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₁Awuyikuthutha indaba yamanga, ungafaki isandla sakho kubo ababi, ube-ngufakazi wamanga.

₂Awuyikulandela umbimbi ukuyokwenza okubi, ungafakazi ecaleni ngokulandela umbimbi, uphendukezele isahlulelo;

₃nompofu awuyikumvuna ecaleni lakhe.

₄Uma ufumana inkabi yesitha sakho noma imbongolo yaso iduka, woyibuyisela nokuyibuyisela kuso.

₅Uma ubona imbongolo yalowo okuzondayo ilele phansi komthwalo wayo, wena-ke besewukhetha ukuyiyeka, woyikhumula nokuyikhumula ninaye.

₆Awuyikuphendukezela isahlulelo sompofu wakho ecaleni lakhe.

₇Deda ube-kude nendaba yamanga; ungambulali ongenacala nolungileyo, ngokuba angiyikumyeka owonileyo.

₈Awuyikwamukela isipho, ngokuba isipho siphuphuthekisa ababonayo, siphendukezele amazwi olungileyo.

₉Awuyikumcindezela umfokazi, ngokuba niyazi inhliziyo yomfokazi, lokhu naningabafokazi ezweni laseGibithe.

₁₀Iminyaka eyisithupha uyakutshala izwe lakho, uvune izithelo zalo,

₁₁kepha ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uyakuliyeka libe-yifusi ukuba abampofu babantu bakho badle; abakushiyayo makudliwe yizilwane zasendle; wenze njalo nangesivini sakho nangeminqumo yakho.

₁₂Izinsuku eziyisithupha wosebenza umsebenzi wakho, uphumule ngosuku lwesikhombisa ukuba inkabi yakho nembongolo yakho ziphumule, bahlunyelelwe indodana yencekukazi yakho nomfokazi.

₁₃Qaphelani konke lokho engikushilo kini, ningaphathi igama labanye onkulunkulu; lingezwakali liphuma emlonyeni wakho.

₁₄Kathathu ngomnyaka wongigcinela umkhosi.

₁₅Uzakugcina umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo, udle isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, njengalokho ngakuyala, ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo senyanga ka-Abibi, ngokuba waphuma ngayo eGibithe, kungabonakali-muntu phambi kwami ongaphethelutho,

₁₆nomkhosi wokuvuna wolibo lwemisebenzi yakho oyihlwanyelayo ensimini, nomkhosi wokubutha ngasekupheleni komnyaka, lapho ubutha imisebenzi yakho ensimini.

₁₇Kathathu ngomnyaka bonke abesilisa bakho bayakubonakala phambi kweNkosi uJehova.

₁₈Awuyikunikela ngegazi lomhlatshelo wami kanye nesinkwa esivutshelweyo. Amanoni omkhosi wami awayikusala bonke ubusuku kuze kuse.

₁₉Ukuqala kolibo lwezwe lakho wokuletha endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Awuyikupheka izinyane lembuzi obisini lukanina.

₂₀Bheka, ngiyathuma ingelosi phambi kwakho ukuba ikulondoloze endleleni, ikuyise endaweni engiyilungisileyo.

₂₁Yiqaphele, ulalele izwi layo, ungayicunuli, lokhu ayiyikuthethelela iziphambeko zenu, ngokuba igama lami likuyo.

₂₂Kepha uma ulalela nokulalela izwi layo, ukwenze konke engikukhulumayo, ngiyakuba-yisitha sezitha zakho, ngiphambane nabaphambana nawe.

₂₃Ngokuba ingelosi yami izakuhamba phambi kwakho, ikuyise kuwo ama-Amori, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaKhanani, namaHivi, namaJebusi. Ngiyakubachitha.

₂₄Awuyikubakhothamela onkulunkulu babo, ungabakhonzi, ungenzi njengokwemisebenzi yabo, kepha wobachitha impela, ubhidlize izithombe zabo.

₂₅Niyakumkhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, abusise ukudla kwenu namanzi enu; ngiyakususa izifo phakathi kwenu.

₂₆Akuyikuba-khona ophunzayo noyinyumba ezweni lakini; ngiyakuliphelelisa inani lezinsuku zakho.

₂₇Ngiyakuthuma ukwesabeka kwami phambi kwakho, ngibasanganise bonke abantu ozakufika kubo, ngenze ukuba zonke izitha zakho zikufulathele.

₂₈Ngiyakuthuma iminyovu phambi kwakho eyakuxosha amaHivi, namaKhanani, namaHeti phambi kwakho.

₂₉Angiyikubaxosha phambi kwakho ngomnyaka owodwa, funa izwe libe-yihlane, izilwane zasendle zikwandele.

₃₀Ngiyakubaxosha phambi kwakho kancane kancane, ukuze wande, udle ifa lezwe.

₃₁Ngiyakumisa imikhawulo yakho, kusukela eLwandle oluBomvu kuze kufike elwandle lamaFilisti, kusukela ehlane kuze kube-semfuleni, ngokuba ngiyakunikela esandleni sakho abakhé kulelozwe, wena ubaxoshe phambi kwakho.

₃₂Awuyikwenza-sivumelwano nabo nawonkulunkulu babo.

₃₃Abayikuhlala ezweni lakini, funa bakwenze ukuba wone kimi, ngokuba uma ubakhonza onkulunkulu babo, kuyakuba-lugibe kuwe.