Dutheronomi
7 “Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu nasekaniletsa kulelive lenitawungena nilitsatse libe ngelenu,+ utawucosha tive letinkhulu embikwenu,+ lokungemaHethi, emaGirigashi, ema-Amori,+ emaKhenani, emaPheresi, emaHivi nemaJebhusi.+ Leti tive letingu-7 letinkhulu naletinemandla kunani.+ 2 Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu utawunikela letive esandleni senu futsi nitawutincoba.+ Kufanele nakanjani nitinikele ekubhujisweni.+ Ningabokwenta tivumelwane nato futsi ningabi nemusa kuto.+ 3 Ningabokwendziselana nato. Emadvodzakati enu ningawendziseli emadvodzana ato, nemadvodzana enu ningawatsatseli emadvodzakati ato.+ 4 Ngobe atawukwenta kutsi emadvodzana enu afulatsele Nkulunkulu bese akhonta labanye bonkulunkulu,+ futsi intfukutselo yaJehova itawunivutsela, anibhubhise ngekushesha niphele nya.+
5 “Esikhundleni saloko, naku lokufanele nikwente: Nibodzilita ema-al’thare ato, nibhidlite ematje ato langcwele,+ niphihlite tinsika tato letingcwele,*+ nishise netithico tato letibatiwe.+ 6 Ngobe nine nibantfu labangcwele kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu, futsi Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu unikhetsile kutsi nibe bantfu bakhe, nibe yimphahla yakhe lekhetsekile* kuto tonkhe tive letisemhlabeni.+
7 “Jehova wanitsandza futsi wanikhetsa+ hhayi ngobe benibanyenti kuto tonkhe letinye tive. Nine benisive lesincane kunato tonkhe tive.+ 8 Kodvwa ngenca yekutsi Jehova uyanitsandza nangenca yekutsi wasigcina sifungo labesente kubokhokho benu,+ Jehova wanikhipha ngesandla lesinemandla kute anikhulule esandleni saFaro inkhosi yaseGibhithe, eveni lebenigcilatwa kulo.+ 9 Nati kahle kutsi Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu weliciniso nalowetsembekile, logcina sivumelwane sakhe futsi atsandze* tinkhulungwane tetitukulwane talabo labamtsandzako nalabagcina imiyalo yakhe.+ 10 Kodvwa labo labamtondzako utawuphindzisela kubo ngalokucondzile ngekutsi ababhubhise.+ Angeke ephute kubajezisa, futsi utabajezisa babuka. 11 Ngako-ke nibociniseka kutsi niyayigcina lemitsetfo naletimiso kanye nalemiyalo lenginitjela yona lamuhla, niyilandzele.
12 “Nanitawuchubeka nilalela lemitsetfo, niyigcine futsi niyilandzele, Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu naye utasigcina sivumelwane sakhe aphindze anitsandze njengobe afunga kubokhokho benu. 13 Utanitsandza, anibusise, futsi anandzise. Kulelive lafunga kubokhokho benu kutsi utaninika lona,+ utawunibusisa ngebantfwana labanyenti,*+ anibusise nangemkhicito wemhlaba, ngalokutinhlavu, ngeliwayini lelisha, ngemafutsa,+ nangematfole etinkhomo tenu nemazinyane emihlambi yenu yetimvu neyetimbuti. 14 Nitawuba bantfu lababusiswe kakhulu kunato tonkhe tive.+ Kute indvodza nobe umfati emkhatsini wenu lotawuba bete bantfwana, kute nemfuyo yenu lengeke itale.+ 15 Jehova utakususa konkhe kugula kini, futsi angeke aniletsele nobe ngutiphi tifo letimbi lebenitati eGibhithe,+ kodvwa utawutiletsela bonkhe labanitondzako. 16 Kufanele nibabulale* bonkhe bantfu Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu labanikele esandleni senu.+ Labantfu ningabaveli buhlungu+ futsi ningabakhonti nabonkulunkulu babo,+ ngobe loko kungaba lugibe kini.+
17 “Nakwenteka nicabange nitsi: ‘Letive tinyenti kakhulu kunatsi. Sitawuticosha njani?’+ 18 ningabokwesaba.+ Kufanele nikhumbule loko Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu lakwenta kuFaro nakuyo yonkhe iGibhithe,+ 19 nikhumbule tehlulelo letinkhulu lenatibona, tibonakaliso netimangaliso,+ sandla lesinemandla kanye nesandla leseluliwe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu lanikhipha ngaso.+ Nguloko Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu latawukwenta kuto tonkhe letive lenitesabako.+ 20 Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu utawukwenta letive tiphelelwe ngemandla,* kuze kube ngulapho baphela labo lebebasele+ nalabo lebebanibhacela. 21 Ningafikelwa kwesaba ngenca yato ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu unani,+ futsi unguNkulunkulu lomkhulu nalowesabekako.+
22 “Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu utawuticosha kancane kancane letive embikwenu.+ Ngeke anivumele kutsi niticedze ngekushesha, kuze tilwane tesiganga tingandzi bese tiyanilimata. 23 Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu utawunikela letive esandleni senu futsi atincobe ngalokuphelele tize tiphele nya.+ 24 Utawunikela emakhosi ato esandleni senu,+ futsi emabito ato nitawacedza emhlabeni.+ Kute umuntfu lotawumelana nani,+ kuze kube ngulapho seniticotfule tonkhe letive.+ 25 Bonkulunkulu bato lababatiwe nibobashisa ngemlilo.+ Ningalihawukeli lisiliva neligolide lelikubo, nobe nilitsatse libe ngelenu,+ kuze lingabi lugibe kini, ngobe liyintfo leyenyanyekako kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.+ 26 Intfo leyenyanyekako ningaboyiletsa etindlini tenu ngobe ngaleyo ndlela nani nitawunikelwa ekubhujisweni njengayo. Kufanele niyenyanye ngalokuphelele futsi niyitondze, ngobe iyintfo lenikelwe ekubhujisweni.