iDuteronomi 7:1 xa athe uYehova uThixo wakho wakungenisa kulo ilizwe oya kulo wozigqogqa iintlanga ezininzi phambi kwakho, amaHeti; namaGirgashi, nama-Amori, namaKanan, namaKanan AmaPerizi, namaHivi, namaYebhusi: izizwe ezisixhenxe ezinkulu unamandla kunawe; 7:2 wazinikela kuwe uYehova uThixo wakho; uya kwenjenjalo zibethe, uzisingele phantsi; uze ungenzi mnqophiso naye ungabi nanceba kubo; 7:3 Uze ungendiselani nazo; intombi yakho uze ungayi Umnike unyana wakhe, intombi yakhe ungayizekeli unyana wakho. 7:4 kuba baya kumtyekisa unyana wakho ekundilandeleni, ukuze bakhonze wovuthela ke umsindo kaYehova kuni ndikutshabalalise ngesiquphe. 7:5 Ke yenjenje kubo; nize nizidilize izibingelelo zabo, nizidilize zidibanisi izimiso zabo zamatye, nibagawule ooAshera bazo, nizitshise imifanekiso eqingqiweyo ngomlilo. 7:6 Ngokuba ningabantu abangcwele kuYehova uThixo wenu; waninyula, ukuba nibe ngabantu abayinqobo kuye, kunabantu bonke ziphezu kobuso bomhlaba. 7:7 Akanithandanga uYehova, akaninyulanga, ngokuba ninjalo baninzi kunabo bonke abantu; ngokuba nibe nibancinane ebantwini bonke; 7:8 Kungokunithanda kukaYehova, nangokusigcina kwakhe isifungo wabafungela ooyihlo, wanikhupha uYehova ngekrele ngesandla esithe nkqi, wanikhulula ngentlawulelo endlwini yamakhoboka kaFaro ukumkani waseYiputa. 7:9 Yazi ke ngoko, ukuba uYehova uThixo wakho nguye uThixo, uThixo wenyaniso, lowo ugcina umnqophiso nenceba kwabamthandayo, abamgcinayo imiyalelo kwizizukulwana eziliwaka; 7:10 obabuyekezayo abamthiyayo ebusweni babo, ukuba abashabalalise; angalibali kumthiyileyo, uya kumbuyekeza ebusweni bakhe. 7:11 Uze uyigcine ke imithetho, nemimiselo, nomthetho amasiko endikuwisela umthetho ngawo namhla, ukuba uwenze. 7:12 Kuya kuthi ke, ukuba nithe nayiva loo migwebo, nakuva gcinani, niyenze, ukuba akugcinele uYehova uThixo wakho umnqophiso nenceba, awabafungelayo ooyihlo; 7:13 Kwaye uya kukuthanda, akusikelele, andise; sisikelele isiqhamo sesizalo sakho, nesiqhamo somhlaba wakho, nengqolowa yakho, nembewu yakho iwayini yakho, neoli yakho, inkonyana yenkomo yakho, namatakane akho ezweni elo walifungela ooyihlo, ukuba wokunika lona. 7:14 Wosikeleleka ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke; Imazi engazaliyo phakathi kwenu, nokuba phakathi kweenkomo zenu. 7:15 UYehova uya kusisusa sonke isifo kuwe, angabeki nasinye kubo izifo ezimbi zaseYiputa, ozaziyo, ziphezu kwakho; kodwa uya kulala kubo bonke abakuthiyayo. 7:16 Uze uzidle zonke izizwe ezo aya kuthi uYehova uThixo wakho; ndihlangule; lingabi nanceba iliso lakho kuzo, ungabi nanceba kuwe bakhonze oothixo bazo; ngokuba ngumgibe lowo kuwe. 7:17 Xa uthe entliziyweni yakho, Ezi ntlanga zininzi kunam; Unga kanjani Ndibahluthe? 7:18 Uze ungaboyiki; uThixo wakho wenza kuFaro nakumaYiputa onke; 7:19 Izihendo ezikhulu azibonileyo amehlo akho, nemiqondiso, kwanemiqondiso Nezimanga, nesandla esithe nkqi, nengalo eyolukileyo; UYehova uThixo wakho wakukhupha; uya kwenjenjalo uYehova uThixo wakho kuzo zonke abantu aboyikayo. 7:20 UYehova uThixo wakho uya kuthuma oonomeva kuzo, bade bagqibe abaseleyo bazisithelisa phambi kwakho, baya kutshatyalaliswa. 7:21 Uze ungangcangcazeliswa zizo, ngokuba uYehova uThixo wakho uphakathi kwakho; nguThixo onamandla, owoyikekayo. 7:22 UYehova uThixo wakho uya kuzinyothula ezi ntlanga phambi kwakho, kancinane; nokuba kuncinane, uze ungazicimi kwakanye, hleze amarhamncwa aseYerusalem ukwandisa intsimi phezu kwakho. 7:23 UYehova uThixo wakho wozinikela kuwe, azitshabalalise ngembuqo eyomeleleyo, bade batshatyalaliswe. 7:24 abanikele ookumkani bazo esandleni sakho, utshabalalise igama labo phantsi kwezulu; akuyi kuma mntu phambi kwabo wena, ude uzitshabalalise. 7:25 Imifanekiso eqingqiweyo yoothixo bazo woyitshisa ngomlilo unqwenele isilivere negolide ekuzo, ungayithabatheli kuwe, hleze uyithabathe ube ngumgibe kuyo; ngokuba lisikizi kuYehova uThixo wakho. 7:26 Uze ungalingenisi isikizi endlwini yakho, ukuze ungabi sisisulu into eqalekisiweyo njengayo; ibe linyathela kuwe, ibe lisikizi kuwe, ube lisikizi kuwe licekiseni ngokupheleleyo; ngokuba iyinto esingelwe phantsi.