Dutheronomi
6 “Ngulena-ke imitsetfo, timiso kanye nemiyalo Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninike yona kuze anifundzise, khona niteyigcina nanewelela kulelive lenitawulitsatsa libe ngelenu, 2 niphindze nimesabe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu, futsi nine nemadvodzana enu kanye nebatukulu benu+ niyigcine yonkhe imitsetfo nemiyalo yakhe lengininika yona kuwo onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwenu, kuze nitewuphila sikhatsi lesidze.+ 3 Kufanele nilalele nine ma-Israyeli, niyigcine ngekucophelela lemitsetfo kute nitewuphumelela futsi nandze kulelive leligeleta lubisi neluju, njengobe nje Jehova Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu anetsembisile.
4 “Lalelani ma-Israyeli: Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu nguye yedvwa longuJehova.+ 5 Kufanele nitsandze Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo* wenu,+ nangawo onkhe emandla* enu.+ 6 Lamavi lenginiyala ngawo lamuhla kufanele abe setinhlitiyweni tenu, 7 futsi kufanele niwanamatselise* emadvodzaneni enu,+ nikhulume ngawo nanihleti etindlini tenu, nanihamba endleleni, nanilala, nalapho nivuka.+ 8 Nibowabophela etandleni tenu abe sikhumbuto, futsi kufanele abe njengelibhande emabuntini* enu.+ 9 Nibowabhala etinsikeni teminyango yetindlu tenu nasemagedeni enu.
10 “Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu nasekaningenisile kulelive lafunga kubokhokho benu bo-Abrahama, Isaka naJakobe kutsi utaninika lona,+ lokungemadolobha lamakhulu futsi lamahle leningazange niwakhe,+ 11 netindlu letigcwele yonkhe inhlobo yetintfo letinhle leningazange nitisebentele, nemitfombo leningazange niyigubhe, kanye nemasimu emagilebisi netihlahla temncumo leningazange nitihlanyele, nalapho senidlile natenetisa,+ 12 nibocaphela kutsi ningamkhohlwa Jehova,+ lowanikhipha eveni laseGibhithe, live lebenigcilatwa kulo. 13 Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu nguye lokufanele nimesabe+ niphindze nimkhonte,+ futsi nifunge ngelibito lakhe.+ 14 Ningabobalandzela labanye bonkulunkulu, lokungunobe ngubaphi bonkulunkulu labakhontwa bantfu labanitungeletile,+ 15 ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu lohlala emkhatsini wenu unguNkulunkulu lofuna kukhontwe yena kuphela.+ Naningakwenti loko, intfukutselo yaJehova itawunivutsela+ futsi utanibhubhisa niphele emhlabeni.+
16 “Ningabomlinga Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu,+ njengobe namlinga eMasa.+ 17 Kufanele nitimisele kugcina imitsetfo, tikhumbuto kanye nemiyalo yaJehova Nkulunkulu wenu, leyo latsite niyigcine. 18 Nibokwenta lokulungile nalokuhle emehlweni aJehova, kuze nitewuphumelela futsi ningene nilitsatse libe lenu lelive lelihle Jehova lafunga ngalo kubokhokho benu,+ 19 ngekutsi niticoshe embikwenu tonkhe titsa tenu njengobe nje Jehova anetsembisile.+
20 “Esikhatsini lesitako, emadvodzana enu nakanibuta atsi: ‘Kungani Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu aniniketa letikhumbuto nalemitsetfo kanye nalemiyalo?’ 21 nibotsi: ‘Besitigcili taFaro eGibhithe, kodvwa Jehova wasikhipha lapho ngesandla lesinemandla. 22 Ngako Jehova abechubeka enta tibonakaliso netimangaliso eGibhithe+ nakuFaro, kanye nakuyo yonkhe indlu yakhe,+ futsi watenta embikwemehlo etfu. Betitinkhulu tiphindze tinemiphumela lemibi. 23 Wasikhipha kulelo live kuze asiletse lapha, asinike lelive labefunge ngalo kubokhokho betfu.+ 24 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova wasitjela kutsi sigcine yonkhe lemitsetfo futsi simesabe Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu, kuze tintfo tihlale tisihambela kahle+ siphindze sichubeke siphila,+ njengobe nje siphila nalamuhla. 25 Ngako kutawutsiwa silungile nangabe silalela Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu ngekutsi siyigcine ngekucophelela yonkhe lemitsetfo, njengobe nje asitjelile.’+