Duteronomi 29:1-29
29 Naka amezwi wesivumelwano uJehova ayala uMosi bona asenze nabantu bakwa-Israyeli enarheni yakwaMowabi, ukungezelela esivumelwaneni asenza nabo eRhorebe.+
2 Nje-ke uMosi wabiza woke ama-Israyeli wathi kiwo: “Nikubonile koke uJehova akwenza phambi kwenu enarheni yeGibhide, kuFaro, kizo zoke iinsebenzi zakhe nakiyo yoke inarhakhe,+
3 iinlingo ezikulu enazibonako, amatshwayo amakhulu neemangaliso.+
4 Bekube kunamhlanjesi, uJehova akhenge aninikele amandla wokuzwisisa bona izinto enazibonako nenazizwako zitjho ukuthini.+
5 ‘Lokha nangininqophisako emmangweni iminyaka ema-40,+ izambatho zenu akhenge zirathuke namapatlagwanenu akhenge aphele.+
6 Akhenge nidle uburotho, akhenge nisele iwayini namkha utjwala bona nazi ukuthi nginguJehova uZimenu.’
7 Nigcine nifikile endaweni le, uSirhoni ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni+ no-Ogi ikosi yeBhatjhani+ baphuma bona bazokulwa nathi kodwana sabahlula.+
8 Ngemva kwalokho, sathatha inarhabo sayinikela bakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi nengcenye yekoro yakwaManase bona ibe lilifa labo.+
9 Nje-ke lalelani amezwi wesivumelwanesi niwenze, khona koke kuzanikhambela kuhle.+
10 “Namhlanjesi noke nijame phambi kwakaJehova uZimenu, iinhloko zeenkoro zenu, amadoda amadala wenu, iinkhulu zenu, woke amadoda wakwa-Israyeli,
11 abantwana benu, abafazi benu,+ abantu abavela kwezinye iinarha+ abahlala hlangana nani emakampenenu, kusukela konithezela iinkuni ukuya konikhela amanzi.
12 Nilapha bona nenze isifungo sokwenza isivumelwano noJehova uZimenu, isivumelwano uJehova uZimenu asenza nani namhlanjesi+
13 khona azanenza abantu bakhe namhlanjesi+ begodu yena abe nguZimenu+ njengombana anithembisa, wafunga kibokhokho benu u-Abrahama,+ u-Isaka+ noJakopo.+
14 “Isivumelwano nesifungwesi angisenzi nani kwaphela,
15 kodwana ngisenza nalabo abajame nathi namhlanjesi phambi kwakaJehova uZimethu nalabo abangekho namhlanjesi.
16 (Ngombana niyazi kuhle indlela ebesiphila ngayo eGibhide nendlela esidlule ngayo hlangana neentjhaba ezihlukahlukeneko.+
17 Benijayele ukubona izinto zazo ezinyenyisako, iinthombe zazo ezinyenyisako*+ ezenziwe ngesigodo nangamatje, isiliva nangegolide.)
18 Tjhejani bona kungabi nendoda namkha umfazi, umndeni namkha ikoro hlangana nani namhlanjesi ofulathela uJehova uZimethu ayokulotjha abozimu beentjhabezo,+ umuntu loyo ufana nemirabhu yesitjalo esikhula siveze iinthelo ezibabako nezinetjhefu.+
19 “Nange umuntu ezwa amezwi wesifungwesi azikhakhazise athi, ‘Akunalitho elizokwenzeka kimi ngitjho nanyana ngiphila ngendlela engifuna ngayo,’ lokho kuzokutjhabalalisa nanyana ngubani oseduze kwakhe,
20 uJehova angekhe amlibalele.+ Kunalokho, uJehova uzokusilingeka khulu ngebanga lomuntu loyo, nesiqalekiso soke esitlolwe encwadini le sizokwehlela phezu kwakhe,+ uJehova uzolisula igama lakhe ephasini.
21 UJehova uzokuhlukanisa umuntu lo kizo zoke iinkoro zakwa-Israyeli amenze ehlelwe yihlekelele ngokuya ngokwesiqalekiso sesivumelwano esitlolwe encwadini yomThetho le.
22 “Iinzukulwana zenu ezisezako nomuntu ovela kwenye inarha ozokuza asuka enarheni ekude bazokubona iimbetho neenhlekelele ezilethwe nguJehova.
23 Wathumela isibabuli, itswayi nomtjhiso khona inarha ingekhe isatjalwa namkha kuhlonywe litho, izokufana nalokha uJehova atjhabalalisa iSodoma neGomora,+ i-Adima neTseboyimu+ ngelaka lakhe
24 amadodanenu nabantu abavela kwezinye iinarha nazo zoke iintjhaba bazokukateleleka ukuthi, ‘Kubayini uJehova enze lokhu enarheni?+ Yini emenze wasilingeka kangaka?’
25 Bazokuthi, ‘Kungombana baphule isivumelwano sakaJehova,+ uZimu wabokhokho babo asenza nabo nakabakhupha enarheni yeGibhide.+
26 Kodwana balotjha abanye abozimu babakhothamela, abozimu abangakhenge babazi begodu uZimu angakhenge abavumele bona babalotjhe.+
27 UJehova wasilingeka khulu ngebanga lenarha leyo, wayehlisela isiqalekiso esitlolwe encwadini le.+
28 UJehova asilingekile, wabasiphula enarhenabo wabasa kwenye inarha lapha bakhona namhlanjesi.’+
29 “UJehova uZimethu wazi zoke izinto ezifihliweko,+ uzambulela thina neenzukulwana zethu zoke khona sizakwenza koke okutjhiwo mamezwi womThetho lo.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
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