Duteronomi
5 UMosi wabiza woke ama-Israyeli wathi kiwo: “Nina ma-Israyeli, lalelani iinqophiso nemithetho enginitjela yona namhlanjesi, kufuze niyifunde beniyilandele. 2 UJehova uZimethu wenza nathi isivumelwano eRhorebe.+ 3 UJehova akhenge enze isivumelwano nabokhokho bethu kodwana wasenza nathi soke esilapha namhlanjesi. 4 UJehova wakhuluma nami ngokunqophileko entabeni, aphakathi komlilo.+ 5 Bengijame phakathi kwenu noJehova+ ngidlulisela kini ilizwi lakaJehova ngombana benisaba umlilo, akhenge nikhuphukele entabeni.+ Wathi:
6 “‘NginguJehova uZimenu, owanikhupha eGibhide lapha benigqilazwa khona.+ 7 Akukafuzi nibe nabanye abozimu ngaphandle kwami.+
8 “‘Ningazenzeli isithombe esibaziweko+ namkha umfanekiso wananyana yini esezulwini, ephasini namkha emanzini. 9 Ningazikhothameli namkha nizilotjhe+ ngombana mina Jehova uZimenu, nginguZimu ofuna nizinikele kimi kwaphela,+ ngiletha isijeziso somtjhapho wabobaba phezu kwamadodana, phezu kwesizukulwana sesithathu naphezu kwesizukulwana sesine kilabo abangihloyako,+ 10 kodwana ngizokuthanda nesizukulwana sekulungwana salabo abangithandako nabalalela imiyalwami.
11 “‘Ningaphathi igama lakaJehova uZimenu ngelize+ ngombana uJehova uzobajezisa labo abaphatha igama lakhe ngelize.+
12 “‘Gidingani iSabatha ngombana licwengile njengombana uJehova uZimenu aniyala.+ 13 Kufuze nisebenze amalanga asithandathu,+ 14 kodwana ilanga lekhomba lisabatha lakaJehova uZimenu.+ Kufuze ningasebenzi,+ wena, indodanakho, indodakazakho, isigqila sakho esiduna, isigqila sakho esisikazi, ikunzakho, udumbanakho nananyana ngiyiphi ifuywakho, nomuntu ovela kwenye inarha ohlala emadorobhenenu,+ khona isigqila sakho esiduna nesigqila sakho esisikazi zizakuphumula njengawe.+ 15 Khumbulani bona naba ziingqila enarheni yeGibhide begodu uJehova uZimenu wanikhupha khona ngesandla esinamandla nangomkhono onamandla.+ Kungebangelo uJehova uZimenu aniyala bona nigidinge ilanga leSabatha.
16 “‘Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko+ njengombana uJehova uZimakho akuyalile bona uphile isikhathi eside begodu uphumelele enarheni uJehova uZimenu aninikela yona.+
17 “‘Ungabulali.+
19 “‘Ungebi.+
20 “‘Ungafakazi amala ngomakhelwanakho.+
21 “‘Ungamkhanuki umfazi kamakhelwanakho.+ Ungakhanukeli indlu kamakhelwanakho, isimakhe, isigqila sakhe esiduna, isigqila sakhe esisikazi, ikunzakhe, udumbanakhe namkha nanyana yini ekungeyakhe.’+
22 Le, miyalo uJehova ayikhuluma ngelizwi elikhulu kilo loke ibandla entabeni aphakathi komlilo, nelifini elinzima,+ akhenge angezelele litho. Nje-ke wayitlola ematjeni amabili, wanginikela amatje lawo.+
23 “Kodwana kwathi naniqeda ukuzwa ilizwi liphuma ebumnyameni, intaba isavutha,+ zoke iinhloko zeenkoro zenu nabadala beza kimi. 24 Nje-ke nathi, ‘UJehova uZimethu usitjengise iphazimulwakhe namandlakhe amakhulu, sizwe ilizwi lakhe liphuma emlilweni.+ Namhlanjesi sibonile ukuthi uZimu angakhuluma nomuntu begodu umuntu loyo angaragela phambili aphila.+ 25 Kubayini kufuze sife? Ngombana umlilo omkhulu lo uzositjhisa. Nange singaragela phambili sizwa ilizwi lakaJehova uZimethu sizokufa. 26 Ebantwini boke, ngubani owezwa uZimu ophilako akhuluma asemlilweni njengathi begodu wangafi? 27 Wena kufuze utjhidele uzwe koke uJehova uZimethu azokutjho begodu nguwe ozositjela koke uJehova uZimethu akukhulumileko, thina sizokulalela, senze.’+
28 “Nje-ke uJehova wezwa koke enikukhulume kimi, uJehova wathi kimi, ‘Ngiwazwile amezwi abantwaba abawakhulume kuwe. Koke abakutjhwileko kulungile.+ 29 Ngifisa ngathi bangahlala bangisaba+ begodu balalele yoke imiyalwami;+ kuzobakhambela kuhle, bona namadodanabo ngokungapheliko!+ 30 Khamba uthi kibo: “Buyelani ematendenenu.” 31 Kodwana wena hlala lapha nami, ngikutjele imiyalo, imithetho neenqophiso okufuze ubafundise zona, kufuze bazilandele enarheni engibanikela yona bona ibe ngeyabo.’ 32 Nje-ke nina bantu kufuze nitjheje bona nenza njengombana uJehova uZimenu aniyalile.+ Akukafuzi nitjhinge ngesidleni namkha ngesinceleni.+ 33 Kufuze nikhambe endleleni uJehova uZimenu aniyale ngayo+ khona nizakuphila beniphumelele begodu niphile isikhathi eside enarheni eniyoyithatha.+