iDuteronomi
6:1 Yiyo ke le imithetho, nemimiselo, namasiko
uYehova uThixo wenu waniwisela umthetho, ukuba nifundiswe, niwenze kuwo
ilizwe eningena kulo, ukuba nilihluthe;
6:2 ukuze umoyike uYehova uThixo wakho, ugcine yonke imimiselo yakhe;
imithetho yakhe, endikuwisela umthetho ngayo, wena, nonyana wakho, nonyana wakho
Nyana, yonke imihla yobomi bakho; ukuze yolulwe imihla yakho.
6:3 Yiva ke, Sirayeli, ugcine ukwenza; ukuze kulunge
ukuze nande kunene, njengoYehova uThixo wooyihlo
utsho kuwe ezweni elibaleka amasi nobusi.
6:4 Yiva, Sirayeli: uYehova uThixo wethu nguYehova mnye.
6:5 Uze umthande uYehova uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho yonke, nangeento zonke
umphefumlo wakho, nangamandla akho onke.
6:6 La mazwi ndikuwisela umthetho ngawo namhlanje, aze abe sentliziyweni yakho.
6:7 Uze uwatsolise koonyana bakho, uthethe
ngayo ekuhlaleni kwakho endlwini yakho, nasekuhambeni kwakho ngasendleleni
endleleni, nasekulaleni kwakho, nasekuvukeni kwakho.
6:8 uwabophe esandleni sakho abe ngumqondiso, abe ngumqondiso;
zibe zizikhumbuzo phakathi kwamehlo akho.
6:9 uwabhale emigubasini yendlu yakho, nasemasangweni akho.
6:10 Kothi, xa athe wakungenisa uYehova uThixo wakho
ilizwe awafungayo kooyihlo, ooAbraham noIsake noIsake
kaYakobi, ukuba akunike imizi emikhulu, emihle, ongayakhanga;
6:11 nezindlu ezizele zizinto zonke ezilungileyo, ongazizalisanga, namaqula
nezidiliya, neminquma, ongayimbinga wena
hayi ukutyalwa; uya kudla uhluthe;
6:12 uzigcine, hleze umlibale uYehova owakukhuphayo
ilizwe laseYiputa, endlwini yobukhoboka.
6:13 Uze umoyike uYehova uThixo wakho, umkhonze, ufunge ngaye
igama.
6:14 Ize ningalandeli thixo bambi koothixo bezizwe ezikhoyo
ngeenxa zonke kuwe;
6:15 ngokuba nguThixo onekhwele, uYehova uThixo wakho phakathi kwakho, hleze umsindo kaYehova ungabi nawo
UYehova uThixo wakho makakuvuthele, akutshabalalise, ungabikho ebusweni bakho
zomhlaba.
6:16 Ize ningamlingi uYehova uThixo wenu, njengoko namlingayo eMasa.
6:17 Nize niyigcine niyigcinile imithetho kaYehova uThixo wenu, neyakhe
izingqino, nemimiselo yakhe, awakuwiselayo.
6:18 Uze wenze okuthe tye, okulungileyo emehlweni kaYehova;
ukuze kulunge kuwe, ungene ulime
ilizwe elihle, awafungayo uYehova kooyihlo;
6:19 ukuba azigxothe iintshaba zakho zonke phambi kwakho, njengoko wathethayo uYehova.
6:20 Kothi, xa unyana wakho akubuzayo ngexesha elizayo, esithi, Iyintoni na le nto?
izingqino, nemimiselo, namasiko, uYehova uThixo wethu
uniyalele na?
6:21 wothi kunyana wakho, Sibe singamakhoboka kaFaro eYiputa;
wasikhupha uYehova eYiputa ngesandla esithe nkqi.
6:22 UYehova wenza imiqondiso nezimanga, ezinkulu, ezibi, phezu kweYiputa
uFaro, nendlu yakhe yonke, emehlweni ethu;
6:23 wasikhupha khona, ukuze asingenise, asinike
Ilizwe elo abelifungele oobawo.
6:24 Wasiwisela umthetho uYehova, ukuba siyenze le mimiselo yonke, ukuba simoyike uYehova wethu
UThixo, ukuze kulunge kuthi ngamaxesha onke, ukuze asigcine siphila njengoko kunjalo
namhlanje.
6:25 Koba bubulungisa kuthi, ukuba sithe sagcina ukwenza zonke ezi zinto
imithetho phambi koYehova uThixo wethu, njengoko wasiwiselayo umthetho.