Inkulumo kaMose yokuyala
1Nanka amazwi esivumelwano uJehova amyala ngaso uMose ukuba asenze nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni lakwaMowabi ngaphandle kwesivumelwano asenza nabo eHorebe.
2UMose wabiza bonke abakwa-Israyeli, wathi kubo: “Nibonile konke uJehova akwenzayo phambi kwamehlo enu ezweni laseGibithe kuFaro, nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe, nakulo lonke izwe lakhe: 3izinhlupheko ezinkulu azibonayo amehlo akho, nezibonakaliso, nezimangaliso lezo ezinkulu; 4kepha uJehova akaninikanga inhliziyo yokwazi, namehlo okubona, nezindlebe zokuzwa kuze kube namuhla. 5Nganihola iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane; izingubo zenu aziguganga kini, nesicathulo asiguganga onyaweni lwenu. 6Anidlanga isinkwa, aniphuzanga iwayini noma uphuzo olunamandla, ukuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
7“Ekufikeni kwenu kule ndawo uSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani basiphumela ukulwa, sabanqoba, 8sathatha izwe lakubo, salinika laba yifa labakwaRubeni, nelabakwaGadi, nelenxenye yesizwe sabakwaManase.
9“Ngalokho gcinani amazwi alesi sivumelwano, niwenze ukuba niphumelele kukho konke enikwenzayo.
10“Nimi namuhla nonke phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu: izinhloko zenu, nezizwe zenu, namalunga enu, nezinduna zenu, bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli, 11nezingane zenu, nawomkenu, nomfokazi ophakathi kwamakamu* akho, kusukela kumgawuli wemithi kuze kufike kumukhi wamanzi, 12ukuba ungene esivumelwaneni sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, nasesifungweni sakhe asenzayo nawe namuhla uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, 13ukuze azimisele wena namuhla ube yisizwe sakhe, yena abe nguNkulunkulu wakho, njengalokho akhuluma kuwe, nanjengalokho afunga koyihlo, o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe. 14Akenzi lesi sivumelwano nalesi sifungo nani nodwa, 15kepha nanomiyo nathi lapha namuhla phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, nanongekho nathi namuhla 16ngokuba nina niyazi ukuthi sahlala ezweni laseGibithe nokuthi sadlula phakathi kwezizwe enadabula kuzo, 17nizibonile izinengiso zazo, nezithombe zazo, imithi, namatshe, nesiliva, negolide, okwakuphakathi kwazo 18funa kube khona phakathi kwenu indoda, noma umfazi, noma umndeni, noma isizwe esinhliziyo yaso ifulathela namuhla uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukuyokhonza onkulunkulu balezo zizwe, kube phakathi kwenu impande ethela inhlungunyembe nomhlonyane; 19kuze kuthi, lapho ezwa amazwi alesi sifungo, azibusise enhliziyweni yakhe ngokuthi: ‘Ngiyakuba nokuthula, noma ngihamba ngenkani yenhliziyo yami,’ ukuze kuqedwe okuswakemeyo kanye nokomileyo, 20uJehova angamthetheleli, kepha intukuthelo kaJehova nomhawu wakhe kumvuthele lowo muntu, kuze kuthi zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwe kule ncwadi zibe phezu kwakhe, uJehova alesule igama lakhe phansi kwezulu. 21UJehova uyakumahlukanisela ububi kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli njengeziqalekiso zonke zesivumelwano ezilotshwe kule ncwadi yomthetho.
22“Isizukulwane esizayo, abantwana benu abayakuvela emva kwenu, nomfokazi oyakuphuma ezweni elikude bayakusho, lapho bebona izinhlupheko zaleso sizwe, nezifo uJehova aligulise ngazo, 23nezwe lonke langakhona ukuthi lishisiwe, liyisibabule nosawoti, lingenakutshalwa, lingenakho okumilayo, lingenambali ekhahlelayo, linjengokuchithwa kweSodoma neGomora neSeboyimi achithwa nguJehova ngentukuthelo yakhe nangolaka lwakhe; 24yebo, bonke abantu bayakuthi: ‘UJehova wenzeleni kanje kuleli zwe na? Kuthini ukuvutha kwalolu laka olukhulu na?’
25“Bese kuthiwa: ‘Ngokuba basishiya isivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise asenzayo nabo ekubakhipheni kwakhe ezweni laseGibithe, 26baya bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, bakhuleka kubo, onkulunkulu abangabaziyo, angabahlukaniselanga bona, 27ngalokho intukuthelo kaJehova yavuthela leli zwe ukuba alehlisele zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwe kule ncwadi; 28uJehova wabasiphula ezweni lakubo ngolaka nangokufutheka nangentukuthelo enkulu, wabaphonsa kwelinye izwe njenganamuhla.’
29“Izimfihlakalo zingezikaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, kepha okwambuliweyo kungokwethu nokwabantwana bethu kuze kube phakade ukuba siwenze onke amazwi alo mthetho.
