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₁UJehova wathi kuMose: Zibazele izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezokuqala, ngilobe ezibhebheni amazwi ayesezibhebheni zokuqala owazaphulayo.

₂Mawube usulungele kusasa, ukhuphukele entabeni yaseSinayi ekuseni, ume khona phambi kwami esiqongweni sentaba.

₃Akuyikukhuphuka-muntu nawe, kungabonakali-muntu entabeni yonke, futhi kungaklabi-zimvu nazinkomo ngaphambi kwaleyontaba.

₄Wayesebaza izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezokuqala; uMose wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wakhuphukela entabeni yaseSinayi, njengalokho uJehova emyalile; waphatha ngesandla sakhe izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe.

₅UJehova wehla ngefu, wema naye lapho, wamemezela igama likaJehova.

₆UJehova wadlula phambi kwakhe, wamemeza wathi: NguJehova! NguJehova! NguNkulunkulu ogcwele isihe, onomusa, ophuza ukuthukuthela, novamé ubumnene neqiniso,

₇ogcinela abayizinkulungwane umusa, othethelela ububi neziphambeko nezono, ongayikuyekela onecala, ehambela ububi bawoyise kubantwana nakubantwana babantwana, kwabesizukulwane sesithathu nesesine.

₈UMose washesha wakhothamela emhlabathini, wakhuleka.

₉Wathi: Nkosi, uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, iNkosi mayihambe iphakathi kwethu, ngokuba bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni; usithethelele ububi bethu nokona kwethu, usithabathe sibeyifa lakho.

₁₀Wayesethi: Bheka, ngiyenza isivumelwano; phambi kwabantu bonke bakho ngiyakuzenza izimangaliso ezingazange zenziwe emhlabeni wonke nakusiphi isizwe; bonke abantu okhona phakathi kwabo bayakuwubona umsebenzi kaJehova, ngokuba kuyesabeka lokhu engikwenza kuwe.

₁₁Qaphela lokhu engikuyala ngakho namuhla: bheka, ngixosha phambi kwakho ama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi.

₁₂Xwaya ukuba ungasenzi isivumelwano nabakhileyo ezweni oya kulo, funa babe-lugibe kuwe.

₁₃Kepha niyakuwadiliza ama-altare abo, niziphahlaze izinsika zabo, nibagawule oAshera* babo,

₁₄ngokuba awuyikukhonza omunye unkulunkulu, lokhu uJehova, igama lakhe linguMhawu, unguNkulunkulu onomhawu,

₁₅funa wenze isivumelwano nabakhileyo ezweni, baye baphinge nawonkulunkulu babo, bahlabele onkulunkulu babo, omunye akumeme, udle umhlatshelo wakhe,

₁₆uthathele amadodana akho amadodakazi abo, amadodakazi abo aye aphinge nawonkulunkulu babo, enze ukuba amadodana akho aye aphinge nawonkulunkulu babo.

₁₇Awuyikuzenzela onkulunkulu ababunjiweyo.

₁₈Umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo wowugcina. Uyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, njengalokho ngakuyala, ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo senyanga ka-Abibi, ngokuba ngenyanga ka-Abibi waphuma eGibithe.

₁₉Konke okuvula isizalo kungokwami, nawo onke amaduna ezinkomo zakho, amazibulo ezinkomo nawezimvu.

₂₀Kepha izibulo lembongolo wolihlenga ngewundlu; uma ungalihlengi, ulaphule intamo. Amazibulo onke amadodana akho wowahlenga, kungabonakalimuntu phambi kwami engaphethe-lutho.

₂₁Wosebenza izinsuku eziyisithupha, uphumule ngosuku lwesikhombisa; uyakuphumula ngesikhathi sokulima nangokuvuna.

₂₂Uyakugcina umkhosi wamasonto, owolibo lukakolweni ovuniweyo, nomkhosi wokuvuna ngasekupheleni komnyaka.

₂₃Kathathu ngomnyaka abesilisa bakho bonke bayakubonakala phambi kweNkosi uJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.

₂₄Ngokuba ngiyakuxosha izizwe phambi kwakho, ngandise imikhawulo yakho; akuyikubakho-muntu olifisa izwe lakho, nxa ukhuphuka uya ukubonakala phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kathathu ngomnyaka.

₂₅Awuyikunikela ngegazi lomhlatshelo womkhosi wephasika kuze kuse.

₂₆Izandulela zolibo lwezwe lakho woziyisa endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Awuyikupheka izinyane lembuzi obisini lukanina.

₂₇UJehova wathi kuMose: Zilobele lawamazwi, ngokuba ngokwalawamazwi ngenzile isivumelwano nawe nabakwaIsrayeli.

₂₈Wayelapho noJehova izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, kadlanga-lutho, kaphuzanga-manzi. Waloba ezibhebheni amazwi esivumelwano, imiyalelo eyishumi.

₂₉Kwathi uMose esehla entabeni yaseSinayi, izibhebhe zombili zobufakazi zisesandleni sikaMose esehla entabeni, uMose wayengazi ukuthi isikhumba sobuso bakhe sasikhazimula ngenxa yokukhuluma kwakhe naye.

₃₀Bathi uAroni nabo bonke abantwana bakwaIsrayeli bembona uMose, bheka, isikhumba sobuso bakhe sasikhazimula, besaba ukusondela kuye.

₃₁UMose wayesebabiza; uAroni nazo zonke izinduna zenhlangano babuyela-ke kuye; uMose wayesekhuluma kubo.

₃₂Ngasemuva bonke abantwana bakwaIsrayeli basondela, wabayala ngakho konke uJehova akukhulumé kuye entabeni yaseSinayi.

₃₃UMose eseqedile ukukhuluma nabo, wafaka iveli ebusweni bakhe.

₃₄Kepha uMose esezakungena phambi kukaJehova ukukhuluma naye, walikhumula iveli waze waphuma; waphuma, wakhuluma kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli lokho akuyalelweyo.

₃₅Abantwana bakwaIsrayeli babubona ubuso bukaMose ukuthi isikhumba sobuso bukaMose sasikhazimula; uMose wayesebuye walifaka iveli ebusweni bakhe waze wangena ukuyokhuluma naye.