UDUTERONOMI 9

₁Yizwa, Israyeli: Wena uyakuwela iJordani namuhla, ungene udle izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe, imizi emikhulu nebiyelwe kuze kube-sezulwini,

₂abantu abakhulu nabade, amadodana ama-Anaki owaziyo, ozwile ngawo ukuthi: Ngubani ongema phambi kwamadodana ka-Anaki na?

₃Yazi-ke namuhla ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguye owela ngaphambi kwakho njengomlilo oqedayo; uyakubachitha, abanqobe, wena ubaxoshe, ubabhubhise masinyane, njengalokho ebekhuluma kuwe uJehova.

₄Ungakhulumi enhliziyweni yakho, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho esebaxoshile ngaphambi kwakho, ngokuthi: Ngenxa yokulunga kwami uJehova ungingenisile ukuba ngidle lelizwe, ingani kungenxa yobubi balezozizwe uJehova azixosha phambi kwakho.

₅Akungokulunga kwakho noma ngobuqotho benhliziyo yakho ungena ulidle izwe lazo, kepha kungobubi balezozizwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azixosha phambi kwakho nangokuba eyakuliqinisa izwi uJehova alifungela oyihlo, oAbrahama, noIsaka, noJakobe.

₆Yazi-ke ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akakuniki lelizwe elihle ukuba ulidle ngenxa yokulunga kwakho, ngokuba uyisizwe esintamo ilukhuni.

₇Khumbula, ungakhohlwa ukuthi wamthukuthelisa uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ehlane; kusukela osukwini owaphuma ngalo ezweni laseGibithe waze wafika kulendawo nanizingé nihlubuka kuJehova.

₈NaseHorebe namthukuthelisa uJehova, uJehova wanithukuthelela ukuba anibhubhise.

₉Lapho sengikhuphukele entabeni ukuba ngamukele izibhebhe zamatshe, izibhebhe zesivumelwano uJehova asenza nani, ngahlala entabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane; angidlanga-sinkwa, angiphuzanga-manzi.

₁₀UJehova wanginika lezozibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe, zilotshwé ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu; kwakulotshwé kuzona njengamazwi onke uJehova awakhuluma kini entabeni, ephakathi komlilo ngosuku lokuhlangana.

₁₁Kwathi ngasekupheleni kwezinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane uJehova wanginika izibhebhe zombili zamatshe, izibhebhe zesivumelwano.

₁₂UJehova wathi kimi: Vuka wehle lapha masinyane, ngokuba abantu bakho owabakhipha eGibithe bonile, baphambukile masinyane endleleni engabayala ngayo; bazenzele isithombe esibunjiweyo.

₁₃UJehova wabuye wakhuluma kimi, wathi: Ngibabonile lababantu; bheka, bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni;

₁₄ngiyeke ukuba ngibabhubhise, ngesule igama labo phansi kwezulu, ngenze wena ube-yisizwe esinamandla nesikhulu kunabo.

₁₅Ngase ngiphenduka ngehla entabeni, intaba yavutha umlilo; izibhebhe zombili zesivumelwano zazisezandleni zami zombili.

₁₆Ngase ngibheka, ngabona ukuthi nanonile kuJehova; nanizenzele ithole elibunjiweyo; naniphambukile masinyane endleleni uJehova abeniyalé ngayo.

₁₇Ngathatha-ke izibhebhe zombili, ngazilahla ezandleni zami zombili, ngazaphula phambi kwamehlo enu.

₁₈Ngawela phansi phambi kukaJehova njengakuqala izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane; angidlanga-sinkwa, angiphuzanga-manzi ngenxa yaso sonke isono senu enona ngaso ngokwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova ukuba nimthukuthelise.

₁₉Ngokuba ngangesaba intukuthelo nolaka uJehova anithukuthelela ngakho ukuba anibhubhise, kepha uJehova wangizwa nangalesosikhathi.

₂₀UJehova wathukuthelela kakhulu uAroni ukuba ambhubhise; ngamkhulekela uAroni ngalesosikhathi.

₂₁Ngase ngithatha isono senu, ithole enanilenzile, ngalishisa ngomlilo, ngaligxoba, ngaligayisisa laze laba-njengothuli, ngaphonsa uthuli lwalo emfudlaneni owehla entabeni.

₂₂EThabehera naseMasa naseKibiroti-Hathawa namthukuthelisa uJehova.

₂₃Nalapho uJehova enithuma, nisuka eKadeshi-Barineya, ngokuthi: Khuphukani, nilidle izwe engininiké lona, nahlubuka ezwini likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, anikholwanga nguye, analalela izwi lakhe.

₂₄Nimhlubukile uJehova kusukela osukwini enganiqabuka ngalo.

₂₅Ngawela phansi phambi kukaJehova lezozinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane engawa ngazo, ngokuba uJehova wayeshilo ukuthi uyakunibhubhisa.

₂₆Ngakhuleka kuJehova, ngathi: Jehova Nkulunkulu, ungabhubhisi abantu bakho nefa lakho olihlengile ngobukhulu bakho, walikhipha eGibithe ngesandla esinamandla.

₂₇Khumbula izinceku zakho oAbrahama, noIsaka, noJakobe, ungabhekinkani yalababantu, nabubi babo, nasono sabo,

₂₈funa izwe owasikhipha kulo lithi: Lokhu uJehova wayengenamandla okubangenisa ezweni abathembisé lona nangokuba wabazonda, ubakhiphile ukuba ababulale ehlane.

₂₉Nokho bangabantu bakho nefa lakho owalikhipha ngamandla akho amakhulu nangengalo yakho eyeluliweyo.