Indawo kanye nendlela efaneleko yokulotjha uSomnini
1Nanzi iimiso nemithetho enizayenza ngokutjheja enarheni uSomnini uZimu waboyihlomkhulu aninikele yona kobana niyithumbe, imihla yoke yokuphila kwenu endaweni leyo. 2Nitjhabalalise ngokupheleleko zoke iindawo lapha izizwe enizoziqotjha zilotjhela khona abosingazimu bazo eentabeni eziphakemeko, phezu kwemibundu nangaphasi komunye nomunye umuthi ohlaza. 3Nizakubhuruza ama-aldarazo, niphadlhe namatjazo akhethekileko. Godu tjhisani imifanekiswazo yabo-Atjhera, nikghunule iinthombembazwa zabosingazimu bazo. Iye, nitjhabalalise ibizo labosingazimabo endaweni leyo.
4Ningalotjhi uSomnini uZimenu ngendlela izizwezo zilotjha abosingazimu bazo ngayo, 5kodwana akube sendaweni ezakukhethwa nguSomnini uZimenu hlangana kwazo zoke iinkoro zenu, kobana ijamise ibizo layo lapho belidunyiswe khonapho. Lapho kulapha nizakuza khona bona nibuze intando kaZimu, 6nilethe lapho imihlabelwenu yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano, kwetjhumi neminikelwenu ekhethekileko, iminikelwenu yeenthembiso neyesihle, namazibulo weenkomo, wezimvu neweembuzi zenu. 7Nigome khonapho phambi kwakaSomnini uZimenu, nijekezele, nina nemindenenu, ngayo yoke imisebenzi yezandla zenu uSomnini uZimenu anibusisa ngayo. 8Ningenzi njengombana senza lapha namhlanje, lapha omunye nomunye azenzela khona umathanda. 9Njenganje, anikabi ukungena enarheni yelifa lapha uSomnini uZimenu azaninikela khona ukuphumula. 10Kodwana lokha naniyama iJordani, nihlale enarheni uSomnini uZimenu aninikela yona bona niyithumbe, nalokha aninikela ukuphumula ezitheni zenu zoke zombelele ukuze nihlale niphephile, 11nasele nazi indawo uSomnini uZimenu ayikhethileko kobana ibizo lakhe lijanyiswe lapho, khona-ke nizakuletha koke enginiyale ngakho: imihlabelwenu yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano, kwetjhumi kwenu neminikelo ekhethekileko, nayo yoke imihlabelo yeenthembiso enayithembisa kuSomnini. 12Nijekezele phambi kwakaSomnini uZimenu, nina, amadodana namadodakazenu, iinceku neencekukazi zenu kanye namaLevi asemadorobhenenu ngombana wona akanasabelo namkha ilifa phakathi kwenu. 13Yelelani bonyana ninganikeli imihlabelwenu yokutjhiswa phezu kwanamkha ngiyiphi indawo eniyibonako, 14kodwana akube sendaweni ekhethwe nguSomnini kenye yeenkoro zenu kwaphela. Lapho-ke nizanikela khona imihlabelwenu yokutjhiswa benenze khonapho koke enginiyala ngakho.
15Nokho ningahlaba benigome inyama kinamkha ngiyiphi yamadorobhenu, kube ngendlela enithanda ngayo, kuye ngeembusiso eniziphiwe nguSomnini uZimenu, ongakahlambuluki nohlambulukileko angagoma inyama leyo njengombana benizakwenza nakugonywa itsephe nehlangumataka. 16Kodwana ningagomi iingazi, nizithululele equlwanini njengamanzi. 17Ningalingi nigomele ngemadorobhenenu kwetjhumi kwesivuno senu sekoroyi, sewayini kanye nesamafutha we-oliva, namkha amazibulo weenkomo zenu namkha wezimvu neembuzi namkha omunye nomunye umnikelo wenu weenthembiso enawuthembisako namkha iminikelo yesihle namkha iminikelo ekhethekileko. 18Gomelani koke lokho phambi kwakaSomnini uZimenu endaweni ezakukhethwa nguSomnini uZimenu, nina namadodana namadodakazenu, iinceku neencekukazi zenu kanye namaLevi ahlala emadorobhenenu. Nijekezele phambi kwakaSomnini uZimenu ngayo yoke imisebenzi yezandla zenu. 19Tjhejani bona ningahlanuki amaLevi qobe nisahlala eendaweni zenu.
20-21Lokha uSomnini uZimenu andisa imikhawulwenu njengombana anithembisile, indawo ayikhethileko kobana ajamise ibizo lakhe lapho, ingahle ibe kude nani. Nakube kunjalo bese nikhanukela inyama khulu, khona-ke ningayigoma ngesikhathi soke eniyikhanuka ngaso. Ningahlaba nanyana ngiyiphi yeenkomo, yezimvu namkha yeembuzi zenu eniziphiwe nguSomnini. Nigomele inyama leyo ngemadorobhenenu njengombana nginiyalile kube ngendlela nifuna ngayo. 22Ningayigoma njengombana kugonywa itsephe nehlangumataka. Woke umuntu, ohlambulukileko nongakahlambuluki angagoma. 23Kwaphela qinisekisani bona ningagomi iingazi ngombana zikuphila, yeke ningagomi ipilo nenyama. 24Ningagomi iingazi kodwana zithululeleni equlwanini njengamanzi. 25Naningagomi iingazi nenza kuhle phambi kwakaSomnini, yeke koke kuzanikhambela kuhle nina neenzukulwana zenu. 26Kodwana iminikelo ekhethekileko eninayo, neminikelwenu yesithembiso nizayithatha niye nayo endaweni ekhethwe nguSomnini. 27Nikelani inyama neengazi zemihlabelwenu yokutjhiswa e-aldarini lakaSomnini uZimenu. Iingazi zeminikelwenu yetjhebiswano nizithululele e-aldarini lakaSomnini, kodwana inyama yona ningayigoma. 28Tjhejani ukwenza woke amezwi enginiyala ngawo ukuze koke kunikhambele kuhle, nina neenzukulwana zenu nini nanini ngombana nizabe nenza okuhle nokulungileko phambi kwakaSomnini uZimenu.
29Lokha uSomnini uZimenu nakabhubhisa izizwe eziphambi kwenu eniyokungena nithumbe inarhazo benihlale kiyo, 30tjhejani kobana ningathi ngemva kobana sezibhujisiwe, nilandele imikhubazo. Nizakubambeka esifwini lokha nanikhamba nibuza ngabosingazimu bazo nithi: “Izizwezi bezilotjha njani abosingazimu bazo? Nathi sifuna ukwenza njengazo nasilotjha uSomnini.” 31Ningenzi njalo kuSomnini uZimenu ngombana izizwezo zenze kibosingazimu bazo isinyenyiso uSomnini asizondako! Zathuwelela kangangobana zabe zatjhisa amadodana namadodakazazo ngomlilo njengomnikelo kibosingazimu bazo.
32Tjhejani ukuphetha elinye nelinye ilizwi enginiyale ngalo; ningangezeleli namkha niphungule kilo.
