Dutheronomi
8 “Nibociniseka kutsi niyigcina yonkhe lemitsetfo lengininiketa yona lamuhla, kuze nitewuchubeka niphila,+ nandze futsi ningene nitsatse lelive Jehova lafunga ngalo kubokhokho benu.+ 2 Khumbulani indlela lendze Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu lanihambise ngayo ehlane kuleminyaka lengu-40+ kuze anifundzise kutfobeka aphindze anivivinye,+ kute abone kutsi tinhlitiyo tenu tinjani,+ kutsi nitayilalela yini imitsetfo yakhe nobe cha. 3 Ngako wanifundzisa kutfobeka, waniyekela nalamba.+ Wanipha nemana+ kute nidle, lokuyintfo lebeningakaze nayibona, nabobabe benu bebangayati. Loku wakwenta kute nati kutsi umuntfu ngeke aphile ngesinkhwa sodvwa, kodvwa uphila ngawo onkhe emavi laphuma emlonyeni waJehova.+ 4 Timphahla lebenitembatsa atizange tiguge, netinyawo tenu atikaze tivuvuke kuleminyaka lengu-40.+ 5 Etinhlitiyweni tenu nati kahle kutsi njengobe nje babe ayicondzisa indvodzana yakhe, naJehova Nkulunkulu wenu abenicondzisa.+
6 “Ngako-ke niboyigcina imitsetfo yaJehova Nkulunkulu wenu ngekutsi nihambe etindleleni takhe futsi nimesabe. 7 Ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu uniyisa eveni lelihle,+ live lelinemifula yemanti, imitfombo netiyalu* letigeleta ematsafeni nasesifundzeni lesinetintsaba, 8 live lelinakolo nebhali, netihlahla temagilebisi, tihlahla temakhiwa netemahananandza,*+ live lelinemafutsa emncumo kanye neluju,+ 9 live lapho kungeke kuswelakale khona kudla, nalapho ningeke neswele lutfo khona, lokulive lelinematje lanensimbi nalenitawukumba litfusi etintsabeni talo.
10 “Nasenidlile futsi nesutsa, nibodvumisa Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu ngalelive lelihle laninikete lona.+ 11 Nibocaphela kutsi animkhohlwa Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu ngekubese anisayigcini lemitsetfo, timiso nalemiyalo yakhe lenginitjela yona lamuhla. 12 Nasenidlile futsi nesutsa, nakha netindlu letinhle nahlala kuto,+ 13 nalapho imihlambi yenu yetinkhomo neyetimvu neyetimbuti seyandzile, nelisiliva neligolide lenu selilinyenti futsi tonkhe tintfo tenu setitinyenti, 14 ningayivumeli inhlitiyo yenu kutsi itigabatise+ bese inenta niyamkhohlwa Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu, loyo lowanikhipha eveni laseGibhithe, lapho benigcilatwa khona,+ 15 nalowanihambisa ehlane lelikhulu nalelesabekako,+ lelinetinyoka letinesihlungu nalelinabofecela, futsi lelilugwadvule. Wenta kutsi kugelete emanti edvwaleni lelicinile,+ 16 wanondla nangemana+ ehlane, lebekuyintfo bobabe benu lebebangayati, kuze anifundzise kutfobeka+ aphindze anivivinye kute kusitakale nine esikhatsini lesitako.+ 17 Nakwenteka nitsi etinhlitiyweni tenu: ‘Lomcebo ngiwutfole ngemandla ami nangetikhwepha tami,’+ 18 nibokhumbula kutsi nguJehova Nkulunkulu wenu loninikete emandla kuze nitfole lomcebo,+ kute agcine sivumelwane lafunga ngaso kubokhokho benu, njengobe nje entile kuze kube ngulamuhla.+
19 “Nakutakwenteka nimkhohlwe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu, nilandzele labanye bonkulunkulu, niphindze nibakhonte futsi nibakhotsamele, lamuhla ngiyanitjela ngitsi nakanjani nitawufa.+ 20 Nitawufa niphele nya njengaletive Jehova latibhubhisako embikwenu, ngobe nitawube ningakalilaleli livi laJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.+