iDuteronomi
12:1 Yiyo le imimiselo namasiko, enowagcina ukuba niwenze
ilizwe elo akunikayo uYehova uThixo wooyihlo ukuba ulime;
yonke imihla enidla ngayo ubomi emhlabeni.
12:2 Zisingele phantsi zonke iindawo eniya kuzo iintlanga, nizisingele phantsi
baya kubahlutha abakhonza oothixo bazo ezintabeni ezinde, naphezu kweentaba
naphantsi kweenduli, naphantsi kwemithi yonke eluhlaza;
12:3 nizidilize izibingelelo zabo, niziqhekeze izimiso zabo zamatye, nitshise
ooAshera babo ngomlilo; niyigawule imifanekiso yabo eqingqiweyo
oothixo bawo, uwacime amagama abo kuloo ndawo.
12:4 Ize ningenjenjalo kuYehova uThixo wenu.
12:5 endaweni leyo aya kuyinyula uYehova uThixo wenu ezintweni zonke zenu
Izizwe ukuba zilibeke khona igama lakhe, nize nifune indawo yakhe yokuhlala;
uya kufika khona;
12:6 niwazise khona amadini enu anyukayo, nemibingelelo yenu;
nezishumi zenu, nemirhumo yezandla zenu, nezibhambathiso zenu, nemirhumo yenu
umnikelo wakho wokuqhutywa yintliziyo, namazibulo eenkomo zakho, naweemfuyo yakho
imihlambi:
12:7 nidle khona phambi koYehova uThixo wenu, nivuye
yonke into enisa isandla senu kuyo, nina nezindlu zenu, enisa isandla sakho kuyo uYehova
uThixo wakho ukusikelele.
12:8 Ize ningenzi ngokwezinto zonke esizenzayo apha namhla, elowo
nantoni na ethe tye kwawakhe amehlo.
12:9 Kuba okwangoku anikangeni ekuphumleni oko, naselifeni elo
uYehova uThixo wakho uyakunika.
12:10 nothi, nakuyiwela iYordan, nihlale ezweni elo uYehova wenu
UThixo uya kunidlisa ilifa, aniphumze ezintweni zonke zenu
niziintshaba ngeenxa zonke, nihlale nikholosile;
12:11 Kobakho ke indawo aya kuyinyula uYehova uThixo wakho
malihlale khona igama lakhe; nozizisa khona zonke izinto endiziwisela umthetho ngazo
wena; amadini enu anyukayo, nemibingelelo yenu, nezishumi zenu, nezishumi zenu
umrhumo wesandla senu, nezibhambathiso zenu zonke ezinyuliweyo, enibhambathisa ngazo kuzo
iNkosi:
12:12 nivuye phambi koYehova uThixo wenu, nina noonyana benu, kunye;
iintombi zenu, nabakhonzi benu, nabakhonzazana benu, nabakhonzazana benu
MLevi osemasangweni akho; ekubeni yena engenasabelo nasabelo
ilifa nawe.
12:13 Zigcine, ungawanyuseli amadini akho anyukayo ngeendawo zonke
indawo oyibonayo:
12:14 Ke endaweni leyo aya kuyinyula uYehova, kwesinye sezizwe zakowenu, kulapho
uwenzele khona amadini akho anyukayo, ukwenzele khona konke endisukuba ndikwenza
Yalela wena.
12:15 Noko ungaxhela uyidle inyama emasangweni akho onke;
yonke into oyinqwenelayo umphefumlo wakho, ngokwentsikelelo kaYehova
uThixo wakho akunikileyo; oyinqambi nohlambulukileyo bodla
njengebhadi nanjengexhama.
12:16 Ligazi lodwa eningasayi kulidla; nize niyigalele emhlabeni njenge
amanzi.
12:17 Uze ungasidli emasangweni akho isishumi sengqolowa yakho, nesesivuno sakho
iwayini, nokuba yioli yakho, namazibulo eenkomo zakho, nasempahleni yakho emfutshane, nokuba yimpahla yakho emfutshane, nokuba kungakanani na?
Zonke izibhambathiso zakho ozibhambathisileyo, nomnikelo wakho wokuqhutywa yintliziyo, nokuphakanyiswa kwakho
Umnikelo wesandla sakho.
12:18 Uze uzidlele phambi koYehova uThixo wakho, kuloo ndawo uya kungcwatywa kuyo
uya kuzinyula uYehova uThixo wakho, wena, nonyana wakho, nentombi yakho, nowakho;
isicaka, nesicakakazi sakho, nomLevi ophakathi kwakho
uvuye phambi koYehova uThixo wakho ezintweni zonke osukuba uzenza
beka izandla zakho kuyo.
12:19 Zigcine, ungashiyi umLevi yonke imihla yakho
uhlala phezu komhlaba.
12:20 Xa athe uYehova uThixo wakho wawenza banzi umda wakho, njengoko wakuthethayo;
Wena ke, uthi, Ndiya kudla inyama, ngokuba umphefumlo wakho unqwenela
yidla inyama; ungayidla inyama ngokunqwena konke okunqwenelwa ngumphefumlo wakho.
12:21 ukuba indawo leyo uYehova uThixo wakho ayinyulileyo ukuba alibeke khona igama lakhe
uthe wakude nawe, waxhela ezinkomeni zakho nasempahleni yakho emfutshane.
akunikileyo uYehova, njengoko ndakuwiselayo umthetho, uze uwenze
yidla emasangweni akho ngokunqwena konke komphefumlo wakho.
12:22 Kanye njengokuba lidliwa ibhadi nexhama, uya kwenjenjalo ukuyidla;
oyinqambi nohlambulukileyo bofana ukuyidla.
12:23 Kodwa qina ungalidli igazi, kuba igazi ngumphefumlo; kwaye
uze ungawudli umphefumlo kunye nenyama.
12:24 Uze ungalidli; woligalela emhlabeni njengamanzi.
12:25 Uze ungalidli; ukuze kulunge kuwe nakuwe
oonyana bakho emva kwakho, xa uthe wakwenza okuthe tye emehlweni
kaYehova.
12:26 Zizinto zakho ezingcwele zodwa ezilunge kuwe, nezibhambathiso zakho, owozithabatha;
yiyani endaweni aya kuyinyula uYehova;
12:27 Uze wenze amadini akho anyukayo, inyama negazi, phezu kwawo
sisibingelelo sikaYehova uThixo wakho, igazi lemibingelelo yakho libe ligazi lemibingelelo yakho
ugalele esibingelelweni sikaYehova uThixo wakho, udle wena
inyama.
12:28 Gcina uwaphulaphule la mazwi onke, ndikuwisela umthetho ngawo, ukuze ihambe
kulunge kuwe, nakoonyana bakho emva kwakho, kude kuse ephakadeni wena
wenze okulungileyo nokuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova uThixo wakho.
12:29 Xa uYehova uThixo wakho wozinqumla iintlanga phambi kwakho,
apho uya khona, uwahluthe, uwahluthe, kwaye
bahlala elizweni labo;
12:30 Zigcine, hleze uthiyelwe ngokulandela emva kwazo
ukuba batshatyalaliswe phambi kwakho; uze ungabuzisi emva
besithi, Zibe zisithini na ezi ntlanga ukubakhonza oothixo bazo? nokuba kuya kuba njalo
Nam ndenza ngokunjalo.
12:31 Uze ungenjenjalo kuYehova uThixo wakho, ngenxa yamasikizi onke kuYehova
UYehova akuthiyileyo, ziye zakwenza koothixo bazo; nokuba yabo
oonyana neentombi zabo bazitshise emlilweni koothixo bazo.
12:32 Into yonke endisukuba ndiniwisele umthetho ngayo, ize nigcine ukuyenza;
kuyo, unganciphisi kuyo.