Indzawo yinye yekukhonta
1“Leti-ke timiso nemitsetfo lekufanele niyilalelisise, nase nikulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu laniphe lona kutsi libe lenu, niyakuyigcina yingci nanisaphila kulelo live. 2Nibotibhubhisa tonkhe letindzawo letisetulu etintsabeni, nasemagcumeni, nangaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letiluhlata, lapho letive lenitemuka lelive betikhontela khona bonkulunkulu bato. 3Niyakuwadzilita emalati ato, nibhidlite tinsikamatje tato letitsi tingcwele, nishise naletinsika ta-Ashera wabo ngemlilo, nigawule naletithico tato, nesule emabito ato kuleto tindzawo.
4“Aniyikumkhonta Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngendlela yabo. 5Kodvwa nine niyawufunisisa indzawo leyawukhetfwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu leyawubasemkhatsini wato tonkhe tive tenu, lapho ayawubeka khona Libito lakhe, ahlale khona. Ngukuleyo ndzawo-ke lapho niyakuya khona, 6nimikise iminikelo yenu yekushiswa nemihlatjelo, nekwelishumi kwenu, netipho tenu leto lenincume ngato kutsi nitatiletsa, neminikelo yenu yesihle kanye nematubulo enu etinkhomo netimvu. 7Ngulapho-ke lapho niyawudlela khona nine nemindeni yenu, nijabule embikwaSimakadze ngako konkhe lenabeka sandla senu kuko, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu anibusisile.
8“Aniyikwenta njengobe senta lamuhla lokutsi wonkhe umuntfu atentele njengekubona kwakhe 9nisengakefiki endzaweni yekuphumula, nasefeni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona. 10Kodvwa niyakwewela iJordane nakhe kulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lifa lenu, uyawunipha kuthula kuto tonkhe titsa tenu letinitungeletile, nihlale ngekuphepha. 11Kuleyo ndzawo-ke Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu layakuyikhetsa ibe yakhe, niyawuletsa khona konkhe lenginiyale ngako: iminikelo yenu yekushiswa, nemihlatjelo yenu, nekwelishumi kwenu, netipho tenu letimcoka kanye nayo yonkhe iminikelo yenu yelikhetselo lenanetsembisa ngayo kuSimakadze. 12Tfokotani kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nine nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu, netisebenti tenu letidvuna naletisikati, nemLevi lohlala kulelo dolobha lenu, njengobe yena ate sabelo nome lifa lelingelakhe. 13Nicaphele ninganikeli iminikelo yenu yekushiswa kunome nguyiphi indzawo leniyitsandzako. 14Niyakuyinikela kuphela kuleyo ndzawo Simakadze latayikhetsa emkhatsini walesinye setive tenu, ngulapho niyawutigcinela khona tonkhe letintfo lenginiyala ngato.
15“Noko ningahlaba nidle inyama kunome ngukuliphi lalamadolobha enu, kuye ngekutsandza kwenu nangesibusiso saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laninike sona. Longcolile nome lohlantekile ngekwemtsetfo bobabili bangadla ngalokufananako inswephe nome inyamatane. 16Kodvwa kufanele ningayidli ingati; niyakuyicitsela phansi emhlabatsini njengemanti. 17Aniyikudlela emadolobheni enu kwelishumi kwenu kwalokutinhlavu, nome kweliwayini lelisha, nome kwemafutsa, nome kwematubulo emihlambi yenu yetinkhomo, neyetimbuti, neyetimvu, nome ngabe seyini-ke lenetsembisele kwephana ngayo, neminikelo yenu yesihle, netipho tenu letimcoka. 18Kodvwa niyawutidlela embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu endzaweni leyawukhetfwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nine nemadvodzana enu, nemadvodzakati enu, netisebenti tenu letidvuna naletisikati, kanye nemaLevi lahlala emadolobheni enu. Niyawujabula embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kuko konkhe leniyawukwenta. 19Caphelani kutsi ningawalibali emaLevi, yingci nanisahlala kulelo live lenu.
20“Nangabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu asalandzisile lelive lenu, njengobe anetsembisa lona, bese nikhanuka inyama nitsi: ‘Ngikhanuka inyama,’ niyakuyidla niyesutse njengekutsandza kwenu. 21Nangabe indzawo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu layikhetsele kubeka Libito lakhe ikhashane kakhulu kunani, ningahlaba emihlambini Simakadze laniphe yona, njengobe senginiyalile, nidlele emadolobheni enu kuye ngekutsandza kwenu. 22Niyakuyidla njengobe beningadla inswephe nome inyamatane. Longcolile nome lohlantekile ngekwemtsetfo bobabili bangadla ngalokufananako. 23Kodvwa nibocaphela kutsi ningayidli ingati, ngobe ingati ikuphila, akufanele nidle kuphila kanye nenyama. 24Kufanele ningayidli ingati; niyakuyicitsela phansi emhlabatsini njengemanti. 25Aniyikuyidla, khona kuyawunihambela kahle nine kanye nebantfwabenu emvakwenu, ngobe niyakube nenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze.
26“Kodvwa niyawutsatsa tintfo tenu letingcwelisiwe nako konkhe lenetsembise kutsi niyawunikela ngako niye endzaweni leyawukhetfwa nguSimakadze. 27Niyakwetfula iminikelo yenu yekushiswa elatini laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, inyama nengati kokubili. Ingati yemihlatjelo yenu kufanele icitselwe emaceleni elilati laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, kodvwa lenyama ningatidlela. 28Caphelani kutsi niyilalele yonkhe lemiyalo lengininika yona, kuze kutenihambela kahle ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, nine nebantfwabenu emvakwenu, ngobe nitawube nenta lokuhle nalokwemukelekile emehlweni aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
Secwayiso ngekukhonta tithico
29“Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utaticedza letive letisembikwenu leniyawutivimbetela nidle live lato. Kodvwa nase niticoshile nahlala eveni lato, 30nase tiphelile embikwenu, caphelani ningabhajwa elugibeni lwekubuta ngabonkulunkulu bato, nitsi: ‘Letive tibakhonta njani bonkulunkulu bato? Natsi sitakwenta njengato.’ 31Aniyikumkhonta Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngendlela yato, ngobe tona natikhonta bonkulunkulu bato, tenta tonkhe tintfo letenyanyekako naletisinengiso kuSimakadze. Tona tize tishise nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati ato emlilweni njengemihlatjelo kulabonkulunkulu bato.
32“Caphelani kutsi niyakwenta konkhe loko lenginiyala ngako; ningengeti, ninganciphisi.”
