IDutheronomi 7

₁“Kuyothi lapho uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ekungenisa ezweni oya kulo ukuba ulidle, axoshe izizwe eziningi phambi kwakho, amaHithi, amaGirigashi, ama-Amori, amaKhanani, amaPherizi, amaHivi, namaJebusi; izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe, ₂nalapho uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ezinikela phambi kwakho ukuba uzinqobe, uyozibhubhisa uziqede nya, awuyukwenza isivumelwano nazo, ungabi namusa kuzo. ₃Ungaganiselani nazo, ungayiniki indodana yakhe indodakazi yakho, ungathatheli indodana yakho indodakazi yakhe, ₄ngokuba uyakuphambukisa indodana yakho ekungilandeleni bese ikhonza abanye onkulunkulu; intukuthelo kaSimakade ikuvuthele, akubhubhise masinyane. ₅Niyokwenza kanje kubo: niyakudiliza ama-althare abo, niphihlize izinsika zabo, ninqume o-Ashera babo, nishise ngomlilo izithombe zabo ezibaziweyo. ₆Ngokuba uyisizwe esingcwele kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho. USimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ukukhethile ukuba ube yisizwe esiyifa lakhe phezu kwezizwe zonke ezisebusweni bomhlaba.

₇“USimakade akanithandanga nje kuphela, akanikhethanga kunezinye izizwe ngoba nibaningi; naniyingcosana kunezizwe zonke. ₈Kepha kwaba ngenxa yokuba uSimakade enithanda, nangokuba wayegcina isifungo ayesenze nokhokho benu. USimakade unikhiphe ngesandla esinamandla, wanihlenga endlini yobugqila nasesandleni sikaFaro, inkosi yaseGibhithe. ₉Yazi-ke ukuthi uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu othembekileyo, ogcina isivumelwano somusa kwabamthandayo abagcina imiyalo yakhe kuze kube sezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwane, ₁₀ophindiselayo kwabamzondayo, ababhubhise; akayukulibala kulowo omzondayo, uyakuphindisela kuye. ₁₁Ngalokho-ke uyakugcina imiyalo, izimiso, nezehlulelo engikuyala ngakho namuhla, ukuba ukwenze.

₁₂“Kuyothi uma nilalela lezi zehlulelo, nizigcina, nizenza, uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyakusigcina isivumelwano asenza nawe nomusa afunga ngawo kokhokho bakho. ₁₃Uyakukuthanda, akubusise, akwandise, abusise nesithelo sesibeletho sakho, isithelo somhlabathi wakho, okusanhlamvu kwakho, iwayini lakho, amafutha akho, inzalo yezinkomo zakho, nezimvu zakho zande ezweni afunga ngalo kokhokho bakho ukukunika lona. ₁₄Uyakubusiswa ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke, akuyukuba bikho phakathi kwenu owesilisa ongenanzalo nowesifazane oyinyumba, naphakathi kwemfuyo yenu. ₁₅USimakade uyakususa kuwe zonke izifo, akayukubeka kuwe izifo zaseGibhithe ezimbi ozaziyo, kodwa uyozehlisela phezu kwabo bonke abakuzondayo. ₁₆Uyakuziqeda nya zonke izizwe uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuzinikela kuwe; iso lakho aliyukuzihawukela, awuyukubakhonza onkulunkulu bazo, ngokuba lokho kuyakuba lugibe kuwe.

₁₇“Uma uyakuthi enhliziyweni yakho: ‘Lezi zizwe ziningi kunami; ngingazixosha kanjani, na?’ ₁₈ungazesabi, kodwa khumbula lokho uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho akwenza kuFaro nakulo lonke iGibhithe: ₁₉izilingo ezinkulu azibonayo amehlo akho, izibonakaliso, izimangaliso, isandla esinamandla nengalo eyeluliweyo, uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho akukhipha ngakho. USimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyokwenza kanjalo kuzo zonke izizwe ozesabayo. ₂₀USimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyothumela iminyovu phakathi kwazo, kuthi bonke abaseleyo nabazithukusileyo babhubhe baphele phambi kwakho. ₂₁Ngalokho-ke ungazesabi, ngokuba uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho, uNkulunkulu omkhulu nowesabekayo, uphakathi kwakho. ₂₂USimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyozixosha lezi zizwe phambi kwakho kancane kancane; awuyukwazi ukuziqeda masinyane, funa izilwane zasendle zande zibe ziningi kunani. ₂₃USimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzinikela kuwe, uyakuzifaka ingebhe, zidideke, zize zibhujiswe. ₂₄Amakhosi azo uyowanikela esandleni sakho, wena uyoliqeda nya igama lawo phansi kwezulu; akukho muntu oyoma phambi kwakho, uze uqede ukuzibhubhisa. ₂₅Uyozishisa ngomlilo izithombe ezibaziweyo zonkulunkulu bazo; ungalifisi isiliva noma igolide elikuzo, awuyukuzithathela lona, funa libe wugibe kuwe, ngokuba lokho kuyanengeka kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho. ₂₆Awuyukungenisa into eyisinengiso endlini yakho, funa nawe umiselwe ukubhujiswa njengayo; uyakuyenyanya nokuyenyanya, unengwe nokunengwa yiyo, ngokuba iyinto yokubhujiswa.”