iDuteronomi
4:1 Ke ngoko, Sirayeli, yiphulaphule imimiselo nomthetho
amasiko endinifundisa wona ukuba niwenze, ukuze niphile, nihambe
ulihluthe ilizwe elo akunikayo uYehova uThixo wooyihlo.
4:2 Ize ningongezi ezwini endiniwisela umthetho ngalo;
nciphisani kuyo, ukuze niyigcine imithetho kaYehova
uThixo wakho endikuwisela umthetho ngako.
4:3 Amehlo enu akubonile oko wakwenzayo uYehova kuBhahali-pehore;
abantu ababemlandela uBhahali-pehore, uYehova uThixo wakho ubatshabalalisile
phakathi kwenu.
4:4 Ke nina nanamathelayo kuYehova uThixo wenu, niphilile nonke
namhlanje.
4:5 Yabonani, ndinifundise imimiselo namasiko, njengoko uYehova wam ndinifundisayo
UThixo wandiwisela umthetho, ukuba nenjenjalo kwelo zwe niya kulo
lidle ilifa.
4:6 Zigcineni ke nizenze; ngokuba bubulumko bakho obo nobakho
ukuqonda emehlweni eentlanga eziya kuva zonke ezi zinto
nithi, Olu hlanga lukhulu lulumkile, lunengqondo;
abantu.
4:7 Kuba luluphi na uhlanga olukhulu, oluthixo usondeleyo kulo?
UYehova uThixo wethu ukho konke oko simnqulayo?
4:8 Luluphi na uhlanga olukhulu olunemimiselo namasiko?
lilungisa njengalo myalelo wonke ndiwubekayo phambi kwenu namhla?
4:9 Kodwa zigcine, uwugcine umphefumlo wakho kunene, hleze nawe
Zilibale izinto azibonileyo amehlo akho, Hleze emke kuzo
Intliziyo yakho yonke imihla yobomi bakho;
oonyana boonyana;
4:10 Imini, owama ngayo phambi koYehova uThixo wakho eHorebhe;
oko uYehova wathi kum, Ndihlanganisele ndawonye abantu, ndihambe
bave amazwi am, bafunde ukundoyika yonke imihla
ukuze bahlale emhlabeni, bafundise abantu babo
abantwana.
4:11 Nasondela, nema phantsi kwentaba; yatsha intaba
Kunomlilo esazulwini samazulu, kukho ubumnyama, amafu, neengqimba
ubumnyama.
4:12 Wathetha uYehova kuni ephakathi komlilo;
isandi samazwi, kodwa akabona mfano; naliva ilizwi lodwa.
4:13 Wanixelela umnqophiso wakhe, awaniwisela umthetho ngawo
yenzani imithetho elishumi; wawabhala emacwecweni amabini
ilitye.
4:14 Wandiwisela umthetho uYehova ngelo xesha, ukuba ndinifundise imimiselo nemithetho
nize niwenze amasiko, niwenze ezweni elo niwelela kulo
lidle ilifa.
4:15 Zilumkeleni ngoko; kuba anibonanga nto
kwangaloo mini wathetha uYehova kuni eHorebhe esenzulwini yobusuku
phakathi komlilo:
4:16 hleze nizonakalise, nizenzele umfanekiso oqingqiweyo, umfanekiso oqingqiweyo.
nayo nayiphi na into efana nendoda nenkazana;
4:17 Imfano yawo onke amarhamncwa asemhlabeni, imfanekiselo yawo onke amarhamncwa
intaka ephaphazelayo emoyeni;
4:18 Umfanekiso wento yonke enyakazelayo emhlabeni, umzekeliso wento yonke
naziphi na iintlanzi ezisemanzini phantsi komhlaba.
4:19 hleze uwaphakamisele ezulwini amehlo akho, nasekuboneni kwakho
ilanga, nenyanga, neenkwenkwezi, nawo wonke umkhosi wezulu, ukuba ube ngamaxhoba
qhutywa, uzinqule, uzikhonze, akuko uYehova uThixo wakho
owahlulwe kuzo zonke iintlanga phantsi kwezulu lonke.
4:20 Ke uYehova unibambile, wanikhupha esinyithini
iziko eliphuma eYiputa, ukuba libe ngabantu abalilifa kuye, njengoko
ninamhlanje.
4:21 Phezu koko uYehova wandifuthela ngenxa yenu, wafunga ukuba mna
ndingayiweli iYordan, ukuze ndingangeni kuloo ndawo ilungileyo
ilizwe akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho ukuba libe lilifa;
4:22 kuba ndiya kufela kweli lizwe, andiyiweli iYordan
liwele, ulidle ilifa elo lizwe lihle.
4:23 Zigcineni, hleze niwulibale umnqophiso kaYehova wenu
uThixo awawenzayo nawe, wakwenzela umfanekiso oqingqiweyo
ifana nento yonke, awakuwisela umthetho ngayo uYehova uThixo wakho.
4:24 Ngokuba uYehova uThixo wakho ungumlilo odlayo, unguThixo onekhwele.
4:25 Xa uthe wazala oonyana, nabantwana babantwana, nawe uya kuzala
nihlale ixesha elide ezweni, nizonakalisa, nizenzele
umfanekiso oqingqiweyo, umzekeliso wayo nayiphi na into, enze ububi kuwo
emehlweni kaYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba umqumbise;
4:26 Ndingqinisisa amazulu nehlabathi namhla ngani, ukuba niya kuthi
nitshabalale kamsinya, ningabikho kwelo zwe, niwela iYordan nisiya kulo
lidle ilifa; anisayi kuyandisa imihla yenu kulo;
itshatyalalisiwe.
4:27 Woniphangalalisa uYehova phakathi kweentlanga, nisale
bambalwa ngenani phakathi kweentlanga, apho uYehova aya kunikhokelela khona.
4:28 nikhonze khona oothixo, umsebenzi wezandla zomntu, imithi namatye;
ezingaboniyo, ezingeviyo, ezingadliyo, ezingajojiyo.
4:29 eningathi nimfune khona uYehova uThixo wenu, nimfumane
ukuba uthe wamquqela kuye ngentliziyo yakho yonke, nangomphefumlo wakho wonke.
4:30 Xa usembandezelweni, zaza zonke ezo zinto zikufikela,
ekupheleni kwemihla, ukuba uthe wabuyela kuYehova uThixo wakho;
ethobela ilizwi lakhe;
4:31 Ngokuba nguThixo onemfesane uYehova uThixo wakho; akayi kukushiya;
ungakutshabalalisi, ungawulibali umnqophiso wooyihlo awawenzayo
wafunga kubo.
4:32 Khawubuze ke, ngemihla yamandulo, eyayikho ngaphambi kwakho, kususela koko kwabakhoyo
mhla uThixo wadala umntu phezu komhlaba, aze abuze kwelinye icala
amazulu kwelinye, ukuba akhe akho into enjengale
Yinto enkulu na, okanye iviwe njengayo?
4:33 Bakha baliva na abantu izwi loThixo ethetha phakathi komzi?
umlilo, njengoko uve ngako, waphila na?
4:34 Okanye ukuba uThixo wakulinga na ukuya kuthabatha uhlanga phakathi kwawo?
olunye uhlanga, ngezilingo, nangemiqondiso, nangezimanga, nangemfazwe;
nangesandla esithe nkqi, nangengalo eyolukileyo, nangezikhwankqiso ezikhulu;
njengako konke uYehova uThixo wakho wakwenzela khona eYiputa phambi kwakho
amehlo?
4:35 Waboniswa wena, ukuze wazi ukuba uYehova unguye
uThixo; akukho wumbi, nguye yedwa.
4:36 Wenza ukuba ulive ilizwi lakhe emazulwini, ukuze afundise
nasemhlabeni wakubonisa umlilo wakhe omkhulu; weva ke wena
amazwi akhe ephakathi komlilo.
4:37 Wabathandayo nje ooyihlo, wayinyula nembewu yabo emva koko
wakukhupha phambi kwamehlo akhe ngamandla akhe amakhulu
Jiphethe;
4:38 ukuba agqogqe iintlanga ezinkulu, ezinamandla kunawe, zingabikho ebusweni bakho
wokukungenisa, akunike ilizwe labo libe lilifa, njengoko anjalo
yile mini.
4:39 Yazi ke namhla, ukugqale ngentliziyo yakho, ukuba uYehova
nguye uThixo emazulwini phezulu, nasehlabathini phantsi;
enye into.
4:40 Uze uyigcine ke imimiselo yakhe, nemithetho yakhe endiya kuyenza
wisa umthetho namhla, ukuze kulunge kuwe nakwindawo yakho
nabantwana emva kwakho, ukuze uyolule imihla yakho phezu kwakho
umhlaba lowo akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho, kude kuse ephakadeni.
4:41 Wazahlula uMoses imizi emithathu nganeno kweYordan, ngasentshonalanga
ukuphuma kwelanga;
4:42 ukuze abalekele khona umbulali obulele ummelwane wakhe
engazi, engamthiyanga ngaphambili; nokuba usabela komnye
kule mizi ebeya kuhlala kuyo.
4:43 eyile, iBhetsere, entlango, ezweni lehewu, yasemdeni
abakwaRubhen; neRamoti yaseGiliyadi, yamaGadi; neGolan eBhashan;
koonyana bakaManase.
4:44 Nguwo lo umyalelo awawubekayo uMoses phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli.
4:45 Zizo ezi izingqino, nemimiselo, namasiko;
Wathetha ke uMoses koonyana bakaSirayeli ekuphumeni kwabo
Jiphethe,
4:46 nganeno kweYordan, entilini, malungana neBhete-pehore, ezweni lase
USihon ukumkani wama-Amori, obemi eHeshbhon, lowo uMoses noMoses
baxabela oonyana bakaSirayeli ekuphumeni kwabo eYiputa;
4:47 Balihlutha ilizwe lakhe, nelizwe likaOgi ukumkani waseBhashan, amabini
ookumkani bama-Amori, ababenganeno kweYordan ngasentshonalanga
ukuphuma kwelanga;
4:48 sithabathela eArohere, eseludinini lomlanjana oyiArnon, lwesa entabeni
iZiyon, eyiHermon,
4:49 neArabha yonke nganeno kweYordan ngasempumalanga, besa elwandle lwasentshonalanga
ithafa, phantsi kwemithombo yasePisga.