Iinthelo zokuthoma neminikelo yokwetjhumi
1Nawufika enarheni uSomnini uZimakho akunikela yona kobana ibe lilifa lakho bese uyayithumba, uhlale kiyo, 2uzakuthatha ezinye zazo zoke iinthelo zokuthoma zequlwanakho, ozivuna enarhenakho oyiphiwe nguSomnini uZimakho, uzifake ngesiqwebini, uye endaweni ezakukhethwa nguSomnini uZimakho kobana ajamise ibizo lakhe lapho. 3Uye kumphristi osesikhundleni ngesikhatheso, uthi kuye: “Ngimemezela ilangeli kuSomnini uZimakho kobana ngifikile enarheni uSomnini ayifungela kibobamkhulu kobana uzanginikela yona.” 4Yeke umphristi uzakuthatha isiqwebu esandleni sakho asibeke phambi kwe-aldari lakaSomnini uZimakho.
5Uzakuvuma phambi kwakaSomnini uZimakho uthi: “Ubaba gade amAramiya onguzulani, wehlela eGibhide waba sikhonzi lapho, umndenakhe ulidlanzana. Lapho wanda waba sisizwe esikhulu, okutjho esinamandla nesinengi ngesibalo. 6AmaGibhide thina asiphatha kumbi, asigandelela, asithwesa umthwalo obudisi. 7Salila kuSomnini uZimu wabobamkhulu. USomnini wasizwa isililo sethu, wabona isizi lethu, ubudisi nokuhlunguphazwa kwethu. 8Wasikhupha eGibhide ngesandla esinamandla nangesiphanga sakhe, ngokwesabeka okukhulu, ngeembonakaliso nemikarisomraro. 9Wasiletha lapha, wasinikela inarha le, inarha egeleza ibisi neliju. 10Qala-ke, gadesi ngiletha iinthelo zokuthoma zequlwani uSomnini anginikele yona.”
Uzakubeka isiqwebu phambi kwakaSomnini uZimakho, ukhothame phambi kwakhe. 11Uzakujekezela kibo boke ubuhle obenzelwe nguSomnini uZimakho wena nomndenakho, umLevi kanye nesikhonzi esikhonze phakathi kwenu.
12Nasele uqede ukukhokha koke kwetjhumi kwesivuno sakho emnyakeni wesithathu, okumnyaka wokwetjhumi ukunikele umLevi, isikhonzi, intandani nomhlolokazi ukuze bagome basuthe edorobheni lakho. 13Nje-ke uzakuthi phambi kwakaSomnini uZimakho: “Ngisisusile isipho esikhethekileko endlinami, khulukhulu ngisinikele umLevi, isikhonzi, intandani kanye nomhlolokazi ukuya ngayo yoke imiyalo uSomnini angiyale ngayo, azange ngeqe namunye godu azange ngiyikhohlwe.
14“Azange ngigome kokwetjhumi nangizilileko;
azange ngisuse ingcenye yakhona nangisasilapheleko;
azange ngiphahle ngengcenye yakhona kwabafileko.
“Ngilalele ilizwi lakaSomnini uZimami. Ngenze koke engikuyalwe nguSomnini. 15USomnini akaqale asendawenakhe ecwengileko, ezulwini bese abusise abantu bakhe u-Israyeli kanye nequlwani uSomnini asinikele yona njengombana uSomnini afunga kibobamkhulu, inarha egeleza ibisi neliju.”
Isimemezelo sokulalela imiyalo kaSomnini
16Namhlanje uSomnini uZimenu uyaniyala kobana nenze iimiso nemithetho le. Ngalokho tjhejani niyenze ngeenhliziyo zenu nangemiphefumulwenu epheleleko. 17Nivumile namhlanje kobana uSomnini unguZimenu, nathi nizokukhamba eendleleni zakhe, nilonde iimiso zakhe nemiyalwakhe kanye nemithethwakhe, nilalele ilizwi lakhe. 18USomnini naye umemezele namhlanje bona nisisizwe esingesakhe njengombana anithembisile. Ngalokho londani yoke imiyalwakhe. 19USomnini uzaniphakamisa ngaphezu kwazo zoke izizwe azidalileko, ngokudunyiswa, ngokwaziwa nangokuhlonitjhwa. Nizakuba babantu abacwengileko kuSomnini uZimenu njengombana akhulumile.
