UDuteronomi 28

₁“Kuyakuthi uma ulalela nokulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uqaphele ukuyenza yonke imiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngayo namuhla, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuphakamise phezu kwazo zonke izizwe zomhlaba. ₂Zonke lezi zibusiso ziyakufika phezu kwakho, zikufice, uma ulilalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

₃“Uyakubusiswa emzini, ubusiswe nasensimini.

₄“Iyakubusiswa inzalo yesisu sakho, nezithelo zomhlaba wakho, nenzalo yezilwane zakho, nesanda sezinkomo zakho, namazinyane ezimvu zakho.

₅“Kuyakubusiswa iqoma lakho, nomkhombe wakho wokuxova isinkwa.

₆“Uyakubusiswa ekungeneni kwakho, ubusiswe nasekuphumeni kwakho.

₇“UJehova uyakwenza ukuba izitha zakho ezikuvukelayo zibulawe phambi kwakho; ziyakukuhlasela ngandlelanye, zikubalekele ngezindlela eziyisikhombisa.

₈“UJehova uyakuyala isibusiso sibe phezu kwakho ezinqolobaneni zakho nakukho konke obeka kukho isandla sakho, akubusise ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona.

₉“UJehova uyakukumisa ube yisizwe esingcwele kuye njengokufunga kwakhe kuwe, uma uyigcina imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uhambe ezindleleni zakhe. ₁₀Bonke abantu bomhlaba bayakubona ukuthi ubiziwe ngegama likaJehova, bakwesabe. ₁₁UJehova uyakukwandisela okuhle: inzalo yesisu sakho, nenzalo yezinkomo zakho, nezithelo zomhlabathi wakho ezweni uJehova alifungela oyihlo ukukunika lona.

₁₂“UJehova uyakukuvulela indlu yakhe yengcebo, izulu, anise imvula yezwe lakho ngesikhathi sayo, abusise wonke umsebenzi wesandla sakho; uyakutsheleka izizwe eziningi, kepha ungatsheleki lutho kuzo. ₁₃UJehova uyakukwenza ube yinhloko, ungabi ngumsila; woba phezulu kuphela, ungabi ngaphansi, uma uyilalela imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho engikuyala ngayo namuhla ukuba uyigcine, uyenze, ₁₄nalapho ungaphambuki nakulo elilodwa lamazwi engikuyala ngawo namuhla ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo ukulandela abanye onkulunkulu ukuba ubakhonze.

₁₅“Kuyakuthi uma ungalilaleli izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba uqaphele ukwenza yonke imiyalo yakhe nezimiso zakhe engikuyala ngakho namuhla, zonke lezi ziqalekiso zikwehlele, zikufice.

₁₆“Uyakuqalekiswa emzini, uqalekiswe nasensimini.

₁₇“Iqoma lakho liyakuqalekiswa, kuqalekiswe nomkhombe wakho wokuxova isinkwa.

₁₈“Inzalo yesisu sakho iyakuqalekiswa, nezithelo zomhlabathi wakho, nesanda sezinkomo zakho, namazinyane ezimvu zakho.

₁₉“Uyakuqalekiswa ekungeneni kwakho, uqalekiswe nasekuphumeni kwakho.

₂₀“UJehova uyakukwehlisela isiqalekiso, nokuphaphatheka, nokusolwa, kukho konke obeka isandla sakho kukho ukuba ukwenze, uze uchithwe, ubhubhe ngokushesha ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zakho ongidelele ngazo. ₂₁UJehova uyakunamathelisa kuwe isifo, aze akuqede ezweni ongena kulo ukulidla. ₂₂UJehova uyakukushaya ngesifuba, nangomkhuhlane, nangesivuvushisa somzimba, nangokushisa okukhulu, nangenkemba, nangokuhamuka, nangesikhutha; kuyakukuxosha uze uphele. ₂₃Izulu lakho eliphezu kwakho liyakuba yithusi, umhlaba ophansi kwakho ube yinsimbi. ₂₄UJehova uyakwenza imvula yezwe lakho ibe ngumsizi nothuli; kuyakwehla ezulwini, kufike phezu kwakho, uze ubhujiswe.

₂₅“UJehova uyakwenza ukuba ubulawe phambi kwezitha zakho, uzihlasele ngandlelanye, uzibalekele ngezindlela eziyisikhombisa phambi kwazo, ube yingebhe emibusweni yonke yomhlaba. ₂₆Isidumbu sakho siyakuba ngukudla kwezinyoni zonke zezulu nokwezilwane zomhlaba; akuyikubakho ozihebezayo. ₂₇UJehova uyakukushaya ngamathumba aseGibithe, nangamaqhubu, nangomuna, nangokhwekhwe ongenakuphulukiswa kukho. ₂₈UJehova uyakukushaya ngobuhlanya, nangobumpumputhe, nangokugcwaneka, ₂₉uphumputhe emini njengempumputhe iphumputha ebumnyameni; awuyikuphumelela ezindleleni zakho, uyakucindezelwa kuphela, uphangwe; akuyikubakho muntu wokukusindisa.

₃₀“Uyakuganwa ngumfazi, omunye umuntu alale naye; uyakwakha indlu, ungahlali kuyo; uyakutshala isivini, ungazikhi izithelo zaso. ₃₁Inkabi yakho iyakuhlatshwa emehlweni akho, ungayidli; imbongolo yakho iyakuhlwithwa ebusweni bakho, ingabuyiselwa kuwe; izimvu zakho ziyakunikwa izitha zakho, kungabikho okusindisayo. ₃₂Amadodana akho namadodakazi akho ayakunikwa ezinye izizwe, amehlo akho abheke, aphele ngokuwalangazelela lonke usuku, kungabikho lutho emandleni esandla sakho. ₃₃Izithelo zomhlabathi wakho nayo yonke imisebenzi yakho kuyakudliwa yisizwe ongasaziyo, wena ucindezelwe kuphela, uchotshozwe ₃₄ukuba ugcwaneke ngokubonwa ngamehlo akho oyakukubona. ₃₅UJehova uyakukushaya emadolweni akho nasemilenzeni ngamathumba amabi ongenakuphulukiswa kuwo, kusukela ematheni onyawo lwakho kuze kufike okhakhayini lwakho.

₃₆“UJehova uyakuyisa wena nenkosi oyibeke phezu kwakho kuso isizwe ongasazi, wena nawoyihlo, ukhonze lapho abanye onkulunkulu, imithi namatshe. ₃₇Uyakuba yisimangaliso, nesaga, nesifenqo phakathi kwezizwe zonke lapho uJehova eyakukuyisa khona.

₃₈“Uyakuphuma nembewu eningi, uye ensimini, ubuthe okuyingcosana, ngokuba kuyakudliwa yisikhonyane. ₃₉Uyakutshala izivini, uzisebenze, kepha awuyikuliphuza iwayini, ungabuthi izithelo zomvini, ngokuba umswenya uyakuzidla. ₄₀Uyakuba neminqumo phakathi kwemikhawulo yakho yonke, ungazigcobi nokho ngamafutha, ngokuba izithelo zeminqumo yakho ziyakuvuthuluka. ₄₁Uyakuzala amadodana namadodakazi, kepha awayikuba ngawakho, ngokuba ayakuthunjwa. ₄₂Yonke imithi yakho nezithelo zomhlabathi wakho kuyakudliwa yisikhonyane.

₄₃“Umfokazi ophakathi kwakho uyakuphakama phezu kwakho njalonjalo, wena wehle njalonjalo. ₄₄Uyakukutsheleka wena, awuyikumtsheleka yena; yena uyakuba yinhloko, wena ube ngumsila.

₄₅“Zonke lezi ziqalekiso ziyakukwehlela, zikuxoshe, zikufice, uze ubhujiswe, ngokuba awulilalelanga izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba ugcine imiyalo yakhe nezimiso zakhe abekuyala ngakho, ₄₆zibe phezu kwakho isibonakaliso nesimangaliso, naphezu kwenzalo yakho kuze kube phakade. ₄₇Lokhu ungamkhonzanga uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngokujabula nangokwenama kwenhliziyo ngenxa yobuningi bezinto, ₄₈uyakuzikhonza izitha zakho uJehova ayakuzithuma kuwe ngokulamba, nangokoma, nangobunqunu, nangokuswela izinto zonke, abeke ijoka lensimbi entanyeni yakho, aze akubhubhise.

₄₉“UJehova uyakukuthumela isizwe esivela kude ekugcineni komhlaba njengokundiza kokhozi, isizwe ongayikuqonda ulimi lwaso, ₅₀isizwe esinobuso obujamayo, esingayikunakekela ubuso bomdala, singabi namusa komusha. ₅₁Siyakuyidla inzalo yezinkomo zakho, nezithelo zomhlabathi wakho, uze ubhujiswe, singakushiyeli amabele, noma iwayini, noma amafutha, noma isanda sezinkomo zakho, noma amazinyane ezimvu zakho, aze akuqede. ₅₂Siyakukuvimbezela kuwo onke amasango akho, zize ziwe izingange zakho owazethembayo ezweni lakho lonke, sikuvimbezele kuwo onke amasango akho ezweni lakho lonke uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunike lona.

₅₃“Uyakudla inzalo yesakho isisu, inyama yamadodana akho neyamadodakazi akho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunike wona ekuvinjezelweni nasekuxinekeni izitha zakho eziyakukuxina ngakho. ₅₄Umuntu othambileyo notetemayo phakathi kwenu, iso lakhe liyakuba libi kumfowabo, nakumkakhe osesifubeni sakhe, nakuyo insali yabantwana bakhe abaseleyo, ₅₅ukuba angabaniki inyama yabantwana bakhe abadlayo ngokuba engasalelwanga lutho olunye ekuvinjezelweni nasekuxinekeni eziyakukuxina ngakho izitha zakho kuwo onke amasango akho. ₅₆Owesifazane othambileyo notetemayo phakathi kwenu obengenasibindi sokubeka amathe onyawo lwakhe emhlabathini ngenxa yokutetema nokuthambeka, iso lakhe liyakuba libi endodeni esesifubeni sakhe, nasendodaneni yakhe, nasendodakazini yakhe, ₅₇nakumzanyama wakhe ophuma phakathi kwezinyawo zakhe, nakubantwana bakhe ayakubazala, ngokuba uyakubadla ngasese ekusweleni kwakhe ekuvinjezelweni nasekuxinekeni eziyakukuxina ngakho izitha zakho kuwo onke amasango akho.

₅₈“Uma ungaqapheli ukuwenza onke amazwi alo mthetho alotshiwe kule ncwadi ukuba ulesabe igama lakhe elidumisekayo nelesabekayo elithi UJEHOVA UNKULUNKULU WAKHO, ₅₉uJehova uyakwenza izifo zakho ukuba zimangalise, kanye nezifo zenzalo yakho, izifo ezinkulu ezihlala isikhathi eside nokugula okubi okuhlala isikhathi eside. ₆₀Uyakubuyisela phezu kwakho zonke izifo zaseGibithe owazesabayo, zinamathele kuwe. ₆₁Konke ukugula nazo zonke izifo okungalotshiwe encwadini yalo mthetho, lokho uJehova uyakukukhweza phezu kwakho, uze ubhujiswe. ₆₂Niyakushiywa nibe yingcosana, ingani naningangezinkanyezi zezulu ngobuningi, ngokuba awulilalelanga izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. ₆₃Kuyakuthi njengalokho uJehova wayejabula ngani ukunenzela okuhle nokunandisa, kanjalo uJehova ajabule ngani ukwenza ukuba nibhubhe, niqothulwe, nisishulwe ezweni eningena kulo ukulidla.

₆₄“UJehova uyakukuhlakazela phakathi kwabantu bonke, kusukela kolunye uhlangothi lomhlaba kuze kufike kolunye uhlangothi lomhlaba, ukhonze lapho abanye onkulunkulu ongabaziyo, wena nawoyihlo, imithi namatshe. ₆₅Phakathi kwalezo zizwe awuyikuthola ukuthula, kungabikho kuphumula ematheni onyawo lwakho, kepha uJehova uyakukunika khona inhliziyo eqhaqhazelayo, nokuphela kwamehlo, nokudangala komphefumulo, ₆₆ukuphila kwakho kujikiswa phambi kwakho, wesabe ubusuku nemini, ungabe usaba nethemba ngokuphila kwakho; ₆₇ekuseni uyakuthi: ‘Sengathi ngabe kukusihlwa,’ nakusihlwa uyakuthi: ‘Sengathi ngabe kusekuseni,’ ngenxa yengebhe yenhliziyo yakho oyakuba nayo nagenxa yokubonwa ngamehlo akho oyakukubona. ₆₈UJehova uyakukubuyisela eGibithe ngemikhumbi ngendlela engasho ngayo kuwe ukuthi: ‘Awusayikuyibona futhi.’ Lapho niyakuzithengisa ezitheni zenu nibe yizigqila nezigqilakazi, ningathengwa muntu kodwa.”