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₁“Wakuba ungenile wema kwelo lizwe uliphiwa *nguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, ₂umntu ngamnye aze athathe ibhaskiti, afake ulibo lwento nganye ayilimileyo, aye nayo kuloo ndawo yonqulo yalathwe nguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho ukuzinzisa igama lakhe. ₃Akufika ke uya kuya kumbingeleli osesikhundleni ngelo xesha, afike athi kuye: ‘Ngoku ndivakalisa kuNdikhoyo uThixo wam ukuba ndingenile kwelo lizwe wayethembise ngesifungo ukusinika lona koobawo-mkhulu.’

₄“Ke yena umbingeleli lowo uya kuyithatha ibhaskiti leyo, ayibeke phambi kweqonga lamadini kaNdikhoyo uThixo wakho. ₅Apho ke phambi koNdikhoyo uThixo wakho wena uya kucengceleza la mazwi, uthi: ‘Ubawo-mkhulu wayesisibhadu-bhadu esiphaleleyo somAram esafuduka saya kuphambukela kwelaseJiputa. Ewe, babembalwa ukuya kwabo, kodwa babuya sebesisizwe esikhulu esomeleleyo. ₆AmaJiputa asiphatha gadalala, asinyanzela ukuba sisebenze sibulaleka. ₇Ke thina sazibika kuNdikhoyo uThixo woobawo-mkhulu. Yena wasiva isikhalo sethu, wakubona oko kubandezeleka, naloo hambo-nzima, ngokunjalo nengcinezelo esasikuyo. ₈Ngobo bungangamsha naloo mandla akhe ke wasikhupha kwelaseJiputa. Wenza imiqondiso nemimangaliso, wabetha kwehla izinto ezirhwaqelisayo. ₉Wasithatha ke waza kusibeka apha, wasinika eli lizwe lobisi nobusi. ₁₀Ngoko ke ngoku, Ndikhoyo, ndikuphathele olu libo lwesivuno somhlaba ondiphe wona.’

“Wakuba utshilo ke, ibhaskiti leyo uya kuyibeka phantsi apho phambi koNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, umnqule. ₁₁Ewe, vuya, ube nemincili ngenxa yendyebo wena nendlu yakho akunike yona uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho. NabaLevi kunye nabangeneleli abahlala apho phakathi kwenu mababe nenxaxheba apho kulo msitho.

₁₂“Njalo kunyaka wesithathu, ongunyaka wezishumi, khupha isishumi sesivuno sakho, usinike abaLevi, nabangeneleli, neenkedama, nabahlolokazi, khon' ukuze bathi xa bebonke, kuzo zonke izixeko, batye banele. Wakuba wenjenjalo ke ₁₃thetha noNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, uthi: ‘Ngoku ke ndiyikhuphile inxaxheba yakho; ndiyiphe abaLevi, nabangeneleli, neenkedama, nabahlolokazi, ngokomyalelo owandinika wona. Ewe, andiphambukanga okanye ndilibale namnye kwimiyalelo yakho ngesishumi. ₁₄Andityanga nento le kuso xa ndandizilile; andakhupha nento le kuso kowam umzi xa *ndandinomlaza; futhi andithathanga nento le kuso ndenza idini labangasekhoyo. Ndikuthobele, Ndikhoyo Thixo wam. Ewe, ndenze konke obundiyalele kona mayela nesishumi. ₁₅Ngoko ke khawondele ezantsi ukwelo khaya lakho likhethekileyo – izulu – ujonge usapho lwakho amaSirayeli, uwathi jize ngamathamsanqa, ngokunjalo nalo mhlaba usiphe wona. Ewe, yenza ngokwesifungo sakho koobawo-mkhulu – nditsho eso selizwe eliphuphuma ubisi nobusi.’ ”

₁₆“Namhlanje ke *uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu uniyalela ukuba niyithobele yonke imimiselo nemithetho yakhe. Ewe, nyanisekani niyithobele ngomxhelo wenu uphela.

₁₇“Ngokunjalo ke namhlanje niyivakalisile into yokuba uNdikhoyo nguThixo wenu; futhi nithembisile ukuba niya kumthobela, niyenze imimiselo nemiyalelo nemithetho yakhe. ₁₈Kunamhlanje nje ke uNdikhoyo uyivakalisile into yokuba unamkele naba ngabantu bakhe ncakasana ngokwesithembiso sakhe; ngoko ke uyaniyala, uthi yithobeleni imiyalelo yakhe. ₁₉Ke yena uya kuniphakamisa, nibe ngaphezu kwazo zonke izizwe awazidalayo, khon' ukuze nityibele nibonga nilizisele udumo nesithozela igama lakhe. Ngenene niya kuba ngabantu bakaNdikhoyo uThixo wenu ngokomlomo wakhe.”