UDUTERONOMI 8

₁Nitjheje ukwenza yoke imiyalo enginiyala ngayo namhlanje ukuze niphile, nande, beningene nithumbe inarha uSomnini afunga bonyana uzayinikela aboyihlomkhulu. ₂Nikhumbule yoke indlela uSomnini uZimenu anirhole ngayo eminyakeni ematjhumi amane erhalawumbeni. Wanithoba lokha nakanihlolako bonyana azi okuseenhliziywenu zenu nokobana nizakulalela imiyalwakhe namkha njani. ₃Ngambala wanithoba ngokunibulalisa ngendlala. Wanondla ngemana ebeningayazi, ngitjho naboyihlomkhulu bebangayazi ukuze anifundise bonyana umuntu akaphili ngesikwa kwaphela kodwana uphila nangelinye nelinye ilizwi eliphuma emlonyeni kaSomnini. ₄Kiyo yoke leminyaka ematjhumi amane, izambatho zenu azange zirhaluke neenyawo zenu azange zivuvuke. ₅Yazini-ke eenhliziyweni zenu bonyana njengobaba nakhalima umntwanakhe, ngokunjalo noZimu uyanikhalima. ₆Ngalokho gcinani imiyalo kaSomnini uZimenu ngokukhamba eendleleni zakhe nangokumesaba. ₇USomnini uZimenu uniletha enarheni ehle, inarha enemilanjana neeyalu, okutjho amanzi avinyilika emirhobeni neentabeni, ₈inarha yekoroyi nebhali, iindiribe, amakhiwani namarharinada, inarha yeliju namafutha we-oliva, ₉inarha lapha nizagoma khona isikwa singapheli, lapha ningekhe naswela khona, inarha lapha amatje wakhona kungewesimbi, lapha ningemba khona ikoporo emibundwini yakhona. ₁₀Nizagoma nibethe esimonyongwana, nikhakhazise uSomnini uZimenu ngobuhle benarha aniphe yona.

₁₁Yelelani bona ningakhohlwa uSomnini uZimenu ngokungalaleli imiyalwakhe, imithethwakhe kanye neemiso zakhe enginiyala ngazo namhlanje. ₁₂Nasele nigome nasutha, nakha iinkumba zamabono benahlala kizo, ₁₃nalokha iinkomo, izimvu neembuzi zenu nasele zandile, isiliva negolide lenu nalo landile nakho koke eninakho sele kwandile, ₁₄ningazikhukhumezi, nikhohlwe uSomnini uZimenu owanikhupha eGibhide ekumbeni yobukhoboka. ₁₅Iye, uSomnini owanirhola erhalawumbeni elikhulu nelesabekako elineenyoka ezinesihlungu nabofezela kanye nequlwani eyomileko lapha bekunganamanzi khona, wanipha amanzi ngitjho edwaleni. ₁₆Wanondla niserhalawumbeni ngemana naboyihlomkhulu abangayaziko ukuze anithobe abe anizizinye, kuthi ekugcineni nizuze. ₁₇Ningathi eenhliziyweni zenu: “Umnono ongaka lo, kazi mjuluko wamandla nezandla zethu.” ₁₈Kodwana khumbulani uSomnini uZimenu ngombana nguye onipha amandla wokufumana umnono ukuze aqinisekise isivumelwano sakhe asifunga kiboyihlomkhulu njengombana kunjalo namhlanje. ₁₉Yazini bonyana nange ningakhohlwa uSomnini uZimenu, nidlhemadlheme ngemva kwabosingazimu, nibalotjhe benibakhothamele, ngiyafunga namhlanje bona nizakubhubha nya. ₂₀Iye, nizakubhubha njengezizwe uSomnini azibhubhise phambi kwenu ngombana anilaleli ilizwi lakaSomnini uZimenu.