ULEVITIKUSI 26

₁Ningenzi izithombe, ningamisi izithombe ezibaziweyo noma insika; ningabeki itshe elinemifanekiso ezweni lakini ukukhothamela kulo; ngokuba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.

₂Anogcina amasabatha ami, nihloniphe indlu yami engcwele; nginguJehova.

₃Uma nihamba ngezimiso zami, nigcine imiyalo yami, niyenze,

₄ngiyakuninika imvula ngesikhathi sayo, izwe lithele ukudla kwalo, imithi yasendle ithele izithelo zayo.

₅Ukubhula kwenu kuyakufinyelela ekuvunweni kwemivini, ukuvunwa kwemivini kuyakufinyelela esikhathini sokulima; niyakudla isinkwa senu, nisuthe, nihlale ezweni lakini nilondekile.

₆Ngiyakunika ukuthula ezweni, nilale phansi ningesatshiswa-muntu; ngiyakuqothula izilwane ezimbi ezweni, nenkemba ayiyikudabula ezweni lakini.

₇Niyakuxosha izitha zenu, ziwe phambi kwenu ngenkemba.

₈Abayisihlanu kini bayakuxosha abayikhulu, nabayikhulu kini bayakuxosha izinkulungwane eziyishumi, izitha zenu ziwe phambi kwenu ngenkemba.

₉Ngiyakuninaka, nginenze ukuba nizale, nande, ngimise isivumelwano sami nani.

₁₀Niyakudla unyasa omdala, nikhiphe unyasa ngenxa yokusha.

₁₁Ngiyakubeka itabernakele* lami phakathi kwenu, umphefumulo wami awuyikunengwa yinina.

₁₂Ngiyakuhamba phakathi kwenu, ngibe-nguNkulunkulu wenu, nibe-ngabantu bami.

₁₃NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu owanikhipha ezweni laseGibithe ukuba ningabi-yizigqila zabo; ngaphulile izikeyi* zejoka lenu, ngenza ukuba nihambe niluleme.

₁₄Kepha uma ningalaleli, ningayenzi yonke lemiyalo,

₁₅uma nilahla izimiso zami, uma umphefumulo wenu unengwa yizahlulelo zami, ukuze ningayenzi yonke imiyalo yami, kepha naphule isivumelwano sami,

₁₆nami ngiyakwenza lokhu kini; ngiyakunehlisela ingebhe nesifuba nomkhuhlane oyakuqeda amehlo, udangalise umphefumulo; niyakuhlwanyela ngeze imbewu yenu, ngokuba izitha zenu ziyakuyidla.

₁₇Ngiyakubeka ubuso bami bumelane nani, nibulawe phambi kwezitha zenu; abanizondayo bayakubusa phezu kwenu, nibaleke ningaxoshwa-muntu.

₁₈Kepha uma ningangilaleli nangalezozinto, ngiyakubuye nginishaye kasikhombisa ngezono zenu.

₁₉Ngiyakwaphula ukuzidla kwamandla enu, ngenze izulu lenu libe-njengensimbi, nomhlabathi wenu ube-njengethusi.

₂₀Amandla enu ayakuchithwa ngeze, ngokuba izwe lakini aliyikuthela ukudla kwalo, nemithi yezwe ayiyikuthela izithelo zayo.

₂₁Uma nihamba niphambene nami, ningangilaleli, ngiyakubuye nginehlisele izinhlupheko ziphindwe kasikhombisa njengezono zenu.

₂₂Ngiyakuthuma phakathi kwenu izilo zasendle eziyakunaphuca abantwana benu, zibulale izinkomo zenu, zininciphise, izindlela zenu zibe-yihlane.

₂₃Kepha uma ningaxwayiswa yimi ngalezozinto, kodwa nihamba niphambene nami,

₂₄nami ngiyakuhamba ngiphambene nani, nginishaye, yebo, mina, kasikhombisa ngezono zenu.

₂₅Ngiyakunehlisela inkemba yempindiselo eyakuphindisela isivumelwano sami; senibuthelwe emizini yenu, ngiyakuthuma isifo phakathi kwenu, ninikelwe esandleni sesitha.

₂₆Nxa ngaphula uzime lwesinkwa, abesifazane abayishumi bayakupheka isinkwa sakho eziko linye, babuyise isinkwa senu ngesisindo; niyakudla ningasuthi.

₂₇Kepha uma ningangilaleli nangazo zonke lezozinto, kodwa nihamba niphambene nami,

₂₈nami ngiyakuhamba ngiphambene nani ngokufutheka, ngikushaye kasikhombisa ngezono zakho.

₂₉Niyakudla inyama yamadodana enu, nenyama yamadodakazi enu niyakuyidla.

₃₀Ngiyakuchitha izindawo zenu eziphakemeyo, nginqume ama-altare enu empepho, ngilahle izidumbu zenu phezu kwezidumbu zezithombe zenu; umphefumulo wami uyakunengwa yinina.

₃₁Ngiyakuyenza imizi yenu ibe-yizwekufa, ngizenze izindlu zenu ezingcwele zibe-yincithakalo; angisayikuhogela unqambothi lwamaphunga lwenu olumnandi.

₃₂Ngiyakulenza izwe libe-yincithakalo; izitha zenu ezihlala kulo ziyakumangala ngakho.

₃₃Nina-ke ngiyakunihlakazela ezizweni, ngihoshe inkemba emva kwenu, izwe lakini libe-yincithakalo, nemizi yenu ibe-yizwekufa.

₃₄Khona izwe liyakuthokoza ngamasabatha alo ngesikhathi lihlezi lichithekile, nina nisekhona ezweni lezitha zenu; khona izwe liyakuphumula, lithokoze ngamasabatha alo.

₃₅Ngesikhathi lihlezi lichithekile liyakuphumula, lokhokuphumula elalingenakho ngamasabatha enu, lapho nanisahlezi kulo.

₃₆Abaseleyo bakini ngiyakubehlisela itwetwe ezinhliziyweni zabo emazweni ezitha zabo; ubuhashahasha beqabunga elinyakaziswayo buyakubaxosha, babaleke njengalokhu umuntu ebalekela inkemba, bawe bengaxoshwa-muntu.

₃₇Bayakukhubeka, omunye phezu komunye, kungathi kuphambi kwenkemba, bengaxoshwa-muntu; aniyikubanamandla okuma phambi kwezitha zenu.

₃₈Niyakubhubha phakathi kwezizwe, izwe lezitha zenu linidle.

₃₉Abaseleyo bakini bayakonda ngobubi babo emazweni ezitha zenu, nangobubi bawoyise bayakonda kanye nabo.

₄₀Bayakuvuma ububi babo nobubi bawoyise ngeziphambeko zabo abaphambeka ngazo kimi, nokuthi njengokuba bahamba bephambene nami,

₄₁nami ngahamba ngiphambene nabo, ngabayisa ezweni lezitha zabo; umake izinhliziyo zabo ezingasokile zithobeka, besamukela isijeziso sobubi babo,

₄₂ngiyakukhumbula isivumelwano sami noJakobe; nesivumelwano sami noIsaka, nesivumelwano sami noAbrahama ngiyakusikhumbula, ngilikhumbule nezwe.

₄₃Izwe liyakushiywa yibo, lithokoze ngamasabatha alo, lisahlezi lichithekile, lingenabo; bayakwamukela isijeziso sobubi babo, ngokuba, yebo, ngokuba balahla izahlulelo zami nangokuba umphefumulo wabo wanengwa yizimiso zami.

₄₄Kepha uma kunjalo, sebekhona ezweni lezitha zabo, angiyikubalahla, nginganengwa yibo, ukuze ngibaqothule, ngisaphule isivumelwano sami nabo, ngokuba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo;

₄₅kepha ngenxa yabo ngiyakukhumbula isivumelwano sawokhokho babo engabakhipha ezweni laseGibithe emehlweni ezizwe ukuba ngibe-nguNkulunkulu wabo; nginguJehova.

₄₆Lezo ziyizimiso nezahlulelo nemithetho akwenzayo uJehova phakathi kwakhe nabantwana bakwaIsrayeli entabeni yaseSinayi ngesandla sikaMose.