iDuteronomi
9:1 Yiva, Sirayeli, uya kuyiwela namhla iYordan, usiya kungena eYordan
wohlutha iintlanga ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe, izixeko ezikhulu nezinamandla kunawe
zibiyelwe ezulwini,
9:2 abantu abakhulu, abade, oonyana baka-Anaki, obaziyo;
omvileyo kusithiwa, Ngubani na onokuma phambi koonyana baka?
Anaki!
9:3 Yazi ke namhla, ukuba uYehova uThixo wakho nguye ohambayo
hamba phambi kwakho; njengomlilo odlayo uya kubadla;
wobathoba phambi kobuso bakho, ubagqogqe
batshabalalise ngokukhawuleza, njengoko wathethayo kuwe uYehova.
9:4 Uze ungathethi entliziyweni yakho, emveni kokuba ebekuphosile uYehova uThixo wakho
ebakhupha phambi kwakho, esithi, Kungobulungisa bam kuYehova
bandingenisa ndilihluthe eli lizwe; ngenxa yobubi babo
izizwe azigqogqayo uYehova ebusweni bakho.
9:5 Akungenxa yobulungisa bakho, nokuba uthe tye kwentliziyo yakho
uya kulihlutha ilizwe labo; kungokungendawo kwezo ntlanga
uYehova uThixo wakho uya kuzigqogqa phambi kwakho, azithabathe
lizalise ilizwi awalifungayo uYehova kooyihlo, uAbraham noIsake;
noYakobi.
9:6 Yazi ke, ukuba akakuniki oko kulungileyo uYehova uThixo wakho
ilizwe ulidle ilifa ngenxa yobulungisa bakho; ngokuba untamo ilukhuni
abantu.
9:7 Khumbula, musa ukulibala ukumqumbisa kwakho uYehova, uThixo wakho
entlango: kususela kwimini owaphuma ngayo ezweni
kwelaseJiputa, nada naza kufika kule ndawo, naba neenkani kuyo
iNkosi.
9:8 NaseHorebhe namqumbisa uYehova, wavutha ngumsindo kaYehova
ukuba akutshabalalise.
9:9 Oko ndandinyuke ndaya entabeni, ndisiya kuthabatha amacwecwe amatye, kanye
amacwecwe omnqophiso abewenza uYehova nani, ndahlala khona
Iimini ezimashumi mane nobusuku obumashumi mane entabeni, ndingadli sonka, ndingaseli
amanzi:
9:10 Wandinika uYehova amacwecwe amabini amatye, ebhalwe ngekroba
umnwe kaThixo; kubhalwe kuzo ngokwamazwi onke, abebhalwe kuwo
UYehova wathetha kuni entabeni ephakathi komlilo phakathi
usuku lwendibano.
9:11 Kwathi, ekupheleni kweemini ezimashumi mane nobusuku obumashumi mane, yaza ke indoda
UYehova wandinika amacwecwe amabini amatye, amacwecwe omnqophiso.
9:12 Wathi uYehova kum, Suka uhle apha kamsinya; ngenxa
bonakalisile abantu bakho obakhuphileyo eYiputa
ngokwabo; batyeke kamsinya endleleni ebendihamba ngayo
wabawisela umthetho; bazenzela umfanekiso otyhidiweyo.
9:13 Wathi uYehova kum, Ndibabonile aba bantu.
yabona, ngabantu abantamo ilukhuni.
9:14 ndiyeke, ndibatshabalalise, ndilicime igama labo
ndikwenze uhlanga olunamandla, oluninzi kunawe
bona.
9:15 Ndajika ke ndehla entabeni, yatsha intaba
Amacwecwe omabini omnqophiso esezandleni zam zozibini.
9:16 Ndakhangela, ndabona ukuba nonile kuYehova uThixo wenu
nenze ithole elityhidiweyo, natyeka kamsinya endleleni
awakuwisela umthetho ngako uYehova.
9:17 Ndawathabatha amacwecwe omabini, ndawalahla ezandleni zam zozibini, ndawaqhekeza
nazo phambi kwamehlo akho.
9:18 Ndawa phantsi phambi koYehova, njengokokuqala, iintsuku ezimashumi mane anamashumi mane
andidlanga sonka, andiselanga manzi, ngenxa yeento zonke zenu
izono enazone ngazo, ngokwenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova
Mqumbise.
9:19 kuba bendinxunguphele ngumsindo nobushushu abenabo uYehova
wayenoburhalarhume kuwe, ukuba anitshabalalise. Wandiva ke uYehova
kwangelo xesha.
9:20 UYehova wamfuthela kunene uAron, ukuba amtshabalalise;
wamthandazela noAron kwangelo xesha.
9:21 Ndasithabatha isono senu, ithole elo, enalenzayo, ndalitshisa ngomlilo;
wayinyathela, wayicola yacutheka, yada yancinci
ndaluphosa uthuli lwayo emlanjaneni ophuma kuwo
intaba.
9:22 NaseTabhera, naseMasa, naseKibroti-hatahava, nabaphikisana namaYiputa.
UYehova makaqumbe.
9:23 Nasekunisuseni kukaYehova eKadeshe-bharneha, esithi, Nyukani niye
nilihluthe ilizwe elo ndininikileyo; nasuka nagwilika kuYehova
nomthetho kaYehova uThixo wenu, anakholwa nguye, anaphulaphula
kwilizwi lakhe.
9:24 Naba neenkani kuYehova, kususela kwimini endanazi ngayo.
9:25 Ndawa ke phantsi phambi koYehova, ezo mini zimashumi mane nobusuku obumashumi mane, endawayo
ezantsi ekuqaleni; ngokuba uYehova wathi uya kunitshabalalisa.
9:26 Ndathandaza ke kuYehova, ndathi, Nkosi yam, Yehova, musa ukukonakalisa indawo yakho
ngabantu nelifa lakho, owazikhululelayo ngentlawulelo ngawe;
ubukhulu, obakhuphileyo eYiputa ngobugorha
isandla.
9:27 Khumbula abakhonzi bakho, ooAbraham noIsake noYakobi; musani ukukhangela kuye
inkani yaba bantu, nasebubini babo, nasesonweni sabo;
9:28 hleze lithi ilizwe owasikhupha kulo, Kungokuba uYehova ebekho
engenakubangenisa ezweni abebathembise lona, nangenxa yokuba
ubathiyile, wabakhupha ukuze ababulalele entlango.
9:29 Ke ngabantu bakho nelifa lakho, obakhuphileyo
ngamandla akho amakhulu, nangengalo yakho eyolukileyo.