Iziyalo zokumthanda nokumlulamela uThixo
1Ngoko ke uze umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, ugcine isigxina sakhe, nemimiselo yakhe, namasiko akhe, nemithetho yakhe, imihla yonke.
2Yazini ke namhla; ngokuba andithethi noonyana benu abangakwazanga, abangakubonanga ukuqeqesha kukaYehova uThixo wenu, ubukhulu bakhe, nesandla sakhe esithe nkqi, nengalo yakhe eyolukileyo, nemiqondiso yakhe, 3nezenzo zakhe abezenzile phakathi kweYiputa kuFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, nakwilizwe lakhe lonke; 4noko wakwenzayo empini yamaYiputa, emahasheni ayo, nasezingqwelweni zayo zokulwa; oko wahambisa amanzi oLwandle oluBomvu• phezu kwayo, ekunisukeleni kwayo, wayicima uYehova unanamhla; 5noko wakwenzayo kuni entlango, nada nafika kule ndawo; 6noko wakwenzayo kooDatan noAbhiram, oonyana bakaEliyabhi unyana kaRubhen; ukuba umhlaba wakhamisa umlomo wawo, wabaginya, nezindlu zabo, neentente zabo, nento yonke ephilileyo eyabalandelayo, àbabakho phakathi kwamaSirayeli onke. 7Ngokuba amehlo enu azibonile zonke izenzo zikaYehova ezikhulu awazenzayo.
8Ize niwugcine wonke umthetho endiniwiselayo namhla, ukuze nomelele, ningene nilimé ilizwe elo niwelela kulo, ukuba nilihluthe; 9ukuze niyolule imihla yenu emhlabeni lowo abewufungele ooyihlo uYehova, ukuba wowunika bona nembewu yabo, ilizwe elibaleka amasi nobusi.
10Kuba ilizwe elo uya kulo, usiya kulihlutha, alinjengelizwe laseYiputa, elo naphuma kulo, apho wayihlwayelayo imbewu yakho, waza wayinkcenkcesha ngonyawo lwakho, njengomyezo wemifuno. 11Ke lona ilizwe eniwelela kulo, nisiya kulihlutha, lilizwe leentaba nezihlambo, elisela amanzi emvula yezulu; 12lilizwe alikhathaleleyo uYehova uThixo wakho, ahlala ekulo amehlo kaYehova uThixo wakho, ethabathela ekuqaleni komnyaka, ade ase ekupheleni komnyaka.
13Kothi, ukuba nithe nayiphulaphula ngenyameko imithetho yam endiniwiselayo namhla, yokuba nimthande uYehova uThixo wenu, nimkhonze ngentliziyo yenu yonke, nangomphefumlo wenu wonke: 14ndinìnike imvula yelizwe lenu ngexesha layo, ethambisayo nevuthisayo, uhlanganise ingqolowa yakho, 15newayini yakho entsha, neoli yakho; ndìzinike utyani iinkomo zakho, emadlelweni akho, udle uhluthe. 16Zigcineni, hleze ikhohliseke intliziyo yenu, nityeke, nikhonze thixo bambi, 17nibanqule, uvuthe umsindo kaYehova kuni, alivingce izulu kungabikho mvula, umhlaba ungayivelisi indyebo yawo, nibhubhe kamsinya, ningabikho ezweni elihle, aninika lona uYehova.
18La mazwi am nize niwabekele intliziyo yenu nomphefumlo wenu niwabophe esandleni senu, abe ngumqondiso, abe zizikhumbuzo phakathi kwamehlo enu; 19niwafundise oonyana benu, uthethe ngawo ekuhlaleni kwakho endlwini yakho, nasekuhambeni kwakho ngendlela, nasekulaleni kwakho, nasekuvukeni kwakho; 20uwabhale emigubasini yendlu yakho, nasemasangweni akho: 21ukuze yande imihla yenu, nemihla yoonyana benu, emhlabeni lowo abewufungele ooyihlo uYehova, ukuba wobanika njengemihla yamazulu phezu kwehlabathi.
22Kuba, ukuba nithe nawugcina ngenyameko lo mthetho wonke ndiniwiselayo ukuba niwenze, nimthande uYehova uThixo wenu, nihambe ngeendlela zakhe zonke, ninamathele kuye; 23wozigqogqa uYehova ezo ntlanga zonke phambi kwenu, nigqogqe iintlanga ezinkulu, ezinamandla kunani. 24Indawo yonke, enyathelwa yintende yonyawo lwenu, yoba yeyenu; kuthabathela entlango, naseLebhanon, nasemlanjeni, emlanjeni ongumEfrati, kuse elwandle lwasentshonalanga, ingumda wenu. 25Akukho mntu uya kuma phambi kwenu; ukunkwantya nini, nokoyika nina, wòkubeka uYehova uThixo wenu ezweni lonke enilinyatheleyo, njengoko wathethayo kuni.
26Yabonani, ndibeka phambi kwenu namhla intsikelelo nesiqalekiso: 27intsikelelo, ukuba nithé nayiphulaphula imithetho kaYehova uThixo wenu, endiniwiselayo namhla; 28isiqalekiso, ukuba nithe anayiphulaphula imithetho kaYehova uThixo wenu, nesuka natyeka endleleni leyo ndiniwisele umthetho ngayo namhla, nalandela thixo bambi eningabazanga.
29Kothi, xa athe uYehova, uThixo wakho, wakungenisa kulo ilizwe oya kulo, usiya kulima, uyikhuphele intsikelelo phezu kwentaba yeGerizim, nesiqalekiso phezu kwentaba ye-Ebhali. 30Ezo ntaba àziphesheya kweYordan na, ngaphaya kwendlela eya entshonalanga, ezweni lamaKanan, amiyo eArabha, malungana neGilgali, ecaleni leMioki• kaMore? 31Kuba niya kuwela iYordan, nisiya kulihlutha ilizwe elo aninikayo uYehova uThixo wenu, nilihluthe ke nime kulo. 32Gcinani, niyenze yonke imimiselo namasiko endiwabekayo phambi kwenu namhla.
