Imiyalo malungana nokuthunjwa kwenarha
1Lokha uSomnini uZimenu aniletha enarheni eningena kiyo bona niyithumbe bese aqotjhe izizwe ezinengi phambi kwenu, okumaRhithi, amaGirigatjhi, ama-Amori, amaKanana, amaPerizi, amaRhivi namaJebusi, izizwe ezilikhomba ezikulu nezinamandla kunani, 2nalokha uSomnini uZimenu anikela izizwezo kini bese nizihlule; nizakufanela bonyana nizirhayile nya. Ningenzi isivumelwano nazo begodu ningabi nomusa phezu kwazo. 3Ningakhi isikhozi nazo ngokwendisela amadodakazenu emadodanenazo namkha nithathele amadodanenu amadodakazazo. 4Nakungasinjalo, zizakudurhisa amadodanenu angasalandeli uSomnini bese alotjha abosingazimu. Itukuthelo kaSomnini izakuvutha phezu kwenu, anirhayile masinyana. 5Kodwana nakhu enizakwenza kizo: Bhuruzani ama-aldarazo, niphahlaze amatje akhethekileko, nigawule nemifanekiso yabo-Atjhera bese nitjhisa iinthombembazwa zazo.
6Nina nibabantu abacwengileko kuSomnini uZimenu. USomnini uZimenu unikhethe kobana nibe sisizwe esingesakhe hlangana nabo boke abantu abasephasinapha. 7USomnini akakabeki ihliziywakhe kini bewanikhetha ngebanga lokobana nibanengi ngesibalo kunabanye (emanyeni benilidlanzana khulu kibo boke abantu), 8kodwana kungebanga lokobana uSomnini uyanithanda nokobana ufeza isithembiso asifunga kiboyihlomkhulu. Ngebangelo uSomnini unikhuphe ngesandla esinamandla, wanihlenga ekumbeni yobukhoboka, esandleni sakaFaro ikosi yeGibhide. 9Ngalokho yazini-ke bonyana uZimenu nguye yedwa uZimu, uZimu othembekileko ngokugcina isivumelwano. Uthembekile kilabo abamkhathalelako balonde imiyalwakhe, eenkulungwaneni zeenzukulwana, 10kodwana uhlunguphaza labo abangakathembeki kuye, abarhayile. Akazokuhlehlisa isibetho songakathembeki kuye kodwana uzomhlunguphaza. 11Ngalokho niyelele ukwenza imiyalo, iimiso nemithetho enginiyala ngayo namhlanje.
12Ngebanga lokobana nilalele imithetho leyo, nayilonda benayenza, uSomnini uZimenu uzakulonda isivumelwano nokwethembeka akufungela kiboyihlomkhulu bona uzakwenza. 13USomnini uzanithanda, anibusise abe anandise enarheni ayifunga kiboyihlomkhulu bona uzaninikela yona. Uzakubusisa imbelekwenu, inzalo yeenkomo nezimvu zenu, neentjalo zenu okutjho ikoroyi, iwayini namafuthenu we-oliva. 14Nizakubusiseka ngaphezu kwezizwe zoke: Akuzukuba nenyumba phakathi kwenu, komduna namkha komsikazi. Ngitjho nefuywenu ayikho ezakuhlala ingazali. 15USomnini uzakususa zoke izifo phezu kwenu. Angeze anehlisela amagulo amambi weGibhide enakhe nawabona, kodwana uzawehlisela phezu kwabo boke abanizondako. 16Nizakuqeda boke abantu uSomnini uZimenu azabanikela ezandleni zenu, amehlwenu angabarhawukeli. Ningalotjhi abosingazimu babo ngombana lokho kuzakuba sisifu kini.
17Mhlamunye ningadlumbana nithi: “Izizwezi zikulu kunathi, alo singazirhayila njani?” 18Ningazesabi, kodwana khumbulani kuhle lokho uSomnini uZimenu akwenza ngoFaro nabo boke eGibhide: 19USomnini uZimenu wanenyula eGibhide ngamatshwenyeko amakhulu niqalile, iimbonakaliso nemikarisomraro, ngesandla esinamandla nangesiphanga sakhe. Ngaleyondlela uSomnini uZimenu uzakwenza soneso kibo boke abantu enibesabakwaba. 20Ngaphezu kwalokho uSomnini uZimenu uzabathumelela abonondovu kufikela lapha labo abaseleko nabazifihlele nina barhayilwa khona. 21Ningabi nevalo ngabo ngombana uSomnini uZimenu uphakathi kwenu, uZimu omkhulu nosabekako. 22USomnini uZimenu uzakutjhabalalisa izizwezi phambi kwenu kancani kancani, anizoziqeda zoke kanye kanye. Nakungasinjalo kuzakwanda iimbandana zommango ezingaba yingozi kini. 23Kodwana uSomnini uZimenu uzakunikela izizwezi ezandleni zenu bese uzihlanganisa iinhloko kufikela lapha zirhayileka khona. 24USomnini uzakunikela amakhosi wazo ezandleni zenu, nitjhabalalise amabizwawo ngaphasi komthunzi welanga. Akunamuntu ozakghona ukujamelana nani kufikela lapha nibarhayila khona. 25Nitjhise iinthombembazwa zabosingazimu bazo, ningarhaleli namkha nizithathele isiliva namkha igolide elikibosingazimu labo ngombana lizanibamba njengesifu. Izintwezo zisinyenyiso kuSomnini uZimenu. 26Ngalokho ningalethi izinto ezinyenyisakwezo ngeenkumbeni zenu bese niba ngabathuwelelisiweko njengazo. Ninyenye benigonyuluke ngalokho ngombana kuzizinto ezithuwelelisiweko.
