Duteronomi
2 Imfundiso yami iyoconsa njengemvula,+
Amazwi ami aconse njengamazolo,+
Njengemikhemezelo phezu kotshani+
Nanjengezihlambi ezinkulu phezu kwezimila.+
4 IDwala, uphelele umsebenzi wakhe,+
Ngoba zonke izindlela zakhe ziwubulungisa.+
UNkulunkulu wokuthembeka,+ okungekho ukungabi nabulungisa kuye;+
Ulungile futhi uqotho yena.+
5 Baye benza ngendlela eyonakele bona;+
Ababona abantwana bakhe, isici singesabo.+
Isizukulwane esiyisigwegwe nesisontekile!+
6 Ingabe nenza ngale ndlela kuJehova,+
bantu abayiziphukuphuku nabangahlakaniphile?+
Akayena yini uYihlo owaniveza,+
Yena owanisimamisa na?+
7 Khumbula izinsuku zakudala,+
Cabangani ngeminyaka yakudala ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane;
Buza uyihlo, angakutshela;+
Amadoda akini amadala, angakuxoxela.+
8 Lapho oPhezukonke enika izizwe ifa,+
Lapho ehlukanisa amadodana ka-Adamu,+
Wawumisa umngcele wezizwe+
Ecabangela isibalo sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.+
10 Wamthola ezweni eliyihlane,+
Ogwadule olungenalutho, oluhewulayo.+
Wamlonda njengenhlamvu yeso lakhe.+
11 Njengoba nje ukhozi lunyakazisa isidleke salo,
Luzaza phezu kwamaphuphu alo,+
Lwelula amaphiko alo, luwathathe,
Luwathwale ngezimpaphe zalo,+
12 UJehova yedwa waqhubeka emhola,+
Kwakungekho nkulunkulu wesinye isizwe kanye naye.+
13 Wamgibelisa ezindaweni zomhlaba eziphakeme,+
Kangangokuba wadla umkhiqizo wasendle.+
Wammuncisa uju edwaleni,+
Namafutha edwaleni lensengetsha;+
14 Ibhotela lomhlambi wezinkomo nobisi lomhlambi wezimvu nezimbuzi+
Kanye namafutha ezinqama,
Nezimvu ezingamaduna, zohlobo lwaseBhashani, nezimpongo+
Kanye namanoni ezinso kakolweni;+
Futhi waphuza igazi lamagilebhisi njengewayini.+
15 Lapho uJeshuruni+ eqala ukukhuluphala, wakhahlela.+
Usukhuluphele wena, usumkhulu, ususuthi.+
Ngakho wamshiya uNkulunkulu, owamenzayo,+
Wadelela iDwala+ lensindiso yakhe.
17 Bahlabela amademoni, hhayi uNkulunkulu,+
Onkulunkulu ababengabazi,+
Abasha abafike muva nje,+
Okhokho benu ababengajwayelene nabo.
19 Lapho uJehova ekubona lokho, wabadelela,+
Ngenxa yenkathazo eyabangelwa amadodana namadodakazi akhe.
20 Ngakho wathi, ‘Mangibufihle ubuso bami kubo,+
Mangibone ukuthi ukuphela kwabo kuyoba yini kamuva.
Ngoba bayisizukulwane esonakele,+
Abantwana abangathembekile.+
21 Bona, bangivusele isikhwele ngalokho okungeyena unkulunkulu;+
Bangikhathazile ngezithombe zabo eziyize;+
Mina, ngizobavusela isikhwele ngalokho okungesona isizwe;+
Ngizobacasula ngesizwe esiyisiwula.+
22 Ngenxa yentukuthelo yami kokheleke umlilo+
Futhi uzovutha kuze kufike phansi eShiyoli, indawo ephansi kunazo zonke,+
Uzodla umhlaba nomkhiqizo wawo+
Uzothungela izisekelo zezintaba.+
24 Bazophela amandla ngenxa yendlala+ badliwe umkhuhlane ovuthayo+
Nayimbubhiso eletha umunyu.+
Ngizobathumelela amazinyo ezilwane,+
Kanye nesihlungu sezilwane ezihuquzelayo zasothulini.+
25 Ngaphandle inkemba iyobaphuca,+
Ngaphakathi ukwethuka,+
Kokubili insizwa nentombi,+
Osancela kanye nendoda esimpunga.+
26 Ngabe ngithé: “Ngizobahlakaza,+
Ngizokwenza ukuba abantu abafayo bangabe besaliphatha nokuliphatha igama labo,”+
27 Ukube bekungekhona ukuthi bengesaba ukukhathazwa isitha,+
Ukuthi abaphikisana nabo bangase bakuqonde kabi,+
Ukuthi bangase bathi: “Isandla sethu siye saba namandla,+
Akuyena uJehova ofeze konke lokhu.”+
29 O ukube bebehlakaniphile!+ Khona-ke bebeyozindla ngalokhu.+
Bebeyocabanga ngesiphetho sabo kamuva.+
30 Umuntu oyedwa angayixosha kanjani inkulungwane,
Ababili benze izinkulungwane eziyishumi zibaleke?+
Kungenzeke ngaphandle uma iDwala labo libathengisile+
Futhi uJehova ebanikelile.
32 Ngoba umvini wabo uvela emvinini waseSodoma
Nasemasimini aseGomora.+
Amagilebhisi awo angamagilebhisi obuthi,
Amahlukuzo awo ayababa.+
35 Impindiselo ingeyami, nokubuyisela.+
Ngesikhathi esimisiwe unyawo lwabo luyohamba ngokuntenga,+
Ngoba usuku lwenhlekelele yabo luseduze,+
Nezenzakalo ezilungele bona ziyashesha.’+
36 Ngoba uJehova uyokwahlulela abantu bakhe+
Uyodabuka ngezinceku zakhe,+
Ngoba uyobona ukuthi uzime lunyamalele
Kusele ongakwazi ukuzisiza nongenanzuzo.
37 Ngokuqinisekile uyothi, ‘Baphi onkulunkulu babo,+
Idwala abafuna kulo isiphephelo,+
38 Ababedla amanoni emihlatshelo yabo,+
Bephuza iwayini leminikelo yabo yokuphuzwayo?+
Mabavuke banisize.+
Mababe indawo yenu yokucasha.+
39 Bhekani manje ukuthi mina—mina nginguye+
Futhi abekho onkulunkulu abakanye nami.+
Ngiyabulala, ngiphilise.+
Ngilimazile+ kakhulu, futhi mina—mina ngizophulukisa,+
Akekho ohlwithayo esandleni sami.+
40 Ngoba ngiphakamisela isandla sami ezulwini ngifunga,+
Ngithi: “Kuphila kwami kuze kube nini nanini,”+
41 Uma impela ngilola inkemba yami ebenyezelayo,+
Nesandla sami sibambelela ekwahluleleni,+
Ngizobuyisela impindiselo kwabaphikisana nami+
Ngiphindisele kulabo abangizonda kakhulu.+
42 Ngizodakisa imicibisholo yami ngegazi,+
Inkemba yami yona izodla inyama,+
Kanye negazi lababuleweyo nezithunjwa,
Namakhanda abaholi besitha.’+
43 Thokozani nina zizwe, kanye nesizwe sakhe,+
Ngoba uyophindisela igazi lezinceku zakhe,+
Futhi uyophindisela kwabaphikisana naye+
Awenzele impela isihlawulelo umhlabathi wesizwe sakhe.”
44 Ngakho uMose weza wawakhuluma wonke amazwi ale ngoma abantu bezwa,+ yena noHosheya indodana kaNuni.+ 45 Ngemva kokuba uMose eseqedile ukukhuluma wonke la mazwi ku-Israyeli wonke, 46 waqhubeka wathi kuye: “Gxilisani izinhliziyo zenu kuwo wonke amazwi engiwakhuluma kini nginixwayisa namuhla,+ ukuze niyale abantwana benu ukuba baqaphele ukuwenza wonke amazwi alo mthetho.+ 47 Ngoba akulona izwi elingasizi ngalutho kini,+ kodwa lisho ukuphila kwenu,+ futhi ngaleli zwi ningazandisa izinsuku zenu ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuyolithatha.”+
48 UJehova wakhuluma noMose ngalo lolu suku olufanayo, wathi: 49 “Yenyukela kule ntaba yase-Abharimi,+ iNtaba iNebo,+ esezweni lakwaMowabi, ebheké ngaseJeriko, ubone izwe laseKhanani, engilinika abantwana bakwa-Israyeli njengefa.+ 50 Khona-ke ufele kule ntaba onyukela kuyo, ubuthelwe kubantu bakini,+ njengoba nje no-Aroni umfowenu afela eNtabeni yaseHori+ wabuthelwa kubantu bakubo; 51 ngenxa yokuthi nina madoda anisinakanga isibopho senu kimi+ phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli emanzini aseMeriba+ laseKadeshi ehlane laseZini; ngenxa yokuthi nina madoda anizange ningingcwelise phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.+ 52 Ngoba uzolibona leli zwe ukude, kodwa ngeke ungene ezweni engilinika abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.”+