Bible Reading Plan – Day 57

₁“Kuyakuthi lapho zonke lezi zinto 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 lezi ziqalekiso 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 ezilotshwe kule ncwadi yomthetho, uma ubuyela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho.

₁₁“Ngokuba lo myalo 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.

₁₅“Bheka, ngibeke 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.

₁₇“Kepha 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.

₁₉“Ngifakazisa namuhla izulu nomhlaba ngani ukuthi ngibeke 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, o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, ukubanika lona.”

₁UMose waya ukukhuluma lawa mazwi kubo bonke abakwa-Israyeli, ₂wathi kubo: “Ngineminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili namuhla; angisenamandla okuphuma nokungena; uJehova ushilo kimi ukuthi: ‘Awuyikuliwela leli Jordani.’ ₃Kepha uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuwela phambi kwakho, achithe lezi zizwe phambi kwakho, uzidle; uJoshuwa uyakuwela phambi kwakho njengokukhuluma kukaJehova. ₄UJehova uyakwenza kuzo njengokwenza kwakhe kuSihoni naku-Ogi amakhosi ama-Amori nakulo izwe lakubo ababulalayo. ₅UJehova uyakuzinikela phambi kwenu, nenze kuzo njengemiyalo yonke enginiyale ngayo. ₆Qinani, nime isibindi, ningesabi, ningashaywa luvalo ngabo, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho nguyena ohamba nawe; akayikukuyeka, akushiye.”

₇UMose wambiza uJoshuwa, wathi kuye emehlweni abantu bonke bakwa-Israyeli: “Qina, ume isibindi, ngokuba uyakuhamba nalaba bantu, uye ezweni uJehova afunga koyise ukubanika lona; wena uyakwenza ukuba balidle ifa lalo. ₈UJehova nguye ohamba phambi kwakho; uyakuba nawe; akayikukuyeka, akushiye; ungesabi, ungabi nangebhe.”

₉UMose waloba lowo mthetho, wabanika wona abapristi, amadodana kaLevi, ababethwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova namalunga onke akwa-Israyeli. ₁₀UMose wabayala wathi: “Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa njalo, ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo somnyaka woyekelo ngomkhosi wamadokodo, ₁₁lapho wonke u-Israyeli efike ukubonakala phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho endaweni ayakuyikhetha, wofunda lo mthetho phambi kuka-Israyeli wonke ezindlebeni zakhe. ₁₂Butha abantu, amadoda, nabesifazane, nabantwana, nomfokazi wakho ophakathi kwamasango akho ukuba bezwe, bafunde, bamesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, baqaphele ukuwenza onke amazwi alo mthetho, ₁₃nokuba abantwana babo abangawaziyo bezwe, bafunde ukumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu isikhathi sonke sokuhlala kwenu ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuba ningene kulo ukulidla.”

₁₄UJehova wathi kuMose: “Bheka, izinsuku zakho sezisondele zokuba ufe; mbize uJoshuwa, nime etendeni lokuhlangana ukuba ngimyale.” OMose noJoshuwa base behamba, bema etendeni lokuhlangana.

₁₅UJehova wabonakala etendeni esensikeni yefu, insika yema ngasemnyango wetende. ₁₆UJehova wathi kuMose: “Bheka, wolala koyihlo; laba bantu bayakusuka, baye ukuphinga nawonkulunkulu babezizwe abasezweni abaya kulo ukuba bahlale phakathi kwabo, bangishiye, basaphule isivumelwano engisenzile nabo. ₁₇Intukuthelo yami iyakubavuthela ngalolo suku, ngibashiye, ngifihle ubuso bami kubo; bayakudliwa, behlelwe ngokubi nezinhlupheko eziningi, baze bathi ngalolo suku: ‘Lokhu okubi akusehlelanga yini ngokuba uNkulunkulu wethu engekho phakathi kwethu na?’ ₁₈Mina ngiyakufihla nokufihla ubuso bami ngalolo suku ngenxa yakho konke okubi abayakube bekwenzile, lokhu bephendukele kwabanye onkulunkulu.

₁₉“Ngalokho zilobeleni leli hubo, ulifundise abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ulibeke emilonyeni yabo ukuba leli hubo libe ngufakazi wami ukumelana nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. ₂₀Ngokuba lapho sengibangenisile ezweni engalifungela oyise, elivame ubisi nezinyosi, badle, basuthe, bakhuluphale, bayakuphendukela kwabanye onkulunkulu, babakhonze, bangidelele, basaphule isivumelwano sami. ₂₁Kuyakuthi lapho sebehlelwe ngokubi nezinhlupheko eziningi, leli hubo lifakaze phambi kwabo njengofakazi, ngokuba aliyikukhohlakala emilonyeni yenzalo yabo, lokhu ngiyazi imicabango yabo abayicabangayo namanje, ngingakabangenisi ezweni engalifungela bona.” ₂₂UMose wayeseloba leli hubo ngalona lolo suku, walifundisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

₂₃Wamyala uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, wathi: “Qina, ume isibindi, ngokuba wena uyakubangenisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni engalifungela bona; mina ngiyakuba nawe.”

₂₄Kwathi lapho uMose eseqedile ukuloba amazwi alo mthetho encwadini aze aphela, ₂₅uMose wawayala amaLevi ayethwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, wathi: ₂₆“Thathani le ncwadi yomthetho, niyibeke ngaseceleni komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ibe khona, ibe ngufakazi, imelane nani. ₂₇Ngokuba mina ngiyakwazi ukwambuka kwakho nentamo yakho elukhuni; bheka, ngisekhona nani namuhla niyahlubuka uJehova; kuyakuba kakhulu kangakanani emva kokufa kwami na? ₂₈Ngibuthele onke amalunga ezizwe zenu nezinduna zenu ukuba ngikhulume lawa mazwi ezindlebeni zazo, ngifakazise izulu nomhlaba ngazo. ₂₉Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi emva kokufa kwami niyakona nokona, niphambuke endleleni enginiyale ngayo, ububi bunehlele ngezinsuku ezizayo, ngokuba niyakwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, nimthukuthelise ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu.”

₃₀UMose wayesekhuluma ezindlebeni zebandla lonke lakwa-Israyeli amazwi ehubo lakhe, aze aphela.

₄₄UMose wafika wakhuluma onke amazwi aleli hubo ezindlebeni zabantu, yena noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni. ₄₅UMose eseqedile ukukhuluma onke lawa mazwi kubo bonke abakwa-Israyeli ₄₆wathi kubo: “Bekani inhliziyo yenu kuwo onke amazwi engiwafakazela kini namuhla, eniyakuyala ngawo abantwana benu ukuba baqaphele ukuwenza amazwi onke alo mthetho. ₄₇Ngokuba akusiyo into eyize kini; lokho kungukuphila kwenu, nangale nto niyakuzandisa izinsuku zenu ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuba ningene kulo ukulidla.”