Umyalo wokulalela uSomnini
1Nje-ke nina ma-Israyeli, yelelani iimiso nemithetho enginifundisa yona, niyiphethe kobana niphile nikwazi ukungena nithumbe inarha uSomnini uZimu waboyihlomkhulu aninikele yona. 2Ningangezeleli begodu ningaphunguli elizwini enginiyala ngalo, kodwana phethani imithetho enginiyala ngayo kaSomnini uZimenu. 3Amehlwenu akubonile okwenziwa nguSomnini kuBhali-Pewori. USomnini uZimenu warhayila phakathi kwenu woke amadoda agade alandela uBhali wePewori, 4kodwana nina enakakarela kuSomnini uZimenu, noke nisaphila nanamhlanje. 5Qala, nginifundise iimiso nemithetho njengombana ngayalwa nguSomnini uZimami ukuze niphile ngayo naningena enarheni enizoyithumba. 6Ibulungeni beniyiphethe ngombana lokho kuzakuba kuhlakanipha nelwazi lenu emehlweni wabantu abazakuthi nabezwa zoke iimiswezi bathi: “Ngambala isizwe esikhulwesi sibabantu abahlakaniphileko nabanelihlo.”
7Alo, ngisiphi isizwe esikhulu esinozinyana ohlala hlangana naso njengombana kwenza uSomnini uZimethu kithi kikho koke esimbizela khona? 8Godu ngisiphi isizwe esikhulu esineemiso nemithetho elunge njengawo woke umyalo engininikela wona namhlanje lo?
9Yelelani, nizitjheje ngesikhathi soke bonyana ningakhohlwa izinto enizibone ngamehlwenu. Azihlale zisemikhumbulwenenu ipilwenu yoke, nizifundise abantwabenu neenzukulwana zenu 10bona kwenzakalani mhlana nijame phambi kwakaSomnini uZimenu eRhorebe lokha uSomnini nakazakuthi kimi: “Ngibuthelelela abantu kobana ngibazwise amezwami ukuze bafunde ukungesaba imihla yoke yokuphila kwabo lapha bahlala khona nokobana bafundise nabantwababo ukuwagcina.”
11Natjhidela najama ekuthomeni kwentaba, intaba yavutha umlilo ukufikela emkayini elifini elimabhombo nelimnyama. 12Yeke uSomnini wakhuluma nani aphakathi komlilo, nezwa umdumo wamezwi kodwana nangabona isimo, kwezwakala ilizwi kwaphela. 13Wamemezela kini isivumelwano sakhe aniyala bonyana nisenze, okutjho imiyalo elitjhumi, ayitlola phezu kwemiqebethu emibili. 14USomnini wangiyala ngesikhatheso bonyana nginifundise iimiso nemithetho kobana niyenze enarheni eniya kiyo nenizoyithumba.
15Ngalokho zitjhejeni khulu. Njengombana ningazange nibone nanyana ngisiphi isimo mhlana uSomnini akhuluma nani eRhorebe aphakathi komlilo, 16zitjhejeni ningenzi ukurhubutjheka ngokuzibumbela iinthombembazwa nganamkha ngisiphi isimo, kungaba ngesomduna namkha somsikazi, 17iye, isimo sanamkha ngisiphi isilwana ephasini, isimo sanamkha ngiyiphi inyoni enamaphiko ephapha emkayini, 18isimo sanamkha yini erharhaba equlwanini, isimo sanamkha ngiyiphi ihlambi engemanzini ngaphasi kwephasi. 19Godu nitjheje ningathi naniphakamisela amehlwenu emkayini, nanibona umkhambathi womkayi, okutjho ilanga, inyanga neenkwekwezi bese niyadurha nithome nizikhothamele nizilotjhe. Izintwezi uSomnini uZimenu uzabele boke abantu ngaphasi komthunzi welanga, 20kodwana nina uSomnini unithethe wanikhupha ekehleni yomlilo wesimbi eGibhide bonyana nibe lilifa lakhe njengombana kunjalo nanamhlanje. 21USomnini wangithukuthelela ngebanga lenu bewafunga bona ngingayami iJordani nokobana ngingalibhadi enarheni ehle uSomnini uZimenu aninikela yona bona ibe lilifa lenu. 22Nje-ke ngizakufela enarheni le, angizukuyamela ngaphetjheya kweJordani, kodwana nina nizakuyama nithumbe inarha ehle leyo ibe lilifa lenu. 23Zitjhejeni ningakhohlwa isivumelwano sakaSomnini uZimenu asenza nani bese niyadurha nenze iinthombembazwa zomfanekiso wanamkha yini uSomnini uZimenu analela ngayo. 24Mbala, uSomnini uZimenu umlilo oqothulako, uZimu onesikhwele.
25Nanibeletha abantwana kanye neenzukulwana, sele nihlezi ninethezekile enarheni bese niyazirhubutjha ngokwenza iinthombembazwa zomfanekiso wanamkha yini, nithukuthelise uSomnini uZimenu ngokwenza okumbi lokho, 26yazini bona ngenza izulu nephasi kobana zibe bofakazi bami namhlanje ngokujamelana nani: Ngambala nizakubhubha masinyana enarheni eniya kiyo bona ibe lilifa lenu naniyama iJordani. Angeze naphila ukuyaphi nanifika khona, kodwana nizakurhayilwa nya. 27USomnini uzanihlakaza hlangana nabantu nibe lidlanzana ezizweni uSomnini azanisa kizo. 28Lapho nizakulotjha abosingazimu besigodo nebelitje okumisebenzi yezandla zabantu, izinto ezingaboniko, ezingezwako, ezingagomiko nezinganukeleliko. 29Kodwana ukusuka lapho nizakufuna uSomnini uZimenu begodu nizamfumana nakube nimfuna ngeenhliziyo zenu ezipheleleko nangemiphefumulwenu yoke. 30Lokha nanisematshwenyekweni bese zoke izintwezi zehlela phezu kwenu emalangeni wokugcina, nizakubuyela kuSomnini uZimenu nilalele ilizwi lakhe, 31ngombana uSomnini uZimenu unguZimu onomusa. Angeze anitjhiya namkha anirhayile namkha akhohlwe isivumelwano saboyihlomkhulu asifunga kibo.
32Nje-ke buzani ngesikhathi esibe ngaphambi kwenu soloko kwamhla uZimu adala umuntu ephasinapha, nibuze emagumbini womane kobana kunento ekulu efana nale eyakhe yenzeka namkha kwezwakala ngayo na? 33Kunabantu abakhe bezwa ilizwi lakazinyana likhuluma phakathi komlilo njengombana nina nizwe ilizwi lakaZimu khonapho khibe nisaphila na? 34Kwakhe kwaba nozinyana owalinga ukukhamba ayozenyulela isizwe hlangana nezinye ngokuzibonakalisa ngamatshwenyeko, iimbonakaliso, imikarisomraro nezipi, ngamandla amakhulu nangesiphanga sakhe nangokwesabeka okukhulu njengombana kwenza uSomnini uZimenu eGibhide niqalile na? 35Nina nakhonjiswa bonyana nazi ukuthi uSomnini unguZimu, akakho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe. 36Wanizwisa ilizwi lakhe asezulwini kobana anikhalime, ephasini wanibonisa umlilwakhe omkhulu, nezwa amezwakhe aphakathi komlilo. 37Ngebanga lokobana wathanda aboyihlomkhulu, wakhetha iinzukulwana zabo ngemva kwabo, wanikhupha eGibhide ngokwakhe nangamandlakhe amakhulu, 38waqotjha phambi kwenu izizwe ezikulu nezinamandla kunani kobana aningenise, aniphe inarha yezizwezo ibe lilifa lenu njengombana kunjalo nanamhlanje. 39Yazini-ke namhlanje, nikufake eenhliziyweni zenu kobana uSomnini unguZimu ezulwini phezulu nephasini phasi, akakho omunye! 40Ngalokho gcinani iimiso nemiyalwakhe enginiyala ngayo namhlanje ukuze izinto zinikhambele kuhle kanye neenzukulwana zenu ezilandelako nokobana amalangenu wokuphila ande endaweni enihlala kiyo, okuyindawo uSomnini uZimenu anipha yona isiphelani.
41(Ngesikhatheso uMosi wahlukanisa amadorobho amathathu angepumalanga yeJordani 42kobana nakukhona obuleleko abalekele kiwo. Obulala omunye umuntu angakahlosi nongazange akhe amzonde phambilini nabalekela emadorobheni lawa uzakuphephisa ipilwakhe: 43IBhetseri eserhalawumbeni elisenarheni yemibundu eligagadu izakuba ngeyakwaRubeni, iRamothi ibe ngeyamaGadi bese iGolani eseBhatjhani ibe ngeyakwaManase.)
Ukwamukelwa komthetho eRhorebe
44UMosi wajamisa umthetho phambi kwama-Israyeli, 45okutjho ubufakazi, iimiso nemithetho kaSomnini. Wakhuluma kuma-Israyeli emva kokuphuma eGibhide 46ngepumalanga yeJordani emrhobeni ngaphetjheya kweBhethe-Pewori. Bekusenarheni kaSirhoni ikosi yama-Amori ogade ahlala eRhetjhibhoni owahlulwa nguMosi nama-Israyeli sele baphumile eGibhide. 47Bathumba inarhakhe kanye neyaka-Ogi ikosi yeBhatjhani okumakhosi amabili wama-Amori agade ahlala ngepumalanga ngaphetjheya kweJordani. 48Godu bathumba nenarha ukusuka e-Aroweri emagegana nomlanjana i-Arinoni ukuyela entabeni iSiwoni okutjho iRherimoni 49kanye nomrhoba woke ongepumalanga yeJordani ukusukela ngetlhagwini ukuyela ngelwandle elisemrhobeni weJordani emathomeni wentaba iPisiga.
