Khumbula Ubuholi BukaSimakade Nemisebenzi Yakhe
1“Yonke imiyalo enginiyala ngayo namuhla niyakuyigcina ngokucophelela ukuze niphile; niyokwanda, ningene, nilidle izwe uSimakade afunga ngalo kokhokho benu. 2Uyoyikhumbula yonke indlela uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho akuhola ngayo le minyaka engama-40 ehlane ukuba akuthobise, akuvivinye, ukuze azi okusenhliziyweni yakho, ukuthi uyoyigcina yini imiyalo yakhe noma qha. 3Wakuthobisa, wakulambisa, wakupha ukuba udle imana obungayazi, nababengayazi ngisho okhokho bakho ukuze akwenze wazi ukuthi umuntu akaphili ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngakho konke okushiwo nguSimakade; yilokho umuntu aphila ngakho. 4Izingubo zakho azikugugelanga, nonyawo lwakho aluvuvukalanga kule minyaka engama-40. 5Uyokwazi enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi njengalokhu wonke umuntu eyiyala indodana yakhe, kanjalo uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuyala nawe.
6“Uyoyigcina imiyalo kaSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuhamba ezindleleni zakhe nangokuba umesabe. 7Ngokuba uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uzakukungenisa ezweni elihle, izwe elinemifudlana enamanzi, imithombo, namanzi aphuphuma ezinzulwini, ageleze ezigodini nasezintabeni, 8izwe likakolo nebhali, imivini nemikhiwane namahananadi, izwe leminqumo enamafutha noju, 9izwe lapho uyakudla khona isinkwa ungesweli lutho; awuyukudinga lutho; izwe elimatshe alo ayinsimbi, ezintabeni zalo uyakumba ithusi.
10“Uyakudla usuthe, umbonge uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ngezwe elihle akunike lona. 11Qaphela, funa ukhohlwe nguSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ungayigcini imiyalo yakhe, izehlulelo zakhe, nezimiso zakhe engikuyala ngakho namuhla. 12Funa lapho usudlile wasutha, nalapho usuwakhile izindlu ezinhle, wahlala kuzo, 13izinkomo zakho nezimvu zakho sekwandile, isiliva negolide lakho sekukuningi, sekwandile konke onakho, 14bese inhliziyo yakho iqhosha, umkhohlwe uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho owakukhipha eGibhithe, indlu yobugqila, 15wakuhola ehlane elikhulu nelesabekayo elinezinyoka ezinesihlungu nofezela nomhlabathi owomileyo, lapho kwakungekho manzi khona; wakuvezela amanzi edwaleni lensengetsha. 16Wakupha imana ehlane, okhokho bakho ababengayazi, ukuze akuthobise, akuvivinye, kuthi ekugcineni akwenzele okuhle. 17Uze uthi enhliziyweni yakho: ‘Amandla ami nezikhwepha zesandla sami kungizuzele yonke le mfuyo.’
18“Kepha uyomkhumbula uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba nguye okupha amandla okuzuza imfuyo ukuba amise isivumelwano sakhe afunga ngaso kokhokho bakho, njenganamuhla.
19“Ngiyanexwayisa namuhla ukuthi uma nje nike namkhohlwa uSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu, nalandela abanye onkulunkulu, nabakhonza, nakhuleka kubo, niyakubhubha nokubhubha. 20Niyobhubha njengezizwe uSimakade azibhubhisa phambi kwenu, ngokuba ningalilalelanga izwi likaSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu.”
