UDUTERONOMI 11

₁Ngalokho wothanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ugcine imfanelo yakhe, nezimiso zakhe, nezahlulelo zakhe, nemiyalo yakhe izinsuku zonke.

₂Yazini namuhla — ngokuba angikhulumi kubantwana benu abangazanga nabangabonanga ukulaya kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu — ubukhulu bakhe, nesandla sakhe esinamandla, nengalo yakhe eyeluliweyo,

₃nezibonakaliso zakhe, nezenzo zakhe owazenza phakathi kweGibithe kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe nakulo lonke izwe lakhe,

₄nowakwenzayo kuyo impi yaseGibithe, nakuwo amahashi abo, nakuzo izinqola zabo, nokwenza kwakhe ukuba amanzi oLwandle oluBomvu abaminze ekunixosheni kwabo, nokubabhubhisa kukaJehova kuze kube-namuhla,

₅nowakwenzayo kuwe ehlane naze nafika kulendawo,

₆nowakwenzayo kuDathani nakuAbiramu amadodana kaEliyabe kaRubeni ukuthi umhlaba wavula umlomo wawo, wabagwinya nabendlu yabo, namatende abo, nayo yonke imfuyo eyabalandelayo phakathi kwabo bonke abakwaIsrayeli.

₇Ngokuba amehlo enu abonile zonke izenzo ezinkulu zikaJehova azenzileyo.

₈Ngalokho niyakugcina yonke imiyalo engikuyala ngayo namuhla ukuba nibe-namandla, ningene nilidle izwe eniwela ukuya kulo ukulidla,

₉nokuba nandise izinsuku zenu ezweni uJehova alifungela oyihlo ukubanika lona nenzalo yabo, izwe elivamé ubisi nezinyosi.

₁₀Ngokuba izwe ongena kulo ukulidla alinjengezwe laseGibithe enaphuma kulo, lapho wahlwanyela khona imbewu yakho, wayinisela ngonyawo lwakho njengesivande semifino,

₁₁kepha izwe eniya kulo ukulidla liyizwe lezintaba nelezigodi, liphuza amanzi emvula yezulu,

₁₂izwe elinakekelwa nguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; amehlo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akulo njalo, kusukela ekuqaleni komnyaka kuze kube-sekupheleni komnyaka.

₁₃Kuyakuthi uma nilalela nokulalela imiyalo yami enginiyala ngayo namuhla ukuba nimthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nimkhonze ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu nangawo wonke umphefumulo wenu,

₁₄ngiyakuninika imvula yezwe lakini ngesikhathi sayo, imvula yokuqala nemvula yamuva, ukuba ubuthe amabele akho, newayini lakho, namafutha akho.

₁₅Ngiyakunika izinkomo zakho utshani emadlelweni akho; uyakudla, usuthe.

₁₆Xwayani funa inhliziyo yenu ikhohliswe, niphambuke, nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu, nikhuleke kubo,

₁₇intukuthelo kaJehova inivuthele, avale izulu, ukuze kungabikho-mvula, izwe lingabe lisathela izithelo zalo, niphele masinyane ezweni elihle uJehova aninika lona.

₁₈Niyakuwabeka lawamazwi ami enhliziyweni yenu nasemphefumulweni wenu, niwabophe abe-luphawu esandleni senu, abe-yisikhumbuzo phakathi kwamehlo enu.

₁₉Niyakuwafundisa abantwana benu, ukhulume ngawo, lapho uhlezi endlini yakho, nalapho uhamba endleleni, nalapho ulala, nalapho uvuka.

₂₀Uyakuwaloba ezinsikeni zomnyango wendlu yakho nasemasangweni akho

₂₁ukuba zandiswe izinsuku zakho nezinsuku zabantwana benu ezweni uJehova alifungela oyihlo ukubanika lona, njengezinsuku zezulu phezu komhlaba.

₂₂Ngokuba uma nigcina nokugcina yonke lemiyalo enginiyala ngayo ukuba niyenze, nimthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nihambe ngazo zonke izindlela zakhe, ninamathele kuye,

₂₃uJehova uyakuzixosha zonke lezizizwe phambi kwenu, nizidle izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunani.

₂₄Yonke indawo lapho amathe onyawo lwakho eyakunyathela khona iyakuba-ngeyenu, kusukela ehlane naseLebanoni naseMfuleni, umfula uEwufrathe, kuze kube-selwandle olungasemuva, lube-ngumkhawulo wenu.

₂₅Akuyikubakho-muntu ongema phambi kwenu; uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyakubeka ingebhe novalo ngani ezweni lonke eniyakunyathela kulo, njengalokho akhuluma kini.

₂₆Bheka, ngibeka phambi kwakho namuhla isibusiso nesiqalekiso,

₂₇isibusiso, uma niyilalela imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu enginiyala ngayo namuhla,

₂₈nesiqalekiso, uma ningayilaleli imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, kepha niphambuka endleleni enginiyala ngayo namuhla, ukulandela abanye onkulunkulu eningabaziyo.

₂₉Kuyakuthi lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakukungenisa ezweni oya kulo ukulidla, usibeke isibusiso entabeni yaseGerizimu nesiqalekiso entabeni yase-Ebali.

₃₀Angithi ziphesheya kweJordani ngalaphaya kwendlela yasentshonalanga ezweni lamaKhanani ahlala eAraba, malungana neGiligali ngaseceleni kwamaoki* aseMore na?

₃₁Ngokuba niyakuwela iJordani, ningene ukulidla izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninika lona, nilidle, nihlale kulo.

₃₂Niyakugcina ukuzenza zonke izimiso nezahlulelo engizibeka phambi kwenu namuhla.