UDUTERONOMI 10
1Ngesikhatheso uSomnini wathi kimi: “Baza imiqebethu emibili ifane neyokuthoma ukhuphukele kimi entabeni bese wenze umfaji weengodo. 2Ngizotlola kiyo amezwi agade akeyokuthoma owayephulako bese uyifaka ngemfajini.”
3Yeke ngenza umfaji ngeengodo zomtholo, ngabaza imiqebethu emibili njengeyokuthoma, ngakhuphukela entabeni ngiphethe imiqebethu emibili leyo. 4USomnini watlola emiqebethwinapho njengekuthomeni: imithetho elitjhumi akhuluma ngayo kini entabeni aphakathi komlilo ngelanga lomhlangano, wanginikela yona. 5Ngasuka entabeni ngehlela phasi, ngabeka imiqebethu ngemfajini engangiwenzile, naso-ke imiqebethu leyo njengombana uSomnini angiyala.
6(Ama-Israyeli gade afuduke emithonjeni yeBheni-Jakhani aya eMosera. U-Aroni wahlongakala bewabulungelwa lapho. Indodanakhe u-Elazara yalotjha njengomphristi esikhundleni sakhe. 7Ekufudukeni kwama-Israyeli lapho, anqomba eGudigoda, asuka eGudigoda aya eJothibata inarha enemilanjana. 8Ngesikhatheso uSomnini wahlukanisela ikoro yakwaLevi kobana ithwale umfaji wesivumelwano sakhe nokobana ibe ziinceku zakhe ukuze ilotjhe uSomnini beyibusise ebizweni lakhe njengombana kunjalo nanamhlanje. 9Ngalokho amaLevi akanasabelo namkha ilifa kubafowawo, ilifa lawo nguSomnini njengombana uSomnini atjho njalo kiwo.)
10Ngahlala entabeni njengekuthomeni, kwaba malanga amatjhumi amane nobusuku bakhona. Nalapha uSomnini wangilalela, wangathanda ukunirhayila. 11Nje-ke uSomnini wathi kimi: “Sikima uthathe ikhambo lakho urhole abantu ukuze bangene bathumbe inarha engayifungela kiboyihlomkhulu kobana ngizabanikela yona.”
Umyalo wokuthanda nokulalela uSomnini
12Alo-ke wena Israyeli, yini efunwa nguSomnini uZimakho ngaphandle kobana wesabe uSomnini uZimakho, ukhambe eendleleni zakhe zoke, uthembeke kuye, umlotjhe ngehliziywakho yoke nangomphefumulwakho woke, 13ugcine imiyalo neemiso zakaSomnini engikuyala ngazo namhlanje kobana izinto zikukhambele kuhle. 14Nanyana izulu, iye izulu lamazulu lingelakaSomnini uZimenu nephasi nakho koke okukilo 15khonapho uSomnini bekasoloko abeke ihliziywakhe kiboyihlomkhulu bewakhetha iinzukulwana zabo, okutjho nina, phakathi kwezizwe zoke njengombana kunjalo namhlanje. 16Ngalokho sokani amajwabu weenhliziyo zenu, ningasabi nekani. 17USomnini uZimenu unguZimu ongaphezu kwabozinyana, yiKosi yamakhosi, uZimu omkhulu, onamandla nosabekako, ongenzi izinto ngokukhetha ibala nongafunjathiswako. 18Iye, uSomnini ujamela intandani nomhlolokazi, uthanda isikhonzi, ubapha ukugoma nokokwembatha. 19Ngalokho thandani isikhonzi ngombana nani gade niziinkhonzi enarheni yeGibhide. 20Nesabe uSomnini uZimenu, nimlotjhe beninamathele kuye, nifunge ngebizo lakhe. 21Uyindumiswenu, unguZimenu onenzele izinto ezikulu nezethusakwezo enizibone ngamehlwenu. 22Aboyihlomkhulu behlela eGibhide bamatjhumi alikhomba wabantu. Nje-ke gadesi uSomnini uZimenu unenze naba banengi njengeenkwekwezi zomkayi.
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