IDutheronomi 9

₁“Yizwa Israyeli: uzakuwela iJordani namuhla, ungene ukuba wephuce izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe, imizi emikhulu nebiyelwe kuze kube sezulwini, ₂abantu abakhulu nabade, abozalo lwama-Anaki obaziyo, ozwile ngabo kuthiwa: ‘Ngubani ongema phambi kwabozalo luka-Anaki na?’

₃“Yazi-ke namuhla ukuthi nguSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho odlula phambi kwakho njengomlilo oqothulayo; oyobabhubhisa, abanqobe phambi kwakho, wena uyakubaphuca izwe, ubabhubhise masinyane, njengalokhu uSimakade ekhulumile kuwe.

₄“Ungalokothi uzitshele enhliziyweni yakho, lapho uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho esebaxoshile phambi kwakho, uthi: ‘Kwaba ngenxa yokulunga kwami ukuba uSimakade angingenise ukuze ngilidle leli lizwe,’ kodwa kungenxa yobubi balezo zizwe uSimakade azixoshile phambi kwakho. ₅Akubanga ngenxa yokulunga kwakho noma ubuqotho benhliziyo yakho ukuba ungene ulidle izwe lazo, kodwa kungenxa yobubi balezo zizwe uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho azixoshile phambi kwakho, ukuze aqinise izwi uSimakade afunga ngalo kokhokho bakho, u-Abhrahama, u-Isaka noJakobe. ₆Yazi-ke lokhu, uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho akakuniki leli lizwe elihle ukuba ulidle ngenxa yokulunga kwakho, ngokuba uyisizwe esintamo ilukhuni.

₇“Khumbula, ungakhohlwa ukuthi wamthukuthelisa uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ehlane. Benihlale nimhlubuka uSimakade kusukela osukwini owaphuma ngalo eGibhithe waze wafika kule ndawo. ₈NaseHorebhe namthukuthelisa uSimakade, uSimakade wanithukuthelela waze wafuna ukunibhubhisa. ₉Ngesikhathi ngikhuphukele entabeni ukuyokwemukela izibhebhe zamatshe, izibhebhe zesivumelwano uSimakade asenza nani, ngahlala entabeni izinsuku ezingama-40 nobusuku obungama-40, ngangingadli sinkwa, ngingaphuzi manzi. ₁₀USimakade wanginika izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe, zilotshwe ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu. Kwakulotshwe kuzo wonke amazwi uSimakade ayewakhulume kini entabeni, ephakathi komlilo, ngosuku lokuhlangana.

₁₁“Ngasekupheleni kwezinsuku ezingama-40 nobusuku obungama-40, uSimakade wanginika izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe, izibhebhe zesivumelwano. ₁₂USimakade wathi kimi: ‘Sukuma, wehle masinyane, ngokuba abantu bakho owabakhipha eGibhithe bonile, ngokushesha baphambukile endleleni engabayala ngayo; bazenzele isithombe esibunjiweyo.’

₁₃“USimakade wabuye wakhuluma kimi, wathi: ‘Ngibabonile laba bantu; bheka, bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni; ₁₄ngiyeke ukuze ngibabhubhise, ngilesule lishabalale igama labo phansi kwezulu, ngiyokwenza wena ube yisizwe esinamandla nesikhulu kunabo.’

₁₅“Ngase ngiphenduka ngehla entabeni, intaba yayivutha umlilo; izibhebhe ezimbili zesivumelwano zazisezandleni zami zombili. ₁₆Ngabona ukuthi nempela, nanonile kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu; nanizenzele ithole elibunjiweyo, naphambuka ngokushesha endleleni uSimakade ayeniyale ngayo. ₁₇Ngazithatha izibhebhe ezimbili, ngazilahla phansi ngazo zombili izandla zami, ngazephula phambi kwamehlo enu.

₁₈“Ngakhothama ngathi mbo phambi kukaSimakade njengakuqala, izinsuku ezingama-40 nobusuku obungama-40; ngingadli sinkwa, ngingaphuzi manzi ngenxa yesono senu enanone ngaso, nenza okubi emehlweni kaSimakade, namthukuthelisa. ₁₉Nakuba ngangilwesaba ulaka nentukuthelo uSimakade ayenithukuthelele ngakho ukuba anibhubhise, nokho uSimakade wangizwa futhi nangaleso sikhathi. ₂₀USimakade wamthukuthelela kakhulu u-Aroni, futhi wayekulungele ukuba ambhubhise; ngamkhulekela u-Aroni ngaleso sikhathi. ₂₁Ngase ngithatha isono senu, ithole enanilenzile, ngalishisa ngomlilo, ngaligxoba, ngaligayisisa laze laba njengothuli, ngaphonsa uthuli lwalo emfudlaneni owehla entabeni.

₂₂“EThabhehera, eMasa naseKibhirothi Hathava, namthukuthelisa uSimakade.

₂₃“Nalapho uSimakade enithuma, nisuka eKadeshi Bharineya, ethi: ‘Khuphukani, nilidle izwe engininike lona,’ nahlubuka ezwini likaSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu, anaze nakholwa nguye, analilalela izwi lakhe. ₂₄Nimhlubukile uSimakade kusukela osukwini enganazi ngalo.

₂₅“Ngakhothama ngathi mbo ngobuso phambi kukaSimakade, izinsuku ezingama-40 nobusuku obungama-40, ngokuba uSimakade wayethe uzonibhubhisa. ₂₆Ngakhuleka kuSimakade, ngathi: ‘Nkosi Simakade, ungababhubhisi abantu bakho nefa lakho olihlengile ngobukhulu bakho, walikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla esinamandla. ₂₇Khumbula izinceku zakho u-Abhrahama, u-Isaka noJakobe, ungabheki inkani yalaba bantu, ububi babo, nesono sabo, ₂₈funa izwe owasikhipha kulo lithi: “Kwaba ngenxa yokuba uSimakade wayengakwazi ukubangenisa ezweni ayebathembise lona, futhi ebazonda; ubakhiphile ukuze ababulalele ehlane.”

₂₉“ ‘Bangabantu bakho nefa lakho owalikhipha ngamandla akho amakhulu nangengalo yakho eyeluliweyo.’ ”