Duteronomi 12:1-32
12 “Lezi ziinqophiso nemithetho okufuze niyilandele kikho koke ukuphila kwenu enarheni uJehova uZimu wabokhokho benu azoninikela yona.
2 Kufuze nitjhabalalise zoke iindawo lapha iintjhaba enizozithatha zilotjhela khona abozimu bazo,+ kungaba seentabeni eziphakamileko namkha emibundwini namkha ngaphasi kwananyana ngimuphi umuthi omkhulu.
3 Kufuze niphadlhe ama-aldarazo, niphadlhe iinsika zazo ezicwengileko,+ nitjhise iingodo zazo ezicwengileko,* niphadlhe neenthombe ezibaziweko zabozimu bazo,+ nitjhabalalise amagamabo endaweni leyo.+
4 Akukafuzi nilotjhe uJehova uZimenu ngendlela le.+
5 Kunokuthi nenze njalo, khambani niye endaweni uJehova uZimenu ayikhethileko bona igama lakhe lihlale kiyo nalapho ahlala khona hlangana neenkoro zenu, nimlotjhe lapho.+
6 Kulapho nizokuletha khona iminikelwenu etjhiswako,+ imihlatjelwenu, kwetjhumi kwenu,+ iminikelwenu+ yesifungo, iminikelwenu esuka ehliziyweni+ nezibulo lekomo namkha lemvu, nanyana yini enifuna ukuyinikela.+
7 Nina nemindenenu kufuze nidlele lapho phambi kwakaJehova uZimenu+ begodu nithabele yoke into eniyenzileko+ ngombana uJehova uZimenu unibusisile.
8 “Akukafuzi nenze lokho esikwenza lapha namhlanjesi, omunye nomunye uzenzela umathanda,
9 ngombana anikafiki endaweni yokuphumula+ begodu anikalifumani ilifa uJehova uZimenu aninikela lona.
10 Naniyama iJordani+ niyokuhlala enarheni uJehova uZimenu aninikela yona, uzonenza niphumule emanabenenu begodu nizokuhlala nivikelekile.+
11 Nizokuletha koke enginiyala ngakho endaweni uJehova uZimenu ayikhethileko bona igama lakhe lihlale kiyo,+ nizokuletha iminikelwenu etjhiswako, imihlatjelwenu, kwetjhumi kwenu,+ yoke iminikelwenu yesifungo enifunge ukuyinikela uJehova, nanyana yini enifuna ukuyinikela.
12 Nizokuthaba phambi kwakaJehova uZimenu,+ nina, amadodanenu, amadodakazenu, iingqila zenu eziduna nezisikazi nomLevi ohlala emadorobhenenu ngombana akakanikelwa isabelo namkha ilifa hlangana nani.+
13 Kufuze nitjheje ninganikeli iminikelwenu etjhiswako kinanyana ngiyiphi indawo eniyibonako.+
14 Kufuze ninikele iminikelwenu etjhiswako kwaphela endaweni ekhethwe nguJehova ezokuba kesinye seemfunda seenkoro zenu, kulapho okufuze nenze koke enginiyala ngakho.+
15 “Nanikhanukela inyama, ningahlaba nidle+ ngokuvumelana nesibusiso uJehova uZimenu anibusise ngaso kiwo woke amadorobhenu. Umuntu ongakahlwengeki nohlwengekileko bangayidla, njengalokha nanidla iqina namkha ihlangumataka.
16 Kodwana akukafuzi nidle iingazi;+ kufuze nizithululele phasi njengamanzi.+
17 Angekhe nivunyelwe ukudlela emadorobhenenu, kwetjhumi kweenthoro zenu, iwayini lenu elitjha, amafuthenu, izibulo leenkomo zenu nezibulo lezimvu zenu+ namkha nanyana ngimuphi umnikelo wesifungo enifunga ngawo, iminikelwenu esuka ehliziyweni namkha nanyana yini eninikela ngayo.
18 Izintwezi nizozidlela phambi kwakaJehova uZimenu endaweni ekhethwe nguJehova uZimenu,+ nina, amadodanenu, amadodakazenu, isisebenzi senu esiduna nesisikazi nomLevi ohlala emadorobhenenu; kufuze nithabe phambi kwakaJehova uZimenu kikho koke enikwenzako.
19 Kufuze nitjheje ningakhohlwa umLevi+ nanisahlala enarhenenu.
20 “UJehova uZimakho nakakwandisela inarha+ njengombana akuthembisile+ begodu uthi, ‘ngikhanukele inyama,’ ungayidla inyama nanyana kunini nawuyikhanukeleko.+
21 Nange indawo uJehova uZimenu ayikhethileko bona igama lakhe+ lihlale khona ikude nani, kufuze nihlabe enye yeenkomo zenu namkha izimvu zenu uJehova aniphe zona njengombana nginiyalile, kufuze niyidlele phakathi kwamadorobhenu nanyana kunini naniyikhanukelako.
22 Ningayidla njengalokha nanidla iqina namkha ihlangumataka;+ umuntu ongakahlwengeki nohlwengileko bangayidla.
23 Kufuze niqiniseke bona ningadli iingazi+ ngombana iingazi zikuphila,+ akukafuzi nidle inyama eneengazi.
24 Akukafuzi nizidle. Kufuze nizithululele phasi njengamanzi.+
25 Akukafuzi nizidle khona kuzanikhambela kuhle nabantwana benu, ngombana nizabe nenza okulungileko kuJehova.
26 Kufuze nithathe kwaphela izinto ezicwengileko okungezenu, neminikelwenu yesifungo lokha naniya endaweni uJehova azoyikhetha.
27 Nanilapho nizokunikela iminikelwenu etjhiswako, inyama neengazi+ e-aldareni lakaJehova uZimenu, iingazi zemihlatjelwenu kufuze nizithele eqadi kwe-aldara+ lakaJehova uZimenu kodwana inyama ningayidla.
28 “Tjhejani bona niwalalela woke amezwi enginiyale ngawo, khona kuzanikhambela kuhle nina namadodanenu ngombana nenza okuhle nokulungileko phambi kwakaJehova uZimenu.
29 “UJehova uZimenu nakatjhabalalisa iintjhaba eniyokuthatha iinarha zazo+ begodu nihlale eenarhenezo,
30 tjhejani bona ningalandeli iindlela zazo ngemva kobana zitjhatjalalisiwe phambi kwenu. Ningabuzi ngabozimu bazo nithi, ‘Iintjhabezi bezibalotjha njani abozimu bazo? Nathi sizokwenza okufanako.’+
31 Akukafuzi nenzele uJehova uZimenu lokhu, ngombana iintjhabezi zenzela abozimu bazo zoke izinto ezinyenyisako kuJehova, zitjhisela nabozimu bazo amadodanazo namadodakazazo.+
32 Woke amezwi enginiyala ngawo kufuze nizimisele ukuwalalela.+ Akukafuzi niphungule namkha ningezelele.+
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