iDuteronomi
11:1 Ngoko ke uze umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, ugcine isigxina sakhe nesigxina sakhe
imimiselo yakhe, namasiko akhe, nemithetho yakhe, yonke imihla.
11:2 Yazini ke namhla, ngokuba andithethi nabantwana benu, abangenanto
eniyaziwayo, ningasibonanga isohlwayo sikaYehova uThixo wenu;
ubukhulu bakhe, isandla sakhe esithe nkqi, nengalo yakhe eyolukileyo;
11:3 Nemiqondiso yakhe, nemisebenzi yakhe, awayenzayo phakathi kweYiputa, kwada kwaba
uFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, nelizwe lakhe lonke;
11:4 nento awayenzayo kumkhosi waseYiputa, nakumahashe awo, nakuwo
iinqwelo zokulwa; ukuba wawakhukulisa amanzi oLwandle oluBomvu njengabo
ukuba uYehova wabatshabalalisa unanamhla;
11:5 noko wakwenzayo kuni entlango, nada nafika kweli lizwe
indawo
11:6 noko wakwenzayo kuDatan noAbhiram, oonyana bakaEliyabhi, unyana ka
URubhen, ukuba umhlaba wawuvula umlomo wawo, wabaginya, kwanabo
izindlu zabo, neentente zabo, nayo yonke impahla yabo
ilifa phakathi kwamaSirayeli onke;
11:7 Amehlo enu azibonile zonke izenzo zikaYehova ezikhulu awazenzayo.
11:8 Ize niyigcine yonke imithetho endiniwisela yona
imini, ukuze nomelele, ningene, nilihluthe ilizwe elo enikulo
yiyani nilihluthe;
11:9 ukuze niyolule imihla yenu emhlabeni lowo abewufungele uYehova
ooyihlo, ukuba ndilinike bona nembewu yabo, ilizwe elibalekayo
ngobisi nobusi.
11:10 Kuba ilizwe elo uya kulo, ukuba ulihluthe, alinjengelizwe lakowabo
iYiputa, apho waphuma khona, apho wayihlwayelayo imbewu yakho, na
23 Wankcenkcesha ngonyawo lwakho, njengomyezo wemifuno;
11:11 Ke lona ilizwe eniwelela kulo, nisiya kulihlutha, lilizwe leentaba
usele ezintlanjeni, usele amanzi emvula yezulu;
11:12 lilizwe alikhathaleleyo uYehova uThixo wakho, ngamehlo kaYehova uThixo wakho
zisoloko zikuyo, ukususela ekuqaleni konyaka kude kuse ekupheleni
unyaka.
11:13 Kuya kuthi, ukuba nithe nandiphulaphula ngenkuthalo;
lo mthetho ndikuwiselayo namhla, wokuba umthande uYehova uThixo wakho;
nimkhonze ngentliziyo yenu yonke, nangomphefumlo wenu wonke;
11:14 ndininike imvula yelizwe lenu ngexesha layo, eyokuqala;
imvula neyasekwindla, ukuba uhlanganise ingqolowa yakho, neyakho
iwayini, neoli yakho.
11:15 ndizinike utyani iinkomo zakho, emadlelweni akho, udle;
nihluthe.
11:16 Zilumkeleni, ukuba ingalahlekiswa intliziyo yenu, nijike
nikhonze thixo bambi, nibanqule;
11:17 uvuthe ke umsindo kaYehova kuni, ayivale
izulu, ukuze kungabikho mvula, nomhlaba ungazivelisi iziqhamo zawo;
hleze nitshabalale kamsinya emhlabeni olungileyo awunikayo uYehova
wena.
11:18 La mazwi am nize niwabekele intliziyo yenu nomphefumlo wenu;
uwabophe esandleni sakho abe ngumqondiso, abe yisikhumbuzo
phakathi kwamehlo akho.
11:19 nize niwafundise oonyana benu, uthethe ngawo ekuthetheni kwakho
uhlale endlwini yakho, nasekuhambeni kwakho ngendlela, nasekuhambeni kwakho
lala phantsi, nasekuvukeni kwakho.
11:20 uwabhale emigubasini yendlu yakho, naphezu kwawo
amasango akho:
11:21 Ukuze yande imihla yakho, Nemihla yoonyana bakho, phakathi
ilizwe awafungayo uYehova kooyihlo ukuba wobanika, njengemihla yoxolo
izulu phezu komhlaba.
11:22 Kuba, ukuba nithe nayigcina ngenyameko yonke le mithetho ndiniwiselayo
ukuba uzenze, umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, uhambe ngeendlela zakhe zonke, uhambe ngeendlela zakhe zonke
ukunamathela kuye;
11:23 Wozigqogqa uYehova ezo ntlanga zonke phambi kwenu, nina ke
ohlutha iintlanga ezinkulu nezinamandla kunani.
11:24 Indawo yonke, enyathelwa yintende yonyawo lwenu, yoba yeyenu.
entlango, naseLebhanon, nasemlanjeni, emlanjeni ongumEfrati;
Umda wenu uya kuba selwandle lwasentshonalanga.
11:25 Akuyi kuma mntu phambi kwenu; ngokuba uYehova uThixo wenu
ukunkwantya nini, nokunkwantya nini kuni, kulo lonke ilizwe eninalo
ninyathele ke, njengoko wathethayo kuni.
11:26 Yabonani, ndibeka phambi kwenu namhla intsikelelo nesiqalekiso;
11:27 Intsikelelo, ukuba nithe nayiphulaphula imithetho kaYehova uThixo wenu, endiya kuyenza
ndikuwisele umthetho namhlanje:
11:28 isiqalekiso, ukuba nithe anayiphulaphula imithetho kaYehova uThixo wenu;
kodwa tyeka endleleni leyo ndiniwisele umthetho ngayo namhla, ukuba nilandele
thixo bambi eningabazanga.
11:29 Kothi, xa athe wakungenisa uYehova uThixo wakho
ezweni elo uya kulo, ukuba ulihluthe, wolimisa
intsikelelo phezu kwentaba yeGerizim, nesiqalekiso phezu kwentaba ye-Ebhali.
11:30 Ezo ntaba aziphesheya kweYordan na, ngendlela eya ngasentshonalanga?
Wehla, ezweni lamaKanan, amiyo eArabha
eGiligali, ecaleni leMioki kaMore?
11:31 Kuba niya kuwela iYordan, nisiya kulihlutha ilizwe elo niye kulo uYehova
UYehova uThixo wenu uyaninika, nilihluthe, nihlale kulo.
11:32 Gcinani, niyenze yonke imimiselo namasiko endiwamisayo
phambi kwakho namhlanje.