Duteronomi 11:1-32
11 “Kufuze nithande uJehova uZimenu+ begodu nihlale nikhumbula isifungo senu sokulalela imithetho, iinqophiso nemiyalwakhe.
2 Namhlanjesi ngikhuluma nani, ingasi amadodanenu angasaziko nangakhenge asibone isijeziso esivela kuJehova uZimenu,+ angakhenge abone amandlakhe, isandla sakhe esinamandla+ nomkhonwakhe onamandla.+
3 Akhenge awabone amatshwayo nezenzo zakhe azenza eGibhide ekosini uFaro nenarhenakhe yoke;+
4 namkha lokho akwenza emabuthweni weGibhide, eenjomaneni zakaFaro neenkaraneni zepi ezagutjuzeswa mamanzi weLwandle eliBomvu lokha amaGibhide nakanigijimisako, uJehova wawatjhabalalisa kwaba kanye.+
5 Akhenge akubone anenzele khona emmangweni bekube kulapho nifika endaweni le,
6 namkha lokho akwenza phambi kwama-Israyeli, kuDatani no-Abiramu, amadodana ka-Eliyabu indodana kaRubeni, lokha iphasi nalivulekako labaginya, bona, imindenabo, amatendabo nakho koke okuphilako ebekubalandela.+
7 Amehlwenu abona zoke izenzo ezikulu ezenziwa nguJehova.
8 “Kufuze nilalele yoke imiyalo engininikela yona namhlanjesi bona nibe namandla beniyamele enarheni enizoyithatha bona ibe ngeyenu,
9 khona nizakuphila isikhathi eside+ enarheni uJehova afunga ukuyinikela abokhokho benu neenzukulwana zabo,+ inarha egeleza ibisi neliju.+
10 “Inarha eniyoyithatha bona ibe ngeyenu ayifani nenarha yeGibhide lapha niphuma khona, eGibhide benijayele ukutjala imbewenu begodu nisebenze budisi bona niyithelelele njengalokha nanithelelela isimenu yemirorho.
11 Kodwana inarha eniyamela kiyo bona niyoyithatha, yinarha yeentaba nemirhoba ethabaleleko.+ Ithelelelwa mamanzi wezulu;+
12 Yinarha etlhogonyelwa nguJehova uZimenu. UJehova uhlala ayitjhejile kusukela ekuthomeni komnyaka bekube sekupheleni kwawo.
13 “Nange niyilalela kuhle imiyalwami enginiyala ngayo namhlanjesi begodu nithande uJehova uZimenu benimlotjhe ngeenhliziyo zenu zoke nangemiphefumulwenu* yoke,+
14 ngizokunisa izulu enarhenenu ngesikhathi esifaneleko, izulu lesiruthwana nezulu letwasahlobo, nizokubuthelela isivuno senu seenthoro, iwayini lenu elitjha namafuthenu.+
15 Ngizokwenza kumile utjani emasiminenu khona ifuywenu izakudla, nani nidle benaneliseke.+
16 Tjhejani, ningavumeli iinhliziyo zenu zilingeke bona niphambuke nilotjhe abanye abozimu benibakhothamele.+
17 Nakungasinjalo uJehova uzokusilingeka ngebanga lenu, avale izulu lingasani nenarha ingasatheli,+ nizokutjhabalala msinya enarheni uJehova aninikela yona.+
18 “Amezwi la kufuze niwafake eenhliziyweni zenu beniphile ngawo, niwabophe ezandleni zenu njengesikhumbuzo, kufuze abe njengebhande lehloko eempandla zenu.+
19 Niwafundise abantwabenu, niwakhulume nanihlezi eendlini zenu, nanikhamba endleleni, nanilalako nalokha nanivukako.+
20 Niwatlole emagosenini wezindlu zenu nemasangwenenu,
21 khona amadodanenu azakuphila isikhathi eside+ enarheni uJehova afunga ukuyinikela abokhokho benu,+ ikani izulu nephasi nazisesekhona.*
22 “Nanilalelisisa umyalo engininikela wona lo begodu niwenze, nithande uJehova uZimenu,+ nikhambe kizo zoke iindlela zakhe, ninamathele kuye,+
23 UJehova uzoziqotha zoke iintjhabezi phambi kwenu+ begodu nizokuthatha iinarha zeentjhaba ezinamandla nezinabantu abanengi ukudlula nina.+
24 Yoke inarha enigadanga kiyo izokuba ngeyenu.+ Umkhawulwenu uzokusukela emmangweni ukuyokufika eLibhanoni, kusukela eMlanjeni iYufrathe ukuyokufika elwandle* elingetjingalanga.+
25 Akunamuntu ozokujamelana nani.+ UJehova uZimenu uzokwenza boke abantu benarheni enidlula kiyo banisabe,+ njengombana anithembisa.
26 “Qalani, namhlanjesi ngibeka phambi kwenu isibusiso nesiqalekiso:+
27 Nizokufumana isibusiso nanilalela imiyalo kaJehova uZimenu enginiyala ngayo namhlanjesi,+
28 nizokufumana isiqalekiso naningalaleli imiyalo kaJehova uZimenu,+ naniphambuka endleleni enginiyala bona nikhambe ngayo namhlanjesi begodu nalokha nanilandela abozimu eningabaziko.
29 UJehova uZimenu nakaniletha enarheni bona niyithathe ibe ngeyenu, kufuze nibusise abantu eNtabeni iGerizimu, niqalekise abantu eNtabeni i-Ebali.+
30 Bangakwelinye ihlangothi leJordani ukuya ngetjingalanga, enarheni yamaKanana ahlala e-Araba, eqalene neGiligali hlanu kwemithi emikhulu yeMore.+
31 Ngombana niyama iJordani, niyokuthatha inarha uJehova uZimenu aninikela yona.+ Nanithatha inarha benihlale kiyo,
32 kufuze nitjheje benilandele zoke iinqophiso nemithetho enginitjela yona namhlanjesi.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Qala Ihlathululo.
^ Namkha “izulu nalisese ngaphezu kwephasi.”
^ Kutjho iLwandle Elikhulu, iMedithera.
