Bible Reading Plan – Day 51

₁“Niyabona ke, maSirayeli, seniza kuwela iJordan, ningene kwilizwe elimiwe zezinye izizwe ezikhulu nezomeleleyo kunani. Izixeko zazo zikhulu, futhi zibiyelwe ngeendonga ezirhec' izulu. ₂Nabantu bakhona bade, bomelele, bayinzala ka-Anaki, ibe ke niyazi ukuba kuthiwa akukho mntu unokumelana nama-Anaki. ₃Kambe ke nina niza kuzibonela ngokwenu, kuba *uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu uza kunandulela engumlilo odangazelayo. Ezo zizwe úya kuzoyisa azithobe, nize nina nizigxothe nizitshabalalise ngokukhawuleza ngokwesithembiso sakhe.

₄“Xa uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu selenigxothele ezi zizwe, ze ningacingi ukuba nifanelekile. Hayi, akunjalo, nto nje uNdikhoyo ezigxotha nje ezi zizwe kungenxa yenkohlakalo yazo. ₅Isizathu asikuba nina nilungile, nigqibelele, le nto uNdikhoyo anivumeleyo nawuthatha umhlaba yazo, nangenxa yokuba ezimisele ukusigcina isithembiso awayesenze nooyihlo-mkhulu ooAbraham, uIsake, noYakobi, ngokufunga. ₆Ngenene mayicace mhlophe into yokuba uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu eninika eli lizwe lihle kangaka nje akukho ngenxa yobulungisa benu, kuba kambe nina nisisizwe esineenkani.

₇“Nokhumbula kaloku ukuba nina namcaphukisa uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu entlango. Ukusukela kwimini enemka ngayo eJiputa nada naza kufika apha, namvukela okokoko. ₈Nakwintaba iHorebhe namcaphukisa, wada waphantse wanitshabalalisa uNdikhoyo. ₉Ndenyuka entabeni, ndisiya kuphuthuma amacwecwe amatye apho wawubhalwe khona umnqophiso awenze nani uNdikhoyo. Ndahlala apho ke amashumi amane eentsuku nobusuku bazo, ndingatyi ndingaseli. ₁₀UNdikhoyo ke wandinika amacwecwe amabini amatye apho wayeyibhale khona ngesakhe isandla yonke into awayithethayo apho entabeni ngokuya wayeselangatyeni lomlilo, mhla ngembizo. ₁₁Ewe, emveni kwezo ntsuku zimashumi mane nobusuku bazo, uNdikhoyo wandinika amacwecwe amabini amatye apho wayewubhale khona umnqophiso.

₁₂“Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo wathi: ‘Khawuleza uhle, kuba abantu bakho owabakhokela uphuma nabo eJiputa bonile. Ngokukhawuleza nje sebephumile endleleni endabayalela yona; ngoku bazenzele umfanekiso otyhidiweyo.’

₁₃“UNdikhoyo wathi: ‘Ndiyabazi aba bantu ukuba neenkani kwabo. ₁₄Ngoko ke ndiyeke ndibatshabalalise nya, ndilicime igama labo ehlabathini. Ke wena ndiya kukwenza ube sisizwe esikhulu nesomeleleyo kunabo.’

₁₅“Ngoko ke ndehla apho entabeni, ndiphethe loo macwecwe mabini amatye apho wawubhalwe khona umnqophiso. Ke kaloku intaba leyo yayidangazela umlilo. ₁₆Ndathi ndakukhangela ndabona ukuba nimvukele uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu; nonile nazityhidela umfanekiso wenkunzi yenkomo; ewe, ngokukhawuleza nje seniphumile endleleni enaniyalelwe yona nguNdikhoyo. ₁₇Ngoko ke ndawathatha loo macwecwe, ndawaphosa phantsi apho phambi kwenu, ophuka aba ziingceba.

₁₈“Kwakhona ke ndazikhahlela phantsi phambi koNdikhoyo amashumi amane eentsuku nobusuku bazo, ndingatyi ndingaseli. Le nto ke ndayenza kuba nina nanimonile kakhulu namcaphukisa ngobubi enabenzayo uNdikhoyo. ₁₉Ndandisoyika gqitha, kuba uNdikhoyo wayekhathazekile, ecaphuka kangangokuba waphantse wanitshabalalisa. Kambe ke nangeso isihlandlo uNdikhoyo wandiphulaphula. ₂₀UNdikhoyo wayecatshukiswe kakhulu nanguAron, yaye ke naye wayeseza kumtshabalalisa, koko ke naye ndamthandazela kwangelo thuba. ₂₁Lona ke elo sikizi nanizenzele lona – nditsho loo nkunzi yenkomo nanizityhidele yona – ndayithatha ndayiphosa emlilweni. Ndaza ke kamva ndayikroboza ndayicola yangumgubo, ndaza ndawugalela kumlanjana owawuphuma apho entabeni.

₂₂“Kaloku naseTabhera, eMasa, naseKibroti-hatava namcaphukisa uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. ₂₃NaseKadeshe-bhaneya wathi akuniyalela ukuba ningene niwuthathe loo mhlaba wayenipha wona namvukela, anakholosa ngaye nimthobele. ₂₄Okoko ndanaziyo mna nasoloko nivukelana naye uNdikhoyo. ₂₅Ewe, kuloo mashumi mane eentsuku ndahlala ndizikhahlele phantsi phambi koNdikhoyo, kuba ndandisazi ukuba seletshilo ukuthi uza kunitshabalalisa. ₂₆Ndadanduluka ndathi: ‘Awu, Ndikhoyo, Nkosi yam! Ndiyakubongoza, musa ukubatshabalalisa abantu abalibango lakho, owabahlangula wabakhulula ngamandla obungangamsha bakho kwelaseJiputa. ₂₇Khawukhumbule izicaka zakho, ooAbraham, uIsake, noYakobi, ungabasi so aba bantu baneenkani, bazizikhohlakali ezigwenxa, ₂₈okanye amaJiputa osuka athi: “UNdikhoyo wayengenako ukubathatha abantu bakhe abase kwelo lizwe wayebathembise ngalo. Kungenxa yokuba ebathiyile ukuze emke nabo aye kubaphosa entlango, khon' ukuze ababulale khona.” ₂₉Andithi na kaloku, Nikhoyo, aba ngabantu abalibango lakho, abantu bakho ncakasana, owabakhulula ngamandla obungangamsha bakho kwelaseJiputa?’ ”

₁“Ngelo thuba ke *uNdikhoyo wandiyalela wathi: ‘Qingqa amanye amacwecwe amabini amatye, afane nalawa okuqala, uwenzele ityesi ngomthi. Nyuka intaba, uze kum, ₂ukuze apho kuloo macwecwe ndibhale laa nto ndandiyibhale kulawa wawaphulayo, uze ke uwafake apho etyesini.’

₃“Ke kaloku ndayenza ityesi leyo ngomngampunzi, ndaza ndaqingqa namanye amacwecwe amabini amatye afana nalawa okuqala, ndenyuka nawo apho entabeni. ₄UNdikhoyo wabhala ke apho kuloo macwecwe kwalaa mazwi wayewabhale kulawa okuqala, imithetho elishumi leya wayenixelele yona ngokuya wayeselangatyeni lomlilo, mhla ngembizo entabeni. UNdikhoyo ke wawabuyisela kum amacwecwe lawo, ₅ndaza ke ndehla nawo apho entabeni. Ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo ke ndawafaka kulaa tyesi ndandiyenzile. Aselapho ke unanamhla.

₆“AmaSirayeli ke anduluka apho kuloo maqula amaYakana, ajonga eMosera. UAron wafela apho ke, waza wangcwatywa, yona indawo yakhe yobubingeleli yathathwa ngunyana wakhe uElazare. ₇Ukuphuma kwawo ke apho aya kugaleleka eGudegoda, aza agqithela eYotebhata, umhlaba owawunemisinga yamanzi. ₈Ngelo xesha ke uNdikhoyo wabahlulela abaLevi umsebenzi wokulondoloza ityesi yomnqophiso, baququzelele *esibingelelweni sikaNdikhoyo, bathamsanqele egameni lakhe. Yimisebenzi leyo basayenzayo unangoku. ₉Kungenxa yeso sizathu ke indlu kaLevi ingazange inikwe mhlaba ulilifa nje, njengezinye izindlu; ilifa layo yinkonzo kaNdikhoyo ngokwesithembiso sikaNdikhoyo uThixo wenu.

₁₀“Nangesi ke isihlandlo, kwanjengesiya sokuqala, ndahlala apho entabeni amashumi amane eentsuku nobusuku bazo. Kwakhona ke uNdikhoyo wandiva kuba kwakungeyontando yakhe ukunitshabalalisa. ₁₁Wathi ke kum uNdikhoyo: ‘Phakama uye kubakhokela abantu, khon' ukuze bangene balithathe elo lizwe ndibathembise ngalo ooyihlo ngesifungo.’ ”

₁₂“Phulaphulani ke, maSirayeli, ingaba yintoni afuna niyenze *uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu? Ufuna nimhlonele, ningaphambuki endleleni yakhe. Ufuna nimthande, nimkhonze ngengqondo yenu yonke nangomoya wenu wonke, ₁₃nithobele imiyalelo nemimiselo yakhe, le ndininika yona namhlanje ukuze kulunge kuni. ₁₄Kaloku amazulu, nditsho amazulu awo amazulu, ngakaNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, nehlabathi lelakhe, ngokunjalo nako konke okukulo. ₁₅Kambe ke uNdikhoyo ooyihlo wabathanda, wathi nca kubo, wanyula nina sizukulwana sabo kuzo zonke iintlanga, njengoko kusenjalo unanamhla. ₁₆Ngoko ke mthobeleni ngomxhelo uNdikhoyo, nahlukane neenkani. ₁₇Kaloku uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu nguThixo woothixo, iNkosi yeenkosi; nguThixo oyingangamsha; uyingangalala ehloniphekileyo engakhethi cala, ibe ke akanyobeki. ₁₈Yena uyazikhusela iinkedama ndawonye nabahlolokazi. Nabangeneleli uyabathanda, ababonelele ngokutya nangempahla yokunxiba. ₁₉Ngoko ke nani bathandeni abangeneleli, kuba nani nanikhe nangabasemzini kwelaseJiputa. ₂₀Mhloneleni uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, nimkhonze, nibambelele kuye, nifunge ngegama lakhe. ₂₁Uyimbangi yokudumisa kwenu, unguThixo wenu; ibe ke nizibonele ngawenu amehlo izinto ezinkulu nezimangalisayo anenzela zona. ₂₂Ukuya kwabo eJiputa ooyihlo-mkhulu babengamashumi asixhenxe kuphela. Kodwa ke ngoku uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu unandisile natsho nayinyambalala enjengeenkwenkwezi esibhakabhakeni.”

₁“Ngoko ke uze umthande uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, ugcine isigxina sakhe, nemimiselo yakhe, nemigaqo nemiyalelo yakhe, nanini nanini. ₂Khumbula kaloku ukuba yayingengabo abantwana benu abângcamla amava engqeqesho kaNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, nditsho ubukhulu bakhe, namandla akhe, nobungangamsha bakhe, ₃nemiqondiso yakhe. Uzibonele ngokwakho izinto azenzileyo kukumkani wamaJiputa nelizwe lakhe liphela. ₄Andithi na kaloku uyibonile indlela awuvuthulule ngayo umkhosi wamaJiputa ndawonye neenqwelo zawo zamahashe, xa wawunisukelisa, waza yena wawukhukulisa kuLwandle oluBomvu, nto leyo eyabatshabalalisa nya. ₅Ngokunjalo yaziwa nini indlela anilondoloze ngayo entlango nada naza kufika kule ndawo. ₆Nisazikhumbula izigigaba azenzileyo kuDatan noAbhiram oonyana bakaEliyabhi wendlu kaRubhen. Kaloku umhlaba wakhamisa wabaginya behleli, ndawonye neentsapho zabo, iintente zabo, nemfuyo yabo; yonke ke loo nto isenzeka amaSirayeli onke ekhangele. ₇Ewe, ngenene nazibonela ngawenu amehlo zonke ezi zigigaba azenzileyo uNdikhoyo.”

₈“Ze niyithobele yonke imiyalelo endininike yona namhlanje. Xa niyenzile loo nto noba nawo amandla, niwele iJordan, ningene nilithathe elo lizwe niya kulo, libe lelenu. ₉Niya kuzinza kwelo lizwe lendyebo wayebathembise ngalo ngesifungo uNdikhoyo ooyihlo-mkhulu ndawonye nenzala yabo. ₁₀Kaloku eli lizwe niza kuma kulo alifani nelaseJiputa apho nivela khona. Kaloku apho nanihlwayela imbewu, nisebenza nzima ninkcenkceshela oku komntu onesitiya; ₁₁kambe ke lona eli lizwe niza kungena kulo ngumhlaba weentaba neentili, ilizwe lemvula. ₁₂Kaloku uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu eli lizwe ulikhathalele; ewe, uhlala elalusile unyaka wonke.

₁₃“Ngoko ke yithobeleni le miyalelo ndininika yona namhlanje, nimthande uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, nimkhonze ngengqondo yenu yonke nangomoya wenu wonke. ₁₄Xa nisenjenjalo ke uNdikhoyo uthi: ‘Ndiya kuyinisa imvula ngamaxesha ayo – entlako-hlaza nasekwindla – khon' ukuze nivune ukudla okuziinkozo, iwayini, namafutha omnquma; ₁₅ize nengca ibe ninzi, zihluthe iinkomo zenu; ngaloo ndlela ke nixhamle intlutha.’

₁₆“Kambe ke lumkani, hleze niwexuleke, ninqule *thixo bambi. ₁₇Xa ninokuyenza ke loo nto, uNdikhoyo angakhathazeka gqitha, atsho awavale amazulu, ingani imvula, nomhlaba ungavelisi nto, ke nina nikhawuleze nitshabalale kanye apho kwelo lizwe lihle kunene aninike lona uNdikhoyo.

₁₈“Ngoko ke la mazwi ndininike wona ze niwalondoloze abe sezingqondweni zenu nasemoyeni wenu. Ze niwaqhinele ezandleni abe ngumqondiso, ngokunjalo nasebunzi, khon' ukuze ahlale esisikhumbuzo. ₁₉Ze niwafundise abantwana benu, nincokole ngawo xa nihleli ekhaya, ngokunjalo naxa niseluhambeni; nditsho xa nilalayo naxa nivukayo. ₂₀Ze niwakrole emgubasini wezindlu, ngokunjalo nasemasangweni enu. ₂₁Xa niyenzile ke loo nto, nozinza, nina nenzala yenu, kwelo lizwe wayebathembise ngalo oyihlo-mkhulu ngesifungo uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. Ewe, niya kuma kulo nanini nanini sisekho nje isibhakabhaka phezu kwehlabathi.

₂₂“Le miyalelo ndininike yona ze niyithobele ngenyameko; ze nimthande uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, nibambelele kuye, nihambe ngendlela yakhe. ₂₃Ke yena ekungeneni kwenu uya kuzidudula azigxothe zonke ezo zizwe, nize ke nina nohluthe umhlaba wezizwe ezikhulu nezomeleleyo kunani. ₂₄Uya kuba ngowenu wonke umhlaba enithe nanyathela kuwo. Imida yenu iya kusuka ezantsi entlango ityhutyhumeze iyokutsho kwiintaba zeLebhanon ngasentla; empuma iya kuthatha kumlambo iEfrati iyokuthi xhaxhe ngolwandle ngasentshonalanga. ₂₅Akukho bani uya kuba nako ukumelana nani. Naphi na apho nihamba khona kwelo lizwe, uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu uya kubarhwaqelisa banoyike abantu bakhona ngokwesithembiso sakhe.

₂₆“Niyabona ke, ndithi khethani, kuba namhlanje ndibeka phambi kwenu ithamsanqa nesiqalekiso. ₂₇Yoba lithamsanqa ukuba niyayithobela le miyalelo kaNdikhoyo uThixo wenu ndininika yona namhlanje, ₂₈kambe ke yoba sisiqalekiso ukuba nithe anayithobela, koko natyekela bucala nanqula thixo bambi eningazange nabanqula ngaphambili. ₂₉Akuba enifikisile uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu kweli lizwe niya kuma kulo, ze nithamsanqele phezu kwentaba iGerizim kanti ke niqalekise phezu kwentaba iEbhali. ₃₀Ezi ntaba zimbini zisentshona kumlambo iJordan, kummandla wamaKanana ame kwintili yeJordan. Zingasentshona kude kufuphi nemioki yaseMore ngaseGiligali. ₃₁Sekumbomvu niyiwele iJordan, ningene kwelo lizwe aninika lona uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. Nakuba ningenile nema kulo ke, ₃₂ze nincede niyithobele ngenyameko le mimiselo nale migaqo ndininike yona namhlanje.”