Duteronomi
9 “Lalelani, nina ma-Israyeli, namhlanjesi niyama iJordani+ niyokuthatha inarha yeentjhaba ezikulu nezinamandla kunani,+ amadorobho amakhulu navikeleke ngemithangala emide efika ezulwini,+ 2 abantu abanamandla nabade, amadodana ka-Anakhi+ enaziko ngabo nenezwa kuthiwa ngabo, ‘Ngubani ongalwa namadodana ka-Anakhi?’ 3 Nje-ke kufuze nazi ukuthi ngelangeli uJehova uZimenu uzokukhamba phambi kwenu.+ Umlilo otjhabalalisako+ begodu uzobatjhabalalisa. Uzobatjhabalalisa phambi kwamehlwenu bona nibaqothe benibatjhabalalise msinyana, njengombana uJehova athembisile.+
4 “Lokha uJehova nakabaqotha phambi kwenu, akukafuzi nithi eenhliziyweni zenu, ‘UJehova usilethe enarheni le bona ibe lilifa lethu ngombana silungile.’+ UJehova uqotha abantwaba phambi kwenu+ ngebanga lokukhohlakala kwabo. 5 Anizokuthatha inarha le bona ibe ngeyenu ngebanga lokuthi nilungile namkha nithembekile. Kunalokho uJehova uqotha iintjhabezi phambi kwenu+ ngebanga lokukhohlakala kwazo nokuthi enze lokho uJehova akufunga kibokhokho benu u-Abrahama,+ u-Isaka+ noJakopo.+ 6 Kufuze nazi ukuthi uJehova uZimenu akaniphi inarha ehle le ngebanga lokulunga kwenu ngombana nibabantu abanekani.+
7 “Nikhumbule indlela enasilinga ngayo uJehova uZimenu emmangweni.+ Navukela uJehova kusukela ngelanga enaphuma ngalo enarheni yeGibhide benifike enarheni le.+ 8 NeRhorebe nasilinga uJehova begodu uJehova wasilingeka khulu wabe wafuna ukunitjhabalalisa.+ 9 Lokha nangikhuphukela entabeni ngiyokuthatha amatje+ wesivumelwano uJehova asenza nani,+ ngahlala amalanga ama-40 nobusuku obuma-40+ ngingadli begodu ngingaseli amanzi. 10 UJehova wanginikela amatje amabili atlolwe ngesandla sakhe,* kiwo bekutlolwe woke amezwi uJehova awakhuluma kini entabeni emlilweni ngelanga ebenihlangene ngalo.+ 11 Ekupheleni kwamalanga ama-40 nobusuku obuma-40 uJehova wanginikela amatje amabili wesivumelwano, 12 uJehova wathi kimi, ‘Sikima wehle msinya ngombana abantu bakho owabakhupha eGibhide benze ngokukhohlakala.+ Baphambuke msinya endleleni engabayala bona bakhambe kiyo. Bazenzele isithombe sesimbi.’+ 13 UJehova wathi kimi, ‘Ngibabonile abantwaba ukuthi baneenhloko eziqinileko!+ 14 Ngivumela ngibatjhabalalise ngenze igama labo lingasakhunjulwa ephasini begodu ngenze wena ube sitjhaba esinamandla nesikhulu ukudlula bona.’+
15 “Nje-ke ngehla entabeni, intaba ivutha+ ngiphethe amatje amabili wesivumelwano.+ 16 Ngathi nangiqalako ngabona ukuthi nonile kuJehova uZimenu! Nizenzele ikonyana lesimbi.* Niphambuke msinya endleleni uJehova aniyala bona nikhambe kiyo.+ 17 Ngawathatha amatje amabili lawo ngawalahlela phasi, aphuka phambi kwenu.+ 18 Nje-ke ngakhothama phambi kwakaJehova njengekuthomeni, amalanga ama-40 nobusuku obuma-40. Akhenge ngidle namkha ngisele amanzi+ ngebanga lazo zoke izono enizenzileko ngokwenza okukhohlakeleko phambi kwakaJehova benamsilinga. 19 Bengithukwe khulu ngebanga lokuthi uJehova bekasilingekile ngani,+ alungele ukunitjhabalalisa. Nanyana kunjalo, uJehova wangilalela godu.+
20 “UJehova wasilingeka ngebanga laka-Aroni kangangobana besele alungele ukumtjhabalalisa+ kodwana ngathandaza kuZimu ngabawa bona angamtjhabalalisi u-Aroni. 21 Ngathatha ikonyana+ elanibangela bona nenze isono ngalitjhisa emlilweni, ngaliphihliza, ngaligaya laba yiputjhana bengayirhatjha emlanjeni egade ugeleza usuka entabeni.+
22 “ETabhera,+ eMasa+ neKhibrothi-Hatava+ nasilinga uJehova godu. 23 UJehova nakanithuma nisuka eKhadetjhi-Bharineya+ wathi kini, ‘Khambani niyokuthatha inarha engafunga bona ngizoninikela yona!’ Navukela umyalo kaJehova uZimenu+ godu, akhenge nikholwe+ kuye begodu akhenge nimlalele. 24 Solo ngathoma ukunazi benivukela uJehova.
25 “Ngasolo ngikhothama phambi kwakaJehova amalanga ama-40 nobusuku obuma-40,+ ngakhothama ngendlela le ngombana uJehova bekathe uzonitjhabalalisa. 26 Ngathoma ukunibawela kuJehova ngathi, ‘Jehova Kosi ePhakemeko, ungabatjhabalalisi. Balilifa lakho owalihlenga ngamandlakho,+ wabakhupha eGibhide ngesandla sakho esinamandla.+ 27 Khumbula iinsebenzi zakho u-Abrahama, u-Isaka noJakopo.+ Ungakutjheji ukuba nekani kwabantwaba, ukukhohlakala kwabo nesono sabo.+ 28 Nakungasinjalo, abantu benarha owasikhupha kiyo bangathi: “UJehova ubhalelwe ukungenisa abantwaba enarheni abathembise yona ngombana wabahloya, wabakhupha bona azobabulalela emmangweni.”+ 29 Bababantu bakho, ilifa lakho,+ wabakhupha ngamandlakho amakhulu nangomkhonwakho onamandla.’+