UDUTERONOMI 6

₁Nansi imiyalo, nezimiso, nezahlulelo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ayala ukuba nifundiswe khona, nikwenze ezweni eniya kulo ukulidla,

₂ukuze umesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ugcine zonke izimiso zakhe nemiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngakho, wena nendodana yakho nendodana yendodana yakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho, kwandiswe imihla yakho.

₃Yizwa-ke, Israyeli, uqaphele ukukwenza ukuba kube-kuhle kuwe, nande ngamandla, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo wakuthembisa khona ezweni elivamé ubisi nezinyosi.

₄Yizwa, Israyeli: uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, uJehova, munye;

₅wothanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangawo onke amandla akho.

₆Lawamazwi engikuyala ngawo namuhla ayakuba-senhliziyweni yakho,

₇ubafundise impela wona abantwana bakho, uwakhulume lapho uhlezi endlini yakho, nalapho uhamba endleleni, nalapho ulala, nalapho uvuka.

₈Uyakuwabopha abe-luphawu esandleni sakho, abe-yisikhumbuzo phakathi kwamehlo akho.

₉Wowaloba ezinsikeni zomnyango wendlu yakho nasemasangweni akho.

₁₀Kuyakuthi lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakukungenisa ezweni alifungela oyihlo, oAbrahama, noIsaka, noJakobe, ukukunika lona kanye nemizi emikhulu nemihle ongayakhanga,

₁₁nezindlu ezigcwele zonke izinto ezinhle ongazigcwalisanga, nemithombo embiweyo ongayimbanga, nezivini neminqumo ongakutshalanga, nalapho udla usuthe,

₁₂xwaya ukuba ungakhohlwa uJehova owakukhipha ezweni laseGibithe, indlu yobugqila.

₁₃Womesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; wokhonza yena, ufunge igama lakhe.

₁₄Aniyikulandela abanye onkulunkulu, onkulunkulu babantu abanizungezayo —

₁₅ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ophakathi kwakho unguNkulunkulu onomhawu — funa intukuthelo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ikuvuthele, ikuchithe ebusweni bomhlaba.

₁₆Aniyikumlinga uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, njengalokho namlinga eMasa.

₁₇Niyakugcina nokugcina imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nobufakazi bakhe, nezimiso zakhe akuyalé ngakho.

₁₈Wokwenza okulungile nokuhle emehlweni kaJehova ukuba kube-kuhle kuwe, ungene ulidle lelozwe elihle uJehova alifungela oyihlo

₁₉ukuxosha zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho, njengalokho ekhulumile uJehova.

₂₀Lapho indodana yakho ikubuza ngesikhathi esizayo, ithi: Buyini ubufakazi, nezimiso, nezahlulelo uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu aniyalé ngakho na?

₂₁uyakusho kuyo indodana yakho ukuthi: Sasiyizigqila zikaFaro eGibithe; uJehova wasikhipha eGibithe ngesandla esinamandla;

₂₂uJehova wenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezinkulu nezesabekayo phezu kweGibithe, naphezu kukaFaro, naphezu kwayo yonke indlu yakhe phambi kwamehlo ethu,

₂₃wasikhipha lapho ukuba asingenise ukusinika izwe alifungela obaba.

₂₄UJehova wasiyala ukwenza zonke lezozimiso, simesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, kube-kuhle kithi njalo, ukuba asiphe siphile njenganamuhla.

₂₅Kuyakuba-ngukulunga kithi, uma sigcina ukwenza yonke lemiyalo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, njengalokho esiyalile.