Imithetho yeminikelo
1“ ‘Ngenyanga yesikhombisa ngolokuqala lwenyanga niyakuba nomhlangano ongcwele; ningasebenzi msebenzi; kulusuku lokubetha amacilongo kini. 2Niyakunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova: iduna, nenqama, nezimvu zamaduna eziyisikhombisa ezinomnyaka munye ezingenasici, 3kanye nomnikelo wazo wempuphu, impuphu ecolekileyo exovwe namafutha, okweshumi okuthathu ngenkunzi, nokweshumi okubili ngenqama, 4nokweshumi ngaleyo naleyo mvu yezimvana eziyisikhombisa, 5nempongo ibe nye, ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ukunenzela ukubuyisana, 6ngaphandle komnikelo wokushiswa wenyanga eyethwasayo nomnikelo wawo wempuphu, nomnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke nomnikelo wawo wempuphu, neminikelo yayo yokuphuzwa ngokwesimiso sayo, kube yiphunga elimnandi, umnikelo womlilo kuJehova.
7“ ‘Ngolweshumi lwaleyo nyanga yesikhombisa niyakuba nomhlangano ongcwele, nithobise imiphefumulo yenu; ningasebenzi msebenzi, 8kepha ninikele ngomnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova ube yiphunga elimnandi: iduna, nenqama, nezimvu zamaduna eziyisikhombisa ezinomnyaka munye, zibe ngezingenasici kini, 9kanye nomnikelo wazo wempuphu, impuphu ecolekileyo exovwe namafutha, okweshumi okuthathu ngenkunzi, nokweshumi okubili ngenqama, 10nokweshumi ngaleyo naleyo mvu yezimvana eziyisikhombisa, 11nempongo ibe nye, ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo wesono wokubuyisana, nomnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke nomnikelo wawo wempuphu, neminikelo yayo yokuphuzwa.
12“ ‘Ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yesikhombisa niyakuba nomhlangano ongcwele; ningasebenzi msebenzi, nimgcinele uJehova umkhosi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, 13ninikele ngomnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo wephunga elimnandi kuJehova: amaduna ayishumi nantathu, nezinqama ezimbili, nezimvu zamaduna eziyishumi nane ezinomnyaka munye, zibe ngezingenasici, 14kanye nomnikelo wazo wempuphu, impuphu ecolekileyo exovwe namafutha, okweshumi okuthathu ngaleyo naleyo nkunzi yezinkunzi eziyishumi nantathu, nokweshumi okubili ngaleyo naleyo nqama yezinqama ezimbili, 15nokweshumi ngaleyo naleyo mvu yezimvana eziyishumi nane, 16nempongo ibe nye, ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke nomnikelo wawo wempuphu nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwa.
17“ ‘Ngosuku lwesibili: amaduna ayishumi nambili, nezinqama ezimbili, nezimvu zamaduna eziyishumi nane ezinomnyaka munye ezingenasici, 18kanye nomnikelo wazo wempuphu, neminikelo yazo yokuphuzwa ngezinkunzi nangezinqama nangezimvu, njengokomumo wazo ngokwesimiso, 19nempongo ibe nye, ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke nomnikelo wawo wempuphu neminikelo yayo yokuphuzwa.
20“ ‘Ngosuku lwesithathu: izinkunzi eziyishumi nanye, nezinqama ezimbili, nezimvu zamaduna eziyishumi nane ezinomnyaka munye ezingenasici, 21kanye nomnikelo wazo wempuphu, neminikelo yazo yokuphuzwa ngezinkunzi nangezinqama nangezimvu, njengokomumo wazo ngokwesimiso, 22nempongo ibe nye, ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke nomnikelo wawo wempuphu nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwa.
23“ ‘Ngosuku lwesine: izinkunzi eziyishumi, nezinqama ezimbili, nezimvu zamaduna eziyishumi nane ezinomnyaka munye ezingenasici, 24kanye nomnikelo wazo wempuphu, neminikelo yazo yokuphuzwa ngezinkunzi nangezinqama nangezimvu, njengokomumo wazo ngokwesimiso, 25nempongo ibe nye, ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke nomnikelo wawo wempuphu nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwa.
26“ ‘Ngosuku lwesihlanu: izinkunzi eziyisishiyagalolunye, nezinqama ezimbili, nezimvu zamaduna eziyishumi nane ezinomnyaka munye ezingenasici, 27kanye nomnikelo wazo wempuphu, neminikelo yazo yokuphuzwa ngezinkunzi nangezinqama nangezimvu, njengokomumo wazo ngokwesimiso, 28nempongo ibe nye ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke nomnikelo wawo wempuphu nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwa.
29“ ‘Ngosuku lwesithupha: izinkunzi eziyisishiyagalombili, nezinqama ezimbili, nezimvu zamaduna eziyishumi nane ezinomnyaka munye ezingenasici, 30kanye nomnikelo wazo wempuphu, neminikelo yazo yokuphuzwa ngezinkunzi nangezinqama nangezimvu, njengokomumo wazo ngokwesimiso, 31nempongo ibe nye, ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke nomnikelo wawo wempuphu neminikelo yawo yokuphuzwa.
32“ ‘Ngosuku lwesikhombisa: izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa, nezinqama ezimbili, nezimvu zamaduna eziyishumi nane ezinomnyaka munye ezingenasici, 33kanye nomnikelo wazo wempuphu, neminikelo yazo yokuphuzwa ngezinkunzi nangezinqama nangezimvu, njengokomumo wazo ngokwesimiso, 34nempongo ibe nye, ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke nomnikelo wawo wempuphu nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwa.
35“ ‘Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili niyakuba nomhlangano ozothileyo; ningasebenzi msebenzi, 36kepha ninikele ngomnikelo wokushiswa, umnikelo womlilo wephunga elimnandi kuJehova: inkunzi ibe nye, nenqama ibe nye, nezimvu zamaduna eziyisikhombisa ezinomnyaka munye ezingenasici, 37kanye nomnikelo wazo wempuphu neminikelo yazo yokuphuzwa ngenkunzi nangenqama nangezimvu, njengokomumo wazo ngokwesimiso, 38nempongo ibe nye, ibe ngumnikelo wesono, ngaphandle komnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke nomnikelo wawo wempuphu nomnikelo wawo wokuphuzwa.
39“ ‘Lokho niyakunikela ngakho kuJehova ngemikhosi yenu emisiweyo, ngaphandle kwezithembiso zenu neminikelo yenu yesihle, kube yiminikelo yenu yokushiswa, neminikelo yenu yempuphu, neminikelo yenu yokuphuzwa, neminikelo yenu yokuthula.’ ”
40UMose wabatshela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli njengakho konke uJehova amyale ngakho uMose.
