iDuteronomi
10:1 Ngelo xesha wathi uYehova kum, Ziqingqele amacwecwe amatye abe mabini, efana;
uye kowokuqala, unyuke uze kum entabeni, uzenzele umkhombe
ngokhuni.
10:2 ndiwabhale emacwecweni amazwi abekowokuqala amacwecwe
owazaphulayo, uze uzibeke emkhombeni.
10:3 Ndenza ke ityeya ngomngampunzi, ndaqingqa amacwecwe amatye amabini, afana nayo
waya kowokuqala, wenyuka intaba, eneetafile zombini
isandla sam.
10:4 Wawabhala emacwecweni ngokombhalo wokuqala, ishumi
imithetho, ayithethileyo kuni uYehova entabeni, ephezu kwentaba
phakathi komlilo ngemini yesikhungu; wabanika uYehova
kum.
10:5 Ndajika ke, ndehla entabeni, ndawabeka amacwecwe phakathi
ityeya endayenzayo; akhona, njengoko wandiwisela umthetho ngako uYehova.
10:6 Banduluka oonyana bakaSirayeli eBheroti yaseNtabeni
Wafela khona uAron, wangcwatyelwa khona;
UElazare, unyana wakhe, waba ngumbingeleli esikhundleni sakhe.
10:7 Banduluka khona, baya eGudegoda; basuka eGudegoda, baya eYotebhati;
ilizwe lemilambo yamanzi.
10:8 Ngelo xesha uYehova wasahlula isizwe sakwaLevi, ukuba sithwale ityeya yesibingelelo
umnqophiso kaYehova wokuma phambi koYehova, amlungiselele;
nokusikelela egameni lakhe, unanamhla.
10:9 Ngenxa yoko uLevi akanasabelo nalifa ndawonye nabazalwana bakhe; iNkosi
lilifa lakhe, njengoko wathethayo uYehova uThixo wakho kuye.
10:10 Ndema ke entabeni, ngokokuqala, iintsuku ezimashumi mane
ubusuku obungamashumi amane; wandiva uYehova nangeso sihlandlo
UYehova akathandi ukukonakalisa.
10:11 Wathi uYehova kum, Suka ume, uhambe phambi kwabantu;
ukuze bangene balime ilizwe elo, endafungayo kubo
ooyise ukubanika.
10:12 Kaloku ke, Sirayeli, uYehova uThixo wakho ubiza ntoni na kuwe, ingekuko ukuba woyike?
uYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba uhambe ngeendlela zakhe zonke, umthande, umkhonze
uYehova uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho yonke, nangomphefumlo wakho wonke;
10:13 ugcine imithetho kaYehova, nemimiselo yakhe, endiyiwiselayo
kuwe namhla ngokulungelwa kwakho?
10:14 Yabona, lelikaYehova uThixo wakho izulu, nezulu lamazulu
nomhlaba nayo yonke into ekuwo.
10:15 UYehova wathana nca nooyihlo bodwa, ukuba abathande;
nembewu yabo emva kwabo, nina ke, ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke, njengoko kunjalo namhla.
10:16 Yalusani ke ijwabi lentliziyo yenu, ningabi sabakho
lukhuni iintamo.
10:17 Ngokuba uYehova uThixo wenu nguThixo woothixo, uNkosi kankosi, nguThixo omkhulu, ongunaphakade.
oligorha, ongowoyikekayo, ongakhethi buso, ongamkeli sicengo;
10:18 uya kwenza ityala iinkedama nomhlolokazi, yaye uyabathanda
wasemzini, ekumnikeni ukudla nempahla yokunxiba.
10:19 Ngoko ke bathandeni abasemzini, kuba naningabaphambukeli nani ezweni lakowabo
Jiphethe.
10:20 Uze umoyike uYehova uThixo wakho; yena womkhonza, ukhonze yena
uncame, ufunge igama lakhe.
10:21 Yindumiso yakho, nguThixo wakho, okwenzele ezi zinkulu
nezinto ezoyikekayo azibonileyo amehlo akho.
10:22 Behla beyimiphefumlo emashumi asixhenxe ooyihlo ukuya eYiputa; kwaye
ngoku uYehova uThixo wakho ukwenze njengeenkwenkwezi zezulu
inkitha.