Duteronomi

28 “Nange nilalela ilizwi lakaJehova uZimenu, nitjhejisise bona nilalela imiyalwakhe enginiyala ngayo namhlanjesi, uJehova uZimenu uzoniphakamisa ngaphezu kwazo zoke iintjhaba zephasini.+ 2 Zoke iimbusiswezi nizozifumana+ ngombana nilalela ilizwi lakaJehova uZimenu:

3 “Nizokubusiswa edorobheni, nibusiswe nesimini.+

4 “Abantwana benu, iinthelo zenu, ifuywenu, amakonyanenu neemvana zenu+ zizokubusiswa.+

5 “Ababusiswe abomantji benu+ neenkotlelo enibhicela ngakizo ihlama.+

6 “Nizokubusiswa kikho koke enikwenzako.

7 “UJehova uzokwenza amanaba alwa nani bona atjhatjalaliswe phambi kwenu.+ Azonisahlela ngendlela yinye kodwana azokubaleka ngeendlela ezilikhomba.+ 8 UJehova uzokubusisa iinlulu zenu+ nakho koke enikwenzako, ngokuqinisekileko uzonibusisa enarheni uJehova uZimenu aninikela yona. 9 UJehova uzonenza nibe babantu bakhe abacwengileko,+ njengombana afunga kini+ ngombana niragele phambili nilalela imiyalo kaJehova uZimenu benakhamba eendleleni zakhe. 10 Boke abantu ephasini bazokubona ukuthi nibizwa ngegama lakaJehova+ begodu bazonisaba.+

11 “UJehova uzonibusisa ngabantwana abanengi, ifuyo enengi nesivuno esinengi+ enarheni uJehova afunga kibokhokho benu bona uzoninikela yona.+ 12 UJehova uzonivulela isilulu sakhe, izulu, anise izulu enarhenenu ngesikhathi salo+ begodu anibusise kikho koke enikwenzako. Nizokuboleka iintjhaba ezinengi kodwana nina ngekhe kutlhogeke bona niboleke.+ 13 UJehova uzonenza nibe phambili ingasi emva, uzonenza nibe phezulu+ ingasi phasi, nange nilalela imiyalo kaJehova uZimenu enginiyala ngayo namhlanjesi begodu niyenze. 14 Akukafuzi niphambuke emezwini enginiyala ngawo namhlanjesi, niye ngesidleni namkha ngesinceleni,+ ningalandeli abanye abozimu bona nibalotjhe.+

15 “Nange ningalaleli ilizwi lakaJehova uZimenu, ningalaleli yoke imiyalwakhe nemithethwakhe enginiyala ngayo namhlanjesi, zoke iinqalekiswezi zizonehlela:+

16 “Nizokuqalekiswa edorobheni, niqalekiswe nesimini.+

17 “Umantjenu uzokuqalekiswa nesikotlelo+ enibhicela kiso ihlama+ sizokuqalekiswa.

18 “Abantwabenu, isivuno senu, amakonyanenu neemvana zenu+ kuzokuqalekiswa.+

19 “Nizokuqalekiswa kikho koke enikwenzako.

20 “UJehova uzoniqalekisa kikho koke enikwenzako, uzonenza ningenwe mamanzi emadolweni, uzonijezisa bekube kulapho senitjhatjalaliswe msinyana ngombana nenze izinto ezimbi benamkhohlwa.+ 21 UJehova uzokwenza bona ukugula kungasuki kini bekube kulapho anitjhabalalisa enarheni eniyoyithatha bona ibe ngeyenu.+ 22 UJehova uzonimadlha ngesifo samaphaphu, umgomani omumbi,+ ukuvuvuka, umtjhiso omkhulu, isabula,+ ubori nokukghora;+ zizonisahlela benitjhabalale. 23 Ngizokwenza izulu* lingasani enarhenenu, ngenze inarhenu ingasatheli.*+ 24 UJehova uzokwenza izulu lenarhenenu libe njengeputjhana nethuli lehla livela ezulwini bekube kulapho nitjhabalele khona. 25 UJehova uzokwenza bona nitjhatjalaliswe manabenu.+ Azonisahlela ngendlela yinye kodwana nina nizokubaleka ngeendlela ezilikhomba; yoke imibuso yephasi izokusaba nayibona okwenzeke kini.+ 26 Iindumbu zenu zizokuba kukudla kwayo yoke imihlobo yeenyoni neenlwana zephasini, zizokudla, angekhe kube nomuntu ozozithusa.+

27 “UJehova uzonimadlha ngamathumba weGibhide, iinlonda,* isibabu nobuzikazikani begodu ngekhe niphole. 28 UJehova uzonenza nihlanye, ningasaboni+ begodu nihlangahlangane. 29 Nizokuphumbutha emini lihlabile, njengalokha isiphofu nasiphumbutha ebumnyameni,+ akunalitho enizolenza elizokuphumelela; nizokuhlala nidlelezelwa, akekho ozonisindisa.+ 30 Uzokuthembisa umfazi umtjhado kodwana enye indoda izomkata. Uzokwakha indlu kodwana ngekhe uhlale kiyo.+ Uzokutjala isimu yamadiribe kodwana ngekhe uwadle.+ 31 Ikunzakho izokuhlatjwa phambi kwakho kodwana angekhe uyidle. Udumbanakho uzokwetjiwa phambi kwakho kodwana ngeze usamfumana. Imvakho izokunikelwa amanabakho kodwana akekho ozokusindisa. 32 Amadodanakho namadodakazakho azokunikelwa abanye abantu+ uqalile, uzowahlulukela kodwana ayikho into ozoyenza. 33 Isivuno sakho sizokudliwa babantu ongabaziko,+ uzokugandelelwa bewuphathwe kumbi. 34 Ozokubona kuzokwenza uhlanye.

35 “UJehova uzonimadlha ngamathumba abuhlungu nangalaphekiko emadolweni nemilenzeni, kusukela ngaphasi kwenyawo ukuyokufikela ehloko. 36 Nina nekosi enizoyikhetha uJehova uzoniqothela esitjhabeni eningakhenge nisazi nabokhokho benu abangakhenge basazi,+ nanilapho nizokulotjha abanye abozimu, abozimu abenziwe ngesigodo nangamatje.+ 37 Nanifika eendaweni uJehova aniqothela kizo, abantu bazonisaba ngebanga lezinto ezenzeke kini, bazonihleka bebahlekise ngani.+

38 “Nizokutjala imbewu enengi esimini kodwana enizokuvuna kuzokuba kuncani+ ngombana kuzokudliwa ziintethe. 39 Nizokutjala amasimu wamadiribe kodwana angeze nisele iwayini namkha niwavune,+ azokudliwa ziimbungu. 40 Esifundeni senu nizokuba nemithi yama-oliva kodwana angekhe nizizese ngamafuthawo ngombana ama-olivenu azokuthintitheka. 41 Nizokubeletha amadodana namadodakazi kodwana angekhe ahlale angewenu ngombana azokuthunjwa.+ 42 Iintethe zizokutjhabalalisa yoke imithenu neenthelo zenu. 43 Umuntu ovela kwenye inarha ohlala hlangana nani uzokuba namandla kunani, kukulapho nina niphelelwa mamandla ebeninawo. 44 Uzokuboleka kodwana wena angeze umboleke litho.+ Uzokudosa phambili, kukulapho wena uzabe umlandela.+

45 “Zoke iinqalekiswezi zizonehlela,+ zinigijimise bekube kulapho senitjhabalele khona+ ngombana akhenge nilalele ilizwi lakaJehova uZimenu, akhenge nilalele imiyalwakhe nemithethwakhe aniyale ngayo.+ 46 Zizokuhlala ziphezu kwenu neenzukulwaneni zenu, zibe litshwayo nesibonakaliso esingapheliko,+ 47 ngombana akhenge nilotjhe uJehova uZimenu nithabile lokha naninenala yezinto zoke.+ 48 UJehova uzokuthumela amanabenu bona azokulwa nani, nizowasebenzela+ nilambile,+ nomile, ninganazambatho begodu ninganalitho. Uzokubeka ijogi lesimbi phezu kweentamo zenu bekube kulapho nitjhabalele khona.

49 “UJehova uzokuthumela isitjhaba esivela kude+ bona sizonisahlela njengekhozi+ nalidla isilwana, ilimi elikhulunywa sitjhabeso angeze nilizwisise,+ 50 isitjhaba esinelaka, esingekhe sirhawukele omdala namkha sibe nomusa komncani.+ 51 Sizokudla ifuywakho nesivuno sakho bekube kulapho sikutjhabalalise khona. Angekhe sinitjhiyele iinthoro zenu, iwayini elitjha, amafutha, amakonyana namkha izimvu bekube kulapho sinitjhabalalise khona.+ 52 Sizonivalela, singavumi bona niphumele ngaphandle kwamadorobhenu bekube kulapho imithangalenu ephezulu nevikelekileko eniyithembileko iwile. Sizonivalela kiwo woke amadorobhenu enarheni uJehova uZimenu aninikele yona.+ 53 Nje-ke nizokudla abantwabenu, inyama yamadodanenu namadodakazenu+ uJehova uZimenu aniphe bona, ngebanga lokuvalelwa nokugandelelwa manabenu.

54 “Ngitjho nendoda enesineke hlangana nani angekhe izwele umfowabo namkha umkayo emthandako namkha amadodanayo aseleko, 55 ngebanga lokuthi amanabenu abhode amadorobho, ayayitshwenya, ayisanalitho, izokudla inyama yabantwana bayo begodu angekhe iphe muntu.+ 56 Nomfazi ophila mabothobotho, onesineke hlangana nani nongeze athintisa inyawo lakhe phasi ngebanga lokuthi uphila mabothobotho,+ ngeze azwele indodakhe ayithandako, indodanakhe namkha indodakazakhe, 57 angekhe afune ukupha nanyana ngubani inyama yabantwabakhe ngitjho nengubo yomntwana ephuma esibelethweni sakhe, koke lokhu uzokudlela emsitheleni ngebanga lokuvalelwa nokugandelelwa manaba emadorobhenenu.

58 “Naningatjhejisisi, nilalele woke amezwi womThetho atlolwe encwadini le,+ nisabe igama eliphazimulako+ nelibabazekako lakaJehova+ uZimenu, 59 uJehova uzonilethela ihlekelele, nina neenzukulwana zenu, ihlekelele ekulu nengapheliko+ nokugula okumbi okungapholiko. 60 Uzonibuyisela koke ukugula kweGibhide ebenikusaba, kuzoninamathela begodu angekhe kusuke kini. 61 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehova uzonilethela koke ukugula namkha isibetho esingakhenge sitlolwe encwadini yomThetho le bekube kulapho senitjhabalele. 62 Nanyana senibanengi njengeenkwekwezi zezulwini,+ bambalwa abazokusala+ ngombana akhenge nilalele ilizwi lakaJehova uZimenu.

63 “Njengombana uJehova akuthabela ukunenza niphumelele nibe banengi, uJehova uzokuthabela ukunitjhabalalisa aniqede; nizokutjhatjalaliswa enarheni eniyoyithatha.

64 “UJehova uzonirhatjha hlangana nazo zoke iintjhaba ukusukela komunye umkhawulo wephasi ukuya komunye,+ nanilapho nizokulotjha abozimu abenziwe ngeengodo nabenziwe ngamatje, nina nabokhokho benu eningakhenge nibazi.+ 65 Angekhe nibe nokuthula hlangana neentjhabezo+ namkha nibe nendawo yokuhlala. UJehova uzonenza nibe nevalo,+ ningasaboni emehlweni begodu nilahle ithemba.+ 66 Ukuphila kwenu kuzokuba sengozini, nizokuhlala nisaba ubusuku nemini; angekhe niqiniseke ukuthi nizokusinda na. 67 Ekuseni nizokuthi, ‘Ngathana kusebusuku!’ Ebusuku nithi, ‘Ngathana kusekuseni’ ngebanga lokusaba nalokho enizokubona. 68 UJehova uzonibuyisela eGibhide ngomkhumbi, nizokukhamba ngendlela athi ngayo kini, ‘Angeze nisayibona godu,’ nanifika lapho nizozithengisa, nibe ziingqila eziduna nezisikazi kodwana akunamuntu ozonithenga.”