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₁Kuyakuthi lapho zonke lezizinto sezikwehlele, isibusiso nesiqalekiso, engizibekile phambi kwakho, uzindle ngazo enhliziyweni yakho phakathi kwezizwe lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekuxoshele khona,

₂ubuyele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ulilalele izwi lakhe njengakho konke engikuyala ngakho namuhla, wena nabantwana bakho, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho,

₃khona uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwakho, akuhawukele, abuye akubuthe ezizweni zonke, lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekuhlakazele khona.

₄Uma ekhona oxoshelwe nasekugcineni kwezulu, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukubutha khona, akulande khona,

₅uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akungenise ezweni oyihlo abalidlayo, ulidle; uyakukwenzela okuhle, akwandise ngaphezu kwawoyihlo.

₆UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakusoka inhliziyo yakho nenhliziyo yenzalo yakho ukumthanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho ukuba uphile.

₇UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzibeka zonke leziziqalekiso phezu kwezitha zakho naphezu kwabakuzondayo ababekuzingela.

₈Uyakubuya, ulilalele izwi likaJehova, uyenze yonke imiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngayo namuhla.

₉UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukwandisa emisebenzini yonke yesandla sakho, nasenzalweni yesisu sakho, nasenzalweni yezinkomo zakho, nasezithelweni zomhlabathi wakho, kube-kuhle, ngokuba uJehova uyakubuye athokoze ngawe ukuba kube-kuhle njengokuthokoza kwakhe ngawoyihlo,

₁₀uma ulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ugcine imiyalo yakhe nezimiso zakhe ezilotshwé kulencwadi yomthetho, uma ubuyela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho.

₁₁Ngokuba lomyalo engikuyala ngawo namuhla awulukhuni kuwe, awukude.

₁₂Awusezulwini ukuba uthi: Ngubani oyakusikhuphukelela ezulwini, asilethele wona, siwuzwe, siwenze, na?

₁₃Futhi awuphesheya kolwandle ukuba uthi: Ngubani oyakusiwelela ulwandle, asilethele wona, siwuzwe, siwenze, na?

₁₄Cha, izwi liseduze kakhulu nawe, lisemlonyeni wakho nasenhliziyweni yakho ukuba ulenze.

₁₅Bheka, ngibeké namuhla phambi kwakho ukuphila nokuhle, ukufa nokubi,

₁₆ngokukuyala namuhla ukuba umthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uhambe ngezindlela zakhe, ugcine imiyalo yakhe, nezimiso zakhe, nezahlulelo zakhe, ukuze uphile, wande, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusise ezweni ongena kulo ukulidla.

₁₇Kepha uma inhliziyo yakho iphenduka ukuze ungezwa, kepha uyengwe, ukhuleke kwabanye onkulunkulu, ubakhonze,

₁₈ngiyanimemezela namuhla ukuthi niyakubhubha nokubhubha; aniyikuzandisa izinsuku zenu ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuba ningene kulo ukulidla.

₁₉Ngifakazisa namuhla izulu nomhlaba ngani ukuthi ngibeké phambi kwenu ukuphila nokufa, isibusiso nesiqalekiso; ngalokho khethani ukuphila ukuba niphile, wena nenzalo yakho,

₂₀ukuba umthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ulilalele izwi lakhe, unamathele kuye, ngokuba lokho kungukuphila kwakho nobude bezinsuku zakho, ukuze uhlale ezweni uJehova alifungela oyihlo, oAbrahama, noIsaka, noJakobe, ukubanika lona.