wowabophaabeluphawuesandlenisakho,abe yisikhumbuzophakathikwamehloakho

9Wowalobaezinsikenizendluyakhonasemasangweni akho.

10KuyakuthilaphouJehovauNkulunkuluwakho esekungenisileezwenialifungelaoyihlo,o-Abrahama,noIsaka,noJakobe,ukukunikaimiziemikhulunemihle, ongayakhanga, 11nezindluezigcwelezonkeizintoezinhle ongazigcwalisanga,nemithomboembiweyoongayimbanga, izivinineminqumoongayitshalanga;laphousudlileusuthe; 12Xwaya,funaukhohlweuJehovaowakukhiphaezweni laseGibithe,endliniyobugqila

13UyakumesabauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,umkhonze, ufungeigamalakhe.

14Ningalandeliabanyeonkulunkulubezizwe ezinihaqileyo;

15NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho unguNkulunkuluonomhawuphakathikwakho,funa intukuthelokaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoikuvuthele, ikubhubhiseebuswenibomhlaba.

16AniyikumlingauJehovauNkulunkuluwenu, njengalokhonamlingaeMasa

17NiyakugcinanokugcinaimiyalokaJehovauNkulunkulu wenu,nobufakazibakhe,nezimisozakheakuyalengakho 18UyakwenzaokulungilenokuhleemehlwenikaJehova ukubakubekuhlekuwe,ungeneulidleizweelihleuJehova alifungelaoyihlo;

19ukuxoshazonkeizithazakhophambikwakho, njengokukhulumakukaJehova.

20“Laphoindodanayakhoikubuzangesikhathiesizayo, ithi:‘Buyiniubufakazi,nezimiso,nezahlulelouJehova uNkulunkuluwethuaniyalengakhona?

21Uyakuthiendodaneniyakho:‘SasiyizigqilazikaFaro eGibithe;uJehovawasikhiphaeGibithengesandla esinamandla;

22UJehovawenzaizibonakalisonezimangalisoezinkulu nezibuhlungueGibithe,kuFaronaphezukwayoyonke indluyakhephambikwamehloethu;

23Wasikhiphalaphoukuzeasingeniseukuzeasinikeizwe alifungelaobaba

24UJehovawasiyalaukubasenzezonkelezizimiso, simesabeuJehovauNkulunkuluwethu,kubekuhlekithi njalo,ukuzeasigcinesiphilanjenganamuhla

25Kuyakuba-ngukulungakwethu,umasiqaphelaukwenza yonkelemiyalophambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwethu, njengalokhoesiyalile

ISAHLUKO7

1LaphouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoeyakukungenisa ezwenioyakuloukulidla,esexoshileizizweeziningi phambikwakho,amaHeti,namaGirigashi,nama-Amori, namaKhanani,namaPherizi,namaHivi,namaJebusi,izizwe eziyisikhombisaezinkulunezinamandlakunawe;

2LaphouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoezinikelaphambi kwakho;uyakubashaya,ubaqothule;ungenziisivumelwano nabo,ungabahawukeli;

3Ungathathinabo;indodakaziyakhoungayinikiindodana yakhe,nendodakaziyakheawuyikuthathelaindodana yakho

4Ngokubabayakuyiphambukisaindodanayakho ekungilandeleni,ikhonzeabanyeonkulunkulu,intukuthelo kaJehovaivuthelekini,akubhubhisemasinyane

5Kephaniyakubaphathakanje;niyakudilizaama-altare abo,nidilizeizinsikazabo,ninqumeo-Asherababo,nishise izithombezaboezibaziweyongomlilo

6NgokubauyisizweesingcwelekuJehovauNkulunkulu wakho;

7UJehovaakanithandanga,akanikhethanga,ngokuba nanibaningikunezinyeizizwe;ngobananibancanekunabo bonkeabantu;

+8KodwangenxayokuthiuJehovawayenithanda+ nangenxayokuthiwayegcinaisifungo+ayesifungele okhokhobenu,+uJehovaunikhiphilengesandla esinamandla+futhiwanihlenga+endliniyezigqila esandlenisikaFaroinkosiyaseGibhithe.

9Yazi-keukuthiuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho unguNkulunkulu,uNkulunkuluothembekileyo,ogcina isivumelwanonomusakwabamthandayonabagcinaimiyalo yakheezizukulwanenieziyinkulungwane;

10Abamzondayouyabaphindiselaebusweniukuba ababhubhise;

11“Wogcinaimiyalo,nezimiso,nezahluleloengikuyala ngakhonamuhlaukubauzenze

12“Kuyakuthiumanilalelalezizahlulelo,nizigcine, nizenze,uJehovauNkulunkuluwenuuyakunigcinela isivumelwanonomusaawufungelaoyihlo;

13Uyakukuthanda,akubusise,akwandise,abusiseinzalo yesisusakho,nesithelosezwelakho,amabeleakho, newayinilakho,namafuthaakho,nesandasezinkomo zakho,nezimvuzakho,ezwenialifungelaoyihloukukunika lona

14Uyakubusiswangaphezukwezizwezonke;kungabikho mlisanowesifazaneoyinyumbaphakathikwenu nasezifuywenizenu

15UJehovauyakususakuwekonkeukugula,angabeki phezukwakhoizifoezimbizaseGibitheozaziyo;kodwa izakubekaphezukwabobonkeabakuzondayo

16UyakuqedabonkeabantuuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho eyakukukhulula;isolakhoaliyikubahawukela, ungabakhonzionkulunkulubazo;ngobalokhokuzakuba lugibekuwe

17Umauthienhliziyweniyakho:‘Lezizizweziningi kunami;ngingabaphucakanjani?

18Ungazesabi,kephakhumbulakahlelokhouJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoakwenzakuFaronakulolonke iGibithe;

19Izilingoezinkuluazibonayoamehloakho, nezibonakaliso,nezimangaliso,nesandlaesinamandla, nengaloeyeluliweyouJehovauNkulunkuluwakho akukhiphangakho;

20FuthiuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakuthuma iminyovuphakathikwazo,zizezibhujisweeziseleyo ezicashilephambikwakho

21Ungabesabi,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho uphakathikwakho,uNkulunkuluonamandla nowesabekayo

22UJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakuxoshalezozizwe phambikwakhokancanekancane;awuyikuziqeda masinyane,funaizilwanezasendlezandephezukwakho.

23KephauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakuzinikela kuwe,azichithengokuchithaokukhulu,zizezibhujiswe

24Uyakuwanikelaamakhosiazoesandlenisakho,wena uchitheigamalawophansikwezulu;akuyikubakhomuntu ongemaphambikwakho,uzeuzibhubhise

25Izithombeezibaziweyozonkulunkulubazo niyakuzishisangomlilo;

26Ungangenisiisinengisoendliniyakho,funaubeyinto eqalekisiweyonjengaso;ngobaliyintoeqalekisiweyo.

ISAHLUKO8

1Yonkeimiyaloengikuyalangayonamuhlaniyakugcina ukuyenzaukubaniphile,nande,ningenenilidleizwe uJehovaalifungelaoyihlo

2WoyikhumbulayonkeindlelauJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoakuholilengayoleminyakaengamashumiamane ehlaneukubaakuthobise,akuvivinye,aziokusenhliziyweni yakho,umauyakuyigcinaimiyaloyakhenomaqha

3Wakuthobisa,wakuyekaukubaulambe,wakuphaimana obungalazi,noyihloababengalazi;ukuzeakwaziseukuthi umuntuakaphilingesinkwakuphela,kephaumuntuuphila ngamazwionkeaphumaemlonyenikaJehova

4Izingubozakhoazikuguganganga,nonyawolwakho aluvuvukalangaleminyakaengamashumiamane

5“Wokhumbulaenhliziyweniyakhoukuthinjengalokho umuntuelayaindodanayakhe,kanjalouJehova uNkulunkuluwakhouyakulayawena

6NgakhowoyigcinaimiyalokaJehovauNkulunkulu wakho,uhambeezindlelenizakhe,umesabe.

7NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouseyakungenisa ezwenielihle,izwelemifudlanayamanzi,nemithombo nezitwaeziphumaezigodininasemagqumeni;

8Izwelikakolweni,nebhali,nezivini,nemikhiwane, namapomegranati;izweleminqumoyamafutha,nezinyosi;

9Izwelaphouyakudlakhonaisinkwaungasweli, awuyikuswelakalakulo;izweelimatshealoayinsimbi, nezintabazaloungambaithusi

10Laphousudlile,usuthe,uyakumbongauJehova uNkulunkuluwakhongezweelihleakunikelona

11QaphelaukubaungamkhohlwauJehovauNkulunkulu wakhongokungagciniimiyaloyakhe,nezahlulelozakhe, nezimisozakhe,engikuyalangakhonamuhla

12Hleze,laphousudlile,usuthe,wakheizindluezinhle, uhlalekuzo;

13Laphoizinkomozakhonezimvuzakhozanda,isiliva lakhonegolidelakhokwande,kwandekonkeonakho;

14Khonainhliziyoyakhoiziphakamise,ukhohlwe uJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,owakukhiphaezweni laseGibithe,endliniyobugqila;

15owakuholaehlaneelikhulunelesabekayo,lapho kwakukhonaizinyokaezinesihlungunawofezelanesomiso, laphokwakungekhomanzikhona;owakukhiphelaamanzi edwalenilensengetsha;

16owakudlisaimanaehlaneoyihloababengayazi,ukuze akuthobise,akuvivinye,akwenzeleokuhleekupheleni kwakho;

17Beseuthienhliziyweniyakho:‘Amandlaaminamandla esandlasamikungizuziselengcebo

18KephauyakumkhumbulauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho, ngokubanguyeokunikaamandlaokuzuza,ukuzeaqinise isivumelwanosakheasifungakoyihlo,njenganamuhla.

19“KuyakuthiumaukhohlwauJehovauNkulunkulu wakho,ulandeleabanyeonkulunkulu,ubakhonze, ukhulekekubo,ngiyafakazanganinamuhlaukuthi niyakubhubhanokubhubha

20NjengezizweuJehovaazichithaphambikwenu, niyakubhubhakanjalonina;ngobaanililalelangaizwi likaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu

ISAHLUKO9

1Zwana,Israyeli:LamuhlauzachaphaiJordani,ungene ukuzuzaizizweezinkululezilamandlakulawe,imizi emikhuluebiyelweyokuzekubesezulwini; 2abantuabakhulunabade,abantwanabama-Anaki, obaziyo,ozwileukuthi:Ngubaniongemaphambi kwabantwanabakwa-Anaki?

3Yazi-kenamuhlaukuthiuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho nguyeowelaphambikwakho;njengomlilooqothulayo uyakubabhubhisa,abawisephambikwakho,ubaxoshe, ubabhubhisemasinyane,njengalokhouJehovaeshilokuwe. 4UngakhulumienhliziyweniyakholaphouJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoesebalahlilephambikwakho,uthi: ‘NgenxayokulungakwamiuJehovaungingenisileukuba ngidlelelizwe,’kodwangenxayobubibalezizizwe uJehovauzixoshaphambikwakho

5Akungenxayokulungakwakho,nobuqothobenhliziyo yakho,ukuthiungeniukudlaizwelazo,kephangenxa yobubibalezizizweuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho uyazixoshaphambikwakho,ukuzeagcwaliseizwiuJehova alifungelaoyihlo,o-Abrahama,no-Isaka,noJakobe 6Yazi-keukuthiuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakakuniki lelizweelihleukubaulidlengenxayokulungakwakho; ngobaningabantuabantamoilukhuni

7Khumbula,ungakhohlwaukuthiwamthukuthelisa uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoehlane; 8NaseHorebenamthukuthelisauJehova,uJehova wanithukuthelelaukubaanibhubhise

9Laphongenyukelaentabeniukwamukelaizibhebhe zamatshe,izibhebhezesivumelwanouJehovaasenzanani, ngahlalaentabeniizinsukuezingamashumiamane nobusukuobungamashumiamane,angidlangasinkwa, futhiangiphuzangamanzi

10UJehovawanginikaizibhebheezimbilizamatshe zilotshwengomunwekaNkulunkulu;kwakulotshwekuzo njengawowonkeamazwiuJehovaawakhulumakini entabeniephakathikomlilongosukulokuhlangana

11Kwathiekuphelenikwezinsukuezingamashumiamane nobusukuobungamashumiamaneuJehovawanginika izibhebheezimbilizamatshe,izibhebhezesivumelwano

12UJehovawathikimi:“Sukuma,wehlemasinyanelapha; ngokubaabantubakhoowabakhiphaeGibithebonakalisile; baphambukilemasinyaneendleleniengabayalangayo; bazenzeleisithombeesibunjiweyo

13UJehovawakhulumakimi,wathi:“Ngibabonilelaba bantu,bheka,bangabantuabantamoilukhuni;

14Ngiyeke,ngibabhubhise,ngesuleigamalabophansi kwezulu,ngikwenzewenaubeyisizweesinamandla nesinamandlakunabo

15Ngasengiphendukangehlaentabeni,intabayavutha umlilo,izibhebhezombilizesivumelwanozisezandleni zamizombili.

16Ngabona,bheka,nanonilekuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu, nazenzelaitholeelibunjiweyo,naphambukamasinyane endleleniuJehovaaniyalengayo.

17Ngasengithathaizibhebhezombili,ngazilahlaezandleni zamizombili,ngazaphulaphambikwamehloenu

18NgawaphansiphambikukaJehovanjengasekuqaleni izinsukuezingamashumiamanenobusukuobungamashumi amane,angidlangasinkwa,angiphuzangamanzingenxa yazozonkeizonozenuenazonangazongokwenzaokubi emehlwenikaJehovaukubanimthukuthelise.

19NgokubangesabaintukuthelonolakauJehova anithukuthelelangakhoukubaanibhubhiseKephauJehova wangizwanangalesosikhathi.

20UJehovawamthukuthelelakakhuluu-Aroniukuba ambhubhise;ngamkhulekelano-Aroningalesosikhathi

21Ngasithathaisonosenu,itholeenalenzile,ngalishisa ngomlilo,ngalinyathela,ngaligayalazelabamncane njengothuli,ngasengiphonsauthulilwaloemfudlaneni owehlaentabeni

22NaseThabera,naseMasa,naseKibrotiHatava namthukuthelisauJehova.

23NgokunjalolaphouJehovaenithumanisukaeKadeshi Barineya,ethi:‘Khuphukaninilidleizweengininikelona; nahlubukaemyalezwenikaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu, anikholwanganguye,analalelaizwilakhe

24NinanihlubukakuJehovakusukelaosukwiniengalazi ngalo.

25NgawaphansiphambikukaJehovaizinsuku ezingamashumiamanenobusukuobungamashumiamane, njengalokhongawaekuqaleni;ngokubauJehovawayeshilo ukuthiuyakunibhubhisa

26NgakhulekakuJehova,ngathi:‘ONkosiJehova, ungabhubhisiabantubakhonefalakhoolihlengile ngobukhulubakho,owalikhiphaeGibithengesandla esinamandla

27Khumbulaizincekuzakho,o-Abrahama,no-Isaka, noJakobe;ungabhekiinkaniyalababantu,nobubibabo, nesonosabo;

28funaizweowasikhiphakulolithi:‘NgokubauJehova wayengenakubangenisaezweniabathembisalona, nangokubawayebazondile,wabakhiphileukubaababulale ehlane.

29Nokhobangabantubakhonefalakho,owabakhipha ngamandlaakhoamakhulunangengaloyakhoeyeluliwe

ISAHLUKO10

1NgalesosikhathiuJehovawathikimi:“Zibazele izibhebheezimbilizamatshenjengezokuqala,ukhuphukele kimientabeni,uzenzeleumphongolowomuthi

2Ngizolobaezibhebheniamazwiayesezibhebheni zokuqalaowazaphula,uzifakeemphongolweni

3Ngasengenzaumphongolowomuthiwomtholo,ngabaza izibhebheezimbilizamatshenjengezokuqala, ngakhuphukelaentabeninginezibhebhezombiliesandleni sami

4Walobaezibhebheninjengombhalowokuqalaimiyalo eyishumiuJehovaayikhulumakinientabeniephakathi komlilongosukulokuhlangana,uJehovawanginikayona

5Ngasengiphendukangehlaentabeni,ngafakaizibhebhe emphongolweniengangiwenzile;futhilapho,njengobanje uJehovawangiyala.

6Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibasukaeBeyerotiBene Jahakani,bayaeMosera;wafelakhonau-Aroni,wembelwa khona;u-Eleyazareindodanayakhewabangubupristi esikhundlenisakhe

7Basukalapho,bayaeGudigoda;basukaeGudigodabaya eJotibathi,izwelemifulayamanzi.

8NgalesosikhathiuJehovawasahlukanisaisizwe sakwaLeviukubasithwaleumphongolowesivumelwano sikaJehovanokumaphambikukaJehovaukumkhonza nokubusisaegamenilakhekuzekubenamuhla

9NgakhouLeviakanasabelonafakanyenabafowabo; uJehovauyifalakhenjengokushokukaJehovauNkulunkulu wakhokuye

10Ngahlalaentabeninjengakuqalaizinsuku ezingamashumiamanenobusukuobungamashumiamane; uJehovawangizwanangalesosikhathi,uJehova akathandangaukukubhubhisa.

11UJehovawathikimi:‘Sukuma,uhambephambi kwabantu,ukuzebangenebalidleizweengalifungelaoyise ukubanikalona.

12“Manje,Israyeli,uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoufunani kuwengaphandlekokubawesabeuJehovauNkulunkulu wakho,uhambeezindlelenizakhezonke,umthande, umkhonzeuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhongayoyonke inhliziyoyakhonangawowonkeumphefumulowakho; 13ukugcinaimiyalokaJehovanezimisozakheengikuyala ngakhonamuhlakubekuhlekuwena?

14Bheka,izulunezululamazululingokukaJehova uNkulunkuluwakho,nomhlabanakhokonkeokukuwo.

15UJehovawathokozakoyihlokuphelaukubathanda, wakhethainzaloyaboemvakwabo,yeboninaphezu kwezizwezonke,njenganamuhla.

16Ngakho-kesokaniijwabulenhliziyoyenu,ningabe nisabantamolukhuni

17NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwenuunguNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu,neNkosiyamakhosi,uNkulunkulu omkhulu,onamandlanowesabekayo,ongakhethibuso bamuntu,ongamukelimvuzo;

18Uyakwenzaisahlulelosentandanenomfelokazi,athande umfokazingokumnikaukudlanezingubo

19Thandani-keumfokazi,ngokubananingabafokazi ezwenilaseGibithe

20UzayesabauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho; uyakumkhonza,unamathelekuye,ufungeigamalakhe.

21Uludumolwakho,unguNkulunkuluwakhookwenzele lezizintoezinkulunezesabekayoazibonileyoamehloakho 22OyihlobehlelaeGibithebengabantuabangamashumi ayisikhombisa;manjeuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho ukwenzeubengangezinkanyezizezulungobuningi

ISAHLUKO11

1NgakhowothandauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,ugcine imfaneloyakhe,nezimisozakhe,nezahlulelozakhe, nemiyaloyakhenjalo

2Yazinininanamuhla,ngokubaangikhuluminabantwana benuabangazanga,abangakubonangaukujeziswa kukaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu,nobukhulubakhe, nesandlasakheesinamandla,nengaloyakheeyeluliweyo; 3nezimangalisozakhe,nezenzozakheazenzaphakathi kweGibithekuFaroinkosiyaseGibithenakulolonkeizwe lakhe;

4nalokhoakwenzaempiniyaseGibithe,nakumahhashiabo, nasezinqolenizabo;ukuthiwawakhukhumezakanjani amanzioLwandleOlubomvuekunixosheni,nokuthi uJehovawababhubhisakanjanikuzekubenamuhla;

5nalokhoakwenzakiniehlane,nazenafikakulendawo;

6nalokhoakwenzakuDathanino-Abiramu,amadodanakaEliyabe,indodanakaRubeni,ukuthiumhlabawawuvula umlomowawo,wabagwinya,nezindluzabo,namatende abo,nayoyonkeimpahlaababenayophakathikuka-Israyeli wonke;

7KodwaamehloenuabonilezonkeizenzozikaJehova ezinkuluazenzileyo.

8Ngakhoanoyigcinayonkeimiyaloenginiyalangayo namuhlaukubanibenamandla,ningenenilidleizwe eningenakuloukulidla;

9ukuzenandiseizinsukuzenuezweniuJehovaalifungela oyihloukulinikabonanenzaloyabo,izweelivameubisi nezinyosi

10Ngokubaizweeningenakuloukulidlaalinjengezwe laseGibitheenaphumakulo,laphowahlwanyelakhona imbewuyakho,wayiniselangonyawolwakho njengesivandesemifino;

11Kephaizweeniyakuloukulidlaliyizwelezintaba nezigodi,eliphuzaamanziemvulayezulu;

12IzweuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoalikhathalelayo, amehlokaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoaphezukwalonjalo, kusukelaekuqalenikonyakakuzekubesekupheleni konyaka

13“Kuyakuthiumaniyilalelanokulalelaimiyaloyami enginiyalangayonamuhla,ukubanithandeuJehova uNkulunkuluwenu,nimkhonzengayoyonkeinhliziyo yenunangawowonkeumphefumulowenu,

14Ngiyakuninikaimvulayezwelakiningesikhathisayo, imvulayokuqalanemvulayamuva,ukuzeubutheamabele akho,newayinilakho,namafuthaakho.

15Ngiyakunikaizinkomozakhoutshaniemadlelweniakho, udle,usuthe

16Xwayaniukubainhliziyoyenuingadukiswa, niphambuke,nikhonzeabanyeonkulunkulu,nikhuleke kubo;

17Khona-keulakalukaJehovalunivuthela,wavalaizulu ukubakungabikhomvula,nomhlabathiungatheliizithelo zawo;funanibhubhemasinyaneezwenielihleuJehova aninikalona.

18“‘Niyakubekalawamazwiamienhliziyweniyenu nasemphefumulweniwenu,niwabopheabeluphawu esandlenisenu,abeyisikhumbuzophakathikwamehloenu.

19Niyakuwafundisaabantwanabenu,nikhulumengawo laphouhleziendliniyakho,nalaphouhambaendleleni, nalaphoulala,nalaphouvuka.

20Wowalobaezinsikenizomnyangowendluyakho nasemasangweniakho;

21ukuzeizinsukuzenuzandenezinsukuzabantwanabenu ezweniuJehovaalifungelaoyihloukubanikalona njengezinsukuzezuluemhlabeni

22Ngokubaumanigcinanokugcinayonkelemiyalo enginiyalangayoukubaniyenze,nithandeuJehova uNkulunkuluwenu,nihambeezindlelenizakhezonke, ninamathelekuye;

23UJehovauyakuzixoshazonkelezizizwephambikwenu, nidleizizweezinkulunezinamandlakunani.

24Yonkeindawoayakunyathelakuyoamatheonyawo lwenuiyakubangeyenu,kusukelaehlanenaseLebanoni, kusukelaemfuleni,umfulau-Ewufrathe,kuzekube selwandlelwasekugcineni,umkhawulowenuuyakuba ngumkhawulowenu

25Akuyikubakhomuntuongemaphambikwenu,ngokuba uJehovauNkulunkuluwenuuyakubekaukwesatshwa kwenunokwesabekakwenuphezukwezwelonke eniyakulinyathela,njengalokhoekhulumilekini.

26Bhekani,ngibekaphambikwenunamuhlaisibusiso nesiqalekiso;

27Isibusiso,umanilalelaimiyalokaJehovauNkulunkulu wenuenginiyalangayonamuhla;

28nesiqalekiso,umaningayilaleliimiyalokaJehova uNkulunkuluwenu,niphambukaendlelenienginiyala ngayonamuhla,nilandeleabanyeonkulunkulueningabazi 29KuyakuthilaphouJehovauNkulunkuluwakho esekungeniseezwenioyakuloukulidla,ubekeisibusiso phezukwentabaiGerizimunesiqalekisophezukwentaba yase-Ebali

30AzikhoyiningaphesheyakweJordaningasendlelenieya entshonalanga,ezwenilamaKhananiakhileyoe-Araba malungananeGiligalingasemathafeniaseMorena?

31NgokubaniyakuwelaiJordani,ningeneukulidlaizwe uJehovauNkulunkuluwenuaninikalona,nilidle,nihlale kulo

32Niyaqaphelaukwenzazonkeizimisonezahlulelo engizibekaphambikwenunamuhla

ISAHLUKO12

1Leziziyizimisonezahluleloeniyakuzigcinaukuba nizenzeezweniuJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyihloakunika lonaukubaulidlezonkeizinsukuenihlalangazoemhlabeni 2Niyakuchithaimpelazonkeizindawolaphoizizwe eniyakuzidlazazikhonzakhonaonkulunkulubazo, ezintabenieziphakeme,nasemagqumeni,naphansikwayo yonkeimithieluhlaza;

3Niyakuwadilizaama-altareabo,niphahlazeizinsikazabo, nishiseo-Asherababongomlilo;niyakugawulaizithombe ezibaziweyozonkulunkulubazo,nichitheamagamaazo kuleyondawo.

4AniyikwenzakanjalokuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu 5KephaindawouJehovauNkulunkuluwenu ayakuyikhethaezizwenizenuzonkeukubaabekekhona igamalakhe,niyifuneendaweniyakheyokuhlala,niye khona;

6Niyakulethakhonaiminikeloyenuyokushiswa, nemihlatsheloyenu,nokweshumikwenu,neminikelo yokuphakanyiswayesandlasenu,nezithembisozenu, neminikeloyenuyesihle,namazibuloezinkomozenu nawezimvuzenu;

7NiyakudlalaphophambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu, nijabulekukhokonkeenibekakukhoisandlasenu,nina nezindluzenu,laphouJehovauNkulunkuluwenu akubusisilekhona

8Aniyikwenzanjengakhokonkeesikwenzayolapha namuhla,kubeyilowonalowonjengokulungileemehlweni akhe

9NgokubaanikafikiekuphumuleninasefeniuJehova uNkulunkuluwenuaninikalona

10KephalaphoniwelaiJordani,nihlalaezweniuJehova uNkulunkuluwenuaninikalonaukubanilidle,nalapho eniphumuzaezithenizenunxazonke,ukuzenihlale ngokulondeka;

11KuyakubakhonaindawouJehovauNkulunkuluwakho ayakuyikhethaukubaahlalekuyoigamalakhe;niyakuletha

Duteronomi

khonakonkeenginiyalangakho;iminikeloyenu yokushiswa,nemihlatsheloyenu,nokweshumikwenu, nomnikelowokuphakanyiswawesandlasenu,nazozonke izithembisozenuezikhethiweyoenizithembisauJehova;

12NiyakujabulaphambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu, ninanamadodanaenu,namadodakazienu,nezincekuzenu, nezincekukazizenu,nomLeviophakathikwamasangoenu; ngobakalasabelolelifakanyelani.

13Ziqapheleukubaunganikeliiminikeloyakho yokushiswaezindawenizonkeozibonayo;

14KephaendaweniuJehovaayakuyikhethakwesinye sezizwezakho,uyakunikelakhonangeminikeloyakho yokushiswa,wenzekhonakonkeengikuyalangakho.

15“Nokhoungahlaba,udleinyamaemasangweniakho onke,njengalokhoumphefumulowakhookufisayo ngokwesibusisosikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunike sona; 16Kuphelaigazianiyikulidla;niwathululeleemhlabeni njengamanzi.

17Ungadliphakathikwamasangoakhookweshumi kwamabeleakho,nokwewayinilakho,nomaokwamafutha akho,namazibuloezinkomozakhonomaezimvuzakho, nanomayisiphiisithembisosakhoobophengaso isithembisosakho,nomaiminikeloyakhoyesihle,noma umnikelowokuphakanyiswawesandlasakho.

18KephauyakukudlaphambikukaJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoendaweniuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho ayakuyikhetha,wenanendodanayakho,nendodakazi yakho,nencekuyakho,nencekukaziyakho,nomLevi ophakathikwamasangoakho,ujabulephambikukaJehova uNkulunkuluwakhokukhokonkeobekakukhoizandla zakho

19ZiqapheleukubaungamshiyiumLevizonkeizinsuku zakhoemhlabeni.

20LaphouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoeyakwenzabanzi umkhawulowakhonjengokukwethembisakwakhe,uthi: ‘Ngiyakudlainyama,ngokubaumphefumulowakho unxanelaukudlainyama;ungadlainyama,njengalokho umphefumulowakhookufisayo

21UmaindawouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoayikhethile ukubaabekekhonaigamalakheikudenawe,uyakuhlaba emhlambiniwakhowezinkomonasemhlambiniwakho wezimvunezimviuJehovaakunikewona,njengalokho ngakuyala,udleemasangweniakhokonkeumphefumulo wakhookufisayo

22Njengalokhukudliwaimbabalanendluzele,uyakukudla kanjalo;ongcolileyonohlambulukileyobayakudlakukho ngokufanayo.

23Kuphelaqaphelaukuthiungalidliigazi,ngokubaigazi lingukuphila;ungadliumphefumulokanyenenyama 24Ungalidli;uwathululeleemhlabeninjengamanzi

25Ungalidli;ukuzekukuhambelekahlewenanabantwana bakhoemvakwakho,laphousenzaokulungileemehlweni kaJehova

26Kuphelaizintozakhoezingcweleonazonezithembiso zakhouyakuzithatha,uyeendaweniuJehovaayakuyikhetha; 27Uyakunikelangeminikeloyakhoyokushiswa,inyama negazi,e-altarelikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,igazi lemihlatsheloyakholithululwee-altarelikaJehova uNkulunkuluwakho,uyidleinyama.

28Qaphela,uzwewonkelawamazwiengikuyalangawo, ukuzekukuhambelekahlewenanabantwanabakhoemva

kwakhokuzekubephakade,laphowenzaokuhle nokulungileemehlwenikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho.

29“LaphouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoenqumaizizwe phambikwakho,laphouyakhonaukuzidla,usuzidla, uhlaleezwenilazo;

30Ziqaphele,funaucushwengokuzilandela,lapho sezichithiwephambikwakho;ukuzeungabuzi ngonkulunkulubazo,uthi:Lezizizwezibakhonzakanjani onkulunkulubazona?namingiyakwenzangokunjalo 31UngenzinjalokuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,ngokuba zonkeizinengisokuJehovaazizondayozenzile konkulunkulubazo;ngobangishonamadodanaazo namadodakaziazobashisileemlilwenikonkulunkulubazo. 32Konkeenginiyalangakho,gcinaninikwenze; aniyikunezelakukho,ninganciphisikukho

ISAHLUKO13

1Umakuvelaphakathikwenuumprofethi,noma umphuphiwamaphupho,ekunikaisibonakaliso nesimangaliso,

2Isibonakalisonomaisimangalisoakhulumengasokuwe sigcwaliseke,ethi:‘Masilandeleabanyeonkulunkulu ongabaziyo,sibakhonze;

3“Ungawalaleliamazwialowomprofethinomalowo mphuphiwamaphupho,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkulu wenuuyanivivinyaukuzeaziumanimthandauJehova uNkulunkuluwenungayoyonkeinhliziyoyenunangawo wonkeumphefumulowenu

4NiyakulandelauJehovauNkulunkuluwenu,nimesabe, nigcineimiyaloyakhe,nilaleleizwilakhe,nimkhonze, ninamathelekuye

5Lowomprofethi,nomalowomphuphiwamaphupho, uyakubulawa;ngokubaushiloukubanihlubukekuJehova uNkulunkuluwenuowanikhiphaezwenilaseGibithe, wanihlengaendliniyobugqilaukubaakuxosheendleleni uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakuyalangayoukubauhambe ngayo,ubususeububiphakathikwakho

6“Umaumfowenu,indodanakanyoko,nomaindodana yakho,nomaindodakaziyakho,nomaumfaziwesifuba sakho,nomaumnganewakhoonjengomphefumulowakho siqu,ekuyengangasese,ethi:‘Masihambe,sikhonze abanyeonkulunkuluobungabazi,wenanawoyihlo;

7Onkulunkulubezizweezinihaqileyo,abaseduzenawe nomaabakudenawe,kusukelakomunyeumkhawulo womhlabakuzekufikekomunyeumkhawulowomhlaba;

8Ungamvumeli,ungamlaleli;isolakhoaliyikumhawukela, ungamhawukeli,ungamsitheli;

9Kephawombulalanokumbulala;isandlasakhosiyakuba phezukwakhekuqalaukumbulala,ngasemuvaisandlasabo bonkeabantu

10Umkhandengamatshe,afe;ngobaifuneukukuxotsha eNKOSIniuNkulunkuluwakho,owakukhiphaelizweni leGibhithe,endliniyobugqili

11Wonkeu-Israyeliuyakuzwa,esabe,angabeesabenza ububiobunjalophakathikwakho

12UmauzwakuthiwakomunyewemiziyakhouJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoakunikeyonaukubauhlalekhona, kuthiwe:

13Abanyeabantu,abantwanabakwaBeliyali,baphumile phakathikwenu,bahoxisaabakhileyoemziniwabo,bathi: ‘Masihambe,sikhonzeabanyeonkulunkulueningabazi;

14Khona-keuyakufuna,uphenye,ubuzengekufunisisa; futhibheka,umakuyiqiniso,intoeqinisekile,ukuthi isinengisoesinjalosenziwephakathikwenu;

15Uyakushayanokubulalaabakhileyokulowomuzi ngosikolwenkemba,uwuchithe,nakhokonkeokukuwo, nezinkomozawo,ngosikolwenkemba

16Uyakubuthelayonkeimpangoyawophakathi kwesigcawusawo,uwushisengomliloumuzinempango yawoyonkeibeyincithakalokuJehovauNkulunkulu wakho,ubeyinqwabakuzekubephakade;kayiyikwakhiwa futhi

17Kakuyikunamathelaluthoentwenieqalekisiweyo esandlenisakho,ukuzeuJehovaabuyeentukuthelweni yakheevuthayo,akuhawukele,abenesihekuwe,akwandise, njengalokhoafungakoyihlo;

18LaphoulalelaizwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho, ugcineyonkeimiyaloyakheengikuyalangayonamuhla ukubawenzeokulungileemehlwenikaJehova uNkulunkuluwakho.

ISAHLUKO14

1NingabantwanabakaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu; aniyikuzigcaba,ningenzimpandlaphakathikwamehloenu ngenxayofileyo.

2NgokubaniyisizweesingcwelekuJehovauNkulunkulu wenu,futhiuJehovaukukhethileukubanibeyisizwe esingcwelephezukwezizwezonkeezisemhlabeni.

3Ungadliintoenengekayo

4Leziyizilwaneeniyakuzidla:inkabi,imvu,nembuzi, 5indluzele,nensense,nendluzele,nembuzi,negogo, nensense,nensephe

6Zonkeizilwaneezidabulainselonezidabulainselo, ezidabulainselo,ezetshisayophakathikwezilwane, ningazidla

7Nokholezianiyikuzidlakwezetshisayonakwezidabula inselo;njengekamela,nonogwaja,nembila,ngokuba ziyetshisa,kephaazihlukanisiinselo;ngalokhozingcolile kini

8nengulube,ngokubaiyahlukanisainselo,kodwaayetshisi, ingcolilekini;aniyikudlainyamayazo,ningathinti isidumbusazo

9Leziningazidlakukhokonkeokusemanzini:zonke ezinamaphikonezingcwecweningazidla

10Konkeokungenamaphikonezingcwecweaniyikukudla; ingcolilekini.

11Kuzozonkeizinyoniezihlambulukileyoniyakudla

12Kodwaleziyizoeningayikuzidla:ukhozi,nenkabi, nenkabi, 13nenqe,nensense,nenqe,nenqengezinhlobozalo, 14negwababangezinhlobozalo, 15nesikhova,noklebe,noklebe,noklebengezinhlobozalo, 16nesikhova,nesikhova,nedada; 17nevuba,nokhozi,nevuba; 18nonogolantethe,nokhwalimanzingezinhlobozalo, nonwabu,nelulwane

19Zonkeizilwanyanaezinamaphikozingcolilekini, azinakudliwa

20Kodwakuzozonkeizinyoniezihlambulukileyo ningazidla.

21Aniyikudlanomayiniezifelayongokwayo;noma ungathengisangakhokowezizweni,ngokubauyisizwe

esingcwelekuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoUngapheki izinyanelembuziobisinilukanina.

22Uzanikelaokweshumikusosonkeisithelosembewu yakhoephumaensiminiiminyakangeminyaka.

23UyakudlaphambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho endaweniayakuyikhethaukubekaigamalakhekuyo, okweshumikwamabeleakho,nokwewayinilakho, nokwamafuthaakho,namazibuloezinkomozakho nawezimvuzakho;ukuzeufundeukumesabauJehova uNkulunkuluwakhonjalo

24Umaindlelaiyindekuwe,ungabinamandlaokuyithwala; nomaindawoikudenawe,ayakuyikhethauJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoukubaabekekhonaigamalakhe, laphouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoekubusisile;

25Uyakuyiphendulelaibeyimali,ubopheimaliesandleni sakho,uyeendaweniuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho ayakuyikhetha;

26Kumelweukhipheleyomalikukhokonke umphefumulowakhookunxanelayo,izinkabi,nomaimvu, nomaiwayini,nomauphuzoolunamandla,nanomayini umphefumulowakhoekufisayo,futhiudlekhonaphambi kukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,ujabule,wenanendlu yakho;

27nomLeviophakathikwamasangoakho;ungamshiyi; ngobaakanasabelonafanawe.

28Ekuphelenikweminyakaemithathuuyakukhiphakonke okweshumikwesivunosakhongawonalowomnyaka, ukubekeemasangweniakho.

29UmLevi,ngokubaakanasabelonafanawe,nomfokazi, nentandane,nomfelokaziabaphakathikwamasangoakho, bayakufika,badle,basuthe;ukuzeuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoakubusiseemsebenziniwonkewesandlasakho owenzayo

ISAHLUKO15

1Njaloekuphelenikweminyakaeyisikhombisauyakwenza uyelelo

2Nansiindlelayokukhululwa:Yilowonalowootshelekayo uyakumkhululalokhoakubolekile;akayikubiza kumakhelwanewakhe,nomakumfowabo;ngobakuthiwa ukukhululwakweNkosi

3Kowezizweungabuyeuyibize,kephaokungokwakho okukumfowenuisandlasakhosiyakukukhulula;

4kuphelalaphokungabikhoompofuphakathikwenu; ngokubauJehovauyakukubusisanokukubusisaezweni uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunikalonalibeyifaukuba ulidle;

5KuphelaumaulalelanokulalelaizwilikaJehova uNkulunkuluwakho,uqapheleukwenzayonkelemiyalo engikuyalangayonamuhla

6NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakukubusisa njengokukwethembisakwakhe;uyakubusaizizweeziningi, kephaaziyikubusaphezukwakho

7“Umakukhonaphakathikwakhoompofuwabafowenu kwelinyelamasangoakhoezwenilakhouJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoakunikalona,ungayenzilukhuni inhliziyoyakho,ungamvaleliumfowenuompofuisandla sakho;

8Kephauyakusivulelaisandlasakhokuye,umtsheleke nokumbolekisaokwaneleukuswelakwakhekulokho akufunayo

9Qaphelaukubakungabikhomcabangoomubi enhliziyweniyakhongokuthi:‘Umnyakawesikhombisa, umnyakawoyekelelo,ususondele;isolakholibelibi kumfowenuompofu,ungamnikilutho;wakhalangawe kuJehova,kubeyisonokuwe.

10Womnikanokumnika,inhliziyoyakhoingabibuhlungu laphoumnika,ngokubangenxayalentouJehova uNkulunkuluwakhouyakukubusisaemisebenziniyakho yonkenakukhokonkeobekakukhoisandlasakho 11Ngokubaompofuakasozeaphelaezweni;ngalokho ngiyakuyalangithi:‘Womvulelakakhuluumfowenu isandlasakho,ompofuwakho,nompofuwakhoezweni lakho.

12Umaumfowenu,umHeberu,nomaumHeberukazi, ethengiswakuwe,akusebenzeleiminyakaeyisithupha; ngomnyakawesikhombisauyakumkhululakuwe.

13Laphoumkhululakuwe,ungamyekeliahambe elambatha;

14Uyakumnikangokukhululekileemhlambiniwakho wezimvunezimbuzi,nasesibuyenisakho,nasesikhamweni sakhosewayini,ukumnikalokhouJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoakubusisengakho.

15WokhumbulaukuthiwawuyisigqilaezwenilaseGibithe nokuthiuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhowakuhlenga; ngalokhongiyakuyalalentonamuhla.

16Kuyakuthi,umaethikuwe:'Angiyikusukakuwe; ngokubaiyakuthandawenanendluyakho,ngokubaihlezi kahlekuwe;

17Uzathathaumlotha,uwubhobhozeendlebeniyakhe ngasemnyango,yenaabeyincekuyakhokuzekubenininini Nasencekukaziniyakhouyakwenzenjalo.

18Kungabilukhuniemehlweniakho,laphoumkhulula kuwe;ngokubaulingananawengokuphindwekabili kwencekuyakhoekukhonzeniiminyakaeyisithupha; uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakukubusisakukhokonke okwenzayo

19Onkeamazibuloamadunaaphumaezinkomenizakho nasezimvunizakhowowangcwelisakuJehovauNkulunkulu wakho;

20UyakukudlaphambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho iminyakangeminyakaendaweniuJehovaayakuyikhetha, wenanendluyakho

21Umakunesicikulo,eliqhulayo,nomaeliyimpumputhe, nomalinesiciesibi,awuyikunikelangalokuJehova uNkulunkuluwakho

22Uzakudlaemasangweniakho;ongcolileyo lohlambulukileyobazakudlangokufanayo,njengensephe lanjengendluzele.

23Kuphelaungalidliigazilayo;uwathululeleemhlabathini njengamanzi

ISAHLUKO16

1Gcinainyangaka-Abibi,wenzeleuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoiphasika,ngokubangenyangaka-AbibiuJehova uNkulunkuluwakhowakukhiphaeGibitheebusuku

2UyakuhlabelauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoiphasika ezimvininasezinkomeniendaweniuJehovaayakuyikhetha ukubaabekekhonaigamalakhe

3Ungadliisinkwaesivutshelweyokanyenayo;izinsuku eziyisikhombisauyakudlaisinkwaesingenamvubelokanye nayo,isinkwasokuhlupheka;ngokubawaphuma

ngokusheshaezwenilaseGibithe,ukuzeukhumbuleusuku owaphumangaloezwenilaseGibithezonkeizinsuku zokuhambakwakho

4Kungabonwamvubelokuweemikhawulweniyakho yonkeizinsukueziyisikhombisa;futhiakuyikusalalutho lwenyamaonikelangayongosukulokuqalakusihlwakuze kubesekuseni

5Awunakuhlabaiphasikaphakathikwamasangoakho uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunikawona

6KephaendaweniuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho ayakuyikhethaukubaabekekuyoigamalakhe,uyakunikela khonaiphasikakusihlwa,ekushonenikwelanga, ngesikhathiowaphumangasoeGibithe.

7Uyose,ukudleendaweniuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho ayakuyikhetha,uphendukeekuseni,uyeematendeniakho 8Izinsukueziyisithuphauyakudlaisinkwa esingenamvubelo,ngosukulwesikhombisakube ngumhlanganoozothileyokuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho; ungasebenzimsebenzi.

9Wozibalelaamasontoayisikhombisa,uqaleukubala amasontoayisikhombisakusukelaesikhathinioqalangaso ukubekaisikelaemabeleni.

10UyakugcinaumkhosiwamasontokuJehova uNkulunkuluwakhonjengesiphosesihlesesandlasakho oyakunikelangasokuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho njengokukubusisilekukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho; 11WojabulaphambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho, wenanendodanayakho,nendodakaziyakho,nenceku yakho,nencekukaziyakho,nomLeviophakathi kwamasangoakho,nomfokazi,nentandane,nomfelokazi, abaphakathikwenu,endaweniuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoayikhethileukubaabekekhonaigamalakhe 12WokhumbulaukuthiwawuyisigqilaeGibithe,ugcine, wenzelezizimiso.

13“Uyakugcinaumkhosiwamadokodoizinsuku eziyisikhombisa,usubuthileamabeleakhonewayinilakho 14Uzakuthokozaedilinilakho,wena,lendodanayakho, lendodakaziyakho,lencekuyakho,lencekukaziyakho, lomLevi,umfokazi,lentandane,lomfelokazi,abaphakathi kwamasangoakho.

15IzinsukueziyisikhombisauyakumgcinelauJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoumkhosiendaweniuJehova ayakuyikhetha,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho uyakukubusisakuzozonkeizithelozakhonasemsebenzini wonkewezandlazakho,uthokozenokujabula

16Kathathungomnyakabonkeabesilisabakho bayakubonakalaphambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho endaweniayakuyikhetha;ngomkhosiwesinkwa esingenamvubelo,nangomkhosiwamasonto,nangomkhosi wamadokodo,bangabonakaliphambikukaJehova bengenalutho;

17Yilowonalowouyakunikelangokwamandlaakhe, ngokwesibusisosikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakuphe sona

18“Uyakuzibekaabahlulelinezindunaemasangweniakho uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunikawonangokwezizwe zakho,bahluleleabantungokwahlulelaokulungileyo.

19Ungaphendukezeliukwahlulela;ungakhethiabantu, ungamukeliisipho,ngokubaisiphosiphuphuthekisa amehloohlakaniphileyo,siphendukezelaamazwi olungileyo

20Okulungileimpelauyakukulandelaukubauphile,udle ifalezweuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunikalona.

21“Awuyikuzitshalelau-AsherawemithiyonkengasealtarelikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhooyakuzenzelalona. 22futhiungazimiseliizithombe;uJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoazizondayo

ISAHLUKO17

1“UngahlabelauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoinkomo nomaimvuenesicinomaokubi,ngokubakuyisinengiso kuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho

2Umakufunyanwaphakathikwakhophakathi kwamasangoakhouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunika wona,owesilisanomaowesifazaneowenzeokubi emehlwenikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhongokweqa isivumelwanosakhe;

3Ihambile,yakhonzaabanyeonkulunkulu,yabakhonza, ilanga,nenyanga,nebandlalasezulwini,engingakuyalanga ngakho;

4Uzatshelwa,uzwe,ubuzisise;bheka,kuyiqiniso,into enengekayoyenziwekwa-Israyeli;

5Uyakukhiphelaemasangweniakholeyondodanoma lowowesifazaneowenzelokhookubi,lowowesilisanoma lowowesifazane,umkhandengamatshe,bazebafe.

6Ngomlomowawofakaziababilinomakofakaziabathathu, lowoofaneleukufamakabulawe;kodwangomlomo wofakazioyedwakayikubulawa.

7Izandlazofakaziziyakubaphezukwakhekuqala ukumbulala,ngasemuvaizandlazabobonkeabantu Kanjalouyabususaububiphakathikwakho.

8“Umakuphakamaindabaenzimakakhulukuwe ekwahluleleni,phakathikwegazinegazi,phakathi kokumangalelananokunxusa,naphakathikokushaywa nokushaywa,kuyizindabaeziphikisanayophakathi kwamasangoakho,uyasukuma,ukhuphukeleendaweni uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoayakuyikhetha;

9UyakufikakubapristibamaLevinakumahlulelioyakuba khonangalezozinsuku,ubuze;bayakukutshelaisahlulelo sokwahlulela;

10Uyakwenzangokwesahluleloabayakukutshelasona kuleyondawouJehovaayakuyikhetha;uqapheleukwenza njengakhokonkeabayakukutshelakhona;

11Njengesimemezelosomthethoabayakukufundisangaso, nangokwesahluleloabayakukutshelasona,uyakwenza, ungachezukiemazwiniabayakukutshelawona,uye kwesokunenenomangakwesokhohlo

12Umuntuowenzangokugabadelaangalaleliumpristiomi ukukhonzalaphophambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho nomaumahluleli,lowomuntuuyakufa;

13Bonkeabantubayakuzwa,besabe,bangabe besagabadela.

14“NxausufikileezweniuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho akunikalona,ulidle,uhlalekulo,uthi:‘Ngiyakubekainkosi phezukwaminjengazozonkeizizweezingihaqileyo;

15“WobekainkosiphezukwakhouJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoayakumkhetha;

16Kephaakayikuzandiselaamahhashi,angabuyiseli abantueGibithe,ukuzeandiseamahhashi,ngokuba uJehovaushilokini,wathi:‘Anisayikubuyelangaleyo ndlela

17Kayikuzandiselaabafazi,ukuzeinhliziyoyakhe ingaphambuki,njalokayikuzandiselakakhuluisiliva legolide

18Kuyakuthilaphoisihleziesihlalwenisobukhosibayo, izilobeleikhophiyalomthethoencwadini,ithathekuleyo ephambikwabapristibamaLevi;

19Iyakubakuye,afundekuyozonkeizinsukuzokuhamba kwakhe,ukuzeafundeukumesabauJehovauNkulunkulu wakhe,ukugcinaonkeamazwialomthethonalezizimiso, azenze;

20ukuzeinhliziyoyakheingaziphakamisiphezu kwabafowabo,angaphambukiemyalweniaye kwesokunenenomangakwesokhohlo,ukuzeandise izinsukuzakheembusweniwakhe,yenanabantwanabakhe phakathikuka-Israyeli

ISAHLUKO18

1AbapristibamaLevi,nesizwesonkesakwaLevi, asiyikubanasabelonafakanyeno-Israyeli;siyakudla iminikeloyomlilokaJehovanefalakhe

2Abayikubanafaphakathikwabafowabo;uJehovauyifa labo,njengalokhoekhulumilekubo

3Lokhukuyakubayimfaneloyabapristievelakubantu abanikelangomhlatshelo,nomainkomonomaimvu; bayakumnikaumpristiumkhono,nezihlathizombili, nomsungo

4Ulibolwamabeleakho,nolwewayinilakho, nolwamafuthaakho,noliboloboyabezimvuzakho uyakumnika

5NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoumkhethilekuzo zonkeizizwezakhoukubaameakhonzeegameni likaJehova,yenanamadodanaakhekuzekubephakade

6“‘UmaumLeviephumakunomayiliphilamasangoakho kuyewonkeu-Israyeli,laphoegogobelekhona,eze ngokufisakonkekomphefumulowakheendaweniuJehova ayakuyikhetha,

7UyakukhonzaegamenilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe njengabobonkeabafowabo,amaLevi,abamilaphophambi kukaJehova.

8Bayakubanezabeloezifanayoukubabadle,ngaphandle kwalokhookuvelaekuthengiswenikwesizwesakhe

9“NxausufikileezweniuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho akunikalona,awuyikufundaukwenzaizinengisozalezo zizwe

10Makungafunyanwaphakathikwenuumuntuodabulisa indodanayakhenomaindodakaziyakheemlilweni,noma umbhuli,nomaumhlola,nomaumthakathi,noma umthakathi, 11nomaumbhuli,nomaumthakathi,nomaumthakathi, nomaumthakathi

12Ngokubabonkeabenzalezizintobayisinengiso kuJehova,nangenxayalezizinengisouJehovauNkulunkulu wakhouyabaxoshaphambikwakho

13UyakubangophelelekuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho

14Ngokubalezizizweoyakuzidlazilalelaabahlola imihlolanabahlolaimihlola,kephawenauJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoakakuvumelangaukubawenze kanjalo

15UJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakukuvusela umprofethiophumaphakathikwakhokubafowenu onjengami;yenaniyakumlalela;

16NjengakhokonkeowakucelakuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoeHorebengosukulokuhlangana,uthi:‘Mangingabe ngisalizwaizwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwami,futhi ngingabengisawubonalomliloomkhulu,ukuzengingafi.

17FuthiuJehovawathikimi:"Bakushilokahlelokho abakukhulumile"

18Ngiyakubavuselaumprofethionjengawephakathi kwabafowabo,ngibekeamazwiamiemlonyeniwakhe; futhiuyokhulumakubokonkeengimyalangakho

19Kuyakuthiyilowonalowoongayikulalelaamazwiami ayakuwakhulumaegamenilami,minangiyakukubuzakuye 20Kephaumprofethioyakukhulumaizwiegamenilami engingamyalangaukubaalikhulume,nomaoyakukhuluma egamenilabanyeonkulunkulu,lowomprofethiuyakufa

21Umauthienhliziyweniyakho:‘Siyolazikanjaniizwi uJehovaangalikhulumanga?

22“NxaumprofethiekhulumaegamenilikaJehova,lento ingalandeli,ingenzeki,leyoyizwiuJehova angalikhulumanga,kephaumprofethiukukhulumile ngokugabadela;

ISAHLUKO19

1“LaphouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoesezinqumile izizwe,izwelazouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunika lona,usuzithathelewena,uhlaleemiziniyazonasezindlini zazo;

2Uyakuzahlukaniselaimiziemithathuphakathikwezwe lakhouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunikalonaukuba ulidle

3Uyakuzilungiselaindlela,wahlukaniseleizingxenye ezintathuimikhawuloyezwelakhouJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoakunikalonaukubaulidle,ukuzebonkeababulali abalekelekhona.

4Nansiindabayombulaliobalekelakhonaukubaaphile: Obulalaumakhelwanewakhengokungazi,ebengamzondi ngaphambili;

5Njengalaphoumuntuengenanomakhelwanewakhe ehlathiniukuyogawulaizinkuni,isandlasakhesithatha imbazoyokugawulaumuthi,nekhandaliphunyuke esibayeni,lishayeumakhelwanewakhe,afe;abalekele komunyewaleyomizi,aphile; 6funaumphindiseliwegaziaxosheumbulali,inhliziyo yakheivutha,amthole,ngokubayindeindlela,ambulale; kantiubengafaneleukufa,lokhuengamzondingaphambili

7Ngalokhongiyakuyalangokuthi:'Uyakuzahlukanisela imiziemithathu'

8“‘UmauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoekhulisa umkhawulowakhonjengokufungakwakhekoyihlo, ukunikelonkeizweathembisaukulinikaoyihlo; 9Umaugcinayonkelemiyaloukubauyenze,engikuyala ngayonamuhla,ukuthandauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho, uhambeezindlelenizakhenjalo;uyakwenezelaeminye imiziemithathungaphandlekwalemithathu;

10ukuzekungachithwaigazielingenacalaezwenilakho uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunikalonalibeyifalakho, kubephezukwakhoigazi.

11Kephaumaumuntuezondaumakhelwanewakhe, emcathamele,amvukele,amshayeafeazeafe,abalekele komunyewalemizi;

12Amalungaomuziwakuboayakuthumaamkhiphekhona, amnikeleesandlenisomphindiseliwegazi,afe

13Isolakhoaliyikumhawukela,kephawosusaigazi elingenacalakwa-Israyeliukubakubekuhlekuwe.

14“Ungawususiumkhawulowomakhelwanewakho abawubekaenduloelifenilakhooyakulidlaezweniuJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoakunikalonaukubaulidle.

15Ufakazioyedwaakayikumvukelaumuntungobubi banomayisiphiisonokunomayisiphiisonoonengaso; ngomlomowawofakaziababilinomangomlomo wawofakaziabathathuindabaiyakuqiniswa

16Umaufakaziwamangaemvukelaumuntuukuba afakazengayeububi;

17Khona-kewomabiliamadodaaphikisanayoayakuma phambikukaJehovaphambikwabapristinabahluleli abayobakhonangalezozinsuku;

18Abahlulelibayakuphenyanokuphenya;

19Niyakwenzakuyenjengalokhoebecabangaukwenza kumfowabo,nibususeububiphakathikwenu

20Abaseleyobayakuzwa,besabe,bangabebesabenza ububiobunjalophakathikwenu.

21Isolakhoaliyikubanesihawu;kephaukuphila ngokuphila,isongeso,izinyongezinyo,isandlangesandla, unyawongonyawo.

ISAHLUKO20

1“Nxauphumaukulwanezithazakho,uboneamahhashi, nezinqola,nabantuabaningikunawe,ungabesabi,ngokuba uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhounaweowakukhuphula ezwenilaseGibithe

2Kuyakuthilaphonisondelaekulweni,umpristiasondele, akhulumekubantu;

3Athikubo:‘Yizwa,Israyeli,namuhlanisondelaekulweni nezithazenu;

4NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwenunguyeohamba naniukunilwelaezithenizenu,anisindise

5Izindunaziyakukhulumakubantu,zithi:'Ngumuphi umuntuowakhileindluentshaengayivulangana? Makahambeabuyeleendliniyakhe,funaafeleempini, omunyeayingcwelise

6“Ngumuphiumuntuotshaleisivini,engakasidlina?naye makahambe,abuyeleendliniyakhe,funaafeleempini, kudleomunyekuyo

7“Ngumuphiumuntuoganeumfaziongamthathangana? makahambeabuyeleendliniyakhe,funaafeleempini, amthatheomunye

8Izindunaziyakubuyezikhulumekubantu,zithi: 'Ngumuphiumuntuonovalonodangeleyo?makahambe abuyeleendliniyakhe,funainhliziyoyabafowaboidangele njengenhliziyoyakhe

9Kuyakuthilaphoizindunaseziqedileukukhuluma nabantu,zibekeizindunazempiukubaziholeabantu

10Laphousondelaemziniukulwanawo,umemezele ukuthulakuwo

11“Kuyakuthi,umalikuphendulelangokuthula,likuvulele, bonkeabantuabafunyanwakuwobabeyizisebenzikuwe, bakukhonze

12Umaungenziukuthulanawe,kephaulwanawe, uyakuwuvimbezela;

13LaphouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoeselinikela esandlenisakho,uyakushayabonkeabesilisabalongosiko lwenkemba

14Kephaabesifazane,nabantwana,nezinkomo,nakho konkeokusemzini,yonkeimpangoyawouyakuzithathela wona;uyakudlaimpangoyezithazakhouJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoakunikeyona.

15Uyakwenzanjalokuyoyonkeimiziekudekakhulu nawe,engesiyoeyemiziyalezizizwe

16“KephaemiziniyalezizizweuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoakunikazonanjengefa,awuyikushiyalutho oluphefumulayo

17Kephauyakubaqothula;okungukuthi,amaHeti,namaAmori,namaKhanani,namaPherizi,namaHivi,namaJebusi; njengalokhouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoekuyalile 18ukuzebanganifundisiukwenzazonkeizinengisozabo abazenzilekonkulunkulubabo;kanjalononekuJehova uNkulunkuluwenu

19“Nxauvimbezelaumuziisikhathieside,ulwanawo ukubauwuthathe,awuyikuchithaimithiyawo ngokuyigawulangembazo,ngokubaungadlakuyo, ungayigawuli,ngokubaumuthiwasendleungukuphila komuntu,ukuzeuwusebenziseekuvinjezelweni; 20Kuphelaizihlahlaowaziyoukuthiazizonaizihlahla ezidliwayo,wozichitha,uzigawule;uyakwakhaizinqaba ngokumelenenomuziolwayonawe,uzeunqotshwe

ISAHLUKO21

1“UmakufunyanwaumuntuebuleweezweniuJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoakunikalonaukubaulidle,eleleendle, kungaziwaukuthingubaniombulele;

2Amalungaakhonabahlulelibakhobayakuphuma, balinganise,bayeemiziniezungezeobuleweyo;

3Kuzakuthi-ke,umuzioseduzelobuleweyo,amadoda amadalaalowomuziazathathaithokazi,okungakenziwanga ngalo,lelingadwetshwangaejogweni;

4Amalungaalowomuziayakwehliselaithokaziesigodini esiwugwadule,esingalinywanga,esingalinywanga, asinqumekhonaintamoyethokaziesigodini;

5Abapristi,amadodanakaLevi,bayakusondela;ngokuba uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoubakhethileukuba bamkhonze,babusiseegamenilikaJehova;futhingezwi labokuyovivinywayonkeimpikiswanonayoyonke imivimbo

6Wonkeamalungaalowomuzi,aseduzenomuntuobulewe, ayakugezaizandlazawophezukwethokazielinqunywe ikhandaesigodini;

7Bazaphendulabathi:Izandlazethukazilichithanga leligazi,lamehloethualibonanga

8Wobanomusa,Jehova,kubantubakhou-Israyeli owabahlengayo,ungabekiigazielingenacalaphezu kwabantubakhobakwa-IsrayeliIgaziliyakuthethelelwa kubo

9Wolisusakanjaloigazielingenacalaphakathikwakho, laphousenzaokulungileemehlwenikaJehova

10Laphouphumaukulwanezithazakho,uJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoesezinikeleesandlenisakho, uzithumbe;

11Futhiwabonaphakathikwabathunjwaowesifazane omuhle,futhiwafisakuye,ukuzeumthatheabeumkakho;

12uyakumyisaendliniyakho;uyakuphucaikhandalakhe, alungiseizinziphozakhe;

13Uyakukhumulaizingubozokuthunjwakwakhe,ahlale endliniyakho,alileleuyisenoninainyangayonke,ungene kuye,ubeyindodayakhe,yenaabengumkakho

14Kuyakuthiumaungathokozingaye,umyekeayelapho ethandakhona;kodwaungamthengiselilakanyengemali, ungamthengisi,ngobaumphoxile

15Umaindodainabafaziababili,omunyeethandwa, omunyeezondwa,bayizaleleabantwana,othandekayo nozondwayo;futhiumaindodanaeyizibuloingeyakhe ezondwayo

16Kuyakuthilaphoenzaamadodanaakheadleifalokho anakho,angabekiindodanayothandiweyowakheizibulo phambikwendodanayozondwayo,eyizibuloimpela;

17Kephaindodanayozondwayoiyakuvumaukuthi iyizibulo,imnikeisabeloesiphindwekabilisakhokonke enakho,ngokubaiyisiqalosamandlaayo;ilungelo lobuzibulolingelakhe

18“Umaumuntuenendodanaenenkaninehlubukayo engalaleliizwilikayisenomaizwilikanina,nalapho eyilaya,ingalaleli;

19Uyisenoninabayakumbamba,bamkhiphelekumalunga omuziwakubo,nasesangwenilendawoyakhe;

20Bayakuthikumalungaomuziwakubo:‘Lendodana yethuinenkani,ihlubukile,ayililaleliizwilethu;uyisiminzi, futhiuyisidakwa.

21Bonkeabantubomuziwakubobayakumkhanda ngamatshe,afe;wonkeu-Israyeliuyakuzwa,esabe

22“‘Umaumuntuenzeisonoesifaneleukufa,wobulawa, umlengiseesigxotsheni;

23isidumbusakhekasihlaliubusukubonkeemthini, kodwaumngcwabengalolosuku;(ngokubaolengiweyo uyisiqalekisokuNkulunkulu),ukuzelingangcoliswaizwe lakhouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunikalonalibeyifa lakho.

ISAHLUKO22

1“Awuyikubonainkomoyomfowenunomaimvuyakhe, ilahleka,uzicashekukho;woyibuyiselanomakanjani kumfowenu.

2Umaumfowenuengekhoeduzenawe,nomaungamazi, wozilethaendliniyakho,zibekuwe,azeazifuneumfowenu, ukubuyiselekuye.

3Wenzenjalonangembongoloyakhe;wenzenjalo nangezingubozakhe;wenzenjalongayoyonkeimpahla yomfowenuelahlekile,elahlekile,wayithola,;

4Ungaboniimbongoloyomfowenunomainkabiyakhe iwileendleleni,uzicashekuyo;womsizanokuyiphakamisa.

5Owesifazaneangagqokiokwendoda,nendoda mayingembathiinguboyowesifazane,ngokubawonke owenzalokhouyisinengisokuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho

6“Umaisidlekesenyonisisendleleniphambikwakho kunomayisiphiisihlahlanomaphansi,noma singamaphuphunomaamaqanda,uninaehleziphezu kwamaphuphunomaamaqanda,ungamthathiuninakanye namaphuphu;

7Kephauyakumyekaunina,uzithabatheleamazinyane; ukuzekubekuhlekuwe,wandiseizinsukuzakho

8“Nxawakhaindluentsha,uyakwenzauthangoophahleni lwakho,ukuzeungalethiigaziphezukwendluyakho,uma umuntuewakhona

9“Awuyikuhlwanyelaisivinisakhongembewu yezinhlobonhlobo,funaisithelosembewuoyihlwanyelayo, nesithelosesivinisakho,singcoliswe

10“Ungalimangenkabinembongolokanye.

11Ungagqokiinguboeyizinhlobonhlobo,uboyabezimvu nelinenindawonye

12Uyakuzenzelaizinsepheemagumbiniomaneesambatho sakhoozembathisangaso.

13Umaindodaithathaumfazi,ingenekuye,imzonde, 14nimkhipheiziga,nimvuseleigamaelibi,nithi: ‘Ngamthathalonawesifazane;

15Khona-keuyisewentombazanenoninabayothathafuthi bakhipheizimpawuzobuntombibentombiemadodeni amadalaomuziesangweni

16Uyisewentombiuyakuthiemadodeniamadala: Indodakaziyamingiyinikelomuntu,kephauyamzonda;

17Bhekani,umenzeleinhlamba,ethi:‘Angifumananga indodakaziyakhoiyintombi;leziyizimpawuzobuntombi bendodakaziyami.bayakwendlalaingubophambi kwamalungaomuzi

18Amalungaalowomuziayakumthathalowomuntu, amshaye;

19Bazayithezangamashekeliayikhuluesiliva,bawanike uyisewentombi,ngokubaekhuphuleigamaelibiphezu kwentombiyakwa-Israyeli;angamlahlizonkeizinsuku zakhe

20Kephaumalokhukuyiqiniso,izimpawuzobuntombi zingafunyanwaentombini;

21“Bayakukhiphelaintombingasemnyangowendlukayise, amadodaomuziwakuboayikhandengamatsheizeife, ngokubayenzeubuwulakwa-Israyelingokufebaendlini kayise;

22Umaindodaifunyanwailelenowesifazaneoganeindoda, bayakufabobabili,indodaelalenowesifazanekanye nowesifazane;kanjalouyakukhiphaububikwa-Israyeli

23Umaintombieyintombieganeindoda,indodaiyithole emzini,ilalenayo;

24niyakubakhiphelabobabiliesangwenilalowomuzi, nibakhandengamatshe,bafe;intombi,ngokuba ayikhalangaisemzini;nendoda,ngokubaimonile umkamakhelwanewayo;

25Kephaumaindodaitholaendleintombieganiweyo, indodaiyibambe,yalalanayo,kuyakufayenayedwa indodaelalenayo;

26Kodwaungenziluthoentombini;akukhosono entombinielifaneleukufa,ngokubanjengalaphoumuntu evukelaumakhelwanewakhe,ambulale,injalolendaba

27Ngokubawamfumanaendle,intombazanaeganene yakhala,akwabakhoukuyisindisa

28Umaumuntuetholaintombieyintombi engakaganiselwa,ayibambe,alalenayo,bafunyanwa;

29indodaelalenayoiyakunikauyisewentombiamashekeli angamashumiayisihlanuesiliva,ibengumkayo;ngoba emonile,kangezeamalezonkeizinsukuzakhe

30Indodamayingathathiumkayise,ingambuliumphetho wengubokayise

ISAHLUKO23

1“Olinyazwengamatshenomaonqunyiweumphambili makangangeniebandlenilikaJehova

2“UmfelokaziakayikungenaebandlenilikaJehova;kuze kubesesizukulwaneniseshumiakayikungenaebandleni likaJehova

3UmAmoninomaumMowabiakayikungenaebandleni likaJehova;kuzekubesesizukulwaneniseshumi abayikungenaebandlenilikaJehovakuzekubephakade; 4ngokubaabanihlangabezangaendleleningesinkwa nangamanzi,ekuphumenikwenueGibithe;nangokuba bakuqasheleuBileyamuindodanakaBeyoriwasePethori laseMesopotamiyaukubaakuqalekise

5NokhouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakavumanga ukumlalelauBileyamu;kephauJehovauNkulunkulu wakhowakuguqulelaisiqalekisosabayisibusiso,ngokuba uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhowakuthanda

6Awuyikufunaukuthulakwabonenhlanhlayabozonke izinsukuzakhokuzekubephakade.

7“AwuyikunengwaumEdomi;ungamzondiumGibithe; ngobawawungowemzinielizwenilakhe

8Abantwanaabazelweyibobayakungenaebandleni likaJehovaesizukulwanenisabosesithathu

9Laphoimpiiphumaukulwanezithazakho,zigcinekukho konkeokubi.

10“Umakukhonaphakathikwenuumuntu ongahlambulukangangenxayokungcolaokumehlele ebusuku,uyakuphumelangaphandlekwekamu,angangeni phakathikwekamu;

11Kuzakuthilaphokuhlwaahlambengamanzi,kuthi selishonileilangaabuyeleekamu.

12Uyakubanendawongaphandlekwekamu,lapho uyakuphumelangaphandle;

13Uyakubanephiniphezukwesikhalisakho;kuyakuthi laphousuphumelangaphandle,wembengawo,ubuye, usibekeleokuphumakuwe;

14NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyahamba phakathikwekamulakhoukubaakukhulule,anikeleizitha zakhophambikwakho;ngalokhoikamulakholiyakuba ngcwele,ukuzeangaboniokungcolileyokuwe,asukekuwe.

15“Awuyikunikelaenkosiniyasoincekuephunyukele kuweisukaenkosiniyayo

16Uyakuhlalanawephakathikwakhokuleyondawo esiyakuyikhethakwelinyelamasangoakho,laphoesithanda khona;ungamcindezeli

17Makungabikhosifebeemadodakaziniakwa-Israyeli;

18“Awuyikungenisainkokheloyesifebenenanilenja endlinikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoukwenzanoma yisiphiisithembiso,ngokubakokubilikuyisinengiso kuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho

19“‘Ungamtshelekiumfowenungenzalo;inzaloyemali, yenzaloyomphako,yenzaloyanomayiniebolekwa ngenzuzo;

20Umfokaziungamtshelekangenzalo;kepha ungamtshelekiumfowenungenzalo,ukuzeuJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoakubusisekukhokonkeobekaisandla sakhokukhoezweniongenakuloukulidla

21LaphowenzaisithembisokuJehovauNkulunkulu wakho,ungalibaliukusigcwalisa,ngokubauJehova uNkulunkuluwakhouyakusibizanokusibizakuwe;futhi kungabayisonokuwe

22Kephaumauyekaukwethembisa,akuyikubayisono kuwe.

23Okuphumaemlonyeniwakhoukugcine,ukwenze; njengokwesithembisosakhokuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho owasethembisangomlomowakho

24Laphoungenaesivininisomakhelwanewakho,ungadla izithelozomviniusuthengokuthandakwakho;kodwa ungafakiluthoesitshenisakho

25“Nxaungenaemabeleniomakhelwanewakho,ungakha izikhwebungesandlasakho;kodwaungasihlisiisikela emabeleniomakhelwanewakho

ISAHLUKO24

1Nxaindodaithathaumfazi,yamthatha,kuthi-ke ingafumaniumusaemehlweniayo,ngokubaifumene ukungcolakuye,imbhaleleincwadiyesahlukaniso,iyinike esandlenisakhe,imxosheendliniyakhe.

2Laphoesephumileendliniyakhe,angahambaabe ngowomunyeumuntu

3Umalendodayokugcinaimzonda,imbhaleleincwadi yesahlukaniso,imnikeesandleni,imxosheendliniyakhe; nomaumalendodayokugcinaisifaeyamthathaabe ngumkayo;

4Indodayakheyokuqalaeyamxoshayoayinakubuye imthatheabengumkayo,esengcolisiwe;ngokubalokho kuyisinengisophambikukaJehova;ungalenziukubalone izweuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunikalonanjengefa

5“Nxaumuntuethathaumfaziomusha,akayikuphuma impi,angaphathi-keumsebenzi;

6“Akuyikubakhomuntuoyakuthathaitshelokusilalibe yisibambiso,ngokubauthathaukuphilakomuntukube yisibambiso.

7Umaumuntuefunyanwaebaomunyewabafowabo babantwanabakwa-Israyeli,amphathenjengesigqila,noma athengisengaye;khonaleloselaliyakufa;ubususeububi phakathikwakho

8Qaphelaesifenisochoko,ukuqaphelisise,wenze njengakhokonkeabapristibamaLeviabayakunifundisa khona;

9KhumbulaakwenzayouJehovauNkulunkuluwakho kuMiriyamuendleleniekuphumenikwenueGibithe.

10Laphoubolekaumfowenuutho,awuyikungenaendlini yakheukulandaisibambisosakhe

11Uyakumangaphandle,umuntuomtshelekayo uyakukukhiphelaisibambisongaphandle

12Umaumuntuempofu,ungalalinesibambisosakhe;

13Nomakunjalouyakubuyiselakuyeisibambisolapho ilangalishona,alalengenguboyakhe,akubusise,kube ngukulungakuwephambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho.

14“Ungacindezeliisisebenziesimpofunesimpofu,noma singowabafowenu,nomasingowabafokaziabasezweni lakiniphakathikwamasangoakho

15Ngosukulwayouyakumnikainkokheloyakhe,ilanga lingashoniphezukwayo;ngokubaumpofu,ubekainhliziyo yakhekuyo,funaakhalengawekuJehova,kubeyisono kuwe

16Oyiseabayikubulawangenxayabantwana,nabantwana abayikubulawangenxayawoyise;yilowonalowo makabulawengesakheisono

17“Awuyikuphendukezelaisahlulelosomfokazi nentandane;futhiningathathiinguboyomfelokaziibe yisibambiso

18KephauyakukhumbulaukuthiwawuyisigqilaeGibithe nokuthiuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhowakuhlengakhona; ngalokhongiyakuyalaukwenzalokhu

19“Nxaugawulaisivunosakhoensiminiyakho,ukhohlwe isithunguensimini,ungabuyiukusilanda,sibeesomfokazi, nesentandane,nesomfelokazi,ukuzeuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoakubusiseemsebenziniwonkewezandlazakho 20Laphouvuthuzaumnqumowakho,awuyikuphinda uvuthululeamagatsha;

21“Nxaubuthaizithelozomvinizesivinisakho, awuyikukhothozangasemuva;

22WokhumbulaukuthiwawuyisigqilaezwenilaseGibithe; ngalokhongiyakuyalaukwenzalokhu.

ISAHLUKO25

1Umakukhonaukuphikisanaphakathikwabantu,beza ekwahlulelweniukuzeabahlulelibahlulele;khona bayakulungisisaolungileyo,balahleomubi.

2Kuyakuthiumaomubiefaneleukushaywa,umahluleli amlalisephansi,ashaywephambikwakhe,njengecala lakhe,ngenani.

3Angamshayaimivimboengamashumiamane,angadlulisi, funa,umaeqa,amshayeimivimboeminingiphezukwaleyo, umfowenuabonakaleenukubezekilekuwe.

4Ungayifakiisifonyoinkabilaphoibhulaamabele

5Umaizelamanibehlalandawonye,omunyewaboafe engenamntwana,umfaziwofileyomakangagani ngaphandlekowezizwe;umfowabowendodayakhe makangenekuye,amthatheabengumkakhe,enzekuye imfaneloyomfowabowendoda.

6Kuzakuthi-keizibuloelizamzalaliphumeleleebizweni lomfowaboofileyo,ukuzeibizolakhelingacinywa kwaIsrayeli.

7Umaindodaingathandiukuthathaumkamfowabo, umkamfowabomakakhuphukeayeesangweniemadodeni amadala,athi:‘Umfowabowomyeniwamiuyenqaba ukuvusaumfowaboigamakwa-Israyeli,ngekeenze imfaneloyomfowabowendodayami

8Amalungaomuziwakuboayakumbiza,akhulumekuye; umaemikuwo,ethi:'Angithandiukumthatha;

9Khonaumkamfowabouyakufikakuyephambi kwamalunga,akhumuleisicathulosakheonyawenilwakhe, amkhafuleleebusweni,aphenduleathi:‘Kuyakwenziwa kanjalokulowomuntuongayakhiyoindluyomfowabo 10Igamalayoliyakubizwakwa-Israyelingokuthi,Indlu yokhumulweisicathulosakhe

11Laphoamadodaexabanaomunyelomunye,umfazi wenyeesondelaukuzeakhululeindodayakheesandleni soyitshayayo,eluleisandlasakhe,ayibambeekusithekeni; 12Uzaqumaisandlasakhe,ilihlolakholingabilesihawu kuye.

13Ungabinesisindoesinhlobonhloboesikhwamenisakho, esikhulunesincane

14Ungabinezilinganisoezihlukahlukeneendliniyakho, esikhulunesincane

15Kephauyakubanesisindoesipheleleyonesilungileyo, ubenesilinganisoesipheleleyonesilungileyo,ukuze izinsukuzakhozibe-ndeezweniuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoakunikalona.

16Ngokubabonkeabenzaokunjalo,nabobonkeabenza okubi,bayisinengisokuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho

17Khumbulalokhou-Amalekiakwenzakuweendleleni ekuphumenikwenueGibithe; 18ukuthiwakuhlangabezaendleleni,watshayaimuva lakho,bonkeababebuthakathakangemvakwakho,udiniwe, udiniwe;futhiwayengamesabiuNkulunkulu.

19KuyakuthilaphouJehovauNkulunkuluwakho esekuphumzilekuzozonkeizithazakhonxazonke,ezweni uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunikalonalibeyifaukuba ulidle,wesuleukukhunjulwakuka-Amalekiphansi kwezulu;awuyikukhohlwa

ISAHLUKO26

1KuyakuthilaphousungenileezweniuJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoakunikalonalibeyifalakho,ulidle, uhlalekulo;

2Uyakuthabathaulibolwazozonkeizithelozomhlaba ozakulethaezwenilakhouJehovauNkulunkuluwakho akunikalona,ukubekekubhasikidi,uyeendaweniuJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoayakuyikhethaukubaabekekhona igamalakhe

3Uyakuyakumpristioyakubakhonangalezozinsuku,uthi kuye:‘NgiyafakazanamuhlakuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoukuthingingenileezweniuJehovaalifungelaobaba ukusinikalona.

4Umpristiuyakuthathaubhasikidiesandlenisakho, awubekephansiphambikwe-altarelikaJehova uNkulunkuluwakho.

5Uyakukhuluma,uthiphambikukaJehovauNkulunkulu wakho:‘UbabawayengumAramuowayezakubhubha, wehlelaeGibithe,wagogobalakhonanabambalwa,waba khonaisizweesikhulu,esinamandlanesinabantuabaningi;

6AbaseGibithebasiphathakabi,basihlupha,basibeka izigqilaezinzima;

7SasesikhalakuJehovauNkulunkuluwawobaba,uJehova walizwaizwilethu,wabhekaukuhluphekakwethu, nomshikashikawethu,nokucindezelwakwethu;

8UJehovawasikhiphaeGibithengesandlaesinamandla, nangengaloeyeluliweyo,nangokwesabekaokukhulu, nangezibonakaliso,nangezimangaliso;

9Wasingenisakulendawo,wasinikalelizwe,izwe elivameubisinezinyosi

10Manje,bheka,sengilethileulibolwezweonginikelona, JehovaUbekephambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho, ukhulekephambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho;

11UthokozengakhokonkeokuhleuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoakunikekhonawenanendluyakho,wena,nomLevi, nomfokaziophakathikwenu.

12Laphousuqedileukukhiphakonkeokweshumi kwesivunosakhongomnyakawesithathu,ongumnyaka wokweshumi,ukunikeumLevi,nomfokazi,nentandane, nomfelokazi,ukubabadleemasangweniakho,basuthe; 13UyakushophambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho ukuthi:‘Ngizikhiphileezingcweleendliniyami,ngizinike umLevi,nomfokazi,intandane,nomfelokazi,njengayo yonkeimiyaloyakhoongiyalengayo; 14Angizangengikudleekulilenikwami,futhi angithathangaluthokukhokukhokonkeongcolile,futhi anginikelangaluthokukhongenxayabafileyo,kodwa ngilaleleizwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwami,ngenza njengakhokonkeongiyalengakho

15Bhekaphansiusendaweniyakhoengcweleezulwini, ubusiseabantubakhou-Israyeli,nezweosinikelona, njengalokhowafungakobaba,izweelivameubisinezinyosi 16NamuhlauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakuyala ukwenzalezizimisonezahlulelo;ngalokhowozigcina, uzenzengayoyonkeinhliziyoyakhonangawowonke umphefumulowakho

17UmqinisekisilenamuhlauJehovaukuthi unguNkulunkuluwakho,uhambeezindlelenizakhe,ugcine izimisozakhe,nemiyaloyakhe,nezahlulelozakhe, nokulalelaizwilakhe;

18UJehovaukuqinisekisilenamuhlaukuthiniyakuba yisizwesakhe,njengalokhoekuthembisile,nigcineyonke imiyaloyakhe;

19ukubaakuphakamisengaphezukwazozonkeizizwe azenzileyo,ngodumo,negama,nodumo;futhinibeyisizwe esingcwelekuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu, njengokukhulumakwakhe

ISAHLUKO27

1UMosekanyenamalungaakwa-Israyelibabayalaabantu, bathi:“Gcinaniyonkeimiyaloenginiyalangayonamuhla 2KuyakuthimhlaniwelaiJordaniningenaezweniuJehova uNkulunkuluwenuaninikalona,nizimiseamatshe amakhulu,ninamekengodaka;

3Ulobephezukwawowonkeamazwialomthetho,lapho usuwelile,ukuzeungeneezweniuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhoakunikalona,izweelivameubisinezinyosi; njengalokhouJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyihlo wakuthembisa.

4“KuyakuthilaphoseniwelaiJordani,nimiselawamatshe enginiyalangawonamuhlaentabeniyase-Ebali, niwanamekengodaka.

5UyakumakhelalaphouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoialtare,i-altarelamatshe;

6Uyakulakhai-altarelikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho ngamatsheaphelele,unikelephezukwaloiminikelo yokushiswakuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho

7Unikeleiminikeloyokuthula,udlekhona,ujabulephambi kukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho

8Wolobaphezukwamatsheonkeamazwialomthetho ngokucacile.

9UMosenabapristibamaLevibakhulumaku-Israyeli wonke,bathi:“Qaphela,ulalele,Israyeli;lamuhlausube ngabantubakaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho.

10UyakulalelaizwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho, wenzeimiyaloyakhenezimisozakheengikuyalangakho namuhla

11UMosewabayalaabantungalonalolosuku,wathi:

12LababayakumaentabeniyaseGerizimuukubababusise abantu,nxaniwelaiJordani;oSimeyoni,noLevi,noJuda, no-Isakare,noJosefa,noBenjamini;

13Lababayakumaentabeniyase-Ebaliukubabaqalekise; uRubeni,noGadi,no-Asheri,noZebuloni,noDani, noNafetali

14AmaLeviayakukhuluma,athikuwowonkeamadoda akwa-Israyelingezwielikhulu:

15Uqalekisiweumuntuowenzaisithombeesibaziweyo nomaesincibilikisiweyo,siyisinengisokuJehova, umsebenziwezandlazengcweti,asibekeendaweni esithekile;Baphendulebonkeabantu,bathi:Amen

16UqalekisiweodelelauyisenomauninaBonkeabantu bathi:Amen.

17Uqalekisiweosusaumkhawulowomakhelwanewakhe; Bonkeabantubathi:Amen.

18Uqalekisiweodukisaimpumputheendleleni.Bonke abantubathi:Amen

19Uqalekisiweophendukezelaisahlulelosomfokazi, nentandane,nomfelokazi.Bonkeabantubathi:Amen.

20Uqalekisiweolalanomkayise;ngobawembula umphethowengubokayiseBonkeabantubazakuthi:Amen

21UqalekisiweolalananomayisiphiisilwaneBonke abantubazakuthi:Amen

22Uqalekisiweolalanodadewabo,indodakazikayisenoma indodakazikaninaBonkeabantubazakuthi:Amen

23UqalekisiweolalanoninazalaBonkeabantubazakuthi: Amen.

24Uqalekisiweoshayaumakhelwanewakhengasese Bonkeabantubazakuthi:Amen

25Uqalekisiweowamukelaumvuzowokubulala ongenacalaBonkeabantubazakuthi:Amen

26Uqalekisiweongaqinisekisionkeamazwialomthetho ukuwenza.Bonkeabantubazakuthi:Amen.

ISAHLUKO28

1KuyakuthiumaulalelanokulalelaizwilikaJehova uNkulunkuluwakho,ugcine,wenzeyonkeimiyaloyakhe engikuyalangayonamuhla,uJehovauNkulunkuluwakho akuphakamisephezukwazozonkeizizwezomhlaba;

2Zonkelezizibusisoziyakufikaphezukwakho,zikufice, umaulilalelaizwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho.

3Uyakubusiswaemzini,ubusiswenasensimini

4Iyakubusiswainzaloyesisusakho,nesithelosomhlaba wakho,nenzaloyezinkomozakho,nesandasezinkomo zakho,nezimvuzakho

5Kuyakubusiswaiqomalakhonesiqobelosakho

6Uyakubusiswaekungenenikwakho,ubusiswe nasekuphumenikwakho

7UJehovauyakwenzaukubaizithazakhoezikuvukelayo zibulawephambikwakho,ziyakuphumelakuwe ngandlelanye,zikubalekengezindlelaeziyisikhombisa

8UJehovauyakuyalezaisibusisosibephezukwakho ezinqolobanenizakhonakukhokonkeobekakukhoisandla sakho;uyakukubusisaezweniuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho akunikalona

9UJehovauyakukumisaubeyisizweesingcwelekuye, njengokufungakwakhekuwe,umauyigcinaimiyalo kaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,uhambeezindlelenizakhe.

10Bonkeabantubomhlababayakubonaukuthiubizwe ngegamalikaJehova;bayakukwesaba

11UJehovauyakukwandiselaokuhle,esithelwenisesisu sakho,nasesithelwenisezinkomozakho,nasesithelweni somhlabawakho,ezweniuJehovaalifungelaoyihlo ukukunikalona

12UJehovauyakukuvulelaingceboyakheenhle,izulu, ukuzeaniseimvulaezwenilakhongesikhathisayo,abusise wonkeumsebenziwesandlasakho,utshelekeizizwe eziningi,kephawenaawuyikubolekakuzo

13UJehovauyakukwenzaubeyinhloko,ungabingumsila; futhiuyakubaphezulukuphela,futhiungabingaphansi; umaulalelaimiyalokaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho engikuyalangayonamuhlaukuyigcinanokuyenza;

14Ungaphambukikunomayiliphilamazwiengikuyala ngawonamuhlauyekwesokunenenomangakwesokhohlo ukulandelaabanyeonkulunkuluukubakhonza

15“KuyakuthiumaungalilaleliizwilikaJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoukubauqapheleukwenzayonke imiyaloyakhenezimisozakheengikuyalangakhonamuhla; ukuzezonkeleziziqalekisozehlelephezukwakho,zikufice; 16“Uyakuqalekiswaemzini,uqalekiswenasensimini.

17Kuyakuqalekiswaubhasikidiwakhonomphakowakho

18“Iyakuqalekiswainzaloyesisusakho,nenzaloyezwe lakho,nesandasezinkomozakho,nezimvuzakho

19Uyakuqalekiswaekungenenikwakho,uqalekiswe nasekuphumenikwakho.

20UJehovauyakwehliselaphezukwakhoisiqalekiso, nosizi,nokusolwa,kukhokonkeobekaisandlasakho kukhoukubaukwenze,uzeubhujiswe,ubhubhemasinyane; ngenxayobubibezenzozakhoongidelelengazo

21UJehovauyakunamathelisakuweisifo,azeakuqede ezwenioyakuloukulidla.

22UJehovauyakukushayangesifosofuba, nangomkhuhlane,nangomkhuhlane,nangokushisa okukhulu,nangenkemba,nangokuhamuka,nangesikhutha; ziyakukuxoshauzeubhubhe

23Izululakhoeliphezukwekhandalakholiyakubayithusi, nomhlabaophansikwakhoubeyinsimbi.

24UJehovauyakwenzaimvulayezwelakhoibeluthuli nothuli,yehlelephezukwakhoivelaezulwini,uze ubhujiswe.

25UJehovauyakukwenzaukubaubulawephambi kwezithazakho,uphumeukulwanazongandlela-nye, ubalekelengezindlelaeziyisikhombisaphambikwazo,ube yintoyokuthuthumelaemibusweniyonkeyomhlaba

26Isidumbusakhosiyakubangukudlakwazozonke izinyonizezulunokwezilwanezomhlaba,kungabikho muntuongazixosha

27UJehovauyakukushayangamathumbaaseGibithe, nangamathumba,nangotwayi,nangomuna, ongenakuphulukiswakukho

28UJehovauyakukushayangobuhlanya, nangobumpumputhe,nangokumangalakwenhliziyo; 29Uyakuphumputhaemininjengempumputhe ebumnyameni,awuyikuphumelelaezindlelenizakho; 30Uyakuganaumfazi,enyeindodailalenaye;uyakwakha indlu,ungahlalikuyo;uyakutshalaisivini,ungabuthi izithelozaso

31Inkabiyakhoiyakuhlatshwaphambikwamehloakho, ungayidli;imbongoloyakhoiyakuhlwithwaebusweni bakho,ingabuyiselwakuwe;izimvuzakhoziyakunikwa izithazakho,ungabinamhlanguli

32Amadodanaakhonamadodakaziakhoayakunikwa esinyeisizwe,amehloakhoabheke,aphele ngokuwalangazelelausukulonke,kungabikhoamandla esandlenisakho

33Isithelosezwelakho,nayoyonkeimisebenziyakho, kuyakudliwayisizweongasazi;wenauyakucindezelwa kuphela,uchotshozwenjalo;

34ukuzeuhlanyengenxayokubonwakwamehloakho oyakukubona

35UJehovauyakukushayaemadolweninasemilenzeni ngamathumbaamabiongenakuphulukiswakuwo,kusukela emathenionyawolwakhokuzekufikeokhakhayini

36UJehovauyakukuyisawenanenkosiyakhooyakuyibeka phezukwakhoesizweniongasaziwenanawoyihlo;lapho uyakukhonzaabanyeonkulunkulu,imithinamatshe

37Uyakubayisimangaliso,nesaga,nesifenqophakathi kwezizwezonkelaphouJehovaeyakukuyisakhona.

38Uyakuphumanembewueningiuyeensimini,ubuthe okuyingcosana;ngobasiyakudliwayisikhonyane

39Uyakutshalaizivini,uzisebenze,kephaawuyikuphuza iwayini,ungabuthiizithelozomvini;ngobaizimpethu zizabadla

40Uyakubaneminqumoemikhawulweniyakhoyonke, ungazigcobikodwangamafutha;ngobaumnqumowakho uzavuthuluka.

41Uyakuzalaamadodananamadodakazi,kephaawuyikuba nakho;ngobabayakuyaekuthunjweni

42Yonkeimithiyakhonezithelozomhlabathiwakho kuyakudliwayisikhonyane

43Umfokaziophakathikwakhouyakuphakamakakhulu phezukwakho;wenawehlekakhulu.

44Yenauyakukweboleka,kephawenaungamboleki;yena uyakubayinhloko,wenaubengumsila

45Zonkeleziziqalekisoziyakwehlelaphezukwakho, zikusukele,zikufice,uzeubhujiswe;ngokuba ungalilalelangaizwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoukuba ugcineimiyaloyakhenezimisozakheakuyalengakho;

46Ziyakubaphezukwakhoisibonakalisonesimangaliso naphezukwenzaloyakhokuzekubephakade

47ngokubaawumkhonzangauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho ngokujabula,nangokujabulakwenhliziyo,ngobuningi bakhokonke;

48“‘UyakukhonzaizithazakhouJehovaayakuzithumela kuwengendlala,nangokoma,nangobuze,nangokuswela konke,abekeijokalensimbientanyeniyakho,aze akubhubhise.

49UJehovauyakukulethelaisizweesivelakude, emikhawulweniyomhlaba,njengokundizakokhozi;isizwe ongayikuzwisisaulimilwaso;

50isizweesinobusoobunolaka,esinganakekeliumuntu omdala,singabonisiumusakwabasha;

51Iyakudlainzaloyezinkomozakho,nezithelozezwe lakho,uzeuchithwe,ingakushiyeliamabele,newayini, namafutha,nenzaloyenkomoyakho,nezimvuzakho,ize ikuchithe.

52Iyakukuvimbezelakuwoonkeamasangoakho,zize ziweizindongazakhoeziphakemeyonezibiyelweyo othembelekuzoezwenilakholonke,ikuvimbezele emasangweniakhoonkeezwenilakholonkeuJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoakunikelona.

53Uyakudlaisithelosesisusakho,inyamayamadodana akhonamadodakaziakhouJehovauNkulunkuluwakho akunikewona,ekuvinjezelweninasekucindezelekeniizitha zakhoeziyakukucindezelangakho; 54ukuzeindodaethambileyonethambileyophakathi kwenu,isolayolibelibikumfowabo,nakumfaziwesifuba sakhe,nakuyoinsaliyabantwanabayoayakubashiya;

55ukuzeinganikinoyedwakuboinyamayabantwanabayo eyakubadla,ngokubaingasalangaluthoekuvinjezelweni nasekucindezelekenieziyakukucindezelangakhoizitha zakhokuwoonkeamasangoakho

56Owesifazaneothambileyonothambileyophakathi kwenuobengenakuzamaukubekaamatheonyawolwakhe emhlabathiningenxayobumnandinokuthamba,isolakhe

liyakubalibiendodeniyesifubasakhe,nasendodaneni yakhe,nasendodakaziniyakhe;

57nasemazinyaneniayoaphumaphakathikwezinyawo zakhenakubantwanabayoeyakubazala,ngokuba iyakuwadlangasesengokuswelakwakhokonke ekuvinjezelweninasekucindezelekeni,esiyakukucindezela ngakhoisithasakhoemasangweniakho

58Umaningaqapheliukwenzaonkeamazwialomthetho alotshwekulencwadi,ukuzewesabeleligama elikhazimulayonelesabekayo,elithi,INKOSIuNkulunkulu wakho;

59UJehovauyakwenzaizinhluphozakhozibe zimangalisayo,nezinhluphozenzaloyakho,izinhlupho ezinkulunezihlalaisikhathieside,nezifoezimbinezihlala isikhathieside

60UyakwehliselaphezukwakhozonkeizifozaseGibithe owazesaba;bayakunamathelakuwe

61Nakhokonkeukugulanazozonkeizifoezingalotshiwe encwadiniyalomthethouJehovauyakukwehliselazona, uzeubhujiswe

62Niyakushiywanibeyingcosana,kuyilapho naningangezinkanyezizezulungobuningi;ngokuba ungalilalelangaizwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho

63KuyakuthinjengalokhouJehovawajabulangani ukunenzelaokuhlenokunandisa;kanjalouJehova uyakuthokozanganiukubaanibhubhise,anichithe; niyakusishulwaezwenieningenakuloukulidla

64UJehovauyakukuhlakazaphakathikwabantubonke, kusukelakomunyeumkhawulowomhlabakuzekufike komunye;laphouyakukhonzaabanyeonkulunkulu eningabaziwenanawoyihlo,imithinamatshe.

65Phakathikwalezizizweawuyikutfolaukukhululeka, namatheonyawolwakhoakayikuphumula,kephauJehova uyakukunikalaphoinhliziyoethuthumelayo,nokuphelelwa amehlo,nokudabukakwengqondo;

66Ukuphilakwakhokuyakuba-ngumshikashikaphambi kwakho;uyakwesabaimininobusuku,ungaqiniseki ngokuphilakwakho;

67Ekuseniuyakuthi:Sengathingabekukusihlwa! kusihlwauzakuthi:Sengathingabeekuseni!ngenxa yokwesabakwenhliziyoyakhooyakwesabangakho nangenxayokubonakwamehloakhooyakukubona

68UJehovauyakukubuyiselaeGibithengemikhumbi, ngendlelaengakhulumangayokuwe,ngathi: ‘Awusayikuyibonafuthi;niyakuthengiselwakhonaezitheni zenunibeyizigqilanezigqilakazi,kungabikhomuntu onithengayo

ISAHLUKO29

1LawaangamazwiesivumelwanouJehovaayalangaso uMoseukubaasenzenabantwanabakwa-Israyeliezweni lakwaMowabingaphandlekwesivumelwanoasenzanabo eHorebe

2UMosewabizau-Israyeliwonke,wathikubo:“Nibonile konkeuJehovaakwenzayophambikwamehloenuezweni laseGibithekuFaro,nakuzozonkeizincekuzakhe,nakulo lonkeizwelakhe;

3Izilingoezinkuluazibonileyoamehloakho, nezibonakaliso,nalezozimangalisoezinkulu; 4NokhouJehovaakaninikangainhliziyoyokubona, namehlookubona,nezindlebezokuzwakuzekubenamuhla

5Nganiholaiminyakaengamashumiamaneehlane; izingubozenuazigugangaphezukwenu,nesicathulosakho asigugangaonyawenilwakho

6Anidlangasinkwa,aniphuzangaiwayininophuzo olunamandla,ukuzenaziukuthinginguJehova uNkulunkuluwenu

7Nasenifikakulendawo,uSihoniinkosiyaseHeshiboni no-OgiinkosiyaseBashanibaphumaukulwanathi, sababulala;

8Salithathaizwelabo,salinikaabakwaRubeni, nabakwaGadi,nenxenyeyesizwesakwaManase,labayifa 9Ngakhogcinaniamazwialesisivumelwano,niwenze, ukuzeniphumelelekukhokonkeenikwenzayo.

10NiminamuhlanonkephambikukaJehovauNkulunkulu wenu;izikhuluzenuzezizwezenu,namalungaenu, nezindunazenu,nawoonkeamadodaakwa-Israyeli, 11Abancanebenu,omkenu,nomfokaziwakhoosekamu lakho,kusukelakumgawuliwezinkunikuzekubekumkhi wamanziakho;

12ukuzeungeneesivumelwaneninoJehovauNkulunkulu wakhonasesifungwenisakheuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho asenzanawenamuhla.

13ukuzeanimisenamuhlanibeyisizwesakhe,yenaabe nguNkulunkulukini,njengalokhoeshilokini,nanjengoba afungakoyihlo,o-Abrahama,no-Isaka,noJakobe.

14Angenzinaninodwalesisivumelwanonalesisifungo; 15kodwanayeomilaphanathinamuhlaphambi kukaJehovauNkulunkuluwethu,futhinayeongekholapha nathinamuhla

16“Ngokubaniyaziukuthisahlalakanjaniezweni laseGibithenokuthisadabulaizizweenidabulakuzo; 17Nizibonileizinengisozabo,nezithombezabo,zokhuni, namatshe,nesiliva,negolide,ezaziphakathikwabo; 18funakubekhonaphakathikwenuowesilisa,noma owesifazane,nomaumndeni,nomaisizweesinhliziyoyaso iphambukanamuhlakuJehovauNkulunkuluwethuukuba ahambeakhonzeonkulunkulubalezizizwe;hlezikube khonaphakathikwenuimpandeezalainyongo lomhlonyane;

19Kuthilaphoezwaamazwialesisiqalekiso,azibusise enhliziyweniyakhe,ethi:“Ngiyobanokuthula,noma ngihambangobulukhunibenhliziyoyamiukuzengengeze ukudakwaekomeni;

20UJehovaakayikumhawukela,kephaintukuthelo kaJehovanomhawuwakhekuyakushunqakulowomuntu, futhizonkeiziqalekisoezilotshwekulencwadiziphezu kwakhe,futhiuJehovaalesuleigamalakhengaphansi kwezulu.

21UJehovauyakumahlukaniselaokubikuzozonkeizizwe zakwa-Israyelinjengazozonkeiziqalekisozesivumelwano ezilotshwekulencwadiyomthetho 22ukuzeisizukulwaneesizayosabantwanabenu abayakuvukaemvakwenu,nomfokaziovelaezweni elikude,laphozibonaizinhluphozalelozwe,nezifo uJehovaazibekephezukwalo; 23Lonkeizwelaloliyisibabule,nosawoti,nokuvutha, ukuthilingahlwanyelwa,lingathengi,lingahlumiutshani kulo,njengokugumbuqelakweSodoma,neGomora,neAdima,neSeboyimi,uJehovaakuchithangentukuthelo yakhenangolakalwakhe.

24Zonkeizizweziyakuthi:‘UJehovawenzelenikanje kulelizwena?kushoukuthiniukushisakwalolulaka olukhulu?

25Abantubayakuthi:‘Ngokubabasishiyileisivumelwano sikaJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyiseasenzanabo ekubakhiphanikwakheezwenilaseGibithe;

26Ngobabahambabakhonzaabanyeonkulunkulu, babakhonza,onkulunkuluababengabazi,futhi ayengabanikangabona

27IntukuthelokaJehovayalivuthelalelizweukuba alehliselephezukwalozonkeiziqalekisoezilotshwekule ncwadi

28UJehovawabasiphulaezwenilabongokuthukuthela nangokufuthekanangokufuthekaokukhulu,wabaphonsa kwelinyeizwenjenganamuhla

29IzintoezisithekileyozingezikaJehovauNkulunkulu wethu;

ISAHLUKO30

1Kuyakuthilaphozonkelezizintosezikwehlelaphezu kwakhoisibusisonesiqalekisoengikubekephambikwakho, uzikhumbuzephakathikwezizwezonkelaphouJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoekuxoshelekhona,

2UyakubuyelakuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,ulaleleizwi lakhenjengakhokonkeengikuyalangakhonamuhla,wena nabantwanabakho,ngayoyonkeinhliziyoyakho,nangawo wonkeumphefumulowakho;

3Khona-keuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakuguqula ukuthunjwakwakho,akuhawukele,abuye,akubuthe ezizwenizonke,laphouJehovauNkulunkuluwakho ekuhlakazelekhona

4Umaomunyewakiniexoshelwaemkhawulweniwezulu, uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakukubuthalapho, akulandekhona;

5UJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakukuyisaezwenioyihlo abalidlayo,ulidle;uyakukwenzelaokuhle,akwandise ngaphezukoyihlo

6UJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakusokainhliziyoyakho nenhliziyoyenzaloyakhoukubauthandeuJehova uNkulunkuluwakhongayoyonkeinhliziyoyakho nangawowonkeumphefumulowakhoukubauphile

7UJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakubekazonkelezi ziqalekisophezukwezithazakhonaphezu kwabakuzondayoabakuzingelayo

8UyakubuyaulaleleizwilikaJehova,wenzeyonkeimiyalo yakheengikuyalangayonamuhla

9UJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakwandisakuwowonke umsebenziwesandlasakho,esithelwenisesisusakho, nasesithelwenisezinkomozakho,nasesithelwenisezwe lakho,kubekuhle,ngokubauJehovauyakubuyeajabule ngawe,kubekuhle,njengalokhowajabulangoyihlo; 10umaulalelaizwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho, ugcineimiyaloyakhenezimisozakheezilotshwekule ncwadiyomthetho,umauphendukelakuJehova uNkulunkuluwakhongayoyonkeinhliziyoyakho nangawowonkeumphefumulowakho.

11Ngokubalomyaloengikuyalangawonamuhla awufihlekilekuwe,awukude

12Awusezulwiniukubaungashoukuthi:‘Ngubani oyakusikhuphukelaezulwini,asilethelewona,ukuzesizwe, siwenze,na?

13Awuphesheyakolwandleukubauthi:‘Ngubani oyakusiwelaulwandle,asilethelewona,siwuzwe,siwenze, na?

14Kodwaizwiliseduzekakhulunawe,emlonyeniwakho nasenhliziyweniyakhoukubaulenze.

15Bheka,ngibekilenamuhlaphambikwakhoukuphila nokuhle,nokufanokubi;

16NgokubangiyakuyalanamuhlaukubauthandeuJehova uNkulunkuluwakho,uhambeezindlelenizakhe,ugcine imiyaloyakhe,nezimisozakhe,nezahlulelozakhe,ukuze uphile,wande,uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakubusise ezweniongenakuloukulidla

17Kephaumainhliziyoyakhoiphenduka,ungalaleli, kephauyengwe,ukhulekekwabanyeonkulunkulu, ubakhonze;

18Ngiyanitshelanamuhlaukuthiniyakubhubha nokubhubha,aniyikuzandisaizinsukuzenuezwenieniwela iJordaniukuyakuloukulidla

19Ngifakazanamuhlaizulunomhlabangani,ukuthi ngibekephambikwenuukuphilanokufa,isibusiso nesiqalekiso;ngalokhokhethaniukuphilaukubaniphile, wenanenzaloyakho;

20ukuzeuthandeuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,ulalele izwilakhe,unamathelekuye,ngokubaungukuphila kwakhonobudebezinsukuzakho,ukuzeuhlaleezweni uJehovaalifungelaoyihlo,o-Abrahama,no-Isaka, noJakobe,ukubanikalona

ISAHLUKO31

1UMosewahambawakhulumalawamazwiku-Israyeli wonke

2Wathikubo:“Ngineminyakaeyikhulunamashumi amabilinamuhla;angisenakuphumanokungena;uJehova ushilokimi,wathi:'AwuyikuliwelaleliJordani'

3UJehovauNkulunkuluwakhonguyenaoyakuwela phambikwakho,achithelezizizwephambikwakho,uzidle; uJoshuwayenauyakuwelaphambikwakho,njengalokho eshilouJehova

4UJehovauyakwenzakuzonjengalokhoenzilekuSihoni naku-Ogiamakhosiama-Amorinakuloizwelawo awachitha

5UJehovauyakuzinikelaphambikwenu,nenzekuzo njengemiyaloyonkeenginiyalengayo

6Qinani,nimeisibindi,ningesabi,ningabesabi,ngokuba uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhonguyeohambanawe; akayikukuyeka,akayikukushiya

7UMosewambizauJoshuwa,wathikuyeemehlweniabo bonkeabakwa-Israyeli:“Qina,umeisibindi,ngokubawena uyakuhambanalababantu,uyeezweniuJehovaafunga koyiseukubanikalona;futhiuyakubenzabalidleifa

8UJehovanguyeohambaphambikwakho;yenauyakuba nawe,akayikukuyeka,akayikukushiya;ungesabi, ungapheliamandla

9UMosewalobalomthetho,wawunikaabapristi, amadodanakaLevi,ababethwalaumphongolo wesivumelwanosikaJehovanakubobonkeamalungaakwaIsrayeli

10UMosewabayala,wathi:“Njaloekupheleni kweminyakaeyisikhombisa,ngomkhosiwokukhululwa, ngomkhosiwamadokodo;

11Laphowonkeu-Israyeliesefikileukubonakalaphambi kukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoendaweniayakuyikhetha, wowufundalomthethophambikuka-Israyeliwonke ezindlebenizabo.

12Buthaniabantu,amadoda,nabesifazane,nabantwana, nomfokaziophakathikwamasangoakhoukubabezwe, bafunde,besabeuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu,baqaphele ukuwenzaonkeamazwialomthetho;

13ukuzeabantwanababoababengaziluthobezwe, bafundeukumesabauJehovauNkulunkuluwenu,zonke izinsukuzenunisezwenieniwelaiJordaniukulidla

14UJehovawathikuMose:“Bheka,izinsukuzakhozokufa ziyasondela:bizauJoshuwa,nimeetendenilokuhlangana ukubangimyaleOMosenoJoshuwabahamba,bema etendenilokuhlangana

15UJehovawabonakalaetendeniesensikeniyefu,nensika yefuyemaphezukomnyangowetabernakele

16UJehovawayesethikuMose:“Bheka,uzakulalakoyihlo; lababantubayakusukuma,baphingenonkulunkulu babafokazibezweabayakuloukubababephakathikwabo, bangilahle,basephuleisivumelwanosamiengasenzanabo 17Intukutheloyamiiyakubavuthelangalolosuku, ngibashiye,ngifihleubusobamikubo,badliwe,behlelwe ububiobuninginezinkathazo;bayakuthingalolosuku: ‘Lokhuokubiakusehlelangayini,lokhuuNkulunkulu wethuengekhophakathikwethuna?

18Mina-kengiyakubufihlanokubufihlaubusobami ngalolosukungenxayakhokonkeokubiabayakube bekwenzilengokuphendukelakwabanyeonkulunkulu 19Ngalokhozibhalelenilelihubo,nilifundiseabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,nilibekeemlonyeniwaboukubalelihubo libengufakaziwamikubantwanabakwa-Israyeli 20Ngokubalaphosengibangeniseezweniengalifungela oyise,elivameubisinezinyosi;bayakudla,basuthe, bakhuluphale;bayakuphendukelakwabanyeonkulunkulu, babakhonze,bangicunule,basephuleisivumelwanosami 21Kuyakuthilaphobefikelwaububiobuningi nezinkathazo,lesisihlabelelosiyakubangubufakazikubo; ngobakayiyikukhohlakalaemlonyeniwenzaloyabo,ngoba ngiyawaziumcabangowaboabawuhambayokhathesi, ngingakabafikisielizweniengalifungayo

22UMosewalilobalelihubongalonalolosuku, walifundisaabantwanabakwa-Israyeli.

23WayalauJoshuwaindodanakaNuni,wathi:“Qina,ume isibindi,ngokubawenauyakubangenisaabantwanabakwaIsrayeliezweniengalifungelakubo,minangibenawe.

24KwathiuMoseeseqedileukubhalaamazwialomthetho encwadiniazeaphela,

25UMosewayalaamaLeviathwalaumphongolo wesivumelwanosikaJehova,wathi:

26Thathanilencwadiyomthetho,niyibekeeceleni komphongolowesivumelwanosikaJehovauNkulunkulu wenu,ibekhonanjengobufakazingawe

27Ngokubaminangiyakwaziukuhlubukakwakho nentamoyakhoelukhuni;bheka,ngisekhonananinamuhla nihlubukilekuJehova;Kakhulukangakananiemvakokufa kwami?

28Ngibuthelenionkeamalungaezizwezenu,nezinduna zenu,ukuzengikhulumelawamazwiezindlebenizabo, ngifakazeleizulunomhlabangabo.

29Ngokubangiyaziukuthiemvakokufakwami niyozonakalisanokuphambukaendlelenienginiyalengayo;

futhiububibuyokwehlelaezinsukwinizokugcina;ngokuba niyakwenzaokubiemehlwenikaJehovaukuba nimthukuthelisengomsebenziwezandlazenu

30UMosewakhulumaezindlebenizenhlanganoyonke yakwa-Israyeliamazwialengomaazeaphela.

ISAHLUKO32

1Bekaniindlebeninamazulu,ngikhulume;futhiyizwa, mhlaba,amazwiomlomowami

2Imfundisoyamiiyakuconsanjengemvula,inkulumoyami iyekuhlenjengamazolo,njengomkhizophezukohlaza, nanjengezihlambietshanini.

3NgokubangiyakumemezelaigamalikaJehova;mnikeni ubukhuluuNkulunkuluwethu

4Uyidwala,umsebenziwakheuphelele,ngokubazonke izindlelazakheziwukulunga;unguNkulunkuluweqiniso ongenabubi;

5Babonakalisile,ibalalaboalisilolabantwanabakhe; bayisizukulwaneesiphambeneyonesiphambeneyo

6NimbuyiselakanjalouJehovaninabantuabayiziwula nabangahlakaniphilena?Akasiyeuyihlookuthengileyona? Akakwenzanga,wakumisa,na?

7Khumbulaizinsukuzasendulo,ubhekeiminyaka yezizukulwanengezizukulwane;abadalabakho,futhi bayokutshela

8LaphooPhezukonkeehlukaniselaizizweifa,lapho ehlukanisaabantwanabakwa-Adamu,wamisaimingcele yezizwengokwesibalosabantwanabakwa-Israyeli

9NgokubaisabelosikaJehovasingabantubakhe;UJakobe uyisabelosefalakhe.

10Wamfumanaezwenieliyihlane,nasehlaneeliklewulayo; wamhambisa,wamyala,wamgcinanjengenhlamvuyeso lakhe.

11Njengokhozilunyakazisaisidlekesalo,lundizaphezu kwamaphuphualo,lwelulaamaphikoalo,luwathathe, luwathwalengamaphikoalo.

12UJehovayedwawamhola,kungekhonkulunkulu wezizwenikanyenaye

13Wamkhwelisaezindawenieziphakemeyozomhlaba, ukuzeadleizithelozamasimu;wammunyisaujuedwaleni, namafuthaedwalenilensengetsha;

14Ibhotelalenkomo,nobisilwezimvu,kanyenamafutha amawundlu,nezinqamazohlobolwaseBashani,nezimbuzi, kanyenamanoniezinsozikakolweni;waphuzaigazi lezithelozomvini.

15KephauJeshuruniwakhuluphala,wakhaba; wayesemshiyauNkulunkuluowamenzayo,wadelela iDwalalensindisoyakhe

16Bamvuselaumhawungonkulunkulubezizweni, bamcunulangezinengiso

17Bahlabelaamadimoni,hatshiuNkulunkulu; konkulunkuluababengabazi,konkulunkuluabasha abasandakuvela,ababengabesabioyihlo

18IDwalaelakuzalayoawulikhumbuli,wakhohlwa uNkulunkuluowakuzalayo

19UJehovaekubona,wanengwayibo,ngenxayokucunula kwamadodanaakhenamadodakaziakhe

20Wathi:"Ngiyakubafihlelaubusobami,ngibone ukuphelakwabo,ngokubabayisizukulwane esiphambeneyo,abantwanaabangenaloukholokubo"

21BangivuseleumhawungokungesiyeuNkulunkulu; bangithukuthelisilengezintozaboeziyize; ngizabathukuthelisangesizweesingelangqondo 22Ngokubaumlilouphenjweentukuthelweniyami,uvutha kuzekufikeendaweniyabafileyoephansiimpela,uqede umhlabanezithelozawo,uthungeleizisekelozezintaba 23Ngiyakunqwabelanisaizinhlupheko;ngiyakuchitha imicibisholoyamiphezukwabo.

24Bazaqedwayindlala,baqedwengukushisaokutshisayo, lokubhujiswaokumunyu,ngithumelephezukwabo amazinyoezilo,kanyelobuhlungubezinyokazothuli 25Ngaphandleinkembaiyakuqedaukwesabaphakathi izinsizwanezintombi,osancelakanyenempunga.

26Ngathi:Ngizabahlakazelaemagumbini,ngiqede ukukhunjulwakwaboebantwini;

27Ukubebengingesabaulakalwesitha,funaizithazabo ziziphathengendlelaeyisimanga,funabathi:‘Isandlasethu siphakeme,’noJehovaakenzangakonkelokhu

28Ngokubabayisizweesingenangqondo,akukho ukuqondakubo

29Sengathibebehlakaniphile,bakuqondelokhu,baqonde ukugcinakwabo;

30Umuntuangaxoshakanjaniinkulungwane,ababili baxosheizinkulungwaneeziyishumi,umaiDwalalabo lingathengisangangabo,uJehovawabanikelana?

31NgokubaidwalalaboalinjengeDwalalethu,nezitha zethungokwazozingabahluleli

32NgokubaumviniwaboungowomviniwaseSodoma nasemasiminiaseGomora;

33Iwayinilaboliwubuthibamakhanka,nobuthi obubulalayobamabululu.

34Lokhukakubekelwekimiyini,kwaphawulwaphakathi kwengceboyami?

35Ngeyamiimpindiselonembuyiselo;unyawolwabo luyakushelelangesikhathiesifanele,ngokubausuku lwenhlekeleleselusondele,nezintoeziyakubahlela ziyashesha.

36NgokubauJehovauyakwahlulelaabantubakhe,azisole ngezincekuzakhe,laphoebonaukuthiamandlaabo aphelile,kungekhoovalelweyonoshiywe.

37Uyakuthi:“Baphionkulunkulubabo,idwalalabo ababethembelekulo;

38ababedlaamanoniemihlatsheloyabo,bephuzaiwayini leminikeloyaboyokuphuzwa?mabasukumebakusize, babeisivikelosakho

39Bhekanimanjeukuthimina,yebo,minanginguye, akakhounkulunkulukanyenami;ngiyalimaza,mina ngiyaphilisa,akakhoongophulaesandlenisami.

40Ngokubangiphakamiselaisandlasamiezulwini,ngithi: Ngiyaphilakuzekubephakade

41Umangilolainkembayamiebenyezelayo,nesandla samisibambaukwahlulela;ngiyakubuyiselaimpindiselo ezithenizami,ngibuyiseleabangizondayo

42Ngiyakudakisaimicibisholoyamingegazi,inkemba yamiidleinyama;nangegazilababuleweyonelabathunjwa, kusukelaekuqalenikokuphindiselaesitheni

43Jabulani,ninazizwe,kanyenabantubakhe,ngokuba uyakuphindiselaigazilezincekuzakhe,abuyisele impindiselokwabamelenenaye,abenomusaezwenilakhe nakubantubakhe.

44UMosewezawakhulumaonkeamazwialengoma ezindlebenizabantu,yenanoHosheyaindodanakaNuni

45UMosewaqedaukukhulumaonkelawamazwikuIsrayeliwonke.

46Wathikubo:“Bekaniizinhliziyozenukuwowonke amazwiengiwafakazayophakathikwenunamuhla, eniyakuyalangawoabantwanabenuukubabaqaphele ukuwenzaonkeamazwialomthetho

47Ngokubaakusiyoizekini;+futhingalento niyakwandisaizinsukuzenuezwenieniwelaiJordani ukulidla

48UJehovawakhulumakuMosengalonalolosuku,wathi: 49Khuphukelaentabeniyase-AbarimientabeniyaseNebo esezwenilakwaMowabielibhekeneneJeriko;bheka,izwe laseKhananiengilinikaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliukuba libeyifalabo;

50Ufeleentabeniokhuphukelakuyo,ubuthelwekubantu bakini;njengalokhou-Aroniumfowenuwafelaentabeni yaseHori,wabuthelwakubantubakubo; 51Ngokubanaphambukakimiphakathikwabantwana bakwa-IsrayeliemanziniaseMeriba-Kadeshiehlane laseSini;ngobaaningingcwelisangaphakathikwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli

52“Uyakulibonaizwephambikwakho;kepha awuyikungenakhonaezweniengilinikaabantwanabakwaIsrayeli

ISAHLUKO33

1LesiyisibusisouMose,umuntukaNkulunkulu,abusisa ngasoabantwanabakwa-Israyelingaphambikokufa kwakhe

2Wathi:“UJehovawavelaeSinayi,wabavelaeSeyiri; wakhanyisaentabeniyasePharanu,wezanezinkulungwane eziyishumizabangcwele;esandlenisakhesokunene kwaphumaumthethoovuthayokubo.

3Yebo,wayebathandaabantu;bonkeabangcwelebakhe basesandlenisakho;bahlalangasezinyawenizakho;yilowo nalowouyakwamukeliswaamazwiakho.

4UMosewasiyalaumthetho,ifalenhlanganokaJakobe

5WabayinkosieJeshuruni,laphoizinhlokozabantu nezizwezakwa-Israyelizibuthenendawonye.

6URubenimakaphile,angafi;amadodaakheangabi yingcosana

7LesiyisibusisosikaJuda,wathi:“Yizwa,Jehova,izwi likaJuda,umlethekubantubakhe;ubengumsiziwakhe ezithenizakhe

8NgoLeviwathi,IThumimiyakhone-Urimiyakhomayibe kongcwelewakho,owamlingaeMasa,owabambananaye emanziniaseMeriba;

9owathikuyisenakunina:"Angimbonanga;akabazi abafowabo,akabazinabantwanabakhe,ngokuba baligcinileizwilakho,bagcinaisivumelwanosakho

10BayakufundisauJakobeizahlulelozakho,no-Israyeli umthethowakho,babekeimpephophambikwakho, nemihlatsheloyokushiswae-altarelakho 11Busisa,Jehova,amandlaakhe,wamukeleumsebenzi wezandlazakhe,ushayeokhalwenilwabamvukelayo, nabamzondayo,ukuzebangavuki.

12NgoBhenjaminiwathi:“OthandiweyokaJehova uyakuhlalaelondekilekuye;uJehovauyakumsibekela usukulonke,ahlalephakathikwamahlombeakhe.

13NgoJosefawathi:“MalibusiswenguJehovaizwelakhe ngezintoeziyiguguzezulu,nangamazolo,nangotwa oluhlalaphansi;

14Nangezitheloezinqabileyoezivezwailanga, nangokwezintoezinqabileyoezivezwayinyanga; 15Ngezintoeziphambilizezintabazasendulo,nezinto ezinqabileyozamagqumaaphakade; 16Nangezintoeziyiguguzomhlabanokugcwalakwawo, nentandoenhleyohlalaehlathini:isibusisomasibephezu kwekhandalikaJosefanaphezukwekhandalalowo owahlukaniswanabafowabo

17Inkazimuloyakheinjengezibulolenkunziyakhe, nezimpondozayozinjengezimpondozenyathi; 18NgoZebuloniwathi:“Thokoza,Zebuloni,ekuphumeni kwakho;naweIsakare,ematendeniakho

19Bayakubizelaabantuentabeni;laphobayakunikela ngemihlatsheloyokulunga,ngokubabayakuncelainala yolwandlenengceboefihlweesihlabathini

20NgoGadiwathi:“MakabusisweowandisauGadi; 21Wazilungiselaingxenyeyokuqala,ngokubakwakuhlezi khonaisabelosommisi-mthetho;wezanezinhlokozabantu, wenzaukulungakukaJehova,nezahlulelozakheku-Israyeli. 22NgoDaniwathi:“UDaniuyibhongolengonyama; 23NgoNafetaliwathi:“Nafetali,ugcweleumusa,ugcwele isibusisosikaJehova;

24Ngo-Asheriwathi:“U-Asherimakabusiswe ngabantwana;makathandekekubafowabo,agcobhoze unyawolwakheemafutheni.

25Izicathulozakhoziyakubayinsimbinethusi; njengezinsukuzakhoayakubanjaloamandlaakho

26AkakhoonjengoNkulunkulukaJeshuruni,ogibelaizulu ekusizenikwakho,nasezulwiningobukhosibakhe

27UNkulunkuluwaphakadeuyisiphephelosakho, nangaphansikukhonaizingaloeziphakade;athi: Babhubhise

28U-Israyeliuyakuhlalaelondekileyedwa;umthombo kaJakobeuyakubaphezukwezwelamabelenelewayini; amazuluakheaconsisaamazolo

29UbusisiwewenaIsrayeli,ngubanionjengawe,bantu basindiswenguJehova,isihlangusosizolwakho, oyinkembayobukhosibakhonezithazakhoziyakuba ngamangakuwe;wenauyakunyathelaezindawenizabo eziphakemeyo.

ISAHLUKO34

1UMosewakhuphukaemathafeniakwaMowabi,waya entabeniyaseNeboesiqongwenisasePisigamalungana neJerikoUJehovawambonisalonkeizwelakwaGileyadi kwazekwabakwaDani

2nalolonkeiNafetali,nezwelakwa-Efrayimi,noManase, nezwelonkelakwaJuda,kuzekubeselwandle 3neningizimu,nethafalesigodisaseJeriko,umuzi wamasundu,kwazekwabaseSowari

4UJehovawathikuye:“LeliyizweengalifungelauAbrahama,u-Isaka,noJakobe,ngathi:‘Ngiyakulinika inzaloyakho;

5UMoseincekukaJehovawafelakhonaezweni lakwaMowabinjengezwilikaJehova

6WammbelaesigodinisasezwenilakwaMowabi malungananeBetiPeyori,kephaakakhoolaziyoithuna lakhekuzekubenamuhla

7UMosewayeneminyakaeyikhulunamashumiamabili ekufenikwakhe;

8Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibamkhalelauMose emathafeniakwaMowabiizinsukuezingamashumi amathathu;

9UJoshuwaindodanakaNuniwayegcweleumoya wokuhlakanipha;ngokubauMosewayebekileizandla zakhephezukwakhe;abantwanabakwa-Israyelibamlalela, benzanjengalokhouJehovaemyalileuMose

10Akuvelangakwa-IsrayeliumprofethionjengoMose, uJehovaamaziubusonobuso; 11kuzozonkeizibonakalisonezimangalisouJehova amthumaukubaazenzeezwenilaseGibithekuFaro,nakuzo zonkeizincekuzakhe,nakulolonkeizwelakhe, 12nangasosonkelesosandlaesinamandla,nakukhokonke ukwesabekaokukhuluuMoseakwenzaemehlweniabo bonkeabakwa-Israyeli