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₁*UNdikhoyo wathi: “Ze ningazenzeli izinto nizinqule, ningaqingqi imifanekiso, okanye nimise iintsika zamatye, nikrole namatye, ze nijike nizinqule ezo zinto. Ndim uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. ₂Nina gcinani *iMihla yam yokuPhumla, niyihlonele indawo endinqulwa kuyo. Kaloku ndim uNdikhoyo.

₃“Xa nisenza ngokwemimiselo yam, niyithobela imiyalelo yam, ₄ndiya kunipha imvula ngexesha, uze umhlaba wenu uvelise isivuno, nemithi ithwale iziqhamo. ₅Ngexesha enivuna iidiliya niya kuba nisabhula ingqolowa, kwaye iidiliya niya kuzivuna kude kufike ixesha lokuhlwayela ingqolowa kwakhona. Niya kutya nihluthe, nihlale ngokonwaba elizweni lenu.

₆“Ndiya kuzisa uxolo elizweni lenu, nilale ubuthongo obumnandi ningaxhalelanga bani. Amarhamncwa ndowaphelisa kwilizwe lenu, yaye akuyi kube kubekho mfazwe. ₇Utshaba lwenu noluswantsulisa, nilutyakatye ngekrele. ₈Isihlanu nje samadoda enu siya kulichitha-chitha ikhulu lamadoda; ukanti lona ikhulu lamadoda liswantsulise ishumi lamawaka. Ewe, iintshaba zenu nozibhuqa. ₉Ndiya kuba nani, ndinenze nichume nande, niwugcine umnqophiso endawenzayo nani. ₁₀Soba yintaphane isivuno senu, nikulahle ukutya okudala ukwenzela isivuno esitsha indawo koovimba benu. ₁₁Mna ndohlala ndihleli phakathi kwenu, ndingaze ndikruquke nini. ₁₂Ndoba nani, ndibe nguThixo wenu, nina nibe ngabantu bam. ₁₃Ndim mna Ndikhoyo uThixo wenu owanikhupha eJiputa ukuze ningabi ngamakhoboka ayo. Ndayaphula loo dyokhwe yobukhoboka, ndanenza abantu abaneqhayiya nebhongo.”

₁₄Ubuye wathi *uNdikhoyo: “Xa ningandiphulaphuli, ningayithobeli imiyalelo yam, ₁₅naxa nisala ukuthobela imimiselo nemithetho yam, niwutyeshela nomnqophiso endawenza nani, ₁₆ndiya kunohlwaya. Ndonihlisela izibetho: izifo ezinganyangekiyo, nemikhuhlane eya kunitsho nityhaphake, ingcungcuthekise ubomi benu. Ewe, niya kulima, kodwa kungancedi nto, kuba utshaba luya kunifikela, lunichitha-chithe, lusidle isivuno eso. ₁₇Ndonishiya ukuze noyiswe, nize nilawulwe ziintshaba zenu ezithiyekileyo. Noba ngamaphaku-phaku abaleka engasukelwa bani.

₁₈“Xa ke, emva kwayo yonke loo nquleqhu, nithe anandithobela, ndosongeza isohlwayo ngokuphindwe kasixhenxe. ₁₉Ndozikhama ezo nkanana zenu. Izulu ndolivala: aniyi kufumana mvula; umhlaba wenu uya kutsha ube ngumqwebedu. ₂₀Niya kubila nisebenzela ilize; kaloku akuyi kuhluma nto kuloo mhlaba, nkqu nemithi ayiyi kuthwala nto.

₂₁“Xa ningagobiyo, ningeva nangoku, ndiya kuphinda ndizongeze ngokuphindwe kasixhenxe izibetho zenu. ₂₂Ndofaka amarhamncwa phakathi kwenu; aya kuqwenga abantwana benu, atshabalalise nemfuyo yenu, awathobe amanani enu, kutsho kungabikho mhambi ubonwa ehamb' indlela.

₂₃“Xa nisandidela ningeva nangoku, nazingisa ukundichasa, ₂₄ndophinda ndinohlwaye kakhulu kunakuqala ngokuphindwe kasixhenxe. ₂₅Ndonohlwaya ngokunizisela imfazwe ngokuwaphula kwenu umnqophiso, nithi xa nibalekela ezixekweni zenu nizimela khona, ndilandelise ngobhubhani, ndininikezele kwiintshaba zenu. ₂₆Xa ndikunciphisa ukutya kwenu, isonka sobhakwa ngabafazi abalishumi kwiziko elinye qha, size sicakacwe. Kanti nohlala nilambile naxa nityile.

₂₇“Xa nithe kuyo yonke le nto nazingisa ukundichasa ningeva, ₂₈ndiya kuthi ngomsindo ndinijikele ndinohlwaye ngokuphindwe kasixhenxe kunakuqala. ₂₉Niya kulamba, nilambe nide nidle abantwana benu yindlala. ₃₀Iindawo ezisezindulini eninqula kuzo ndozidiliza, ndiwachithe amaqonga enu esiqhumiso, izidumbu zenu ndizifumbe phezu kwaloo mifanekiso iqingqiweyo, kuba kaloku ndokruquka nini ngokupheleleyo. ₃₁Ndozidiliza ngomsindo zibe ngamabhodlo izixeko zenu, ndizichithe iindawo eninqulela kuzo, ndingawamkeli amadini eniwanikela kum. ₃₂Ilizwe lenu ndolitshabalalisa liphele tu, kude kothuke notshaba olwalihlutha kuni. ₃₃Ndonizisela imfazwe, inichithe nibe ziintsalu kumazwe ngamazwe. Ilizwe lenu loba yintlango, nezixeko zenu zibe ngamabhodlo. _34-35Kuya kuthi ke emva koko kubekho kwelo zwe iminyaka yokuphumza umhlaba obe ungasaphunyuzwa. Kaloku uya kushiyeka uxhamle iminyaka yokuphumla, lo gama nina nithe saa kwamanye amazwe.

₃₆“Abo benu bathe saa emazweni ndobenza amaphaku-phaku aphaphathekiswa naligqabi liphetshethwa ngumoya. Bophaphatheka babaleke ngathi bayasukelwa edabini, babe zizinto eziwa kungekho tshaba luziwisayo. ₃₇Niya kugilana nibaleka ningasukelwa mntu, ningabi nako nokumelana notshaba. ₃₈Nofela emazweni, nibe lixhoba lomhlaba weentshaba zenu. ₃₉Elo qaqobana liseleyo lona longcungcutheka, livikiveke ngenxa yesono senu nesooyihlo-mkhulu.

₄₀“Ke yona intsalela yenu yozohlwaya ngesono sayo nesookhokho bayo abandidelayo, bandivukela, ₄₁bandenza ndabafulathela, ndabadingisa emazweni eentshaba zabo. Kuya kuthi ke xa aba bantu bezithobile, bazohlwaya ngesono sabo sokundivukela, ₄₂nam ndikhumbule umnqophiso wam kuYakobi, nakuIsake, nakuAbraham, ndize ke ndisihlaziye isithembiso sokubanika ilizwe elilelabo abantu bam. ₄₃Ngalo lonke eli xesha umhlaba woba ungenamntu, uze uxhamle iminyaka yawo yokuphumla. Kaloku abantu bekufuneka bohlwaywe ngesenzo sokudela imithetho yam nemimiselo yam. ₄₄Kanti ke nangoku beselizweni leentshaba zabo, andiyi kubancama okanye ndikruquke ngabo kangangokuba ndibatshabalalise kuphele. Loo nto ingawuphelisa kaloku umnqophiso wam kubo; ibe ke ndim uNdikhoyo uThixo wabo. ₄₅Kodwa ndowuhlaziya umnqophiso endawenzayo kookhokho babo, xa ndandibonisa iintlanga zonke amandla am ngokukhupha abantu bam eJiputa, ndisenzela ukuba mna Ndikhoyo ndibe nguThixo wabo.”

₄₆Yonke ke le yimithetho nemimiselo nemigaqo eyanikwa uMosis nguNdikhoyo entabeni yeSinayi ukuba ayigqithisele kumaSirayeli.