Dutheronomi 13:1-18
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Indlela yekuphatsa tihlubuki (1-18)
13 “Nakwenteka umphrofethi nobe umuntfu lophengula likusasa ngekusebentisa emaphupho avela emkhatsini wenu futsi ente sibonakaliso nobe aphrofethe,
2 bese lesibonakaliso nobe loko lakuphrofethile kini kuyenteka, futsi atsi: ‘Asilandzeleni labanye bonkulunkulu, lokubonkulunkulu leningabati, futsi sibakhonte,’
3 ningabokulalela loko lomphrofethi nobe lomphuphi lakushoko,+ ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu uyanivivinya+ kuze abone kutsi niyamtsandza yini Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe nangemphefumulo* wenu wonkhe.+
4 NguJehova Nkulunkulu wenu lokufanele nimlandzele, nguye nalokufanele nimesabe, nigcine imitsetfo yakhe, nilalele livi lakhe, nimkhonte, futsi kufanele nibambelele kuye.+
5 Kodvwa lomphrofethi nobe lomphuphi wemaphupho nibombulala,+ ngobe unikhutsate kutsi nihlubuke kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu lowanikhipha eveni laseGibhithe, wanikhulula eveni lebenigcilatwa kulo. Lomuntfu abetama kuniphambukisa endleleni Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu latsite nihambe ngayo. Kufanele nibususe bubi emkhatsini wenu.+
6 “Nangabe umnakenu, indvodzana yakho, indvodzakati yakho, umfati wakho lomtsandzako nobe umngani wakho lomkhulu etama kukuhunga ngasense atsi: ‘Asihambe sikhonte labanye bonkulunkulu,’+ lokubonkulunkulu longabati, nabokhokho bakho lebebangabati,
7 bonkulunkulu labakhontwa bantfu labahlala eceleni kwenu, kungaba bantfu labasedvutane nani nobe labakhashane, kusukela ngala kwalelive kuze kuyewufika ngale kwalo,
8 ungabovuma kutsi loyo muntfu akuyenge futsi ungamlaleli,+ ungamveli ungabi nemusa kuye futsi ungamvikeli,
9 kodvwa kufanele nakanjani umbulale.+ Kuboba nguwe lomgcoba kucala ngematje kuze afe, bese-ke sonkhe lesive siyalandzela.+
10 Nibomgcoba ngematje aze afe,+ ngobe abetama kuniphambukisa kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu, lonikhiphe eveni laseGibhithe, live lebenigcilatwa kulo.
11 Onkhe ema-Israyeli atawukuva ngaloku esabe, futsi angeke aphindze ente nobe yini lembi lefana nalena emkhatsini wenu.+
12 “Nakwenteka uva kutsi kulelinye lemadolobha Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninika wona kutsiwa:
13 ‘Kunemadvodza langenamsebenti lapha emkhatsini wenu laphume ngenjongo yekuphambukisa bantfu bakubo atsi: “Asambeni sikhonte labanye bonkulunkulu,” lokubonkulunkulu leningabati,’
14 leyo ndzaba kufanele niyihlole, niphindze niphenyisise futsi nibute ngayo.+ Nangabe vele kuliciniso kutsi lentfo lembi yentekile emkhatsini wenu,
15 nakanjani bantfu bakulelo dolobha kufanele nibabulale ngenkemba.+ Lelidolobha kanye nako konkhe lokukulo, lokufaka ekhatsi imfuyo, nibokunikela ekubhujisweni.+
16 Tonkhe letintfo lenititsetse nibotibeka emkhatsini wesigcawu salelidolobha, bese niyalishisa futsi letintfo lenititsetse kulo titawunikelwa ngalokuphelele kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu. Lelidolobha litawuhlala litindzala, akukafaneli liphindze lakhiwe.
17 Kute ngisho nakunye lokunikelwe ekubhujisweni*+ lokufanele nikutsatse, kuze Jehova abohlise intfukutselo yakhe, anentele umusa, anivele futsi anandzise, njengobe nje afunga kubokhokho benu.+
18 Nibomlalela* Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu ngekutsi nigcine yonkhe lemitsetfo yakhe lenginitjela yona lamuhla, ngaleyo ndlela nitawube nenta lokulungile emehlweni aJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ Nobe “intfo lengcwelisiwe ngobe Nkulunkulu atsite ingatsatfwa.”
^ Nobe “Nibolalela livi laJehova.”
