UHLAZIYO-MNQOPHISO 7

₁“*UNdikhoyo uThixo wenu uza kuningenisa kwelo lizwe niya kuma kulo. Uza kugxotha izizwe ezininzi kulo; ewe, yoba sisixhenxe sonke sezizwe ezikhulu nezinamandla kunani. Nazi ke: amaHeti, amaGirgashi, ama-Amori, amaKanana, amaPerezi, amaHivi, namaJebhusi. ₂Ke akuba uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu ezinikele kuni ezi zizwe nazoyisa, kufuneka nizitshabalalise ziphele nya. Ningaze nenze mvumelwano kunye nazo, futhi ze ningabi nanceba tu kuzo. ₃Ningaze nendiselane nazo, ₄kuba ningáthi niyenzile loo nto zibawexule bamlahle uNdikhoyo abantwana benu, banqule thixo bambi. Ingáthi ikhe yenzeka loo nto uNdikhoyo acaphuke anitshabalalise ngoko nangoko. ₅Ngoko ke ze nenjenje kuzo: wadilizeni amaqonga azo, iintsika zazo zamatye niziqhekeze zibe ziingceba, ke yona imifanekiso yesithixokazi sazo uAshera ze niyinqunqe, ukanti imifanekiso yazo eqingqiweyo noyitshisa ngomlilo. ₆Le nto ke noyenza kuba kaloku nina niyimilowo kaNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. Kaloku kuzo zonke izizwe zehlabathi uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu uninyulele ukuze nibe ngabantu abalibango lakhe elilodwa.

₇“Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo akathanga nca nani waninyula kuba nibaninzi kunezinye izizwe; hayi, kaloku nanisesona sizwe sincinci ehlabathini liphela. ₈UNdikhoyo uninyule kuba enithanda, efuna ukusigcina isifungo awasenzela ooyihlo-mkhulu. Kwakungenxa yeso sizathu ukuze anihlangule ngamandla akhe amakhulu, anikhulule ebukhobokeni phantsi kokumkani waseJiputa. ₉Khumbulani kaloku ukuba uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu lo nguThixo ekukuphela kwakhe, kungekho wumbi ngaphaya; futhi ke uthembekile. Uyawugcina umnqophiso wakhe, futhi izibele zakhe ziphuphumela kwâbo bamthandayo beyigcina imiyalelo yakhe kuse kumawaka ezizukulwana. ₁₀Kambe uya kuziphindezela ngqo kwabo bamthiyileyo, abatshabalalise; ewe, akayi kulibazisa ukuziphindezela. ₁₁Ngoko ke wuthobeleni ngenyameko lo myalelo nale mimiselo ngokunjalo nale migaqo ndininike yona namhlanje ukuba niyenze.”

₁₂“Ukuba nithe nayiphulaphula nayithobela le migaqo, *uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu uya kuthi rhoqo ukuwugcina umnqophiso wakhe nani, zithi ke nezibele zakhe ziphuphumele kuni ngokwesifungo sakhe kooyihlo. ₁₃Uthando lwakhe uya kulubonakalisa kuni, anithamsanqele kangangokuba niqhame nande. Intsikelelo yakhe yofikelela kuni, nizale abantwana, nasemasimini enu nivune ukudla okwaneleyo: okuziinkozo, iwayini, neoyile. Kanti ke neenkomo zenu uya kuzandisa, nditsho nempahla yenu emfutshane ngokunjalo. Yonke ke le nto uya kunenzele kwelo lizwe wanithembisa ngalo kooyihlo-mkhulu ngesifungo. ₁₄Ehlabathini liphela akuyi kubakho sizwe sithamsanqeleke njengani. Phakathi kwenu soze abekho umntu ngokunjalo nemfuyo engazaliyo. ₁₅UNdikhoyo uya kunikhusela kuzo zonke izifo; soze aniyekele ngezifo ezifana nezo zoyikekayo zaseJiputa, kambe ke zona iintshaba zenu uya kuzibetha ngezi zifo. ₁₆Ze nizitshabalalise zonke izizwe azinikele kuni uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, ningazenzeli nceba konke-konke. Ze ningazikhonzi izithixo zazo, kuba ngokwenjenjalo noba nizenzela umgibe.

₁₇“Nisenokuthi ekucingeni kwenu: ‘Ezi zizwe zikhulu kunathi; soze sizoyise.’ ₁₈Kambe ze ningaxhalabi, koko khumbulani into awayenzayo uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu kukumkani waseJiputa nakwiJiputa iphela, ₁₉nditsho ezo zibetho zirhwaqelisayo nazibonayo ngawenu amehlo: loo miqondiso, naloo mimangaliso, ngokunjalo nobungangamsha namandla awanikhulula ngawo uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. Uya kwenjenjalo ke nakwezi zizwe nizoyikayo. ₂₀Ewe, abo baseleyo kuzo uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu uya kubathumela ngoonomeva, abagubhulule apho bazimeleyo khona, batshabalale. ₂₁Ngoko ke sanukunkwantya ngenxa yaba bantu, kuba uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu unani, abe ke yena unguThixo omkhulu orhwaqelisayo. ₂₂Ekungeneni kwenu uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu uya kuzigxotha ngokuzigxotha ezi zizwe. Aniyi kusuka nizitshabalalise ngaxesha-nye, kuba ngaloo ndlela angasuka ande amarhamncwa, ke nina nibe semngciphekweni. ₂₃UNdikhoyo uya kuzinikela ezandleni zenu iintshaba zenu, azenze zibe namanwele, zidideke, zitshabalale ziphele. ₂₄Izikumkani zazo uya kuzinikela ezandleni zenu; ke nina niya kuzitshabalalisa zingabi sakhunjulwa. Akukho mntu uya kuba nako ukumelana nani, naye ke niya kutshabalalisa nivuthulule konke nje. ₂₅Imifanekiso eqingqiweyo *yezithixo zabo ze niyitshise. Igolide nesiliva eyenziwe ngayo loo mifanekiso ze ningayibaweli niyithathe, hleze nizenzele umgibe ngayo; kaloku yona ilisikizi kuNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. ₂₆Le mifanekiso ze ningayingenisi emizini yenu, hleze nithi ngokwenjenjalo nizithathele ishwangusha kwanjengokuba nayo iqalekisiwe. Kufuneka niyithiye niyenyanye imifanekiso, kuba kaloku imelwe kukutshatyalaliswa.”