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₁Lezi ziyizimiso nezahlulelo eniyakugcina ukuzenza ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo akuniké lona ukuba ulidle zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwenu emhlabeni.

₂Niyakuchitha nokuchitha zonke izindawo, lapho izizwe eniyakuzidla zazikhonza khona onkulunkulu bazo ezintabeni eziphakemeyo, nasemadulini, naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza,

₃niwadilize ama-altare azo, niziphohloze izinsika zazo, nibashise oAshera* bazo ngomlilo, nizinqume izithombe ezibaziweyo zawonkulunkulu bazo, nesule igama lazo kuleyondawo.

₄Nina aniyikwenze njalo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.

₅Kodwa indawo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ayakuyikhetha kuzo zonke izizwe zenu ukuba abeke igama lakhe kuyo, leyondlu yakhe niyakuyifuna, nize kuyo,

₆nilethe khona iminikelo yenu yokushiswa, nemihlatshelo yenu, nokweshumi kwenu, nomnikelo wenu wokuphakanyiswa wesandla senu, nezithembiso zenu, neminikelo yenu yesihle, namazibulo ezinkomo zenu nawezimvu zenu,

₇nidle khona phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nename kukho konke enibeka kukho isandla senu, nina nabendlu yenu, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusisé ngakho.

₈Aniyikwenza njengezinto zonke esizenzayo lapha namuhla, kube-yilowo nalowo njengokulungile emehlweni akhe,

₉ngokuba anikafiki ekuphumuleni nasefeni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona.

₁₀Kepha lapho niwela iJordani, nihlale ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninika lona libe-yifa lenu, aniphumuze ezitheni zenu zonke nxazonke ukuba nihlale nilondekile,

₁₁kuyakuthi kuleyondawo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ayakuyikhetha ukuba kuhlale khona igama lakhe, niyise lapho konke enginiyala ngakho: iminikelo yenu yokushiswa, nemihlatshelo yenu, nokweshumi kwenu, nomnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wesandla senu, nezithembiso zenu ezikhethiweyo enizethembisa kuJehova;

₁₂niyakwenama phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nina namadodana enu, namadodakazi enu, nezinceku zenu, nezincekukazi zenu, nomLevi ophakathi kwamasango enu, lokhu engenasabelo nafa kini.

₁₃Xwaya ukuba unganikeli ngeminikelo yakho yokushiswa ezindaweni zonke ozibonayo,

₁₄kepha kuleyondawo uJehova ayakuyikhetha kwesinye sezizwe zakho, uyakunikela lapho ngeminikelo yakho yokushiswa, wenze khona konke engikuyala ngakho.

₁₅Nokho ungahlaba, udle inyama ngaphakathi kwawo onke amasango akho njengesifiso somphefumulo wakho nanjengesibusiso sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuphé sona; ongcolileyo nohlambulukileyo bangadla kukho njengokwensephe nokwendluzele.

₁₆Kuphela igazi aniyikulidla; uyakulithulula emhlabeni njengamanzi.

₁₇Ungekudle ngaphakathi kwamasango akho okweshumi kwamabele akho, noma okwewayini lakho, noma okwamafutha akho, noma okwamazibulo ezinkomo zakho, noma awezimvu zakho, noma izithembiso zakho ozenzayo, noma iminikelo yakho yesihle, noma umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wesandla sakho,

₁₈kepha ukudle phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kuleyondawo ayakuyikhetha uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, wena nendodana yakho, nendodakazi yakho, nenceku yakho, nencekukazi yakho, nomLevi ophakathi kwamasango akho, wename phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kukho konke obeka kukho isandla sakho.

₁₉Xwaya ukuba ungameyisi umLevi isikhathi sonke sokuhlala kwakho ezweni lakho.

₂₀Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakwandisa umkhawulo wakho njengokukwethembisa kwakhe, uze uthi: Ngiyakudla inyama, lokhu umphefumulo wakho ufisa ukudla inyama, ungayidla inyama njengesifiso sonke somphefumulo wakho.

₂₁Uma indawo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha ukuba abeke kuyo igama lakhe ikude nawe, uyakuhlaba emhlambini wakho nasezimvini zakho akuniké khona uJehova, njengalokho ngakuyala, udle phakathi kwamasango akho njengesifiso somphefumulo wakho.

₂₂Njengalokhu kudliwa insephe nendluzele, uyakukudla kanjalo; ongcolileyo nohlambulukileyo bayakudla ngokufananayo.

₂₃Qaphela kuphela ukuba ungalidli igazi, ngokuba igazi lingumphefumulo; awuyikuwudla umphefumulo kanye nenyama.

₂₄Ungalidli; lithulule emhlabeni njengamanzi.

₂₅Ungalidli ukuba kube-kuhle nakubantwana bakho emva kwakho, lapho wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova.

₂₆Izinto zakho ezingcwele onazo nezithembiso zakho wozithatha, uye endaweni ayakuyikhetha uJehova,

₂₇unikele ngeminikelo yakho yokushiswa, inyama negazi, ealtare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, igazi lemihlatshelo yakho lithululwe phezu kwealtare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, wena uyidle inyama.

₂₈Qaphela, uzwe onke lawamazwi engikuyala ngawo ukuba kube-kuhle kuwe nakubantwana bakho emva kwakho kuze kube-phakade, lapho wenza okuhle nokulungile emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

₂₉Nxa uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakuzinquma izizwe ngaphambi kwakho, lapho ungena khona ukuzidla, nanxa usuzidlile wahlala ezweni lakubo,

₃₀xwaya ukuba ungacushwa ukuzilandela sezichithiwe phambi kwakho, ungabuzi ngawonkulunkulu bazo, uthi: Lezizizwe zikhonza kanjani onkulunkulu bazo na? Nami ngiyakwenza kanjalo.

₃₁Awuyikwenze njalo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba zenzile konkulunkulu bazo konke okuyisinengiso kuJehova akuzondayo, lokhu ziwashisela ngomlilo onkulunkulu bazo amadodana azo namadodakazi azo.

₃₂Konke enginiyala ngakho, anoqaphela ukuba nikwenze; awuyikuthasisela kukho, futhi ungakunciphisi.