UDUTERONOMI 4

₁Manje-ke, Israyeli, yizwa izimiso nezahlulelo enginifundisa zona ukuba nizenze, nize niphile, ningene nilidle izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo aninika lona.

₂Aniyikuthasisela ezwini enginiyala ngalo, ninganciphisi futhi kulo, ukuba nigcine imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu enginiyala ngayo.

₃Amehlo enu abonile okwenziwa nguJehova ngenxa kaBali-Peyori ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wabachitha phakathi kwakho bonke abantu ababemlandela uBali-Peyori.

₄Kodwa nina enanamathela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nisekhona nonke nanamuhla.

₅Bhekani, nginifundisile izimiso nezahlulelo njengokungiyala kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wami ukuthi niyakwenza kanjalo phakathi kwezwe eningena kulo ukulidla.

₆Ngalokho manizigcine, nizenze, ngokuba lokhu kungukuhlakanipha kwenu nokuqonda kwenu emehlweni ezizwe eziyakuzizwa zonke lezizimiso, zithi: Impela lesisizwe esikhulu singabantu abahlakaniphileyo nabaqondileyo.

₇Ngokuba yisiphi isizwe esikhulu esinonkulunkulu oseduze naso njengoJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, enjalo nanini lapho simbiza, na?

₈Yisiphi isizwe esikhulu esinezimiso nezahlulelo ezilungile niengawo wonke lomthetho engiwubeka phambi kwenu namuhla na?

₉Kepha xwaya, ugcine kahle umphefumulo wakho, funa ukhohlwe izinto azibonayo amehlo akho, zimuke enhliziyweni yakho izinsuku zonke zokuhamba kwakho; bazise zona abantwana bakho nabantwana babantwana bakho:

₁₀usuku owema ngalo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eHorebe, lapho uJehova wathi kimi: Ngibuthele abantu, ngibezwise amazwi ami ukuba bafunde ukungesaba zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwabo emhlabeni, bafundise nabantwana babo.

₁₁Nase nisondela, nema phansi kwentaba; intaba yavutha umlilo kwaze kwaba-phakathi kwezulu, inobumnyama, namafu, nesigayegaye.

₁₂UJehova wayesekhuluma kini ephakathi komlilo; nezwa izwi likhuluma, kepha anibonanga-simo, kwakuyizwi kuphela.

₁₃Wanimemezelela isivumelwano sakhe aniyala ngaso ukuba nisenze, imiyalelo eyishumi; wayiloba ezibhebheni ezimbili zamatshe.

₁₄UJehova wanginika ngalesosikhathi ukunifundisa izimiso nezahlulelo ukuba nizenze ezweni eningena kulo ukulidla.

₁₅Gcinani kahle imiphefumulo yenu, lokhu ningabonanga-simo ngalolosuku uJehova akhuluma ngalo kini eHorebe ephakathi komlilo,

₁₆funa none, nizenzele izithombe ezibaziweyo, isimo somfanekiso wowesilisa noma owowesifazane,

₁₇noma umfanekiso wesilwane esisemhlabeni, noma umfanekiso wenyoni enamaphiko, endizayo emkhathini,

₁₈noma umfanekiso wesilwanyana esinwabuzelayo emhlabeni, noma umfanekiso wenhlanzi esemanzini phansi komhlaba,

₁₉funa uphakamisele amehlo akho ezulwini, nalapho ubona ilanga nenyanga nezinkanyezi, lonke ibandla lezulu, uyengwe, uze ukhuleke kukho, ukukhonze, okwabelwe izizwe zonke eziphansi kwezulu nguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

₂₀Kepha uJehova wakuthatha, wakukhipha esithandweni sensimbi, iGibithe, ube-ngabantu befa kuye njenganamuhla.

₂₁Futhi uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, wafunga ukuthi angiyikuwela iJordani nokuthi angiyikungena kulelozwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona libe-yifa lakho,

₂₂kepha ngimelwe ukufa mina kulelizwe, ngingaweli iJordani; kodwa nina niyakuwela, nilidle lelozwe elihle.

₂₃Xwayani, funa nikhohlwe isivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu owasenza nani ngokuzenzela izithombe ezibaziweyo ngomfanekiso wento uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akwenqabela yona.

₂₄Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ungumlilo oqothulayo, unguNkulunkulu onomhawu.

₂₅Nxa uyakuzala abantwana nabantwana babantwana, nanxa senihlalé isikhathi eside ezweni, none, nenze izithombe ezibaziweyo ngomfanekiso wento ethile, nenze okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, nimthukuthelise,

₂₆ngifakazisa namuhla izulu nomhlaba ngani ukuthi niyakuphela nokuphela masinyane ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuya kulo ukuba nilidle; aniyikwandisa izinsuku zenu kulo: niyakuqothulwa nokuqothulwa.

₂₇UJehova uyakunihlakazela ezizweni, nisale niyingcosana phakathi kwabezizwe, lapho uJehova eyakuniholela khona.

₂₈Lapho niyakukhonza onkulunkulu, umsebenzi wezandla zabantu, imithi namatshe, abangaboni, abangezwa, abangahogeli.

₂₉Uma nina niselapho nimfuna uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, niyakumfumana, uma nimfuna ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu nangawo wonke umphefumulo wenu.

₃₀Uma usekuhluphekeni, zikwehlela zonke lezizinto, uyakuphendukela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngezinsuku zokugcina, ulalele izwi lakhe,

₃₁ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu onomusa; akayikukushiya, angakubhubhisi, angakhohlwa isivumelwano sawoyihlo asifungela bona.

₃₂Ngokuba ake ubuze izinsuku ezidlulileyo ezaziphambi kwakho, kusukela osukwini uNkulunkulu adala ngalo umuntu emhlabeni, kusukela kolunye uhlangothi lwezulu kuze kufike kolunye, uma kwake kwaba-khona into engaka nokuba kwake kwezwakala okungangayo na?

₃₃Abantu bake balizwa yini izwi likaNkulunkulu likhuluma livela phakathi komlilo, njengalokho wena uzwile, baphile, na?

₃₄UNkulunkulu wake walinga yini ukuhamba eyozithabathela isizwe phakathi kwesinye isizwe ngezilingo, nangezibonakaliso, nangezimangaliso, nangempi, nangesandla esinamandla, nangengalo eyeluliweyo, nangengebhe enkulu njengakho konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu anenzela khona eGibithe phambi kwamehlo enu, na?

₃₅Wena waboniswa lokho ukuba wazi ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu, akakho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe.

₃₆Esezulwini wakuzwisa izwi lakhe ukuba akufundise; emhlabeni wakubonisa umlilo wakhe omkhulu; wena wezwa amazwi akhe evela phakathi komlilo.

₃₇Lokhu ebethanda oyihlo wakhetha inzalo yabo emva kwabo, wakukhipha yena uqobo ngamandla akhe amakhulu eGibithe

₃₈ukuba axoshe izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe phambi kwakho, angenise wena, akunike izwe labo libe-yifa lakho njenganamuhla.

₃₉Yazi namuhla, ukungenise enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu ezulwini phezulu nasemhlabeni phansi; akakho omunye.

₄₀Wogcina izimiso zakhe nemiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngakho namuhla ukuba kube-kuhle kuwe, nakubantwana bakho emva kwakho, wandise izinsuku zakho ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona kuze kube-phakade.

₄₁Khona uMose wahlukanisa imizi emithathu ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga

₄₂ukuba umbulali abalekele khona, obulala umakhelwane wakhe kungengamabomu, ebekade engamzondi, wothi aphile uma ebalekela komunye waleyomizi:

₄₃iBeseri elisehlane ezweni lethafa libe-ngowabakwaRubeni, neRamoti elikwaGileyadi libe-ngowabakwaGadi, neGolanu eliseBashani libe-ngowabakwaManase.

₄₄Yiwo umthetho uMose awubeka phambi kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli;

₄₅yibo ubufakazi, nezimiso, nezahlulelo uMose akukhulumayo kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe,

₄₆ngaphesheya kweJordani esigodini malungana neBeti-Peyori ezweni likaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, owahlala eHeshiboni, owanqotshwa nguMose nabantwana bakwaIsrayeli ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe.

₄₇Balithatha izwe lakhe, balidla kanye nezwe likaOgi inkosi yaseBashani, amakhosi amabili ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga,

₄₈kusukela eAroweri eliseceleni kwesigodi saseArinoni kuze kube-sentabeni yaseSiyoni eyiHermoni,

₄₉nalo lonke iAraba ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga, kuze kube-seLwandle lwaseAraba phansi kwemithambeka yasePisiga.