iDuteronomi
16:1 Yigcine inyanga enguAbhibhi, wenze ipasika kuYehova uThixo wakho.
ngokuba wakukhupha ngenyanga enguAbhibhi uYehova uThixo wakho
IYiputa ngobusuku.
16:2 Uze ubingelele ipasika kuYehova uThixo wakho
impahla emfutshane neenkomo, kuloo ndawo uYehova aya kuyinyula
beka igama lakhe apho.
16:3 Uze ungadli nto inegwele kunye nayo; uya kudla iintsuku ezisixhenxe
izonka ezingenagwele kunye nayo, isonka seentsizi; ngenxa yakho
waphuma ezweni laseYiputa ngobungxamo, ukuze ube nako
yikhumbule yonke imini owaphuma ngayo ezweni laseYiputa
imihla yobomi bakho.
16:4 Kuze kungabonwa gwele kuwe emideni yakho yonke
iintsuku ezisixhenxe; Uze ungasayi kuze kubekho nto yanyama leyo
Wenza idini ngokuhlwa ngosuku lokuqala, walala kude kuse.
16:5 Akunako ukuyibingelela ipasika phakathi kwesango, isango ngalinye
uYehova uThixo wakho uyakunika.
16:6 ke kuloo ndawo aya kuyinyula uYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba alibeke kuyo igama lakhe
woyibingelela apho ipasika, ngokuhlwa, ekumzantsini
ngelanga, ngexesha lokuphuma kwakho eYiputa.
16:7 uyose, uyidle, endaweni leyo athe uYehova uThixo wakho kuyo
ujike kusasa, uye ezintenteni zakho.
16:8 Wodla izonka ezingenagwele imihla emithandathu; ke ngomhla wesixhenxe wodla
yiba lingqungquthela kuYehova uThixo wakho; uze ungenzi namnye umsebenzi ngawo.
16:9 Uze uzibalele iiveki ezisixhenxe, uqale ukubala iiveki ezisixhenxe
uthabathela ekubeni uthabathe irhengqa engqolowa.
16:10 Uze wenze umthendeleko weeveki kuYehova uThixo wakho ngomthendeleko
womnika umnikelo wokuqhutywa yintliziyo, wesandla sakho
uYehova uThixo wakho, njengoko wakusikelela ngako uYehova uThixo wakho;
16:11 uvuye phambi koYehova uThixo wakho, wena nonyana wakho, kunye;
intombi yakho, nesicaka sakho, nesicakakazi sakho, nomLevi lowo
osemasangweni akho, nabasemzini, neenkedama, nabasemzini
umhlolokazi ophakathi kwakho, endaweni akuyo uYehova uThixo wakho
wanyula ukubeka igama lakhe khona.
16:12 ukhumbule ukuba ube ulikhoboka eYiputa;
uyigcine, uyenze le mimiselo.
16:13 Uze uwenze umthendeleko weminquba iintsuku ezisixhenxe, emveni koko
uhlanganise ingqolowa yakho, newayini yakho entsha;
16:14 uvuye emthendelekweni wakho, wena, nonyana wakho, nonyana wakho
Intombi yakho, nesicaka sakho, nesicakakazi sakho, nomLevi lowo
abasemzini, neenkedama, nabahlolokazi, abasemasangweni akho.
16:15 Iintsuku ezisixhenxe uze wenze umthendeleko kuYehova uThixo wakho ngeli xesha
indawo aya kuyinyula uYehova; ngokuba uYehova uThixo wakho uya kuyisikelela
wena elungeniselweni lwakho lonke, nasemisebenzini yonke yezandla zakho;
ke ngoko uya kuvuya.
16:16 Izihlandlo ezithathu ngomnyaka mayibonakale into yonke eyindoda yakowenu phambi koYehova uThixo wakho
kuloo ndawo aya kuyinyula; emthendelekweni wezonka ezingenagwele;
nangomthendeleko weeveki, nangomthendeleko weminquba;
bangabonakali phambi koYehova belambatha.
16:17 Elowo makanike njengoko anako, ngokwentsikelelo kaYehova
uYehova uThixo wakho akunikileyo.
16:18 Womisa abagwebi nababhali emasangweni akho onke;
UYehova uThixo wakho ukunika ngokwezizwe zakho;
abantu ngogwebo olusesikweni.
16:19 Uze ungasijiki isigwebo; ize ningakhethi buso
kuba isipho esimfamekisa amehlo ezilumko, siyiphenule
Amazwi amalungisa.
16:20 Ubulungisa ngokupheleleyo uze ubulandele, ukuze uphile;
ulidle ilifa ilizwe akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho.
16:21 Uze ungazigxumekeli Ashera, nokuba nguwuphi na, kufuphi nesibingelelo sesibingelelo
uYehova uThixo wakho oya kukwenza.
16:22 ungazimiseli simiso selitye; into ayithiyileyo uYehova uThixo wakho.