Duteronomi
31 UMosi waphuma wayokutjela woke ama-Israyeli amezwi la, 2 wathi kiwo: “Namhlanjesi sengineminyaka eli-120.+ Angekhe ngisavunyelwa ukunidosa phambili ngombana uJehova uthe kimi, ‘Angekhe uyame iJordani le.’+ 3 UJehova uZimenu nguye ozokuyama phambi kwenu, uzokutjhabalalisa iintjhabezi phambi kwenu begodu nizoziqotha.+ UJotjhuwa nguye ozonidosa phambili bona niyokuyama njengombana uJehova akhulumile.+ 4 UJehova uzozitjhabalalisa njengalokha nakatjhabalalisa uSirhoni+ no-Ogi,+ amakhosi wama-Amori kuhlanganise nenarhawo.+ 5 UJehova uzonihlulela zona, enizokwenza eentjhabenezo kufuze kukhambisane nayo yoke imiyalo engininikele yona.+ 6 Qinani nibe nesibindi.+ Ningangenwa mamanzi emadolweni phambi kwabo+ ngombana uJehova uZimenu ukhamba nani. Angekhe anilahle namkha anitjhiye.”+
7 UMosi wabiza uJotjhuwa phambi kwawo woke ama-Israyeli, wathi kuye: “Qina ube nesibindi+ ngombana nguwe ozokungenisa abantwaba enarheni uJehova afunga kibokhokho babo bona uzobanikela yona, wena uzobanikela yona bona ibe lilifa labo.+ 8 UJehova ukhamba phambi kwenu begodu uzokuhlala anani.+ Angekhe anilahle namkha anitjhiye. Ningathukwa namkha nihlengezele.”+
9 Nje-ke uMosi watlola umThetho lo,+ wawunikela abaphristi, amaLevi aphatha umfaji wesivumelwano sakaJehova nabo boke abadala bakwa-Israyeli. 10 UMosi wabayala, wathi: “Qobe ekupheleni kweminyaka elikhomba, ngesikhathi esibekiweko ngomnyaka wokutjhatjhululwa,+ hlangana nomNyanya wemiTlhatlhana,+ 11 lokha woke ama-Israyeli nakavela phambi kwakaJehova+ uZimenu endaweni ayikhethileko, kufuze nifundele woke ama-Israyeli umThetho lo awuzwe.+ 12 Buthela abantu ndawonye,+ amadoda, abafazi, abantwana nomuntu ovela kwenye inarha ohlala emadorobhenenu, khona bazakufunda ngoJehova uZimenu, bamlalele bebamsabe, benze koke okutjhiwo mamezwi womThetho lo. 13 Amadodanawo angawaziko umThetho lo, azokulalela+ bekafunde ukusaba uJehova uZimenu woke amalanga enizowahlala enarheni eniyama iJordani bona niyoyithatha.”+
14 UJehova wathi kuMosi: “Qala! Isikhathi sokuthi uhlongakale sesitjhidele.+ Biza uJotjhuwa, niye etendeni lokuhlangana khona ngizambeka bona abe mdosiphambili.”+ Nje-ke uMosi noJotjhuwa baya etendeni lokuhlangana bajama lapho. 15 UJehova wavela etendeni asesikeni yelifu, isika yelifu yajama ebungenweni betende.+
16 UJehova wathi kuMosi: “Qala! Sewuzokuhlongakala, abantwaba bazokuthoma ukungathembeki kimi balotjhe abosingazimu abangabaziko abahlangana nabo enarheni abayoyithatha.+ Bazongikhohlwa,+ baphule isivumelwano engasenze nabo.+ 17 Ngesikhatheso ngizokusilingeka khulu ngebanga labo,+ ngizobalisa+ ngibafihlele ubuso bami+ bekube kulapho batjhabalala khona. Ngemva kweenhlekelele nokugandeleleka okuzobehlela,+ bazokuthi, ‘Iinhlekelelezi azisehleli ngebanga lokuthi uZimethu akasihlangana nathi na?’+ 18 Ngelangelo ngizobafulathela ngebanga lakho koke ukukhohlakala abakwenzileko ngokulotjha abanye abozimu.+
19 “Nje-ke, zitloleleni ingoma le+ niyifundise ama-Israyeli.+ Afundiseni yona khona izakuba ngufakazami ngokujamelene nabantu bakwa-Israyeli.+ 20 Nangibaletha enarheni engafunga ngayo kibokhokho babo,+ inarha egeleza ibisi neliju,+ bazokudla basuthe baphumelele,+ bazokulotjha abanye abozimu, bangidelele, baphule nesivumelwano sami.+ 21 Lokha nabehlelwa ziinhlekelele ezinengi begodu bagandeleleka,+ ingoma le izokuba ngufakazi kibo (neenzukulwana zabo akukafuzi ziyilibale) ngombana ngaphambi kokuthi ngiwalethe enarheni engafunga ngayo le, besele ngikwazi acabanga ukukwenza.”+
22 Nje-ke uMosi wayitlola phasi ingoma le ngelangelo, wayifundisa ama-Israyeli.
23 UZimu wabeka uJotjhuwa+ indodana kaNuni bona abe mrholi, wathi kuye: “Qina, ube nesibindi+ ngombana nguwe ozokungenisa ama-Israyeli enarheni engafunga ukuyinikela wona,+ ngizokuhlala nginawe.”
24 Kwathi uMosi nakaqeda ukutlola woke amezwi womThetho lo encwadini,+ 25 wayala amaLevi athwala umfaji wesivumelwano sakaJehova, wathi: 26 “Thathani incwadi yomThetho le+ niyibeke ngehlangothini lomfaji+ wesivumelwano sakaJehova uZimenu, izokuba ngufakazi kaZimu ngokujamelene nani. 27 Ngikwazi kuhle ukuvukela kwenu+ nokuba nekani kwenu.+ Nanivukele uJehova ngisese nani, ngisaphila, nizokuvukela kangangani nasele ngihlongakele! 28 Ngibuthela boke abadala beenkoro zenu, ngizokukhuluma amezwi la bawezwe begodu ngenza izulu nephasi bona libe bofakazi ngokujamelene nabo.+ 29 Ngazi kuhle bona ngemva kokuhlongakala kwami nizokwenza ngokukhohlakala,+ nizokuphambuka endleleni enganiyala ngayo. Ihlekelele izonehlela+ esikhathini esizako ngombana nizokwenza okumbi phambi kwakaJehova, nimzwise ubuhlungu ngezenzo zenu.”
30 UMosi wakhuluma amezwi wengoma le, kusukela ekuthomeni ukufikela emaphethelweni ihlangano yoke yakwa-Israyeli ilalele:+