UDUTERONOMI 8

₁Yonke imiyalo engikuyala ngayo namuhla niyakuyigcina niyenze ukuba niphile, nande, ningene ukulidla izwe uJehova alifungela oyihlo.

₂Woyikhumbula yonke indlela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuholile ngayo leminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane ukuba akuthobise, akuvivinye, azi okusenhliziyweni yakho, uma ubuyakuyigcina imiyalo yakhe noma qha.

₃Wakuthobisa-ke, wakulambisa, wakupha ukuba udle imana* obungalazi, bebengalazi futhi oyihlo, ukuba akwazise ukuthi umuntu akaphili ngesinkwa sodwa; kepha ngakho konke okuphuma emlonyeni kaJehova, yikho umuntu aphila ngakho.

₄Izingubo zakho azikugugelanga, nonyawo lwakho aluvuvukalanga leminyaka engamashumi amane.

₅Wokwazi enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi njengalokhu umuntu elaya indodana yakhe, kanjalo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakulaya wena.

₆Woyigcina imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uhambe ezindleleni zakhe, umesabe.

₇Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho useyakungenisa ezweni elihle, izwe elinemifudlana yamanzi, nemithombo, nezinzulu eziphuphuma ezigodini nasezintabeni,

₈izwe likakolweni, nelebhali*, nelemivini, nelemikhiwane, nelamapomegranati*, izwe leminqumo enamafutha, nelezinyosi,

₉izwe lapho uyakudla khona isinkwa kungekho-kuswela; awuyikudinga-lutho; izwe elimatshe alo ayinsimbi, nelizintaba zalo ungemba kuzo ithusi.

₁₀Uyakudla usuthe, umbonge uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngezwe elihle akuniké lona.

₁₁Xwaya, funa ukhohlwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngokungagcini imiyalo yakhe, nezahlulelo zakhe, nezimiso zakhe engikuyala ngakho namuhla,

₁₂funa lapho usudlile wasutha, nalapho usuwakhile izindlu ezinhle, wahlala kuzo,

₁₃kwandile izinkomo zakho nezimvu zakho, kwandile nesiliva lakho negolide lakho, kwandile konke onakho,

₁₄inhliziyo yakho beseyiphakama, ukhohlwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owakukhipha ezweni laseGibithe, indlu yobugqila,

₁₅wakuhola ehlane elikhulu nelesabekayo elinezinyoka ezinesihlungu nawofezela nomhlabathi owomileyo, lapho kwakungekho-manzi khona; wakuvezela amanzi edwaleni lensengetsha;

₁₆wakupha imana* ehlane, oyihlo ababengalazi, ukuba akuthobise, akuvivinye, akwenzele okuhle ngasekugcineni,

₁₇uze uthi enhliziyweni yakho: Amandla ami nezikhwepha zesandla sami kunginiké lemfuyo.

₁₈Kepha womkhumbula uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba nguyena okupha amandla okuzuza imfuyo ukuba amise isivumelwano sakhe asifungela oyihlo njenganamuhla.

₁₉Kuyakuthi uma ukhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ulandele abanye onkulunkulu, ubakhonze, ukhuleke kubo, ngiyanixwayisa namuhla ukuthi niyakubhubha nokubhubha.

₂₀Njengezizwe uJehova azenza ukuba zibhubhe phambi kwenu, kanjalo niyakubhubha nani, ngokuba naningalilaleli izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.